Canadian films of the 1980s - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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1980 1980 in film - Events :* May 21 - Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is released and is the biggest grosser of the year ....
Bad Company Bad Company (1980 film) Bad Company is a 1980 film directed by Peter Wronski and written by Paul Eichgrun. It stars Clay Borris and Mack Dolgy....	Peter Wronski Peter Wronski Peter Vronsky is a Canadian filmmaker, writer, new media artist and historian. He earned a Ph.D. in espionage in international relations and criminal justice history from the University of Toronto in 2010...
Les bons débarras	Francis Mankiewicz Francis Mankiewicz Francis Mankiewicz was a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. In 1945, his family moved to Montreal, where Francis would spend all his childhood. He was a relative of Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Herman J...			Genie Award for Best Motion Picture Genie Award for Best Motion Picture The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:The Changeling Cordélia... , entered into Berlin 30th Berlin International Film Festival The 30th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 18 to February 29, 1980.-Jury:* Ingrid Thulin * Betsy Blair* Mathieu Carrière* Alberto Isaac* Peter Kern* Károly Makk* Alexander Mitta* Alexandre Trauner...
Deadly Companion Deadly Companion Deadly Companion is a 1980 Canadian mystery film based on the novel The Three Roads by Ross Macdonald.-Plot:...	George Bloomfield	John Candy John Candy John Franklin Candy was a Canadian actor and comedian. He rose to fame as a member of the Toronto branch of The Second City and its related Second City Television series, and through his appearances in comedy films such as Stripes, Splash, Cool Runnings, The Great Outdoors, Spaceballs, and Uncle... , Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins Anthony Perkins was an American actor, best known for his Oscar-nominated role in Friendly Persuasion and as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho , and its three sequels.-Early life:...
Fantastica Fantastica (film) Fantastica is a 1980 French-Canadian musical film directed by Gilles Carle. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Carole Laure - Lorca* Lewis Furey - Paul* Serge Reggiani - Euclide Brown* Claudine Auger - Johanne McPherson...	Gilles Carle			Entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival 1980 Cannes Film Festival The 33rd Cannes Film Festival was held on May 9-23. The showing of Andrei Tarkovsky's film Stalker is interrupted by an electricians strike.- Jury :Kirk Douglas Ken Adam Robert Benayoun Veljko Bulajić...
Prom Night	Paul Lynch Paul Lynch (director) Paul Lynch is a director and most recently that of the Sci Fi Pictures original film, Savage Planet. He is also the director of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes The First Duty, 11001001, The Naked Now, Unnatural Selection, and A Matter of Time.-External links:* – Canadians in the Movies*...	Leslie Nielsen Leslie Nielsen Leslie William Nielsen, OC was a Canadian and naturalized American actor and comedian. Nielsen appeared in more than one hundred films and 1,500 television programs over the span of his career, portraying more than 220 characters... , Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress and author. Although she was initially known as a "scream queen" because of her starring roles in several horror films early in her career, such as Halloween, The Fog, Prom Night and Terror Train, Curtis has since compiled a body of work that spans many...	Slasher film Slasher film A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...
Every Child Every Child (film) Every Child is an animated short film produced in 1979 by the National Film Board of Canada in association with UNICEF.This is a film without words, incorporating sounds by Les Mîmes Électriques .-Description:...	Derek Lamb Derek Lamb Derek Lamb was an animation filmmaker and producer. While serving as Executive Producer of the National Film Board of Canada's English Animation Studio from 1976 to 1982, he produced the Oscar-winner Special Delivery, directed by John Weldon and Eunice Macaulay, and produced and scripted Eugene...		Animation	Oscar Academy Award for Animated Short Film The Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award which has been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year since the 5th Academy Awards, covering the year 1931-32, to the present.... winner
Happy Birthday to Me	J. Lee Thompson J. Lee Thompson John Lee Thompson , better known as J. Lee Thompson, was an English film director, active in England and Hollywood.- Early years :...
Head On Head On (1980 film) Head On is a 1980 Canadian drama film directed by Michael Grant. It was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Sally Kellerman - Michelle Keys* Stephen Lack - Peter Hill* Lawrence Dane - Frank Keys* J.P...	Michael Grant			Entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival 31st Berlin International Film Festival The 31st annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 13 to 24 February 1981.-Jury:* Jutta Brückner * Denis Héroux* Astrid Henning-Jensen* Irina Petrovna Kuptschenko* Peter Bichsel* Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi...
The Hockey Sweater The Hockey Sweater "The Hockey Sweater" is a short story published in 1979 by Canadian author Roch Carrier....	Sheldon Cohen Sheldon Cohen Sheldon Cohen is the Robert E. Doherty Professor of Psychology at Carnegie Mellon University. He is the director of the Laboratory for the Study of Stress, Immunity and Disease...		Animation	Adaptation of Roch Carrier Roch Carrier Roch Carrier, OC is a Canadian novelist and author of "contes" . He is among the best known Quebec writers in English Canada.... children's story
Corridors	Robert Favreau Robert Favreau Robert Favreau is a French Canadian film director and film editor.His film Les muses orphelines earned him Genie Award and Jutra Award nominations for Best Director...
Pris au piège	Robert Favreau Robert Favreau Robert Favreau is a French Canadian film director and film editor.His film Les muses orphelines earned him Genie Award and Jutra Award nominations for Best Director...
Terror Train Terror Train Terror Train is a 1980 Canadian horror film, directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Johnson, and David Copperfield.- Plot :...	Roger Spottiswoode Roger Spottiswoode Roger Spottiswoode is a Canadian-born film director and writer, who began his career as an editor in the 1970s. He was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He has directed a number of notable films and television productions, including Under Fire and the 1997 James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies starring...	Ben Johnson Ben Johnson (actor) Ben "Son" Johnson, Jr. was an American motion picture actor who was mainly cast in Westerns. He was also a rodeo cowboy, stuntman, and rancher.-Personal life:... , Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis is an American actress and author. Although she was initially known as a "scream queen" because of her starring roles in several horror films early in her career, such as Halloween, The Fog, Prom Night and Terror Train, Curtis has since compiled a body of work that spans many...	Slasher film Slasher film A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...
1981 1981 in film -Events:*January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. UA was humiliated by the astronomical losses on the $40,000,000 movie Heaven's Gate, a major factor in the decision of owner Transamerica to sell it....
The Burning	Tony Maylam Tony Maylam Tony Maylam is an English-born filmmaker for cinema and television.- Biography :Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor and then television presenter for ZDF Bermuda and the UK’s ITV , before concentrating solely on filmmaking...	Jason Alexander Jason Alexander Jay Scott Greenspan , better known by his professional name of Jason Alexander, is an American actor, writer, comedian, television director, producer, and singer. He is best known for his role as George Costanza on the television series Seinfeld, appearing in the sitcom from 1989 to 1998...
My Bloody Valentine My Bloody Valentine (film) My Bloody Valentine is a 1981 Canadian slasher film released in the wake of the popularity of the slasher genre that had overtaken the 1970s...	George Mahika		Slasher film Slasher film A slasher film is a type of horror film typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a knife or axe...	Shot in Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island Cape Breton Island is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America. It likely corresponds to the word Breton, the French demonym for Brittany.... coal mines
Le confort et l'indifférence Le confort et l'indifférence Le confort et l'indifférence is a 1981 documentary film by Denys Arcand, offering an analysis of the 1980 Quebec referendum, in which "sovereignty-association" was defeated as a first step to eventual secession from Canada...	Denys Arcand Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions...		Documentary	Analysis of the 1980 Quebec referendum 1980 Quebec referendum The 1980 Quebec referendum was the first referendum in Quebec on the place of Quebec within Canada and whether Quebec should pursue a path toward sovereignty. The referendum was called by Quebec's Parti Québécois government, which strongly favoured secession from Canada...
Heartaches	Donald Shebib Donald Shebib Donald Shebib , often called Don Shebib, is a Canadian film director, writer, producer and editor. He gained prominence and critical acclaim in Canadian cinema for his 1970 movie Goin' Down the Road. The company travelled around Toronto in a station wagon and was supported by CFDC funding...	Margot Kidder Margot Kidder Margaret Ruth "Margot" Kidder is a Canadian-born American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Lois Lane in the four Superman movies opposite Christopher Reeve, a role that brought her to widespread recognition....		Best Actress Genie Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Kate Lynch, Meatballs* Louise Portal, Cordélia...
Heavy Metal Heavy Metal (film) Heavy Metal is a 1981 Canadian fantasy-animated film directed by Gerald Potterton and produced by Ivan Reitman and Leonard Mogel, who also was the publisher of Heavy Metal magazine....	Gerald Potterton Gerald Potterton Gerald Potterton is a British/Canadian director, producer and animator. He is best known for directing the cult classic Heavy Metal and his animation work on Yellow Submarine....		Animation
Just Another Missing Kid Just Another Missing Kid Just Another Missing Kid is a 1981 documentary film about the search for a missing teenager directed by John Zaritsky. Eric Wilson had left his native Ottawa in July 1978 in a Volkswagen camper on a trip to Boulder, Colorado. Somewhere in Nebraska he disappeared. The movie traces how his family...	John Zaritsky John Zaritsky John Zaritsky is a Canadian documentarian film maker. He was the recipient of an Academy Award in 1982 for his documentary Just Another Missing Kid. He also won a Cable Ace Award in 1987 for Rapists: Can They be Stopped, a Golden Gavel Award from the American Bar Association for My Husband is...		Documentary	Academy Award for Documentary Feature Academy Award for Documentary Feature The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films.- Winners and nominees:Following the Academy's practice, films are listed below by the award year...
Quest for Fire Quest for Fire Quest for Fire is a 1911 Belgian novel by "J.-H. Rosny", the pseudonym of two brothers; the author was likely the elder of the two, Joseph Henri Honoré Boex . It was first published in English in 1967....	Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud Jean-Jacques Annaud is a French film director, film producer and screenwriter.- Biography :Annaud was born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne...	Rae Dawn Chong Rae Dawn Chong Rae Dawn Chong is a Canadian-American actress.-Life and career:Chong was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong. She and her sister Robbi were raised by her grandmother, Tommy Chong's mother. Chong's father is of Chinese and Scottish-Irish ancestry and her... , Everett McGill Everett McGill Everett McGill is an American actor, best known for mostly playing villains in films like Licence to Kill, Silver Bullet, Dune, Yanks and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory.-Life and career:...		Canada/France/U.S. co-production; César Award César Award The César Award is the national film award of France, first given out in 1975. The nominations are selected by the members of the Académie des arts et techniques du cinéma.... -winner
Scanners Scanners Scanners is a 1981 science-fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Jennifer O'Neill, Stephen Lack, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan...	David Cronenberg David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...	Michael Ironside Michael Ironside Michael Ironside is a Canadian-born actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed...
Ticket to Heaven Ticket to Heaven Ticket to Heaven is a 1981 Canadian film about the recruiting of a man into a group portrayed to be a cult, and his life in the group until forcibly extracted by his family and friends. The film was directed by Ralph L. Thomas...	Ralph L. Thomas Ralph L. Thomas Ralph L. Thomas is a Brazilian born Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was born to Canadian Baptist missionary parents and grew up in Canada. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1961 and began to write for the entertainment pages of the Toronto Star a year later...	Saul Rubinek Saul Rubinek Saul Rubinek is a Canadian actor, director, producer and playwright, known for his work in TV, film and the stage.-Early life:...	Drama	Genie Award for Best Motion Picture Genie Award for Best Motion Picture The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:The Changeling Cordélia...
1982 1982 in film -Events:* March 26 = I Ought to Be in Pictures, starring Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret and Dinah Manoff is released. Manoff would not appear in another movie until 1987's Backfire.* June = PG-rated film E.T...
Deadly Eyes Deadly Eyes Deadly Eyes is a 1982 Canadian film directed by Robert Clouse, based on the horror novel The Rats by James Herbert. The story revolves around Giant Black Rats who begin eating the residents of Toronto after ingesting contaminated grain.-Plot:...	Robert Clouse Robert Clouse Robert Clouse was an American film director and producer, known primarily for his work in the action/adventure and martial arts genres. He died on February 4, 1997 in Oregon of kidney failure....	Scatman Crothers Scatman Crothers Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining in 1980...
The Great Chess Movie The Great Chess Movie The Great Chess Movie is a 1982 Canadian film directed by Gilles Carle and Camille Coudari, starring Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi, Anatoly Karpov and Ljubomir Ljubojevic among other notable chess players....
The Grey Fox The Grey Fox (film) The Grey Fox is a 1982 Canadian film written by John Hunter and directed by Phillip Borsos. It is based on the true story of Bill Miner, an American stagecoach robber who staged Canada's first train robbery on September 10, 1904. The film stars Richard Farnsworth as Miner...	Phillip Borsos Phillip Borsos Phillip Borsos was Canadian film director and film producer.Borsos showed an early interest in film-making while attending high school in Maple Ridge, B.C...	Richard Farnsworth Richard Farnsworth Richard W. Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman. His film career began in 1937; however, he achieved his greatest success for his performances in The Grey Fox and The Straight Story , for which he received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor.- Early life :Farnsworth was born...		Genie Award for Best Motion Picture Genie Award for Best Motion Picture The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:The Changeling Cordélia...
Humongous Humongous Humongous is a 1982 horror film , starring Janet Julian and David Wallace. The movie is directed by Paul Lynch. There are two versions of the film, the American version which is rated R, and omits some violent scenes...	Paul Lynch Paul Lynch (director) Paul Lynch is a director and most recently that of the Sci Fi Pictures original film, Savage Planet. He is also the director of the Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes The First Duty, 11001001, The Naked Now, Unnatural Selection, and A Matter of Time.-External links:* – Canadians in the Movies*...	Janet Julian Janet Julian Janet Julian , also credited under her birth name Janet Louise Johnson, is an American actress who has starred in film and television.-Biography:... , David Wallace David Wallace David Wallace or Dave Wallace may refer to:David A. Wallace , urban planner and architectDavid Euan Wallace , British Conservative member of parliament*David Foster Wallace , American novelist...
If You Love This Planet If You Love This Planet If You Love This Planet is a 1982 short documentary film recording a lecture given to SUNY Plattsburgh students by physician and anti-nuclear activist Dr. Helen Caldicott about the dangers posed by nuclear weapons. The movie was directed by Terri Nash and produced by Edward Le Lorrain for Studio...	Terri Nash		Documentary	Oscar winner Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject This is a list of films by year that have received an Oscar together with the other nominations for best documentary short subject. Following the Academy's practice, the year listed for each film is the year of release: the awards are announced and presented early in the following year.-1940s:*1941... ; labeled subversive by U.S. gov.
Paradise Paradise (1982 film) Paradise is a 1982 English language romance and adventure film starring Phoebe Cates and Willie Aames, written and directed by Stuart Gillard. The original music score was composed by Paul Hoffert with the theme song sung by Phoebe Cates....	Stuart Gillard Stuart Gillard Stuart Gillard is a Canadian film and television director. He is most notably known for directing RocketMan in 1997.He also wrote and directed the romance film Paradise in 1982....
La bête lumineuse La bête lumineuse La bête lumineuse is a 1982 Canadian documentary film directed by Pierre Perrault, about a group of hunters who gather annually to hunt moose near Maniwaki, Quebec...	Pierre Perrault Pierre Perrault Pierre Perrault was a Québécois documentary film director. He directed 20 films between 1963 and 1996. He was one of the most important filmmakers in Canada although largely unknown outside of Québec...		Documentary	Screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival 1983 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :William Styron Henri Alekan Yvonne Baby Sergei Bondarchuk Youssef Chahine Souleymane Cissé Gilbert de Goldschmidt Mariangela Melato *Karel Reisz...
1983 1983 in film -Events:February 11 - The Rolling Stones concert film Let's Spend the Night Together opens in New YorkMay 25 - Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, the final film in the original Star Wars trilogy, is released. Like the previous films, it goes on to become the top grossing picture of...
