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Dead Awake (2001 Film)
''Dead Awake'' (also released as ''Dead of the Night'') is a 2001 Canadian-American dark comedy thriller film made for television, directed by co-producer Marc S. Grenier and starring Stephen Baldwin, Macha Grenon and Michael Ironside. Synopsis Marketing executive Desmond Caine (Stephen Baldwin) is stricken with a bizarre form of insomnia, spending his nights walking the city's dangerous streets at night. Caine ends up at a local deli where he encounters some unusual characters: a nice, if bit lost, young woman (Macha Grenon) and a slightly deranged man who looks homeless (Michael Ironside), and an anti-social policeman. During one of his half-hallucinogenic journeys, Caine witnesses a brutal murder. He finds the victim's watch and goes to the police. Returning to the scene, there is no sign of the crime. Stranger still, Caine's girlfriend (Maxim Roy) is completely unaware that he gets up at night and wanders the city, while his personal assistant ( Janet Kidder) seems to kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avi Lerner
Avinoam Lerner ( he, אבי לרנר; born 13 October 1947) is an Israeli-American film producer, primarily of American action movies. Lerner is the founder and CEO of Millennium Films. Life and career Avi Lerner was born in Haifa, Israel), on October 13, 1947, to a Jewish family; he grew up on Hatzionut Boulevard. He joined the Israeli military in 1966 and served in the Six-Day War and in the Paratroopers Brigade. In an interview with '' Pnai Plus'' Lerner said he took part in the battle for the town of Rafah before penetrating as far as the Suez Canal. He served in the 1973 Yom Kippur War as a reservist. Lerner originally worked in movie theaters in Tel Aviv but later relocated to South Africa, where he produced several films and also owned a chain of movie theaters until relocating once again to Los Angeles in the early 1990s. In 1991, he served as President of the independent production/distribution company, Global Pictures. Lerner founded two production companies, Nu Ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxim Roy
Maxim Roy (born March 7, 1972) is a French Canadian, French-Canadian actress. In English, she is best known for playing Detective Isabelle Latendresse in the English version of the Canadian police drama television series ''19-2 (2014 TV series), 19-2'', Jocelyn Fray in the fantasy series ''Shadowhunters'', and Mafia, Mob mistress Michelle in ''Bad Blood (TV series), Bad Blood''. Career Roy has worked in theatre, film and television. Her breakthrough was the lead in a thirteen-episode TV series ''Au nom du Pere et du Fils''. She then went on to do the sequel, ''Le Sorcier''. She appeared in ''Love & Human Remains'' and in the television film ''Platinum (film), Platinum''. Her theatrical work includes roles in musicals and in the play ''L'Affaire Tartuffe.'' She appeared in the Golden Reel Award (Canada), Golden Reel winning ''Les Boys'' in 1999. Roy is a founder and co-owner of the film production company, Sanna Films. The company's first film ''Final Four,'' was written and dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Films
A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all credits". In the United States, short films were generally termed short subjects from the 1920s into the 1970s when confined to two 35 mm reels or less, and featurettes for a film of three or four reels. "Short" was an abbreviation for either term. The increasingly rare industry term "short subject" carries more of an assumption that the film is shown as part of a presentation along with a feature film. Short films are often screened at local, national, or international film festivals and made by independent filmmakers with either a low budget or no budget at all. They are usually funded by film grants, nonprofit organizations, sponsor, or personal funds. Short films are generally used for industry experience a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Visual Effects
Visual effects (sometimes abbreviated VFX) is the process by which imagery is created or manipulated outside the context of a live-action shot in filmmaking and video production. The integration of live-action footage and other live-action footage or CGI elements to create realistic imagery is called VFX. VFX involves the integration of live-action footage (which may include in-camera special effects) and generated-imagery (digital or optics, animals or creatures) which look realistic, but would be dangerous, expensive, impractical, time-consuming or impossible to capture on film. Visual effects using computer-generated imagery (CGI) have more recently become accessible to the independent filmmaker with the introduction of affordable and relatively easy-to-use animation and compositing software. History Early developments In 1857, Oscar Rejlander created the world's first "special effects" image by combining different sections of 32 negatives into a single image, making a mon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Post-production
Post-production is part of the process of filmmaking, video production, audio production, and photography. Post-production includes all stages of production occurring after principal photography or recording individual program segments. The first part of the post-production process is the traditional non-linear (analog) film editing at the outset of post-production has mostly been replaced by digital or video editing software that operates as a non-linear editing (NLE) system. The advantage of being able to have this non-linear capacity is in the flexibility for editing scenes out of order, making creative changes at will, carefully shaping the film in a thoughtful, meaningful way for emotional effect. Once the production team is satisfied with the picture editing, the picture editing is said to be "locked." At this point begins the turnover process, where the picture is prepared for lab and color finishing and the sound is "spotted" and turnover to the composer and sound de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angelo Tsarouchas
Angelo Tsarouchas () is a Canadian comedian, actor, and writer living in Los Angeles. He is known for incorporating Greek culture into his stand-up comedy routines, and has been called the "King of Greek Ethnic Comedy." He organized World Dafni Day, a celebration of Greek diaspora from Dafni, his father's birthplace. Career Angelo Tsarouchas was born in Montreal to Greek immigrant parents. Tsarouchas' father was from Sparta, while his mother was from Mytilene. Tsarouchas learned Greek at an early age as a result of his mother's struggles with learning English. During high school, Tsarouchas performed comedy acts in variety shows. Tsarouchas temporarily gave up his dreams of becoming a comedian when he married his first wife, because she did not believe in pursuing a career in comedy. He founded several small businesses including a restaurant, a travel agency and a bowling alley. After his first marriage ended, Tsarouchas' business dissolved and he was left with only $900 to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Camacho
Mark Camacho (born April 12, 1964) is a Canadian film, television and voice actor. Career He has starred in live-action films, but is best known for his voice acting roles, such as Oliver Frensky in ''Arthur'', Lyle in '' Animal Crackers'', Dad in ''Rotten Ralph'', George Martin in ''Spaced Out'', Harry and Dragon in ''Potatoes and Dragons'', Jerry Atric in ''Samurai Pizza Cats'', Gantlos in the English-language version of '' Winx Club'', Zob in ''Monster Allergy'', Conrad Cupmann in the '' Amazon Jack'' films and Zösky in ''Kaput and Zösky''. He also voiced the character of Jeri Skalnic in ''Still Life''. In the 2007 Bob Dylan biopic ''I'm Not There'', Camacho plays the part of Norman, based upon Dylan's manager Albert Grossman. He was later cast in '' Punisher: War Zone'' as one of ''Jigsaw's'' surviving men. He is married to actress and fellow Montreal native Pauline Little. Their son, Jesse Camacho, is also an actor, best known for the television series ''Less Than Kind''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachelle Lefevre
Rachelle Marie Lefèvre (, ; born February 1, 1979) is a Canadian actress. She has starred in the television series ''Big Wolf on Campus'' and had recurring roles in ''What About Brian'', ''Boston Legal'', and '' Swingtown''. She played the vampire Victoria in the first two films of the ''Twilight'' saga. In 2011, she starred in the ABC medical drama '' Off the Map'', followed by the CBS series ''A Gifted Man'' (2011–2012) and '' Under the Dome'' (2013–2015). Early life Lefevre was born in Montreal, Quebec, where she was raised by an English teacher father and a psychologist mother. Her father's family is originally from France and Northern Ireland, and her maternal grandparents are Jewish. Her stepfather is a rabbi. Lefevre was raised in a non-denominational household, and identifies as Jewish. She has three sisters and speaks both English and French, though she grew up mostly speaking English.Handley, Cassandra (November 1, 2008).Q&A: Twilight’s Rachelle Lefevre. '' V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Brochu
Daniel Brochu (born February 28, 1970) is a Canadian actor. Early life Brochu came from a single parent family, like his character Buster Baxter on ''Arthur''. Career Brochu is best known for voicing Buster Baxter in the PBS TV series ''Arthur'' and its spin-off ''Postcards from Buster'', as well as Danny Pickett in later seasons of ''What's with Andy?''. Personal life On July 2, 2005, Brochu married Sara Bradeen. He has 2 children. Filmography Film *'' The Legend of the North Wind'' (1992) - Watuna (voice, English dub) *''The Return of the North Wind'' (1993) - Watuna (voice) *''Rainbow'' (1995) - Tiger Leader *''The Drive'' (1996) - Jim *''The Kid'' (1997) - Trey *'' Provocateur'' (1997) - Kurt Spears *''Sublet'' (1998) - The Janitor, The Source *''The Bone Collector'' (1999) - N.Y.U. Student *'' Arthur's Perfect Christmas'' (2000) - Buster Baxter (voice) *''The Sign of Four'' (2001) - Wiggins *''Pain Relief'' (2001) - *''The Royal Scandal'' (2001) - Wiggins *'' Dead Awake' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conrad Pla
Conrad Pla (born October 24, 1966) is a Canadian actor and former professional kickboxer. He is best known for founding Tristar Gym and starring in the Canadian television series ''ReGenesis''. Early life Pla was born in Madrid and moved to Canada with his parents at the age of three. Career Pla was a professional kickboxer between the ages of 18 and 32. He competed in the light heavyweight and super middleweight division. With 26 pro fights, he was ranked 3rd in the world, was the International Sport Karate Association, ISKA North American Champion as well as the World Kickboxing Association, WKA Intercontinental Champion. He fought Javier Mendez (mixed martial arts trainer), Javier Mendez for the ISKA World title in Santa Cruz, California, in 1995 but lost a close split decision. An injury forced him to retire from the sport. He started the Tristar Gym in 1991 together with Michel Lavallée and Ron Di Cecco. In 2001, the gym was sold to Alexandre Choko. He teaches kickboxing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudia Ferri
Claudia Ferri is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performance as Anna Barberini in the film '' Mambo Italiano'', for which she was a Jutra Award nominee for Best Supporting Actress at the 6th Jutra Awards in 2004, and her starring role as Elena Battista in the television sitcom '' Ciao Bella''.Brendan Kelly, "Ciao Bella's no Mambo". ''Montreal Gazette'', November 3, 2003. Career Ferri has also appeared in the films ''Hard Core Logo'', '' The Assignment'', ''Running Home'', '' Dead Awake'', '' 3 Seasons (3 saisons)'', '' Through the Mist (Dédé à travers les brumes)'', ''Heat Wave (Les Grandes chaleurs)'', ''A Date with Miss Fortune'', ''The Sticky Side of Baklava (La Face cachée du baklava)'' and ''Brain Freeze'', and the television series ''Omertà'', ''Naked Josh ''Naked Josh'' is a Canadian comedy television series, which aired on Showcase from 2004 to 2006. It was created and written by Alex Epstein and Laura Kosterski. The show starred David Julian Hirs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ironside December 2009 (cropped)
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
