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Drew Nelson (actor)
Drew Nelson (born August 11, 1979) is a Canadian voice, stage, film and television actor from Etobicoke, Ontario. He is best known for voicing Duncan on the Canadian cartoon series ''Total Drama'' and playing Matt Sayles in ''The Strain (TV series), The Strain''. Personal life Nelson was born in Etobicoke Etobicoke (, ) is an administrative district of, and one of six municipalities amalgamated into, the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Comprising the city's west-end, Etobicoke was first settled by Europeans in the 1790s, and the municipalit ..., a suburb of Toronto, Ontario, on August 11, 1979. He attended Richview Collegiate Institute and Humber College. Nelson lives in Toronto with his bulldog, Katie. Career He has been in numerous television shows. He first appeared in the television series ''Friends'' as an Extra (acting), extra. His performances include appearing as a guest-star or extra in various movies or TV shows, such as ''Fringe (TV series), Fringe'', ' ... [...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] |
Girlstuff/Boystuff
''Girlstuff/Boystuff'' is an animated series created by Ruth Beni. In Canada, it aired on YTV. In the United States, it aired on Noggin during its nighttime block, The N. Overview The show is about six teenage friends, who talk about the differences between girls and boys, examining topics such as hobbies, food, music and fashion. Characters * Hanna: She is the fashion queen in the group. She's spoiled and absolutely loves shopping. She is bossy in some way and is always trying to change other's fashion statement or style and tries to make it like her own. * Reanne: She does her bit for the environment and is a free spirit. She loves animals and thinks everyone has a good side. She wants to save the earth by cleaning parks, volunteering in nature groups and gets her friends involved in some way. * Talia: She is the youngest in the group, but her outfits make her look older. She has a say what you think/nervous demeanour. Her favourite things are filming and photography. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Matthew Shepard Story
''The Matthew Shepard Story'' is a 2002 made-for-television film directed by Roger Spottiswoode, based on the true story of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay youth who was murdered in 1998. The film scenario written by John Wierick and Jacob Krueger, it starred Shane Meier as Matthew and Stockard Channing as Judy Shepard and Sam Waterston as Dennis Shepard. Producers were Alliance Atlantis Communications, with the assistance/participation of CTV and Cosmic Entertainment, with support from the Cdn. Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC). The film premiered on NBC on March 16, 2002, the same day HBO aired another Shepard film entitled ''The Laramie Project''. ''The Matthew Shepard Story'' was also shown on CTV, with language versions shown in many countries. Plot In 1998, a young gay man by the name of Matthew Shepard (Shane Meier) was robbed, viciously beaten and left tied to a fence to die. Although he's found by the police, rescued and hospitalized, he dies from his injur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Sneakers
''The Red Sneakers'' is a 2002 American fantasy comedy-drama television film produced and directed by Gregory Hines. The film stars Vanessa Bell Calloway, Dempsey Pappion, and Ruben Santiago-Hudson. It premiered on Showtime on February 10, 2002. Plot This coming-of-age story features a mediocre high school basketball player ( Dempsey Pappion) who is given a pair of magical basketball shoes by a stranger (Gregory Hines). He quickly becomes a superstar shooter on his team. He is recruited by college basketball scouts and plans his future in college basketball, as he neglects potential academic scholarship possibilities. Cast * Vanessa Bell Calloway as Berniece * Dempsey Pappion as Reggie * Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Uncle Joe * Scott Thompson as Aldo * Philip Akin as Mr. Seabrooke * K. C. Collins as Roscoe * Kendra FitzRandolph as Courtney * Cabral Richards as Khalil * Vincent D'Onofrio as Mercado * Gregory Hines as Zeke * Sarah Barrable-Tishauer as Larosa * Jordan Walker as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Conflict
Final Conflict is an American hardcore punk band from Long Beach, California, United States, formed in 1983. They have gone through various lineup changes with the only constant member being original guitar player (and founder) Jeff Harp. Final Conflict is regarded as one of the first extreme hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ... bands from Southern California. They incorporated a British-style hardcore punk rock at a time when the punk rock scene was at its weakest popularity. Their perseverance and dedicated fan base helped spark a Los Angeles and Orange County punk rock revival of sorts during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Final Conflict have stayed active and relevant thru the years touring and releasing new material. In 2013 Final Conflict reunit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In A Heartbeat (TV Series)
''In a Heartbeat'' is a television series inspired by real life EMT squads whose staff consists of high school students in Darien, Connecticut. The series follows the lives of several teenagers who volunteer as part-time EMTs while going to school and trying to maintain their lives as normal teenagers. In Canada, the series was aired on Family Channel while in the United States it was aired on the Disney Channel. The series is fact-based, as there are teenage volunteer EMTs in service all across the United States. Synopsis The EMT squad is made up of Hank Beecham (Danso Gordon) who manages playing football with the high school team as well as being the EMT-Intermediate of the group; Val Lanier (Reagan Pasternak) who is noted for being an excellent student and cheerleader; Tyler Connell ( Shawn Ashmore), a football player and Hank's best friend; and Jamie Waite (Christopher Ralph), the newest member of the squad initially there not by his own choice but as a result of a new prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fahrenheit 451 (2018 Film)
