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Jared Abrahamson
Jared Abrahamson is a Canadian actor. He is known for his performance in the 2016 film ''Hello Destroyer'', for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor and won the award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016. Early life and education Jared Abrahamson is originally from Flin Flon, Manitoba, Canada. He studied acting at the Vancouver Film School. Career Abrahamson is known for his performance in the 2016 film ''Hello Destroyer'', for which he was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Actor and won the award for Best Actor in a Canadian Film at the Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards 2016. He portrayed Trevor Holden in the Showcase and Netflix series '' Travelers''. He was named one of the Toronto International Film Festival's Rising Stars of 2016, alongside Grace Glowicki, Mylène Mackay and Sophie Nélisse. Abrahamson has also appeared in the television series ''Awkward'' and '' Fear the Walki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Courier
The ''Vancouver Courier'' was a Canadian semi-weekly local newspaper published in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, by the Van-Net chain owned by Glacier Media Group. In 2007, it was Canada's largest distributed community newspaper, with a weekly distribution of 265,000. The circulation estimate included the ''Vancouver Courier'', the ''Vancouver Courier Downtown'', and the ''Vancouver Courier Westside'', along with the ''Vancouver Courier Eastside'' on Wednesdays. Delivered to homes, the paper is distributed from UBC to the Vancouver proper boundary at Boundary Road. The newspaper began as an independent in 1908 as the ''Eburne News''. From the late 90s to 2007, it had several owners: first, the national Southam Inc. chain, then Hollinger, CanWest, Postmedia, and finally Glacier Media. It expanded from being a neighbourhood newspaper to its current citywide circulation area after acquiring the ''Vancouver Echo'' and the ''West End Times''. The paper was twice named "Best ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awkward (TV Series)
''Awkward'' is an American teen comedy-drama television series created by Lauren Iungerich for MTV. The show's central character is Jenna Hamilton (Ashley Rickards), a Palos Verdes, California, teenager who struggles with her identity, especially after an accident is misconstrued as a suicide attempt. The series premiered on July 19, 2011, and was renewed for a second season in August 2011. In June 2013, it was announced that creator Iungerich would be exiting the series after production of the third season concluded in June 2013. MTV renewed the series for a fourth season in August 2013 with new showrunners Chris Alberghini and Mike Chessler replacing Iungerich. ''Awkward''s first season was generally well received, with television critics praising the show's realism and writing as well as its central character, and it was included in various critics' top ten lists. The show also earned several award nominations, winning one Teen Choice Award and one People's Choice Award. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Like A House On Fire (film)
''Like a House on Fire'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Jesse Noah Klein and released in 2021. The film stars Sarah Sutherland and Jared Abrahamson. Plot Dara returns home two years after running away from her family due to post-partum depression. She learns that her daughter, Isabel, does not remember her and that her husband, Danny, has started a new relationship with Therese, who is seven months pregnant. Dara moves in with her father and stepmother, Jack and Audrey. While trying to earn Danny's trust, and form a relationship with Isabel, Dara also builds the courage to face her own mother, Katherine, who abandoned her as a baby and does not know Dara at all. Production The film is a coproduction by Colonelle Films from Quebec and Woods Entertainment from Ontario. Cast * Sarah Sutherland as Dara * Jared Abrahamson as Danny * Dominique Provost-Chalkley as Therese * Margaux Vaillancort as Isabel * Amanda Brugel as Audrey * Hubert Lenoir as Jordan * Sheila McCarthy as Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse Of Audrey Earnshaw
''The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw'' (released as ''Blood Harvest'' in the United Kingdom) is a 2020 Canadian supernatural horror film written and directed by Thomas Robert Lee. It stars Catherine Walker, Jessica Reynolds, Jared Abrahamson and Sean McGinley. The film tells the story of a mother and daughter living in a village, who come under suspicion of witchcraft from the other villagers after a plague decimates their crops and livestock. The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on 22 August 2020. It was released in the United States by Epic Pictures on 2 October 2020, in Canada by A71 Entertainment on 9 October 2020, and in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2020. It received overall positive reviews from critics, with praise directed at the film's atmosphere and the cast's performances, though it was criticized for its story. Cast * Catherine Walker as Agatha Earnshaw * Jessica Reynolds as Audrey Earnshaw * Jared Abrahamson as Colm Dwyer * Hannah E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Animals
''American Animals'' is a 2018 heist film written and directed by Bart Layton. Starring Evan Peters, Barry Keoghan, Blake Jenner, Jared Abrahamson, and Ann Dowd, it follows four college friends who plan a heist of their library. It tells the story of an actual heist which took place at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky in 2004. ''American Animals'' premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival on January 19, 2018. The film was theatrically released in the United States on June 1, 2018, by The Orchard and MoviePass Ventures. Among other awards the film won the Junior Jury Award at The Montclair Film Festival. It received generally favorable reviews from critics, particularly for its screenplay, acting, use of unreliable narrators, and an unconventional storytelling structure that fused real-life characters and actors representing those characters. Plot Spencer Reinhard, an art student seeking excitement or tragedy for inspiration, is given a tour of Transylvania Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Virginia (film)
