David Calderisi

Harrison Bergeron (1995)

"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." This is the premise of the Showtime film adaption of Kurt Vonnegut's futuristic short story Harrison Bergeron. The film centers around a young man (Harrison) who is smarter than ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Pittman
CAST:  Sean Astin  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Miranda de Pencier  •  Eugene Levy

"All men are not created equal. It is the purpose of the Government to make them so." This is the premise of the Showtime film adaption of Kurt Vonnegut's futuristic short story Harrison Bergeron. The film centers around a young man (Harrison) who is smarter than ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Pittman
CAST:  Sean Astin  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Miranda de Pencier  •  Eugene Levy

Millennium (1989)

An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisation of time travellers from a future Earth irreparably polluted who seek to rejuvenate the human race from those about to die in the past. Based on a novel by John Varley.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Kris Kristofferson  •  Cheryl Ladd  •  Daniel J. Travanti  •  Robert Joy

An investigator seeking the cause of an airline disaster discovers the involvement of an organisation of time travellers from a future Earth irreparably polluted who seek to rejuvenate the human race from those about to die in the past. Based on a novel by John Varley.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  Kris Kristofferson  •  Cheryl Ladd  •  Daniel J. Travanti  •  Robert Joy

The Dark Hours (2005)

Dr. Samantha Goodman is a beautiful, young psychiatrist. Burnt out, she drives to the family’s winter cottage to spend time with her husband and sister. A relaxing weekend is jarringly interrupted when a terrifying and unexpected guest arrives. What follows is an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Fox
CAST:  Kate Greenhouse  •  Aidan Devine  •  Gordon Currie  •  Iris Graham

Dr. Samantha Goodman is a beautiful, young psychiatrist. Burnt out, she drives to the family’s winter cottage to spend time with her husband and sister. A relaxing weekend is jarringly interrupted when a terrifying and unexpected guest arrives. What follows is an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Fox
CAST:  Kate Greenhouse  •  Aidan Devine  •  Gordon Currie  •  Iris Graham

Tommy Boy (1995)

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To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Segal
CAST:  Chris Farley  •  David Spade  •  Brian Dennehy  •  Bo Derek

To save the family business, two ne’er-do-well traveling salesmen hit the road with disastrously funny consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Segal
CAST:  Chris Farley  •  David Spade  •  Brian Dennehy  •  Bo Derek

Shadow Builder (1998)

A demon is summoned to take the soul of a young boy who has the potential to become a saint. By doing this he will open a doorway to hell and destroy the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Dixon
CAST:  Michael Rooker  •  Leslie Hope  •  Shawn Thompson  •  Andrew Jackson

A demon is summoned to take the soul of a young boy who has the potential to become a saint. By doing this he will open a doorway to hell and destroy the world.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jamie Dixon
CAST:  Michael Rooker  •  Leslie Hope  •  Shawn Thompson  •  Andrew Jackson

Finding John Christmas (2003)

When a photojournalist photographs a mysterious stranger performing an act of bravery, the act quickly becomes headline news and the town dubs the stranger John Christmas. After seeing the photo, Kathleen McAllister becomes convinced that the mysterious stranger is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Wolk
CAST:  Peter Falk  •  William Russ  •  Maria Ricossa  •  Valerie Bertinelli

When a photojournalist photographs a mysterious stranger performing an act of bravery, the act quickly becomes headline news and the town dubs the stranger John Christmas. After seeing the photo, Kathleen McAllister becomes convinced that the mysterious stranger is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andy Wolk
CAST:  Peter Falk  •  William Russ  •  Maria Ricossa  •  Valerie Bertinelli

Highpoint (1982)

James Hatcher embezzles ten million dollars from a joint mafia/CIA operation, leaving them squabbling with each other. Unemployed Lewis Kinney gets caught up in the intrigue, and must try to recover the money, while saving the beautiful Lise Hatcher (hopefully for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Carter
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Beverly D'Angelo  •  Kate Reid

James Hatcher embezzles ten million dollars from a joint mafia/CIA operation, leaving them squabbling with each other. Unemployed Lewis Kinney gets caught up in the intrigue, and must try to recover the money, while saving the beautiful Lise Hatcher (hopefully for ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Carter
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Beverly D'Angelo  •  Kate Reid

Skullduggery (1983)

Adam is cursed: one of his ancestors played a game and fell victim to a sorcerer or possibly Satan. The curse manifests through Adam and the game, making him attend strange amateur theatre where immensely talentless people try to do farce and a janitor wanders ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ota Richter
CAST:  Wendy Crewson  •  David Calderisi  •  Clark Johnson  •  Thom Haverstock

Adam is cursed: one of his ancestors played a game and fell victim to a sorcerer or possibly Satan. The curse manifests through Adam and the game, making him attend strange amateur theatre where immensely talentless people try to do farce and a janitor wanders ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ota Richter
CAST:  Wendy Crewson  •  David Calderisi  •  Clark Johnson  •  Thom Haverstock

Undue Influence (1996)

When a senator's new wife is murdered, the prime suspect is his ex-wife, Laurel. Laurel's brother-in-law, lawyer Paul Madriani, still reeling from the death of his wife, takes on the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Pittman
CAST:  Brian Dennehy  •  Patricia Richardson  •  Jean Smart  •  Alan Rosenberg

When a senator's new wife is murdered, the prime suspect is his ex-wife, Laurel. Laurel's brother-in-law, lawyer Paul Madriani, still reeling from the death of his wife, takes on the case.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruce Pittman
CAST:  Brian Dennehy  •  Patricia Richardson  •  Jean Smart  •  Alan Rosenberg

Hamlet at Elsinore (1964)

The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. An ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Saville
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Robert Shaw  •  Alec Clunes  •  Michael Caine

The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. An ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philip Saville
CAST:  Christopher Plummer  •  Robert Shaw  •  Alec Clunes  •  Michael Caine

Power Play (1978)

A thriller, released 1st November 1978, based on the non-fiction book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook by Edward N. Luttwak.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martyn Burke
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  David Hemmings  •  Donald Pleasence  •  August Schellenberg

A thriller, released 1st November 1978, based on the non-fiction book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook by Edward N. Luttwak.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martyn Burke
CAST:  Peter O'Toole  •  David Hemmings  •  Donald Pleasence  •  August Schellenberg

Shake Hands with the Devil (2007)

In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is underfunded, excessively bureaucratized and made up of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Spottiswoode
CAST:  Roy Dupuis  •  Deborah Kara Unger  •  James Gallanders  •  Michel Ange Nzojibwami

In 1993, Canadian Lieutenant General Roméo Dallaire was sent by the United Nations to Rwanda as commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR). Its mission, to ensure the ceasefire, is underfunded, excessively bureaucratized and made up of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roger Spottiswoode
CAST:  Roy Dupuis  •  Deborah Kara Unger  •  James Gallanders  •  Michel Ange Nzojibwami

The Michelle Apartments (1995)

Walton is a small, corrupt, wasteland of a town owned by Turnbull Chemicals whose motto is "We make the food you eat look better". Enter Alex Hartwell, a government tax auditor sent to investigate Turnbull's books. Arriving on the heels of a rowdy convention, Alex ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Pozer
CAST:  Henry Czerny  •  David Sparrow  •  Richard McMillan  •  George Buza

Walton is a small, corrupt, wasteland of a town owned by Turnbull Chemicals whose motto is "We make the food you eat look better". Enter Alex Hartwell, a government tax auditor sent to investigate Turnbull's books. Arriving on the heels of a rowdy convention, Alex ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Pozer
CAST:  Henry Czerny  •  David Sparrow  •  Richard McMillan  •  George Buza

Havana 57 (2013)

Havana 1957—sin capital of the world. Mafia nightclubs, sex, drugs and gambling. A young cop witnesses a murder and must decide if he wants to play the corrupt game or go against corrupt cops and the mob with the help of a beautiful Tropicana dancer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Purdy
CAST:  Juan Riedinger  •  Elisabetta Fantone  •  Paulino Nunes  •  Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll

Havana 1957—sin capital of the world. Mafia nightclubs, sex, drugs and gambling. A young cop witnesses a murder and must decide if he wants to play the corrupt game or go against corrupt cops and the mob with the help of a beautiful Tropicana dancer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jim Purdy
CAST:  Juan Riedinger  •  Elisabetta Fantone  •  Paulino Nunes  •  Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll

Mafia Inc. (2020)

The Gamache, tailors from father to son, have been dressing the Mafia family Paternò for three generation. Vincent "Vince" Gamache works on behalf of Frank the godfather with his eldest son Giaco. Vince, reckless and rash, seeks to earn his stripes by impressing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Grou
CAST:  Sergio Castellitto  •  Marc-André Grondin  •  Gilbert Sicotte  •  Mylène Mackay

The Gamache, tailors from father to son, have been dressing the Mafia family Paternò for three generation. Vincent "Vince" Gamache works on behalf of Frank the godfather with his eldest son Giaco. Vince, reckless and rash, seeks to earn his stripes by impressing ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Grou
CAST:  Sergio Castellitto  •  Marc-André Grondin  •  Gilbert Sicotte  •  Mylène Mackay

Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil (1971)

Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. But when the Doctor and Jo arrive at Stangmoor Prison for a demonstration, things start to go horribly wrong - especially when they discover that the Doctor's old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timothy Combe
CAST:  Jon Pertwee  •  Katy Manning  •  Nicholas Courtney  •  Richard Franklin

Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. But when the Doctor and Jo arrive at Stangmoor Prison for a demonstration, things start to go horribly wrong - especially when they discover that the Doctor's old ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Timothy Combe
CAST:  Jon Pertwee  •  Katy Manning  •  Nicholas Courtney  •  Richard Franklin

Heritage Minutes: Nat Taylor (1997)

An enterprising Canadian cinema operator invents the modern multi-screen movie theatre.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  David Calderisi  •  Scot Denton  •  Suzanne Cyr  •  Sally Willis

An enterprising Canadian cinema operator invents the modern multi-screen movie theatre.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  David Calderisi  •  Scot Denton  •  Suzanne Cyr  •  Sally Willis

Astonishing Tales of Terror: Rocktapussy! (2022)

A group of everyday heroes encounter the fight of their lives in the deep mines of Northern Ontario where they unwittingly awaken an ancient giant octopus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Cymek
CAST:  Brigitte Kingsley  •  Landy Cannon  •  Patrick Kwok-Choon  •  Troy Blundell

A group of everyday heroes encounter the fight of their lives in the deep mines of Northern Ontario where they unwittingly awaken an ancient giant octopus.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Cymek
CAST:  Brigitte Kingsley  •  Landy Cannon  •  Patrick Kwok-Choon  •  Troy Blundell