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Doomstown
''Doomstown'' is a Canadian television movie, which aired in 2006 on CTV. Set in the Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown neighbourhood Toronto, Ontario, the film explores the issue of gang violence in the neighbourhood of Rexdale. ''Doomstown'' was written and directed by Sudz Sutherland. Its cast includes K. C. Collins who played Kevin 'Jedi' Barrows, Mark Taylor who played Mike "Twist" Twistleton, Genelle Williams who played Monica, Clé Bennett played Money, Shakura S'Aida, Yanna McIntosh played Pat Barrows, Shawn Singleton, Zainab Musa and Kristin Fairlie who played Kelly. Plot The film explores many social issues like drug dealing, the search for respect and power, the roles of mothers and fathers in low-income or minority based communities, and violence. Kevin 'Jedi' Barrows is the lead actor who is a 20-year-old male that ultimately learns through tragedy. Cast * K.C. Collins as Kevin "Jeddi" Barrows * Mark Taylor as Mike "Twist" Twistleton * Genelle Williams a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudz Sutherland
David "Sudz" Sutherland is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. His credits include the films ''Doomstown'', ''Love, Sex and Eating the Bones'', ''Guns'', ''Speakers for the Dead'' and '' Home Again'', as well as episodes of ''Drop the Beat'', ''Da Kink in My Hair'', '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', '' Wild Roses'', '' Jozi-H'', ''Reign'', ''She's the Mayor'', ''Designated Survivor'', ''Shoot the Messenger'', ''Murdoch Mysteries'', ''Frankie Drake Mysteries'', ''Batwoman'' and ''Superman & Lois ''Superman & Lois'' is an American superhero drama television series developed for The CW by Todd Helbing and Greg Berlanti, based on the DC Comics characters Superman and Lois Lane, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Tyler Hoechlin and E ...''. He is married to screenwriter and producer Jennifer Holness, his partner in Hungry Eyes Film & Television. Filmography Television Awards and Nominations References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutherland, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yanna McIntosh
Yanna McIntosh (born 1970), sometimes credited as Yanna MacIntosh, is a Jamaican-born Canadian television, movie and theatrical actress. Early life McIntosh attended the University of Toronto and the Institute for Advanced Theater Training at Harvard University, in which she trained for acting in theatrical productions. She taught students of theatre at the National Theatre School of Canada and Humber College. Career Yanna McIntosh's theatre credits include Petruchio in ''The Taming of the Shrew'', Hedda in ''Hedda Gabler'', Mary in Friedrich Schiller's '' Mary Stuart'', and Condoleezza Rice in David Hare's '' Stuff Happens''. McIntosh's most notable recurring roles in television series include Dr. Currie in the short-lived 90's medical drama ''Side Effects'', Jenni Hernandez in '' Riverdale'', Edna Myles in '' The Eleventh Hour'', Dr. Rollins in '' Blue Murder'', Zona Robinson in '' This is Wonderland'', and Ms. Dymond in the Canadian teen drama ''The Best Years''. She has s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Taylor (Canadian Actor)
Mark Taylor (born March 7, 1977 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a Canadian actor. He was born and raised in Toronto, but relocated to Palm Harbor, Florida during his last two years of high school, before returning to Toronto. Taylor is predominantly known for his roles as Eugene Donovan in ''Seventeen Again'', Romeo in ''Student Bodies'', and Kwest in ''Instant Star''. He played the role of Lewis 'Lou' Young in the Canadian police drama television series '' Flashpoint'' until his character was killed in the 23rd episode (part of the second season). In addition, Taylor has studied computer engineering technology at Seneca College and graduated from Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute (Albert Campbell CI, ACCI or Campbell), initially intended to be known as Sir William Osler Collegiate Institute is a public high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located in the former suburb of Scar .... Filmography Film Television Awards and n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakura S'Aida
Shakura S'Aida is a Canadian blues vocalist, songwriter and actress. She is sometimes credited Shakura. History Shakura S'Aida was born in Brooklyn and lived in Switzerland before moving to Canada. S'Aida was lead singer of the 13-piece world music ensemble Kaleefah, before embarking on her solo career. She has also performed as a backing vocalist for Rita MacNeil and Patti LaBelle, as well as with jazz musicians such as Jimmy Smith and Ruth Brown. She has also been nominated for several Juno Awards for her music. S'Aida independently released her first solo album, ''Blueprint'', in 2008. Her second album, ''Brown Sugar'', was released in 2010 on Ruf Records. In 2012, she released a double CD, ''Time'', on Electro-Fi Records. As an actress, she starred in a Toronto production of George Boyd's ''Consecrated Ground'' in 2004, as well as Sudz Sutherland's ''Doomstown'' in 2006 and Sharon Lewis's film ''Brown Girl Begins'' in 2018. In 2013, she was nominated for a Blues Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Singleton
Shawn Singleton is a Canadians, Canadian actor and musician. His television roles have included the series ''Lord Have Mercy!'', ''The Line (TV series), The Line'', ''Doomstown, Platinum (TV series), Platinum'' and ''Instant Star'', as well as guest appearances in ''Flashpoint (TV series), Flashpoint'' and ''Da Kink in My Hair (TV series), Da Kink in My Hair''. He also had minor roles in the films ''Four Brothers (film), Four Brothers'' and ''Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film), Get Rich or Die Tryin'''. Singleton was also a producer and DJ for the Canadian hip hop band Baby Blue Soundcrew."Toronto Plays Host to Canada's First Multicultural Sit-Com". ''Graphic News'', October 10, 2002. Filmography Film Television References External links * Canadian male television actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian hip hop DJs Black Canadian male actors Black Canadian musicians Living people Canadian DJs Date of birth missing (living people) Place o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithfield, Toronto
