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Claire Rankin
Claire Rankin is a Canadian actress. She was raised in Prince Edward Island. Career In the 1990s, Rankin performed in Shakespeare's plays ''Love's Labour's Lost'', ''Romeo and Juliet'' and '' The Tempest''. Rankin has appeared in over 50 films and television shows, including recent recurring roles on Rogue, Halcyon and Damien and guest star roles on Suits, ''Hemlock Grove'', ''The Mentalist'', ''House'', ''Monk'', ''Without a Trace'', ''The District'', ''Chicago Hope'', '' Ally McBeal'' and ''The Drew Carey Show''. She has also had lead roles in independent films and television movies such as Molly's Game, ''Seven in Heaven'', The Swap (Disney), Root of the Problem, ''In Quiet Night'', ''A Brother's Promise'', ''A Face to Kill For'' and '' One of Our Own''. While training with the Stratford Festival Young Company, she spent four years with the Stratford Shakespearean Festival playing classical roles, such as Miranda in '' The Tempest''. She has also danced the ballet role of L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island (PEI; ) is one of the thirteen Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces and territories of Canada. It is the smallest province in terms of land area and population, but the most densely populated. The island has several nicknames: "Garden of the Gulf", "Birthplace of Confederation" and "Cradle of Confederation". Its capital and largest city is Charlottetown. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Part of the traditional lands of the Miꞌkmaq, it was colonized by the French in 1604 as part of the colony of Acadia. The island was ceded to the British at the conclusion of the French and Indian War in 1763 and became part of the colony of Nova Scotia, and in 1769 the island became its own British colony. Prince Edward Island hosted the Charlottetown Conference in 1864 to discuss a Maritime Union, union of the Maritime provinces; however, the conference became the first in a series of meetings which led to Canadi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stratford Festival
The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival, the Shakespeare Festival and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. The festival was one of the first arts festivals in Canada and continues to be one of its most prominent. It is recognized worldwide for its productions of Shakespearean plays. The festival's primary focus is to present productions of William Shakespeare's plays, but it has a range of theatre productions from Greek tragedy to Broadway musicals and contemporary works. In the early years of the festival, Shakespeare's works typically represented approximately one third of the offerings in the largest venue, the Festival Theatre. More recently, however, the festival's focus has shifted to encompass works by a more diverse range of playwrights. The success of the festival cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two If By Sea
''Two If by Sea'' (also known in the United Kingdom as ''Stolen Hearts'') is a 1996 American romantic comedy film directed by Bill Bennett (director), Bill Bennett, and starring Sandra Bullock and Denis Leary. The screenplay, written by Leary and Mike Armstrong, is based on a story by Leary, Armstrong, and Ann Lembeck. Plot Frank O'Brien, a small-time thief, and his 7-year-long girlfriend Roz have stolen a Matisse painting and are bickering in their stolen getaway car as they casually evade a string of police cars pursuing them. Told it is worth 100 thousand, they expect to make 10 thousand upon delivering it in two days. Hearing a train, they ditch the car for Amtrack, but it doesn't take long for the police to catch up. So Frank and Roz jump a ferry to Rhode Island, where they are meant to deliver the painting. Finding out a family is away through the weekend, they let themselves in. Soon afterward the neighbor Evan Marsh pops by, and Roz skillfully weaves a lie, dropping the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Face Of Death
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Evan Hansen
''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a tragedy that he did not earn". The musical opened on Broadway at the Music Box Theatre in December 2016, after the show's world premiere at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in July 2015, and an Off-Broadway production at Second Stage Theatre from March to May 2016. The show closed on September 18, 2022. Upon opening, the show received critical acclaim. At the 71st Tony Awards, it was nominated for nine awards, winning six, including Best Musical, Best Book, Best Score, Best Actor for Ben Platt, and Best Featured Actress for Rachel Bay Jones. A film adaptation was directed by Stephen Chbosky and co-produced by Marc Platt, the father of Ben Platt, who reprised his performance in the title role. Released on September 24, 2021, it wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Voyager
Voyager may refer to: Science and Astronomy * Voyager 1 – a space probe launched by NASA September 5, 1977 as part of the Voyager program. * Voyager 2 – a space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977. Computing and communications * LG Voyager, a mobile phone model manufactured by LG Electronics * NCR Voyager, a computer platform produced by NCR Corporation * Voyager (computer worm), a computer worm affecting Oracle databases * Voyager (library program), the integrated library system from Ex Libris Group * Voyager (web browser), a web browser for Amiga computers * HP Voyager series, code name for the Hewlett-Packard series of handheld programmable calculators including the HP-10C/11C/12C/15C/16C Transport Air * Airbus Voyager, Royal Air Force version of the Airbus A330 MRTT * Frequent flyer program of South African Airways * Egvoyager Voyager 203, an Italian ultralight aircraft * Raj Hamsa Voyager, an Indian ultralight trike design * Rutan Voyager, the first airplane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charmed
''Charmed'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Aaron Spelling and his production company Spelling Television, with Brad Kern serving as showrunner. The series was originally broadcast by The WB from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006. The series narrative follows a trio of sisters, known as The Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, who use their combined "Power of Three" to protect innocent lives from evil beings such as demons and warlocks. Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve, while they attempt to maintain normal lives in modern-day San Francisco. Keeping their supernatural identities separate and secret from their ordinary lives often becomes a challenge for them, with the exposure of magic having far-reaching consequences on their various relationships and resulting in a number of police and FBI investigations throughout the series. The series initially focuses on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sleepwalkers (TV Series)
''Sleepwalkers'' is an American science fiction series which began airing on NBC in late 1997. It tells the story of a team of researchers who used technology to enter the dreams of psychiatric patients in order to diagnose their problems. It briefly revived NBC's Saturday night supernatural/paranormal programming block, Thrillogy, but the show was canceled after two episodes. The show was created by Stephen Kronish and David S. Goyer. Cast *Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Nathan Bradford *Naomi Watts as Kate Russell *Abraham Benrubi as Vincent Konefke *Kathrin Nicholson as Gail Bradford *Jeffrey D. Sams as Ben Costigan Cancellation Although nine episodes were produced, NBC canceled national airings of the series after just two episodes. Five episodes went on to be seen only on the West Coast and the show's final two episodes were never broadcast in the United States but did air elsewhere. Episodes Releases All nine episodes were released on VHS in Japan during the late '90s by Colum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Outer Limits (1995 TV Series)
''The Outer Limits'' is a television series that originally aired on Showtime (TV network), Showtime, Syfy and in syndication between 1995 and 2002. The series is a List of old television series that were returned to after years, revival of the original ''The Outer Limits (1963 TV series), The Outer Limits'' series that aired from 1963 to 1965. ''The Outer Limits'' is an anthology series, anthology of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end. The revival series maintained an anthology format, but occasionally featured recurring story arcs that were then tied together during season-finale clip shows. History After an attempt to bring back ''The Outer Limits'' during the early 1980s, it was finally relaunched in 1995. The success of television speculative fiction such as ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''The X-Files'', and anthology shows such as ''Tales from the Crypt (TV series), Tales from the Crypt'' convinced rights holder Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to revi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever Knight
''Forever Knight'' is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern-day Toronto, Ontario. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a way to become human again. The series premiered on May 5, 1992, and concluded with the third-season finale on May 17, 1996. Plot The series followed the adventures of Nick Knight, a Toronto cop working the graveyard shift with his partner Donald Schanke. Unbeknownst to most of his colleagues, Nick is actually Nicholas, an 800-year-old vampire (his human surname was reference to his status as a literal knight in medieval France). Remorseful over centuries spent as a vampiric cold-hearted killer, Nicholas works as a cop and often ends up using his special abilities to bring criminals to justice. Whenever he works on his cases, Nicholas remembers similar situations from previou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargate Atlantis
''Stargate Atlantis'' (usually stylized in all caps and often abbreviated ''SGA'') is an adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's ''Stargate'' franchise. The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of ''Stargate SG-1'', which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself based on the feature film '' Stargate'' (1994). All five seasons of ''Stargate Atlantis'' were broadcast by the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States and The Movie Network in Canada. The show premiered on July 16, 2004; its final episode aired on January 9, 2009. The series was filmed in and around Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The story of ''Stargate Atlantis'' follows the events of ''Stargate SG-1s seventh season finale episode " Lost City" and eighth season premiere episode " New Order", in which the cast of that series discovered an Antarctic outpost created by the alien race known as the Ancients. In the pilot episode " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Heightmeyer
The characters from the Canadian military science fiction television series ''Stargate Atlantis'' were created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper. The series follows the adventures of a human expedition to the lost city of Atlantis in the Pegasus Galaxy. The Stargate has brought humanity into contact with other cultures, including new and powerful enemies: the Wraith, the Genii, and later the Asurans and a lost tribe of Asgard, all while trying to uncover the secrets the Ancients left behind. ''Stargate Atlantis'' has a small cast, amounting to ten main cast actors over its five-season run. Most characters are introduced in outgoing expeditions outside the city of Atlantis. Main characters ;Note John Sheppard John Sheppard played by Joe Flanigan is a USAF Lieutenant Colonel (ranked major in season 1). He is an experienced and a talented US Air Force Officer in Afghanistan, though his reputation is somewhat tarnished when he disobeyed a direct order in an unsuccessful a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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