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If You Could See What I Hear
''If You Could See What I Hear'' is a 1982 Canadian biographical drama film about blind musician Tom Sullivan, starring Marc Singer and Shari Belafonte, directed by Eric Till. Plot summary Tom Sullivan (Marc Singer) is a blind college student who wants to be normal. When not in class, Tom hangs out with his friend, Will Sly ( R. H. Thomson), who does not treat him like a blind person. In fact, he goes out of his way to challenge Tom. Tom likes to go jogging while Will leads him on his bicycle. Will leads him past obstacles such as park benches, shouting out "Bench!" at the last moment so Tom has to jump over it. On campus, Tom meets a black woman named Heather Johnson (Shari Belafonte), with whom he falls in love. But she breaks off the relationship because "the black and white thing," coupled with Tom's blindness, is too complicated for her. Crushed by Heather's abandonment and experiencing loneliness, Tom continues to struggle with himself, still denying that his blindness affe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Till
Eric Till (born 24 November 1929) is an English film and television director working in Canada, the United States, and Europe since the 1960s. His 1977 film '' It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet'' was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. Career After directing for the '' Armchair Theatre'' and '' Wednesday Play'' series' in the UK, Till emigrated to Canada in Toronto. He has directed numerous Canadian and American TV films from the 1960s onwards, including ''An American Christmas Carol'' starring Henry Winkler, ''Getting Married in Buffalo Jump'', and '' To Catch a Killer'', starring Brian Dennehy as psychotic serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Films he has directed include '' A Great Big Thing'', '' Hot Millions'', '' A Fan's Notes'', '' It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet'', '' Bethune'', ''Wild Horse Hank'', ''Improper Channels'', '' Voices from Within'' (also known as ''Silhouette''), ', ''Luther'' and the Muppet television series and specials '' Fraggle Rock'', ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drama (film And Television)
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-genre, macro-genre, or micro-genre, such as soap opera, police crime drama, political drama, legal drama, historical drama, domestic drama, teen drama, and comedy-drama (dramedy). These terms tend to indicate a particular setting or subject-matter, or else they qualify the otherwise serious tone of a drama with elements that encourage a broader range of moods. To these ends, a primary element in a drama is the occurrence of conflict—emotional, social, or otherwise—and its resolution in the course of the storyline. All forms of cinema or television that involve fictional stories are forms of drama in the broader sense if their storytelling is achieved by means of actors who represent ( mimesis) characters. In this broader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1982 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Highest-grossing films North America The top ten 1982 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Outside North America The highest-grossing 1982 films in countries outside of North America. Worldwide gross revenue The following table lists known worldwide gross revenue figures for several high-grossing films that originally released in 1982. Note that this list is incomplete and is therefore not representative of the highest-grossing films worldwide in 1982. Events * January 1 - Terry Semel becomes president of Warner Bros. * June 11 ** '' E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' is released; it became the highest-grossing film to date. ** Michelle Pfeiffer appears in her first leading role, in ''Grease 2'', the sequel to the top-grossing film of 1978. * June 22 – The Coca-Cola Compan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sneak Previews
''Sneak Previews'' (known as ''Opening Soon...at a Theater Near You'' from 1975 to 1977 and ''Sneak Previews Goes Video'' from 1989 to 1991) is an American film review show that ran for over two decades on Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). It was created by WTTW, a PBS affiliate in Chicago, Illinois. It premiered on November 26, 1975 as a monthly local-only show called ''Opening Soon...at a Theater Near You'' and was renamed in 1977 to ''Sneak Previews'' and it became a biweekly show in 1978 airing nationally on PBS. By 1980, it was a weekly series airing on over 180 stations, and it was the highest rated weekly entertainment series in the history of public broadcasting. The show's final broadcast was on June 7, 1996. Format The show featured two critics who would present short clips of movies in current release and then debate the merits of the films, energetically defending their remarks if the other critic disagreed. A designated "dog of the week" was also featured, with "Spot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Siskel
Eugene Kal Siskel (January 26, 1946 – February 20, 1999) was an American film critic and journalist for the '' Chicago Tribune''. Along with colleague Roger Ebert, he hosted a series of movie review programs on television from 1975 until his death in 1999. Siskel started writing for the ''Chicago Tribune'' in 1969, becoming its film critic soon after. In 1975, he was paired with Roger Ebert to co-host a monthly show called ''Opening Soon at a Theater Near You'' airing locally on PBS member station WTTW. In 1978, the show, renamed '' Sneak Previews'', was expanded to weekly episodes and aired on PBS affiliates all around the United States. In 1982, Siskel and Ebert both left ''Sneak Previews'' to create the syndicated show '' At the Movies''. Following a contract dispute with Tribune Entertainment in 1986, Siskel and Ebert signed with Buena Vista Television, creating '' Siskel & Ebert & the Movies'' (renamed ''Siskel & Ebert'' in 1987, and renamed again several times afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Lampoon's Animal House
