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Astrópía
''Dorks and Damsels'' ( is, Astrópía) is a 2007 Icelandic film directed by Gunnar B. Guðmundsson. Plot The film revolves around Hildur, a national celebrity and socialite who has to look for a job when her boyfriend Jolli is sent to prison. She finds a job at Astrópía, a store that sells role playing books and her immersion into geek culture changes her outlook on life. Cast *Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir as Hildur, a celebrity whose life changes suddenly when her boyfriend Jolli is sent to prison *Snorri Engilbertsson as Dagur, a translator of romantic novels and customer at Astrópía, who develops a romantic interest in Hildur *Davíð Þór Jónsson as Jolli, Hildur's boyfriend and owner of a car dealership, who is sent to prison for fraud *Sverrir Þór Sverrisson as Flóki, an employee at Astrópía who manages the DVD section *Pétur Jóhann Sigfússon as Pési, an employee at Astrópía who manages the comic book section *Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir as Beta, a memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir
Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir (born 30 January 1982) is an Icelandic television, film actress, and singer. Biography Halla graduated in 2004 from the Guildford School of Acting in Guildford, Surrey, she worked in this time for ITV and the BBC. Movie career In 2002, Halla earned a role in the Icelandic drama film ''Gemsar'', and starred in her first lead role in the 2006 comedy film ''Áramótaskaup''. One year later, she portrayed Beta in Icelandic fantasy comedy film '' Astrópía''. In 2009 she earned her first international role, playing a prisoner in the British mystery thriller film '' Ghost Machine'' under the pseudonym Hatla Williams. Television career Halla hosted the 2006 Icelandic version of ''The X Factor''. In 2008, she played one of the lead roles in the Icelandic Crime television series ''Mannaveiðar''. She has played various roles in TV comedies and sitcoms. Stage career She played the lead role in the Threepenny Opera at the Icelandic National Theatre, and the lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingvar Þórðarson
European Film Academy member Ingvar Thordarson is one of Europes most prolific film producers. Mr. Thordarson has produced 24 features, tv-series, and documentaries, which have accumulated multiple awards all over the world and been commercially successful. Among them: The Discovery Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the Critics Award at Cannes Film Festival. Various titles include: 101 Reykjavík, The Bothersome Man, Life in a Fishbowl; the winner of a record 12 awards at the Icelandic Edda Film Awards and The Grump, Finland's highest-grossing film in 2014. Also, the award-winning Tom of Finland and the box-office champion Unknown soldier, sold over one million tickets in Finland alone. Mr. Thordarson is now working on the TV series, Wall of Wounds, with Warner Bros., directed by Andreas Prochaska Within the industry, Mr. Thordarson is known for producing in the most inclement of arctic environments. Mr. Thordarson is also a guest lecturer at the London Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir (born 29 April 1981) is an Icelandic actress and television presenter who is the assistant director of RÚV, the Icelandic national broadcaster. She is a former Miss Iceland. Life and career Ragnhildur was born Keflavík where she lived most of her youth, excluding four years the family spent in Denmark. Her father is Jón Þór Harðarson, a mechanical engineer. Her mother, Ragnhildur Steinunn Maríusdóttir, died when she was seven years old. In the 1990s Ragnhildur was a gymnast; she won a bronze medal in the national championships in 1998 and was named to the national team. She completed an undergraduate degree in physiotherapy at the University of Iceland. In 2003, she won Miss Iceland. Ragnhildur began working for RÚV in 2004, with ''Ópið'', a programme for teenagers, and was later a journalist and co-host on the primetime news/talk show '' Kastljós'', and host of ''Dans dans dans'', the Icelandic version of the American TV show ''So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (actor)
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 5 August 1977), known under his stage name Sveppi, is an Icelandic comedian, actor and writer. He started his career in the TV show ''70 mínútur'' on Popp TV in 2001. Early life Sverrir grew up in Breiðholt, Reykjavík. He played handball for Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur and appeared in a few games in the Icelandic top-tier handball league, Úrvalsdeild karla. Filmography *Astrópía (2007) – Flóki * The Big Rescue (2009) – Sveppi * The Secret Spell (2010) – Sveppi * The Magic Wardrobe (2011) – Sveppi * The Biggest Rescue (2014) – Sveppi * Amma Hófí (2020) * Cop Secret (2021) *Sing 2 (2021) – Jimmy Crystal (Icelandic dub) References External links * Living people 1977 births Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson ÍR men's handball players Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 23 May 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Júlíus Kemp
Júlíus Kemp (born 2 December 1967) is an Icelandic film director and producer. Biography Júlíus Kemp studied film-making at the West Surrey College of Art & Design in the UK. His short film "Happy Birthday" (16mm/bw) was made at WSCAD/London in 1991. Julius left college to work as an editor on "Children of Nature" (1991) by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, which was nominated for an Oscar as Best Foreign Film. He co-founded the Icelandic Film Company in 1991 and co-wrote and directed his first feature film, "Veggfóður erótísk ástarsaga" (1992), which was a box office hit, produced by Fridriksson and Kemp. From 1993 to 2000, he served as the director of The Reykjavík Intl. Short Film Festival and was a film critic in 1993 and 1994. He was also a member of the selection committee for the Reykjavík Film Festival and served as a board member of the Association of Icelandic Film Producers, SÍK, from 1993 to 2000. Kemp has been a member of the European Film Academy since 2001. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveppi
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 5 August 1977), known under his stage name Sveppi, is an Icelandic comedian, actor and writer. He started his career in the TV show ''70 mínútur'' on Popp TV in 2001. Early life Sverrir grew up in Breiðholt, Reykjavík. He played handball for Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur and appeared in a few games in the Icelandic top-tier handball league, Úrvalsdeild karla. Filmography *Astrópía (2007) – Flóki * The Big Rescue (2009) – Sveppi * The Secret Spell (2010) – Sveppi * The Magic Wardrobe (2011) – Sveppi * The Biggest Rescue (2014) – Sveppi * Amma Hófí (2020) * Cop Secret (2021) *Sing 2 (2021) – Jimmy Crystal (Icelandic dub) References External links * Living people 1977 births Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson ÍR men's handball players Sverrir Þór Sverrisson Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (born 23 May 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar B
Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrior"). King Gunnar was a prominent king of medieval literature such as the Middle High German epic poem, the Nibelungenlied, where King Gunnar and Queen Brynhildr hold their court at Worms. Gunder is a nordic variant, Günther is the modern German variant, and Gonario is the Italian version. Some people with the name Gunnar include: Gunnar Andersen *Gunnar Andersen (1890–1968), Norwegian football player and ski jumper *Gunnar Andersen (1909–1988), Norwegian ski jumper *Gunnar Aagaard Andersen (1919–1982), Danish sculptor, painter and designer ** Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964), Norwegian poet Gunnar Andersson *Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874–1960), Swedish archaeologist, paleontologist and geologist * Gunnar Andersson (1890 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geek Culture
The word ''geek'' is a slang term originally used to describe eccentric or non-mainstream people; in current use, the word typically connotes an expert or enthusiast obsessed with a hobby or intellectual pursuit. In the past, it had a generally pejorative meaning of a "peculiar person, especially one who is perceived to be overly intellectual, unfashionable, boring, or socially awkward". In the 21st century, it was reclaimed and used by many people, especially members of some fandoms, as a positive term. Some use the term self-referentially without malice or as a source of pride, often referring simply to "someone who is interested in a subject (usually intellectual or complex) for its own sake". The term ''geek'' is often used in association with the terms ''nerd and dweeb.'' Etymology The word comes from English dialect ''geek'' or ''geck'' (meaning a "fool" or "freak"; from Middle Low German ''Geck''). ''Geck'' is a standard term in modern German and means "fool" or "fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Fantasy Comedy Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Icelandic-language Films
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Origin Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a phoneme, so the derived Greek letter sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ) "to hiss". The original name of the letter "sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the complica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Films
The following is an overview of events in 2007 in film, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths. The highest-grossing film of the year was '' Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'', which was just ahead of '' Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix''. 2007 is often considered one of the greatest years for film in the 21st century. This would also be the last year in which no films grossed at least $1 billion at the box office until 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic prevented multiple theatrically released films. Evaluation of the year Many have considered 2007 to be the greatest year for film in the 21st century and one of the greatest of all time. In his article from April 18, 2017, which highlighted the best movies of 2007, critic Mark Allison of ''Den of Geek'' said, "2007 must surely be remembered as one of the finest years in English-language film-making, quite possibly the best of this century s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ain't It Cool News
Ain't It Cool News (AICN) is an entertainment news website founded by Harry Knowles and run by his sister Dannie Knowles since September 2017, dedicated to news, rumors, and reviews of upcoming and current films, television, and comic book projects, with an emphasis on science fiction, superhero, fantasy, horror, and action genres. History Ain't It Cool News was launched in 1996, and its name is attributed to a quote from John Travolta's character in the film '' Broken Arrow''. Knowles began surfing the internet while recovering from a debilitating accident in 1994. He spent a lot of time in newsgroups exchanging gossip and rumors about upcoming films, eventually creating his own website as part of his internet hobby. A principal offering was Knowles' colorful movie reviews, but the primary distinction from other sites was the (ostensible) insider news articles. Production assistants, people in the industry, secretaries, and other behind-the-scenes folk would submit news such a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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