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Blaine Thurier
Blaine Thurier (born 1967) is a Canadian musician and film producer. He plays synthesizer with the Canadian indie pop supergroup The New Pornographers. His videos for The New Pornographers have been critically well received. Thurier has written and directed feature films which have been screened at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), South by Southwest Film Festival, Slamdance and other festivals. Thurier served as a 2011 panelist for the TIFF. Personal life Thurier was born in 1967 Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada. He lives in Vancouver with his wife and son. Career Thurier considers filmmaking his main creative outlet, while treating music as a job. He plays synthesizer with the Canadian indie pop supergroup The New Pornographers. Thurier has directed three of the band's videos "Use It", "All For Swinging You Around" and "The Laws Have Changed". Feature films Thurier's first full-length feature '' Low Self-Esteem Girl'' premiered at the September 2000 Toronto Intern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Estevan
Estevan is the eighth-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is approximately north of the Canada–United States border. The Souris River runs by the city. This city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Estevan No. 5. History The first settlers in what was to become Estevan arrived in 1892, along with the expansion of the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was incorporated as a village in 1899, and later became a town in 1906. On March 1, 1957, Estevan acquired the status of a city, which, in Saskatchewan terms, is any community of 5,000 or more. The name origin is attributed to George Stephen's registered telegraphic address, ''Estevan''. George Stephen was the first President of the Canadian Pacific Railway from 1881 to 1888. World War I military unit On December 22, 1915, the 152nd (Weyburn-Estevan) Battalion, CEF was authorised and recruited men from the area before departing to Great Britain on October 3, 1916. 1931 riot Estevan was the site of the notorious E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slamdance Film Festival
The Slamdance Film Festival is an annual film festival focused on emerging artists. The annual week-long festival takes place in Park City, Utah, in late January and is the main event organized by the year-round Slamdance organization, which also hosts a screenplay competition, workshops, screenings throughout the year and events with an emphasis on independent films with budgets under US$1 million. History The festival was founded in 1995 by Dan Mirvish, Jon Fitzgerald, Shane Kuhn, and Peter Baxter, along with Paul Rachman, after they had been unsuccessful in submitting films to the Sundance Film Festival. Baxter has been in charge of Slamdance since 1997. Screenplay competition In addition to the festival, Slamdance's screenplay competition has discovered a number of talented screenwriters, including Joshua Marston (''Maria Full of Grace'') and Steven Fechter and Nicole Kassell, co-writers of ('' The Woodsman''). In 2008, Slamdance entered into an agreement with Upload Films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllRovi
RhythmOne , previously known as Blinkx, and also known as RhythmOne Group, is an American digital advertising technology company that owns and operates the web properties AllMusic, AllMovie, and SideReel. Blinkx was founded in 2004, went public on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2007, and began trading as RhythmOne in 2017. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and London, England. RhythmOne acquired All Media Network and its portfolio of web properties in April 2015. In April 2019, RhythmOne merged with Taptica International (renamed Tremor International in June 2019), an advertising technology company headquartered in Israel. History Blinkx was named after blinkx.com, an Internet Media platform that connects online video viewers with publishers and distributors, using advertising to monetize those interactions. Blinkx has an index of over 35 million hours of video and 800 media partnerships, as well as 111 patents related to the site's se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allmusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Directors
The following is a list of Canadian film, television and theatre directors, in alphabetical order. A * Jennifer Abbott (documentary) * Louise Abbott (documentary film) * Sarah Abbott (film) * Mark Achbar (film) * Steve J. Adams (film) * Patrick J. Adams (television) * David Acomba * Alfons Adetuyi (film, television) * Robert Adetuyi (film) * Philip Akin (theatre) * Atuat Akkitirq (film) * Zaynê Akyol (documentary) * Geneviève Albert (film) * Clint Alberta (documentary film) * Martha Allan (theatre) * Jennifer Alleyn (film) * Paul Almond * Bonnie Ammaq (film) * Janet Amos (theatre) * John Murray Anderson (theatre) * Robert Anderson (documentary) * Irene Angelico (documentary) * Catherine Annau (documentary) * Denys Arcand (film) * Louise Archambault (film) * Sylvain Archambault (film, television) * Kay Armatage (documentary) * Aviva Armour-Ostroff (film, theatre) * Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (documentary) * Asinnajaq (film) * Olivier Asselin (film) * Robin Aubert (film) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Canadian Musicians
