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Joy Tanner
Joy Tanner is an American-born Canadian actress, who is known for roles such as George Fayne in the 1995 ''Nancy Drew'' TV series, Jill Stone in ''Cold Squad'', and Nora McDonald Venturi in four seasons of the sitcom ''Life with Derek'' and its movie finale ''Vacation with Derek''. She also provided the voice of Candy Kong in the animated television series ''Donkey Kong Country.'' Early life and education Tanner earned an honors B.A. from SUNY Potsdam, studied at SUNY Buffalo and has a diploma from the British American Drama Academy (London and Oxford, UK). In 2021, she earned a masters degree from the University of Toronto’s Centre For Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies. She was filming ''Locke & Key'' for Netflix at that time. Career After moving to Canada, she began her career in film. She augmented her acting career with commercials in Canada and was the star in the Shoppers Drug Mart and Pharmacy commercials also playing Wonder Woman in a Listerine spot (1998–20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Locke & Key
''Locke & Key'' is an American comic book series written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodríguez, and published by IDW Publishing. Plot summary This plot is presented in chronological order. In 1775 during the American Revolution, a group of Rebels, hiding in a sea cave in Massachusetts Bay beneath what will one day be Keyhouse in the town of Lovecraft, discover a portal to another dimension, the plains of Leng. It is filled with demons who can mesmerize anyone that sees them and possess them through touch; two men are possessed over two days and they kill several rebels. However, when the demons attempt to enter the real world without possessing someone, they are transformed into "whispering" iron which young smith Benjamin Locke forges into a variety of magical keys. The first key he makes is the Omega Key (which has an Omega character on the head) that seals the entrance to the dimension. The magic of the Keyhouse gradually evolves over the years, including a spell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Once A Thief (TV Series)
''Once a Thief'' (also billed as ''John Woo's Once a Thief'') is a Canadian action/comedy television series inspired by the Hong Kong 1991 film of the same name. The series is a continuation from the 1996 television film of the same name and it also includes two direct-to-video sequels: ''Once a Thief: Brother Against Brother'' and ''Once a Thief: Family Business''. Premise Li Ann Tsei, an orphan who grew up amongst the Chinese Tang family - a ruthless criminal operation - falls in love with Mac Ramsey, a thief who works for the family. However, when she is betrothed to Tang heir Michael, the two fake their deaths in an attempt to flee the country. Li Ann escapes, but Mac is arrested and left to rot in a Chinese prison. Two years later, he is released and taken to Canada where a mysterious woman known as the Director employs him to work for her crime-fighting institution. He soon learns that he will be working as part of a team with Li Ann, and the man she was engaged to, Vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goosebumps (1995 TV Series)
''Goosebumps'' is a anthology horror fantasy television series based on R. L. Stine's best-selling book series of the same name. It is an anthology of stories involving children and young adults in otherworldly situations. The series is centered around the same supernatural or occult elements featured in the novels, with most episodes being direct adaptions of the books. Production ''Goosebumps'' was filmed largely in Ontario, Canada, with different houses and historic properties in Toronto, Markham, and other outlying rural areas serving often as the sets for each episode rather than constructing artificial houses and buildings. Ontario also provided a more affordable filming location and an aesthetic that could double as American while maintaining ambiguity in terms of location and setting. Props for the series were designed by Ron Stefaniuk and Alan Doucette, while Stefaniuk retained many of the animatronic props at his own studio after ''Goosebumps'' was cancelled. Episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forever Knight
''Forever Knight'' is a Canadian television series about Nick Knight (Forever Knight), Nick Knight, an 800-year-old vampire working as a police detective in modern-day Toronto, Ontario. Wracked with guilt for centuries of killing others, he seeks redemption by working as a homicide detective on the night shift while struggling to find a way to become human again. The series premiered on May 5, 1992, and concluded with the third-season finale on May 17, 1996. Plot Nick Knight (Forever Knight), Nick Knight is a Toronto police detective who works the wikt:graveyard shift, graveyard shift with his partner. Unbeknownst to most of his colleagues, Nick is actually Nicholas, an 800-year-old vampire (his human surname was reference to his status as a literal knight in medieval France). Remorseful over centuries spent as a vampiric cold-hearted killer, Nicholas serves the public good as a police officer. He often uses his special abilities to bring criminals to justice. Whenever he works o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boogies Diner
''Boogies Diner'' (also known as ''Boogie's Diner'') is a syndicated sitcom which first aired from September 17, 1994, until 1995.Eric Kohanik, "Boogies Diner CHCH jumps into teen-sitcom business with 65 episodes". '' Hamilton Spectator'', February 7, 1994. It stars Jim J. Bullock, Monika Schnarre, and James Marsden in one of his first appearances on television. The series ended in 1995. The series was produced and distributed by MTM Enterprises (now 20th Television). Plot The plot of the show revolves around eight teenagers who work at Boogies Diner, a popular mall hangout. The characters work in various departments of the "diner", which also includes a fashion and music outlet. Gerald ( Jim J. Bullock) is the nerdy manager who tries to keep the teenage mischief from affecting the business. Filmed in Hamilton, Ontario in the facilities of television station CHCH-TV, the series was compared to the American series '' Saved by the Bell''. After the series was canceled, episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neverlake
