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Daniel Maslany
Daniel Joseph Maslany () is a Canadian actor, producer and composer. He is known for playing Bondurant Smit in CBC's offbeat and absurd comedy series '' Four in the Morning'', Llewelynn Watts in the series ''Murdoch Mysteries'' and Townes Linderman in the series ''Impulse'' on YouTube Premium. Early life Daniel Joseph Maslany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan, son of Daniel Maslany, a woodworker, and Renate (born Kratz), a French/English translator and interpreter. His older sister, Tatiana Gabriele, is an actress, and his younger brother, Michael is an animator. He has Austrian, German, Polish, Romanian, and Ukrainian ancestry. As a child he participated in drawing, dance, acting, and film-making classes. He is a graduate of the Globe Theatre Conservatory. Career Theatre The solo show, ''O.C.Dean'', written and performed by Maslany, premiered at Globe Theatre in Regina in 2013 (Globe Theatre Shumiatcher Sandbox Series), then toured to Uno Fest in Victoria in 2014. Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina () is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 Canadian census, 2021 census, Regina had a List of cities in Saskatchewan, city population of 226,404, and a List of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada, Metropolitan Area population of 249,217. It is governed by Regina City Council. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Sherwood No. 159. Regina was History of Northwest Territories capital cities, previously the seat of government of the Northwest Territories, North-West Territories, of which the current provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta originally formed part, and of the District of Assiniboia. The site was previously called Wascana ("Buffalo Bones" in Cree), but was renamed to Regina (Latin for "Queen") in 1882 in honour of Queen Victoria. This decisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Improvisational Theatre
Improvisational theatre, often called improvisation or improv, is the form of theatre, often comedy, in which most or all of what is performed is unplanned or unscripted: created spontaneously by the performers. In its purest form, the dialogue, action, story, and characters are created collaboratively by the players as the improvisation unfolds in present time, without use of an already prepared, written script. Improvisational theatre exists in performance as a range of styles of improvisational comedy as well as some non-comedic theatrical performances. It is sometimes used in film and television, both to develop characters and scripts and occasionally as part of the final product. Improvisational techniques are often used extensively in drama programs to train actors for stage, film, and television and can be an important part of the rehearsal process. However, the skills and processes of improvisation are also used outside the context of performing arts. This practice, known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lie Exposed
''Lie Exposed'' is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti.Barry Hertz"Canadian sex and misery drama Lie Exposed is pornography for dummies" ''The Globe and Mail'', March 3, 2020. An adaptation of Jeff Kober's theatrical play ''Pornography'',Chris Knight"Lie Exposed: They don't make 'em like this any more — and that's a good thing" ''Ottawa Citizen'', March 5, 2020. the film stars Leslie Hope as Melanie, a woman who responds to a cancer diagnosis by abandoning her husband Frank ( Bruce Greenwood) to go to California and pose nude for a tintype photographer (Kober), before returning home to Toronto when the photographs are slated to be exhibited in a gallery show.Janet Smith"Lie Exposed has some very tired ideas about the vagina" '' The Georgia Straight'', March 4, 2020. The film's cast also includes Benjamin Ayres, Megan Follows, Kris Holden-Ried, David Hewlett, Grace Lynn Kung, Daniel Maslany, Kristin Lehman and Tony Nappo. The film premiered in November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am In The World As Free And Slender As A Deer On A Plain
''I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain'' is a 2019 Canadian short drama film, directed by Sofia Banzhaf.Andrew Parker"TIFF 2019 Short Takes: Filmmaker Sofia Banzhaf discusses I Am in the World as Free and Slender as a Deer on a Plain" ''TheGATE.ca'', September 3, 2019. The film stars Micaela Robertson as an unnamed young woman navigating contemporary millennial dating culture through a series of dates and sexual hookups. The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. In December 2019, the film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.Norman Wilner"TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019" ''Now Now most commonly refers to the present time. Now, NOW, or The Now may also refer to: Organizations * Natal Organisation of Women, a South African women's organization * National Organization for Women, an American feminist organization * Now ...'', December 11, 2019. References External links * 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tokens (web Series)
''Tokens'' is a Canadian comedy web series created by Winnifred Jong and produced along with Trinni Franke. The series premiered on Facebook and YouTube on May 6, 2019. It also stayed on ''Binge Networks'' for the first season and was later sold to Urbanflix TV. ''Tokens'' follows the lives of the actors of an "on call" casting agency who are dispatched to productions in order to fulfill diversity quotas. The series stars Connie Wang, Ryan Allen and Shelley Thompson. As of October 2019, ''Tokens'' has amassed more than 500,000 combined views across Facebook and YouTube. Plot The series follows the actors of On Call Casting, a fictional agency designed to help busy production companies meet their mandated diversity quotas. Dispatcher Betty sends out whoever is on call, with the actors often finding themselves cast in the roles they least expect. Cast and characters Main * Connie Wang as Sammie Pang, an aspiring actress who joins On Call Casting in the hopes that she will f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SuperGrid (film)
''SuperGrid'' is a 2018 Canadian post-apocalyptic road movie directed by Lowell Dean, who previously directed horror-comedies ''WolfCop'' and ''Another WolfCop''. The film stars Leo Fafard, Marshall Williams, Natalie Krill, Jonathan Cherry, Amy Matysio and Jay Reso. The film premiered at the 2018 Calgary International Film Festival. Cast * Leo Fafard as Jesse * Marshall Williams as Deke * Natalie Krill as North * Jonathan Cherry as Lazlo * Amy Matysio as Spanner * Jay Reso as Kurtis * Tinsel Korey as Eagle * Sheldon Bergstrom as Brezhnev Plot Synopsis/summary: In a future where a plague has infected much of the population, two brothers are tasked with retrieving a mysterious package by traveling to Canada, which mining conglomerates have turned into a wasteland. Two brothers must travel the same road that claimed their sister's life in their quest to deliver mysterious cargo that they received to its proper destination. En route they must contend with road pirates, rebel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Drake Mysteries
''Frankie Drake Mysteries'' is a Canadian drama that ran on CBC from November 6, 2017 to March 8, 2021. The series starred Lauren Lee Smith and Chantel Riley as Frankie Drake and her partner Trudy who ran an all female private detective service in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 1920s. Overview Lauren Lee Smith portrays the fictional Frankie Drake, the first female private detective in 1920s Toronto, with Chantel Riley as her crime solving partner Trudy Clarke."The TV home of Murdoch Mysteries is getting a new detective drama" '''', April 4, 2017. Frankie and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Designated Survivor (TV Series)
''Designated Survivor'' is an American political thriller drama television series created by David Guggenheim. It aired for three seasons, first on ABC and then exclusively on Netflix for the third and final season. Kiefer Sutherland stars as Thomas Kirkman, an American academic named as the designated survivor for the State of the Union address, who suddenly ascends from the position of U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to President of the United States after an explosion kills everyone ahead of him in the presidential line of succession. Kirkman deals with his inexperience as head of state while looking to uncover the truth behind the attack. The project skipped the pilot stage. It was ordered straight to series on December 14, 2015, with a formal announcement on May 6, 2016. The first episode premiered on September 21, 2016, to an audience of over 10 million viewers. Eight days later, a full-season order was announced. The series was renewed for a second season ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Secret Life Of Marilyn Monroe
''The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe'' is a 2015 American drama miniseries on Marilyn Monroe. It stars Kelli Garner, Susan Sarandon, Emily Watson, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Eva Amurri Martino and was first aired on Lifetime on May 30 and 31, 2015. The (two-hour forty-seven minute) miniseries is based on ''The New York Times'' bestseller of the same name by J. Randy Taraborrelli. It was nominated for three Creative Arts Emmy Awards Premise A chronicle of Marilyn Monroe's family life, her relationship with her mother, Gladys Pearl Baker, and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an invasive world. Cast Main characters *Kelli Garner as Marilyn Monroe *Susan Sarandon as Gladys Pearl Baker, Marilyn's mother *Emily Watson as Grace McKee, Marilyn's foster mother, later called "aunt" *Jack Noseworthy as Alan DeShields, Marilyn's therapist *Giacomo Gianniotti as Jimmy Dougherty, Marilyn's first husband *Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Joe DiMaggio, Marilyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wingin' It
''Wingin' It'' (originally titled ''Angel on Campus'' prior to its debut) is a Canadian teen sitcom which aired on Family. The series was produced by Temple Street Productions in association with Family. It stars Demetrius Joyette and Dylan Everett. This show included guest-stars from other Family Channel shows such as ''The Latest Buzz''. It was announced that the series was renewed for a third season on June 13, 2011. Family announced that the series is not planned for a fourth season. Plot ''Wingin' It'' is a family series about a friendship. One half of the friendship is Porter Jackson, a centuries-old angel-in-training (AIT) who has been sent to Earth to get his angel wings posing as a carefree sixteen-year-old student. The other half is Carl Montclaire, a fifteen-year-old typical high school kid who has been going through a run of bad luck. Little things seem to always be going wrong in Carl's life. For Porter to get his angel wings, he's been given the assignment of makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Shortcut
''The Shortcut'' (retitled ''Avoid the Shortcut'') is a 2009 American horror film directed by Nicholaus Goossen, written by Dan Hannon and Scott Sandler, and starring Andrew Seeley, Shannon Woodward, Dave Franco, and Katrina Bowden. The film's plot centers on two brothers who discover a rarely used shortcut and learn its dark secret. Hannon and Sandler developed the screenplay in 2008 for Scary Madison, the newly formed horror division of Happy Madison Productions, the production company of comedian Adam Sandler, and Leomax, who financed and co-produced the film. Released in North America by Leomax on September 29, 2009, the film received mixed to favorable reviews, and was a commercial failure. Critics found the film to be above average and effective, but criticized its script as lacking character development. Plot In 1945 a young couple, Dougie and Irene are leaving the homecoming dance. The couple take a shortcut through the woods where they begin to make out. Irene wants to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moccasin Flats
''Moccasin Flats'' is a Canadian drama television series that ran for three full seasons. The show, which has aired on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) and Showcase Television since 2004, is co-produced by Big Soul Productions Inc. (Toronto) and Stephen Onda Productions Inc. (Regina). It takes place in Moccasin Flats, Regina, Saskatchewan, an urban reserve where the inhabitants struggle to maintain their cultural identity while overcoming poverty, gangs, violence, and racism. The series features award-nominated actor Andrea Menard and original music by Donald Quan. The original incarnation of ''Moccasin Flats'' was as a 2002 short of the same title. This movie was the product of an Indigenous youth media empowerment workshop called repREZentin', which teamed Indigenous youth with industry professionals in an effort to create short films and videos that told their stories. The short told the story of Justin, a young Indigenous man who has just found that he has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