This is a list of Canadian musicians. Only notable individuals appear here; bands are listed at List of bands from Canada. 0-9 *347aidan - rapper A * Lee Aaron – jazz and rock singer-songwriter, also known as "Metal Queen" *Abdominal – hip-hop musician * Adaline – singer-songwriter *Bryan Adams – singer-songwriter *Bernard Adamus – singer-songwriter * Susan Aglukark – folk-pop singer-songwriter * AHI – folk singer-songwriter *Lydia Ainsworth – composer/singer *Bruce Aitken – jazz and rock drummer * Robert Aitken – composer, flute player * Chuckie Akenz – rapper, songwriter *Pierrette Alarie – opera singer * Emma Albani – opera singer *Coco Love Alcorn – pop singer * John Alcorn – jazz singer * Don Alder – fingerstyle guitarist, singer-songwriter, composer *Toya Alexis – R&B singer * Madeleine Allakariallak – Inuit throat singer, folk singer * Chad Allan – singer (the Guess Who) * Andrew Allen – singer * John P. Allen – bluegrass, countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Rock
Rock music of Canada is a wide and diverse part of the general music of Canada, beginning with American and British style rock and roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock. Canada has produced many of the genre's most significant groups and performers, while contributing substantively to the development of the most popular subgenres, which include pop rock, progressive rock, country rock, folk rock, hard rock, punk rock, heavy metal and indie rock.Requires running a searches for Artist or year Background Since before Canada's emergence as a nation in 1867, the country has produced its own composers, musicians and ensembles. From the 17th century onward, Canada has developed a music infrastructure, that includes concert halls, conservatories, academies, performing arts centres, record companies, radio stations and national music video television channels. The success of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kicking Blood
''Kicking Blood'' is a 2021 Canadian horror comedy film directed and co-written by Blaine Thurier. The film stars Alanna Bale as Anna, a vampire who decides to try to quit her addiction to blood after meeting and falling in love with Robbie (Luke Bilyk), a human recovering alcoholic. The cast also includes Benjamin Sutherland, Rosemary Dunsmore and Vinessa Antoine. The film was shot in Sudbury, Ontario in early 2021. It premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, followed by screenings at the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival and the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival The 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival, the 40th event in the history of the Vancouver International Film Festival, was held from October 1 to October 11, 2021.Dana Gee"VIFF back in theatres for 40th anniversary festival" ''The Province' .... Reception References External links * * 2021 films Canadian comedy horror films Canadian vampi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teen Lust (2014 Film)
''Teen Lust'' is a 2014 Canadian teen comedy horror film directed by Blaine Thurier and written by Thurier and Jason Stone. The film had its world premiere on 10 September 2014 at the Toronto International Film Festival and stars Jesse Carere, Daryl Sabara and Annie Clark. Plot High school student Neil has taken an oath to remain celibate; an upcoming religious ceremony requires him to be a virgin. He's fully aware that his church is actually a Satan-worshiping cult, but only his parents and the other members know that this ceremony will involve actually sacrificing him to Satan. Not until during the ceremony, when Neil sees the dagger, does he realize what's about to happen; he and best friend Matt narrowly escape. Cult leader Sheldon sends members Collette and Brad to bring them back. Matt and Neil realize Neil needs to lose his virginity to be safe. The two go to Neil's friend and crush Denise; he frantically explains his situation and asks her to have sex with him. She doe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Cinema
''Twin Cinema'' is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. It was released on August 23, 2005. The album was shortlisted for the 2006 Polaris Music Prize. As of 2010 it has sold 138,000 copies in US and 20,000 copies in Canada. Critical reception Initial critical response to ''Twin Cinema'' was very positive. At Metacritic, which assigns to reviews from mainstream critics a normalized rating out of 100, the album has received a score of 85, based on 32 reviews. Online music magazine ''PopMatters'' ranked the album at #1 on their Best Music of 2005 list. ''Pitchfork'' placed ''Twin Cinema'' at number 150 on their list of Top 200 Albums of the 2000s, as well as at number 18 on their list of The 50 Best Indie Rock Albums of the Pacific Northwest. Track listing All songs written and sung by A. C. Newman, except where noted. Personnel ;The New Pornographers *A.C. Newman – vocals, guitar, ebow The EBow, short for electronic bow or energ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electric Version
''Electric Version'' is the second studio album by Canadian indie rock group The New Pornographers. It was released on Matador Records and Mint Records on May 6, 2003. ''Electric Version'' placed at number seven in ''The Village Voice''s Pazz & Jop poll of 2003 and was ranked at number 20 on ''PopMatters'' Best Music of 2003 list. In 2009, the album ranked number 79 in ''Rolling Stones "100 Best Albums of the Decade". "The Electric Version" is included as a playable song in the video game ''Rock Band'', after narrowly avoiding being cut. As of 2009, sales in the United States have exceeded 113,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Track listing All songs written by Carl Newman, except as noted. # "The Electric Version" – 2:53 # "From Blown Speakers" – 2:49 # "The Laws Have Changed" – 3:26 # "The End of Medicine" – 2:37 # "Loose Translation" – 2:59 # "Chump Change" (Dan Bejar) – 4:18 # "All for Swinging You Around" – 3:42 # "The New Face of Zero and One" – 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Film
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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