Smithfield is a neighbourhood and former village in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Some new residents of Toronto and new immigrants to Canada are attracted to this neighbourhood, mainly because there is a large amount of affordable public housing. It is named after the former village of Smithfield that was located at the intersection of Albion Road and Martin Grove Road. The neighbourhood is located north of the west branch of the Humber River and west of Kipling Avenue. Smithfield was established as a postal village in 1870 to serve the then-agricultural district. It started becoming urbanized after World War II as part of the development of the Rexdale district. Today, the area is fully urbanized. Originally part of Etobicoke Township, which later became the City of Etobicoke, it has been part of Toronto since 1998. Primarily residential, the west and north of the neighbourhood are small industrial areas. For social purposes, the city identifies the neighbourhood as Mount Olive-Sil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristin Fairlie
Kristin Louise Fairlie (born April 22, 1985) is a Canadian actress. In 1998, she won a Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble for her lead role in the Showtime original movie ''The Sweetest Gift''. As a voice actress, Fairlie has voiced the roles of the title character in '' Little Bear'', Bridgette in ''Total Drama'', Carrie in '' Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race'' and Emma in '' Stoked''. Career Fairlie made her feature film debut in ''The Scarlet Letter''. In 1999, she was among the winners of the Youth in Film Awards for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Made-for-Video: Young Ensemble for her role in the Showtime television film ''The Sweetest Gift''. Since then she appeared in the film ''The Virgin Suicides''. Fairlie voiced the supporting character of Nicole on the cartoon series ''Madeline''. Since then she has lent her voice to many cartoons but she is best known as the voice of Little Bear in the animated series '' Little Bear'' and ''The Little Bear Movie'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genelle Williams
Genelle Williams (born February 18, 1984) is a Canadian actress who is best known for her roles as Kim Carlisle in ''Radio Free Roscoe'', as DJ in ''The Latest Buzz'', and as the innkeeper Leena in ''Warehouse 13''. Career Acting in high school led to the beginning of Williams's professional career when a teacher saw her perform in a musical and recommended an agent to Williams. Williams's first notable role was on the Family's ''Radio Free Roscoe'', which aired between 2002 and 2004. In 2003, she played Kim Carlisle, a DJ for "Cougar Radio", and love interest of Robert McGrath. Over three years, she also played multiple roles on the popular CTV series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. After taking a break in her career, she appeared in the Family’s new show, ''The Latest Buzz'', as Diane Jeffreys (abbreviated "DJ"), the editor and supervisor of the young writers of ''Teen Buzz''. She then portrayed Leena on the Syfy series ''Warehouse 13'' from the series's start in July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clé Bennett
Clé Bennett is a Canadian actor. He is best known for voicing DJ, Beardo, Leonard, and Chef Hatchet (Seasons 1 - 6) from ''Total Drama'', and his portrayal of Lemar Hoskins / Battlestar in the Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier''. Career Bennett is known for his portrayal of villain Harris Prime, on NBC's '' Heroes Reborn''. He is a two-time Gemini Award winner, having received honors for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for ''The Line'' and Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries for ''Guns''. He portrayed Lemar Hoskins / Battlestar in ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' series on Disney+. Filmography Film Television Video games Awards * Gemini Awards 2010: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for: ''Guns'' (TV mini-series) (2008). * Gemini Awards 2010: Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Series for: The Line Line most often ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mpho Koaho
Mpho Koaho () is a Canadian actor. He portrayed List of Falling Skies characters#Anthony, Anthony on the TNT (American TV network), TNT science fiction series ''Falling Skies'' (2011–2015) and was also a series regular on the Teletoon action adventure ''MetaJets'' (2011) and the BBC America science fiction comedy ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (TV series), Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' (2016–2017). Early life and education Mpho Koaho was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to South African parents. Career Mpho began his acting career when Maya Angelou cast him as the lead in her 1998 Miramax film ''Down in the Delta''. After that, he appeared in films such as ''The Salton Sea (2002 film), The Salton Sea'', ''Four Brothers (film), Four Brothers'', ''Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film), Get Rich or Die Tryin''', and ''Saw III''. In 2009, Koaho was nominated to two Gemini Awards; one for his supporting role on the Canadian TV series ''Soul (Canadian TV series), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2006, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year Legendary film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' described 2006 as "an outstanding year for British cinema". He went on to emphasize, "Six of our well-established directors have made highly individual films of real distinction: Michael Winterbottom's ''A Cock and Bull Story'', Ken Loach's Palme d'Or winner '' The Wind That Shakes the Barley'', Christopher Nolan's ''The Prestige'', Stephen Frears's ''The Queen'', Paul Greengrass's '' United 93'' and Nicholas Hytner's ''The History Boys''. Two young directors made confident debuts, both offering a jaundiced view of contemporary Britain: Andrea Arnold's Red Road and Paul Andrew Williams's London to Brighton. In addition the gifted Mexican Alfonso Cuaron came here to make the dystopian thriller '' Children of Men''." He also stated, "In the (Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Canadian Films
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
