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Normand Corbeil
Normand Corbeil (April 6, 1956 – January 25, 2013) was a Canadian composer known for his work on films, video games and television. Biography Corbeil won a BAFTA Award and an Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences award for composing the soundtrack for the 2010 PlayStation 3 video game, '' Heavy Rain''. He also composed for the 2005 game, ''Fahrenheit'', also known as '' Indigo Prophecy''. The game '' Beyond: Two Souls'' is the last soundtrack that Corbeil composed, but he was unable to finish it before his death. For that reason, the game is dedicated to him. Corbeil composed music for television and film. His credits included the films ''Double Jeopardy'' in 1999, '' Extreme Ops'' in 2002, and The Statement in 2003, as well as the short film, '' Kara''. His television work included the 2009 ABC television series, '' V''. He received two Emmy Award nominations for his compositions. Death Corbeil, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August 2012, died on January 25, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Statement (film)
''The Statement'' is a 2003 drama film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Michael Caine. It is based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Brian Moore, and the screenplay was written by Ronald Harwood. The plot was inspired by the true story of Paul Touvier, a Vichy French police official who was indicted after World War II for ordering the execution of seven Jews in retaliation for the French Resistance's assassination of Vichy France minister Philippe Henriot. For decades after the war he escaped trial thanks to an intricate web of protection, which allegedly included senior members of the Roman Catholic priesthood. He was arrested in 1989 inside a Traditionalist Catholic priory in Nice and was convicted in 1994. He died in prison in 1996, at the age of 81. ''The Statement'' is the last film directed by Jewison before his retirement. The film was Alan Bates's final theatrical role following his death in the year of the film’s release. Plot Pierre Brossard (Caine), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Kid (1997 Film)
The Kid or The Kids may refer to: Fictional characters * The kid (''Blood Meridian''), a character in Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel ''Blood Meridian'' * The Kid (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film series * The Kid (''The Stand''), a character in Stephen King's 1978 novel ''The Stand'' * Marshall Eriksen or The Kid, a character in '' How I Met Your Mother'' * The Kid, a character in the 1984 film '' Purple Rain'', played by Prince * The Kid, the narrator of Samuel R. Delany's 1975 novel '' Dhalgren'' * The Kid, a character in '' Bastion'' * The Kid, a character in '' Driver: Parallel Lines'' * The Kid, a character in '' Freedom Fighters'' * The Kid, a character in '' I Wanna Be the Guy'' * The Kid, a character in ''Jak II'' Films * ''The Kid'' (1910 film), a film by Frank Powell * ''The Kid'' (1921 film), a Charlie Chaplin film * ''The Kid'' (1950 film), a Hong Kong film that stars a young Bruce Lee * ''The Kid'' (1997 film), a film featuring Rod Steiger * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Boys
''Les Boys'' is a 1997 Quebec-made comedy film directed by Louis Saia. It has spawned three sequels and by any measure ( profit, box office or attendance) is the most successful Quebec made film series of all time, and one of the most successful Canadian-made film series of all time. Plot The plot revolves around the players on a hockey team ("Les Boys") that play in a low level amateur hockey league. They are made up of a wide variety of professions and personalities, including a police officer, a barely competent doctor, a mechanic, an unemployed hockey trivia buff who has lost his confidence as a goaltender, a shifty real estate salesman and a closeted gay lawyer. The team is sponsored by a pub owner, whose son desperately wants to play hockey with the older men. The film starts at the time of the league championship, at which time the team is soundly thrashed in the final. Meanwhile, the pub owner is losing at poker to the head of the local organized crime syndicate, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Too Late (1996 Film)
''Never Too Late'' is a 1996 Canadian comedy-drama film starring Olympia Dukakis, Jean Lapointe, Cloris Leachman and Corey Haim.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 153. It was filmed in Montreal, Quebec. Plot summary Joseph, Rose, and Olive suspect Carl, the owner of a retirement home, of misusing the funds of the home's residents. Together they set out to see that no one takes advantage of their unhealthy friend Woody. Cast * Olympia Dukakis as Rose * Cloris Leachman as Olive * Jan Rubeš as Joseph * Matt Craven as Carl * Jean Lapointe as Woody * Corey Haim as Max Awards At the 17th Genie Awards in 1996, Paola Ridolfi received a nomination for Best Art Direction/Production Design, and Donald Martin was nominated for Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankenstein And Me
''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus'' is an 1818 novel written by English author Mary Shelley. ''Frankenstein'' tells the story of Victor Frankenstein, a young scientist who creates a sapient creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was 18, and the first edition was published anonymously in London on 1 January 1818, when she was 20. Her name first appeared in the second edition, which was published in Paris in 1821. Shelley travelled through Europe in 1815, moving along the river Rhine in Germany, and stopping in Gernsheim, away from Frankenstein Castle, where, two centuries before, an alchemist had engaged in experiments.This seems to mean Johann Konrad Dippel (1673–1734), one century before (not two). For Dippel's experiments and the possibility of connection to ''Frankenstein'' see the Dippel article. She then journeyed to the region of Geneva, Switzerland, where much of the story takes place. Galvanism and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screamers (1995 Film)