Narcissus	Norman McLaren Norman McLaren Norman McLaren, CC, CQ was a Scottish-born Canadian animator and film director known for his work for the National Film Board of Canada...	Jean-Louis Morin Jean-Louis Morin Jean-Louis Morin was a Canadian choreographer and the principal dancer for the Martha Graham Dance Company.Born in Val-David, Quebec, he made his debut with the Groupe de la Place Royale in Montreal, then with the Toronto Dance Theatre....		McLaren's last film
Strange Brew Strange Brew The Adventures of Bob & Doug McKenzie: Strange Brew is a 1983 Canadian comedy film starring the popular SCTV characters Bob and Doug McKenzie, played by Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis, who also served as co-directors. Max von Sydow co-stars....	Rick Moranis Rick Moranis Frederick Allan "Rick" Moranis is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician, and a magician. Moranis came to prominence in the late 1970s on the sketch comedy show Second City Television, and later appeared in several Hollywood films including Strange Brew; Ghostbusters; Spaceballs; Little Shop of... Dave Thomas Dave Thomas (actor) David "Dave" Thomas is a Canadian comedian and actor. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, but moved to Durham, North Carolina where his father, John E. Thomas, attended Duke University and earned a PhD in Philosophy. Thomas attended George Watts and Moorehead elementary schools...	Rick Moranis Rick Moranis Frederick Allan "Rick" Moranis is a Canadian comedian, actor, musician, and a magician. Moranis came to prominence in the late 1970s on the sketch comedy show Second City Television, and later appeared in several Hollywood films including Strange Brew; Ghostbusters; Spaceballs; Little Shop of... Dave Thomas Dave Thomas (actor) David "Dave" Thomas is a Canadian comedian and actor. He was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, but moved to Durham, North Carolina where his father, John E. Thomas, attended Duke University and earned a PhD in Philosophy. Thomas attended George Watts and Moorehead elementary schools...	Comedy
Videodrome Videodrome Videodrome is a 1983 Canadian science fiction body horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg, starring James Woods, Sonja Smits, and singer Deborah Harry. Set in Toronto during the early 1980s, it follows the CEO of a small cable station who stumbles upon a broadcast signal featuring...	David Cronenberg David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...	James Woods James Woods James Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained...		Cult classic Cult Classic Cult Classic is a Blue Öyster Cult studio recording released in 1994, containing remakes of many of the band's previous hits.-Track listing:# " The Reaper" - 5:05# "E.T.I...
1984 1984 in film -Events:* The Walt Disney Company founds Touchstone Pictures to release movies with subject matter deemed inappropriate for the Disney name.* Tri-Star Pictures, a joint venture of Columbia Pictures, HBO, and CBS, releases its first film....
The Bay Boy The Bay Boy The Bay Boy is a 1984 Canadian film. It is a semi-autobiographical film based on director Daniel Petrie's experiences of growing up in Glace Bay, a mining town on Cape Breton Island, during the Great Depression...	Daniel Petrie Daniel Petrie Daniel Mannix Petrie was a Canadian television and movie director.Petrie was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Mary Anne and William Mark Petrie, a soft-drink manufacturer. He moved to the United States in 1945...	Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland Kiefer Sutherland is an English-born Canadian actor, producer and director, best known for his portrayal of Jack Bauer on the Fox thriller drama series 24 for which he has won an Emmy Award , a Golden Globe award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards and two Satellite...		Genie Award for Best Motion Picture Genie Award for Best Motion Picture The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:The Changeling Cordélia...
A Soft Look	Perry Mark Stratychuk Perry Mark Stratychuk Perry Mark Stratychuk is an independent Canadian filmmaker, writer, musician, poet, and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A film director, cinematographer, and producer in several genres such as experimental short films, music videos, and documentaries, his 1987 production, the first...		Documentary	Silver Award Houston Film Festival
Le jour S... Le jour S... Le jour S... is a 1984 Canadian drama film directed by Jean Pierre Lefebvre. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Pierre Curzi - Jean-Baptiste Beauregard* Michel Daigle...	Jean Pierre Lefebvre Jean Pierre Lefebvre Jean Pierre Lefebvre is a French Canadian filmmaker. He is widely admired as "the godfather of independent Canadian cinema," particularly among young, independent filmmakers....			Screened at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival 1984 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :Dirk Bogarde Franco Cristaldi Michel Deville Stanley Donen Istvan Dosai Arne Hestenes Isabelle Huppert Ennio Morricone...
1985 1985 in film -Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie...
Anne of Green Gables Anne of Green Gables (1985 film) Anne of Green Gables is a 1985 television movie based on the novel of the same name by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. The film was produced and directed by Kevin Sullivan for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It was released theatrically in Israel, Europe and Japan.The film aired on...	Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan Kevin Sullivan may refer to:In Politics:Kevin J. Sullivan , Massachusetts politicianKevin Sullivan , 106th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut*Kevin Sullivan , White House Director of CommunicationsIn Academics:...	Megan Follows Megan Follows Megan Elizabeth Laura Diana Follows is a Canadian/American actress. She is most known to international audiences for her role as Anne Shirley in the acclaimed 1985 Canadian television miniseries Anne of Green Gables and its two sequels.-Biography:Follows was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada as the...	Television miniseries	10 Genie Awards
The Big Snit The Big Snit The Big Snit is a 10-minute short-subject animated cartoon written and directed by Richard Condie and produced by the National Film Board of Canada. It was released in 1985.-Plot:...	Richard Condie Richard Condie Richard Condie, RCA is a Canadian animator, film maker and musician living and working in Winnipeg, Manitoba.-Education and career:...		Animation	Oscar Academy Award for Animated Short Film The Academy Award for Animated Short Film is an award which has been given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as part of the Academy Awards every year since the 5th Academy Awards, covering the year 1931-32, to the present.... nominee
The Care Bears Movie The Care Bears Movie The Care Bears Movie is a 1985 Canadian animated film, the second feature production from the Toronto animation studio Nelvana. One of the first films based directly on a toy line, it introduced the Care Bears characters and their companions, the Care Bear Cousins. In the film, orphanage owners...	Arna Selznick Arna Selznick Arna Selznick is a Canadian Director and Artist, known for directing Nelvana's 1985 animated film The Care Bears Movie. She is one of only four women to have directed a full length animated feature...		Animation	Golden Reel Golden Reel Award (Canada) The Golden Reel Award is a Canadian film award, presented to the Canadian film with the biggest box office gross of the year. The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association introduced this award in 1976 as part of the Canadian Film Awards until 1979... for top box office Box office A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for admission to an event. Patrons may perform the transaction at a countertop, through an unblocked hole through a wall or window, or at a wicket....
Crime Wave Crime Wave (1985 film) Crime Wave is a 1985 film made by Winnipeg-based filmmaker John Paizs shot between 1984 and 1986. The film is an homage to late 1940s-early 1950s "color crime pictures". Paizs plays Steven Penny, a struggling screenwriter who lives above the garage of a suburban family, and begins typing each...	John Paizs John Paizs John Paizs is a director, writer and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. In 1985 his much-celebrated independent comedy Crime Wave was presented at the Toronto International Film Festival. He was the male lead and also wrote and directed the film...
Joshua Then and Now Joshua Then and Now (film) Joshua Then and Now is a 1985 film and a TV mini-series, adapted by Mordecai Richler from his semi-autobiographical novel Joshua Then and Now. James Woods starred as the adult Joshua, Gabrielle Lazure as his wife, and Alan Arkin as Joshua's father...	Ted Kotcheff Ted Kotcheff Ted Kotcheff , sometimes credited as William Kotcheff or William T. Kotcheff, is a Canadian film and television director, who is well known for his work on several high-profile British television productions and as a director of films such as First Blood.-Early life:Kotcheff was born William...	James Woods James Woods James Howard Woods is an American film, stage and television actor. Woods is known for starring in critically acclaimed films such as Once Upon a Time in America, Salvador, Nixon, Ghosts of Mississippi, Casino, and in the television legal drama Shark. He has won three Emmy Awards, and has gained...		Written by Mordechai Richler 5 Genie Award Genie Award Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards... wins and 7 nominations http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089383/awards
The Last Polka The Last Polka The Last Polka is a 1985 comedy television film, and one of the first Mockumentaries. It was written by and starred John Candy and Eugene Levy, and directed by John Blanchard....
Le Matou Le Matou Le Matou is a 1985 Canadian/French French-language drama film based on the homonymous novel of Yves Beauchemin.- Plot :Florent and his wife Elise always had one dream: to own a restaurant...	Jean Beaudin Jean Beaudin Jean Beaudin is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He has directed 20 films since 1969. His film J.A. Martin Photographer, was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival, where Monique Mercure won the award for Best Actress. The film also won best Film, he won best Director, and Mercure...
My American Cousin My American Cousin My American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...	Sandy Wilson Sandy Wilson Sandy Wilson is an English composer and lyricist, best known for his musical The Boy Friend .-Biography:Wilson was born Alexander Galbraith Wilson in Sale, Greater Manchester, and was educated at Harrow School and Oriel College, Oxford. During the war he served in the Royal Ordnance Corps in Great...			Genie Award for Best Motion Picture Genie Award for Best Motion Picture The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:The Changeling Cordélia...
The Peanut Butter Solution The Peanut Butter Solution The Peanut Butter Solution is a 1985 family film. The movie was directed by Michael Rubbo and is the 2nd in the Tales for All series of children's movies created by Les Productions la Fête.-Plot:Michael Baskin is an average 11-year old boy...	Michael Rubbo Michael Rubbo Michael Dattilo Rubbo is an Australian filmmaker who has written and directed over 50 films in documentary and fiction....			Tales for All Tales for All Tales for All is a series of children and family films produced by the company Les Productions la Fête. These films were also published as books.-Partial List of Titles:The films are also referred as Tales for All #1, Tales for All #2, etc.... series
1986 1986 in film -Events:April 12 - Actor Morgan Mason marries The Go-Go's Belinda Carlisle.April 26 - Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger marries television journalist Maria Shriver.*May - Actress Heather Locklear marries Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee....
The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood is a surreal Canadian comedy film, released in 1986. The film was directed by Andy Jones and written by Andy and Mike Jones, with the collaboration of a number of workshop participants...	Andy Jones Andy Jones (comedian) Andrew Jordan Jones is a Canadian comedian, and a former member of CODCO.Andy Jones was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador...	Robert Joy Robert Joy Robert Joy is a Canadian actor. He is best known for his role as Dr. Sid Hammerback in CSI: NY and playing Charlie in Land of the Dead.-Early life:... , Greg Malone Greg Malone (actor) Greg Malone is a Canadian impressionist and actor.He is well known for the CODCO television series and his impersonations of Barbara Frum, Jean Chrétien, and Queen Elizabeth II....		Featuring CODCO CODCO CODCO was a Canadian comedy troupe from Newfoundland, best known for a sketch comedy series which aired on CBC Television from 1987 to 1992.... members
Anne Trister Anne Trister Anne Trister is a 1986 Canadian drama film directed by Léa Pool. It was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Albane Guilhe as Anne* Louise Marleau as Alix* Lucie Laurier as Sarah* Guy Thauvette as Thomas...	Léa Pool Léa Pool Léa Pool is a Swiss-Canadian filmmaker who has also taught film at UQAM. She is openly lesbian. Her 1986 film Anne Trister was entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival. Her 1999 film Emporte-moi was entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival where it won the Special...			Entered into the 36th Berlin International Film Festival 36th Berlin International Film Festival -Jury:* Gina Lollobrigida * Rudi Fehr* Lindsay Anderson* August Coppola* Werner Grassmann* Otar Iosseliani* Norbert Kückelmann* Francoise Maupin* Rosaura Revueltas* Naoki Togawa* Jerzy Toeplitz-Films in competition:...
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation is a 1986 children's animated film produced by LBS Communications, Inc. and Canadian animation studio Nelvana. The third animated feature from Nelvana, it was directed by Dale Schott, written by Peter Sauder and produced by Nelvana's three founders...	Dale Schott Dale Schott Dale Schott is a Canadian animator and storyboard artist, known for directing the 1986 animated film Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation.-Career:...		Animation
Le Déclin de l'empire américain Le Déclin de l'empire américain The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Québécois comedy/drama film directed by Denys Arcand. It was followed by a sequel, The Barbarian Invasions in 2003.-Synopsis:...	Denys Arcand Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions...			Canada's The Big Chill The Big Chill (film) The Big Chill is a 1983 American comedy-drama film directed by Lawrence Kasdan, starring Tom Berenger, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, William Hurt, Kevin Kline, Mary Kay Place, Meg Tilly, and JoBeth Williams. It is about a group of baby boomer college friends who reunite briefly after 15 years due to... ; winner of 9 Genie Award Genie Award Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards... s
Final Offer Final Offer Final Offer is a Canadian film documenting the 1984 contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers Union and GM. Ultimately, it provided a historical record of the birth of the Canadian Auto Workers Union as Bob White, then head of the Canadian sector of the UAW, led his membership out of...	Sturla Gunnarsson Sturla Gunnarsson Sturla Gunnarsson is a Canadian film director.Gunnarsson was born in Iceland in 1951. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, with his parents when he was seven years old. As he grew up he became interested in filmmaking and went to the University of British Columbia where he completed...	Buzz Hargrove Buzz Hargrove Basil Eldon "Buzz" Hargrove, OC is the former National President of the Canadian Auto Workers trade union...	Documentary	Genie Genie Award Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. From 1949-1979, the awards were named the Canadian Film Awards... for Best Documentary Birth of the Canadian Auto Workers Canadian Auto Workers The Canadian Auto Workers is one of Canada's largest and highest profile social unions. While rooted in Ontario's large auto plants of Windsor, Brampton, Oakville, St...
Loyalties	Anne Wheeler Anne Wheeler Anne Wheeler, OC is a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director. Graduating in Mathematics from the University of Alberta she was a computer programmer before traveling abroad. Her years of travels inspired her to become a storyteller and when she returned she joined a group of...	Kenneth Welsh Kenneth Welsh Kenneth Welsh, CM is a Canadian film and television actor . He is known to Twin Peaks fans as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle, and has more recently played the father of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese's The Aviator.In 1984 he was nominated for a Genie Award as Best Actor for his...	Drama	Genie Award for Best Achievement in Costume Design
1987 1987 in film -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....
The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland The Care Bears Adventure in Wonderland is the third theatrically released film in the Care Bears animated franchise. It was released in the United States and Canada on August 7, 1987 by Cineplex Odeon Films, and is based on Lewis Carroll's Alice stories...	Raymond Jafelice		Animation	Last of the Care Bears Care Bears The Care Bears are characters created by American Greetings in 1981 for use on greeting cards. The original artwork for the cards was painted by artist Elena Kucharik. In 1983, Kenner turned the Care Bears into plush teddy bears... features
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II	Bruce Pittman	Michael Ironside Michael Ironside Michael Ironside is a Canadian-born actor. He has also worked as a voice actor, producer, film director, and screenwriter in movie and television series in various Canadian and American productions. He is best known for playing villains and "tough guy" heroes, though he has also portrayed...
In the Shadow of the Wind In the Shadow of the Wind In the Shadow of the Wind is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by Yves Simoneau. It was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Steve Banner as Stevens Brown* Charlotte Valandrey as Olivia Atkins* Laure Marsac as Nora Atkins...	Yves Simoneau Yves Simoneau Yves Simoneau is a Canadian film and television director.-Recognition:His acclaimed 1987 crime drama Pouvoir intime garnered multiple Genie Awards nominations including best direction at the 8th Genie Awards...			Entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival 37th Berlin International Film Festival The 37th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 20 February to 3 March 1987.-Jury:* Klaus Maria Brandauer * Juliet Berto* Kathleen Carroll* Callisto Cosulich* Victor Dyomin* Reinhard Hauff* Edmund Luft* Jiří Menzel...
I've Heard the Mermaids Singing I've Heard the Mermaids Singing I've Heard the Mermaids Singing is a 1987 theatrical-release feature film, directed by Patricia Rozema. The title is taken from The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot.-Plot:...	Patricia Rozema Patricia Rozema Patricia Rozema is a Canadian film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Rozema was born in Kingston, Ontario and raised in Sarnia, Ontario. Her parents, Jacoba Berandina and Jan Rozema, were Dutch Calvinists. Television was severely restricted and she didn’t go to a movie theatre until she...	Sheila McCarthy Sheila McCarthy Sheila McCarthy is a Canadian film, stage, television actress, and singer. She is one of the most honoured actors in Canada, having won two Genie Awards , two Gemini Awards , and two Dora Awards among multiple nominations. As of 2007, she can be seen on the Canadian television series Little... , Paule Baillargeon Paule Baillargeon Paule Baillargeon is a Canadian actress and film director. She won the Genie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film I've Heard the Mermaids Singing, and was a nominee for Best Director for Le Sèxe des étoiles.Her other film roles have included Un 32 août sur terre, Jésus de... , Ann-Marie MacDonald Ann-Marie MacDonald Ann-Marie MacDonald is a Canadian playwright, novelist, actor and broadcast journalist who lives in Toronto, Ontario. The daughter of a member of Canada's military, she was born at an air force base near Baden-Baden, West Germany....
Life Classes Life Classes Life Classes is a 1987 Canadian drama film directed by William D. MacGillivray.- Plot :Mary Cameron lives on the Canadian island of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. There, she enjoys a warm relationship with an old woman she calls Nanny , who regales her with stories of the Gaelic past...	William D. MacGillivray William D. MacGillivray William D. MacGillivray is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. MacGillivray studied art and design at NSCAD University and at Concordia University. He then studied filmmaking at the London Film School in England in 1972...			Entered into the 38th Berlin International Film Festival 38th Berlin International Film Festival The 38th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 12 to 23, 1988.-Jury:* Guglielmo Biraghi * Ellen Burstyn* Heiner Carow* Eberhard Junkersdorf* Tom Luddy* Heinz Rathsack* Daniel Schmid* Andrei Smirnov...
The Man Who Planted Trees The Man Who Planted Trees (film) The Man Who Planted Trees is a 1987 Canadian short animated film directed by Frédéric Back. It is based on the story of the same name by Jean Giono...	Frédéric Back Frédéric Back Frédéric Back, OC, CQ is a Canadian artist and film director of short animated films.-Biography:Born in Saarbrücken, The Territory of the Saar Basin, he emigrated to Canada in 1948...			Academy Award winner and screened at Cannes 1987 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :Yves MontandDanièle HeymannElem KlimovGérald CalderonJeremy ThomasJerzy SkolimowskiNicola PiovaniNorman Mailer*Theo Angelopoulos-Feature film competition:...
Savannah Electric	Perry Mark Stratychuk Perry Mark Stratychuk Perry Mark Stratychuk is an independent Canadian filmmaker, writer, musician, poet, and actor from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. A film director, cinematographer, and producer in several genres such as experimental short films, music videos, and documentaries, his 1987 production, the first...	Dean V. Beckman
Train of Dreams Train of Dreams Train of Dreams is a 1987 Canadian film starring Jason St. Armour, Christopher Neil and Fred Ward as a popular teacher. It was directed by nominee John N...	John N. Smith John N. Smith John N. Smith is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He began his career making documentary and short films before moving on to feature films and then finally working primarily in television. His work has been nominated in the Academy Awards, Genie Awards, and Gemini Awards, but has only...			Special Jury Prize, Chicago International Film Festival Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America....
Un zoo la nuit (Night Zoo)	Jean-Claude Lauzon Jean-Claude Lauzon Jean-Claude Lauzon was a Canadian filmmaker. Born to a humble family in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Lauzon worked a variety of odd jobs after dropping out of high school. He went on to study film at the Université du Québec à Montréal at the behest of Andre Petrowski, a member of the National Film...			Record-setting: 13 Genie Award 9th Genie Awards The 9th annual Genie Awards were held March 22, 1988 and honoured Canadian films released in 1987. The ceremony was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and was co-hosted by Megan Follows and Gordon Pinsent... s
1988 1988 in film -Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:* Act of Piracy* Action Jackson, starring Carl Weathers, Craig T. Nelson, Vanity, Sharon Stone* The Adventures of Baron Munchausen* Akira* Alice...
The Accused	Jonathan Kaplan Jonathan Kaplan Jonathan Kaplan is an American film producer and director.Kaplan was born in Paris, France. He is the son of film composer Sol Kaplan and actress Frances Heflin; the nephew of actor Van Heflin. He is the brother of actresses Nora Heflin and Mady Kaplan...	Jodie Foster Jodie Foster Alicia Christian "Jodie" Foster is an American actress, film director, producer as well as a former child actress....		Best Actress Oscar, entered into Berlin 39th Berlin International Film Festival The 39th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 10 to 21, 1989.-Jury:* Rolf Liebermann * Leslie Caron* Chen Kaige* Vadim Glowna* Randa Haines* Vladimir Ignatovski* Adrian Kutter* Francisco Rabal...
Dead Ringers Dead Ringers (film) Dead Ringers is a 1988 psychological horror film starring Jeremy Irons in a dual role as identical twin gynecologists. Director David Cronenberg co-wrote the screenplay with Norman Snider; their script was based on the novel Twins by Bari Wood and Jack Geasland...	David Cronenberg David Cronenberg David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explores people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the...			Genie Award for Best Motion Picture Genie Award for Best Motion Picture The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:The Changeling Cordélia...
Portion d'éternité	Robert Favreau Robert Favreau Robert Favreau is a French Canadian film director and film editor.His film Les muses orphelines earned him Genie Award and Jutra Award nominations for Best Director...
