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Minds Eye Entertainment
Minds Eye Entertainment is a Canadian film and television production and distribution company headquartered in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. The company produces television and film projects in Canada and the United States as well as internationally. Minds Eye Entertainment was founded by Kevin DeWalt and Ken Krawczyk in 1986. The company has produced more than sixty films and television series and has received over fifty national and international film awards. History Minds Eye Entertainment was formed in 1986 by Kevin DeWalt and Ken Krawczyk. In 1989, the company produced their first drama project, ''The Great Electrical Revolution'', a short film written by Ken Mitchell. The film was produced in collaboration with National Film Board of Canada. In 1997, Minds Eye Entertainment and Condor Films jointly produced Richard Chamberlain starrer ''The Lost Daughter''. The same year, the company produced season 1 of ''Incredible Story Studios'', a 65-episode dramatic television series, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division (business)
A division, sometimes called a business sector or business unit (segment), is one of the parts into which a business, organization or company is divided. Overview Divisions are distinct parts of a business. If these divisions are all part of the same company, then that company is legally responsible for all of the obligations and debts of the divisions. In the banking industry, an example would be East West Bancorp and its primary subsidiary, East West Bank. Legal responsibility Subsidiaries are separate, distinct Commercial law, legal entities for the purposes of taxation, regulation and Legal liability, liability. For this reason, they differ from divisions, which are businesses fully integrated within the main company, and not legally or otherwise distinct from it. The ''Houston Chronicle'' highlighted that the creation of a division "is substantially easier than developing subsidiaries. Because a division is an internal segment of a company, not an entirely separate enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantasy Television
Fantasy television is a genre of television programming featuring elements of the Fantastique, fantastic, often including Magic (paranormal), magic, supernatural forces, or exotic fantasy worlds. Fantasy television programs are often based on tales from mythology and folklore, or are adapted from Fantasy, fantasy stories in other media. The boundaries of fantasy television often overlap with science fiction and horror fiction, horror but also realistic fiction. Genre and subgenres Similar to the difficulty faced by scholars of fantasy film, classifying a television program as fantasy can be somewhat problematic given the fluid boundaries of the genre. Not all programs with fantastic elements may qualify as fantasy. Children's programs in particular often feature fantastic elements that do not qualify the program as fantasy, such as the giant talking avian Big Bird of the popular PBS series ''Sesame Street''. Nevertheless, some critics classify certain children's programs that feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nia Long
Nia Talita Long ( ; born October 30, 1970) is an American actress. Best known for her work in Black cinema, Long rose to prominence after starring in the film '' Boyz n the Hood'' (1991), and for her portrayal of Beullah "Lisa" Wilkes on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' (1991–1995). She then appeared in ''Friday'' (1995), as well as the 1997 films '' Love Jones'' and '' Soul Food''. Long is also known for her roles in the films '' The Best Man'' (1999), and its sequel '' The Best Man Holiday'' (2013), as well as '' Big Momma's House'' (2000) and its sequel '' Big Momma's House 2'' (2006). On television, she portrayed Sasha Monroe on the crime drama series '' Third Watch'' (2003–2005), and has starred on the Fox drama series ''Empire'' (2017), and the CBS action series '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2017–2018). She has received several accolades, including two NAACP Image Awards and a Black Reel Award. Early life Long was born on October 30, 1970, in Brookly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Foxx
Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. Known for his work in both the screen and music industries, his accolades include an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and a Golden Globe Award. Foxx's breakthrough was in the early 1990s as a featured player in the sketch comedy show '' In Living Color'' (19911994). Following this success, he co-created, produced and starred in his own titular sitcom, '' The Jamie Foxx Show'' (19962001). After a series of successful early film roles, Foxx received acclaim and dual Academy Award nominations for his performances in the biopic '' Ray'' and the crime thriller '' Collateral'' (both 2004); the only black actor to do so. He won Best Actor for his portrayal of Ray Charles in the former. Foxx also received recognition that year for his portrayal of the titular gangster in the television film '' Redemption: The Stan Tookie Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Held Up
''Held Up'' is a 1999 American crime buddy comedy film starring Nia Long and Jamie Foxx and directed by Steve Rash. Plot While on a road trip in the Southwest, Rae (Long) discovers that her man, Michael (Foxx), spent the $15,000 they set aside for a home on a vintage Studebaker. Rae promptly dumps Michael at a convenience store and hops a ride to the airport. Soon after, Michael loses the car when a young kid cons him out of the keys. Michael soon finds his day going from bad to worse when he's caught up in a botched robbery at the convenience store where he's now stranded. The cops (local vigilantes) show up ready for a gunfight. Michael finds himself trying to convince the gunman (Yáñez) to let him and the other hostages go, all while trying to plan how to get to the airport before Rae's flight leaves. Cast Reception Soundtrack A soundtrack containing hip hop music was released on March 14, 2000, by Spot Music. References External links * *''Held Up''at Metacriti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Original Film
Original Film is an American film and television production company founded by Neal H. Moritz. Notable films the company has produced include the '' I Know What You Did Last Summer'', '' Cruel Intentions'' and ''Fast & Furious'' franchises, the '' Jump Street'' film duology and the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' film series, and notable TV shows the company have produced include ''Prison Break'', '' S.W.A.T.'' and '' The Boys''. History Original Film was started out in the early 1990s by Neal H. Moritz and Bruce Mellon as a film producer and a commercial company. In 1991, David Heyman joined as employee of the motion picture department. He later resigned to join Heyday Films. In 1993, Stokley Chaffin joined the company. He stayed on with the company for eight years until 2001. In 1997, the studio struck a long-time partnership deal with Sony Pictures, and it remained until 2019. At the same time, Brad Luff joined the company. He left in 2003 to run Morgan Creek Productions. In 1998 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trimark Pictures
Trimark Pictures was an American production company that specialized in the production and distribution of television and home video motion pictures. The company was formed in 1984 by Mark Amin as Vidmark Entertainment with Vidmark Inc. (later Trimark Holdings Inc.) established as the holding company. As a small studio, Trimark produced and released theatrical, Independent film, independent, television and home video motion pictures. The logo features a triangle with a profile of a tiger's head. Among the company's many releases are Peter Jackson's 1992 film ''Braindead (film), Dead Alive'', which they chose to release theatrically due to Jackson's possessing a following. They are well known for releasing films considered to be controversial for the time period, as in the case with the 1999 film ''Better Than Chocolate'', as some newspapers refused to carry advertisements for the film that featured the word "lesbian" as part of a critic blurb. Background Vidmark Entertainment w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gale (publisher)
Gale is a global provider of research and digital learning resources. The company is based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States, west of Detroit. It has been a division of Cengage since 2007. The company, formerly known as Gale Research and the Gale Group, is active in research and educational publishing for public, academic, and school libraries, and for businesses. The company is known for its full-text magazine and newspaper databases, Gale OneFile (formerly known as Infotrac), and other online databases subscribed by libraries, as well as multi-volume reference works, especially in the areas of religion, history, and social science. Founded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1954 by Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr., the company was acquired by the International Thomson Organization (later the Thomson Corporation) in 1985 before its 2007 sale to Cengage. History In 1998, Gale Research merged with Information Access Company and Primary Source Media, two companies also owned by T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Patrick
Robert Hammond Patrick (born November 5, 1958) is an American actor. Known for portraying villains and authority figures, Patrick is a Saturn Award winner with four other nominations. Patrick dropped out of college when drama class sparked his interest in acting, and entered film in 1986. After playing a supporting role in '' Die Hard 2'' (1990), he came to prominence as the T-1000, the antagonist of '' Terminator 2: Judgment Day'' (1991) — a role he reprised for cameo appearances in ''Wayne's World'' (1992) and ''Last Action Hero'' (1993). His other film credits include '' Fire in the Sky'' (1993), ''Striptease'' (1996), '' Cop Land'' (1997), ''The Faculty'' (1998), '' Spy Kids'' (2001), '' Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle'' (2003), '' Ladder 49'' (2004), '' Walk the Line'' (2005), '' Flags of Our Fathers'' (2006), ''We Are Marshall'' (2006), '' Bridge to Terabithia'' (2007), '' The Men Who Stare at Goats'' (2009), and '' Safe House'' (2012). In television, Patrick played FB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Weller
Peter Francis Weller (born June 24, 1947) is an American actor and television director. He has appeared in more than 70 films and television series, including ''RoboCop'' (1987) and its sequel ''RoboCop 2'' (1990), in which he played RoboCop (character), the titular character; ''The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension'' (1984); and ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' (2013). He appeared in such films as Woody Allen's ''Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995), the Oliver Stone-produced ''The New Age (film), The New Age'' (1994), and David Cronenberg's adaptation of William Burroughs's novel ''Naked Lunch (film), Naked Lunch'' (1991). In addition to a Saturn Award for Best Actor, Saturn Award nomination for his ''RoboCop'' role, he received an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film, Academy Award nomination for his 1993 short ''Partners'', in which he also acted. In television, he hosted the program ''Engineering an Empire'' on the History (American TV network), History Chann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decoy (1995 Film)
''Decoy'' is a 1995 Canadian–American action film directed by Vittorio Rambaldi and starring Peter Weller, Robert Patrick, Charlotte Lewis and Darlene Vogel. Plot When a rival businessman, Jenner, threatens his daughter, Diana, tycoon John Wellington hires Secret Serviceman Jack Travis to protect her. In turn, Travis hires the eccentric mercenary Baxter, also a former Secret Service agent, to assist. So, Travis and Baxter are hired to protect his daughter. It all seems simple enough at the beginning, but shortly after the bodyguards meet Diana they quickly find themselves in an increasingly complex and deadly situation in which almost no one is exactly who she or he seems to be. Cast Production Development The movie was originally called ''Hunted''. It was going to be shot in Mexico, but due to what was described as an "Indian rebellion" in Chiapas in winter 1993 (likely the Zapatista uprising), its completion guarantor blocked filming. Canadian Antonio Cortese, a partner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telefilm Canada
Telefilm Canada is a Canadian Crown corporation that supports Canada's audiovisual industry. Headquartered in Montreal, Telefilm Canada provides services to the Canadian audiovisual industry with four regional offices in Vancouver, British Columbia; Toronto, Ontario; Montreal, Quebec; and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The primary mandate of the corporation is to finance and promote Canadian productions through its various funds and programs. Purpose As one of the principal instruments for supporting Canada's audiovisual industry, Telefilm Canada's primary mandate is to provide support and promote all stages of screen-based content through its various funds and programs. It also fosters the commercial, cultural, and industrial success of Canadian productions and to stimulate demand for those productions both at home and abroad. It also administers the programs of the Canada Media Fund. The organization is also responsible for choosing Canada's annual submission to the Academy Awards f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
