John N. Smith

John N. Smith

Total Credits at Criticker: 10 (Director), 3 (Writer)

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    Dangerous Minds
    An ex-marine teacher struggles to connect with her students in an inner city schools. (imdb)
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    The Boys of St. Vincent
    The true story of boys being sexually abused at their orphanage ran by a religious community in Newfoundland.
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    Sugartime
    Sugartime (1995) - TV Movie
    Purportedly true story of the affair between singer Phyllis McGuire, and Mafia boss Sam Giancana, famous for his alleged connections to John F Kennedy and Frank Sinatra. (imdb)
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    A Cool, Dry Place
    A single father (Vince Vaughn) balances his work as an attorney with the care of his five year old son (Bobby Moat) and his work as a high school basketball coach in rural Kansas, where he moved after his wife abandoned him in Chicago. Just as he starts to develop a new relationship with a veterinarian's assistant (Joey Lauren Adams), his ex-wife (Monica Potter) suddenly reappears and wants to re-assert herself in her husband and son's life. (imdb)
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    The Boys of St. Vincent: 15 Years Later
    Fifteen years after the events of The Boys of St. Vincent took place, the various boys involved are brought in to testify against the brothers, now finally standing trial, who assaulted them when they were children. The former head of the orphanage, Peter Lavin, has been married for several years at this point, has two children, and is living in Montreal when he is placed under arrest and brought to stand trial. (imdb)
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    Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
    Portrays the life of Tommy Douglas from his years as a pastor in 1930's Saskatchewan through to his leadership of the New Democratic Party.
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    Happiness Is Loving Your Teacher
    A paraplegic subsitute teacher must connect with a difficult student. (imdb)
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    The New Boys
    The New Boys (1974) - Short Film
    This short documentary takes us to St. John's Cathedral Boys' School, at Selkirk, Manitoba, one of the most demanding outdoor schools in North America. As the school can't accommodate every student wishing to enroll, boys of 13 to 15 years old are put through an initiation tougher than they have ever faced. They paddle canoes through some 500 kilometers of wilderness in 2 weeks, portaging and camping all the way, thereby learning vital outdoor lore, cooperation and self-confidence. (nfb.ca)
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    Welcome to Canada
    Newfoundlanders share their food, culture, and homes with a group of Tamil refugees found off the coast. (imdb)
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    First Winter
    First Winter (1981) - Short Film
    Oscar nominated tale of an Irish family's first winter in frigid Canada.
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