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A Cure For Wellness
''A Cure for Wellness'' is a 2016 psychological neo-gothic horror film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Justin Haythe, based on a story co-written by Haythe and Verbinski, who were both inspired by Thomas Mann's 1924 novel ''The Magic Mountain''. Starring Dane DeHaan, Jason Isaacs and Mia Goth, the plot follows a young executive who is sent to retrieve his company's CEO from a mysterious rehabilitation center in the Swiss Alps. An international co-production based in the United States, Germany, and Luxembourg, the film was shot on location at various German locations, including Hohenzollern Castle in Baden-Württemberg. The film was released on February 17, 2017 by 20th Century Fox and received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised its visuals, cinematography, performances and ambition, but criticized its length, script and narrative. It grossed $26 million against its $40 million production budget, making it a box-office bomb. The film marked Lisa Banes' fin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gore Verbinski
Gregor Justin "Gore" Verbinski (born March 16, 1964) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and musician. He is best known for directing ''The Ring (2002 film), The Ring'', the ''Pirates of the Caribbean (film series), Pirates of the Caribbean'' films, and ''Rango (2011 film), Rango''. He won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, Academy Award, the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film, BAFTA, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film for his work on ''Rango''. Early life Verbinski was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the fourth of five children of Laurette Ann (née McGovern) and Victor Vincent Verbinski, a nuclear physicist.Cinema Odeon – Pirates of the caribbean: dead man's chest . Odeonline.it (1964-03-1). Retrieved on 2011-05-31. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Magic Mountain
''The Magic Mountain'' (german: Der Zauberberg, links=no, ) is a novel by Thomas Mann, first published in German in November 1924. It is widely considered to be one of the most influential works of twentieth-century German literature. Mann started writing ''The Magic Mountain'' in 1912. It began as a much shorter narrative that comically revisited the aspects of ''Death in Venice'', a novella that he was preparing for publication. The newer work reflected his experiences and impressions during a period when his wife, who was suffering from a lung complaint, resided at Dr. Friedrich Jessen's ''Waldsanatorium'' in Davos, Switzerland for several months. In May and June 1912, Mann visited her and became acquainted with the team of doctors and patients in this cosmopolitan institution. According to Mann, in the afterword that was later included in the English translation of his novel, this stay inspired his opening chapter ("Arrival"). The outbreak of World War I interrupted his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnus Krepper
Rolf Magnus Krepper (born 10 January 1967 in Norrköping, Sweden) is a Swedish actor, dancer, singer, and magician. He is a member of ''Moderna Illusionisters Cirkel''. In 2006, Krepper received the Guldbagge Award for best male role in the 2005 film '' Mun mot mun''. Selected filmography *1994: '' Rena rama Rolf'' (TV Series) - Filip *1998: '' När karusellerna sover'' (TV Series) - Trollkarlen Igor Johansson *1999: ''Vägen ut'' - Holmlund *1999: ''Anna Holt – polis'' (TV Series) - Pikétchefen *2000: '' Det grovmaskiga nätet'' (TV Mini Series) - Våldsam patient *2001: '' Familjehemligheter'' - Kjell's Father *2001: '' As White as in Snow'' - Polish Artist *2002: ''Beck'' (TV Series) - Bengt Tavast *2002: '' Det brinner!'' (TV Mini Series) - Lasse *2003: ''Lejontämjaren'' - Björn Sundström *2003: ''Sprickorna i muren'' - Lars Herdin *2003: ''Misa mi'' - Pappa *2003: '' Om jag vänder mig om'' - Anders *2003: ''De drabbade'' (TV Mini Series) - Åke *2003–2007: ''Tusen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godehard Giese
Godehard Giese (born 1972) is a German actor, known for his roles in ''Deutschland 83''. and ''Babylon Berlin''. Life Giese attended Sankt-Ansgar-Schule in Hamburg in his childhood. He studied at Berlin University of the Arts from 1997 to 2000. From 2001 to 2003 he worked as an actor at a theatre in Hildesheim. He came out as gay in February 2021. in: ''SZ-Magazin'', 4 February 2021. Selected filmography *'''' (2012) *'''' (2013) *' (20 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Lumbly
Carl Winston Lumbly (born August 14, 1951) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Dick Hallorann in '' Doctor Sleep'', NYPD detective Marcus Petrie on the CBS police drama ''Cagney & Lacey'', CIA agent Marcus Dixon on the ABC espionage drama series ''Alias'', and as the voice of J'onn J'onnz / Martian Manhunter in the animated series ''Justice League'' and ''Justice League Unlimited'', as well as the direct-to-DVD animated film '' Justice League: Doom'' and the video game '' Injustice: Gods Among Us''. Lumbly is also known for his roles on The CW's Arrowverse as J'onn J'onnz's father, M'yrnn, on ''Supergirl'' from 2017 until 2019, and on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' as Isaiah Bradley in 2021. Early life and background Lumbly was born to Jamaican immigrants in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He graduated from South High School there and Macalester College in nearby St. Paul. Lumbly's first career was as a journalist in Minnesota. Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomas Norström
Stig Tomas Norström (23 May 1956 – 3 October 2021) was a Swedish actor and film director. He also recorded audiobooks, among them J. R. R. Tolkien's works. Norström studied at the Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting until 1981, together with Jessica Zandén, Maria Johansson, Sissela Kyle, and Peter Stormare. Partial filmography *1976: '' Near and Far Away'' - Gregor *1977: ''Mackan'' - Roffe *1979: '' En kärleks sommar'' - Laboratorieassistenten *1979: '' Kejsaren'' - Dräng *1980: ''Der Mann, der sich in Luft auflöste'' - Kvant *1981: ''Höjdhoppar'n'' - Rickard *1981: ''Varning för Jönssonligan'' - Kriminalassistent Holm *1983: ''Second Dance'' - Manne *1984: ''Två solkiga blondiner'' - Holken *1984: ''Sköna juveler'' - Robber *1985: '' Svindlande affärer'' - Tecknar-Micke *1987: ''Res aldrig på enkel biljett'' *1988: '' Som man ropar'' (TV Mini Series) - Gerard *1988: ''Venus 90'' - Kenneth, Sound engineer *1990: ''Werther'' - Max Karlsson *1990: ''S*M* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Schiller
Adrian Schiller (born 21 February 1964) is an English actor. Selected filmography *''The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other'' (2008, theatre performance) *''Terry Pratchett's Going Postal'' (2010) (cast as the Banshee, Mr Gryle) *'' Being Human'' (Season 2, 2010) *''A Touch of Frost'' *''A Little Chaos'' (2014) *''The Danish Girl'' (2015) *''Suffragette'' (2015) *''Beauty and the Beast'' (2017) *''Doctor Who'' (2011, episode "The Doctor's Wife") *''The Mercy'' (2017) *''Victoria'' (2016-2017) *''The Last Kingdom ''The Last Kingdom'' is the first historical novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2004. This story introduces Uhtred of Bebbanburg, a Saxon noble who is kidnapped by Danish Vikings as a young child and is assimilated ...'' (2018-2022) *'' Censor'' (2021) : Frederik North He also played Charlie Highbank in an episode of the Morse prequel ''Endeavour'' titled "Sway" (in series 4, 2014). Schiller is the face on the anti-drink-driving ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia Imrie
Celia Diana Savile Imrie (born 15 July 1952) is an English actress and author. She was described in 2003 as one of the most successful British actresses of recent decades. She is best known for her film roles, including the '' Bridget Jones'' film series, '' Calendar Girls'' (2003), '' Nanny McPhee'' (2005), '' The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2011), '' The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel'' (2015), The English dub of '' The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales...'' (2017), '' Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again'' (2018) and ''Malevolent'' (2018) and, for the FX TV series '' Better Things'' (2016-2022). In the United Kingdom she is known for her work with Victoria Wood, including '' Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV'' (1985–1987), the sitcom '' dinnerladies'' (1998–2000) and '' Acorn Antiques: The Musical!'', for which she won the 2006 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical Early life Imrie was born on 15 July 1952 in Guildford, Surrey, the fourth of fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Groener
Harry Groener (born September 10, 1951) is a German-born American actor and dancer, perhaps best known for playing Mayor Wilkins in '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (seasons 3, 4 and 7). Early life Groener was born in Augsburg, Bavaria, West Germany, to an opera singer mother and a father who worked as a concert pianist, office clerk, and composer. He immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of two. As a teenager, Groener was apprenticed at the San Francisco Ballet; he went on to study drama at the University of Washington. Career Groener's reputation in New York City rests almost entirely on his work in musical theater. However, the bulk of his roles outside New York have been in classical drama or contemporary plays like ''Eastern Standard''. His Broadway credits include '' Is There Life After High School?'', Will Parker in ''Oklahoma!'' (Tony Award nomination, Theatre World Award), Munkustrap in '' Cats'' (Tony Award nomination), Georges/George in '' Sunday in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Banes
Lisa Lou Banes (July 9, 1955 – June 14, 2021) was an American actress known for more than 80 film and television roles, as well as stage appearances on Broadway and elsewhere. Banes won a 1981 Theatre World Award for her performance as Alison Porter Off-Broadway in ''Look Back in Anger'', and in 1984 was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for ''Isn't it Romantic?''. She played Lady Croom in the 1995 American premiere of Tom Stoppard's play ''Arcadia''. In film, she appeared in ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Freedom Writers'' (2007), '' Gone Girl'' (2014), and as Hollis in ''A Cure for Wellness'' (2016). Early life Banes was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. She studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City. Career Stage Banes appeared on Broadway several times. She played Cassie in the Neil Simon play ''Rumors'' in 1988 with Christine Baranski, Margaret Lord in the musical ''High Society'' with Anna Kendrick in 1998, was in '' Accent on Youth'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box-office Bomb
A box-office bomb, or box-office disaster, is a film that is unprofitable or considered highly unsuccessful during its theatrical run. Although any film for which the production, marketing, and distribution costs combined exceed the revenue after release has technically "bombed", the term is more frequently used for major studio releases that were highly anticipated, extensively marketed and expensive to produce that ultimately failed commercially. Causes Negative word of mouth With the advent of social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter in the 2000s, word of mouth regarding new films is easily spread and has had a marked effect on box office performance. A film's ability or failure to attract positive or negative commentary can strongly impact its performance at the box office, especially on the opening weekend. External circumstances Occasionally, films may underperform because of issues largely unrelated to the content of the film, such as the timing of the film's re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a total area of nearly , it is the third-largest German state by both area (behind Bavaria and Lower Saxony) and population (behind North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria). As a federated state, Baden-Württemberg is a partly-sovereign parliamentary republic. The largest city in Baden-Württemberg is the state capital of Stuttgart, followed by Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Other major cities are Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg, Heilbronn, Pforzheim, Reutlingen, Tübingen, and Ulm. What is now Baden-Württemberg was formerly the historical territories of Baden, Prussian Hohenzollern, and Württemberg. Baden-Württemberg became a state of West Germany in April 1952 by the merger of Württemberg-Baden, South Baden, and Württemberg-Hohenzollern. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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