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Seducing Doctor Lewis
''Seducing Doctor Lewis'' () is a 2003 Quebec comedy film and the first film directed by Jean-François Pouliot.Hornaday, Ann (July 30, 2004)"Hook, Line and Hoodwinkers" ''Washington Post (washingtonpost.com)''. Retrieved 03-06-2005. The script was written by Ken Scott. It won the Audience Award at 2004 Sundance Film Festival. Starring in the movie are Raymond Bouchard, Benoît Brière, David Boutin and Lucie Laurier. Plot The small fishing village Ste-Marie-la-Mauderne on the north coast of Quebec is in decline. Every resident collects welfare. To lure a company into building a plastic container factory nearby, they need to double their population of 120, have a resident doctor, and give a $50,000 bribe for the company owner. Montreal plastic surgeon Dr. Christopher Lewis (David Boutin) gets pulled over for speeding by an officer, Réal Fournier (Jean-Pierre Gonthier), the former mayor of Ste-Marie-la-Mauderne who moved to the city because he, like most of the residents of St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Pouliot
Jean-François Pouliot (born 1957) is a Canadian film director from Quebec. He was born in Montreal and studied at Concordia University. He worked as an assistant cameraman, while also writing and directing short animated films for the National Film Board. In 1982, Pouliot joined the advertising firm Cossette Communication Marketing, where he twice won the Grand prix du Mondial de publicité francophone, a French language advertising award. In 1988, he began directing television ads. Pouliot directed a number of episodes of the CBC Television series ''Emily of New Moon''. His films have included '' Seducing Doctor Lewis (La Grande séduction)'', ''The Little Book of Revenge (Guide de la petite vengeance)'', '' Glimpses/Impressions'', ''Dr. Cabbie ''Dr. Cabbie'' is a 2014 Canadian-Indian English-language romantic comedy film directed by Jean-François Pouliot and co-produced by Salman Khan. The film stars Kunal Nayyar, Vinay Virmani, and Adrianne Palicki. The story revolves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Scott (writer)
Ken Scott (born in 1970 in Dalhousie, New Brunswick, Canada) is a Canadians, Canadian screenwriter, actor, Film director, director, and comedian. He is best known as a member of the comedy group Les Bizarroïdes with Martin Petit, Stéphane E. Roy and Guy Lévesque, and as screenwriter of the films ''Seducing Doctor Lewis'', ''The Little Book of Revenge (Guide de la petite vengeance)'', and ''Starbuck (film), Starbuck'', as well as television series ''Le Plateau''. Life and career Scott gained a degree in cinematography at the Université du Québec à Montréal in 1991. His first widely seen work was a series of commercials for cheese made between 1995 and 1998. In 2000, he played the theatrical role of Monsieur Pearson in the play ''Propagande'', written by Stéphane E. Roy. In 2002, he wrote episodes for the television series ''Le Plateau'', in which he also played the role of François Chamberland. In 2008, Scott produced his first feature film, ''Sticky Fingers (2009 film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Walsh (actress)
Mary Cynthia Walsh (born May 13, 1952) is a Canadian actress, comedian, and writer."Mary Walsh" '''', January 1, 2012. She is known for her work on '' CODCO'' and '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes.'' Early life Walsh was born in , the daughter of Mary ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Gleeson
Brendan Gleeson (born 29 March 1955) is an Irish actor and film director. He is the recipient of three IFTA Awards, two British Independent Film Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA Award and four times for a Golden Globe Award. In 2020, he was listed at number 18 on ''The Irish Times'' list of Ireland's greatest film actors. He is the father of actors Domhnall Gleeson and Brian Gleeson. He is best known for his performance as Alastor Moody in the ''Harry Potter'' films (2005–2010). He is also known for his supporting roles in films such as ''Braveheart'' (1995), ''Michael Collins'' (1996)'', 28 Days Later'' (2002), ''Gangs of New York'' (2002), ''Cold Mountain'' (2003), ''Troy'' (2004), ''Suffragette'' (2015), ''Paddington 2'' (2017), ''The Ballad of Buster Scruggs'' (2018), and ''The Tragedy of Macbeth'' (2021). He is also known for his leading roles in films such as ''The General'' (1998), ''In Bruges'' (2008), ''The Guar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Kitsch
Taylor Kitsch (born April 8, 1981) is a Canadian actor and model who has portrayed Tim Riggins in the NBC television series '' Friday Night Lights'' (2006–2011). He has also worked in films such as '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' (2009), ''Battleship'' (2012), '' John Carter'' (2012), '' Savages'' (2012), ''Lone Survivor'' (2013), ''The Grand Seduction'' (2014), '' American Assassin'' (2017), '' Only The Brave'' (2017), '' 21 Bridges'' (2019) and '' The Terminal List'' (2022). Kitsch starred in the second season of the HBO series ''True Detective'' as Paul Woodrugh, appeared in the television film ''The Normal Heart'' (2014) as Bruce Niles, and portrayed David Koresh in the miniseries ''Waco'' (2018). Early life Kitsch was born in Kelowna, British Columbia. His mother, Susan (Green), worked for the BC Liquor Board, while his father, Drew Kitsch, worked in construction. His parents separated when he was one year old, and he and his two older brothers, Brody and Daman, were raise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grand Seduction
''The Grand Seduction'' is a 2013 Canadian comedy film directed by Don McKellar and written by Ken Scott and Michael Dowse. The film stars Taylor Kitsch, Brendan Gleeson, Liane Balaban and Gordon Pinsent. It is based on a 2003 French-Canadian film, '' La Grande Séduction''. The film was nominated in four categories for the Canadian Screen Awards, with Pinsent winning the award for Actor in a Supporting Role at the March 2014 ceremony."Canadian Screen Awards: Orphan Black, Less Than Kind, Enemy nominated" , 13 January 2014. Plot It begins with young boy, Murray French, n ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Collin
Pierre Collin (July 18, 1938 – July 27, 2023) was a Canadian actor and stage director."Pierre Collin ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', November 11, 2020.Luc Boulanger "Pierre Collin : un solo pour ses 50 ans de carrière" '' La Presse'', October 21, 2013. He is most noted for his performance in the 2003 film '' |
Prix Jutra
The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec."Quebec film awards renamed Prix Iris after Claude Jutra sex scandal" , October 14, 2016. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award (Prix Jutra, with the ceremony called La Soirée des Jutra) in memory of influential Quebec film director , but Jutra's name was withdrawn from the awards following the publication of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed the statuette). Genie Award candidates were selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the ''Genie Rules and Regulations'' booklet which is distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, meet to screen the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then vote on these nominations. In 2012, the Academy announced that the Genies would merge with its sister presentation for English-language television, the Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation known as the Canadian Screen Awards. Broadcasting The Genie Awards were originally ai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Producer
A film producer is a person who oversees film production. Either employed by a production company or working independently, producers plan and coordinate various aspects of film production, such as selecting the script, coordinating writing, directing, editing, and arranging financing. The producer is responsible for finding and selecting promising material for development. Unless the film is based on an existing script, the producer hires a screenwriter and oversees the script's development. These activities culminate with the pitch, led by the producer, to secure the financial backing that enables production to begin. If all succeeds, the project is "greenlighted". The producer also supervises the pre-production, principal photography and post-production stages of filmmaking. A producer is also responsible for hiring a director for the film, as well as other key crew members. Whereas the director makes the creative decisions during the production, the producer typicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CBC News
CBC News is a division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the news gathering and production of news programs on the corporation's English-language operations, namely CBC Television, CBC Radio, CBC News Network, and CBC.ca. Founded in 1941, CBC News is the largest news broadcaster in Canada and has local, regional, and national broadcasts and stations. It frequently collaborates with its organizationally separate French-language counterpart, Radio-Canada Info. History The first CBC newscast was a bilingual radio report on November 2, 1936. The CBC News Service was inaugurated during World War II on January 1, 1941, when Dan McArthur, chief news editor, had Wells Ritchie prepare for the announcer Charles Jennings a national report at 8:00 pm. Readers who followed Jennings were Lorne Greene, Frank Herbert and Earl Cameron. ''CBC News Roundup'' (French counterpart: ''La revue de l'actualité'') started on August 16, 1943, at 7:45 pm, being replaced by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
