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Robert A. Silverman
Robert A. Silverman (born February 24, 1938) is a Canadian actor known for his collaborations with director David Cronenberg. Silverman received a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980 for ''The Brood'',Jay Scott, "Changeling leads Canadian Film Award nominees". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 8, 1980. and was nominated in 2003 for a Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Guest Role in a Dramatic Series in '' The Eleventh Hour''. Silverman has been cast by Cronenberg in the following films: *'' eXistenZ'' (1999) as D'Arcy Nader *''Naked Lunch'' (1991) as Hans *''Scanners'' (1981) as Benjamin Pierce *''The Brood'' (1979) as Jan Hartog *''Rabid Rabies is a viral disease that causes encephalitis in humans and other mammals. It was historically referred to as hydrophobia ("fear of water") because its victims panic when offered liquids to drink. Early symptoms can include fever and abn ...'' (1977) as Man In Hospital Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Substitute (film)
''Sweet Substitute'', retitled ''Caressed'' in the United States, is a Canadian drama film, directed by Larry Kent and released in 1964. The film centres on Tom (Bob Howay), a high school student whose efforts to secure an academic scholarship to university are complicated by his sexual compulsions."Caressed: gutsy view of teen lust". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 24, 1967. He is caught in a love triangle between Elaine (Angela Gann), a prim and proper girl who is saving herself for marriage, and Kathy (Carol Pastinsky), a more sexually available girl whom Tom impregnates."Centre Changing Image". ''Ottawa Journal'', January 18, 1968. It was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Picture at the 17th Canadian Film Awards in 1965, but did not win. It was part of a retrospective screening of Kent's films, alongside '' The Bitter Ash'', '' When Tomorrow Dies'' and ''High'', which screened at a number of venues in 2002 and 2003, including Cinematheque Ontario in Toronto, the Pacific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twice In A Lifetime (TV Series)
''Twice in a Lifetime'' is a Canadian mystery drama television series that originally aired from 1999 to 2001. Created by Steve Sohmer, the series aired on CTV in Canada and PAX in the United States. Plot The series follows an aspiring angel who for some reason, will not enter heaven, but is assigned to guide someone who has died prematurely. The prematurely deceased, played by the episode guest stars, may choose from the afterlife to correct something that went wrong earlier in their life. The key concept to the series was that each episode featured a different guest star in the leading role, while the series regulars played a supporting role. Episodes are centered on an individual who had reached the end of their life in one timeline, and due to circumstances seen by their advocate and judge, is then given 3 days to travel into their past, and without revealing their true identity, convince their younger self to make a different choice at a pivotal point to effect a different ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pacific Blue (TV Series)
''Pacific Blue'' is an American crime drama television series about a team of police officers with the Santa Monica Police Department who patrolled its beaches on bicycles. The show ran for five seasons on the USA Network, from March 2, 1996, to April 9, 2000, with a total of 101 episodes. Often described as "''Baywatch'' on bikes", the series was run in many other markets, including Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, France, Kosovo, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Trinidad & Tobago, Ukraine, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, South America, Sweden, and Zimbabwe. Cast * Jim Davidson as Officer/Sergeant/Lieutenant T.C. Callaway * Darlene Vogel as Officer Chris Kelly (seasons 1–4; recurring season 5) * Paula Trickey as Officer/Sergeant Cory McNamara * Marcos Ferraez as Officer Victor Del Toro (seasons 1–3; guest season 4) * David Lander as Elvis Kryzcewski (season 1; guest season 2) * Rick Rossovich as Lieutenant Anthony Palermo (seaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterworld
''WaterWorld'', also known as ''WaterWorld: A Live Sea War Spectacular'', is a stunt show attraction based on the 1995 film '' Waterworld'' found at Universal Studios Hollywood (1995), Universal Studios Japan (2001), Universal Studios Singapore (2010) and Universal Studios Beijing (2021). The original attraction opened at the same time as the film. Although the film was considered a critical and financial disappointment, the show was highly praised, winning a 1996 Thea Award from the Themed Entertainment Association. The classic attraction remains highly rated by park guests. Adapted by Ben Hurst, the attraction's story occurs after the events of the movie, beginning with Helen's return from "Dryland" to get her friends from the "Atoll". The show includes the characters Helen, the Deacon, and the Mariner, as well as several "Atollers" and "Smokers". The show is 16 minutes long and includes stunts on water, land, and overhead, supported by many pyrotechnic, flame, water, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Series
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Head On (1980 Film)
