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Thomas Hauff
Thomas Hauff is an Austrian-born Canadian actor. He is most noted for his performance in the 1979 film ''Summer's Children'', for which he received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actor at the 1st Genie Awards in 1980."The Changeling boasts top nominees for Genies". ''Toronto Star'', March 15, 1980. Predominantly a stage actor, his noted theatre roles have included Jack MacNeill in Margaret Hollingsworth's ''War Babies'', Bram Shipley in James Nichol's stage adaptation of Margaret Laurence's '' The Stone Angel'', MacDonald in Anne Chislett's ''Glengarry School Days'', Matthew Cuthbert in Paul Ledoux's adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's ''Anne of Green Gables'', Lord Capulet in ''Romeo and Juliet'', and Angus in Michael Healey's '' The Drawer Boy''."Theatre veterans stage local showing of 'The Drawer Boy'". ''Waterloo Chronicle'', October 18, 2006. He also had roles in the films '' Brethren'', ''Who Has Seen the Wind Who Has Seen the Wind may refer to: * ''Who Has Seen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous city and state. A landlocked country, Austria is bordered by Germany to the northwest, the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia to the northeast, Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The country occupies an area of and has a population of 9 million. Austria emerged from the remnants of the Eastern and Hungarian March at the end of the first millennium. Originally a margraviate of Bavaria, it developed into a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire in 1156 and was later made an archduchy in 1453. In the 16th century, Vienna began serving as the empire's administrative capital and Austria thus became the heartland of the Habsburg monarchy. After the dissolution of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Drawer Boy
''The Drawer Boy'' is a play by Michael Healey. It is a two-act play set in 1972 on a farm near Clinton, Ontario. There are only three characters: the farm's two owners, Morgan and Angus, and Miles Potter, a young actor from Toronto doing research for a collectively created theatre piece about farming. ''The Drawer Boy'' premiered at Theatre Passe Muraille in 1999, starring Tom Barnett, David Fox and Jerry Franken. It is the winner of the 1999 Governor General’s Literary Award for English-language drama and was published in 1999 by Playwrights Canada Press. Plot The Drawer Boy replays the adventures of a young actor from a Toronto theatre group who visits the rural Ontario home of two elderly bachelor farmers to "research" farm life for a new play. In doing so, he demonstrates the way in which a collective creation appropriated the lives of its subjects and changed their own interpretation of it. The two farmers, Morgan and Angus, have achieved a precarious balance in their li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Movie
"The Movie" is the 54th episode of the sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It is the 14th episode of the fourth season, and first aired on January 6, 1993 on NBC. The episode revolves entirely around the characters' struggles to go to see a movie together. Plot Jerry has two stand-up acts scheduled for the same night; due to a delay in one of them, he cannot make both shows. A hopeful comedian, Buckles, hangs around to fill in when somebody drops out. Jerry agrees to lose his moment at the microphone, as he is meeting his friends to see a movie, ''CheckMate'', at 10:30. On his way to the movie theater, Jerry is grabbed by Buckles, who insists on sharing a taxicab. Buckles irritates Jerry by trying out a new comic routine. George has been chosen to buy the movie tickets. At the Paragon Theater, George joins the end of a queue. He taps the shoulder of the man in front of him, confirming that he does not have a ticket, which leads him to conclude he is in the line to purchase tickets. Elaine and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time To Say Goodbye?
''Time to Say Goodbye?'' is a 1997 American made-for-television drama film directed by David Jones and starring Eva Marie Saint. The film is centered on the decision of an elderly family patriarch to end his life, when faced with the degradation of Alzheimer's disease. The film originally premiered on Lifetime cable network on September 1, 1997. Television Guide - Volume 49 2001 - 0091692233 Time to Say Goodbye? (CC) — Drama 2:00 (1997) Fact-based drama about a physician (Richard Kiley) with Alzheimer's disease who wants his family to assist in his suicide. Cast * Eva Marie Saint ... Ruth Klooster * Richard Kiley ... Dr. Gerald Klooster * Margaret Colin ... Kristen Hamstra * Rick Roberts ... Chip Klooster * Alex Carter ... Craig Klooster * Kevin Hicks ... Curt Klooster * John Neville ... Michigan Judge * Elizabeth Shepherd ... Teresa Rodriguez * Louis Di Bianco ... Joe Rodriguez * Greg Ellwand ... Bill * Tracey Hoyt ... Mary * Catherine McNally ... Bet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mother Night (film)
''Mother Night'' is a 1996 American romantic war drama film produced and directed by Keith Gordon. It is based on Kurt Vonnegut's 1961 novel of the same name. Nick Nolte stars as Howard W. Campbell, Jr., an American who moves with his family to Germany after World War I and goes on to become a successful German language playwright. As World War II looms, Campbell meets a man who claims to be from the United States Department of War, and is recruited to spy for the U.S., transmitting Nazi propaganda containing hidden messages that can only be decoded by Allied intelligence. After the war, Campbell relocates to New York City, where he attempts to live in obscurity. Since the U.S. government keeps his true wartime role a closely guarded secret, Campbell is forced to live under an assumed identity. The film is narrated by Campbell, through a series of flashbacks, as he sits in a jail cell in Israel, writing his memoirs, and awaiting trial for war crimes. The film also stars Shery ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
True Colors (film)
''True Colors'' is a 1991 American drama film written by Kevin Wade, directed by Herbert Ross, and starring John Cusack, James Spader, Imogen Stubbs and (in one of his final film roles) Richard Widmark. Plot Peter Burton and best friend Tim Garrity nervously await the results of Peter's congressional election with Tim narrating about how this came to be. The two had met seven years earlier following an argument in the parking lot at UVA law school. After discovering that they are to be roommates, the men become close friends. Tim, who comes from an affluent family, plans a career with the Department of Justice, a fact that doesn't sit well with his girlfriend, Diana, the daughter of Senator Stiles. Diana effectively ends the relationship before Tim has a chance to propose. Peter, who is embarrassed by his lower-class roots, plans a career in politics, eventually manipulating his way into a job on a congressman's campaign staff. The friendship between them is severely tested when P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millennium (film)
