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Taking Care
''Taking Care'', also known as ''Prescriptions for Murder'', is a Canadian drama film, directed by Clarke Mackey and released in 1987."Hospital film dies in a bed of tedium". ''Ottawa Citizen'', April 29, 1988. Loosely based on the real-life case of Susan Nelles, the film stars Janet Amos as Marie, a maternity ward nurse who is accused of murder after three women die in childbirth under her care, and Kate Lynch as Angie O'Connell, her colleague who attempts to collect evidence to prove Marie's innocence. The cast also includes Saul Rubinek, Barry Flatman, Jackie Richardson, Allan Royal and Ron White. The film premiered at the 1987 Toronto International Film Festival. Lynch received a Genie Award nomination for Best Actress at the 9th Genie Awards in 1988."Un zoo and Mermaids top Genie nominations". ''Toronto Star The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarke Mackey
Clarke Mackey (born September 30, 1950) is a Canadian filmmaker, author, and educator. He is known for his first feature film, ''The Only Thing You Know'' (1972), and for the focus in his filmmaking and writing on vernacular culture. His book on the topic, ''Random Acts of Culture: Reclaiming Art and Community in the 21st Century'', was published in 2010. Mackey is Emeritus, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Film and Media at Queen's University at Kingston, Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, where he taught for thirty years. Early works Mackey began producing short films as a teenager. and three were broadcast on Canadian national television. At age sixteen, he was also credited as one of the producers of David Secter's 1966 film, ''The Offering (1966 film), The Offering''. He directed his first feature film, ''The Only Thing You Know'', in mid-1970. Using a documentary shooting style and improvised dialogue, it tells the story of a teenage girl's attempts at indep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron White (actor)
Ron White (June 9, 1953 – April 4, 2018 obituary) was a Canadian film and television actor. During his career, he was nominated for two and six . Career Born in , , Canada, White had an extensive career. Some of his most notable television roles included Conrad ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English-language Canadian Films
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Canadian Drama Films
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1987 Films
The following is an overview of events in 1987 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. Paramount Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1987. Highest-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1987 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 31 - ''The Cure for Insomnia'' premieres at The School of the Art Institute in Chicago, Illinois, to officially become the world's longest film according to Guinness World Records. * May 23 - ''Starlog Salutes Star Wars'' is held in Los Angeles, California, the first officially sponsored Star Wars convention to commemorate the franchise's 10th anniversary. * June 29 - The ''James Bond'' franchise celebrates its 25th anniversary and premieres its 15th film, ''The Living Daylights'' * July 17 - Walt Disney's classic masterpiece ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' is re-released worldwide for its 50th anniversary. * 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Star
The ''Toronto Star'' is a Canadian English-language broadsheet daily newspaper. The newspaper is the country's largest daily newspaper by circulation. It is owned by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation and part of Torstar's Daily News Brands (Torstar), Daily News Brands division. The newspaper's offices are located at One Yonge Street in the Harbourfront, Toronto, Harbourfront neighbourhood of Toronto. The newspaper was established in 1892 as the ''Evening Star'' and was later renamed the ''Toronto Daily Star'' in 1900, under Joseph E. Atkinson. Atkinson was a major influence in shaping the editorial stance of the paper, with the paper having reflected his values until his death in 1948. The paper was renamed the ''Toronto Star'' in 1971. The newspaper introduced a Sunday edition in 1973. History The ''Star'' was created in 1892 by striking ''Toronto News'' printers and writers, led by future mayor of Toronto and social reformer Horatio Clarenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
9th Genie Awards
The 9th annual Genie Awards were held March 22, 1988, and honoured Canadian films released in 1987.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was co-hosted by Megan Follows and Gordon Pinsent. The awards were dominated by ''Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit)'', which won a still unmatched thirteen awards. The film garnered 14 nominations overall;"Night Zoo thriller sets Genie record; Lauzon film wins 14 nominations". ''Ottawa Citizen'', February 17, 1988. the film's only nomination that failed to translate into a win was Gilles Maheu's nod for Best Actor, as he lost to the film's other Best Actor nominee, Roger Lebel. The female acting awards were won by Sheila McCarthy and Paule Baillargeon for the film ''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'', the only other narrative feature film to win any Genie awards that year; only the Documentary and Shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Actress
The Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television presents an annual award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role to the best performance by a lead actress in a Canadian film. The award was first presented in 1968 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 1969, when no eligible feature films were submitted for award consideration, and 1974 due to the cancellation of the awards that year. From 1980 until 2012, the award was presented as part of the Genie Awards ceremony; since 2013, it has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards. From 1980 to 1983, only Canadian actresses were eligible for the award; non-Canadian actresses appearing in Canadian films were instead considered for the separate Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actress. After 1983, the latter award was discontinued, and from 1986 both Canadian and foreign actresses were eligible for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. In August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genie Award
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 aire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 Toronto International Film Festival
The 12th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) took place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between September 10 and September 19, 1987. ''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'' by Patricia Rozema was selected as the opening film. ''The Princess Bride'' by Rob Reiner won the ''People's Choice Award'' at the festival. André the Giant, one of the stars of the film, sat on a girth constructed especially for him during the premiere of the film at the festival. Awards Programme Galas *''Aria'' — Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, Bill Bryden, Jean-Luc Godard, Derek Jarman, Franc Roddam, Nicolas Roeg, Ken Russell, Charles Sturridge and Julien Temple *''Boyfriends and Girlfriends (L'Ami de mon amie)'' — Eric Rohmer *'' Dark Eyes'' — Nikita Mikhalkov *''The Glass Menagerie'' — Paul Newman *''I've Heard the Mermaids Singing'' — Patricia Rozema *''Night Zoo (Un zoo la nuit)'' — Jean-Claude Lauzon *''Orphans'' — Alan J. Pakula *''The Princess Bride'' — Rob Reiner *''Sammy and Rosi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allan Royal
Allan Royal (born August 17, 1944) is a Canadian actor, who is also sometimes credited as Allan G. Royal and Alan Royal. He is known for playing the crime reporter Tom Kirkwood on the hit Canadian police drama ''Night Heat'' from 1985 to 1989. He is also known for his recurring role on such programs as the American TV drama ''Falcon Crest'' as well as roles in numerous other TV shows, movies, and plays. Early career Royal grew up in a bilingual home His father was a French Canadian and his mother was of British ancestry. He grew up in Montreal's West End. He began performing while still in high school, and ultimately left Montreal to study acting in New York with Lee Strasberg. He returned to Canada, performing on stage in Toronto beginning in the mid-1960s. He joined the Toronto Arts Production theater company, where he played a wide range of roles throughout the 1970s, in new plays as well as productions of Shakespeare and Molière. Career In 1985, Royal joined the cast of a n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Amos
Janet Amos (born 12 September 1944) is a Canadian theatre actress, director, educator and playwright. The daughter of the actress Beth Amos, Janet has led theatre companies as the artistic director of the Blyth Festival (1979-1984 and 1994-1997) and Theatre New Brunswick (1984-1988). She worked as an assistant professor of the University of Regina (2003-2006), as a guest artist at the University of Ottawa (2008) and as instructor at the National Theatre School of Canada in Montreal. Amos is credited as leading an effort to save the Blyth Festival from closure, when she took over as the artistic director in 1994. Prior to her assuming the role of artistic director, the Blyth Festival had lost thousands of audience members and amassed a $229,000 debt. Amos' drove a fundraising campaign that raised more than $100,000 and created a season line-up that brought audiences back, helping the summer theatre to survive. Amos has also directed theatre productions at Toronto's Theatre Passe M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
