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AlmerÃa Western Film Festival
The AlmerÃa Western Film Festival is an annual film festival held every October in the Spain, Spanish city of Tabernas in the province of AlmerÃa. The event was created in 2011 to celebrate AlmerÃa's ongoing history as one of the Western film, Western genre's iconic shooting locations. As of 2024, the AWFF lays claim to being the only festival dedicated to the genre in Europe. It is a member of the Andalusian Association of Audiovisual Festivals (ASFAAN). History Host city AlmerÃa has been a backdrop for films of multiple genres, but it is particularly associated with Westerns, of which more than 170 had been filmed there as of 2022. Among the most famous are Sergio Leone's ''Dollar Trilogy'', Terence Hill and Bud Spencer's God Forgives... I Don't!, original trilogy, many ''Zorro'' adaptations including the 1975 Zorro (1975 Italian film), Alain Delon starrer, the pilot of the Zorro (1990 TV series), 1990 TV series and the 2024 Paramount+ miniseries, as well as the meta film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tabernas
Tabernas is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality of AlmerÃa (province), AlmerÃa province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, as well as the name of the principal town of the municipality. It is located on the edge of the famous Tabernas Desert, the filming location of many feature films and TV series. The three film sets in the area: Texas Hollywood, Fort Bravo, Western Leone, Mini Hollywood attract a modest number of tourists. It is the site of Moorish castle ruins, an old church, and a refurbished Teatro Municipal. Demographics Cinema The Tabernas Desert, because of its similarities to North American deserts as seen in western movies, to northern Africa and to the Arabian deserts, and because of its lunar landscape, served from the 1950s onwards for the shooting of many films needing such landscapes (e.g. the Spaghetti Westerns), making the area world-renowned. Notable people * Encarnación Magaña - In 1942 she was the last woman from AlmerÃa (pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mini Hollywood
Oasys (formerly known as Mini Hollywood) is a Spanish Western-styled theme park, located off the 364 km mark of the N-340 road, near the town of Tabernas in the province of AlmerÃa, Andalusia. Originally known as Yucca City, the set was designed by Carlo Simi and built for Sergio Leone's ''For a Few Dollars More'' in 1965. It was also used as a set for other films, such as ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' (1966). After filming of ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' was completed, the extras in the project bought the set and ran it as a tourist attraction. They were later bought out by a hotel group. The park features daily cowboy stunt shows, such as a mock bank raid and a re-enactment of the final moments of Jesse James. It also has a swimming complex, abandoned gold mine, Cowboy style saloon, a Fun Barn for children's activities, a zoo with birds and big cats in cages and many mock western stores. The ''Doctor Who'' episode " A Town Called Mercy" (2012) was filmed here a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fabio Testi
Fabio Testi (born 2 August 1941) is an Italian actor. After growing up witnessing film work done around Lake Garda, Testi entered the sets of the film and began work as a stuntman and a double on set, where he worked as a stuntman on ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''. Testi continued stunt work and getting roles in low budget genre films until he was cast in Vittorio De Sica's film '' The Garden of the Finzi-Continis''. Following this film, Testi became a star in Italy, appearing in some artistic films by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi and Claude Chabrol. Testi also continued to work in '' poliziotteschi'' genre films in the 1970s as well as a few '' gialli'', and gained infamy for his publicised relationships with actresses Ursula Andress and Charlotte Rampling. Testi's popularity as an actor slowed towards the 1980s after which he predominantly worked in television series. By the early 2000s, Testi also began appearing in reality shows such as '' Gran Hermano VIP''. Since 2006 he ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mireia Vilapuig
Mireia Vilapuig (born September 2, 1997 in Sabadell, Spain) is a Spanish actress. She is the sister of actress Joana Vilapuig, who in 2011 was one of the protagonists of the successful TV series serie de televisión ''Polseres vermelles (Pulseras rojas)'', directed by Pau Freixas and written by Albert Espinosa, and in which Mireia herself has also taken part, in an episodic way. Professional career After taking her first steps in the world of acting in amateur theater productions, in 2008 Mireia Vilapuig was selected in a casting with 800 children for a role in the film ''La cabaña de los héroes'', based on a script by Albert Espinosa and Pau Freixas. Before filming began, Mireia and the other four children chosen, all of whom had no previous film experience, lived together for two weeks in a holiday camp to "make their friendship real", according to the film's director, Pau Freixas The film, finally titled ''Herois'' , was shot (in Catalan and Spanish) in the summer of 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride (2024 Film)
''Ride'' is a 2024 American crime drama film written by Jake Allyn and Josh Plasse, directed by Allyn and starring C. Thomas Howell, Annabeth Gish, Allyn and Forrie J. Smith. Plot Desperate to raise money for his daughter's cancer treatment, a retired bull rider teams up with his estranged son and resorts to robbery to secure payment before time runs out. But after the heist goes awry, keeping the money—and their freedom—requires the duo to outwit a dogged pair of local law enforcement officers, including a justice-minded sheriff who soon suspects that the key to her case may lie uncomfortably close to home. Cast * C. Thomas Howell as John Hawkins *Annabeth Gish as Monica Hawkins *Jake Allyn as Peter *Forrie J. Smith as Al *Laci Kaye Booth as Libby *Zia Carlock as Virginia Hawkins * Scott Reeves as Ross Dickons *Josh Plasse as Noah Hawkins * Patrick Murney as Tyler Release The film was released on June 14, 2024. Reception The film has a 72% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Italian Who Invented America
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dead Don't Hurt
''The Dead Don't Hurt'' (, , ) is a 2023 Western film written, directed, and produced by Viggo Mortensen, and starring Mortensen, Vicky Krieps, Solly McLeod, Garret Dillahunt, Colin Morgan, Ray McKinnon, Luke Reilly, Atlas Green, and Danny Huston. Mortensen also composed the score to the film. It is a co-production among Canada, Denmark and Mexico. ''The Dead Don't Hurt'' premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8, 2023. It had a theatrical release in North America on May 31, 2024, and was released in Denmark on June 13, 2024. The film received generally favourable reviews from critics. Plot In 1860s San Francisco, Métis Franco-Canadian Vivienne Le Coudy is aggressively courted by a rich Irish art collector. To escape his smothering attention, she falls in love with Danish immigrant carpenter Holger Olsen, and goes with him to his remote cabin in northern Nevada. Highlighting her independent streak, she refuses to marry Olsen and gets a job as a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For A Few Dollars More
''For a Few Dollars More'' () is a 1965 Spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone. It stars Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef as bounty hunters and Gian Maria Volonté as the primary villain. Klaus Kinski plays a supporting role as a secondary villain. The film was an international co-production between Italy, West Germany, and Spain. The film was released in the United States in 1967, and was marketed in the United States as the second installment in the ''Dollars Trilogy''. Plot The man that many call Manco is a bounty hunter, a profession shared by a former army officer, Colonel Douglas Mortimer. They separately learn that a ruthless, cold-blooded bank robber, El Indio, has been broken out of prison by his gang, who slaughtered all but one of his jailers. While Indio is murdering the family of the man who had captured him, he is shown to carry a musical pocket watch taken from a woman who had shot herself while he was raping her after he had murdered her husband. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spindrift (band)
SPINDRIFT is an American psychedelic rock band, created by singer-songwriter-composer-producer-actor Kirpatrick Thomas. Founded in 1992, the band originated in Newark, Delaware along with such other local bands of the period including Jake and the Stiffs, The Verge, Boy Sets Fire, Zen Guerilla and Smashing Orange. Heavily influenced by The Doors The Doors were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, comprising vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most influential and controversial rock acts ..., My Bloody Valentine, Hawkwind, Bruce Haack, and Chrome (band), Chrome, SPINDRIFT's early stages were experimental and differed greatly from their present sound though the band's musical style is ever in a period of flux. In the summer of 2001, band members Kirpatrick Thomas, Joe Baluta and Zachary Hansen re-located to Los Angeles. The band re-formed to include Bobby Bones (musician), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadwood (TV Series)
''Deadwood'' is an American Western television series that aired on the premium cable network HBO from March 21, 2004, to August 27, 2006. The series is set in the 1870s in Deadwood, South Dakota, before and after the area's annexation by the Dakota Territory, and charts Deadwood's growth from camp to town. The show was created, produced, and largely written by David Milch. ''Deadwood'' features a large ensemble cast headed by Timothy Olyphant and Ian McShane, playing the real-life Deadwood residents Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen, respectively. Many other historical figures appear as characters, including George Crook, Wyatt Earp, E. B. Farnum, George Hearst, Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, Sol Star, A. W. Merrick, Jack McCall, and Charlie Utter. The plot lines involving these characters include historical truths as well as fictional elements. Milch used actual diaries and newspapers from 1870s Deadwood residents as reference points for characters, events, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
