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Reversible Errors (film)
''Reversible Errors'' is a 2004 American made-for-television crime thriller film based on the 2002 novel of the same name by Scott Turow. It was directed by Mike Robe, who previously directed '' Scott Turow's The Burden of Proof'', and stars Tom Selleck and William H. Macy. Filming was done in and around Halifax, Nova Scotia, and featured shots of Halifax City Hall and Angus L. Macdonald Bridge. The film was first shown by CBS in two parts on May 23 and 25, 2004. Channel 5 in the United Kingdom has chosen to show it as a single 173 minute film. Plot A young woman and two other people are killed in a Kindle County local bar. Experienced detective sergeant Larry Starczek (Tom Selleck) begins investigation on the murders. Soon everything points to the small-time thief Squirrel. Larry arrests him and makes the thief confess. After a short trial Squirrel goes to the prison where he will be executed. The story now moves seven years later, as new evidence surfaces. Nobody is so sure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reversible Errors
''Reversible Errors'', published in 2002 (paperback edition by Picador, 2003) is Scott Turow, Scott Turow's sixth novel, and like the others, set in fictional Kindle County. The title is a legal term. The novel was a New York Times best seller, ''New York Times'' best seller, won the 2003 Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize for Fiction, and was a finalist for the 2002 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller. Plot ''Reversible Errors'' revolves around three 1991 murders for which Rommy Gandolph was convicted. It begins with attorney Arthur Raven being assigned to handle the final appeal of said death row inmate. Though the lawyer does not even want the case, he discovers some problems with the conviction. Unlikely allies are found, including the police officer who made the arrest and the judge who presided over the initial trial. It becomes a race against the clock to determine the truth. The novel's 42 chapters are arranged in two parts, titled ''Investigation'' and ''Pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kindle County
Scott Frederick Turow (born April 12, 1949) is an American author and lawyer. Turow has written 13 fiction and three nonfiction books, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold more than 30 million copies. Turow’s novels are set primarily among the legal community in the fictional Kindle County. Films have been based on several of his books. Life and career Turow was born in Chicago, to a family of Russian Jewish descent. He attended New Trier High School and graduated from Amherst College in 1970, as a brother of the Alpha Delta Phi Literary Society. He received an Edith Mirrielees Fellowship to Stanford University’s Creative Writing Center, which he attended from 1970 to 1972. Turow later became a Jones Lecturer at Stanford, serving until 1975, when he entered Harvard Law School. In 1977, Turow wrote '' One L'', a book about his first year at law school. After earning his Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree ''cum laude'' in 1978, Turow became an Assistant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Regan
Nancy Margaret Regan (born March 20, 1966) is a Canadian actress, journalist, news anchor, and television personality, most known for her fifteen-year tenure as host of CTV's Live at 5, a live news and general interest television program reaching more than a quarter of a million viewers nightly. She is the daughter of Anita Carole Thomas (née Harrison) and former Nova Scotia Premier Gerald Regan, and the sister of both actress Laura Regan, and former Nova Scotia Liberal MP (and former House of Commons Speaker) Geoff Regan. Her maternal grandfather, John Harrison, was a Liberal MP for Meadow Lake in Saskatchewan. She is the wife of David Graham, son of former Liberal Senator ( The Highlands, Alasdair Graham (1928–2015). They have one daughter, Alexandra. She has also hosted CTV’s national weekend morning show '' Good Morning Canada'' and ''That News Show'' on TVTropolis. She was crowned Miss Nova Scotia in 1986 and attended Miss Canada Miss Canada is a beauty pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry Mendicino
Gennaro "Gerry" Mendicino (born May 18, 1950) is a Canadian actor. Mendicino was born in North Bay, Ontario, and graduated from the University of Windsor Drama School in 1973. Throughout his career he has been able to play a wide range of versatile characters. He began on the television series '' King of Kensington'' and went on to host the popular children's television series ''Polka Dot Door''. He portrayed Sam Ramone in the television series '' Ready or Not''. His most notable film role came as Uncle Taki in ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding'' and ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 ''My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2'' is a 2016 American romantic comedy film directed by Kirk Jones and written by Nia Vardalos. The film stars Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine (in his final film role), Andrea Martin, Ian Go ...''. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1950 births Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Dunsworth
John Francis Dunsworth (April 12, 1946 – October 16, 2017) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for playing the antagonistic trailer park supervisor Jim Lahey on the cult comedy series ''Trailer Park Boys'' (2001–2018). His other roles included the mysterious reporter Dave Teagues on the supernatural drama series ''Haven'' (2010–2015) and Officer McNabb in the CBC film '' Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion'' (2003). He also had extensive experience in regional theater. Early life Dunsworth was born in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, the second of 10 children born to Frank and Frances Dunsworth. In 1988, he starred in a video documentary short titled ''John Dunsworth: The Candidate'', which was written and directed by Neal Livingston. The film follows an underdog provincial candidate for the New Democratic Party in the riding of Halifax Bedford Basin as he campaigns, based on Dunsworth's candidacy in the 1988 Nova Scotia general election. , - , Progressive Conservati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eugene Clark (actor)
