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Messages Deleted
''Messages Deleted'' is a 2009 Canadian horror thriller film starring Matthew Lillard, with a screenplay by Larry Cohen Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1936 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as an author of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and ..., the last Cohen screenplay to be filmed before his death in 2019. Plot A screenwriting teacher is forced to live out the plot of a screenplay idea he stole from an anonymous character, who now seeks revenge. Cast Production Plans to create the film were first announced around September 2004. Filming took place in Vancouver. Larry Cohen was paid $3 million for the script, which he completed in 2004. Multiple changes were made to the script prior to filming, one of which was to change the killer's gender from male to female. The film marked Cohen's last screenplay before his death in 2019. Release ''Messages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Cohen
Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1936 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as an author of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s and 1980s, such as '' It's Alive'' (1974), ''God Told Me To'' (1976), ''It Lives Again'' (1978), ''The Stuff'' (1985) and '' A Return to Salem's Lot'' (1987). He originally emerged as the writer of blaxploitation films such as ''Bone'' (1972), '' Black Caesar'', and ''Hell Up in Harlem'' (both 1973). Later on he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including ''Phone Booth'' (2002), ''Cellular'' (2004) and '' Captivity'' (2007). Early in his career, Cohen was a prolific television writer, creating series such as '' Branded'', ''Blue Light'', ''Coronet Blue'', and ''The Invaders''. In 2006, he returned to the directing chair for Mick Garris's anthology series ''Masters of Horror'', directing the episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Lillard
Matthew Lyn Lillard (born January 24, 1970) is an American actor. His early film work includes Chip Sutphin in ''Serial Mom'' (1994), Emmanuel "Cereal Killer" Goldstein in ''Hackers'' (1995), Stu Macher in ''Scream'' (1996), Stevo in ''SLC Punk!'' (1998), Brock Hudson in ''She's All That'' (1999), and Billy Brubaker in ''Summer Catch'' (2001). He played Shaggy Rogers in ''Scooby-Doo'' (2002) and its sequel '' Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed'' (2004), and in animation, he has been the voice of Shaggy since Casey Kasem retired from the role in 2009. Lillard's later film roles include Jerry Conlaine in ''Without a Paddle'' (2004), Dez Howard in ''The Groomsmen'' (2006), Joey in '' Home Run Showdown'' (2012), and Jack Rusoe in ''Return to Nim's Island'' (2013). While much of his work is comedic in nature, Lillard has also given dramatic performances in movies such as ''The Descendants'' (2011), ''Trouble with the Curve'' (2012), ''Match'' (2014), and '' Twin Peaks: The Return'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Kara Unger
Deborah Kara Unger (born 12 May 1966) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles in the films '' Highlander III: The Sorcerer'' (1994), ''Crash'' (1996), '' The Game'' (1997), ''Payback'' (1999), '' The Hurricane'' (1999), ''White Noise'' (2005), ''Silent Hill'' (2006), ''88 Minutes'' (2008) and '' The Way'' (2010). Early life Deborah Kara Unger was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to a nuclear disposal specialist mother and a gynaecologist father. She was the first Canadian to be accepted into Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art. Career Upon graduation Unger found steady work in Australian films and television series, including ''Bangkok Hilton'' with Nicole Kidman. Following her return to North America in the early 1990s she appeared in David Lynch's 1993 HBO mini-series ''Hotel Room'', and a year later appeared in '' Highlander III: The Sorcerer'' opposite Christopher Lambert. Unger's breakthrough role came in David Cronenberg's 1996 erotic dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gina Holden
Gina Holden (born March 17, 1975) is a Canadian actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Coreen Fennel in '' Blood Ties'', Dale Arden in ''Flash Gordon'', and Shea Allen in ''Harper's Island''. Early life Holden was born in the small town of Smithers, British Columbia, Canada, and moved often while growing up. With every move, Holden would join whatever community group she could so she could follow her passion for acting. At age 15, she was signed to a modeling contract and moved to Japan. Holden studied the Japanese culture and quickly made it her second home. On returning to North America, she studied Japanese and took acting classes. Acting career She starred as Dale Arden in the ''Flash Gordon'' series, as Coreen Fennel in '' Blood Ties'', and as Shea Allen in the CBS thriller series ''Harper's Island''. She has also guest starred in shows including The CW series ''Life Unexpected''. Aside from appearing in ''Final Destination 3'' and '' Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serge Houde
Serge Houde (born February 16, 1953) is a Canadian film and television character actor. He is best known for his role in Jon Cassar's Emmy-nominated miniseries '' The Kennedys'' playing the notorious Chicago mafia boss Sam Giancana opposite Tom Wilkinson and Barry Pepper. ''GQ'' Tom Carson said Houde’s performance was "a terrific Sam Giancana (Serge Houde, and where has this formidable actor been all of Martin Scorsese's life?). It will probably set off Camelot guardians' alarm bells to hear that Giancana, the Chicago Mob boss, appears at all—and tête-à-tête with papa Joe, who's committing hubris's fatal error by negotiating with him." Biography Houde began acting at age 35, and he has over 160 film and TV productions to his credit. Besides his role as Sam Giancana in '' The Kennedys'', Houde also appeared in the Seth Rogen-starring feature, '' 50/50'', which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011. In it, he played Joseph Gordon-Levitt's character's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiara Zanni
