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Aleks Paunovic
Aleks Paunovic (born June 29, 1969) is a Canadian actor. Some of his many roles include prospector Jim McAllister on drama TV series ''Arctic Air'' (2012–2014), Julius on fantasy horror drama series ''Van Helsing'' (2016–2021), imposing warrior Wygar Oak on the second season of ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' (2017) and Bojan "Boki" Boscovic on dystopian thriller series ''Snowpiercer'' (2020–2024). Biography Paunovic is from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and "three generations of fighters" are in his family. His father is of Serbian descent, and his mother is of Croatian ancestry. His grandfather, father and uncle were all champion boxers in Yugoslavia, and he was a champion boxer until a shoulder injury ended his career. Paunovic was in a rock band before he got an acting job at his first audition. He supports the Red Cross/Impact Anti-Bullying Campaign, as he had been bullied as a child. Filmography Film Television In 2025, Reacher series 3, episode 8, he played th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. It is centred on the confluence of the Red River of the North, Red and Assiniboine River, Assiniboine rivers. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,607 and a metropolitan population of 834,678, making it Canada's List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, sixth-largest city and List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, eighth-largest metropolitan area. The city is named after the nearby Lake Winnipeg; the name comes from the Cree language, Western Cree words for 'muddy water' – . The region was a trading centre for Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples long before the European colonization of the Americas, arrival of Europeans; it is the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe (Ojibway), Ininew (Cree), Oji-Cree, Dene, and Dakota people, Dakota, and is the birthplace of the Métis people in Canada, Métis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindergarten Cop 2
''Kindergarten Cop 2'' is a 2016 American comedy film starring Dolph Lundgren and directed by Don Michael Paul. It is a standalone sequel to the 1990 film ''Kindergarten Cop'', starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.Orange, B. Alan"First Look at Dolph Lundgren in ''Kindergarten Cop 2''" ''MovieWeb'', published August 13, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.Williams, Owen"Dolph Lundgren Starring In ''Kindergarten Cop 2''" ''Empire'', published August 14, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Principal photography in Maple Ridge, Langley, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada took place for 28 days, from July 27 to August 24, 2015.Wolfson, Rebecca"From Universal 1440 Entertainment: ''Kindergarten Cop 2''" ''PR Newswire'', published August 17, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015. The school at which the film was produced is Kanaka Elementary. The film was released by Universal Pictures Home Entertainment on DVD in the United States on May 17, 2016.Loiaconi, Stephen"''Kindergarten Cop 2'' is coming soon. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Doe (TV Series)
''John Doe'' is an American science fiction drama television series that aired on Fox during the 2002–2003 TV season. Synopsis In the opening scene of the series' pilot episode, a mysterious man awakens on an island off the coast of Seattle, Washington, naked, with absolutely no memory of who he is or how he got there. However, apart from the details of his own past, "John Doe", as he comes to call himself, seems to have access to the sum total of all human knowledge: he knows how many dimples are on a golf ball, the population of Morocco, and other such obscure (and not-so-obscure) facts. He also has expert knowledge on everything from the stock market to computers. Over the course of the series John attempts to find clues about his past by using his unusual ability while also helping to solve crimes with the Seattle police department. In the process it becomes clear that an international conspiracy known as the Phoenix Organization is watching John's every move. Who is Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redemption (Stargate SG-1)
"Redemption" is the two-part season 6 premiere of the science fiction television series ''Stargate SG-1''. Airing on June 7 and June 14, 2002, it was the first all-new ''SG-1'' episode to be broadcast by SCI FI, the new home of ''SG-1'' after the series' move from Showtime. The episode was written by producer Robert C. Cooper, and directed by Martin Wood. "Redemption" is the first episode where actor Corin Nemec had main cast status, his character Jonas Quinn replacing Daniel Jackson (played by Michael Shanks) who died at the end of season 5. The episode also marks the second appearance of David Hewlett's character Rodney McKay, who later became a main character on ''Stargate Atlantis''. "Redemption Part 2" was nominated for a Gemini Award in the category "Best Visual Effects". Part 1 Major Carter invites Jonas Quinn, who left his home planet and has been living at Stargate Command (SGC) since Daniel Jackson's death (" Meridian"), to leave the base with SG-1. At Area 51, they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargate SG-1
''Stargate SG-1'' (often stylized in all caps, or abbreviated ''SG-1'') is a military science fiction Adventure fiction, adventure television series within Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate, ''Stargate'' franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 science fiction film ''Stargate (film), Stargate'' by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. The television series was filmed in and around the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The series premiered on Showtime (TV network), Showtime on July 27, 1997, and moved to the Syfy, Sci Fi Channel on June 7, 2002; the series finale aired on Sky1 on March 13, 2007. The series was a ratings success for its first-run broadcasters and in syndication and was particularly popular in Europe and Australia. List of awards and nominations received by Stargate SG-1, ''Stargate SG-1s awards include eight Emmy nominations. It also spawned the animated television series ''Stargate Infinity'', the live-action ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremiah (TV Series)