''Fahrenheit 451'' is a 2018 American Utopian and dystopian fiction, dystopian drama film directed and co-written by Ramin Bahrani, based on the 1953 Fahrenheit 451, book of the same name by Ray Bradbury. It stars Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Khandi Alexander, Sofia Boutella, Lilly Singh, Grace Lynn Kung and Martin Donovan. Set in a future America, the film follows a "fireman" whose job it is to book burning, burn books, which are now illegal, only to question society after meeting a young woman. After premiering at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, the film aired on HBO on May 19, 2018 receiving mixed critical reviews, with praise for the performances and visuals, but criticism for the screenplay and lack of faithfulness to the source material. Plot In the future, after a Second American Civil War, most reading in the United States is confined to the Internet, called "The 9", and most books are banned (except for greatly simplified versions of books such as The Bible, ''To th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knuckleball (2018 Film)
''Knuckleball'' is a 2018 Canadian thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Michael Peterson. The movie was released on March 3, 2018, at the Cinequest Film & VR Festival. Plot Henry, a 12-year-old boy, discovers his family's dark legacy when his mysterious grandfather suddenly dies leaving him alone on an isolated farm. Cast * Michael Ironside as Jacob * Munro Chambers as Dixon * Luca Villacis as Henry * Kathleen Munroe as Mary * Chenier Hundal as Paul Release Reception On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Knuckleball has an approval rating of based on reviews. On Metacritic, another review aggregator which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 55 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Brad Wheeler from ''The Globe and Mail'' gave the movie 3 out of 4 starts, writing: "The Canadian-made creep-fest begins laboriously as co-writer/director Michael Peterson figures out how to rid the plot of any phones. (Every thrill-ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Free Or Die Hard
''Live Free or Die Hard'' (released as ''Die Hard 4.0'' outside North America) is a 2007 American action-thriller film directed by Len Wiseman, and serves as the fourth installment in the ''Die Hard'' film series. It is based on the 1997 article "A Farewell to Arms" written for ''Wired'' magazine by John Carlin. The film's name is adapted from New Hampshire's state motto, "Live Free or Die". In the film, NYPD Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) attempts to stop a cyber-terrorist (Timothy Olyphant) who hacks into government and commercial computers across the United States with the goal of starting a "fire sale" cyber attack that would disable key elements of the nation's infrastructure. Justin Long, Cliff Curtis, and Maggie Q also star. ''Live Free or Die Hard'' was released in the United States on June 27, 2007. The film grossed $388 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing installment in the ''Die Hard'' series. It received generally positive reviews from critics, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catch And Release (2006 Film)
''Catch and Release'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Susannah Grant, her only film as director thus far, and starring Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith, Sam Jaeger and Juliette Lewis. In the film, after a woman's fiancé dies, she seeks comfort in his friends, learning his secrets while falling for his best friend. Filming took place in 2005 in Vancouver and Boulder, Colorado. ''Catch and Release'' premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October 2006 and was released in the United States on January 26, 2007. The film bombed at the box office, earning $16 million against a $25 million budget. Plot In Boulder, Gray Wheeler attends the funeral of her fiancé, Grady Douglas, on the day they were supposed to be married. Gray seeks solitude behind a shower curtain, and unfortunately hears Grady's best friend, Fritz, having sex with a caterer. Eve, Grady's attorney, confirms that, as they were not married, Gray will get nothing. Grady secret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Brother's Keeper (film)
''My Brother's Keeper'' is a 1948 British crime film in the form of a convicts-on-the-run chase thriller, directed by Alfred Roome for Gainsborough Pictures. It was the first of only two films directed by Roome (the other being the following year's comedy '' It's Not Cricket'') during a long career as a film editor. The film stars Jack Warner and George Cole and was produced by Sydney Box. The title is taken from the story of Cain and Abel in the King James Bible: "Am I my brother's keeper?" Plot Handcuffed together, George Martin ( Jack Warner) and Willie Stannard ( George Cole) are two prisoners being transported to prison. Martin is a hardened, cynical career criminal, while Stannard is a naïve, rather dull-witted youth who has never previously been in trouble with the law, maintains his innocence of the rape for which he has been accused and is terrified by the prospect of prison. During the journey the pair manage to escape. Martin steals an army corporal's uniform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Hard With A Vengeance
''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' is a 1995 American action thriller film directed by John McTiernan (who directed the first installment). It was written by Jonathan Hensleigh, based on the screenplay ''Simon Says'' by Hensleigh and on the characters created by Roderick Thorp for his 1979 novel '' Nothing Lasts Forever''. ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' is the third film in the ''Die Hard'' film series, after ''Die Hard 2'' (1990). It is followed by ''Live Free or Die Hard'' (2007) and ''A Good Day to Die Hard'' (2013). The film stars Bruce Willis as NYPD Lieutenant John McClane and Samuel L. Jackson as McClane's reluctant partner Zeus Carver, who team up to stop bomb threats across New York City carried out by "Simon" (Jeremy Irons). It was released on May 19, 1995 to mixed reviews and became the highest-grossing film of the year. The film later gained a cult following and has been considered by many critics and fans as the best sequel of the franchise. Plot The Bonwit Teller ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
