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Christopher Gaze
Christopher Bower Gaze, (born 12 May 1952) is an English actor, host, artist, theatre and opera director residing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. History Born in Guildford, Surrey, England, he trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School before coming to Canada in 1975 where he spent three seasons at the Shaw Festival. Career He moved to Vancouver in 1983 and in 1990 founded Bard on the Beach which in 2014 achieved attendance exceeding 100,000. In addition to performing and directing for Bard, Christopher's voice is heard regularly in cartoon series, commercials and on the radio. He also hosts Vancouver Symphony's popular Tea and Trumpets series and their annual Christmas concerts. His many honours include induction into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame, Canada's Meritorious Service Medal (2004), Honorary Doctorates from UBC & SFU, the BC Community Achievement Award (2007), the Gold Medallion from the Children's Theatre Foundation of America (2007) and a Jessi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. Typically deployed in symmetric pairs, an individual bracket may be identified as a 'left' or 'right' bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. Specific forms of the mark include parentheses (also called "rounded brackets"), square brackets, curly brackets (also called 'braces'), and angle brackets (also called 'chevrons'), as well as various less common pairs of symbols. As well as signifying the overall class of punctuation, the word "bracket" is commonly used to refer to a specific form of bracket, which varies from region to region. In most English-speaking countries, an unqualified word "bracket" refers to the parenthesis (round bracket); in the United States, the square bracket. Glossary of mathematical sym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Plummer
Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer (December 13, 1929 – February 5, 2021) was a Canadian actor. His career spanned seven decades, gaining him recognition for his performances in film, stage, and television. He received multiple accolades, including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Grammy Award nomination―making him the only Canadian recipient of the "Triple Crown of Acting" to also acquire a Grammy nomination. He made his Broadway debut in 1954 and continued to act in leading roles on stage, playing Cyrano de Bergerac in ''Cyrano'' (1974), Iago in ''Othello'', as well as playing the titular roles in ''Hamlet at Elsinore'' (1964), ''Macbeth'', ''King Lear'', and '' Barrymore''. Plummer performed in stage productions, including '' J.B.'', ''No Man's Land'', and '' Inherit the Wind''. Plummer was born in Toronto, Ontario, and grew up in Senneville, Quebec, a suburb of Montreal. After appearing on stage, he made his film debut in '' Stage Struc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbie In The 12 Dancing Princesses
''Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses'' is a 2006 computer-animated dance film. It first premiered on Nickelodeon on September 10, 2006, and it was later released to DVD on September 19. The film was directed by Greg Richardson and loosely based on the German fairy tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses". It is the ninth entry in the ''Barbie'' film series and features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as the Barbie protagonist. This is the first Barbie film to be distributed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment in North America, to-which Universal's international subsidiary already handled distribution to the previous films under a deal with Entertainment Rights. Music for the film was composed by Arnie Roth. "Shine", the end title song written by Roth, Amy Powers and Rob Hudnut, was nominated for a 2007 Emmy Award. Plot Genevieve (played by Barbie) is one of twelve princesses who share a passion for dancing and live in a castle with their widowed father, King Randolph. Unbeknownst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Web Of Shadows
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Web of Shadows can refer to any of the following: *'' Bionicle 3: Web of Shadows'', the third movie of the Bionicle series *'' Spider-Man: Web of Shadows'', a 2008 videogame based in the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legends Of Metru Nui
A legend is a historical narrative, a symbolic representation of folk belief. Legend(s) or The Legend(s) may also refer to: Narrative * Urban legend, a widely repeated story of dubious truth * A fictitious identity used in espionage Books, comic books, and theatre * ''Legend'' (Gemmell novel), a 1984 fantasy novel by David Gemmell * ''Legend'' (comic imprint), a comic book brand name * ''Legend'' (Lu novel), the first novel in ''Legend: The Series'': a trilogy by Marie Lu * ''Legend'' (play), a 1976 Broadway play by Samuel A. Taylor * Legend Books, an imprint of Random House * ''Legends'' (comics), comic book limited series published by DC Comics * ''Legends'' (book), a 1998 collection of short novels edited by Robert Silverberg ** ''Legends II'' (book), a 2003 second collection * ''Legends!'', a 1986 stage play by James Kirkwood, Jr. * ''Dragonlance Legends'', trilogy of books central to the Dragonlance series * ''The Legend'', a 1969 novel by Evelyn Anthony Film * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mask Of Light
''Bionicle: Mask of Light'', stylized as ''BIONICLE: Mask of Light — The Movie'', is a 2003 computer-animated science fantasy action film based on the Bionicle toyline by Lego, and particularly serves as a direct adaptation to the latter half of the toyline's 2003 narrative. Set in a universe filled with bio-mechanical beings allied with classical element-themed tribes, the story follows two friends from the fire-based village of Ta-Koro on a quest to find the owner of the Mask of Light, a mystical artifact that can potentially defeat Makuta, an evil entity threatening the island. The project was first proposed in 2001, during the original run of the Bionicle toyline. Lego contacted multiple writers for the project, including original Bionicle contributors Bob Thompson and Alastair Swinnerton, and Hollywood writers Henry Gilroy and Greg Weisman. Production began in 2002, taking approximately a year to complete. A major part of the graphical design was adjusting the charac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbie As Rapunzel
