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Ari Posner
Ari Posner (born 1970) is a Canadian film and television composer, most noted as a multiple Gemini Award and Canadian Screen Award winner for his television scores.Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco, "A breakthrough moment: But film and TV composer Ari Posner is no flash in the pan". '' Words & Music'', Vol. 15, Iss. 4, (Winter 2008). A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, he moved to Toronto, Ontario, in 1989 to study music at York University.Susan Minuk"Composer Ari Posner Picks Up Canadian Screen Award for Anne with an 'E'" ''The J'', August 5, 2020. He is a frequent collaborator with composer Amin Bhatia. He has also been a record producer, most notably on Jen Gould's album ''Music Soup'', which was the winner of the Juno Award for Children's Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2008."Ex-Winnipeggers supported Juno wins"]. ''Winnipeg Free Press The ''Winnipeg Free Press'' (or WFP; founded as the ''Manitoba Free Press'') is a daily (excluding Sunday) broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching , is the world's longest binational land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Indigenous peoples have continuously inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years. Beginning in the 16th century, British and French expeditions explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. As a consequence of various armed conflicts, France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am Syd Stone
''I Am Syd Stone'' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Denis Theriault and released in 2014.Sam Fraser"Syd Stone rolls on with new web series" ''The Coast'', December 26, 2019. Plot synopsis The film centres on Syd Stone (Gharrett Patrick Paon), a closeted gay movie star filming a made-for-TV film called Soccer Dad, while worrying about his high school reunion. While there, he tries to mentor his young co-star, who has an emotionally abusive father. At his hotel near the movie set, Syd meets a handsome, young lawyer in town representing a defendant in a murder trial, Brent (Michael Gaty) who awakens his repressed sexuality. Matters are further complicated when his trophy girlfriend shows up unexpectedly.Tim Isaac"I Am Syd Stone Trailer – Take a look at the Iris Prize nominated gay-themed short film" ''Big Gay Picture Show'', August 13, 2014. Release The film was an entrant in the 2014 Iris Prize festival, and was included in Volume 12 of the ''Boys on Film'' series of LGB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doodlebops Rockin' Road Show
''The Doodlebops'' is a Canadian live action musical-comedy children's television series. It was produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment (now WildBrain) for CBC Television in Canada—although the series aired in the U.S., on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney (now known as Disney Junior) from April 11, 2005, until November 17, 2007. The series combines music, choreography, humour, and skits to teach social lessons. It included scenes from a concert in front of preschool audiences being participated actively. Characters The members of ''The Doodlebops'' were consisting of Lisa Lennox, Chad McNamara, and Jonathan Wexler wearing costumes and prosthetic cosmetics to portray fictional musical artists. With a predictable storyline each episode consisted of some troubles which the three main characters had to resolve. Main * Deedee Doodle (keyboards, keytar, vocals) – Deedee is dressed in purple and pink with a pink "bob" haircut and a purple headband. She plays the keytar and the keyb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Gym Partner's A Monkey
''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'' is an American animated television series created by Tim Cahill and Julie McNally Cahill for Cartoon Network. It aired from December 26, 2005, to November 27, 2008, ending with a total of four seasons and 56 episodes. The series follows Adam Lyon, a human who, after a clerical error listed his surname as "Lion", is forced to transfer to Charles Darwin Middle School, a school for local anthropomorphic zoo animals, where he is partnered with Jake Spidermonkey in gym, and quickly becomes best friends with him. Two DVD volumes have been released in 2007 and 2008 in Australia. Saerom Animation, who also did animation work for ''Adventure Time'', ''Regular Show'', and ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack'', provided the animation. The series won an Emmy Award in 2007 and was nominated for four Annie Awards. Summary A 12-year-old student named Adam Lyon is transferred to a middle school established for anthropomorphic zoo animals due to a spelling e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Test
''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB on September 17, 2005, which continued to air the series through its second and third seasons. The rest of the series aired on Cartoon Network starting on January 7, 2008, in the United States and internationally. In Canada, the show premiered on Teletoon on September 3, 2006. The series revolves around the adventures of the title character, Johnny Test, an 11-year-old suburban boy who lives with his parents, his "super-genius" 13-year-old twin sisters, Susan and Mary, who are scientists and best friends with each other, and a talking dog named Dukey. They reside in the fictional town of Porkbelly (either in the United States or Canada). Johnny is often used as a test subject for his genius twin sisters' inventions and experiments, ranging from gadgets to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doodlebops
