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Stuart Hughes
Stuart Hughes (born June 9, 1959) is a Canadian actor known for his leading roles on the stages of many Canadian theatre companies, including Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival and Soulpepper Theatre Company (of which he is a founding member). Education As a teenager, Hughes lived in London, Ontario, where he attended Saunders Secondary School and played French horn and violin in the school orchestra and band. He performed in school drama productions and also had roles in plays at Theatre London. Career Hughes has received many award nominations for his work in film and television, and on stage. He has received three Dora Awards for the roles of Billy in '' The Collected Works of Billy the Kid'', The Man in ''On the Verge'' (Tarragon Theatre) and Kit Carson in ''The Time Of Your Life'' (Soulpepper). He received an ACTRA Award for his lead role in the film '' The Drawer Boy''. He appeared in ''Mayday Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Follows
Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows (born March 14, 1968) is a Canadian-American actress and director. She is known for her role as Anne Shirley in the 1985 Canadian television miniseries ''Anne of Green Gables'' and its two sequels. From 2013 to 2017, she starred as Catherine de' Medici, Queen of France, in the television drama series ''Reign''. Early life Follows was born in Toronto, Ontario, the youngest of four children, in an acting family. Her father was Canadian theatre actor and director Ted Follows and her mother is Canadian actress Dawn Greenhalgh. Her parents later divorced. Her three siblings are all in the entertainment industry. Her elder sister Edwina is a writer, while her brother Laurence and sister Samantha Follows (who is married to American actor Sean O'Bryan) are also actors. Career Beginnings Her first acting job came at the age of nine, when she landed a spot in a commercial for Bell Canada. She was directed to make an impudent gesture out of a school ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where The Truth Lies
''Where the Truth Lies'' is a 2005 British-Canadian erotic thriller film written and directed by Atom Egoyan and starring Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, and Alison Lohman. It is based on Rupert Holmes' 2003 novel of the same name. The film alternates between 1957, when comedy duo Lanny Morris (Bacon) and Vince Collins (Firth) are at the height of their success, and 1972, when journalist Karen O'Connor (Lohman) is determined to unravel the mystery of a young woman found dead in their hotel suite 15 years before. Plot In 1957, immediately after co-hosting a 39-hour-long polio telethon in a Miami television studio, entertainers Lanny Morris and Vince Collins fly north to open the new showroom of a New Jersey hotel run by mobster Sally Sanmarco, who has intimidated them into appearing in order to improve his own image. In their New Jersey hotel suite, shortly after their arrival, the nude body of Miami college student Maureen O'Flaherty is found in a bathtub. Maureen, an aspiring journ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psi Factor
''Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal'' is a Canadian science fiction drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes over four seasons from 1996 to 2000. In 1996, Christopher Chacon and Peter Aykroyd co-created the show. Plot The series was hosted by Dan Aykroyd, who presents dramatic stories inspired by the paranormal investigations of the "Office of Scientific Investigation and Research" (O.S.I.R.). Season one The first season introduces members of the O.S.I.R. team, including case managers Conner Doyle ( Paul Miller) and Curtis Rollins ( Maurice Dean Wint), senior data analyst Lindsay Donner (Nancy Anne Sakovich), physicist Peter Axon ( Barclay Hope), Dr. Anton Hendricks ( Colin Fox) as well as various other investigators that rotate with each new case. The first season uses elements that are later dropped in subsequent seasons, most notably featuring two unlinked cases per episode. The first season feat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moonshine Highway
''Moonshine Highway'' is a 1996 American thriller-drama made-for-TV-movie written, produced, and directed by Andy Armstrong. It stars Kyle MacLachlan, Randy Quaid, and Maria del Mar. It was broadcast in the United States by Showtime on 5 May 1996. The film has been described as a recent example in a tradition of popular cultural depictions of moonshiners as "noble renegades" of the backwoods South (also found in 1958's '' Thunder Road''). Plot Set in the 1950s, in backcountry Tennessee, the story focuses on Jed Muldoon (Kyle MacLachlan), a World War II veteran who smuggles illegal corn whiskey in his modified Lincoln. Muldoon is having an affair with Ethel Miller ( Maria del Mar), whose husband is the corrupt, local sheriff Wendell Miller (Randy Quaid). Sheriff Miller is under pressure from federal agent Bill Rickman ( Alex Carter) to arrest the moonshiners. Cast * Kyle MacLachlan as Jed Muldoon * Randy Quaid as Sheriff Miller * Maria del Mar as Ethel Miller * Alex Carter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Continues
''The Legend Continues'' may refer: *'' Anchorman: The Legend Continues'' *'' Dragonworld: The Legend Continues'', a 1999 Adventure fantasy film. It is a Direct-to-video sequel to the original 1994 film, Dragonworld. The film was actually originally filmed in 1996, but did not see a release until 1999 *'' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'', a spin-off of the 1972–1975 television series ''Kung Fu'' * ''The Legend Continues'' (album) {{DEFAULTSORT:Legend Continues, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever Knight
''Forever Knight'' is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern-day Toronto, Ontario. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a way to become human again. The series premiered on May 5, 1992, and concluded with the third-season finale on May 17, 1996. Plot The series followed the adventures of Nick Knight, a Toronto cop working the graveyard shift with his partner Donald Schanke. Unbeknownst to most of his colleagues, Nick is actually Nicholas, an 800-year-old vampire (his human surname was reference to his status as a literal knight in medieval France). Remorseful over centuries spent as a vampiric cold-hearted killer, Nicholas works as a cop and often ends up using his special abilities to bring criminals to justice. Whenever he works on his cases, Nicholas remembers similar situations from previo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Picture Windows
