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The Silent Partner (1978 Film)
''The Silent Partner'' is a 1978 Canadian thriller film directed by Daryl Duke and starring Elliott Gould, Christopher Plummer, and Susannah York. The screenplay by Curtis Hanson is based on the novel ''Think of a Number'' (''Tænk på et tal'') by Danish writer Anders Bodelsen, and is the third filmed adaptation of the novel. The film was the first to be produced by Carolco Pictures and one of the earliest films from within the country to take advantage of the Canadian government's "Capital Cost Allowance" incentive plan, which gave production companies tax inducements to make commercial films in Canada. It has been called "one of the few truly good films to come out of the tax-shelter heyday of the 1970s." ''The Silent Partner'' is also notable for being one of the very few films to have a score composed by jazz great Oscar Peterson, and for featuring an early big-screen appearance by John Candy. It was a major critical and commercial success, winning three Canadian Film Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Duke
Daryl Duke (8 March 1929 – 21 October 2006) was a Canadian film and television director. Biography Duke was born at Vancouver, British Columbia, where he became one of CBC Television's earliest regional producers. His career continued with CBC in Toronto producing such series as ''This Hour Has Seven Days'', then in the United States for major television networks and studios there. In 1977, he won the Canadian Film Award for best Director for his surprise hit ''The Silent Partner''. His significant achievement in television was directing the Emmy Award winning miniseries ''The Thorn Birds''. Duke was also among those responsible for the creation of CKVU-TV in Vancouver which is today part of the Citytv franchise. Noteworthy is that he produced and directed early Bob Dylan "song films," black and white vignettes that were the forerunners of today's music videos. He was inducted to the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame and Star Walk in 1997. Duke died in West Vancouver, British ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Partner (soundtrack)
''The Silent Partner'' is a 1979 soundtrack album composed by Oscar Peterson, for the 1978 film ''The Silent Partner''. Track listing ''All compositions by Oscar Peterson'' # "Theme for Celine" - 7:43 # "The Happy Hour" - 5:01 # "Party Time U.S.A." - 4:50 # "First Reprise on Theme for Celine" - 2:56 # "Elliot (The Silent Partner)" - 7:27 # "Theme for Susannah" - 4:07 # "Blues for Chris (The Fox)" - 5:57 # "Second Reprise on Theme for Celine" - 3:33 Personnel Performance * Oscar Peterson – piano * Benny Carter – alto saxophone * Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone * Clark Terry – flugelhorn * Milt Jackson – vibraphone * John Heard – double bass * Grady Tate – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Silent Partner,The Albums pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Duffy
Jack Duffy (September 27, 1926 – May 19, 2008) was a Canadian singer, comedian and actor. Life and career Born in Montreal, Duffy grew up in Toronto, dropping out of Central Technical School to become a singer. At age 19, he was hired as a studio singer with CBC in Toronto and in 1948 he started a three-year affiliation with Tommy Dorsey, initially as a member of the vocal group Bob-O-Links. Duffy was performing as a member of the musical act the Town Criers in 1950 and would frequently appear on CBC-TV variety shows through the 1950s. In 1957, he was hired by Norman Jewison to appear as a comedian on the CBC series ''Showtime''. Duffy had his own CBC variety show called '' Here's Duffy'' that ran from June 1958 through October 1959. In 1961, he became a regular on ''Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall'', performing as one of the Kraft Music Hall Players, alongside Don Adams, Paul Lynde, Kaye Ballard and others. The show finished its run in 1963. Duffy battled alcoholism after he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Sullivan (actor)
Sean Sullivan (December 21st 1921 - June 3rd 1985) was a Canadian actor. He is most noted for his stage and television performances in productions of David French's play ''Of the Fields, Lately'', for which he won an ACTRA Award in 1977 as Best Television Actor for the CBC Television film; and his film performances in ''Springhill'', for which he won a Canadian Film Award as Best Actor in a Non-Feature Film in 1972, and '' The Boy in Blue'', for which he received a posthumous Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986."Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit: Phillip Borsos and Hal Banks miss the cut". ''The Globe and Mail'', February 14, 1986. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he began his career as an actor when a stage play he appeared in in his 20s, ''Golden Boy'', reached the finals of the Dominion Drama Festival."Sean Sullivan: Luck played part in varied career of versatile actor". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 5, 1985. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Pogue
Kenneth Pogue (July 26, 1934 – December 15, 2015) was a Canadian actor. Career His first motion picture role in 1973 was in '' The Neptune Factor''. He almost drowned in scuba gear. He worked on stage at the Crest Theatre, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts and Guthrie Theater in the 1960s through 1980s before moving to television and film. His other film credits include ''The Silent Partner'' (1978), ''Lost and Found'' (1979), ''Virus'' (1980), '' Suzanne'' (1980), ''The Grey Fox'' (1982), '' The Dead Zone'' (1983, as the vice president), '' Kane & Abel'' (1985), '' Act of Vengeance'' (1986), '' Dead of Winter'' (1987), '' Crazy Moon'' (1987), and ''The Hitman'' (1991), starring Chuck Norris. He was also Father Dominic in the 2006 film ''The Mermaid Chair''. One of his memorable roles is Gerrard in CTV's pilot of '' Due South'' in 1994. It aired on CBS in the United States. Pogue reprised his character in the Season 2 episode "Bird in the Hand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celine Lomez
