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Dark Waters (novel)
Dark Waters may refer to: Books and art *''Dark Waters'', a book by Catherine MacPhail nominated for the 2002 Carnegie Medal *"Dark Waters", an exhibition on the Thames for the London Festival of Architecture 2008 Games *"Dark Waters", a popular add-on for the '' Neverwinter Nights 2'' computer game *'' Risen 2: Dark Waters'', a 2012 video game Film and TV * ''Dark Waters'' (1944 film), a film starring Merle Oberon and Franchot Tone - a woman is targeted for her inheritance * ''Dark Waters'' (1956 film), also known as ''Struggle in the Pier'', an Egyptian film starring Omar Sharif * ''Dark Waters'' (1994 film), a horror film * ''Dark Waters'' (2019 film), directed by Todd Haynes, a legal thriller concerning chemical contamination of a town * "Dark Waters" (''Arrow''), an episode of the fourth season of ''Arrow'' * "Dark Waters" (''Once Upon a Time''), an episode of the sixth season of ''Once Upon a Time'' Music * ''Dark Waters'' (album), a 2023 album by Delain *''Dark Waters'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnegie Medal (literary Award)
The Carnegie Medal is a British literary award that annually recognises one outstanding new English-language book for children or young adults. It is conferred upon the author by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). CILIP calls it "the UK's oldest and most prestigious book award for children's writing". The Medal is named after the Scottish-born American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919), who founded more than 2,800 libraries in the English-speaking world, including at least one in more than half of British library authorities. It was established in 1936 by the British Library Association, to celebrate the centenary of Carnegie's birth and inaugurated in 1937 with the award to Arthur Ransome for ''Pigeon Post'' (1936) and the identification of two 'commended' books. The first Medal was dated 1936, but since 2007 the Medal has been dated by its year of presentation, which is now one or two years after publication. In 1955, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Festival Of Architecture
The London Festival of Architecture is a festival specialized in architecture. It takes place annually in London, United Kingdom usually through the month of June. It features an extensive range of activities that focus on design and architecture: exhibitions; installations; talks; debates; open studios; tours; family activities; film screenings; student shows, and evenings. History and organization The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) is Europe's biggest annual architecture festival. It was founded by former director Peter Murray in 2004. Up until 2006, the festival was only held once every two years and was previously known as the London Architecture Biennale. From 2008 onwards, the festival took place on an annual basis. Tamsie Thomson serves on the board as the Director of the London Festival of Architecture. Themes Themes are chosen each year for the festival. * 2016: "Community" * 2017: "Memory" * 2018: "Identity" * 2019: "Boundaries" * 2020: "Power" * 2021: " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neverwinter Nights 2
''Neverwinter Nights 2'' is a role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari Interactive. It is the sequel to BioWare's ''Neverwinter Nights (2002 video game), Neverwinter Nights'', based on the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy tabletop role-playing game. ''Neverwinter Nights 2'' utilizes an adaptation of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' Editions of Dungeons & Dragons#Dungeons & Dragons v3.5, 3.5 edition rules. Players create player characters to represent themselves in the game, using the same character creation rules as found in the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' game. They may gain the assistance of additional Party (role-playing games), party members, and they eventually acquire a keep that can be used as a base of operations. ''Neverwinter Nights 2'' is set in the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign settings, campaign setting—in and around the city of Neverwinter. The story is mostly unrelated to ''Neverwinter Nights'' and follows the journey o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Waters