Eugene Clark (born December 3, 1951) is an American-Canadian character actor and former football player. Early life Clark was born in Tampa, Florida. He attended Riverside Polytechnic High School. Career Football He was an actor four years before he began playing college football and he was an all-conference offensive guard at UCLA. Named to the first All-Star teams for both the Pacific-8 and the West Coast Athletic Conference, Clark also received All Star All American Honorable Mention Laurels, played in the Hula Bowl and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the ninth round of the 1975 NFL Draft. While he did not appear in a National Football League game, he did play in the Canadian Football League for 20 games for the Toronto Argonauts (in 1977 and 1978). Acting Clark had a prominent co-starring role as Sid Gomez in the 1990s science fiction show '' William Shatner's Tek War''. He also appeared on ''Night Heat'', '' RoboCop: Prime Directives'', ''The Twilight Zone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Canada
Ronald Ellis Canada (born May 3, 1949) is an American actor with a specialty in portraying judges and detectives. He is best known for '' One on One'' (2001–2004), '' The Shield'' (2003–2004), and '' Lone Star'' (1996). Career Following completion of the Michele Clark broadcast journalism program at Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manha ..., under the guidance of producer Fred Friendly, Canada commenced his career as a television news reporter in 1971 at WBAL-TV. In 1974, he began his three-year tenure at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. For his work in the nation's capital, Canada was nominated twice for Regional Emmy Awards, receiving the award in 1977. The following year he received an A.P. Award for Outstanding Reporting. He began his act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Barron
Doug Barron is a Scottish former professional footballer and actor who played as a defender. Born in Edinburgh, he played over 300 matches in the Scottish Football League The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km so ... for a total of three clubs. References * Living people Scottish footballers Association football defenders St Johnstone F.C. players Clydebank F.C. (1965) players East Fife F.C. players Scottish Football League players Year of birth missing (living people) {{Scotland-footy-defender-1960s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Allen
Deborah Allen (born Deborah Lynn Thurmond on September 30, 1953) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Since 1976, Allen has issued 12 albums and charted 14 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart. She recorded the 1983 crossover hit "Baby I Lied", which reached No. 4 on the country chart and No. 26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Allen has also written No. 1 singles for herself, Janie Fricke, and John Conlee; Top 5 hits for Patty Loveless and Tanya Tucker; and a Top 10 hit for The Whites. Early life and rise to fame Allen was born Deborah Lynn Thurmond in Memphis, Tennessee. She was a beauty queen when she was a teenager. Musically, she was influenced by Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Aretha Franklin, Al Green, Ray Charles, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and the current music which was being played in Memphis on WHBQ and WDIA, as well as country musicians such as Brenda Lee, Patsy Cline, Tammy Wynette, Dolly Parton, Willie Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fox (actor)
Charles James David Fox (March 24, 1941 – November 13, 2021), known professionally as David Fox, was a Canadian actor.David Fox at the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia.David Fox obituary, Graham A Giddy Funeral Home Biography Fox was born in Swastika, Ontario in 1941. He was best known for his role as schoolteacher Clive Pettibone in '' Road to Avonlea'', and for a variety of roles on television. He was also the voice of[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Bennett
Nigel Bennett (born 19 November 1949) is a British-Canadian actor, director, and writer who has been based in Canada since 1986. He is best known for playing the vampire patriarch Lucien LaCroix in the TV series ''Forever Knight'', for which he won the Canadian Gemini Award for best supporting actor in a dramatic series. Early life and education Bennett was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. Bennett first started acting at eleven, playing a Roman citizen in a school production of Shaw's ''Antony and Cleopatra''. He graduated from the University of Wales with a degree in theatre, and taught for a year and a half before beginning acting full-time. He had fifteen years of stage experience in Britain prior to moving to Canada. He attended Tettenhall College in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. Career He has been in a number of major films such as ''Murder at 1600'' and '' The Skulls'', and many, many other TV series. He had recurring roles in '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanna McIntosh
Yanna McIntosh (born 1970), sometimes credited as Yanna MacIntosh, is a Jamaican-born Canadian television, movie and theatrical actress. Early life McIntosh attended the University of Toronto and the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, in which she trained for acting in theatrical productions. She taught students of theatre at the National Theatre School of Canada and Humber College. Career Yanna McIntosh's theatre credits include Petruchio in ''The Taming of the Shrew'', Hedda in ''Hedda Gabler'', Mary in Friedrich Schiller's ''Mary Stuart'', and Condoleezza Rice in David Hare's '' Stuff Happens''. McIntosh's most notable recurring roles in television series include Dr. Currie in the short-lived 90's medical drama ''Side Effects'', Jenni Hernandez in '' Riverdale'', Edna Myles in '' The Eleventh Hour'', Dr. Rollins in '' Blue Murder'', Zona Robinson in '' This is Wonderland'', and Ms. Dymond in the Canadian teen drama ''The Best Years''. She has starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
