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Compulsive Liar
''Compulsive Liar'' () is a Canadian comedy film, directed by Émile Gaudreault and released in 2019. The film stars Louis-José Houde as Simon, a man who is confronted by his family about his lifelong habit of being a compulsive liar, and denies it; but he then wakes up the next day in an alternate reality in which all of his past lies have become the truth, forcing him to correct all of his lies with the help of his brother Phil ( Antoine Bertrand) in order to reset everything back to normal. The cast also includes Véronique Le Flaguais, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Geneviève Schmidt, Catherine Chabot, Denise Filiatrault, Johanne-Marie Tremblay, Luc Senay and Sonia Vachon. Reception The film premiered in theatres on July 10, 2019, and had the biggest opening weekend for a Québécois film in 2019. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Émile Gaudreault
Émile Gaudreault, ( born March 6, 1964) is a Quebec director, author, screenwriter and producer. Since 1994, he has been directing, writing and producing feature films as well as episodes for television series. Several of his films have won awards in Quebec and Canada and have been adapted for the United States and France. Early life Émile Gaudreault was born in Sainte-Foy, Quebec City, Sainte-Foy to a mother who was a teacher and a father who taught theology. During his childhood, he moved to the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality, Lac-Saint-Jean region, first to Lac-à -la-Croix, Quebec, Lac-à -la-Croix, then to Alma, Quebec, Alma and finally to Jonquière, where he studied art and media technology at Cégep. Career Émile Gaudreault made his debut as an author and also on stage, in the comedy shows of the ''Groupe Sanguin''. For the big screen, he co-wrote ''Louis 19, King of the Airwaves'' (), a comedy that was the highest-grossing Canadian film in 1994 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonia Vachon
Sonia Vachon (born March 14, 1966, in Magog, Quebec) is a Canadian actress.Sarah Bélisle"Un beau cadeau pour Sonia Vachon" ''Le Journal de Montréal'', March 28, 2012. She is most noted for her performance in the film '' 5150 Elm's Way (5150, rue des ormes)'', for which she was both a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 30th Genie Awards and a Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 12th Jutra Awards. She was also a Jutra nominee in the same category at the 1st Jutra Awards in 1999 for '' It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)'',"Red Violin leads pack for Jutra Awards". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 28, 1999. and at the 14th Jutra Awards in 2012 for ''A Sense of Humour ''A Sense of Humour'' () is a Canadian crime comedy film, directed by Émile Gaudreault and released in 2011.Charles-Henri Ramond"Sens de l’humour, Le – Film d’Émile Gaudreault" ''Films du Québec'', June 17, 2011. The film stars Louis-Jos� ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rémy Girard
Rémy Girard (born August 10, 1950) is a Canadian actor and former television host from Quebec.Gaetan Charlebois"Girard, Rémy" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', December 5, 2023. Early life Born in Jonquière, he is the son of politician Fernand Girard. Richard Ouzounian"Rémy Girard: a connoisseur of life" ''Toronto Star'', December 31, 2010. He attended Université Laval, initially to study law but switching to acting after joining the university's theatre troupe.Patricia Belzil"Girard, Rémy" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', February 16, 2012. He transferred to the Conservatoire de théà tre du Québec, where he graduated in 1974. Acting career Girard has acted in film, television and stage productions throughout his career. He first became famous for playing the role of Rémy in Denys Arcand's 1986 film ''The Decline of the American Empire (Le Déclin de l'empire américain)'', later reprising the character in ''The Barbarian Invasions (Les Invasions barbares)''. Girard als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierrette Robitaille
Pierrette Robitaille C.M. (born June 6, 1950) is a Canadian film and television actress from Quebec. Career Robitaille is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Actress, for her role as Mme Therrien in '' It's Your Turn, Laura Cadieux (C't'à ton tour, Laura Cadieux)'' and its sequel '' Laura Cadieux II (Laura Cadieux...la suite)'', and a Jutra Award winner for Best Actress for her performance as Vic in '' Vic et flo ont vu un ours''. Her other credits have included the films '' Mambo Italiano'', '' Intimate Power (Pouvoir intime)'', '' Poverty and Other Delights (Joyeux calvaire)'', '' Wedding Night (Nuit de noces)'', ''A Sense of Humour (Le sens de l'humour)'', '' Alice's Odyssey (L'Odyssée d'Alice Tremblay)'' and '' Séraphin: Heart of Stone (Séraphin: un homme et son péché)''. Robitaille was appointed a member of the Order of Canada The Order of Canada () is a Canadian state order, national order and the second-highest Award, honour for merit in the system of or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris Public Prize
Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who also played guitar and sang backup vocals. Prix is also famous for its use of banjo. Alex Chilton also participated in the recordings, along with session drummer Hilly Michaels. Although the group generated some major record label interest—notably from Mercury Records and Columbia/CBS Records—it ultimately only released a double A-side single on Ork Records in 1977 and a single on Miracle Records in 1978. Its only live performance came at a CBS Records showcase in 1976. In 1977, just as Ork Records released the first single and booked the group at CBGB, Prix broke up due both to Hoehn's unwillingness to remain in New York and to creative differences. In 1978, two of the songs recorded during the Prix sessions were included on ''Losing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris For Revelation Of The Year