Dark Waters may refer to: Books and art *''Dark Waters'', a book by Catherine MacPhail nominated for the 2002 Carnegie Medal *"Dark Waters", an exhibition on the Thames for the London Festival of Architecture 2008 Games *"Dark Waters", a popular add-on for the '' Neverwinter Nights 2'' computer game *'' Risen 2: Dark Waters'', a 2012 video game Film and TV * ''Dark Waters'' (1944 film), a film starring Merle Oberon and Franchot Tone - a woman is targeted for her inheritance * ''Dark Waters'' (1956 film), also known as ''Struggle in the Pier'', an Egyptian film starring Omar Sharif * ''Dark Waters'' (1994 film), a horror film * ''Dark Waters'' (2019 film), directed by Todd Haynes, a legal thriller concerning chemical contamination of a town * "Dark Waters" (''Arrow''), an episode of the fourth season of ''Arrow'' * "Dark Waters" (''Once Upon a Time''), an episode of the sixth season of ''Once Upon a Time'' Music * ''Dark Waters'' (album), a 2023 album by Delain *''Dark Waters'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Waters (1944 Film)
''Dark Waters'' is a 1944 American Gothic fiction, Gothic film noir based on the novel of the same name by Francis and Marian Cockrell. It was directed by Andre de Toth and starred Merle Oberon, Franchot Tone, and Thomas Mitchell (actor), Thomas Mitchell. Plot Leslie Calvin, the shaken survivor of a ship sunk by a submarine, travels to her aunt and uncle's Louisiana plantation to recuperate, but her relatives have other ideas. Thomas Mitchell (actor), Thomas Mitchell, who played the congenial Gerald O'Hara in ''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone With the Wind'', is a mysterious and fussy guest at the plantation. In a subtle nod to ''Gone With the Wind'', the aunt tells Leslie that "Tomorrow is another day." Cast Reception The film was generally well received as accomplishing what it intended, with the ''New York Times'' stating it was "neatly produced and directed – and well played by an excellent cast." Critical response ''Slant Magazine's'' film critic, Glenn Heath Jr., like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Waters (1956 Film)
''Sira` Fi al-Mina'' ( ar, صراع في الميناء, en, Struggle in the Pier, but also titled Dark Waters in later releases, french: Les Eaux Noires) is a 1956 Egyptian romance/crime/drama film directed by the acclaimed Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine. It starred Omar Sharif, Ahmed Ramzy, and Faten Hamama. Plot The film takes place in a port in Alexandria and focuses on the lives of some sailors. Hamidah (Faten Hamama) works in a ship and plans to marry her cousin, Ragab (Omar Sharif), but Ragab is forced to leave for a long period. While he was away, Hamidah falls in love with Mamdouh, a wealthy man. Ragab returns three years later to find her in a relationship with someone else. He fights for her and wins her back again and marries her. Main cast * Faten Hamama as Hamidah *Omar Sharif as Ragab *Ferdoos Mohammed as Ragab's mother *Ahmed Ramzy as Mamdouh *Hussein Riad as Mamdouh's father *Tawfik Aldikn Tawfik ( ar, توفيق), or Tewfik, is an Arabic mascul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Waters (1994 Film)
''Dark Waters'' (also known as ''Dead Waters'' in the American home-video edition), is a 1994 horror film directed by Mariano Baino, who co-wrote it with Andy Bark and also served as the editor. Plot A young woman named Elizabeth (Louise Salter) arrives at an island convent during a heavy rainstorm. Her father has recently died, leaving her an orphan. She has returned to the island of her birth in order to determine whether to continue her father's donations to the convent. She meets the ancient Mother Superior, who is blind. In lieu of a past friend of Elizabeth's, she is instead met by an innocent-seeming novice named Sarah, who will be her guide. Elizabeth tells Sarah that she was born on the island and lived there until she was seven. Her mother had died while giving birth to her. Elizabeth and Sarah visit a decaying library located in the convent. They look at an illustration of a demon and a painting which shows two young girls and a pagan amulet. They are temporarily sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Waters (2019 Film)
''Dark Waters'' is a 2019 American legal thriller film directed by Todd Haynes and written by Mario Correa and Matthew Michael Carnahan. The story dramatizes Robert Bilott's case against the chemical manufacturing corporation DuPont after they contaminated a town with unregulated chemicals. It stars Mark Ruffalo as Bilott, along with Anne Hathaway, Tim Robbins, Bill Camp, Victor Garber, Mare Winningham, William Jackson Harper, and Bill Pullman. The film is based on the 2016 ''New York Times Magazine'' article "The Lawyer Who Became DuPont's Worst Nightmare" by Nathaniel Rich. The story was first told in the 2007 book ''Stain-Resistant, Nonstick, Waterproof and Lethal: The Hidden Dangers of C8'' by Callie Lyons, a Mid-Ohio Valley journalist who covered the controversy as it was unfolding. Parts of the story were also reported by Mariah Blake, whose 2015 article "Welcome to Beautiful Parkersburg, West Virginia" was a National Magazine Award finalist, and Sharon Lerner, whose serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Waters (Arrow)
The fourth season of the American television series ''Arrow'' premiered on The CW on October 7, 2015, and concluded on May 25, 2016, with a total of 23 episodes. The series is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow, a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp, and is set in the Arrowverse, sharing continuity with other Arrowverse television series. The showrunners for this season were Marc Guggenheim and Wendy Mericle. Stephen Amell stars as Oliver Queen, with principal cast members Katie Cassidy as Laurel Lance, David Ramsey as John Diggle, Willa Holland as Thea Queen, Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak, John Barrowman as Malcolm Merlyn and Paul Blackthorne as Quentin Lance also returning from previous seasons. The series follows billionaire playboy Oliver Queen ( Stephen Amell), who claimed to have spent five years shipwrecked on Lian Yu, a mysterious island in the North China Sea, before returning home to Starling City (later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Waters (Once Upon A Time)
"Dark Waters" is the sixth episode of the sixth season of the American fantasy drama series ''Once Upon a Time'', which aired on October 30, 2016. In this episode, Hook's past encounter with Captain Nemo is revealed, as the Evil Queen drives a wedge into Henry and Hook while she and Zelena attempt to stop Snow and David from finding Archie, and Emma suddenly learns the fate to Jasmine's kingdom from Aladdin. Plot Opening sequence A giant squid, called a Kraken, is featured in the forest. Event chronology The Enchanted Forest events take place at the time of the first Dark Curse, after Emma decided to stay in Storybrooke in "Pilot" (which is when time started moving again in the Enchanted Forest, according to " Broken") and before the curse is broken in "A Land Without Magic". The Storybrooke events take place after "Street Rats". In the Characters' Past The first scene is during the period of the first Dark Curse after Emma settled in Storybrooke, when time started moving again ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Waters (album)
''Dark Waters'' is the seventh studio album by Dutch symphonic metal band Delain. It was released on 10 February 2023 via Napalm Records. It is the first studio album to feature Ludovico Cioffi on bass and Diana Leah on lead vocals. The album also marks the return of drummer Sander Zoer and original guitarist Ronald Landa. Background On 15 February 2021, it was announced that Delain's lineup had split up, and that it would be continuing with a new lineup that Westerholt stated would continue to "keep Delain alive", which consists of new and previous members. The band's new lineup was fully announced on the release of the first single, "The Quest and the Curse", on 9 August 2022, as well as announcing their new lead vocalist, Diana Leah. The second single, "Beneath", was released on 29 November 2022. Simultaneously on the same day of the single's release, the band announced the title of their upcoming seventh studio album, ''Dark Waters'', with a release date of 10 February 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ernst Krenek
Ernst Heinrich Krenek (, 23 August 1900 – 22 December 1991) was an Austrian, later American, composer of Czech origin. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote a number of books, including ''Music Here and Now'' (1939), a study of Johannes Ockeghem (1953), and ''Horizons Circled: Reflections on my Music'' (1974). Krenek wrote two pieces using the pseudonym Thornton Winsloe. Life Born Ernst Heinrich Křenek in Vienna (then in Austria-Hungary), he was the son of a Czech soldier in the Austro-Hungarian army. He studied there and in Berlin with Franz Schreker before working in a number of German opera houses as conductor. During World War I, Krenek was drafted into the Austrian army, but he was stationed in Vienna, allowing him to go on with his musical studies. In 1922 he met Alma Mahler, widow of Gustav Mahler, and her daughter, Anna, to whom he dedicated his Symphony No. 2, and whom he married in January 1924. That marriage ended in divorce before its first anni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
