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Cruising Bar
''Cruising Bar'' is a 1989 Canadian comedy film, directed by Robert Ménard (director), Robert Ménard. The film stars Michel Côté (actor), Michel Côté as four separate characters – Serge, a shy nerd; Patrice, a drug-addicted film and television stuntman; Jean-Jacques, a pompous yuppie; and Gérard, an unhappily married man – who are each out on Saturday night hoping to hook up with a woman. The film's cast also includes Louise Marleau, Geneviève Rioux, Véronique Le Flaguais, Pauline Lapointe, Marthe Turgeon, Linda Sorgini and Tony Nardi. The film was highly successful in Quebec, setting the province's then-record gross box office for its first week in theatres, and later reaching the highest box office ever received in the province by a homegrown film with a gross of Canadian Dollar, C$3.36 million in Canada. It was not Quebec's most successful film of the year overall; although its box office in Quebec exceeded that of Denys Arcand's ''Jesus of Montreal'', the Arcand f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ménard (director)
Robert Ménard is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is most noted for his 1982 film ''A Day in a Taxi (Une journée en taxi)'', for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Director, Best Director at the 4th Genie Awards in 1983. His other films have included ''Exit (1986 film), Exit'',Matthew Fraser (journalist), Matthew Fraser, "Impressive cast can't save Exit". ''The Globe and Mail'', October 10, 1986. ''Cruising Bar'', ''You're Beautiful, Jeanne (T'es belle Jeanne)'', ''Love Crazy (1991 film), Love Crazy (Amoureux fou)'', ''Water Child (L'enfant d'eau)'', ''Cruising Bar 2'', ''A Happy Man (2009 film), A Happy Man (Le Bonheur de Pierre)'' and ''Stay with Me (2010 film), Stay with Me (Reste avec moi)''.Brendan Kelly, "Interconnected vignettes ebb and flow". ''Montreal Gazette'', November 5, 2010. He was married to Claire Wojas, his screenwriting collaborator on nearly all of his films, until her death in 2018. References External links< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Linda Sorgini
Linda Sorgini (born 1955) is a Canadian actress who works primarily in Quebec.Gaetan Charlebois"Sorgini, Linda" ''Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia'', October 25, 2021. She is most noted for her performance in the 1983 film ''The Tin Flute (Bonheur d'occasion)'', for which she was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984.Jay Scott, "11 nominations for Chapdelaine in Genie race". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 10, 1984. A native of Sudbury, Ontario, she studied theatre at the University of Ottawa and the National Theatre School of Canada. Her other performances have included the films ''Brother André (Le Frère André)'', ''Cruising Bar'', '' Ding et Dong'', ''The Ideal Man (L'Homme idéal)'', '' Streetheart (Le cœur au poing)'' and '' Without Her (Sans elle)'', the television series ''Watatatow ''Watatatow'' was a Canadian French-language children/youth television series, that aired from 1991 to 2005 on Radio-Canada. The first show a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Saindon
Pierre Saindon is a Canadian make-up artist and educator. He is a two-time winner of the Genie Award for Best Makeup, at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990 for ''Cruising Bar'' and at the 18th Genie Awards in 1997 for ''Karmina Karmina is an American indie pop music duo of sister singer-songwriters Kelly Adams (Rudisill) (lead vocals, harmonies, keyboards) and Kamille Rudisill (lead vocals, harmonies, guitars). Their name is derived from ''carmina'', which means “songâ ...''. He later retired from the film industry to teach makeup art at the secondary school level. Commission scolaire des Trois-Lacs. References External lin ...
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Jacques Lafleur (make-up Artist)
Jacques Lafleur (20 November 1932 – 4 December 2010) was a French politician born in Nouméa, New Caledonia, France. Lafleur was a leader of one of the two anti-independence parties in New Caledonia, the RPCR (Rally for Caledonia in the Republic). He was a signatory to the Matignon Accords in 1988 and the Nouméa Accord in 1998. He was elected deputy on 16 June 2002, for the 12th session of the legislature (2002–2007), representing the 1st district in New Caledonia, but lost his hold on power as a result of the elections of 9 May 2004, which propelled a new party, named "Future Together" (Avenir Ensemble), into control of government in South Province. Conviction for slander Lafleur, whose fortune stemmed partly from mining interests, reportedly slandered and intimidated Goldman Environmental Prize winner Bruno Van Peteghem over Van Peteghem's efforts to protect the ecology of New Caledonia. Offices held * 1978–2007 : Deputy * 7 March 1983 – 3 June 1997 : Nouméa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Labrecque
Louise or Luise may refer to: * Louise (given name) Arts Songs * "Louise" (Bonnie Tyler song), 2005 * "Louise" (The Human League song), 1984 * "Louise" (Jett Rebel song), 2013 * "Louise" (Maurice Chevalier song), 1929 *"Louise", by Clan of Xymox from the album ''Medusa'' *"Louise", by NOFX from the album ''Pump Up the Valuum'' * "Louise", by Paul Revere & the Raiders from '' The Spirit of '67'' * "Louise", by Paul Siebel from ''Woodsmoke and Oranges'', covered by several artists * "Louise", by Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders from ''Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders'' *"Louise", by The Yardbirds from the album ''Five Live Yardbirds'' Other * ''Louise'' (opera), an opera by Charpentier * ''Louise'' (1939 film), a French film based on the opera * ''Louise'' (2003 film), a Canadian animated short film by Anita Lebeau * ''Louise (Take 2)'', a 1998 French film * Louise Cake, part of New Zealand cuisine Royalty * Louise of Savoy (1476–1531), mother to Francis I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Canadian Cinema And Television Award For Best Achievement In Costume Design
The Canadian Screen Award for Best Costume Design is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian costume designer. It was formerly called the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design before the Genies were merged into the Canadian Screen Awards. 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Prix Iris for Best Costume Design References {{Canadian Screen Awards Costume design Costume design is the creation of clothing for the overall appearance of a character or performer. Costume may refer to the style of dress particular to a nation, a class, or a period. In many cases, it may contribute to the fullness of the arti ... Costume design awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Of Canadian Cinema And Television Award For Best Achievement In Cinematography
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Cinematography, to honour the best Canadian film cinematography. The award was first presented in 1963 as part of the Canadian Film Awards, with separate categories for colour and black-and-white cinematography; the separate categories were discontinued after 1969, with only a single category presented through the 1970s. After 1978, the award was presented as part of the new Genie Awards; since 2012, it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards. In early years, the award could be presented for either narrative feature or documentary films, although this was discontinued later on and only feature films were eligible. Beginning with the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, a separate category was introduced for Best Cinematography in a Documentary. 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also *Prix Iris for Best Cinematography References {{Canadian Screen Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Actor
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actor in a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; since 2013, it has been presented as part of the new Canadian Screen Awards. From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actors were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actors appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separate Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor. After 1983, the latter award was discontinued, and bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11th Genie Awards
The 11th annual Genie Awards were presented March 20, 1990, and honoured Canadian films released in 1989. For this year, CTV had negotiated to serve as broadcaster and the academy formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, ACCTV Productions, to independently produce its show. In the months leading up to the event, CTV extensively promoted the awards, and broadcaster Brian Linehan and a film crew traveled to Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto and Montreal, shooting vignettes about Canadian films and filmmaking.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . pp. 117-199. The ceremony was broadcast from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre."Puttin' on the glitz for this year's Genies". ''The Globe and Mail'', March 17, 1990. There was no overall host, but actor Al Waxman introduced and concluded the show. Linehan hosted his vignettes and each Best Picture nominees was given a two-minute clip."East meets West in battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Award
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed the statuette). Genie Award candidates were selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the ''Genie Rules and Regulations'' booklet which is distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, meet to screen the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then vote on these nominations. In 2012, the Academy announced that the Genies would merge with its sister presentation for English-language television, the Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation known as the Canadian Screen Awards. Broadcasting The Genie Awards were originally aire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesus Of Montreal
''Jesus of Montreal'' (french: Jésus de Montréal) is a 1989 French Canadian comedy-drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand, and starring Lothaire Bluteau, Catherine Wilkening and Johanne-Marie Tremblay. The film tells the story of a group of actors in Montreal who perform a Passion play in a Quebec church (the film uses the grounds of Saint Joseph's Oratory on Mount Royal), combining religious belief with unconventional theories on a historical Jesus. As the church turns against the main actor and author of the play, his life increasingly mirrors the story of Jesus, and the film adapts numerous stories from the New Testament. The film came out to critical acclaim and won numerous awards, including the Genie Award for Best Picture and the Jury Prize at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also nominated for the 1989 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Critics in the Toronto International Film Festival have regarded the film as one of the Top 10 Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denys Arcand
Georges-Henri Denys Arcand (; born June 25, 1941) is a French Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. His film ''The Barbarian Invasions'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004. His films have also been nominated three further times, including two nominations in the same category for ''The Decline of the American Empire'' in 1986 and ''Jesus of Montreal'' in 1989, becoming the only French-Canadian director in history whose films have received this number of nominations and, subsequently, to have a film win the award. Also for ''The Barbarian Invasions'', he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay, losing to Sofia Coppola for '' Lost in Translation''. During his four decades career, he became the most globally recognized director from Quebec, winning many awards from the Cannes Film Festival, including the Best Screenplay Award, the Jury Prize, and many other prestigious awards worldwide. He won three César Awards in 2004 for '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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