''Neverlake'' is a 2013 Italian horror film. The film had its world premiere on 13 December 2013 at the Courmayeur Film Festival. ''Neverlake'' was the feature film directorial debut of Riccardo Paoletti and stars Daisy Keeping, David Brandon, and Joy Tanner. Plot Jenny (Daisy Keeping) is a young English woman who travels to Italy to visit her father Dr. Brooks (David Brandon), a former doctor turned amateur archaeologist. Her father is currently participating in a dig at a lake that was previously worshipped by the Etruscans and is surrounded by mystery. Jenny is ultimately unaware that her visit will bring to light several horrible secrets about her father and her past, secrets that could put her very well-being at risk. Cast *Daisy Keeping as Jenny Brook * David Brandon as Dr. Brook *Joy Tanner Joy Tanner is an American-born Canadian actress, who is known for roles such as George Fayne in the 1995 ''Nancy Drew'' TV series, Jill Stone in ''Cold Squad'', and Nora McDona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House At The End Of The Street
''House at the End of the Street'' is a 2012 American psychological thriller film directed by Mark Tonderai that stars Jennifer Lawrence. The film's plot revolves around a teenage girl, Elissa, who along with her newly divorced mother Sarah, moves to a new neighborhood only to discover that the house at the end of the street was the site of a gruesome double homicide committed by a 13-year-old girl named Carrie Anne who had disappeared without a trace four years prior. Elissa then starts a relationship with Carrie Anne's older brother Ryan, who lives in the same house, but nothing is as it appears to be. Although filming had been completed in 2010, the film was not released until 2012 by Relativity Media. Despite a negative response from critics, the film was a moderate commercial success, grossing $44 million. Plot Newly-divorced doctor Sarah Cassidy and her 17-year-old daughter Elissa move to a small, upscale suburb. They are disturbed to discover the house they are moving in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Province
''The Province'' is a daily newspaper published in Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format in British Columbia by Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network, alongside the ''Vancouver Sun'' broadsheet newspaper. Together, they are British Columbia's only two major newspapers. Formerly a broadsheet, ''The Province'' later became tabloid paper-size. It publishes daily except Saturdays, Mondays (as of October 17, 2022) and selected holidays. History ''The Province'' was established as a weekly newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria in 1894. A 1903 article in the ''Pacific Monthly'' described the ''Province'' as the largest and the youngest of Vancouver's important newspapers. In 1923, the Southam family bought ''The Province''. By 1945, the paper's printers went out on strike. ''The Province'' had been the best selling newspaper in Vancouver, ahead of the ''Vancouver Sun'' and ''The News-Herald (Vancouver, Canada), News Herald''. As a result of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deliver Us From Evil
"Deliver us from evil" is a line from the Lord's Prayer in the Bible. Deliver Us from Evil may also refer to: Books * ''Deliver Us from Evil'' (novel), a novel by David Baldacci * '' Deliver Us from Evil: Defeating Terrorism, Despotism, and Liberalism'', a 2004 book by Sean Hannity * '' Deliver Us from Evil: The Story of Vietnam's Flight to Freedom'', a 1956 book by US Navy physician and humanitarian Thomas Anthony Dooley III * ''Deliver Us from Evil: Warlords and Peacekeepers in a World of Endless Conflict'', a 2000 book by William Shawcross Sir William Hartley Hume Shawcross (born 28 May 1946) is a British journalist, writer, and broadcaster. He is the incumbent Commissioner for Public Appointments. From 2012 to 2018 he chaired the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Shawcr ... Films and television * ''Deliver Us from Evil'' (1969 film), a Canadian drama film * ''Deliver Us from Evil'' (1973 film), an American television crime drama film * ''Deliver Us from Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ReGenesis
''ReGenesis'' is a Canadian science-fiction television series produced by The Movie Network and Movie Central in conjunction with Shaftesbury Films. The series, which ran for four seasons from 2004 to 2008, revolves around the scientists of NorBAC (North American Biotechnology Advisory Commission), a fictional organization with a lab based in the city of Toronto. The organization investigates problems of a scientific nature, such as bioterrorism, mysterious diseases, or radical changes in the environment throughout North America. NorBAC is headed by David Sandström (played by Peter Outerbridge), the chief scientist, and molecular biologist. Through this character, the show often addresses topical social, political, and ethical issues related to the science at hand. The series was originally broadcast on The Movie Network and Movie Central, with rebroadcasts on Global and Showcase in Canada. Internationally it can be seen on FX in the United Kingdom, The Science Channel, Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gemini Award
The Gemini Awards were awards given by the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television between 1986–2011 to recognize the achievements of Canada's English-language television industry. The Gemini Awards are analogous to the Emmy Awards given in the United States and the BAFTA Television Awards in the United Kingdom. First held in 1986 to replace the ACTRA Award, the ceremony celebrated Canadian television productions with awards in 87 categories, along with other special awards such as lifetime achievement awards. The Academy had previously presented the one-off Bijou Awards in 1981, inclusive of some television productions. The awards' name was an allusion to Castor and Pollux, a mythological pair of twins; this was in reference to Canada's linguistic duality of English and French, with the Academy's separate awards presentation for French-language television production named the Gémeaux Awards. The statuette, designed by Toronto artist Scott Thornley, evoked twins through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