''Screamers'' is a 1995 science fiction horror film starring Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, and Jennifer Rubin, and directed by Christian Duguay. The screenplay, written by Dan O'Bannon with a rewrite by Miguel Tejada-Flores, is based on Philip K. Dick's 1953 short story "Second Variety", and addresses themes commonly found in that author's work: societal conflict, confusion of reality and illusion, and machines turning upon their creators. The film received generally negative response from critics at the time of its release. A sequel '' Screamers: The Hunting'', was released in 2009, to mixed reviews. Plot In the year 2078, the planet Sirius 6B, once a thriving mining hub, has been reduced to a toxic wasteland by a war between the mining company, known as the New Economic Block (N.E.B.), and "The Alliance", a group of former mining and science personnel. After miners discovered that their extraction of ore released toxic gases, they went on strike, and the mining company hired me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kids Of The Round Table
''Kids of the Round Table'' is a 1995 Canadian/American fantasy film written and directed by Robert Tinnell. Malcolm McDowell, Michael Ironside and newcomer Johnny Morina star in a modern-day adventure filled with medieval magic. Plot A boy named Alex Cole and his friends have fun participating in pretend medieval battles at a "castle" built from a shed. After one such battle, the kids gather around a round table and Alex tells his friends about the legend of King Arthur. A group of bullies led by James "Scar" Scarsdale arrives and intimidates Alex's friends into fleeing. Alex fights back by throwing a water balloon at Scar. The bullies chase Alex into the woods, but Alex loses them and encounters a sword lodged in a stone. He pulls the sword from the stone, at which point the wizard Merlin appears and brings Alex to his dwelling in a tree where he begins teaching Alex how to use the sword, which he reveals to be Excalibur. Alex befriends a new kid at school named Luke, whom h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penfield (film)
Penfield may refer to: Places *Penfield, Georgia * Penfield, Illinois * Penfield, New York * Penfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio * Penfield, Pennsylvania *Penfield, South Australia *Penfield Gardens, South Australia Transportation *Penfield railway line, Adelaide, South Australia **Penfield 1 railway station **Penfield 2 railway station **Penfield 3 railway station *Penfield station (SEPTA), in Haverford Township, Pennsylvania Other uses *Doctor Penfield Avenue, Montreal * Louis Penfield House, Ohio, built by Frank Lloyd Wright * Penfield Academy, Quebec * Penfield Central School District, New York * Penfield High School, New York *Penfield homunculus, a distorted representation of the human body * Penfield Library, State University of New York at Oswego * Penfield Reef, extending from Fairfield, Connecticut to the Long Island Sound * Penfield Reef Light, Connecticut * Penfield (surname), including a list of people with the name * Penfield Outdoor Apparel, a Massachusetts clo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass. These cancerous cells have the ability to invade other parts of the body. A number of types of pancreatic cancer are known. The most common, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, accounts for about 90% of cases, and the term "pancreatic cancer" is sometimes used to refer only to that type. These adenocarcinomas start within the part of the pancreas that makes digestive enzymes. Several other types of cancer, which collectively represent the majority of the non-adenocarcinomas, can also arise from these cells. About 1–2% of cases of pancreatic cancer are neuroendocrine tumors, which arise from the hormone-producing cells of the pancreas. These are generally less aggressive than pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Signs and symptoms of the most-common form of pancreatic cancer may include yellow skin, abdominal or back pain, unexplained weight loss, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmy Award
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry. A number of annual Emmy Award ceremonies are held throughout the calendar year, each with their own set of rules and award categories. The two events that receive the most media coverage are the Primetime Emmy Awards and the Daytime Emmy Awards, which recognize outstanding work in American primetime and daytime entertainment programming, respectively. Other notable U.S. national Emmy events include the Children's & Family Emmy Awards for children's and family-oriented television programming, the Sports Emmy Awards for sports programming, News & Documentary Emmy Awards for news and documentary shows, and the Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards and the Primetime Engineering Emmy Awards for technological and engineering achievements. Regional Emmy Awards are also presented throughout the country at various times through the yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
V (2009 TV Series)
''V'' is an American science fiction drama television series that ran for two seasons on ABC, from November 3, 2009, to March 15, 2011. A remake of the 1983 miniseries created by Kenneth Johnson, the new series chronicles the arrival on Earth of a technologically-advanced alien species which ostensibly comes in peace, but actually has sinister motives. ''V'' stars Elizabeth Mitchell and Morena Baccarin, and is executive produced by Scott Rosenbaum, Yves Simoneau, Scott Peters, Steve Pearlman, and Jace Hall. The series was produced by The Scott Peters Company, HDFilms and Warner Bros. Television. On May 13, 2011, ABC cancelled the series after two seasons. Premise Giant spaceships appear over 29 major cities throughout the world, and Anna (Morena Baccarin), the beautiful and charismatic leader of the extraterrestrial "Visitors", declares that they come in peace. The Visitors claim to only need a small amount of Earth's resources, in exchange for which they will share th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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