''National Lampoon's Animal House'' is a 1978 American comedy film directed by John Landis and written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney and Chris Miller. It stars John Belushi, Peter Riegert, Tim Matheson, John Vernon, Verna Bloom, Thomas Hulce, Stephen Furst, and Donald Sutherland. The film is about a trouble-making fraternity whose members challenge the authority of the dean of the fictional Faber College. The film was produced by Matty Simmons of '' National Lampoon'' and Ivan Reitman for Universal Pictures. It was inspired by stories written by Miller and published in ''National Lampoon''. The stories were based on Ramis' experience in the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity at Washington University in St. Louis, Miller's Alpha Delta Phi experiences at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and producer Reitman's at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. Of the younger lead actors, only the 28-year-old Belushi was an established star, but even he had not yet appeared in a film, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert (; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' from 1967 until his death in 2013. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic," and Kenneth Turan of the ''Los Angeles Times'' called him "the best-known film critic in America." Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing voice and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. While a populist, Ebert frequently endorsed foreign and independent films he believed would be appreciated by mainstream viewers, which often resulted in such fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greer Forward
Greer may refer to: People * Greer (surname) * Greer (given name) Places United States * Greer, Arizona, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Greer, Idaho, an unincorporated community * Greer, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Greer, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Greer, South Carolina, a city * Greer, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Greer County, Texas * Greer County, Oklahoma Antarctica * Greer Peak, Marie Byrd Land Other uses * Greer High School, Greer, South Carolina * Greer School, a former school for disadvantaged children in Dutchess County, New York * Greer Industries, a privately held producer of limestone, steel and other products based in Morgantown, West Virginia * USS ''Greer'' (DD-145), an American destroyer commissioned in 1918 * Herschel Greer Stadium, a baseball stadium located in Nashville, Tennessee * Greer Grant (or Tigra), fictional superheroine appearing in American Marvel Comics books * Carl W. Greer, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Torgov
Sarah Torgov (born ) is a Canadian actress. She appeared in popular movies in the 1980s, including '' Meatballs'', ''If You Could See What I Hear'', '' American Gothic'', '' The July Group'', and ''Drying Up the Streets''. Her television appearances included episodes of ''Simon & Simon'' and ''The Greatest American Hero''. She won an ACTRA Award for her performance in ''Drying Up the Streets'' at the 9th ACTRA Awards in 1980.Lane, Lydia (April 9, 1982). "The Many Interests of Sarah Torgov", ''Los Angeles Times'', p. G5. It also earned her a nomination for a Canadian Film Award for Best Actress in a Non-Feature. She stopped acting in 1988 and is now working as an artist and book illustrator in Los Angeles. She illustrated ''Let's Read Together: A Parent's Guide to Beginning Reading'', by Ellen Gordon and Eileen Zweig. Personal life She was born in Toronto. She is the daughter of noted Canadian humourist and novelist Morley Torgov(February 26, 1979). "People", ''Maclean's ''Mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrienne Pocock
Adrienne is the French feminine form of the male name Adrien. Its meaning is literally "from the city Hadria." * Adrienne Albert (born 1941), composer * Adrienne Ames (1907–1947), American actress * Adrienne Armstrong (born 1969), wife of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong * Adrienne Arsenault (born 1967), Canadian journalist * Adrienne Bailon (born 1983), member of girl group The Cheetah Girls and host of the Real Talk Show * Adrienne Barbeau (born 1945), American actress * Adrienne Beames (born 1942), Australian long-distance runner * Adrienne Bolland (1896–1975), French test pilot and first woman to fly over the Andes * Adrienne Clarke (born 1938), Australian botanist and former Lieutenant Governor of Victoria * Adrienne Clarkson (born 1939), Canadian journalist and former Governor General of Canada * Adrienne Corri (born 1933), Scottish actress * Adrienne Fazan (1906–1986), American Academy Award-winning film editor * Adrienne Frantz (born 1978), American actress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonnie Griffin
Nonnie Griffin (20 October 1933 – 7 June 2019) was a Canadian film, stage, television and voice actress. She studied at the Toronto Conservatory in her native land, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, and even with famed mime artist Marcel Marceau. Her stage work includes playing Mrs. Rafi in the original Toronto production of ''The Sea'' and a 10-month run as the title character in '' Hello, Dolly!'' at the Limelight Dinner Theatre in Toronto in 1990. Griffin appeared in the original Toronto production of John Murrell's Waiting for the Parade. She also played Jessica in the original Montreal production of David French's Jitters. Biography Apart from being a veteran of the stage, her voice over work includes Nelvana's '' Star Wars: Ewoks'', and playing Harmony Bear in 1986's '' Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation''. She voiced Funshine Bear in the Nelvana version of ''Care Bears'', and also voiced Mrs. Suey-Ellen Pig in ''The Raccoons'' episodes "Mom's the Word! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Gardner (actor)
David Emmett Gardner (4 May 1928 — 8 February 2020) was a Canadian actor from the 1940s to 2000s. Gardner began acting with CBC Radio in the mid-1940s. By the late 1950s, some of his theatrical roles were at the Royal Alexandra Theatre and the West end theatre. As an actor, Gardner received a Canadian Film Award in 1976 and a Gemini Award in 1997. In the 1960s, Gardner was a theatre director while also working for CBC as a producer. From 1969 to 1971, Gardner was the artistic director with the Vancouver Playhouse. Throughout the 1970s, he worked as a theatre arts officer with the Canada Council before becoming an academic. Some institutions Gardner worked for included Seneca College and George Brown College. Gardner received the Earle Grey Award during the 2008 Gemini Awards. Early life and education Gardner's birth occurred in Toronto on 4 May 1928. While living with a sibling during his childhood, Gardner was interested in theatre and painting. After receiving a scholarship ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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