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Bill Flynn
William Flynn (13 December 1948 – 11 July 2007) was a South African actor and comedian, perhaps best known for playing Tjokkie. Early life Flynn was born William Frederick Flynn in Cape Town and matriculated from Plumstead High School. He went to the UCT drama school and was a founder member of the Space theatre in Cape Town. He was the son of William Frederick and Mary Elizabeth (Née Morley) Overview Flynn was perhaps best known for his portrayal of Tjokkie, a character that he portrayed as a wise-cracking, beer drinking rugby union fan. Flynn had won 13 best actor awards, including the ''Dublin Critics'' and ''Golden Entertainer Awards''. Among these were: * Best Supporting Actor for ''Doubles'' – Fleur du Cap – Cape Town – 1987 * Best Actor for ''Saturday Night at the Palace'' * Best Actor Award for ''Hello and Goodbye'' – Dublin * Best Actor Award for a Comedy ''Play It Again Sam'' * Best Screenplay Award for ''Saturday Night at the Palace'' * Best Actor Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tjokkie
''Running Riot'' is a 2006 South African comedy film directed by Koos Roets and stars Bill Flynn. The cast includes Paul Slabolepszy, Vanessa Harris, Robin Smith, Nazli George, Brendan Gearly and Joey Rasdien. It is based on a play by Paul "Slab" Slabolepsky. Plot Tjokkie Herington (Bill Flynn) and Crispin Wentzel (Paul Slabolepszy) are watching a rugby match in a bar. When Crispin sees that the Springboks are losing, in a blind rage he destroys the bar's television. The bar-goers decide to steal Crispin's own TV to replace the one he broke. When his wife, Celeste discovers, she gives him an ultimatum: If he does not get another TV, he'll be kicked out of the house. Tjokkie and Crispin decide to take a bet with their rival, Ratkas Koekemoor (Brendan Gealy) that Crispin can beat him in the Comrades marathon, the winner gets 5,000 rand. Tjokkie then puts Crispin through a rigorous training schedule which include him climbing a water tank, running on a treadmill with a lot of o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Film Festival
The LA Film Festival was an annual film festival that was held in Los Angeles, California, and usually took place in June. It showcased independent, international, feature, documentary and short films, as well as web series, music videos, episodic television and panel conversations. Since 2001, it had been run by the nonprofit Film Independent, which since 1985 has also produced the annual Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica. The festival began as the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival in 1995. The LAIFF ran for six years until it was absorbed into Film Independent in 2001. History The first LAIFF took place over the course of five days in a single location: the historic Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. In 1996, the LAIFF expanded to include the Directors Guild of America Building in Hollywood. In 2001, the festival became part of the organization Film Independent (formerly IFP/West). In 2006, the ''Los Angeles Times'' became the festival's main media sponsor. In 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Male Stage Actors
South is one of the cardinal directions or compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Proto-Germanic ''*sunþaz'' ("south"), possibly related to the same Proto-Indo-European root that the word ''sun'' derived from. Some languages describe south in the same way, from the fact that it is the direction of the sun at noon (in the Northern Hemisphere), like Latin meridies 'noon, south' (from medius 'middle' + dies 'day', cf English meridional), while others describe south as the right-hand side of the rising sun, like Biblical Hebrew תֵּימָן teiman 'south' from יָמִין yamin 'right', Aramaic תַּימנַא taymna from יָמִין yamin 'right' and Syriac ܬܰܝܡܢܳܐ taymna from ܝܰܡܝܺܢܳܐ yamina (hence the name of Yemen, the land to the south/right of the Levant). Navigation By convention, the ''bottom or down-facing side'' of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Deaths
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1948 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the ''Union of Burma'', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President, and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published in the United States. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified flying object. * January 12 – Mahatma Gandhi begins his fast-unto-death in Delhi, to stop communal violence during the Partition of India. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Riot (film)
''Running Riot'' is a 2006 South African comedy film directed by Koos Roets and stars Bill Flynn. The cast includes Paul Slabolepszy, Vanessa Harris, Robin Smith, Nazli George, Brendan Gearly and Joey Rasdien. It is based on a play by Paul "Slab" Slabolepsky. Plot Tjokkie Herington (Bill Flynn) and Crispin Wentzel (Paul Slabolepszy) are watching a Rugby football, rugby match in a bar. When Crispin sees that the South Africa national rugby union team, Springboks are losing, in a blind rage he destroys the bar's television. The bar-goers decide to steal Crispin's own TV to replace the one he broke. When his wife, Celeste discovers, she gives him an ultimatum: If he does not get another TV, he'll be kicked out of the house. Tjokkie and Crispin decide to take a bet with their rival, Ratkas Koekemoor (Brendan Gealy) that Crispin can beat him in the Comrades marathon, the winner gets 5,000 rand. Tjokkie then puts Crispin through a rigorous training schedule which include him climbing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krakatoa - The Last Days
