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John Cassini
John Cassini (born in Toronto) is a Canadian actor. Career Cassini appeared in the 1995 Brad Pitt film ''Seven''. He starred in the 2005 film ''Cool Money''. Cassini starred as Ronnie Delmarco on the CBC series ''Intelligence'', which was cancelled on March 7, 2008. He guest-starred in the CW series ''Arrow'' and on the USA network original series ''Motive'' in April 2016. Cassini appeared in and is listed as a producer of the film ''Guido Superstar: The Rise of Guido'', starring, produced, and directed by Silvio Pollio, including, Nicholas Lea, Terry Chen, and Michael Eklund Michael Eklund is a Canadian television and film actor who is known for playing the role of the villain or antihero. His characters are often described as being "creepy". His roles include a kidnapper who terrorizes characters played by Halle .... The film screened at the 2010 Vancouver International Film Festival. Filmography Film Television References External linksJohn Cassini web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (2011 Film)
''Hamlet'' is a 2011 Canadian drama film written and directed by Bruce Ramsay in his directorial debut. It is a condensed retelling of William Shakespeare's play ''Hamlet'' set in 1940s England. Ramsay stars alongside Lara Gilchrist, Peter Wingfield, Gillian Barber, and Duncan Fraser. It premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival and was theatrically released in 2014. Plot In 1940s London, Hamlet attempts to resolve the murder of his father. Cast * Bruce Ramsay as Prince Hamlet * Lara Gilchrist as Ophelia * Peter Wingfield as King Claudius * Gillian Barber Gertude * Duncan Fraser as Polonius * Haig Sutherland as Laertes * Stephen Lobo as Horatio * Russel Roberts as King Hamlet Release ''Hamlet'' premiered on October 11, 2011, at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It received a limited release in January 2014. Reception Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 0% of five surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Repeaters
''Repeaters'' is a 2010 Canadian thriller film directed by Carl Bessai, written by Arne Olsen, and starring Dustin Milligan, Amanda Crew, and Richard de Klerk as young drug addicts who find themselves stuck in a time loop. Plot Kyle, Sonia, and Michael are inmates at a rehabilitation facility. Bob, the administrator, tasks them with apologizing to those they have hurt with their addiction. When Kyle attempts to apologize to his teenage sister Charlotte, she angrily blows him off, and the principal kicks him off school grounds. Sonia goes to the hospital where her dying father is a patient, but she is unable to bring herself to face him. Michael visits his father in jail, but the conversation is cut short by his father's abusive threats. When Bob asks them to discuss their day in group therapy, they refuse, and Michael storms off. While discussing the pointlessness of Bob's therapy, Sonia learns that her father has died. As the trio tries to deal with their emotional pain, a storm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Traveler (2010 Film)
''The Traveler'' is a 2010 American–Canadian direct-to-video horror film directed by Michael Oblowitz written by Joseph C. Muscat, and starring Val Kilmer and Dylan Neal. Kilmer plays a stranger who walks into a small town's police station, confesses to murder, and is interrogated by detective Alexander Black (Neal). Filmed in Canada. Plot A stranger walks into a small town's police station during a rainstorm on Christmas Eve. He tells the desk sergeant that he wishes to confess to murder, after which the desk sergeant points a handgun at him and calls for his colleagues to restrain him with handcuffs. The stranger refuses to reveal his name, preferring to be known as "Mr. Nobody." After the stranger provokes them, the officers are about to assault him as detective Alexander Black walks in. The stranger states that he will confess to six murders, and when he describes each murder, the officers graphically die in the same way he explains though the stranger himself remains incarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vice (2008 Film)
''Vice'' is a 2008 crime film directed and written by Raul Inglis and starring Michael Madsen and Daryl Hannah. Premise An undercover drug deal goes wrong and Max (Michael Madsen) sees the other cops involved start dropping. While trying to investigate the murders, he must deal with his own personal demons. Cast * Michael Madsen as Max Walker * Daryl Hannah as Salt * Mykelti Williamson as Sampson * Mark Boone Junior as Bugsby * Kurupt as T.J. Greene * John Cassini as Travalino * Chelah Horsdal as Woman In Elevator * Justine Warrington as Hooker Production Filming took place in Los Angeles, California, as well as Vancouver, British Columbia on a budget of just over four million dollars. It was released in May 2008 to mixed reviews. Rotten Tomatoes rates ''Vice'' at 40%. Robert Koehler of Variety said in his review; "''Vice'' has the potential to be a vastly more interesting moral drama than it becomes (...) However, these sins are comparatively mild compared to those in ''Bad L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love And Other Dilemmas
''Love and Other Dilemmas'' is a 2006 comedy film directed by Larry Di Stefano. It premiered at the 2006 Vancouver International Film Festival and was released theatrically in Canada in February 2008 by Maple Pictures. The film's credibility is notably attributed to having three regular ''Corner Gas'' actors, Gabrielle Miller, Fred Ewanuick, and Janet Wright. Plot It's Ginger Shapiro's wedding day. It's going to be perfect even though she's eight months pregnant, been robbed, kidnapped and thinks her fiancé Henry is dead—he's not—and then there's her grandmother's curse! It's a race to the altar in this escalating comedy of errors where Ginger and Henry might just stand a chance of living happily ever after. Cast * Gabrielle Miller as Ginger Shapiro * John Cassini as Bart Ladro * Stephen Lobo as Henry Diamond * Fred Ewanuick as Emmett Matzdorff * Janet Wright as Jojo Ladro * Mark Acheson as Rocco * Erin Karpluk as Lucy Ladro * Alistair Abell Alistair Abell is a Canadian ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaos (2005 Action Film)
''Chaos'' is a 2005 action thriller film starring Jason Statham, Ryan Phillippe and Wesley Snipes, and written and directed by Tony Giglio. The film premiered in the United Arab Emirates on December 15, 2005, but did not receive a North American release until over two years later, where it was distributed direct-to-DVD on February 19, 2008. Plot Seattle PD Detective Quentin Conners and his partner Jason York are implicated in the death of a hostage taken by a carjacker named John Curtis. After a fellow police officer, Callo, testifies against them, Conners is suspended, and York is fired. In reality, York tried to shoot Curtis, but accidentally killed the hostage. Curtis in turn fired back, and Conners killed him in self-defense. Some time later, Lorenz and four other criminals take hostages in a bank. Lorenz has only one demand, to negotiate with Conners. Conners is reinstated but put under the surveillance of a new partner, the recently-graduated Shane Dekker. Conners is give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catwoman (film)
''Catwoman'' is a 2004 American superhero film loosely based on the DC Comics character Catwoman. It was directed by Pitof and written by John Rogers, John Brancato and Michael Ferris from a story by Theresa Rebeck, Brancato and Ferris, with music by Klaus Badelt. The film stars Halle Berry as Catwoman, plus Benjamin Bratt, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy, Alex Borstein, and Sharon Stone in supporting roles. The film centers on Patience Phillips, a meek designer who discovers a conspiracy within the cosmetics company she works for that involves a dangerous product that could cause widespread health problems. After being discovered and murdered by the conspirators, she is revived by Egyptian cats that grant her superhuman cat-like abilities, allowing her to become the crime-fighting superheroine Catwoman, while also romancing a detective who pursues her. Produced by Village Roadshow Pictures and Denise Di Novi's Di Novi Pictures, ''Catwoman'' was released theatrically on July 23, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paycheck (film)
''Paycheck'' is a 2003 American science fiction action film directed by John Woo. Written by Dean Georgaris, it is based on the 1953 short story "Paycheck" by Philip K. Dick. The film stars Ben Affleck, Uma Thurman, Aaron Eckhart, Paul Giamatti, Michael C. Hall, Joe Morton, and Colm Feore. The film was released on December 25, 2003, by Paramount Pictures in North America and DreamWorks Pictures internationally, to negative reviews but was a commercial success, grossing $117.2 million on a $60 million budget. Plot In the near future, Michael Jennings is a reverse engineer; he analyzes his clients' competitors' technology and recreates it with improvements. To protect his clients' intellectual property and himself, Jennings undergoes memory wipes to remove knowledge of his engineering with aid of his friend Shorty. Jennings is contacted by his college roommate James Rethrick, the CEO of technology company Allcom. Rethrick offers Jennings a lengthy three-year job, during which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Object
''Love Object'' is a 2003 American horror film written and directed by Robert Parigi. Kenneth (played by Desmond Harrington) is an efficient but socially awkward technical writer who develops an obsessive relationship with Nikki, a realistic sex doll he purchases. Plot Kenneth Winslow is an extremely shy but knowledgeable technical writer who orders a sex-doll. He develops a relationship with "Nikki," to the point of talking and even arguing with her. Kenneth begins to display bizarre behavior, and starts to feel stalked by Nikki. Their relationship evolves into a love-hate situation, and at one point he even beats the doll. At work, Kenneth meets Lisa, a temp, with whom he begins to develop a relationship. Kenneth encourages Lisa to resemble Nikki by cutting her hair the way Nikki has it and wearing the same clothes Nikki has. As his imagined relationship with Nikki becomes more sinister and dominating, Kenneth resorts to cutting up and disposing of the doll. Lisa eventually be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Whole Shebang (film)
''The Whole Shebang'' is a 2001 American-Canadian romantic comedy film written and directed by George Zaloom and starring Stanley Tucci, Bridget Fonda (in her final film role to date) and Giancarlo Giannini. Premise A man (Stanley Tucci), on a mission to save his family's fireworks business, becomes distracted after he falls in love. Cast * Stanley Tucci as Giovanni Bazinni * Bridget Fonda as Val Bazinni * Giancarlo Giannini as Pop Bazinni * Talia Shire as Countess Bazinni * Anna Maria Alberghetti as Lady Zito * Anthony DeSando as Joey Zito * Alexander Milani as Bobby Bazinni * Frederico Fuoco as Anthony Zito * John Cassini as Pater Jerry * Jason Schombing as Ronaldo Bazinni * Frank Ferrucci as Arturo Bazinni * Jo Champa Jo Champa (born January 23, 1968) is an actress, producer and model. Rosina Jo Champa was born in 1968 in Long Branch, New Jersey, but grew up in Rome, Italy. She became a model there as a teenager. Before the age of 18, she was already one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
