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Normal (2007 Film)
''Normal'' is a 2007 Canadian drama film about a group of unrelated people who are brought together in the wake of a deadly car crash. The film was directed by Carl Bessai, and stars Carrie-Anne Moss, Kevin Zegers, Callum Keith Rennie and Andrew Airlie. Cast *Carrie-Anne Moss as Catherine *Kevin Zegers as Jordie *Callum Keith Rennie as Walt Braugher * Andrew Airlie as Dale *Tygh Runyan as Dennis Braugher * Camille Sullivan as Denise *Lauren Lee Smith as Sherri Banks *Michael Riley as Carl * Brittney Irvin as Melissa *Allison Hossack as Abby *Cameron Bright as Brady *Tara Frederick as Sylvie Farber *Benjamin Ratner as Tim *Zak Santiago as Bob the Social Worker *Hrothgar Mathews as Jerry Awards Rennie won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actor at the 29th Genie Awards. The film was also a nominee for Best Picture, but lost to '' Passchendaele''. It won the award for Best Western Canadian Film at the 2007 Vancouver International Film Festival. Reception The f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Bessai
Carl Bessai (born 1966 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. Bessai studied at OCAD University and at York University in Toronto graduating with a Master of Fine Arts Degree. He got his start directing documentary films before moving to Vancouver and directing his debut feature film ''Johnny'' in 1999. Bessai was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Director at the 29th Genie Awards for his 2007 film ''Normal'', which was also a nominee for Best Motion Picture."Victoria-shot film up for Genies; Normal, directed by Carl Bessai, depicts fallout from accident". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', February 11, 2009. He is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada, the Writers Guild of Canada, and the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association. Selected filmography *''Johnny'' (1999) *''Lola'' (2001) *'' Emile'' (2003) *'' Severed: Forest of the Dead'' (2005) *'' Unnatural & Accidental'' (2006) *''Normal'' (2007) *'' Mothers & Daughters'' (2008) *' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zak Santiago
Zak Santiago (born January 3, 1981) is a Canadian actor and DJ. Early life Santiago was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. Career Santiago has appeared in many television shows, including ''Young Blades'', ''Smallville'', ''Robson Arms'', '' Flight 93'', ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'', ''Shut Eye'', and ''The L Word''. In December 2009, Santiago played the Ten of Clubs in the Syfy miniseries ''Alice''. In 2013, he played Dominguez in the movie ''The Five People you Meet in Heaven''. He also plays Ramon, the dance instructor, restaurant owner, DJ, and wedding officiant in the '' Signed, Sealed, Delivered'' series. He also appeared in the episode "My Room" in season 1 of ''Dead Like Me'', where he played an angry man who decided to kill the tattoo artist who had botched his tattoo. He had a lead role in '' The Assistants'' on The N in early 2009. He also appeared in the 2008 movie, '' The Eye'', starring Jessica Alba Jessica Marie Alba ( ; born April 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Drama Films
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2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of '' Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rotten Tomatoes
Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television. The company was launched in August 1998 by three undergraduate students at the University of California, Berkeley: Senh Duong, Patrick Y. Lee, and Stephen Wang. Although the name "Rotten Tomatoes" connects to the practice of audiences throwing rotten tomatoes in disapproval of a poor stage performance, the original inspiration comes from a scene featuring tomatoes in the Canadian film '' Léolo'' (1992). Since January 2010, Rotten Tomatoes has been owned by Flixster, which was in turn acquired by Warner Bros in 2011. In February 2016, Rotten Tomatoes and its parent site Flixster were sold to Comcast's Fandango. Warner Bros. retained a minority stake in the merged entities, including Fandango. History Rotten Tomatoes was launched on August 12, 1998, as a spare-time project by Senh Duong. His objective in creating Rotten Tomatoes was "to create a site where people can get access to review ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hollywood Reporter
''The Hollywood Reporter'' (''THR'') is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries. It was founded in 1930 as a daily trade paper, and in 2010 switched to a weekly large-format print magazine with a revamped website. As of 2020, the day-to-day operations of the company are handled by Penske Media Corporation through a joint venture with Eldridge Industries. History Early years; 1930–1987 ''The Hollywood Reporter'' was founded in 1930 by William R. "Billy" Wilkerson (1890–1962) as Hollywood's first daily entertainment trade newspaper. The first edition appeared on September 3, 1930, and featured Wilkerson's front-page "Tradeviews" column, which became influential. The newspaper appeared Monday-to-Saturday for the first 10 years, except for a brief period, then Monday-to-Friday from 1940. Wilkerson used caustic articles and gossip to generate publicity and got noticed by the studio bosses in New York ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) is an annual film festival held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, for two weeks in late September and early October. The festival is operated by the Greater Vancouver International Film Festival Society, a provincially-registered non-profit and federally-registered charitable organization, which also runs the year-round programming of the Vancity Theatre and Studio Theatre at the VIFF Centre. Both in terms of admissions and number of films screened (133,000 and 324 respectively in 2016), VIFF is among the five largest film festivals in North America. The festival screens films annually from approximately 73 countries on 10 screens. The festival has three main programming platforms: East Asian film, Canadian film, and nonfiction films. Besides films from around the world, VIFF also includes talks, workshops, performances, and other special events related to cinema. History The festival was first launched in 1958; however, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver International Film Festival Award For Best Canadian Film