Chiara Zanni (; born July 19, 1978) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for her roles as Amy Ryan on The N series '' About a Girl'' and Maggie Buckman on the CBC series '' Edgemont''. She is also known for her voice-work as Hahli in '' Bionicle: Mask of Light'', the titular character in ''Hamtaro'', Jubilee in '' X-Men: Evolution'', Eva "Molly" Wei in ''Ōban Star-Racers'', Piper in ''Storm Hawks'', Stellaluna in the film adaptation of ''Stellaluna'', and Kani Maki in ''Sushi Pack''. Life and career Zanni was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to an Italian father and an English mother. She started her career at the age of eight when she was cast as the "Pokey Little Puppy" in the animated series ''Little Golden Bookland''. She has appeared in the feature films ''X-Men'', '' 40 Days and 40 Nights'', ''Come l'America'', ''In the Land of Women'' and ''Good Luck Chuck''. Her television credits include ''Supernatural'', ''Stargate Atlantis'', '' Edgemont'', ''Trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Berry and Abigail Breslin in the 2013 psychological thriller '' The Call'', serial killer Barton Mathis in the second season of the superhero TV series ''Arrow'', drug trafficker Zane Morgan in the second season of the psychological horror drama series '' Bates Motel'' (2014), Martin, the leader of a hedonist group called "The Rowdy 3" on the sci-fi TV series '' Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency'' (2016–2017) and demon Bobo Del Rey on the sci-fi TV series ''Wynonna Earp'' (2016–2021). Eklund won the 2008 Leo Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for his work on the 2007 Canadian crime drama and thriller film '' Walk All Over Me''. In 2012 Eklund won the Best Actor award at Fantastic Fest for his role as Dr. Geoff Bur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Jay McLaren
Brandon Jay McLaren (born October 15, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He made his first screen appearance in the television series ''Just Cause'' (2002). He has been known for his main and supporting roles in shows such as ''Graceland'', ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'', ''Ransom'', ''Harper's Island'', and ''Slasher''. He has also had roles in the feature films ''She's the Man'', '' Tucker & Dale vs. Evil'', and ''Dead Before Dawn''. In 2005, he gained prominence with the main role of Jack Landors a.k.a. Red SPD Ranger in ''Power Rangers S.P.D.''. Since then, he has had a variety of roles in several films and television series. Early life McLaren was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada to Ira and Denise McLaren. He graduated from Johnston Heights Secondary School in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, and received a bachelor's degree in Human Biology from the University at Albany, SUNY. Career McLaren was a guest star in the episode " Bloodlines" of '' Blade: The Series'' and was fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Galvin
Anna Galvin (born 19 October 1969; also credited as Anna Glavan) is an Australian actress. Her roles include Lex Luthor's assistant, Gina, in ''Smallville'', and Lavender Eyes in '' Tin Man''. She also played Maid Marian in the first season of the TV series ''The New Adventures of Robin Hood'' in 1997. Personal life Galvin was born 19 October 1969 in Melbourne, Australia, and trained at the Oxford School of Drama in England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ... after graduating from the University of Melbourne. In 2003, Galvin married Raul Inglis. They subsequently had a daughter. She is a classically trained mezzo/soprano singer. She can fence, horseback ride, ski, body surf and roller blade. She is often associated with the Arts Club Theatre Company in Vancouver, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Films
The year 2009 saw the release of many films. Seven made the top 50 list of highest-grossing films. Also in 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that as of that year, their Best Picture category would consist of ten nominees, rather than five (the first time since the 1943 awards). Evaluation of the year Film critic Philip French of ''The Guardian'' said that 2009 "began with the usual flurry of serious major movies given late December screenings in Los Angeles to qualify for the Oscars. They're now forgotten or vaguely regarded as semi-classics: ''The Reader'', '' Che'', ''Slumdog Millionaire'', '' Frost/Nixon'', '' Revolutionary Road'', ''The Wrestler'', ''Gran Torino'', '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button''. It soon became apparent that horror movies would be the dominant genre once again, with vampires the pre-eminent sub-species, the most profitable inevitably being '' New Moon'', the latest in Stephenie Meyer's ''Twilight'' saga, the best the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Thriller Films
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Canadian''. Canada is a multilingual and multicultural society home to people of groups of many different ethnic, religious, and national origins, with the majority of the population made up of Old World immigrants and their descendants. Following the initial period of French and then the much larger British colonization, different waves (or peaks) of immigration and settlement of non-indigenous peoples took place over the course of nearly two centuries and continue today. Elements of Indigenous, French, British, and more recent immigrant customs, languages, and religions have combined to form the culture of Canada, and thus a Canadian identity. Canada has also been strongly influenced by its linguistic, geographic, and ec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Canadian Films
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