''Krakatoa: The Last Days'' (also titled ''Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction'' in the U.S. on the Discovery Channel) is a BBC Television docudrama that premiered on 7 May 2006 on BBC One. The program is based upon four eyewitness accounts of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa, an active stratovolcano between the islands of Sumatra and Java, present day Indonesia. Production The series was produced by the BBC in co-production with Discovery Channel, RTL Television, and France 2. Ratings The film was broadcast on BBC One on 7 May 2006 and drew 6.4 million viewers (27% audience share) Synopsis The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa is the second greatest volcanic eruption in recorded history (after the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora, only 68 years earlier), erupting more than 18 cubic kilometres of tephra in less than 48 hours, and killing about 36,500 people. The film refers to an account in the Pustaka Raja of a previous violent eruption in that area. A subplot concerning Rogier Ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oh Schuks
Oh, OH, or Oh! is an interjection, often proclaiming surprise. It may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Albums * ''Oh!'' (Girls' Generation album), 2010 * ''Oh!'' (ScoLoHoFo album), 2003 * ''OH (ohio)'', by Lambchop, 2008 * ''Oh!'', an EP that came with the preorders of ''Oh! Gravity.'' by Switchfoot, 2006 Songs * "O (Oh!)", 1920 by Ted Lewis, 1953 by Pee Wee Hunt * "Oh" (Ciara song), 2005 * "Oh!" (Girls' Generation song), 2010 * "Oh!" (Pink Lady song), 1981 * "Oh" (Stray Kids song), 2021 * "Oh!", by Boys Noize from '' Oi Oi Oi'' * "Oh!", by The Breeders from '' Pod'' * "Oh", by Dave Matthews from ''Some Devil'' * "Oh", by Fugazi from ''The Argument'' * "Oh", by Juliana Hatfield from ''Made in China'' * "Oh!", by Micky Green from '' White T-Shirt'' * "Oh!", by Sleater-Kinney from ''One Beat'' * "Oh", by Spratleys Japs from ''Pony'' * "Oh!", by The Trudy * "Oh," by Underworld, recorded for the soundtrack to A Life Less Ordinary, 1997 Other media * Oh! (TV channel), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoners Of The Lost Universe
''Prisoners of the Lost Universe'' is a 1983 British fantasy science fiction action film by Terry Marcel and Harry Robertson. Shot in South Africa, three people are transported to a parallel universe when an earthquake occurs just as the scientist is experimenting with his "matter" transmitter. The trio must escape the strange world of Vonya while dealing with a number of villains. Plot TV personality Carrie Madison goes to visit crackpot scientist Dr. Hartmann who has invented a teleporter to another dimension. On the way she gets into a car accident with electrician Dan Roebuck, mainly caused by earthquake tremors, which effectively destroys Dan's pickup, and they argue. While demonstrating his machine to Carrie, Hartmann disappears. Dan comes to the house looking for help; while he and Carrie examine the machine they, too, disappear. Carrie finds herself alone in what appears to be a prehistoric world in a parallel universe, called Vonya, where time runs differently. Unable ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello And Goodbye (play)
''Hello and Goodbye'' is a 1965 play by South African playwright Athol Fugard. Reception Mel Gussow of ''The New York Times'' dubbed ''Hello and Goodbye'' a "significant work" in 1982. While finding the symbolism lacking in subtlety, the critic argued that the "vision is unsparing, but it is filled with psychological insights and theatrical poetry ..Mr. Fugard has brought the characters to vivid dramatic life". Sid Smith of ''Chicago Tribune'' wrote a negative review after a 1986 performance, writing that the play is "fraught with structural problems and belabored symbols and imagery". Smith described Fugard's script as "so translucent it's almost invisible, more a road map than a drama of flesh and blood." Alvin Klein of ''The New York Times'' praised the play in 1994, writing that the work "holds the stage stirringly". Klein argued, "Just when ''Hello and Goodbye'' threatens to plunge an audience into terminal despair, Mr. Fugard's words pull it into reverse, casting forth ima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Gold For A Dead Diver
''No Gold for a Dead Diver'' (german: Ein toter Taucher nimmt kein Gold) is a 1974 West German adventure film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Horst Janson, Monika Lundi and Marius Weyers.Bock & Bergfelder p. 390 A thriller about deep sea divers searching for buried treasure, it was shot on location in South Africa. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels. After the success of ''Jaws'' (1975), the film was released in the US with the title ''Deadly Jaws''. Cast Home video In October 2017, RetroVision Entertainment released the film on DVD, paired with ''Night of the Sharks ''Night of the Sharks'' ( it, La notte degli squali) is a 1988 Italian-Spanish-Mexican film directed and co-written by Tonino Ricci. The film's story takes place in Miami, Florida and Cancún, Mexico, although it was filmed in the Dominican Repu ...''. References Bibliography * External links * 1974 films 1970s adventure films German adventure films We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of The Living Dead
''House of the Living Dead'' (''Skaduwees Oor Brugplaas'', or ''Shadows over Bridge Farm''), also known as ''Doctor Maniac'', is a 1974 science-fiction horror film directed by Ray Austin. The film, an international co-production between Great Britain and South Africa, takes place on a plantation in South Africa and deals heavily with the occult. Plot The storyline follows a white family running a plantation farm on the Cape Colony in South Africa. The family consists of a mother ( Margaret Inglis) and her two sons, Michael and Breck (both played by Mark Burns). Michael runs the house while Breck spends his time alone in his room, deformed and insane, conducting experiments to try to prove the soul is an organic object able to live outside the human body. Michael's fiancée Mary (Shirley Anne Field) arrives to marry him, much to the mother's dismay as she wants the family to end so the long history of madness can stop. Meanwhile, strange things begin to happen at the plantati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
