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Soo Garay
Soo Garay is a Canadian actress born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is probably best known for playing Dr. Claire Davison on the TV series '' Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal''. Biography Garay is the daughter of Valéria Gyenge, an athlete who won an Olympic gold medal for Hungary in 1952. Her father is János Garai, former Hungarian water polo player. and her grandfather was fencer János Garay. Career Soo Garay started her career on stage, and has become an accomplished theater actor. Some of her more notable credits include the national tour of Athol Fugard's '' My Children! My Africa!'', Florence Gibson's ''Belle'', Sarah Stanley's version of ''Romeo and Juliet'', a 1993 outdoor production that received strong critical acclaim across the world. Personal life Soo Garay was married to ''Stargate Atlantis'' star, British-born Canadian actor David Hewlett David Ian Hewlett (born 18 April 1968) is an English-Canadian actor, writer and director, known for his r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the List of North American cities by population, fourth-most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. As of 2024, the census metropolitan area had an estimated population of 7,106,379. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports, and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multiculturalism, multicultural and cosmopolitanism, cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blues Brothers 2000
''Blues Brothers 2000'' is a 1998 American musical action comedy film directed by John Landis from a screenplay written by Landis and Dan Aykroyd, both of whom were also producers, and starring Aykroyd and John Goodman. The film serves as a sequel to the 1980 film ''The Blues Brothers.'' It also includes cameo appearances by various musicians. The film was released on February 6, 1998, to mixed-to-negative reviews from critics. It grossed $32.1 million on a budget of $30 million. The film is dedicated to John Belushi, Cab Calloway and John Candy, cast members from the original film who had died prior to its production, in addition to Junior Wells, who died one month before it was released. Plot Elwood Blues is released from prison after serving eighteen years for the events of the previous film and is informed that his brother, "Joliet" Jake Blues, has died. He is picked up by Matara, a friend who works for his former drummer Willie Hall, who wants to help him get back on his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Of The Century
''Storm of the Century'', alternatively known as ''Stephen King's Storm of the Century'', is a 1999 American horror television miniseries written by Stephen King and directed by Craig R. Baxley. Unlike many other television adaptations of King's work, ''Storm of the Century'' was not based on a novel but was an original screenplay written by the author and directly produced for television. King described the screenplay as a "novel for television". The screenplay was published as a mass-market book in February 1999 prior to the TV broadcast of the miniseries. King has called ''Storm of the Century'' his personal favorite of all the TV productions related to his works. Plot As the people of Little Tall Island, Maine prepare for a powerful blizzard in 1989, elderly resident Martha Clarendon is brutally murdered by a menacing stranger. Town manager Robbie Beals investigates, and the stranger terrifies him by relating shameful secrets from his past. Mike Anderson, a supermarket ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Szomszédok
''Szomszédok'' (, ''Neighbours'') was a Hungarian television series that ran for 331 episodes between 1987 and 1999 and airing its grand finale on 31 December 1999. The series aired on state-owned broadcaster Magyar Televízió (Hungarian Television) bi-weekly in primetime, on Thursday evenings, during its entire run. It was considered to be a popular series, in 1998 almost 1 million viewers tuned in every month. However, it started losing its popularity at the end of the decade to more versatile programming of foreign television series in other channels and was subsequently ended in 1999. Plot The plot revolves around the everyday lives of three families who move to a newly built housing estate in the Gazdagrét (literally "Rich meadow") neighbourhood of Budapest. The Vágási family consists of a young couple, who move from the apartment of a relative into their own apartment. The Takács family is a pensioner couple, whose detached house had to be demolished because of the co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic Flute Diaries
''Magic Flute Diaries'' is a 2008 direct-to-DVD Canadian drama film written and directed by Kevin Sullivan, loosely inspired by Mozart's classic opera ''The Magic Flute''. It stars Rutger Hauer, Warren Christie and Mireille Asselin. ''Magic Flute Diaries'' won the award for Best Family Film in the 2008 Staten Island Film Festival. Synopsis Tom (Warren Christie), a young classical singer, reluctantly accepts the lead role in a production of ''The Magic Flute'' during Mozart's 250th birthday celebration in Salzburg at the urging of his girlfriend Sandy (Kelly Campbell). As rehearsals unfold, Tom is captivated by the magical power of Mozart's final opera. He is completely overcome with amazement at the musical genius that surrounds him. In an effort to visualize Mozart's fantasy, Tom imagines himself in the opera's story and drifts in and out of reality as if in a dream. Gradually he becomes completely enraptured by the intoxicating musical atmosphere swirling around him. Tom's rap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adoration (2008 Film)
''Adoration'' is a 2008 Canadian drama film written and directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Arsinée Khanjian, Scott Speedman, Rachel Blanchard, Noam Jenkins, Devon Bostick, and Kenneth Welsh. The film was first shown at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and was nominated for the Palme d'Or. ''Adoration'' won "Best Canadian Feature Film – Special Jury Citation" at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. It was released in theatres in Canada on April 24, 2009, by Entertainment One. Plot High school French teacher Sabine reads to her class as a translation exercise a French newspaper report of a terrorist who planted a bomb in the airline luggage of his pregnant girlfriend. If the bomb had detonated, it would have killed her, her unborn child, and many others, but it was discovered in time by Israeli security personnel. Egoyan based the story partly on the 1986 Hindawi affair. In the course of translating, Simon, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruba (film)
''Aruba'' is a 2006 Canadian coming-of-age dramatic short film and the fiction debut of director Hubert Davis. It was his first major work after his Academy Award-nominated film ''Hardwood''. Davis was inspired to create the film after having worked with "at risk kids" in Vancouver, and toward his film addressing issues found within Black communities, he "advocates the need for 'intelligent urban films' that offer a different perspective from the conventions of urban comedies and Black Entertainment TV." The film has been archived in the National Film Board of Canada African-Canadian Issues Collection. Premise Milan (A.J. Saudin) is an 11-year-old boy who dreams about escaping a violent home life. When his parents fight or take drugs, or when bullies pick on him in school, he finds peace in contemplating a postcard with an idyllic picture of the island of Aruba, and imagines himself in that faraway place as a way to survive. Cast * A.J. Saudin as Milan * Devon Bostick as Mark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Behind Bars
Behind bars may refer to: *Imprisonment *Life imprisonment Film and TV *'' Louis Theroux: Behind Bars'' *'' Martha: Behind Bars'' (2005) TV-movie *''Hinter Gittern – Der Frauenknast'' German television soap opera 1997 * "Behind Bars" (''Line of Duty''), 2014 TV episode * '' Behind Bars: The World's Toughest Prisons'' (2016), a German-made American documentary series. Music * ''Behind Bars'' (Slick Rick album), a 1994 album by Slick Rick ** "Behind Bars" (Slick Rick song) *''Behind Bars'', album by 88 Fingers Louie 88 Fingers Louie is an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, which was formed in 1993. After disbanding in 1999, guitarist Dan Wleklinski and bassist Joe Principe formed the well-known punk rock band Rise Against. The band reunited in ..., 1995 *"Behind Bars", song from ''The Wanted'' (album), 2010 *"Behind Bars", song by the Jayhawks from ''The Jayhawks'' (album), 1986 *"Behind Bars", single by Fei Comodo, 2009 Other uses * ''Behind Bars'' (boo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sadness Of Johnson Joe Jangles
''The Sadness of Johnson Joe Jangles'' is a Canadian experimental short drama film, directed by Jeffrey St. Jules and released in 2004. The film stars Zachary Bennett as the titular Johnson Joe Jangles, a gay cowboy who aspires to start a family with his husband Pete (Gregory White), only for their dreams to be tested when Clay Fantasia (Soo Garay) offers them jobs in a lawless frontier town where even the basic laws of nature don't apply.Marise Strauss"Canadian Film Centre Short Dramatic Films" '' Playback'', June 21, 2004. The cast also includes Keir Gilchrist, Shayne Taylor and Cherisse Woonsam. Made as St. Jules' student project for the Canadian Film Centre, the film incorporates both surreal fantasy and musical elements, with its visual style influenced by both Caravaggio and David LaChapelle. The film premiered on June 7, 2004, at a screening series of short films by that year's CFC graduates. It was later screened at the 2004 Montreal World Film Festival, and the 2004 Tor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nothing (film)
''Nothing'' is a 2003 Canadian surrealist comedy-drama film directed by Vincenzo Natali. It stars David Hewlett and Andrew Miller. Plot A man named Dave is fired from his job after his girlfriend frames him for embezzlement. Meanwhile, his friend and housemate Andrew, an agoraphobic travel agent, is falsely accused of attempted child molestation, and their house is to be demolished by day's end. Both of them hide inside the house as police, city officials, and outraged neighbors surround it. Dave and Andrew open their front door and discover that the entire world beyond their house is gone, replaced with a featureless white void. The nothingness surrounding them holds a flat, featureless, and somewhat springy surface. They set out across the empty plane to explore their new surroundings, leaving items behind as a means of getting back. After running out of items to leave as a trail, they lose track of their path. They eventually wander back home. There, Andrew realizes that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foolproof (film)
''Foolproof'' is a 2003 Canadian heist film directed by William Phillips and starring Ryan Reynolds, David Suchet, Kristin Booth, Joris Jarsky, and James Allodi. Plot Kevin, Sam, and Rob are playing a game, known as "Foolproof", in which they create working plans to infiltrate and burgle various targets. They do not actually execute these heists, preferring to simply simulate them using necessary technical and physical abilities to carry out the tasks required for the heist. They adhere to some rules, such as using identical equipment and infrastructure as the target and using no firearms of any kind. All is fine until a famous criminal, Leo Gillette, breaks into Sam's apartment, steals the trio's plans for a jewelry warehouse heist, and accomplishes it. He then blackmails the group into designing and executing a plan to steal $20 million in bonds from a bank. Since he has evidence incriminating them in the plans, they accept. Tension escalates within the group as Rob befriend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Stories From The End Of Everything
''Three Stories from the End of Everything'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Semi Chellas and released in 2000. The film centres on three characters who are coping with unrequited or lost love. Its cast included Soo Garay, John Robinson, Lucas Denton and Kristen Ross. The film premiered on September 9, 2000, at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. It received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2002. In advance of the Genie Award ceremony on February 7, it was screened at the Bloor Cinema on January 27, as the opening film to a screening of '' Treed Murray''."Watch these five little Genies, all in a row". ''Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. ...'', January 11, 2002. References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
