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Benjamin Ratner
Benjamin Immanuel (also credited as Ben Ratner or Benjamin Ratner) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker. He is most noted for his performances in the films ''Last Wedding'' and '' Looking for Leonard''. Career Immanuel has appeared in the films ''Moving Malcolm'', ''Ignition'', '' Long Life, Happiness & Prosperity'', ''Amazon Falls'', '' Fathers & Sons'' and ''Sisters & Brothers'', and regular supporting roles as Sam Berger in the television series ''Da Vinci's City Hall'' and Ivon Teslia in '' Travelers''. He was also the director of ''Moving Malcolm''."Movie has feeling of baseball player who lost a close one". ''Vancouver Sun'', October 17, 2003. For his role in ''Last Wedding,'' he won a Vancouver Film Critics Circle award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film in 2001. He won the VFCC's Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film award in 2002 for ''Looking for Leonard''. He was also director of the film '' Down River'', which won the VFCC's award for Best British Columbia film in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadians
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and Multiculturalism, multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World Immigration to Canada, immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of New France, French and then the much larger British colonization of the Americas, British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Film Critics Circle Award For Best British Columbia Film
The Vancouver Film Critics Circle presents an award for Best British Columbia Film as part of its annual critics awards program, honouring the best films made within the Canadian province of British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ... within the previous year. Winners 2000s 2010s 2020s References {{VFCC Awards Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards Awards for best film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Guy Thing
''A Guy Thing'' is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Chris Koch and starring Jason Lee, Julia Stiles and Selma Blair. Plot Paul Morse (Lee) and Karen Cooper (Blair) are about to get married in Seattle. During his bachelor party, Paul has a chat with one of the dancers at the party, Becky Jackson (Stiles), and they find that they have an affinity for each other. Paul wakes up the next morning and is terrified to see Becky in the bed next to him. Assuming they slept together, Paul rushes Becky out of his apartment and hopes never to see her again. He tries to cover up the connection for the few days before the wedding. Unfortunately, Becky unexpectedly shows up around town and turns out to be Karen's cousin. Even worse, Becky's malicious ex-boyfriend cop Ray Donovan (Munro) had Becky followed and photographed. Becky and Paul meet again to steal those pictures from Ray's apartment. Further problems arise with family and friends consistently showing up at the wrong times. Crabs, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19 Months
Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music * 19 (band), a Japanese pop music duo Albums * ''19'' (Adele album), 2008 * ''19'', a 2003 album by Alsou * ''19'', a 2006 album by Evan Yo * ''19'', a 2018 album by MHD * ''19'', one half of the double album ''63/19'' by Kool A.D. * ''Number Nineteen'', a 1971 album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron * ''XIX'' (EP), a 2019 EP by 1the9 Songs * "19" (song), a 1985 song by British musician Paul Hardcastle. * "Nineteen", a song by Bad4Good from the 1992 album '' Refugee'' * "Nineteen", a song by Karma to Burn from the 2001 album ''Almost Heathen''. * "Nineteen" (song), a 2007 song by American singer Billy Ray Cyrus. * "Nineteen", a song by Tegan and Sara from the 2007 album '' The Con''. * "XIX" (song), a 2014 song by Slipknot. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Dragons
''American Dragons'' (also known as ''Double Edge'') is a 1998 action crime thriller film directed by Ralph Hemecker and starring Michael Biehn, Park Joong-hoon, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Don Stark and Byron Mann. It was written by Erik Saltzgaber and Keith W. Strandberg and produced by Brad Krevoy. Plot Detective Tony Luca is sent on a homicide investigation of a Yakuza leader after a bungled undercover sting to capture notorious gangster Rocco. After finding a folded origami lotus with the black lotus insignia Tony is assigned a partner, Detective Kim from Seoul, South Korea. Kim is described by Luca's captain as an expert on the league of ninja assassins known as the Black Lotus Society. Both Yakuza and Mafia gangsters are being assassinated all over town by the mysterious assassin known to Kim as "Shadow". After squeezing information out of Yakuza businessman Nakai and Mafia "Mafia" is an informal term that is used to describe criminal organizations that bear a strong similarit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrongfully Accused
''Wrongfully Accused'' is a 1998 satirical comedy film written, produced and directed by Pat Proft and starring Leslie Nielsen as a man who has been framed for murder and desperately attempts to expose the true culprits. The film is a parody of the 1993 film '' The Fugitive'', and also parodies numerous other films. This was Richard Crenna's final film before his death in 2003. Plot World-famous violinist Ryan Harrison is seen giving a concert. Afterwards, he goes to a party where he meets Hibbing Goodhue, a millionaire who sponsors Harrison's performances, as well as Goodhue's seductive wife Lauren and his possible mistress Cass Lake. The next evening, he finds a note from Lauren in his car which summons him to the Goodhue residence. When he goes to the Goodhue mansion, he bumps into Sean Laughrea, who has just killed Goodhue (together with an unknown accomplice). A violent fight follows, during which Harrison discovers that Sean is missing an eye, an arm, and a leg, and he over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Firestorm (1998 Film)