''Millennium'' is a 1989 science fiction film directed by Michael Anderson and starring Kris Kristofferson, Cheryl Ladd, Robert Joy, Brent Carver, Al Waxman and Daniel J. Travanti. The original score was composed by Eric N. Robertson. It was marketed with the tagline "The people aboard Flight 35 are about to land 1,000 years from where they planned to." ''Millennium'' is based on the 1977 short story "Air Raid" by John Varley. Varley started work on a screenplay in 1979, and released the expanded story in book-length form in 1983 as '' Millennium''. Plot In 1989, while on its landing approach, a U.S. commercial jet is about to be struck by another plane from above. The pilot struggles to control the plane while the first officer checks the passenger cabin. He returns to the cockpit yelling that everyone is dead and the corpses are burned. National Transportation Safety Board investigator Bill Smith investigates the accident. He and his team are confused by the first o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder By Phone
''Murder by Phone'' (also known as ''Bells'' and ''The Calling'') is a 1982 science fiction slasher film directed by Michael Anderson. Its plot follows a series of murders committed by a disgruntled phone company employee who designs a device that kills victims when they answer their telephones. Cast * Richard Chamberlain as Nat Bridger * John Houseman as Stanley Markowitz * Sara Botsford as Ridley Taylor * Robin Gammell as Noah Clayton * Gary Reineke as Lt. Meara * Barry Morse as Fred Waites * Alan Scarfe as John Websole * James B. Douglas as Jack Gilsdorf * Ken Pogue as Fil Thorner * Neil Munro as Winters * Tom Butler as Detective Tamblyn * Colin Fox as Dr. Leon Alderman * Jefferson Mappin as Alex * Luba Goy as Beth Freemantle * Lenore Zann as Connie Lawson * George R. Robertson as George Lord * Angus MacInnes as Colin Bartell * Neil Affleck as Phone Tracer Novel The movie was preceded by a novel called ''Phone Call'' written by the screenwriters Michael Butler and Dennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogpound Shuffle
''Dogpound Shuffle'' (also known as ''Spot'') is a 1975 comedy film written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring David Soul and Ron Moody. Plot Two drifters, a former vaudeville dancer and a boxer, bond with a stray dog. When their dog is accidentally impounded, they form a song-and-dance act to raise money for the dog's release. Production The film was financed by Lew Grade because he felt it had a possibility for a TV series.Lew Grade, ''Still Dancing: My Story'', William Collins & Sons 1987 p 246 Grade never made a TV series based on the film, but because so little money was involved, he said he did not lose money on it. References External links * 1975 films 1975 comedy films ITC Entertainment films 1975 directorial debut films Films produced by Elliott Kastner 1970s English-language films Films directed by Jeffrey Bloom {{1970s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Away From Her
''Away from Her'' is a 2006 Canadian independent drama film written and directed by Sarah Polley and starring Julie Christie and Gordon Pinsent. Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, Wendy Crewson, Alberta Watson, and Kristen Thomson are featured in supporting roles. The feature film directorial debut of Polley, it is based on Alice Munro's short story "The Bear Came Over the Mountain", from the 2001 collection ''Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage''. The story centers on a couple whose marriage is tested when the wife begins to develop Alzheimer's and moves into a nursing home, where she loses virtually all memory of her husband and begins to develop a close relationship with another nursing home resident. ''Away from Her'' premiered at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival. It was theatrically released on May 4, 2007, and garnered critical acclaim, with critics praising Christie's performance and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cowboys Don't Cry (film)
''Cowboys Don't Cry'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Anne Wheeler and released in 1988."Director excels in moving tale of cowboy life". ''Kingston Whig-Standard'', November 25, 1988. Based on a novel by Marilyn Halvorson, the film centres on Josh Morgan (Ron White), a rodeo clown, and former rodeo champion whose relationship with his son Shane ( Zachary Ansley), is strained after Lucy (Rebecca Jenkins), Josh's wife and Shane's mother, is killed in an accident caused by Josh's drunk driving. After the horrific accident, Josh sinks into depression and self-pity. In the wake of the tragedy of his mother's death, Shane struggles to pick up the pieces and make up for his father's shortcomings. When Shane's grandfather dies, leaving a small ranch in his will, he hopes that his dream of settling down happily in one place, might come true after all. But how can a 14-year-old boy turn the run-down place around and keep the banker from seizing it, while attending school and looking afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Climb (1986 Film)
''The Climb'' is a Canadian-British co-produced adventure drama film, directed by Donald Shebib and released in 1986.Rick Groen, "Canadian director stumbles and can't make The Climb". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 16, 1987. A dramatization of mountaineer Hermann Buhl's 1953 attempt to climb Nanga Parbat, the film stars Bruce Greenwood as Buhl alongside James Hurdle, Kenneth Welsh, Ken Pogue, Thomas Hauff, Guy Bannerman, David James Elliott and Tom Butler as members of his expedition. The film was broadcast on British television in 1986 as part of ''Mountain Men'', a series of three films dramatizing noteworthy historical climbing expeditions. In Canada, it was announced as screening in the Perspectives Canada program at both the 1986 Toronto International Film Festival and the 1987 Toronto International Film Festival, although it is not clear from currently available sources whether this is because the film actually screened in both years, or because the 1986 screening wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
