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Jimmy Kaufman
James Kaufman (born April 1, 1949), known as Jimmy Kaufman or Jim Kaufman, is a film director, a photographer and an artist from Montreal, best known for directing the movies ''Time at the Top'' and ''Whiskers'', and episodes of TV series like ''Stargate SG-1'', ''The Hunger'' and ''The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)''. Kaufman's photography series evolves around North-American journeys, with an accent on his personal relations with nature. Career Early experience From 1971 to 1988, Kaufman was a line producer and an assistant director for movies like ''The Surrogate'' in 1984, ''Children of a lesser God'' in 1986, and ''Gothika ''Gothika'' is a 2003 American supernatural psychological thriller film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz, written by Sebastian Gutierrez, and starring Halle Berry in the title role, Robert Downey Jr., Penélope Cruz, Charles S. Dutton, John Carr ...'' starring Halle Berry, later in 2003. His first big success was in 1990, when he had the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Edwin Powell
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Roop
Jeff is a masculine name, often a short form (hypocorism) of the English given name Jefferson or Jeffrey, which comes from a medieval variant of Geoffrey. Music * DJ Jazzy Jeff, American DJ/turntablist record producer Jeffrey Allen Townes * Excision (musician), Canadian dubstep producer and DJ Jeff Abel * Jeff Abercrombie, bassist for American rock band Fuel * Jeff Allen, English session drummer * Jeff Baxter, American guitarist for rock bands Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers * Jeff Beal (born 1963), American composer of music for various media * Jeff Beck, electric guitarist * Jeff Buckley, American singer-songwriter * Jeff Coffin, saxophonist, bandleader, composer and educator * Jeff Current, lead singer of American alternative rock band Against All Will * Jeff Fatt, Australian musician and actor, formerly with the children's band The Wiggles * Jeff Gillan, an American journalist * Jeff Graham, Canadian radio DJ * Jeff Hanneman (1964–2013), American guitarist, founding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vampire High
''Vampire High'' is a Canadian TV series that originally aired from 2001 to 2002. The show centered on a group of young vampires subjected to a daring experiment by the "Elders": taken in by a boarding school that also housed mortal teenagers, with the intent of civilizing the vampires. Many problems faced the students on both the day and night curriculum, including typical teen issues of love, friends and enemies. Professor Murdoch was on hand to help them along with their school work, but he too had problems that could put the lives of the teens in mortal danger. Synopsis The opening title sequence featured Murdoch narrating the brief history of the experiment - ''"When The Great Eclipse plunged the world into darkness, the vampire race erupted in a civil war. The bloodthirsty 'Fury' battled the enlightened Elders for domination of the undead. In desperation, the Elders gathered up those young vampires that could be saved and entrusted them to me. To humanize them, to tame their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Air Emergency
''Mayday'', entitled ''Air Crash Investigation'' in Canada (alternatively known as ''Air Crash Investigations'' on Seven Network), New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom (alternatively known as ''Air Crash: Disaster Revealed'' on 5Select), India, other Asian countries, and some European countries, and ''Air Emergency'', ''Air Disasters'', and ''Mayday: Air Disaster'' in the United States, is a Canadian documentary television program examining air crashes, near-crashes, hijackings, bombings, and other disasters. ''Mayday'' uses re-enactments and computer-generated imagery to reconstruct the sequence of events leading up to each disaster. In addition, survivors, aviation experts, retired pilots, and crash investigators are interviewed, to explain how the emergencies came about, how they were investigated, and how they might have been prevented. Cineflix started production on , with a budget. In Canada itself, the program premiered on Discovery Channel Canada on 3 Septem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeffrey Pierce
Jeffrey Pierce (born Jeffrey Douglas Plitt; December 13, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, director, producer, and novelist. He is best known for providing the voice and motion capture for Tommy in the video game series ''The Last of Us'', for which he received a BAFTA Award for Performer in a Supporting Role nomination in 2020. Career At age 25, he made his acting debut when he played Bill Drake in the 1997 episode "Soulmate" from the television series '' Pacific Blue''. Since then he has appeared in a number of series in guest roles, for example in '' Profiler'', ''The West Wing'', ''Judging Amy'', '' JAG'', ''Charmed'', ''Crossing Jordan'', '' NCIS'', ''Life'', ''Criminal Minds'', ''Private Practice'', '' Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles'', ''Castle'', '' NCIS: Los Angeles'', ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', ''Nikita'', '' The Night Shift'', '' Justified'', ''The Mysteries of Laura'' and ''Hell's 9th Circle''. Pierce took on his most famous role to date in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Jade
''Charlie Jade'' is a science fiction television series filmed mainly in Cape Town, South Africa. It stars Jeffrey Pierce in the title role, as a detective from a parallel universe (fiction), parallel universe who finds himself trapped in our universe. This is a Canadian and South African co-production filmed in conjunction with CHUM Limited, CHUM Television and the South African Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). The special effects were produced by the Montreal-based company Cinegroupe led by Michel Lemire. The show started in 2004 and was aired on the Canadian CTV Sci-Fi Channel, Space Channel. It premiered on the Space Channel April 16, 2005 and aired in Eastern Europe, France, Italy, on SABC 3 in South Africa, on Fox Japan, and on AXN (Asia), AXN in Hong Kong. The show began airing in the United Kingdom in October 2007, on Fox (UK and Ireland), FX. The Syfy, Sci Fi Channel in the United States of America, United States premiered the show on June 6, 2008, but after 2 epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Bottoms
Joseph Bottoms is an American actor who won the 1975 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year for his role in '' The Dove''. He is also well known for his roles in the television mini-series ''Holocaust'' and Disney's '' The Black Hole''. Career Bottoms made his screen debut in the television movie ''Trouble Comes to Town''. A year later he played the role of Robin Lee Graham, in '' The Dove'', a real-life story about a teenager sailor's voyage around the world. Bottoms won the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor. In the 1978 mini-series ''Holocaust'', he starred as Rudi Weiss, a German Jew who joins the Jewish partisans. The series was well-received, winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Miniseries. A year later, he appeared in '' The Black Hole'', a science fiction film that grossed over $35 million at the U.S. box office. In 1981, he made his Broadway debut in '' Fifth of July''. The play made its Broadway debut at the New Apollo Theatre on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shades Of Love (TV Films)
''Shades of Love'' is a collection of romantic and dramatic made-for-television and direct-to-video films. The films paired well-known leading men with lesser known Canadian actresses. Aired in Canada and sold individually on VHS in North America, the ''Shades of Love'' film series was geared towards females who bought romance novels. Each title featured a popular love song that appeared as part of the soundtrack. Some of the later titles were paired with older ones and sold as "A Double Feature Romance". It was distributed on home video by Lorimar Home Video (formerly Karl/Lorimar Home Video) in the United States, and aired on television on Astral's First Choice cable channel, and had novelization tie-ins from Cloverdale Press, and had a budget of $1 million per episode from the series. It was produced by L/A House Productions, which paid $400,000 million to make the movies. Titles Soundtrack A soundtrack released on vinyl and cassette tape featured songs from many of the fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Dvorsky (actor)
Peter Dvorsky (August 27, 1948 – March 2, 2019) was a Canadian actor. He was most noted for his role as Harlan in the film ''Videodrome'', for which he was a Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984. Predominantly a stage actor in his early career, he had roles in productions of ''Uncle Vanya'', ''A Life in the Theatre'', '' Saint Joan'', '' Born Yesterday'', '' Long Day's Journey into Night'' and '' The Philadelphia Story''. His most noted television role was as Jimmy, the son of Kenneth Welsh's James Munroe, in the miniseries '' Empire, Inc.''. He also had guest roles in the television series '' Seeing Things'', ''Hangin' In'', ''The Littlest Hobo'', ''Adderly'', ''Beverly Hills Buntz'', ''Mom P.I.'' and '' Street Legal'', and appeared in the television films ''Charlie Grant's War'', '' Bridge to Terabithia'', ''Murder in Space'', '' The Park Is Mine'', '' Love and Larceny'', ''Sword of Gideon'' and ''Race for the Bomb''. He also had smal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yves Beneyton
Yves Beneyton (born 3 August 1946) is a French actor. Filmography External links * French male film actors French male television actors French male stage actors French male voice actors 1946 births Living people {{France-screen-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthony Quinn
Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca (April 21, 1915 – June 3, 2001), known professionally as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican-American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental virility" in numerous critically acclaimed films both in Hollywood and abroad. His notable films include ''La Strada'', '' The Guns of Navarone'', ''Guns for San Sebastian'', ''Lawrence of Arabia'', ''The Shoes of the Fisherman'', '' The Message'', ''Lion of the Desert'', and '' Jungle Fever''. He also had an Oscar-nominated titular role in ''Zorba the Greek''. Quinn won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice: for ''Viva Zapata!'' in 1952 and '' Lust for Life'' in 1956. In addition, he received two Academy Award nominations in the Best Leading Actor category, along with five Golden Globe nominations and two BAFTA Award nominations. In 1987, he was presented with the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award. Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