''Sweet Virginia'' is a 2017 neo-noir thriller film directed by Jamie M. Dagg, written by Benjamin China and Paul China, and starring Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Rosemarie DeWitt, Odessa Young and Jared Abrahamson. It was released on November 17, 2017, by IFC Films. Plot Tom, Lou, and Mitchell are playing poker at Lou's bar. A man enters and asks to be served. When Mitchell tells him to leave because the bar is closed, the man threatens him and angrily leaves. The man returns and shoots Lou, Mitchell, and Tom. The next morning Sam wakes up after dreaming about his former days as a bull rider. He starts his morning at the motel by reading about the shootings in the paper and then responding to a disturbance in room 128. Sam politely and shyly asks the tenant to quiet down, only to have the door shut in his face. Later that day, Tom's wife, Bernadette, goes on the porch during a gathering for her deceased husband and asks Sam if he can come by to no avail. Sam ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Watching
''Keep Watching'' is a 2017 American horror thriller film directed by Sean Carter and written by Joseph Dembner. It was produced by Nicolas Chartier, Andrew Rona, Alex Heineman, Craig J. Flores, Michael Fiore, and Joseph Dembner. It stars Bella Thorne, Ioan Gruffudd, Natalie Martinez, Chandler Riggs, Leigh Whannell, Matthew Willig, and Christopher James Baker. The film was released on October 31, 2017, by Screen Gems and later, on DVD. Plot The film starts with a young girl being attacked. The next morning, news reporters interview people who had seen the murder through their devices, unaware that it was real, and a news reporter says that one of the family members is missing. Jamie – a teenage girl – and her family return home from a 10-day vacation, unaware that cameras have been set up in every corner of the house. Later that night, her father Carl gets an unexpected visit from his brother Matt, who comes over and asks to spend the night there. Carl agrees, but his new w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollow In The Land
''Hollow in the Land'' is a 2017 Canadian thriller film directed by Scooter Corkle. While Keith Miller remains locked behind bars for the murder of Eli Balkoff, his family is paying the price. A year after Keith's crime, a body is found in a nearby trailer park. Keith's son, Brandon, goes missing and becomes suspect number one. His sister Alison decides to track down her brother to clear his name before the cops get to him. The more she looks, the more people turn up dead. Plot It's a year after Keith Miller is locked behind bars for the murder of Eli Balkoff. It's a small town up in the mountains with a tight knit community. Tensions are still running high and Alison, Keith’s daughter, has to get her brother Brandon from the local jail yet again after locals taunt him about his father. Later, Brandon is with his girlfriend Sophie Hinton when her father Earl bursts in and they have an altercation. The police later turn up at Sophie and Brandon's house with news of his death. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregoire (film)
''Gregoire'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by Cody Bown and released in 2017. Shot in Bown's hometown of Fort McMurray, Alberta, the film centres on five directionless young adults struggling to find their place."2017 VIFF INTERVIEW: CODY BOWN, DIRECTOR OF GREGOIRE" '''', October 10, 2017. The cast includes Morgan Taylor Campbell as Misha, as Felix, Jedidiah Goodacre as Louis, Emily Haine as Alexa, and |
Detour (2016 Film)
''Detour'' is a 2016 British thriller film written and directed by Christopher Smith. The film stars Tye Sheridan, Stephen Moyer, Emory Cohen, Bel Powley, John Lynch, Gbenga Akinnagbe and Reine Swart. The film was released in the United States on 20 January 2017 by Magnet Releasing. Plot Young law student Harper blames his powerful stepfather Vincent for causing the car accident that put his mother in a coma. One evening in a bar he drinks with the professional criminal Johnny Ray, who agrees to kill his stepfather for $20,000. Johnny Ray and his girlfriend Cherry arrive the next morning to take Harper to Vegas to carry out the murder. The trip to Las Vegas becomes a battle of wits and determination between Johnny Ray, who has debts to pay along the way, and Harper, who seeks to conceal his own crimes and to escape from Johnny Ray with Cherry. Cast *Tye Sheridan as Harper *Stephen Moyer as Vincent *Emory Cohen as Johnny Ray *Bel Powley as Cherry * John Lynch as Frank * Jared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dog Days (film)
The term dog days refers to the hottest and most humid time of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Dog Days may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Dog Days'' (1925 film), an ''Our Gang'' short film * ''Dog Days'' (1970 film), a Swedish dark comedy * ''Dog Day'' (film), a 1984 crime-drama starring Lee Marvin * ''Dog Days'' (2001 film), an Austrian feature film directed by Ulrich Seidl * ''Dog Days'' (2018 film), an American comedy film * ''Dog Days of Summer'' (film), a 2007 American independent feature film * ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days'' (film), a 2012 film Television * ''Dog Days'' (Japanese TV series), released in 2011 * ''Dog Days'' (U.S. TV series), a 2002 American series * "Dog Days", an episode of the sitcom ''The King of Queens'' Literature * ''A Dog Day: or the Angel in the House'', a 1902 children's book written by Walter Emanuel and illustrated by Cecil Aldin * ''Dog Days'', a 1998 novel by Daniel Lyons * ''Dog Days'', a 2006 n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Steady, Never Still
''Never Steady, Never Still'' is a Canadian drama film, which premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The full-length List of directorial debuts, directorial debut of Kathleen Hepburn, the film is a family drama which stars Shirley Henderson as Judy, a woman struggling with the advancing symptoms of Parkinson's disease while her son Jamie (Théodore Pellerin) is struggling to come to terms with his identity. The film is an expansion of Hepburn's earlier short film of the same title, which starred Tina Hedman as Judy and Dylan Playfair as Jamie and is partially based on Hepburn's own experiences with her mother's Parkinson's. Plot Judy and her husband Ed live with their 18-year-old son Jamie in a remote, isolated community at the edge of Stuart Lake, British Columbia. Judy has suffered from Parkinson's disease for 19 of the 23 years she and Ed have been married, with Ed acting as her supportive caregiver, helping her to complete basic tasks such as getting dress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |