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The Eleventh Hour (Canadian TV Series)
''The Eleventh Hour'' is a Canadian television drama series which aired weekly on CTV from 2002 to 2005. The show revolves around the reporters and producers at a fictional television news magazine series, ''The Eleventh Hour''. Unhappy with the newsmagazine's shrinking audience, the network has brought in a new executive producer, Kennedy Marsh, to reorient the show in a more ratings-driven tabloid journalism direction. The tension between the ratings imperative and the more traditional journalistic ethics of the show's senior staff is the primary conflict that drives the show, but storylines also include the team's efforts to get the stories that will make it to air each week. ''The Eleventh Hour'' was produced by Alliance Atlantis, Canada's largest film and television production house. It aired in the U.S. on Sleuth, under the title ''Bury the Lead'', to distinguish it from a CBS series with a similar name. Ratings Although the show started off poorly in the Canadian tel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shawn Doyle
Shawn Doyle (born September 19, 1968) is a Canadian actor known for his roles in ''The Expanse'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', ''Big Love'', '' 24'', ''Desperate Housewives'', and '' Star Trek: Discovery''. Early life and education Doyle was born and raised in Wabush (Labrador), Newfoundland. He was exposed to acting at a young age, as his father was the founder of a local theatre group. Later, he moved to Toronto to study theatre at York University. Career He has won three awards for his critically acclaimed performance as Dennis Langley in '' The Eleventh Hour''. Since moving to Los Angeles, he has also starred in the American shows '' 24'' as Ronnie Lobell, ''Desperate Housewives'' as Mr. Hartley, and ''Big Love''. He has also made several film appearances: as Jack Shepard in ''Frequency'', Brian in 1998's ''Babyface'', Stephen in the 2005 film ''Sabah'', and as Ray in ''Grown Up Movie Star'' (which he co-produced). Other roles include John in the film adaptation of ''The Robber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semi Chellas
Semi Chellas is a director, writer, producer who has written for film, television and magazines. She was born in Palo Alto, California and grew up in Calgary, Alberta. She is known for her work on the television series ''Mad Men'' and her film adaptation of ''American Woman'' based on Susan Choi's novel of the same name. Education She holds a B.A. in literature from Yale University and was a Mellon Fellow in English at Cornell University. She was a screenwriting resident at the Canadian Film Centre in Toronto. Career Chellas was the co-creator with Ilana Frank and executive producer and head writer of the Canadian prime-time dramatic television series '' The Eleventh Hour'', two-time winner of the Gemini Award (Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television award) for Best Series. Chellas and Tassie Cameron shared the Gemini for Best Writing in 2005 for the series finale, "Bumpy Cover". The series was critically acclaimed; it was nominated for more than 30 Geminis and won nine. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weapon (song)
"Weapon" is a song by Canadian alternative rock artist Matthew Good. It was the first song released by Good as a solo artist after the break-up of the Matthew Good Band. The song was released in October 2002 as the lead single from his debut solo album, ''Avalanche''. The song peaked at No. 4 on Canada's Nielsen rock chart. Track listing Music video The music video for "Weapon" was directed by Matthew Good and Ante Kovac. It was filmed on October 5, 2002, at Pier 94. In a later commentary, Good related that Kovac's first edit of the video was far too standard, with gratuitous and generic fades. After firing Kovac, Good flew to Toronto and worked with video editor Jay Deschamps to re-craft the footage. While working on the edit, Good began to experiment with overlaying text and adding still frames and stock photos to help deliver the message. Good noted that the video was his favourite from his catalogue. The video won the award for "Best Video" at the 2003 Juno Awards. Good did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esta Spalding
Esta Alice Spalding is an American author, screenwriter and poet who won the Pat Lowther Award in 2000 for ''Lost August''. Biography Born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Phillip Spalding and Linda Spalding, she grew up in Hawaii and currently resides in Culver City, California. In 1997, Spalding relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia, where she worked as an executive story editor and writer on CBC Television's prime-time drama ''Da Vinci's Inquest''. She also worked as a writer and executive story editor on all three seasons of '' The Eleventh Hour'', a prime-time drama about investigative journalists on CTV. Both series were highly critically acclaimed and repeatedly won Gemini awards for Best Series. Spalding adapted Barbara Gowdy's novel ''Falling Angels'' into a 2003 feature film that was directed by Scott Smith. The movie premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and played at Sundance Film Festival, and garnered many awards and nominations, including a Genie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Reynolds (director)
Stephen Reynolds is a Canadian film and television director, most noted as the director of the theatrical feature film ''The Divine Ryans''. His other credits have included ''Odd Squad'', '' Haven'', ''Combat Hospital'', ''Heartland'', ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', '' Black Harbour'', ''CODCO'' and '' Made in Canada''. He has won a Daytime Emmy Award for his directing work on ''Odd Squad'',Elizabeth McMillan"Stephen Reynolds, Halifax director, wins Emmy for work on Odd Squad" CBC News Nova Scotia, May 3, 2016. as well as four Canadian Comedy Awards, three for his work on ''Made in Canada'' and one for ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'', and two Gemini Awards as producer of ''CODCO'' (both shared with Michael Donovan Michael Donovan is a Canadian voice actor and director known for his roles as Suikotsu in ''Inuyasha'' and Zoken Mato in ''Fate/stay night''. He has also directed many animated series and feature films. Roles Animation * ''3-2-1 Penguins!''K . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Cheylov
