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Fanatic (other)
Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or obsessive enthusiasm. * Religious fanaticism, fanaticism related to a religion * Fan, short for "fanatic", a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something Fanaticism, Fanatic(s), Fanatical or The Fanatics may also refer to: ; Music * ''Fanatic'' (album), a 2012 album by the band Heart * "Fanatic", a song by Heidi Montag from her 2010 album ''Superficial'' * Fanatics (group), a South Korean girl group * The Finatticz, an American hip hop group * Ocean Colour Scene, an English rock band whose members formerly had a band called "The Fanatics" ; Film and television * ''FANatic'', a U.S. TV show on the MTV network in the late 1990s * ''FANatical'', a Canadian documentary television series * ''Fanatic'' (film), a 1965 British thriller film * ''The Fanatic'' (2019 film), a thriller film starring John Travolta * ''The Fanatics'' (film), a 1990s comedy film * Fanatics (1917 film), an American silent drama film * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanaticism
Fanaticism (from the Latin adverb ''fānāticē'' ren-''fānāticus''; enthusiastic, ecstatic; raging, fanatical, furious is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or an obsessive enthusiasm. Definitions Philosopher George Santayana defines ''fanaticism'' as "redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim". The fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance for contrary ideas or opinions. Tõnu Lehtsaar has defined the term ''fanaticism'' as the pursuit or defence of something in an extreme and passionate way that goes beyond normality. Religious fanaticism is defined by blind faith, the persecution of dissidents and the absence of reality. Causes Fanaticism is a result from multiple cultures interacting with one another. Fanaticism occurs most frequently when a leader makes minor variations on already existing beliefs, which then drives the followers into a frenzy. In this case, fanaticism is used as an adjective describing the nature of certa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanatics (1917 Film)
''Fanatics'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Raymond Wells and starring Adda Gleason, J. Barney Sherry and William V. Mong. It was one of a number of films made about coal mining conflicts during the silent era.Ross p.324 Cast * Adda Gleason as Mary Lathrop * J. Barney Sherry as Nicholas Eyre * William V. Mong as Hugh Groesbeck * Don Fuller as Robert Lathrop * Olga Grey as Lola Monroe * Eugene Burr as Billy Haskell * Edward Hayden as Eyre's Clerk * Will Jeffries Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ... as Foreman References Bibliography * Ross, Steven J. ''Working-Class Hollywood: Silent Film and the Shaping of Class in America''. Princeton University Press, 2020. External links * 1917 films 1917 drama films 1910s English-language films Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fnatic
Fnatic (pronounced "fanatic"; also stylized as fnatic or FNATIC) is a professional esports organization headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Founded 23 July 2004, the team has players from around the world, across a variety of games, such as ''Apex Legends'', '' Counter-Strike: Global Offensive'', ''Dota 2'', ''FIFA'', ''Heroes of the Storm'', ''League of Legends'', ''Valorant'', and ''Rainbow Six Siege''. Fnatic's ''League of Legends'' team won the first-ever League of Legends World Championship in 2011, and also held the record for the most League of Legends Championship Series split titles in the LEC—totalling seven of the 19 played so far ()—until G2 Esports won their eighth title in the 2020 LEC Summer Split. With the 2015 EU LCS Summer Split they became the first LCS team to finish a split undefeated. Fnatic's ''CS:GO'' team, which has traditionally been located in Sweden, won the first ever ''CS:GO'' Major in 2013 and two more between 2013 and 2015. After a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fantasticks
''The Fantasticks'' is a 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and book and lyrics by Tom Jones. It tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the 1894 play ''The Romancers'' (''Les Romanesques'') by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love by pretending to feud. The show's original off-Broadway production ran a total of 42 years (until 2002) and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical. The musical was produced by Lore Noto. It was awarded Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre in 1991. The poetic book and breezy, inventive score, including such familiar songs as "Try to Remember", helped make the show durable. Many productions followed, as well as television and film versions. ''The Fantasticks'' has become a staple of regional, community and high school productions since its premiere, with approximately 250 new productions each year. It is played with a small cast, two- t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fanatics (game Show)
Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal or obsessive enthusiasm. * Religious fanaticism, fanaticism related to a religion * Fan, short for "fanatic", a person with a liking and enthusiasm for something Fanaticism, Fanatic(s), Fanatical or The Fanatics may also refer to: ; Music * ''Fanatic'' (album), a 2012 album by the band Heart * "Fanatic", a song by Heidi Montag from her 2010 album '' Superficial'' * Fanatics (group), a South Korean girl group * The Finatticz, an American hip hop group * Ocean Colour Scene, an English rock band whose members formerly had a band called "The Fanatics" ; Film and television * '' FANatic'', a U.S. TV show on the MTV network in the late 1990s * '' FANatical'', a Canadian documentary television series * ''Fanatic'' (film), a 1965 British thriller film * ''The Fanatic'' (2019 film), a thriller film starring John Travolta * ''The Fanatics'' (film), a 1990s comedy film * Fanatics (1917 film), an American silent drama fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fanatic (novel)
''The Fanatic'' is a novel written by the Scottish author James Robertson, first published in 2000. Overview The book progresses along two lines. The first is historical and deals with the events of the Scottish Covenanters of the 17th Century. The second thread tells the story of a tourist guide (Andrew Carlin) in devolution-era Edinburgh, whose interest in the character he portrays leads to his study and obsession with two men: James Mitchel, a Protestant fanatic, convinced of a deep connection with God; and Major Thomas Weir, a presbyterian hardliner who was executed in 1670 for supposed witchcraft. The novel was Robertson's first major work and showed early signs of the success that was to follow in ''Joseph Knight'' and ''The Testament of Gideon Mack ''The Testament of Gideon Mack'' is a novel written by the Scottish author James Robertson, first published in 2006. It pays conscious homage to ideas and themes originally explored with powerful effect in the novel ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Games Workshop
Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are ''Warhammer Age of Sigmar'' and ''Warhammer 40,000''. Founded in 1975 by John Peake (game designer), John Peake, Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson (UK), Steve Jackson, Games Workshop was originally a manufacturer of wooden boards for games including backgammon, mancala, nine men's morris and Go (board game), Go. It later became an importer of the U.S. role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'', and then a publisher of wargames and role-playing games in its own right, expanding from a bedroom mail-order company in the process. It expanded into Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia in the early 1990s. All UK-based operations were relocated to the current headquarters in Lenton, Nottingham in 1997. It started promoting games associated with The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy in 2001. It al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanatical (company)
Fanatical (formerly Bundle Stars) is a United Kingdom-based online video game retailer. It has sold more than 80 million officially authorised game keys to over two million customers globally. Fanatical has a catalogue of over 8,000 games from more than 1,000 game publishers and developers. These include direct partnerships with Bethesda Softworks, SEGA, THQ Nordic, Deep Silver, Kalypso Media and Codemasters as well as smaller independent developers. History Fanatical was originally launched in 2012 by Focus Multimedia Limited, under the name Bundle Stars. As Bundle Stars, it curated collections of games for the Steam platform at significantly discounted prices. Bundle Stars relaunched as Fanatical on November 1, 2017, expanding both its product offering and its team. As a digital distribution service, Fanatical offers games, bundles and downloadable content Downloadable content (DLC) is additional content created for an already released video game, distributed through the Int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanatics (2012 Film)
''Fanatics'' ( fi, Kulman pojat; ) is a 2012 Finnish comedy film directed by Teppo Airaksinen. Cast * Eero Ritala as Petri Larvio * Joonas Saartamo as Komentaja * Jussi Vatanen Jussi Vatanen (born 30 January 1978) is a Finnish actor. Career Vatanen graduated from Theatre Academy Helsinki in 2005 and has since then worked for several Finnish theatres. He became a household name in Finland after joining the cast of a wee ... as Tuukka Tiensuu * as Emmi * as Vesander * Janne Ravi as Sarttila * as Terho * Markus Turunen as Jari * as Matias * as Hannele References External links * 2012 comedy films 2012 films Finnish comedy films {{Finland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fanatics (film)
''The Fanatics'' (also known as ''Fumbleheads'') is a 1997 comedy film starring Ed Asner, Mark Curry, Barry Corbin and Austin Pendleton. Plot Quimby Falls, much like many American small towns, loves football with passion. When the Buzzard team owner moves the team to another town, a few die-hard fans formulate a drastic plan to bring the team back home again. See also * List of American football films The following is a list of American football films. See also * List of sports films * List of highest grossing sports films Notes References {{American football in the United States American football Films A film also ... External links *Sports in Movies Review 1997 comedy films 1997 films 1990s English-language films {{1990s-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