Céline Lomez (born 11 May 1953) is a Canadian actress and singer. Lomez started her show business career singing French-Canadian pop songs with her sister Liette, and the two gained popularity after their performance at the ''Festival du Disque'' in Quebec in 1968. Liette went on to join a trio called Toulouse. Lomez, however, was soon offered a role in the Denis Héroux film '' Here and Now'' (L'Initiation) (1970). She was only 15 years old at the time. She has also released two albums. One of her main hit songs was "L'amour dans les rangs de coton" (1974), a Louisiana zydeco-style ballad. She went on to play Christopher Plummer's ill-fated girlfriend in the cult thriller ''The Silent Partner'' in 1978. She was originally set to star as Brooke Parsons in the 1983 cult horror film ''Curtains'', but was asked to leave after shooting several scenes by producer Peter R. Simpson. The character was then taken over by actress Linda Thorson. In 2004, Lomez published her autobio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychopathy
Psychopathy, sometimes considered synonymous with sociopathy, is characterized by persistent Anti-social behaviour, antisocial behavior, impaired empathy and remorse, and Boldness, bold, Disinhibition, disinhibited, and Egotism, egotistical Behavior, traits. Different conceptions of psychopathy have been used throughout History of psychopathy, history that are only partly overlapping and may sometimes be contradictory. Hervey M. Cleckley, an American psychiatrist, influenced the initial diagnostic criteria for antisocial personality reaction/disturbance in the ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (''DSM''), as did American psychologist George E. Partridge. The ''DSM'' and ''International Classification of Diseases'' (ICD) subsequently introduced the diagnoses of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) and Antisocial personality disorder#ICD-10, dissocial personality disorder (DPD) respectively, stating that these diagnoses have been referred to (or include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misogyny
Misogyny () is hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against women. It is a form of sexism that is used to keep women at a lower social status than men, thus maintaining the societal roles of patriarchy. Misogyny has been widely practiced for thousands of years. It is reflected in art, literature, human societal structure, historical events, mythology, philosophy, and religion worldwide. An example of misogyny is violence against women, which includes domestic violence and, in its most extreme forms, misogynist terrorism and femicide. Misogyny also often operates through sexual harassment, coercion, and psychological techniques aimed at controlling women, and by legally or socially excluding women from full citizenship. In some cases, misogyny rewards women for accepting an inferior status. Misogyny can be understood both as an attitude held by individuals, primarily by men, and as a widespread cultural custom or system. In feminist thought, misogyny also includes the reje ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Claus
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a Legend, legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice". In the legend, he accomplishes this with the aid of Christmas elf, Christmas elves, who make the toys in Santa's workshop, his workshop, often said to be at the North Pole, and Santa Claus's reindeer, flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air. The modern figure of Santa is based on folklore traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas (European folklore), Saint Nicholas, the English figure of Father Christmas and the Folklore of the Low Countries, Dutch figure of ''Sinterklaas''. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white-bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eaton Centre
Eaton Centre is a name associated with shopping centres in Canada, originating with Eaton's, one of Canada's largest department store chains at the time that these malls were developed. Eaton's partnered with development companies throughout the 1970s and 1980s to develop downtown shopping malls in cities across Canada. Each mall contained an Eaton's store, or was in close proximity to an Eaton's store, and typically the mall itself carried the "Eaton Centre" name. These joint ventures were a significant retail development trend in Canada during that period.McQueen, Rod. 1998. ''The Eatons: The Rise and Fall of Canada's Royal Family''. Toronto: Stoddart. With the demise of the Eaton's chain in 1999, and the retiring of the Eaton's name as a retail banner in 2002, most of these malls have been renamed, and most of these Eaton's store location have been converted to Sears Canada stores. Some malls in smaller urban areas, which were typically the least successful of all the Eato ... [...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] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Director
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Achievement in Direction to the best work by a director of a Canadian film.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . History The award was first presented in 1966 by the Canadian Film Awards, and was presented annually until 1978 with the exception of 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. 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Directors with multiple wins (3 or more) *David Cronenberg-5 * Denis Villeneuve-4 *Denys Arcand-3 Directors with multiple nominations (3 or more) *David Cronenberg-9 times (5 wins) *Atom Egoyan-9 times (2 wins) *Xavier Dolan-5 times (2 wins) * Denis Villeneuve-4 times (4 wins) *Denys Arcand-4 times (3 wins) *B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