''Firestorm'' is a 1998 action thriller film directed by Dean Semler and starring Howie Long, Scott Glenn, William Forsythe, and Suzy Amis. Plot During a forest fire in northern Wyoming, smokejumper Jesse Graves (Howie Long) and his mentor Wynt Perkins ( Scott Glenn) are rescuing trapped civilians in a forest fire when a woman begs them to rescue her daughter from a burning cabin. They locate the girl, but Wynt is injured by a travel trailer sent flying by an explosion. Jesse manages to free Wynt and rescue both him and the girl from a flashover; Wynt's injuries mean that he must retire from active duty as a smokejumper, but he balks at the idea of "full" retirement due to his inadequate pension plan. Months later, a group of Wyoming State convicts stage an escape with the help of an arsonist on the outside, who sets fire in the forest so that the prisoners will be taken there to help firemen, giving the prisoners a chance to escape. Randall Alexander Shaye ( William Forsythe), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bounty Hunters (1996 Film)
''Bounty Hunters'' is a 1996 American-Canadian film starring Michael Dudikoff and Lisa Howard. It was directed by George Erschbamer. The film is followed by '' Bounty Hunters 2: Hardball''. Plot Jersey Bellini is a bounty hunter who forms an uneasy partnership with a rival to capture a fugitive Cast * Michael Dudikoff as Jersey Bellini * Lisa Howard as B.B. * Ben Ratner as Deimos * Erin Fitzgerald as Starr * Freddy Andreiuci as Izzy * Ashanti Williams as 'Word' * Steve Makaj as O'Conner * Peter LaCroix as Austraat * Michael McMillian as Clayton * Garry Chalk as Wasser * Mike Mitchell as Ray Colt * Deryl Hayes as Mr. Hervey * Angela Moore as Mrs. Hervey * Claire Riley as Detective Ortega * Ken Kirzinger as Kesh * Farhad Dordar as Laredo / Chopper #3 * Lindsay Bourne as Hector * Alex Green as Arthur Korn * Jim Johnston as Sergeant * Ron Robinson as Huge Gangsta * John Prince as A.D. * Charles Andrew Payne as French * George Josef as Ernesto Cabal * Shonna Baxter as Bimbarella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magic In The Water
''Magic in the Water'' is a 1995 American family film directed by Rick Stevenson and starring Mark Harmon, Joshua Jackson and Sarah Wayne. It is about a fictional lake monster in British Columbia. The film was distributed by TriStar Pictures and produced by Triumph Films. Plot Ashley Black is depressed because her father Jack spends all his time focusing on his job instead of her and her older brother Joshua. She constantly records his radio show and listens to it. One day, her father takes them to a remote Canadian lake that was popular with tourists due to a myth about an aquatic monster named Orky. They rented a cabin next to an elderly First Nations man who uses a wheelchair. Jack meets a local psychiatrist, Dr. Wanda Bell, who is trying to aid some local men who claim that they have been possessed by Orky. When Ashley runs away, Jack also has the same experience while looking for her. As a result, he becomes more devoted to his children. Ashley and Joshua find out that the rea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous Desires
Dangerous may refer to: Film and television * ''Dangerous'' (1935 film), an American film starring Bette Davis * '' Dangerous: The Short Films'', a 1993 collection of music videos by Michael Jackson * ''Dangerous'' (2021 film), a Canadian-American action thriller * ''Dangerous'' (TV series), a 2007 Australian drama * ''Dangerous'' (web series), a 2020 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller Music * Dangerous!, an Australian punk band * Dangerous World Tour, Michael Jackson's 1992–93 world concert tour * Dangerous Records, a British record label associated with Sawmills Studios Albums * ''Dangerous'' (Andy Taylor album), 1990 * ''Dangerous'' (The Bar Kays album) or the title song, 1984 * ''Dangerous'' (Michael Jackson album) or the title song (see below), 1991 * ''Dangerous'' (Natalie Cole album) or the title song, 1985 * ''Dangerous'' (SpeXial album) or the title song, 2015 * ''Dangerous'' (Yandel album), 2015 * '' Dangerous: The Double Album'', by Morgan Wallen, or th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaving Normal (film)
''Leaving Normal'' is a 1992 American comedy-drama road film directed by Edward Zwick and starring Christine Lahti and Meg Tilly. Written by Ed Solomon, the film is about the cross country adventure of two women and the hardships and characters they encounter. Plot Darly Peters is a brassy waitress and former stripper who used to use the stage name Pillow Talk. Darly is on her way to Alaska to claim a home being built for her and return to the family she abandoned eighteen years earlier. She meets Marianne Johnson, a quiet waif who just walked out on her abusive husband. Darly allows Marianne to tag along as they journey across country to Alaska. Along the way, they meet a collection of colorful characters, including a strange-talking waitress named 66, and Walt, a road guy who recognizes Darly as the former Pillow Talk and wants to pay her big money for sex. The women finally make it to Alaska, where Darly finds that the house she was expecting to find has never been built. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Courier
The ''Vancouver Courier'' was a Canadian semi-weekly local newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, by the Van-Net chain owned by Glacier Media Group. In 2007, it was Canada's largest distributed community newspaper, with a weekly distribution of 265,000. The circulation estimate included the ''Vancouver Courier'', the ''Vancouver Courier Downtown'', and the ''Vancouver Courier Westside'', along with the ''Vancouver Courier Eastside'' on Wednesdays. Delivered to homes, the paper is distributed from UBC to the Vancouver proper boundary at Boundary Road. The newspaper began as an independent in 1908 as the ''Eburne News''. From the late 90s to 2007, it had several owners: first, the national Southam Inc. chain, then Hollinger, CanWest, Postmedia, and finally Glacier Media. It expanded from being a neighbourhood newspaper to its current citywide circulation area after acquiring the ''Vancouver Echo'' and the ''West End Times''. The paper was twice named "Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
