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G.O.R.A.
''G.O.R.A.: A Space Movie'' ( tr, G.O.R.A.: Bir Uzay Filmi) is a 2004 Turkish science-fiction comedy film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which stars Cem Yılmaz as a used carpet salesman who is abducted by aliens from the planet G.O.R.A. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2004 and was followed by the sequels '' A.R.O.G'' (2008) and '' Arif V 216'' (2018). A spin-off series based on Erşan Kuneri's character was released in 2022 by Netflix.https://www.beyazperde.com/diziler/dizi-27488/ Synopsis Arif ( Cem Yılmaz) lives by selling carpets and fake images of U.F.O. One day, he is abducted by aliens disguised as Prince Charles along with other humans. This abduction is carried out by planet G.O.R.A's security chief Logar Trihis as a grudge for the rape of an ancestor's colleague who visited Earth in 1789. On the spaceship, Arif comes across a hologram image of Garaval who tells Arif that he can s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cem Yılmaz
Cem Yılmaz (, born 23 April 1973) is a Turkish actor, stand-up comedian, musician, filmmaker, screen writer, and cartoonist. He is best known for his films '' G.O.R.A.'' (2004), '' A.R.O.G'' (2008) and '' Yahşi Batı'' (2010), and has won two Sadri Alışık awards for his roles in ''Organize İşler'' (2005) and '' The Magician'' (2006). His international films are Russell Crowe's film "Water Diviner" and Ferzan Özpetek's film " Magnifica presenza". Early life and education Yılmaz was born on 23 April 1973 in Istanbul. His family is paternally from Gürün, Sivas, while maternal part of his family is of Turkish origin who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire (nowadays in Greece). He went to primary school at the Mehmet Akif School. He then got enrolled in the Bahçelievler Kazım Karabekir Secondary School, and then Etiler Anadolu Tourism Vocational High School, eventually going to Boğaziçi University and finishing his studies in Tourism and Hotel Management ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozan Çolakoğlu
Ozan Çolakoğlu (, born 1 April 1972) is a Turkish composer, songwriter and music producer; famous for his work with various Turkish pop singers and his multiple film scores. He co-founded the production company ''Sarı Ev'' (Yellow House), but left it in 2010 to work for ''dB Müzik''. Life and career Ozan Çolakoğlu was born in Adana, Turkey in 1972. He attended the Berklee College of Music and his career started with Tarkan's first album called ''Yine Sensiz''. Besides working continuously with the Turkish pop idol, he also contributed to the albums of such notable artists like Nil Karaibrahimgil, Murat Boz or the well known all-female Turkish rock band, Pin-up. In the music world he is also known for his remixes under the name ''Ozinga''. He arranged " Every Way That I Can", the song Sertab Erener won the Eurovision contest with. Years later, he would go on to arrange another Eurovision hit "Düm Tek Tek", written by his friend Sinan Akçıl. Ozan Çolakoğlu is also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sagopa Kajmer
Yunus Özyavuz (born 17 August 1978), better known by his stage name Sagopa Kajmer (), is a Turkish rapper, songwriter, record producer, and DJ. He was born in 1978 in Samsun, and finished his primary and high school there. He then started working as a DJ in one of Samsun's local radio stations. In order to continue his education, he moved to Istanbul and studied Persian language and literature at Istanbul University. In 1998, he founded the hip hop band Kuvvetmira and started his career with his stage name "Silahsız Kuvvet". He featured in the compilation album ''Yeraltı Operasyonu'' as Silahsız Kuvvet in 1999. He later changed his stage name to Sagopa Kajmer and released an album with the same name ''Sagopa Kajmer'' in 2002. Following the release of the album, he released ''Bir Pesimistin Gözyaşları'' in 2004. Same year, he contributed to the soundtrack for the movie ''G.O.R.A.''. He released another studio album ''Romantizma'' in 2005 and on 11 August 2005 found his own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ömer Faruk Sorak
Ömer Faruk Sorak (born 27 April 1964) is a Turkish film director. He has directed more than ten films since 2000. Selected filmography References External links * 1964 births Living people Turkish male film actors {{Turkey-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cezmi Baskın
Cezmi Baskın (born 11 March 1949) is a Turkish actor. He has appeared in more than sixty films since the 1970s. Selected filmography References External links * 1949 births Living people Turkish male film actors Male actors from Istanbul {{Turkey-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erdal Tosun
Erdal Tosun (April 9, 1963 – November 30, 2016) was a Turkish actor. Biography Born in Istanbul to actor Necdet Tosun and the older brother of actor Gürdal Tosun, he graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in 1982 and began his career mainly as a stage actor. During that time, Tosun worked alongside noted playwrights and directors such as Murathan Mungan, Yılmaz Erdoğan and he was even featured in adaptations of plays written by American actor Woody Allen. He also appeared in over 40 films and 13 television shows during his lifetime. On screen, Tosun made his debut film appearance in the 1983 film ''Mine'', directed by Atıf Yılmaz and among his most renowned appearances was the 2010 film ''Rina''. As for television, Tosun appeared on the television series '' Kardeş Payı''. This was one of his later performances before his death. As a voice artist, he provided a voice dubbing role for the video game ''League of Legends''. Personal life In 1995, Tosun married İl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Özkan Uğur