The Prix Iris for Revelation of the Year () is an annual award, presented by Québec Cinéma as part of its Prix Iris program, to honour the best performances by emerging actors in their first major film roles.Cédric Bélanger"Gala Québec Cinéma: un vent de fraîcheur a soufflé sur le cinéma québécois" ''Le Journal de Québec'', June 1, 2019. The award is not separated by gender. Rykko Bellemare, the first winner of the award, became the second indigenous actor to win an acting award after Natar Ungalaaq won Best Actor for '' The Necessities of Life (Ce qu'il faut pour vivre)''. '' A Colony (Une colonie)'' became the second film to receive three nominations in an acting category after '' Les Boys III'' received three Best Actor nominations. To date, one actor and four actresses who were nominated for Revelation of the Year received subsequent nominations in other acting categories: * Théodore Pellerin, winner of the 2018 award, won Best Supporting Actor in 2021 for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris For Best Supporting Actress
Québec Cinéma presents an annual award for Best Supporting Actress () to recognize the best in the Cinema of Quebec. Until 2016, it was known as the Jutra Award for Best Supporting Actress in memory of influential Quebec film director Claude Jutra. Following the withdrawal of Jutra's name from the award, the 2016 award was presented under the name Québec Cinéma. The Prix Iris name was announced in October 2016. Céline Bonnier received the most nominations in this category, seven, and received one award. Sandrine Bisson received five nominations, including four for her role in Ricardo Trogi's autobiographical tetralogy. She won for ''1981'', ''1991'' and ''1995'', becoming the only actress to win the award thrice. For her performance in '' Inch'Allah'', Sabrina Ouazani became the first non-Canadian to win the award. A rare tie occurred in this category during the 7th Jutra Awards between Sylvie Moreau and Brigitte Lafleur for their respective roles in ''Love and Magnets (Les ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22nd Quebec Cinema Awards
The 22nd Quebec Cinema Awards were presented on 10 June 2020, to recognize talent and achievement in the cinema of Quebec. The planned 7 June ceremony was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but nominees were announced 23 April. Abenaki documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin was also selected as the recipient of the Iris Tribute at the unanimous recommendation of Québec Cinéma's Comité de représentation professionnelle. Following the ceremony's cancellation, Québec Cinéma announced that on 10 June, most winners would be announced by webcast by Radio-Canada and ARTV, with the webcast hosted by Élise Guilbault, Guillaume Lambert and Mani Soleymanlou; following this, Jean-Philippe Wauthier hosted his show '' Bonsoir Bonsoir!'' where the winners for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Actress and the Public Prize were announced. '' And the Birds Rained Down (Il pleuvait des oiseaux)'' received thirteen nominations, the most of the ceremony, and became the fifth film to receive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prix Iris
Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who also played guitar and sang backup vocals. Prix is also famous for its use of banjo. Alex Chilton also participated in the recordings, along with session drummer Hilly Michaels. Although the group generated some major record label interest—notably from Mercury Records and Columbia/CBS Records—it ultimately only released a double A-side single on Ork Records in 1977 and a single on Miracle Records in 1978. Its only live performance came at a CBS Records showcase in 1976. In 1977, just as Ork Records released the first single and booked the group at CBGB, Prix broke up due both to Hoehn's unwillingness to remain in New York and to creative differences. In 1978, two of the songs recorded during the Prix sessions were included on ''Losi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. It is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. She was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper# ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
8th Canadian Screen Awards
The 8th Canadian Screen Awards were presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television from 25–28 May 2020 to honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production in 2019. The presentations were held as a series of virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nominations were announced on 18 February, with François Girard'''s'' '' The Song of Names'' leading in film nominations with 9, and Dan and Eugene Levy's sitcom ''Schitt's Creek'' leading in television with 26 nominations. Sophie Deraspe's '' Antigone'' would be the most-awarded film and win Best Motion Picture'','' while ''Cardinal'' would be the most-awarded television series. Ceremony information The ceremony was originally scheduled to be held on 29 March 2020. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Screen Award (Canada)
The Golden Screen Award, formerly known as the Golden Reel Award, is a Canadian film award, presented to the Canadian film with the biggest box office gross of the year.Paul Townend"Golden Screen Awards" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', January 22, 2013. The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association introduced this award in 1976 as part of the Canadian Film Awards until 1979. The Golden Reel became part of the Genie Awards ceremonies in 1980, and is currently part of the Canadian Screen Awards. It was renamed from Golden Reel to Golden Screen as of the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards in 2015. As the economics of Canadian film production mean that the year's top-grossing Canadian film is often a francophone film from Quebec, the award often (although not always) went to the same film as the ''Billet d'or'' ("Golden Ticket"), which was presented by the Prix Iris to the top-grossing film from Quebec until that award was replaced by the fan-voted Public Prize in 2016. In 2015, the Aca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