''Barbie as Rapunzel'' is a 2002 computer-animated fairy tale film directed by Owen Hurley. It was released to video and DVD on October 1, 2002, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 24, 2002. The film is the second entry in the Barbie film series, and features the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Barbie. The story is adapted from the German fairy tale "Rapunzel". ''Barbie as Rapunzel'' was nominated for eight DVD Premiere Awards, winning Best Original Score and Best Animated Character Performance for its main antagonist Gothel. Plot The story is told by Barbie to her younger sister, Kelly, who is insecure in her painting abilities. Rapunzel is a young woman with long, floor-length hair who lives as a servant to the wicked witch Gothel, residing in a magically secluded manor in the woods. She finds companionship in Penelope, a young dragon and Hobie, an anxious rabbit. She spends her time painting pictures of places she dreams of going when she is free one day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer (film)
''Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer'' is a 2000 animated Christmas television special directed by Phil Roman. The special was first released on home video in October, and then aired on The WB network on December 21, 2000. The title and story are based on the 1979 novelty song of the same name. The film subsequently airs on The CW (the successor to The WB) and AMC, and also aired on Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and Freeform. Plot Jake Spankenheimer's grandmother owns a small general store in the town of Cityville. The store happens to be the only piece of property not owned by Austin Bucks, the wealthiest man in town, whose CEO corporation specializes in making Christmas easier and less involved for the town's busy residents. Grandma tells Austin that his method of trying to make Christmas easier is not really for the best and refuses to sell the store. Cousin Mel, who plans to sell the store anyway, sabotages Grandma's fruitcake by adding an ingredient with hopes that they won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fearless Four (film)
The Fearless Four (German: ''Die furchtlosen Vier'') is a 1997 German Animation, animated musical film loosely based on the folklore, folk tale of the "Town Musicians of Bremen" by the Brothers Grimm, about four funny animals that all have one thing in common: they want to sing, but can't for assorted reasons. Combining traditional animation with computer animation, the film was produced by Munich Animation and released by the German unit of Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. under the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment label. Producer Eberhard Junkersdorf won a Bavarian Film Award in 1998 for "Best Production". Plot The film follows the carefree lives of the easygoing bloodhound Buster, the woeful donkey Fred, the graceful Siamese cat Gwendolyn and the self-assured rooster Tortellini. The film first begins with Buster, who likes to sing and dance instead of doing his job to hunt foxes. His owners notice this and make a deal with one of the workers for the food factory, Mix Max ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cool Runnings
''Cool Runnings'' is a 1993 American sports film directed by Jon Turteltaub and starring Leon Robinson, Doug E. Doug, Malik Yoba, and John Candy. It is loosely based on the true story of the Jamaica national bobsleigh team's debut in competition during the 1988 Winter Olympics. ''Cool Runnings'' was released in the United States on October 1, 1993, to generally positive reviews. The film's soundtrack also became popular with Jimmy Cliff performing a cover of Johnny Nash's "I Can See Clearly Now", which reached the top 40 as a single in the United States, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom. Plot In November 1987, Jamaican sprinter Derice Bannock trains to qualify for the 100 metres in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He fails to qualify when fellow runner Junior Bevil accidentally stumbles, not only falling over himself, but knocking down Derice, and another competitor named Yul Brenner. Derice petitions for a re-heat, but committee leader Barrington Coolidge, though he pities De ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Brave
''Running Brave'' is a Canadian biographical sports drama film released in 1983 based on the story of Billy Mills, a member or the Oglala Sioux tribe located in South Dakota. Mills was born on the reservation, and later attended the University of Kansas where he was recruited by the Olympic running team and won the gold medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics for the 10,000 meter race. In one of the great upsets in sports history, Mills sprinted from third place for the win. Mills is still the only American in history to win the Olympic 10,000 meter run. Robby Benson portrays Mills. Pat Hingle and a young Graham Greene also star. Production The film was directed by Donald Shebib, ultimately crediting himself with "D.S. Everett" due to an editing dispute. Billy Mills was actively involved in the making of this film. Reception The film is renowned for its accurate and sensitive depiction of Native culture. Cast Per Turner Classic Movies. *Robby Benson as Billy Mills *Pat Hingle as Coach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbie In The Nutcracker
''Barbie in the Nutcracker'' is a 2001 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Owen Hurley and written Linda Engelsiepen and Hilary Hinkle from a screenplay by Rob Hudnut. Featuring the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Barbie, it marked the first film starring the fashion doll since the 1987 television specials; '' Barbie and the Rockers: Out of This World'' and '' Barbie and the Sensations: Rockin' Back to Earth''. Loosely adapted from E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story, "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", and featuring music based from Tchaikovsky's 1892 ballet, ''The Nutcracker'', the film was released on VHS on 2 October and DVD on 23 October 2001. On television, it first aired as a condensed one-hour preview on CBS on 22 November 2001. The full-length film eventually aired on Nickelodeon on 21 March 2004. The film sold more than 3.4million units on DVD by 2002, and grossed in total sales. It won the Video Premiere Award for Best Animated Video Premiere Movie. Plot Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