Raif Özkan Uğur (born October 17, 1953) is a Turkish pop musician, member of the renowned band MFÖ and an actor. He was born as the 5th child of his family. He graduated Reşat Nuri Güntekin Primary School where he met and started playing mandolin. Afterwards, while he was studying in Fenerbahçe High School, he formed a band called '' Atomikler'' and covered popular songs of the time. He started his career as a musician in the Şerif Yüzbaşıoğlu Orchestra as a bass guitarist. In 1971, Özkan joined Mazhar Alanson and Fuat Güner in the duo "Kaygısızlar" ("The Unworrieds") The band was dissolved in 1972. Between 1972 and 1975, Özkan played Anatolian rock music with Barış Manço in his band Kurtalan Ekspres, in "TER" of Erkin Koray, "Dostlar" of Edip Akbayram, "Kardaşlar" of Seyhan Karabay and "Dadaşlar" of Ersen. In 1976, he left Anatolian rock music genre and joined the quintet "İpucu" led by the MFÖ trio. Özkan formed in 1978 the band "Grup Karma" with Gal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasim Öztekin
Rasim Öztekin () (14 January 1959 – 8 March 2021) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than forty films since 1985. Death Öztekin died of a heart attack on 8 March 2021 in Istanbul at the age of 62. He was buried at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery __NOTOC__ The Zincirlikuyu Cemetery ( tr, Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı) is a modern burial ground residing on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of polit .... Selected filmography References External links * 1959 births 2021 deaths Turkish male film actors Male actors from Istanbul Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery {{Turkey-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Özge Özberk
Özge Özberk (born 13 August 1976) is a Turkish actress who has acted in many films, television series and plays. Biography Özge Özberk was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1976. Her brother is actor, Özgür Özberk. She studied theater at Istanbul University and Mujdat Gezen Arts Centre. She gained recognition with her role in the sci-fi comedy film, GORA. Her most recent roles are in the films 'Babam ve Oğlum' 'Mavi Gözlü Dev', '120' and series 'Geniş Zamanlar'. Her historical drama series are 'Kırık Kanatlar' and 'Çemberimde Gül Oya'. She played in many popular series and films. As of 2013, she stars in teen comedy drama Pis Yedili. In 2017, she started a new TV series "Kalbimdeki Deniz" as "Deniz" Filmography Movies *2012 - ''N'apcaz Şimdi?'' *2008 - '' A.R.O.G'' *2008 - ''120'' *2007 - ''Mavi Gözlü Dev'' *2005 - '' Babam ve Oğlum'' *2004 - ''G.O.R.A. ''G.O.R.A.: A Space Movie'' ( tr, G.O.R.A.: Bir Uzay Filmi) is a 2004 Turkish science-fiction comedy film, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000s Turkish-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 complic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Matrix
''The Matrix'' is a 1999 science fiction action film written and directed by the Wachowskis. It is the first installment in ''The Matrix'' film series, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano, and depicts a dystopian future in which humanity is unknowingly trapped inside the Matrix, a simulated reality that intelligent machines have created to distract humans while using their bodies as an energy source. When computer programmer Thomas Anderson, under the hacker alias "Neo", uncovers the truth, he joins a rebellion against the machines along with other people who have been freed from the Matrix. ''The Matrix'' is an example of the cyberpunk subgenre of science fiction. The Wachowskis' approach to action scenes was influenced by Japanese animation and martial arts films, and the film's use of fight choreographers and wire fu techniques from Hong Kong action cinema influenced subsequent Hollywood action film productions. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Films
2004 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, notable deaths and film debuts. ''Shrek 2'' was the year's top-grossing film, and '' Million Dollar Baby'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Evaluation of the year Renowned American film critic and professor Emanuel Levy described 2004 as "a banner year for actors, particularly men." He went on to emphasize, "I can't think of another year in which there were so many good performances, in every genre. It was a year in which we saw the entire spectrum of demographics displayed on the big screen, from vet actors such as Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman, to seniors such as Pacino, De Niro, and Hoffman, to newcomers such as Topher Grace. As always, though, the center of the male acting pyramid is occupied by actors in their forties and fifties, such as Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Kevin Kline, Don Cheadle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