The Vancouver International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film is an annual award, presented by the Vancouver International Film Festival to honour the film selected by a jury as the best Canadian film screened at VIFF that year. The award was presented for the first time in 2003. It was initially open only to films from Western Canada Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces, Canadian West or the Western provinces of Canada, and commonly known within Canada as the West, is a Canadian region that includes the four western provinces just north of the Canada� ..., but was expanded in 2009 to include all Canadian films. Winners See also * Toronto International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film References {{VIFF Best Canadian Film Best Canadian Film Awards established in 2003 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passchendaele (film)
''Passchendaele'' is a 2008 Canadian war film, written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Paul Gross. The film, which was shot in Calgary, Alberta, Fort Macleod, Alberta, and in Belgium, focuses on the experiences of a Canadian soldier, Michael Dunne, at the Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, inspired by stories that Gross heard from his grandfather, a First World War soldier. The film had its premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival on September 4, 2008, when it also had the honour of opening the festival. The film received a mixed reception upon release. On March 2, 2009, Paul Gross was honoured for his film ''Passchendaele'', winning that year's National Arts Centre Award for achievement over the past performance year. The film won five awards the 29th Genie Awards, including Best Picture, and also received the Golden Reel Award for Canada's top-grossing film of 2008. Plot In the spring of 1917 after Vimy Ridge, Sergeant M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Times-Colonist
The ''Times Colonist'' is an English-language daily newspaper in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed by the Sept. 2, 1980 merger of the ''Victoria Daily Times'', established in 1884, and the ''British Colonist'' (later the ''Daily Colonist''), established in 1858 by Amor De Cosmos who was later British Columbia's second Premier. The ''British Colonist'' was B.C.'s first paper "of any permanence". De Cosmos was the editor until 1866 when D.W. Higgins took over — he would remain in the role for the next twenty years. Local news receives the greatest prominence in the ''Times Colonist''. Stories and photographs about Greater Victoria are often featured on the front page. The newspaper also has national and international stories, plus sections covering the arts, sports, and business. The Times Colonist has a website as well as an e-edition, which offers a digital replica of the printed pages. According to News Media Canada, the Times Colonist saw an average daily cir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Screen Award For Best Motion Picture
The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television presents an annual award for Best Motion Picture to the best Canadian film of the year.Maria Topalovich, ''And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards''. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. . The award was first presented in 1949 by the Canadian Film Awards under the title Film of the Year. Due to the economics of Canadian film production, however, most Canadian films made in this era were documentaries or short films rather than full-length narrative feature films. In some years, a Film of the Year award was not formally presented, with the highest film award presented that year being in the Theatrical Short or Amateur Film categories. In 1964, the Canadian Film Awards introduced an award for Best Feature Film. For the remainder of the 1960s, the two awards were presented alongside each other to different films, except in 1965 when a Feature Film was named and a Film of the Year was not, and in 1967 when the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
29th Genie Awards
The 29th Genie Awards were held on April 4, 2009, to honour Canadian films released in 2008. The ceremony was held at the Canadian Aviation Museum in Ottawa, Ontario, and was broadcast on Global and IFC. The ceremony was hosted by Dave Foley. Nominations were announced on February 10, 2009, and were led by Quebec films. '' The Necessities of Life'' (french: Ce qu'il faut pour vivre) received eight nominations followed by '' Everything Is Fine'' (french: Tout est parfait , link=no) with seven. Historical epic '' Passchendaele'' had the most wins at five Genies and was also recognized with the Golden Reel as the highest-grossing Canadian film. Host city and venue The 29th Genie Awards were held in Ottawa, Canada's capital, in a move suggested by the National Capital Commission (NCC). The awards had previously only been held in Toronto, aside from two ceremonies in Montreal in the mid-1990s. The Ontario provincial government invested $150,000 to help the NCC host the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