Milan Cheylov is a Canadian television director/producer. A professional stage actor at 15, Cheylov ran Bootleg Theatre in Toronto for ten years. He acted in theatre, television and film for almost twenty years. He started producing and directing short films and television shows in his mid-twenties. Cheylov moved to LA in 2006 to direct the Emmy-Award-winning action drama "24" (where he also became a producer), among many others. He has directed over 150 episodes of television, from drama ("24", "Dexter", "Agents of Shield", "Once Upon A Time", "Prison Break") to comedy ("Rosewood", "Las Vegas", "Chuck", "The Chris Isaak Show"). He was Co-Executive producer on Fox TV's "Rosewood", and most recently was Co-Executive Producer on ABC's "Station 19". Cheylov is married to NY Times-bestselling author Lori Lansens ("The Girls", "Rush Home Road", "The Mountain Story", upcoming "This Little Light"). They have two children and live in Los Angeles. As a director, some of his television cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Campbell (director)
Graeme Neil Campbell (born November 4, 1954) is a Canadian film director, writer and editor. Life and career Campbell was born in Montreal, Quebec to William and Thelma Campbell. He has made films for television, including individual episodes and mini-series. He earned a BFA from Montreal's Concordia University. He has been writing and directing movies and television for over twenty years. He started off making documentaries, but got his first break with the controversial feature, '' Murder One'' released by Miramax in 1988; the film was being directed by screenwriter Fleming 'Tex' Fuller, however after one week of principal photography Fuller was fired and replaced by Campbell. Starring Henry Thomas, the film is an uncompromising portrayal of a horrific crime spree gone wrong. This led to another controversial true crime story, '' Deadly Betrayal: The Bruce Curtis Story'', for NBC about the poisonous friendship between two teens. It caused Scott Watkins of the New York Ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelly Makin
Kelly Makin is a Canadian television and film director. He directed episodes of ''The Kids in the Hall'' comedy television series and also directed several episodes of '' Queer as Folk'' including the series finale. More recently, Makin has directed episodes of '' Flashpoint'', ''Less Than Kind'', '' Death Comes to Town'', and ''Vikings''. He also directed two episodes of ''Being Erica'' and ''Nurses''. In 2020 and 2021, he had directed four episodes of '' Burden of Truth''. His film work includes ''Tiger Claws'', ''National Lampoon's Senior Trip'', ''Brain Candy'', and ''Mickey Blue Eyes''. Makin was bestowed a rare honor in 2009 by winning Gemini Awards for direction in two different categories: comedy series and dramatic series. Awards *2009, Winner, Gemini AwardBest Direction in a Comedy Program or Series''Less Than Kind'', "The Daters" *2009, Winner, Gemini AwardBest Direction in a Dramatic Series'' Flashpoint'', "Planets Aligned" *Academy of Canadian Cinema and Telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Wellington (director)
David Wellington (born 1963) is a Canadian film and television director, best known for the films '' I Love a Man in Uniform'' and the 1996 adaptation of '' Long Day's Journey into Night''.''Long Day's Journey into Night'' at the 's Canadian Film Encyclopedia. He has also directed episodes of the television series ''The Hidden Room'', '' The Eleventh Hour'', '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Neville (actor)
John Reginald Neville, CM, OBE (2 May 1925 – 19 November 2011) was an English theatre and film actor who moved to Canada in 1972. He enjoyed a resurgence of international attention in the 1980s as a result of his starring role in Terry Gilliam's ''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' (1988). Early life and education Neville was born in Willesden, London, the son of Mabel Lillian (''née'' Fry) and Reginald Daniel Neville, a lorry driver. He was educated at Willesden and Chiswick County Schools for Boys and, after service in the Royal Navy during the Second World War, trained as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before starting his professional career as a member of the Trent Players.Hayward, Anthon"John Neville: Shakespearean actor and director who became a theatrical force in Canada " ''The Independent'', 26 November 2011 Career United Kingdom Neville was a West End star of the 1950s, hailed as "one of the most potent classical actors of the Richard Burto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Chernick
Jonas Chernick (born July 16, 1973) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter."My Awkward Sexual Adventure: Jonas Chernick stars as sexually inept accountant" '''', January 4, 2013. Career Chernick's credits as an actor include the films '''', '''', ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Gordon
Matt Gordon (born 1969) is a Canadian actor, perhaps best known for playing Doc in the sports sitcom '' Rent-a-Goalie'', and for his portrayal of Officer Oliver Shaw in the drama series ''Rookie Blue ''Rookie Blue'' is a Canadian police drama television series starring Missy Peregrym and Gregory Smith. It was created by Morwyn Brebner, Tassie Cameron, and Ellen Vanstone. The series premiered on June 24, 2010, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8 ...''. Filmography Awards References External links * 1969 births Canadian male film actors Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