Tales from the Gimli Hospital Tales from the Gimli Hospital Tales from the Gimli Hospital, directed by Guy Maddin, is a black-and-white 1988 psychodrama which incorporates elements of surrealism, black comedy, and expressionism.-Plot synopsis:...	Guy Maddin Guy Maddin Guy Maddin, OM is a Canadian screenwriter, director, cinematographer and film editor of both features and short films from Winnipeg, Manitoba...			Cult classic Cult Classic Cult Classic is a Blue Öyster Cult studio recording released in 1994, containing remakes of many of the band's previous hits.-Track listing:# " The Reaper" - 5:05# "E.T.I...
1989 1989 in film -Events:* Batman is released on June 23, and goes on to gross over $410 million worldwide.* Actress Kim Basinger and her brother Mick purchase Braselton, Georgia, for $20 million...
50 ans 50 ans 50 ans is a 1989 Canadian short film directed by Gilles Carle. It won the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival. The film consists of brief clips, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the National Film Board of Canada.-External links:*...	Gilles Carle			Won the Short Film Palme d'Or Short Film Palme d'Or The Short Film Palme d'Or is the highest prize given to a short film at the Cannes Film Festival. It is chosen by the same jury of the Cinéfondation.... at Cannes 1989 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :Wim Wenders Christine Gouze-RenalClaude BeylieGeorges DelerueHector BabencoKrzysztof KieślowskiPeter HandkeRenée BlancharSally FieldSilvio Clementelli-Feature film competition:* Chimère by Claire Devers...
American Boyfriends American Boyfriends American Boyfriends is a 1989 Canadian comedy-drama film, and the sequel to My American Cousin . As before, written and directed by Sandy Wilson, Margaret Langrick and John Wildman reprise their roles as Sandy Wilcox and Butch Walker respectively....	Sandy Wilson Sandy Wilson (director) Sandra "Sandy" Wilson is a Canadian film director and screenwriter. She is best known for her films My American Cousin and Harmony Cats. Harmony Cats was nominated for the Genie Award for Best Achievement in Direction and the Genie Award for Best Motion Picture...			Sequel to My American Cousin My American Cousin My American Cousin is a Canadian drama film, released in 1985. Written and directed by Sandy Wilson based on her own childhood, the film stars Margaret Langrick as Sandy Wilcox, a pre-teen girl growing up on a ranch in rural Penticton, British Columbia in the late 1950s...
Bye Bye Blues Bye Bye Blues (film) Bye Bye Blues is a Canadian film, released in 1989. It was written and directed by Anne Wheeler and produced by Alberta Motion Picture Development Corporation with assistance of Allarcom Limited.-Plot:...	Anne Wheeler Anne Wheeler Anne Wheeler, OC is a Canadian film and television writer, producer and director. Graduating in Mathematics from the University of Alberta she was a computer programmer before traveling abroad. Her years of travels inspired her to become a storyteller and when she returned she joined a group of...	Rebecca Jenkins Rebecca Jenkins -Acting:She had starring roles in the 1990s CBC series Black Harbour, and the films Bye Bye Blues, Marion Bridge, Wilby Wonderful, Whole New Thing, South of Wawa and Supervolcano. She also had a supporting role in the 1992 film Bob Roberts, as Dolores Perrigrew...		Best Actress Genie Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role The Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian actress.-1st Genie Awards:* Kate Lynch, Meatballs* Louise Portal, Cordélia...
Jesus of Montreal Jesus of Montreal -Plot and allegory:The film centers on a group of actors in Montreal, Canada who are gathered by Daniel, an actor hired by a Roman Catholic site of pilgrimage to present a Passion play in its gardens....	Denys Arcand Denys Arcand Georges-Henri Denys Arcand, is a Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. He has won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in 2004 for The Barbarian Invasions...	Lothaire Bluteau Lothaire Bluteau Lothaire Bluteau is a French-Canadian actor. He was born in Montreal, Quebec and performs in both French and English. He had a recurring role in the third season of the television series 24 as the character Marcus Alvers.-Biography:...	Modern day passion play Passion play A Passion play is a dramatic presentation depicting the Passion of Jesus Christ: his trial, suffering and death. It is a traditional part of Lent in several Christian denominations, particularly in Catholic tradition....	Genie Award for Best Motion Picture Genie Award for Best Motion Picture The Genie Award for Best Motion Picture is awarded by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to the best Canadian motion picture.-1st Genie Awards:The Changeling Cordélia... , Jury Prize at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival 1989 Cannes Film Festival - Jury :Wim Wenders Christine Gouze-RenalClaude BeylieGeorges DelerueHector BabencoKrzysztof KieślowskiPeter HandkeRenée BlancharSally FieldSilvio Clementelli-Feature film competition:* Chimère by Claire Devers...
The Paper Wedding	Michel Brault Michel Brault Michel Brault, OQ is a Quebec cinematographer, cameraman, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He is a leading figure of Direct Cinema, characteristic of the French branch of the National Film Board of Canada in the 1960s...			Entered into the 40th Berlin International Film Festival 40th Berlin International Film Festival The 40th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from February 9 to 20, 1990.-Jury:* Michael Ballhaus * Margaret Ménégoz * Vadim Abdrashitov* Suzana Amaral* Steven Bach* Roberto Benigni* Lívia Gyarmathy...
Things Things (film) THINGS is a 1989 low budget independent feature length B-movie grade horror exploitation film written and produced by Andrew Jordan & Barry J. Gillis...	Andrew Jordan	Barry J. Gillis, Amber Lynn Amber Lynn Amber Lynn is an American pornographic film actress, Model and exotic dancer.- Early life :...		horror/exploitation classic cult film Cult film A cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...

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