''Head On'' is a 1980 Canadian drama film directed by Michael Grant.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 95. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. It was released on VHS home video by Vestron Video in 1985 in the USA and has not yet been released on DVD. It is also known in the USA as ''Fatal Attraction'' (not to be confused with the 1987 film of the same name). Plot Michelle Keys and Peter Hill are two strangers in Toronto who meet by accident in a head-on traffic accident. Both of them receive only minor injuries but they bring legal action against each other. Soon their business relationship leads to romance as their mutual attraction to one another transforms into a bizarre game of sexual upmanship with each encounter becoming more perverse. In their background stories, Michelle is a psychoanalyst who is married to an unattentive businessman, named Frank Keys, who is always traveling out of town on business t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prom Night (1980 Film)
''Prom Night'' is a 1980 slasher film directed by Paul Lynch and written by William Gray. Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen star. The film's plot follows a group of high school seniors who are targeted at their prom by a masked killer, seeking vengeance for the accidental death of Robin Hammond, a young girl, from six years earlier. The film features supporting performances from Casey Stevens, Eddie Benton, Mary Beth Rubens and Michael Tough. ''Prom Night'' was filmed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in late 1979 on a budget of $1.5 million. Distributed by Astral Films in Canada and AVCO Embassy Pictures in the United States, the film was released on July 18, 1980 in select cinemas and was an immediate financial success. The film's theatrical release platform was expanded to major USA cities such as Los Angeles and New York City in August where the film was again met with high box-office receipts. At the time, the film was AVCO Embassy's most financially successful release, brea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Night Stand (1978 Film)
''One Night Stand'' is a Canadian thriller television film, directed by Allan King and released in 1978."One Night Stand". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 8, 1978. An adaptation of Carol Bolt's theatrical play, the film stars Chapelle Jaffe as Daisy, a woman who goes out looking for a one-night stand after being dumped by her boyfriend on her birthday, and connects with Rafe (Brent Carver), a mentally unstable street musician. The film's cast also includes Dinah Christie, Susan Hogan and Robert A. Silverman. Writing for ''The Globe and Mail'', Stephen Godfrey called the film essentially a Canadian version of ''Looking for Mr. Goodbar''. The film also received limited theatrical distribution in the United States.Janet Maslin"FILM: 'ONE NIGHT STAND,' ROMANCE-CUM-THRILLER" ''The New York Times'', April 29, 1982. The film won four Canadian Film Awards at the 29th Canadian Film Awards in 1978, for Best TV Drama, Best Actor in a Non-Feature (Carver), Best Actress in a Non-Feature (Jaf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partners (1976 Film)
''Partners'' is a Canadian thriller drama film, directed by Don Owen and released in 1976."Partners: much ado about nothing". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 30, 1976. The film stars Hollis McLaren as Heather Grey, the daughter of business magnate John Grey (Denholm Elliott); when she takes over leadership of the company after her father's death, she becomes a target for the romantic interests of Paul ( Michael Margotta), a corporate spy for an American company eyeing a hostile takeover of the firm. The Ontario Censor Board forced Owen to cut 35 seconds of a sex scene from the film."Agreement reached on sex scene cut". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 28, 1976. The film has most commonly been analyzed as an allegory for Canadian nationalism. It was not well received by critics,Salem Alaton, "Sequel to sixties' film Owen's comeback bid". ''The Globe and Mail'', December 2, 1983. but was a Canadian Film Award nominee for Best Feature Film at the 27th Canadian Film Awards The 27t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
''It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time'' is a Canadian comedy film, directed by John Trent and released in 1975.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Canadian Cinema''. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 109. One of John Candy's earliest films, he plays the minor role of an investigating police officer. However, for marketing/publicity reasons, Candy appears on the cover of the DVD release. Plot Sweeney (Anthony Newley) is a playwright on a career decline. He spends much of his time wheedling money and beer out of his artistic friend Moriarty (Isaac Hayes). One of his few highlights is weekly sex with his ex-wife Georgina (Stefanie Powers). She is remarried to a rich but vile construction developer ( Henry Ramer), but Sweeney and Georgina are still in love. Sweeney's escapades end with a fake kidnapping scam. This gets the attention of two inept police officers, played by John Candy and Lawrence Dane. These two end up dressed as garbage men in the chase scene finale; everything winds up with a h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuli Daniel
Yuli Markovich Daniel ( rus, Ю́лий Ма́ркович Даниэ́ль, p=ˈjʉlʲɪj ˈmarkəvʲɪtɕ dənʲɪˈelʲ, a=Yuliy Markovich Daniel'.ru.vorb.oga; 15 November 1925 – 30 December 1988) was a Russian writer and Soviet dissident known as a defendant in the Sinyavsky–Daniel trial in 1966. Daniel wrote and translated works of stories and poetry critical of Soviet society under the pseudonyms Nikolay Arzhak ( rus, Никола́й Аржа́к, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɐrˈʐak, a=Nikolay Arzhak.ru.vorb.oga) and Yu. Petrov ( rus, Ю. Петро́в, p=ˈju pʲɪˈtrof, a=Yu Pyetrov.ru.vorb.oga) published in the West to avoid censorship in the Soviet Union. Daniel and Andrei Sinyavsky were convicted of anti-Soviet agitation in a show trial, becoming the first Soviet writers convicted solely for their works and for fiction, serving five years at a labour camp. Early life and writing Yuli Daniel was born on 15 November 1925 in Moscow, Soviet Union, the son of the Rus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