''Picture Windows'' is an American television miniseries that aired on Showtime in 1995. It consists of six short films, each inspired by a different iconic painting, matched with a story by a renowned author, and directed by a prominent filmmaker such as Norman Jewison, Peter Bogdanovich, Jonathan Kaplan, Joe Dante, John Boorman, and Bob Rafelson, respectively. With a different cast in each installment, these films included performances by a number of notable actors, including Alan Arkin, George Segal, Sally Kirkland, Robert Loggia, Steve Zahn, Brooke Adams, Dan Hedaya, Michael Lerner, Ron Perlman, and John Hurt. Co-creator David Wesley Wachs also wrote and directed a 20-minute pilot titled ''The Life of Art'' based on the painting ''Hitchhiker'' by Robert Gwathmey. Dan Halperin directed the pilot episode for the series entitled ''Rosemary'', which was produced by Halperin and Scott JT Frank under their Epiphany Pictures banner. Reception The miniseries won one an Emmy Award and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blades Of Courage
''Blades of Courage'' (also known as ''Skate!'') is a 1987 Canadian made-for-television movie written by Suzette Couture and directed by Randy Bradshaw. The film was released under the name ''Skate!'' and first aired on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation network. It won the 1988 Gemini Award for Best TV Movie. Plot The film is about Lori Laroche, a young figure skater from Peterborough, Ontario. In her debut at the 1985 Canadian Figure Skating Championships, Laroche ( Christianne Hirt) places third. At the banquet to announce the team that will attend the World Figure Skating Championships, Stuart Carmody (Cec Linder) the president of the Canadian Figure Skating Association, decides to send Christa Simmons, the Canadian champion, and Laroche instead of the silver medalist, Tara Lynn ( Owens Shelley-Lynn Owens). Tara Lynn's coach, Bruce Gainor (Colm Feore) is furious, and pulls Carmody aside. Carmody assures Gainor this is a good idea. Carmody also tells Gainor the CFSA would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hangin' In
''Hangin' In'' was a Canadian television sitcom which aired on CBC from 1981 to 1987. It aired briefly on Nickelodeon and in syndication in the United States. Synopsis The show starred Lally Cadeau as Kate Brown, the attractive and charismatic director of a youth drop-in centre in Toronto, and blended both comedy and drama in its portrayal of genuine teen counselling problems."CBC sitcom Hangin' In deals with the issues that concern teenagers in an entertaining way", ''Toronto Star'', November 1, 1986. David Eisner starred as Michael DiFalco, a young, affable staff counsellor, and Ruth Springford appeared as Doris Webster, the centre's receptionist. Many young Canadian actors, including Eric McCormack, Keanu Reeves, Jessica Steen and Mark Humphrey, made guest appearances as teenaged clients of the youth centre. During the show's final season, Cadeau was replaced for the final five episodes by Fiona Reid as Maggie. This change was planned, as the producers were setting up a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die In A Gunfight
''Die in a Gunfight'' is a 2021 American romantic crime thriller film directed by Collin Schiffli and written by Andrew Barrer and Gabriel Ferrari. It stars Alexandra Daddario and Diego Boneta. It is described as an updated version of William Shakespeare's ''Romeo and Juliet''. The film was released in the United States on July 16, 2021, by Lionsgate. Plot As told by the Narrator, in third person omniscient: In 1864 New York City, Tarleton Rathcart and Theodore Gibbon settle their rivalry through a Gentlemen's Duel. This results in Theodore’s death, initiating a feud between the families. Benjamin Gibbon often gets into fights. He seeks meaning in his life, due to depression. Ben falls in love, ceasing his troublemaking ways, but love escapes him. This causes a return to his disruptive habits. Now 27, Ben has renounced his family’s wealth, but has regular communication with his parents. Mary Rathcart, was expelled from every private school in town. However, her most severe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into Invisible Light
''Into Invisible Light'' is a 2018 Canadian romantic drama film directed and co-written by Shelagh Carter and starring co-writer Jennifer Dale. Carter's third feature is an independent film loosely based on characters from Chekhov's ''Uncle Vanya'', Dale's character being based on Yelena, and Keleghan's on Dr. Astrov. The film features an original score by Shawn Pierce. Cast Release and reception ''Into Invisible Light'' premiered at the Whistler Film Festival on 1 and 2 December 2018, and the rest of Canada on 1 February 2019 at Scotiabank theatres in Winnipeg and Toronto. Accolades ;Awards *52nd WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, 2019 • Platinum Remi (Shelagh Carter) • Gold Remi Best Actress (Jennifer Dale) *Italian Contemporary Film Festival (Toronto), 2019 • Special Achievement - Best Actress (Jennifer Dale) *West Europe International Film Festival (Brussels), 2019 • Best Film • Best Lead Actor (Peter Kelleghan) • Best Supporting Actress (Kari Match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lavender (2016 Film)
''Lavender'' is a 2016 American-Canadian drama film directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly and written by Colin Frizzell and Ed Gass-Donnelly. The film stars Abbie Cornish as a young mother struggling with memory lapses related to her troubled childhood. Co-stars include Dermot Mulroney, Justin Long, Diego Klattenhoff, Peyton Kennedy and Lola Flanery. The film was released on DirecTV on February 3, 2017, before being released on VOD and in theaters on March 3, 2017, by Samuel Goldwyn Films. Plot In 1985, police officers tell Patrick that something has happened to his brother and his family. The police find his brother, his brother's wife, and his niece have all been massacred. The police find Jane, a blood-covered teenager, to be the only survivor. The song "Lavender Blue" plays in the background. Jane is raised by a foster family and has no memory of her family or the tragedy. In 2010, Jane owns a studio, selling photographs she takes of abandoned farmhouses. She has a strained relatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |