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Everything's Gone Green (film)
''Everything's Gone Green'' is a 2006 Canadian comedy film directed by Paul Fox and written by Douglas Coupland. It was produced by Elizabeth Yake, True West Films and Chris Nanos, Radke Films. The distributor is ThinkFilm in Canada, and Shoreline Entertainment elsewhere and won the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at the 2006 Vancouver International Film Festival.Alexandra Gill"VIFF winners" ''The Globe and Mail'', October 14, 2006. Plot Ryan, a good-natured slacker in his twenties, is dumped by his girlfriend and kicked out of their apartment, and, on arriving late to work, is suspended (pending psychological tests) from his job at an anonymous IT corporation. On receiving a phone call from his family saying they have won the jackpot of 4.3 million dollars on the BC lottery, he trashes his office space, and resigns. Unfortunately, when he calls the lottery "Win Line" he discovers they haven't actually won anything. By happy accident, Ryan is offered a job with the lotter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Yake
Elizabeth Yake is a Canadian film producer, who is the founder and president of True West Films."Producer Yake goes Green in B.C.". ''The Province'', August 27, 2005. She is most noted for the films ''Everything's Gone Green'' and ''It's All Gone Pete Tong'',"Film producer scripts success story on Saltspring". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', July 3, 2005. the latter of which won the Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film in 2004 and was a Genie Award nominee for Canadian Screen Award for Best Motion Picture at the 26th Genie Awards in 2006. Education Yake was educated at the University of Guelph, Ryerson University and Regent's University London. She has also studied at the Canadian Film Centre. Career Yake's dramatic films include ''The Feeler'', ''Shoemaker'', '' Desire'', ''Mile Zero'', ''Miss Texas'', ''It's All Gone Pete Tong'' and ''Everything's Gone Green''. Her documentaries include '' Hadwin's Judgement'', '' Jeff Wall: In Order to Make a Pict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannabis Cultivation
This article presents common techniques and facts regarding the cultivation of cannabis, primarily for the production and consumption of its infructescences ("buds" or "flowers"). Cultivation techniques for other purposes (such as hemp production) differ. Botany Cannabis belongs to the genus ''Cannabis'' in the family Cannabaceae. It may include three species, ''Cannabis indica'', '' C. sativa'', and '' C. ruderalis'' (APG II system), or one variable species. It is typically a dioecious (each individual is either male or female) annual plant. ''C. sativa'' and ''C. indica'' generally grow tall, with some varieties reaching 4 metres, or 13 feet. Female plants produce tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (up to 31% by weight) as the season changes from summer to autumn. ''C. ruderalis'' is very short, produces only trace amounts of THC, but is very rich in cannabidiol (CBD) an antagonist to THC, which may be 40% of the cannabinoids in a plant. C. ruderalis flowers independently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Collett
Jason Collett is a Toronto-based Canadian singer-songwriter. He has released six solo studio albums, and is a former member of Broken Social Scene. His latest album, ''Song & Dance Man'', was released in February, 2016. Early life Collett was born in Bramalea, Ontario, a Greater Toronto Area suburb. He began writing songs at a young age to escape the boredom of his suburban life, and cites Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson and Nick Lowe as influences. Eventually, Collett moved to downtown Toronto where he worked as a woodworker and carpenter, doing renovations and custom home building, while he pursued his music. In the late 1980s, Collett co-founded the band Lazy Grace with Kathryn Rose and Kersti McLeod, performing every Monday at Toronto’s Spadina Hotel at the popular indie music gathering, Radio Mondays, alongside The Weakerthans and artists on the record label Arts & Crafts, who would perform and write songs together. Collett has mentioned how Radio Mondays were great comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mountain (band)
Black Mountain is a Canadian psychedelic rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia. The band is composed of Stephen McBean, Jeremy Schmidt, Adam Bulgasem, Amber Webber, Arjan Miranda. Since forming in 2004, Black Mountain has released five LPs, '' Black Mountain'' (2005), ''In the Future'' (2008), ''Wilderness Heart'' (2010), '' IV'' (2016) and ''Destroyer'' (2019); two EPs and a number of singles, mostly on the Jagjaguwar label. Overview Early career Stephen (Gord) Gordon McBean (b. 1969), was born in Vancouver and grew up in Kleinburg and Sidney (BC). As a teenager he became interested in music and became part of the local punk-rock scene in Victoria. He formed his first band, Jerk Ward, in 1981. in 1984, the band recorded a demo that was re-released in 2009 as ''Too Young To Thrash''. The band evolved into Mission of Christ (MOC) who recorded a split 7-inch in 1987. Two years later the band broke up and McBean moved to Vancouver where he started the band Gus. They relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MTV Live (Canada)
''MTV Live'' was a Canadian half-hour music television program. It was the flagship show of MTV Canada, airing from March 21, 2006 to October 31, 2012. The program began as an interactive talkshow where viewers were encouraged to jump into the conversation. It is the successor to the talktv program ''The Chatroom''. The show won the 2008 Gemini Award for "Best Talk Series". After beginning as a show that featured performances, interviews, stories on musicians, and focused on music, the show has become dedicated to focusing on its hosts, with little musical content. The show has become more of variety style comedy show, including the introduction of new "internet style" skits. The show now sometimes features live musical performances by a variety of artists of different genres and success levels, though is decidedly committed to being a 26-minute show on what the hosts do and think. ''MTV Live'' was broadcast from the Masonic Temple in Toronto, and aired Monday through Thursday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Meligrove Band
The Meligrove Band is a Canadian indie rock band, based in Toronto, and consisting of Jason Nunes on vocals, guitar and piano, Darcy Rego on vocals and drums, Brian O'Reilly on guitar and synthesizer, and Michael Small on bass guitar. History The band was formed in 1997 in Mississauga by Nunes, Small and Rego, when the three attended Father Michael Goetz Secondary School in Mississauga. Their first public performance was in March 1998 at Club Shanghai in Toronto. The band pressed a demo cassette in May 1998, and its first album, ''Stars & Guitars'', was released by Ductape Records in April 2000. Original drummer Rick Gomes departed in June 2001, and the band stayed a trio (with singer-guitarist Rego permanently moving to drums) until the release of their second album, ''Let It Grow'' on Endearing Records in October 2002. The album showed a move to a more orchestrated sound. Andrew Scott joined in October 2002, months before his former band, Femme Fatale, ceased touring. Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakeshore Records
Lakeshore Entertainment Group, LLC is an American independent film production, finance, and former international sales and distribution company founded in 1994 by Tom Rosenberg and Ted Tannebaum (1933–2002). Lakeshore Entertainment is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. The company produced over 60 films, including the Academy Award-winning ''Million Dollar Baby''. Sigurjón Sighvatsson was the company's first president and served from its founding until 1998. He was replaced by producer Gary Lucchesi. The company also had a record label division, Lakeshore Records. In 2013, the company launched a television division, and in 2015, they launched a digital studio, Off the Dock, that targets the YouTube demographic. Lakeshore Records was the independent music division of Lakeshore Entertainment. They had begun as Will Records, which was founded by Skip Williamson in the early 1990s. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Gibbon
Mark Gibbon is a Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ... television, film and voice actor known for his distinctive deep voice. Filmography Film Television Video games References External links * * *The Stargate OmnipediCharacters - M'zel(with photo) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbon, Mark Living people Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Canadian male video game actors Canadian male voice actors 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Wilson (actress)
Tara Wilson may refer to: *Tara Wilson (pageant titleholder) Tara Wilson may refer to: * Tara Wilson (pageant titleholder), former Miss West Virginia USA * Tara Wilson (Boston Legal), a fictional character from ''The Practice'' and its spinoff ''Boston Legal'' {{hndis, name=Wilson, Tara ..., former Miss West Virginia USA * Tara Wilson (Boston Legal), a fictional character from ''The Practice'' and its spinoff ''Boston Legal'' {{hndis, name=Wilson, Tara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katharine Isabelle
Katharine Isobel Murray (born November 2, 1981), known professionally as Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress. She has been described as a scream queen due to her roles in various horror films. She started her acting career in 1989, playing a small role in the television series ''MacGyver''. She gained fame for the role of Ginger Fitzgerald in the films ''Ginger Snaps'', '' Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed'', and '' Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning''. In 2014 Katharine Isabelle was awarded the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actress for her role as Mary Mason in the Canadian body horror film ''American Mary''. Personal life Katharine Isabelle Murray was born on November 2, 1981, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her parents are Graeme Murray, a production designer who has won two Emmy Awards for work on ''The X-Files'', and Gail Johnson Murray, a writer and producer. Her paternal grandparents and maternal grandfather are from Scotland. Her paternal half-brother is Joshua Murray, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Michael Woolvett
Gordon Michael Woolvett (born 1970) is a Canadian actor from Hamilton, Ontario. Career Woolvett's most enduring role was as Seamus Zelazny Harper on the television series '' Andromeda'' (2000–2005). Prior to ''Andromeda'' he starred in another science fiction television series, ''Deepwater Black''. He was also credited as playing Mitch in the "Pariah" episode of the short-lived 1980s science-fiction/action series ''Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future''. He was in two episodes of '' Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal''. Woolvett was also one of the first program jockeys for YTV's '' The Zone'' (then called ''The After-School Zone'') and the original main host for a program called ''Video & Arcade Top 10'' which also aired on YTV. He acted in the 1999 made-for-TV film '' Ultimate Deception'' with Yasmine Bleeth. He also appeared on the Canadian television series ''The Guard'', which aired from 2008 to 2009 on Global Television Network. In 1992, Woolvett was nom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kelamis
Peter Kelamis (born December 11, 1967) is an Australian-Canadian actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He is known for playing Tail Terrier in ''Krypto the Superdog'', Dr. Adam Brody in ''Stargate Universe'', Goku in Ocean's English dubs of the animated series ''Dragon Ball Z'', and Rolf from ''Ed, Edd n Eddy''. Career Some of his appearances on television were in ''Eureka, The Outer Limits, Corner Gas, Sliders, Stargate SG-1, Stargate Universe, The Sentinel'', '' NCIS'' and ''The X-Files''. Film appearances include; ''Happy Gilmore'', ''Fear of Flying'', ''I'll Be Home for Christmas'', '' Best in Show'', ''The Sport Pages: The Heidi Bowl'', and ''Everything's Gone Green''. Kelamis also had a recurring role in '' Beggars and Choosers''. As a voice actor, he replaced Ian James Corlett as the voice of Goku during 1997 in FUNimation/ Saban's short-lived original dub of ''Dragon Ball Z'', and also voiced Goku in FUNimation and Pioneer's 1997-1998 dub of the ''Dragon Ball Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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