''The Doodlebops'' is a Canadian live action musical-comedy children's television series. It was produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment (now WildBrain) for CBC Television in Canada—although the series aired in the U.S., on Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney (now known as Disney Junior) from April 11, 2005, until November 17, 2007. The series combines music, choreography, humour, and skits to teach social lessons. It included scenes from a concert in front of preschool audiences being participated actively. Characters The members of ''The Doodlebops'' were consisting of Lisa Lennox, Chad McNamara, and Jonathan Wexler wearing costumes and prosthetic cosmetics to portray fictional musical artists. With a predictable storyline each episode consisted of some troubles which the three main characters had to resolve. Main * Deedee Doodle (keyboards, keytar, vocals) – Deedee is dressed in purple and pink with a pink "bob" haircut and a purple headband. She plays the keytar and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Get Ed
''Get Ed'' is a computer-animated television series about a genetically engineered teenage delivery boy who fights industrial crime in Progress City. The show aired as a part of the Jetix programming block on the United States cable television network Toon Disney until the channel closed in 2009. The series also used to run on ABC Family before the channel switched to a non-animated format. Reruns aired on Toon Disney's successor, Disney XD in 2009. It was the second original show produced for the Jetix block and for the Jetix channels worldwide, where the show aired in 2005. Plot In the series, Ed is an "electro-genetically" enhanced teen who works for Dojo Deliveries, a courier service, in the futuristic Progress City. Ed uses his cyber sleuthing skills to thwart identity theft and other information-based crimes. He and his courier pals Burn, Deets, Fizz, and Loogie (accompanied by his puppet Dr. Pinch), along with their friend and mentor Ol’ Skool, must battle the ultima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life And Times (TV Series)
''Life and Times'' was a series of biographical documentary films broadcast by CBC Television, CBC Country Canada and CBC Newsworld. The program premiered in 1996,"New for '96: Canadian specials, documentaries, movies and mini-series". ''Toronto Star'', September 12, 1996. and ran until 2007. The show centred primarily on Canadian public figures, such as actors, musicians, comedians, writers, business people and politicians. Figures profiled in the first season included Mordecai Richler, Craig Russell, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Farley Mowat, Roberta Bondar, Anne Murray, Peter Lougheed, Daniel Igali, Karen Kain, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Bob White and Don Cherry, while profiles in the second season included Emily Carr, Burton Cummings, Peter Gzowski and Gilles Villeneuve. Hosted by Gordon Pinsent in its first two seasons, Ann-Marie MacDonald became the show's host in its third season"MacDonald new host of Life and Times". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', September 30, 1998. and remained as h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franny's Feet
''Franny's Feet'' is a children's animated television series created by Cathy Moss and Susin Nielsen. The show was produced by Decode Entertainment (now WildBrain) with the participation of Family Channel and in association with Channel Five Broadcasting Limited for the first two seasons. 52 episodes were produced spanning over three seasons. The show follows the adventures of Frances "Franny" Fantootsie (a portmanteau of "fantasy" and "tootsie") as she tries on a new shoe and travels to different places in the world. It first premiered on Family Channel in Canada on July 8, 2003 and was broadcast until October 31, 2010. In the U.S, the show aired on PBS Kids in 2006 and Five in the U.K. Summary A 5-year-old girl named Franny visits with her grandfather every day at his shoe repair shop in Vancouver, Canada They talk about all matters until a customer comes. The customer presents shoes needing to be repaired to her grandfather, and he gives the pair to Franny to place insid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King (2003 TV Series)
''King'' is a Canadian animated television series produced by Decode Entertainment and Funbag Animation Studios that aired on Family Channel between August 15, 2003 and March 19, 2005.King , Catalog " DHX Media. 2018. Archived from th original on 27 November 2018.King , What's On " ''Family.ca''. CA: Astral Media. Archived from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The End Of Sex
''The End of Sex'' is a 2022 Canadian romantic comedy film, directed by Sean Garrity. The film stars Jonas Chernick and Emily Hampshire as Josh and Emma, a young married couple who are feeling pressured by the demands of parenthood, and ship their kids off to camp so that they can embark on a series of sexual adventures to reignite the passion in their relationship.Kelly Townsend"Emily Hampshire, Jonas Chernick to EP and star in Vortex rom-com" '' Playback'', February 2, 2022. The cast also includes Gray Powell, Lily Gao, Melanie Scrofano, and Pedro Miguel Arce. The film was shot in Hamilton, Ontario, in early 2022. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022. It also screened in the Borsos Competition at the 2022 Whistler Film Festival. Ari Posner received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Original Score at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023. Cast * Emily Hampshire as Emma * Lily Gao as Kelly * Gray Powell as Marl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |