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Mark Irwin
Mark Irwin (born August 7, 1950) is a Canadian cinematographer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and studied political science at the University of Waterloo and filmmaking at York University. He is widely known for his early collaborations with David Cronenberg on films such as ''Fast Company'', ''Scanners'', ''Videodrome'', '' The Dead Zone'', and '' The Fly''. Irwin has also been a main collaborator for several directors such as Wes Craven, Todd Phillips and The Farrelly brothers. He has worked primarily in the genres of horror and comedy film. He is a four-time recipient of the C.S.C. Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature, and a Genie Award nominee. Filmography Film Television Awards and nominations Won * CSC Award for Best Cinematography in a Theatrical Feature ** ''Videodrome'' (1983) ** ''The Dead Zone'' (1983) ** '' Youngblood'' (1986) ** '' The Fly'' (1986) Nominated * CableACE Award for Direction of Photography and/or Lighting Direction for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Society Of Cinematographers
The Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC) ('' French:'' Société canadienne des cinéastes) is a non-profit Canadian trade organization with over 500 members whose mission is to promote the artistic creativity and required skills for cinematography. Members of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers have achieved National recognition for their work in various areas of film: feature films, documentaries, television series', specials and commercials. Fully accredited members to this society are permitted to put the letters ''C.S.C.'' or ''csc'' after their names. The Canadian Society of Cinematographers hosts an annual Awards Gala in Toronto, ON that recognizes the accomplishments of Canadian cinematographers. In 2017, they celebrated their 60th anniversary of the CSC Awards Gala. History The idea to form the Canadian Society of Cinematographers originated from the inspiration of four cameramen: Herbert Alpert csc asc, M. Jackson-Samuels csc, Fritz Spiess csc and Bob Brooks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Todd Phillips
Todd Phillips (né Bunzl, born December 20, 1970) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He began his career in 1993 and directed films in the 2000s such as ''Road Trip (film), Road Trip'', ''Old School (film), Old School'', ''Starsky & Hutch (film), Starsky & Hutch'', and ''School for Scoundrels (2006 film), School for Scoundrels''. He came to wider prominence in the early 2010s for directing The Hangover (film series), ''The Hangover'' film series. In 2019, he co-wrote and directed the psychological thriller film ''Joker (2019 film), Joker'', based on the Joker (character), DC Comics character of the same name, which premiered at the 76th Venice International Film Festival where it received the top prize, the Golden Lion. ''Joker'' went on to earn Phillips three Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations for Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Director, Best Director, and Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Adapted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Sole
Alfred Sole (July 2, 1943 – February 14, 2022) was an American production designer, film director, producer, and writer best known for directing such films as ''Alice, Sweet Alice'' (1976) and '' Pandemonium'' (1982). Prior to beginning his career in film, Sole worked as an architect. From the 1990s, he worked as a production designer on various television films and series, including ''Veronica Mars'' (2004–2007) and '' Castle'' (2009–2016). Biography Sole was born July 2, 1943, in Paterson, New Jersey, where he was then raised. He graduated from the University of Florence in Italy with a degree in architecture and spent his young adulthood working as an architect. In 1972 Sole made his directorial debut with his erotic film ''Deep Sleep''. Even though the film made a budget of $25,000, the movie was pulled from theaters on charges that it was obscene, and all the prints were confiscated. Sole's second feature, ''Alice, Sweet Alice'' fared better. The film was the feature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanya's Island
''Tanya's Island'' is a 1980 Canadian-American fantasy film directed by Alfred Sole. It stars Denise "Vanity" Matthews (credited as “D.D. Winters”) as a young woman caught up in a love triangle with her aggressive boyfriend and a wild ape-man on an imaginary tropical island. The ape-suit was created by Rick Baker and Rob Bottin, with special effects contributions from Steve Johnson. Plot Tanya is a female model in Toronto who lives with her boyfriend Lobo a surrealist painter who is extremely violent. Subjected to Lobo's constant abuse, Tanya dreams of escaping to a desert island, and her dream comes true. The only other person on her island is an enormous blue-eyed man-ape who emerged from one of Lobo's paintings. Tanya befriends the beast and nicknames him "Blue." Soon she begins to feels a strange attraction to the creature, which makes Lobo increasingly jealous in the real world. He becomes determined to capture the man-ape and put it in a cage. Cast * Vanity Vanity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Fruet
William Fruet (born January 1, 1933) is a Canadian film and television director, playwright and screenwriter. He made his directorial debut with the drama ''Wedding in White'' (1972), based on a play he had also written. The film won Best Picture at the Canadian Film Awards in 1973. His later career included several horror films, including ''Death Weekend'' (1972), ''Funeral Home (1980 film), Cries in the Night'' (1980), and ''Killer Party'' (1986), as well as television series, including ''Goosebumps (TV series), Goosebumps'' and ''Poltergeist: The Legacy''. Other writing credits include the influential Canadian film ''Goin' Down the Road'', which he co-wrote with Donald Shebib. Career Fruet began his career as a writer after attending the Canadian Theatre School. His screenwriting credits include ''Rip-Off'', ''Wedding in White'', ''Slipstream (1973 film), Slipstream'', ''Death Weekend'', ''Spasms (film), Spasms'' and ''Imaginary Playmate (film), Imaginary Playmate'', while his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funeral Home (1980 Film)
''Funeral Home'' (originally released as ''Cries in the Night'') is a 1980 Canadian slasher film directed by William Fruet and starring Lesleh Donaldson, Kay Hawtrey, Jack Van Evera, Alf Humphreys, and Harvey Atkin. The plot follows a teenager spending the summer at her grandmother's inn—formerly a funeral home—where guests begin to disappear. Originally released in Canada in 1980 under the title ''Cries in the Night'', the film was re-titled for its 1982 U.S. theatrical and home video releases as ''Funeral Home''. Plot At the beginning of the summer, Heather arrives in a small unnamed town to stay with her grandmother, Maude Chalmers, whose house—a former funeral home—has recently been converted into an inn. Maude's husband, James, an undertaker, has been missing for several years, and she has been forced to make a living selling artificial flowers, artificial floral design, flower arrangements in town; she hopes to supplant her income by opening the home to traveling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brood
''The Brood'' is a 1979 Canadian psychological body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, and Art Hindle. Its plot follows a man and his mentally ill ex-wife, who has been sequestered by a psychiatrist known for his controversial therapy techniques. A series of brutal unsolved murders serves as the backdrop for the central narrative. Written by Cronenberg after his own acrimonious divorce, he intended the screenplay as a meditation on a fractured relationship between a husband and wife who share a child, and cast Eggar and Hindle as loose facsimiles of himself and his ex-wife. He would later state that, despite its incorporation of science fiction elements, he considered it his sole feature that most embodied a "classic horror film". Principal photography of ''The Brood'' took place in late 1978 in Toronto on a budget of $1.5 million. The film's score was composed by Howard Shore, in his film composing debut. Released in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plague (1979 Film)
''Plague'' is a 1979 Canadian-American science fiction film about a genetic engineering accident, a fertilizing bacterium that escapes from a laboratory in Canada. The film is also known internationally as ''Induced Syndrome'' (UK), ''M-3: The Gemini Strain'' or ''Mutation'' (USA). Plot When a group of scientist work to develop a bacterium to increase food yields is delayed by bureaucratic processes, Dr. Celia Graham (Brenda Donahue) ignores protocols and developes a bacteria called M3. The new bacteria is accidentally released and causes sickness in children and death in others around the world. The disease is highly contagious, and the epidemic increases geometrically. Dr. Graham is killed by the virus, while an infected but unaffected woman spreads the disease in the manner of Typhoid Mary. Scientists Dr. Bill Fuller (Daniel Pilon) and Dr. Jessica Morgan (Kate Reid) work tirelessly to develop an antidote to stop the contagion. Cast * Daniel Pilon as Dr. Bill Fuller * Kate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Lynch (director)
Paul Lynch (born June 11, 1946) is a Canadian film director and television director. Lynch came to Canada in 1960. He left school to become a cartoonist for the ''Toronto Star'' and then served as a photographer for a number of small-town newspapers. This led to work in film, including a 90-minute documentary on ''Penthouse'' magazine commissioned by its publisher, Bob Guccione. His first feature film was ''The Hard Part Begins''. This was followed by the box-office hit '' Prom Night'', a straightforward slasher film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen. Lynch has only made movies periodically, pursuing instead a career directing for American television. Filmography Films *''The Hard Part Begins'' (1973) *'' Blood & Guts'' (1978) *'' Prom Night'' (1980) *'' Humongous'' (1982) *''Cross Country'' (1983) *'' Blindside'' (1986) *'' Flying'' (a.k.a. ''Dream to Believe'', 1986) *''Bullies'' (1986) *''On the Prowl'' (1991) *''No Contest'' (1995) *''No Contest II'' (a.k.a. ''Fac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood And Guts (film)
''Blood and Guts'' is a Canadian sports drama film, directed by Paul Lynch and released in 1978."Lynch's Rocky pulls punches". ''The Globe and Mail'', September 16, 1978. It was financed by Melvin Simon Productions.FILM CLIPS: Mr. Simon Goes to Hollywood SCHREGER, CHARLES. Los Angeles Times (2 Apr 1979: f9. The film stars William Smith as Dan O'Neil, an aging but still popular professional wrestler with a small wrestling troupe known as Rudy Huxtable and the Puddin' Pop Pimps. They become mentors to rising star Jim Davenport (Brian Patrick Clarke). The film's cast also includes Henry Beckman, Micheline Lanctôt. and Andy Dick as a midget named Scott Howiss. The film received 11 Canadian Film Award nominations at the 29th Canadian Film Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director (Lynch), Best Actress (Lanctôt) and Best Supporting Actor (Beckman)."Four films nominated for Etrogs". ''The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starship Invasions
''Starship Invasions'' is a 1977 Canadian science fiction film directed, produced and written by Ed Hunt and filmed in Toronto, Ontario. It was re-released in the United Kingdom as ''Project Genocide''. Plot The plot concerns the black-clad Legion of the Winged Serpent, a rogue group of human-like telepathic aliens led by Captain Rameses ( Christopher Lee). The Legion's home planet Alpha in the Orion constellation is about to be destroyed in the imminent supernova of its star, and Rameses is leading a small force of flying saucers to Earth to examine its suitability for their race. Performing several alien abductions, they discover they are descendants of transplanted humans, and thus the Earth is perfect for them. They cover their tracks using a device that causes the abductees to commit suicide after a short time. They plan to take over after using a larger version of the device so that everyone on Earth will kill themselves. Opposing any attempt to interfere with less-develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Awards
The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for sculptor Sorel Etrog, who designed the statuette). Genie Award candidates were selected from submissions made by the owners of Canadian films or their representatives, based on the criteria laid out in the ''Genie Rules and Regulations'' booklet which is distributed to Academy members and industry members. Peer-group juries, assembled from volunteer members of the Academy, meet to screen the submissions and select a group of nominees. Academy members then vote on these nominations. In 2012, the Academy announced that the Genies would merge with its sister presentation for English-language television, the Gemini Awards, to form a new award presentation known as the Canadian Screen Awards. Broadcasting The Genie Awards were originally aired ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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