''Jeremiah'' is a Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic action drama television series starring Luke Perry and Malcolm-Jamal Warner that ran on the Showtime (TV network), Showtime network from 2002 to 2004. The series takes place in a future wherein the adult population has been wiped out by a deadly virus. The series ended production in 2003, after the management of Showtime decided they were no longer interested in producing science fiction programming. Had the series continued, it would have run under a different showrunner than J. Michael Straczynski, who decided to leave following the completion of the production of the second season due to creative differences between himself and MGM Television. Episodes for the final half of the second season did not begin airing in the United States until September 3, 2004. Plot In an alternate 2021, the eponymous Jeremiah is a loner who has spent 15 years searching the United States for a place called "Valhalla Sect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heads (film)
''Heads'' is an American-Canadian black comedy directed by Paul Shapiro that originally aired as a TV film on Showtime on January 29, 1994. It stars Jon Cryer, Edward Asner, Jennifer Tilly, and Roddy McDowall. Filming took place in Manitoba, Canada. Plot Guy Franklin, a bumbling proofreader at a small-town newspaper, gets promoted to reporter when the usual staffer fails to show for work. When the man Guy replaced turns up dead and decapitated, editor-in-chief Ab Abbot sees it as an opportunity for sensationalist news coverage such as the town has never seen before. Guy is appointed to investigate the murder. When evidence implicates Betty Jo, a waitress Guy is secretly in love with, he attempts to warn her; however, she is also found similarly murdered, along with Fibrus Drake, an eccentric tycoon who had contacted Guy with a tip about the killer's identity. In the meantime, Guy becomes romantically involved with Tina, Ab's hippie daughter. Guy soon becomes the prime suspect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Service
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It was published in Kodansha's '' Weekly Morning'' manga magazine from 1988 to 1996 and collected in 32 volumes. The series was adapted into an anime television special and original video animation (OVA) series by Sunrise. The special was released in North America by Central Park Media. In 1990, ''The Silent Service'' won the 14th Kodansha Manga Award for the general manga category. It has over 25 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in September 2023. Plot Following the Cold War, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force jointly and secretly developed a nuclear submarine, ''Seabat'', with the United States Navy. Chosen as co-captain is Shiro Kaieda (the other co-captain is an American), while ''Seabat''s crew is composed entirely of Kaieda's crew from his previous command. On ''Seabat''s maiden v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zero Contact
''Zero Contact'' is a 2021 American thriller film directed by Rick Dugdale and starring Anthony Hopkins. It was the first feature film to be released via Vuele, a non-fungible token platform. ''Zero Contact'' was released internationally on September 24, 2021, and was released in the United States on May 27, 2022, by Lionsgate. Cast Production In May 2020, it was announced Enderby Entertainment would commence production on a thriller titled ''92''. The film was shot in 17 countries. It was filmed entirely virtually via Zoom and during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2021, the film's first official trailer officially revealed production details including: Peter Toumasis and Cam Cannon, served as producers alongside Dugdale; Edd Lukas served as cinematographer; and Håkan Karlsson served as editor. It also stated that People in the Park Productions is credited in post-production. Release The film was released as an NFT via CurrencyWorks Inc.'s platform Vuele. In Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chained (2020 Film)
''Chained'' is a 2020 Canadian thriller drama film, written and directed by Titus Heckel.Pat Bulmer"Kelowna in spotlight at Vancouver film fest". ''Kelowna Daily Courier'', September 9, 2020. The film stars Marlon Kazadi as Taylor, a Black Canadian teenage boy subjected to abuse by his father Pete (Adrian Holmes); he meets and befriends Jim (Aleks Paunovic), a criminal who has been left chained up in an abandoned warehouse, only to begin turning into an abuser himself as he learns the power of using violence to get what he wants. The film was produced in British Columbia in fall 2019, with shooting taking place in Kelowna and at the abandoned Kaleden hotel in Kaleden.Chelsea Powrie"Film set at historic hotel". ''Castanet'', December 6, 2019. The film premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival. It was included in the festival's online streaming platform, but was also one of the few films at the festival given a social distancing, socially distanced physical screeni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volition (film)
''Volition'' is a 2019 Canadian science fiction thriller film written by Tony and Ryan W. Smith and directed by Tony Dean Smith. The film stars Adrian Glynn McMorran, Magda Apanowicz, John Cassini, Frank Cassini, Aleks Paunovic, and Bill Marchant. The film premiered at the 2019 Philip K. Dick Science Fiction Film Festival. Plot Jimmy is a reformed ex-criminal living a low-key existence. He uses his gift of clairvoyance to make small bets on sports matches. While walking home, he spots two men harassing a woman in an alley and he picks a fight with them. Though they beat him up and flee, the woman is flattered by his chivalry and introduces herself as Angela. Jimmy has a vision of Angela showing up at his apartment with a case of beer, laughing and flirting together. He tells her where he lives if she'd ever like to visit. Sal, an old friend recently released from jail, reacquaints Jimmy with their mutual friend, drug trafficker Ray. Ray wants Jimmy to fence millions of dol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Pursuit
''Cold Pursuit'' is a 2019 action thriller film directed by Hans Petter Moland and written by Frank Baldwin. An international co-production, the film stars Liam Neeson, Tom Bateman, Tom Jackson, Emmy Rossum, Domenick Lombardozzi, Julia Jones, John Doman, and Laura Dern. It is a remake of the 2014 Norwegian film '' In Order of Disappearance'' (''Kraftidioten''), also directed by Moland, and follows a vengeful snowplow driver (Neeson) who starts killing the members of a drug cartel following the murder of his son. The film was released in the United States on February 8, 2019, by Lionsgate and Summit Entertainment. It grossed $76 million worldwide and received mixed reviews from critics. Plot After being awarded ''Citizen of the Year'' by the ski resort of Kehoe, Colorado, snowplow driver Nels Coxman's life is disrupted when his son dies from a forced heroin overdose, murdered by a Denver drug cartel. Nels makes a sawed-off rifle, and kills three members of the cartel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
