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Alexander Crowther
Alexander Crowther is a Canadian actor.Nick Wangersky"Alexander Crowther blossoms into amazing role in Flowers of the Field- Interview" ''Hollywood North Magazine'', September 24, 2020. He is most noted for his performance as Aaron Warner in the 2020 film '' Flowers of the Field'', for which he received a Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award nomination for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2020. He previously had a recurring role as Johan Fehr in the television series '' Pure'', and has had guest appearances in the television series ''Reign'', ''The Girlfriend Experience'', '' Departure'' and ''Frankie Drake Mysteries'', and the films ''Paradise Falls'', ''American Hangman'' and ''Georgetown''. In January 2020 he starred in a stage production of Ödön von Horváth's ''Casimir and Caroline'' for The Howland Company, for which the cast were collectively nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble at the 2020 Dora Mavor Moore Awards.Chlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flowers Of The Field (film)
''Flowers of the Field'' is a 2020 Canada, Canadian drama film, directed by Andrew Stanley.Craig Takeuchi"VIFF review: Canada's reparative therapy drama Flowers of the Field is a sensitively wrought directorial debut" ''The Georgia Straight'', October 5, 2020. The film stars Alex Crowther as Aaron Warner, a young man struggling with his sexual orientation who checks himself into a conversion therapy program run by therapist John (Ryan Hollyman). The cast also includes Sharon McFarlane, James McDougall, Kristopher Turner and Jesse LaVercombe. The film premiered at the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival."Loretta Sarah Todd's 'Monkey Beach' to open Vancouver film festival" ''Tri-City News'', September 3, 2020. Crowther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgetown (film)
''Georgetown'' is a 2019 American crime drama film directed by Christoph Waltz (in his feature directorial debut) and written by David Auburn. It is based on Franklin Foer's 2012 ''New York Times Magazine'' article "The Worst Marriage in Georgetown", which details the 2011 murder of 91-year-old socialite Viola Herms Drath by her much-younger second husband in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Waltz stars alongside Vanessa Redgrave, Annette Bening and Corey Hawkins. It had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2019. It received a limited release in the United States on May 14, 2021, by Vertical Entertainment. Plot An ambitious social climber becomes the main suspect in the death of his wealthy and much older wife. Cast * Christoph Waltz as Ulrich Mott * Vanessa Redgrave as Elsa Breht * Annette Bening as Amanda Breht * Corey Hawkins as Daniel Volker * Laura de Carteret as Eleanor Price * Saad Suddiqui as Zahari * Ron Lea as Detective Reid * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Male Television Actors
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21st-century Canadian Male Actors
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BroadwayWorld
BroadwayWorld is a theatre news website based in New York City New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the U ... covering Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and international theatre productions. The website publishes theatre news, interviews, reviews, and other coverage related to theater. It also includes an online message board for theater fans. History The site was founded in 2003 to cover theater news. As of September 2018, the website had a readership of 5.5 million monthly online visitors and an Alexa PageRank of 16,156 worldwide. The site also produces annual fan-voted awards and competitions related to various types of production. BroadwayWorld added a pay transparency rule to their job site in March 2021 due to the advocacy of On Our Team and Costume Professionals f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dora Mavor Moore Awards
The Dora Mavor Moore Award (also known as the Dora Award) is an award presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which honours theatre, dance and opera productions in Toronto. Named after Dora Mavor Moore, who helped establish Canadian professional theatre, the award was established on December 13, 1978, with the first awards held in 1980. Each winner receives a bronze statue made from the original by John Romano. Awards Awards are given in major divisions: General Theatre (Drama/Comedy/Play, budget over $100,000 and over 150 seats), Musical Theatre (Musical/Revue/Cabaret), Independent Theatre (budget under $100,000 and/or under 150 seats), Dance, Opera, Theatre for Young Audiences, and Touring. Each of these major categories are further sub-divided in an assorted number of awards. In 2018, the awards announced that beginning with the 2019 awards it would discontinue gender-based performance categories, replacing its previous performance categories for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ödön Von Horváth
Edmund Josef von Horváth (9 December 1901, Sušak, Rijeka, Austria-Hungary – 1 June 1938, Paris France) was an Austro-Hungarian playwright and novelist who wrote in German, and went by the name of ''nom de guerre'' Ödön von Horváth. He was one of the most critically admired writers of his generation prior to his untimely death. He enjoyed a series of successes on the stage with socially poignant and romantic plays, including ''Revolte auf Côte 3018'' (1927), ''Sladek'' (1929), ''Italienische Nacht'' (1930), ''Hin und Her'' (1934) and ''Der Jüngste Tag'' (1937). His novels include ''Der ewige Spießer'' (1930), ''Ein Kind Unserer Zeit'' (1938) and ''Jugend ohne Gott'' (1938). Early life and education Ödön von Horváth was the eldest son of an Austro-Hungarian diplomat of Hungarian origin from Slavonia, Edmund (Ödön) Josef Horváth, and Maria Lulu Hermine (Prehnal) Horváth, who was from an Austro-Hungarian military family. From 1908, Ödön attended elementary school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Hangman
''American Hangman'' is a 2019 Canadian thriller film written and directed by Wilson Coneybeare and starring Donald Sutherland and Vincent Kartheiser. The film premiered on Netflix on January 4, 2019, and showed in theatres in Canada on March 8, 2019. Synopsis An unidentified man posts a livestreaming on social media showing that he has kidnapped two strangers and intends to kill one before the day is out. His intention is to hold a capital "trial" online. As the authorities recognize what's happening, it becomes apparent that the online public is going to act as judge and jury. Cast * Donald Sutherland as Judge Straight * Vincent Kartheiser as Henry David Cole * Oliver Dennis as Lieutenant Roy * Al Sapienza as Detective Steptoe * Paul Braunstein as Ron * Lucia Walters as Harper Grant * Joanne Boland as Stokely * Jess Salgueiro as Darnley * Parveen Kaur as Kaitlyn * Genelle Williams as Barbara * Alex Crowther as Josh Harkridge Reception The film has rating on Rotten Tomatoes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) was founded in 2000 by David Spaner and Ian Caddell, in order to help promote Canadian films and the British Columbia Film and Television Industry. Its membership includes print, radio, on-line, and television critics, either based in Vancouver or with Vancouver outlets. VFCC Notable Milestones The VFCC celebrated its 13th anniversary of giving awards to the year’s best films on January 7, 2013 at the Railway Club. The event is the only among Canadian critics’ groups that presents a full slate of international awards and a full slate of Canadian awards. The VFCC also presents a Best of British Columbia Award and the Ian Caddell Achievement Award that goes to an individual or group that has made a significant contribution to the local film and television industry. Retrieved on 13 January 2009. Award categories International *Best Film *Best Director *Best Screenplay * Best Actor *Best Actress * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise Falls (film)
''Paradise Falls'' is a 2013 Canadian horror comedy short film, written and directed by Fantavious Fritz.Jared Mobarak"TIFF Short Cuts Capsules: ‘Paradise Falls,’ ‘Yellowhead,’ ‘I’m From the Future’ & More" ''The Film Stage'', September 12, 2013. Set in a mysterious neighbourhood that was abandoned after the revelation that it was built atop an ancient cemetery and was thus apparently cursed, the film centres on Sonny (Alistair Ball) and Dirk (Uri Livene-Bar), two young boys who decide to explore the developer's mansion and encounter the ghost of his dead daughter Eleanor (Daiva Zalnieriunas). The film features narration by Alex Crowther. It premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2013."TIFF selects top 10 Canadian films". ''Screen International ''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Bus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
