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List Of Films About Bicycles And Cycling ...
This is a list of films about bicycles and cycling, featuring notable films where bicycles and cycling play a central role in the development of the plot. List See also *List of highest-grossing sports films *List of sports films References {{Authority control Cycling films Cycling Films A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Notable
Notability is the property of being worthy of notice, having fame, or being considered to be of a high degree of interest, significance, or distinction. It also refers to the capacity to be such. Persons who are notable due to public responsibility, accomplishments, or, even, mere participation in the celebrity industry are said to have a public profile. The concept arises in the philosophy of aesthetics regarding aesthetic appraisal.Aesthetic Appraisal', Philosophy (1975), 50: 189–204, Evan Simpson There are criticisms of art galleries determining monetary valuation, or valuation so as to determine what or what not to display, being based on notability of the artist, rather than inherent quality of the art work. Notability arises in decisions on coverage questions in journalism. Marketers and newspapers may try to create notability to create celebrity, fame, or notoriety, or to increase sales, as in the yellow press. The privileged class are sometimes called notables, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academy Award
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment industry worldwide. Given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), the awards are an international recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette as a trophy, officially called the "Academy Award of Merit", although more commonly referred to by its nickname, the "Oscar". The statuette, depicting a knight rendered in the Art Deco style, was originally sculpted by Los Angeles artist George Stanley from a design sketch by art director Cedric Gibbons. The 1st Academy Awards were held in 1929 at a private dinner hosted by Douglas Fairbanks in The Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards cerem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclomania
''Cyclomania'' is a 2001 Finnish movie directed and written by Simo Halinen. Three teenage cyclists, two boys and a girl trying to balance friendship, competition and a growing romance. The two good friends K ( Lauri Nurkse) and Eetu ( Tommi Mujunen) works as bicycle messengers in Helsinki, in the evenings they practice hard to qualify for the Finnish championships. Their lives change when Oona ( Elena Leeve) starts working at the same company. See also * List of films about bicycles and cycling This is a list of films about bicycles and cycling, featuring wp:notable, notable films where bicycles and cycling play a central role in the development of the plot. List See also *List of highest-grossing sports films *List of sports films R ... External links *Blind Spot Pictures: Cyclomania 2001 films 2001 romantic drama films Cycling films Finnish romantic drama films {{Finland-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong (''né'' Gunderson; born September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist. Regarded as a sports icon for winning the Tour de France seven consecutive times from 1999 Tour de France, 1999 to 2005 Tour de France, 2005 after recovering from testicular cancer, he was later stripped of all his titles when an investigation found that he Lance Armstrong doping case, had used performance-enhancing drugs over his career. At age 16, Armstrong began competing as a triathlon, triathlete and was a national sprint-course triathlon champion in 1989 and 1990. In 1992, he began his career as a professional cyclist with the Motorola Cycling Team, Motorola team. He had success between 1993 and 1996 with the UCI Road World Championships, World Championship in 1993 UCI Road World Championships, 1993, the Clásica de San Sebastián in 1995, Tour DuPont in 1995 and 1996, and a handful of stage victories in Europe, including stage 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road To Paris
''Road to Paris'' is a 2001 documentary film showing the preparation of Lance Armstrong, then twice winner of Tour de France, and his team, US Postal Service Pro Cycling Team, for the 2001 Tour de France. The film was shot during April, covering races such as Circuit de la Sarthe The Circuit des 24 Heures du Mans, also known as Circuit de la Sarthe (after the 1906 French Grand Prix triangle circuit) located in Le Mans, Sarthe, France, is a semi-permanent motorsport race course, chiefly known as the venue for the 24 Hou ..., Gent–Wevelgem, Paris–Roubaix and Amstel Gold Race, mainly featuring Lance Armstrong and George Hincapie. The film was produced by Nike, Inc. See also * List of films about bicycles and cycling References External linksOfficial site* 2001 films Documentary films about cycling Lance Armstrong 2001 Tour de France Tour de France mass media 2000s English-language films {{Sport-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Amateur
''The Amateur'' ( es, El Amateur) is an Argentine drama film released in 1999, written and directed by Juan Bautista Stagnaro. The film was based on a novel by Mauricio Dayub. The picture was nominated for five Silver Condor Awards. Plot On the outskirts of a provincial town, Pajaro is determined to enter the ''The Guinness Book of Records'' by breaking the longest bike-ride record. He rides around the fountain in the square with the help of his friend, Lopecito. He is willing to face many challenges that face him, in attaining this new record. Will this race open the path to love for him, and for his redemption? Cast * Mauricio Dayub as Alfonso "Pájaro" Romero * Pedro Heredia as Ramón * Vando Villamil as Lopecito * Arturo Goetz as Concejal * Cacho Espíndola as Intendente * Alejandra Puy as La Mora * Darío Grandinetti as Funcionario municipal Exhibition The film premiered on April 22, 1999 and was released in Canada at the Montreal World Film Festival and in America i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar
''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' () also abbreviated as ''JJWS'' is a 1992 Indian Hindi-language Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age sports film, directed and co-written by Mansoor Khan, and produced and co-written by Nasir Hussain. The film stars Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka, Deepak Tijori, Pooja Bedi, Mamik Singh and Kulbhushan Kharbanda, whilst Aamir's brother Faisal Khan (actor born 1966), Faisal Khan makes a special appearance. The music was by Jatin–Lalit. ''Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar'' was inspired by the 1979 American film ''Breaking Away''. It won two Filmfare Awards, including Filmfare Award for Best Film, Best Film. It was remade in Telugu in 1999 as ''Thammudu (film) , Thammudu'' which in turn was remade in multiple languages. Plot Ramlal has two sons – the ideal, older son Ratan and the indisciplined younger one, Sanjay. Ratan is always hard-working while Sanjay always fails in his classes and hangs around with his friends Ghanshu and Maksood. Ratan competes for top honour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cyclist
''The Cyclist'' ( fa, بايسيكلران ''Bicycleran'') is a 1987 Iranian sports-drama film written and directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf, starring Moharram Zaynalzadeh as Abu Ahmed. Plot Nasim, a poor Afghan refugee in Pakistan, gives a demonstration in his town's square where he rides his bicycle without stopping for seven days and seven nights, with the aim of raising money for life-saving surgery for his dying wife. In the end, even after seven days, he continues to pedal endlessly, too fatigued to hear his son's and the crowd's pleas to get off his bicycle. One scholar analyses the film as an allegory which parallels the exploitation that Afghan refugees suffer from in Iran and from which they are unable to escape. Accolades In 1991 the film won the best narrative film award in the Hawaii International Film Festival The Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) is an annual film festival held in the United States state of Hawaii. HIFF has a focus on Asian-Pacific cinema, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Bacon
Kevin Norwood Bacon (born July 8, 1958) is an American actor. His films include the musical-drama film '' Footloose'' (1984), the controversial historical conspiracy legal thriller '' JFK'' (1991), the legal drama '' A Few Good Men'' (1992), the historical docudrama ''Apollo 13'' (1995), and the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003). Bacon is also known for voicing the title character in '' Balto'' (1995), and has taken on darker roles, such as that of a sadistic guard in '' Sleepers'' (1996), and troubled former child abuser in '' The Woodsman'' (2004). He is further known for the hit comedies '' National Lampoon's Animal House'' (1978), ''Diner'' (1982), '' Tremors'' (1990) and '' Crazy, Stupid, Love'' (2011). His other well-known films are ''Friday the 13th'' (1980), ''Flatliners'' (1990), '' The River Wild'' (1994), '' Wild Things'' (1998), '' Stir of Echoes'' (1999), '' Hollow Man'' (2000), '' Frost/Nixon'' (2008), '' X-Men: First Class'' (2011), '' Black Mass'' (2015) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quicksilver (film)
''Quicksilver'' is a 1986 American drama film written and directed by Thomas Michael Donnelly and starring Kevin Bacon. The film, which was distributed by Columbia Pictures, also stars Jami Gertz, Paul Rodriguez, Louie Anderson, Laurence Fishburne, and Rudy Ramos. Plot Jack Casey (Kevin Bacon) is a young floor trader on the Pacific Exchange who loses all of his company's and family's savings on a risky trade. Deflated and disenchanted with his profession, he quits his job and becomes a bicycle messenger. Casey has to deal with his parents and his girlfriend, who are disappointed with his new job. Along with the colorful characters that work with him, he saves a troubled young woman named Terri (Jami Gertz) from a gang. Although frustrated, Casey enjoys the freedom that comes with his lower responsibility. He also uses his education and business acumen to help his co-workers. When some of them are involved in dangerous or difficult matters, Casey must decide whether he should bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rad (film)
''Rad'' (international title: ''Hell Track'') is a 1986 American sports film directed by Hal Needham from a screenplay by Sam Bernard and Geoffrey Edwards (son of ''Pink Panther'' creator Blake Edwards). The film stars Bill Allen, Lori Loughlin, Talia Shire, Jack Weston and Ray Walston, along with 1984 Olympic gymnastics champion Bart Conner. The film was a box office bomb, grossing $2 million against a budget of $3 million, and received mixed reviews from critics. Plot Cru Jones is a teenage BMX racer who lives in a small town with his younger sister Wesley and their mother. Cru is faced with a tough decision: qualify for Helltrack, or take the SAT in order to attend college. Winning Helltrack means $100,000, a new Chevrolet Corvette, and fame. Cru chooses the former option, against his mother's wishes. The Helltrack race is endorsed by the city and by Duke Best, the duplicitous president of FAB (the Federation of American Bicyclists), who's also the owner of Mongoose Racing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Costner
Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer, film director and musician. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Costner starred in ''Fandango'', ''American Flyers'', '' Silverado'' and many other films. He rose to prominence with his starring roles in ''The Untouchables'' and '' No Way Out'' (1987). He then starred in ''Bull Durham'' (1988), ''Field of Dreams'' (1989), ''Dances with Wolves'' (1990), for which he won two Academy Awards, ''JFK'' (1991), '' Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (1991), '' The Bodyguard'' (1992), ''A Perfect World'' (1993), and ''Wyatt Earp'' (1994). In 1995, Costner starred in and co-produced ''Waterworld''. His second directorial feature, ''The Postman'', was released in 1997. He later starred in ''Message in a Bottle'' (1999), '' For Love of the Game'' (1999), '' Thirteen Days'' (2000), ''3000 Miles to G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
