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Michael J. Werner
Michael J. Werner is an American film producer. He studied Chinese in the 1980s and has had a deep affinity and association with Chinese and Asian film since then. In the late 1990s he consulted to the international distribution division of 20th Century Fox from his Hong Kong base assisting that company to build distribution arrangements in China and a number of other niche Asian markets. The successful release in China of "Titanic" – which set box office records there – was one of his particular achievements. Throughout the 1990s he maintained a portfolio of interests that spanned the mainstream fare of Hollywood, both established and emerging talent from Hong Kong and new wave directors from China and other film industries across Asia. Since 2000, he has been co-chairman of the multi-national film production, sales and distribution company, Fortissimo Films, which was founded in 1991 by Wouter Barendrecht. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fortissimo Films
Fortissimo Films is a Dutch sales, film production company specializing in the production, presentation, promotion and distribution of feature films, founded in 1991Wouter Barandrecht, Michael J. Werner - co-chairmen, Fortissimo Films ''Variety''; retrieved 2007-11-24 with offices in . Fortissimo Films’ library includes feature films, feature-length documentaries, animated films, and short subjects. The company represents over 100 films from every corner of the globe. These included features by (''2046'', ''Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When The Road Bends… Tales Of A Gypsy Caravan
''When the Road Bends… Tales of a Gypsy Caravan'' is a 2006 documentary film directed by Jasmine Dellal about Gypsy musicians in the United States. Content The film follows Gypsy musicians in five bands on concert tour across the United States. The film includes live performances, backstage scenes, scenes with the musicians' families in India, Spain, Macedonia and Romania, and interviews. Musician, Esma Redžepova appear. It includes an interview of Johnny Depp. Also includes appearances from: * Taraf de Haïdouks * Esma Redžepova * Fanfare Ciocărlia * Maharaja (including Queen Harish) * Antonio El Pipa Flemenco Ensemble featuring ''cantaora'' Juana la del Pipa "who is related to the Parrilla guitar-playing family and both the Zambo and Terremoto singing clans." * Johnny Depp * George Eli Production It was directed by Jasmine Dellal, co-produced by Dellal and Sara P. Nolan. It was executive produced by San Fu Maltha, Wouter Barendrecht, and Michael J. Werner. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of Birth Missing (living People)
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar year (the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suk Suk
''Suk Suk'' () (the title means "Uncle" in Cantonese) is a 2019 award-winning and critically acclaimed Hong Kong drama film written and directed by Ray Yeung. It presents the story of two secretly homosexual married men in their twilight years. The film was selected to compete in the ''Panorama'' section at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival. Plot Pak, a 70-year-old taxi driver who refuses to retire, meets Hoi, a retired 65-year-old single father at a park. Despite the families that they had built, the encounter sparks a desire that they had both suppressed and leads to a contemplation of a life together. Cast * Tai Bo as Pak * Ben Yuen as Hoi * Patra Au as Ching * Lo Chun-Yip as Wan * To Kong as Chiu * Lam Yiu-Sing as Edmond * Wong Hiu-Yee as Fong * Hu Yixin as Zheng * Kwan Lau-Ting as Joyce * Chu Wai-Keung as Dior Release * ''Suk Suk'' had its world premiere at the 24th Busan International Film Festival on 4 October 2019. * ''Suk Suk'' was released in Taiwan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Oasis
Black is a color which results from the absence or complete absorption of visible light. It is an achromatic color, without hue, like white and grey. It is often used symbolically or figuratively to represent darkness. Black and white have often been used to describe opposites such as good and evil, the Dark Ages versus Age of Enlightenment, and night versus day. Since the Middle Ages, black has been the symbolic color of solemnity and authority, and for this reason it is still commonly worn by judges and magistrates. Black was one of the first colors used by artists in Neolithic cave paintings. It was used in ancient Egypt and Greece as the color of the underworld. In the Roman Empire, it became the color of mourning, and over the centuries it was frequently associated with death, evil, witches, and magic. In the 14th century, it was worn by royalty, clergy, judges, and government officials in much of Europe. It became the color worn by English romantic poets, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life During Wartime (2008 Film)
Life During Wartime may refer to: Music * "Life During Wartime" (song), a song by Talking Heads first released in 1979 from their album ''Fear of Music'' *"Life During Wartime", a song by Pinhead Gunpowder from their 1997 album ''Goodbye Ellston Avenue ''Goodbye Ellston Avenue'' is the debut studio album by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder. It was released on February 25, 1997, through Lookout! Records. The album was re-released on vinyl and CD through Recess Records. It is the onl ...'' Film and television *'' The Alarmist'', a 1997 film also known by the alternate title of the Keith Reddin play ''Life During Wartime'' upon which it was based * Life During Wartime (''Grey's Anatomy''), an episode of ''Grey's Anatomy'' aired in 2008 * ''Life During Wartime'' (film), a 2009 film from director Todd Solondz Literature and drama * ''Life During Wartime'' (novel), a 1987 science fantasy novel by Lucius Shepard * ''Life During Wartime'' (play), a play written in 1991 by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Wedding
''Country Wedding'' ( is, Sveitabrúðkaup) is an Icelandic film directed by Valdís Óskarsdóttir and released on 28 August 2008. It tells the story of a couple who decide to get married in a countryside church, but things do not go as planned. Cast and characters * Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson as Séra Brynjólfur * Ólafur Darri Ólafsson as Egill * Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Barði * Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir as Auður * Gísli Örn Garðarsson as Grjóni * Sigurður Sigurjónsson as Tómas * Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Svanur * Nína Dögg Filippusdóttir as Lára * Hanna María Karlsdóttir as Imba * Árni Pétur Guðjónsson as Stefán * Kristbjörg Kjeld as Brynhildur * Theódór Júlíusson as Lúðvík * Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir as Inga * Víkingur Kristjánsson Víkingur Kristjánsson (born 26 March 1972) is an Icelandic actor and screenwriter. He is known for '' Trapped'', '' The Valhalla Murders'', '' Vegferð'', ''Réttur'' and ''Ríkið''. He was one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleasure Factory
''Pleasure Factory'' (快乐工厂 ''Kuaile Gongchang'') is a 2007 Singaporean-Thai docudrama film set in Geylang, the red-light district of Singapore. Directed by Ekachai Uekrongtham, the film was selected for the Un Certain Regard competition at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The film is unusual in Southeast Asian cinema for its frank depiction of subjects traditionally hidden in Asian society, such as prostitution and same-sex relationships, and features explicit male nudity. Plot A series of intertwining tales involve "pleasure seekers and pleasure providers" during the course of one night in Geylang, Singapore's red-light district. There are three distinct stories, united only by the presence of characters from all the stories in a streetside eatery: *Jonathan, who has yet to lose his virginity, is escorted around Geylang by his army buddy, Kiat, who wants to help his friend make his passage into manhood. The two men visit various brothels, where the touts bestow the vari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ploy (film)
''Ploy'' ( th, พลอย) is a 2007 Thai film written and directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The film premiered during the Directors' Fortnight at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The drama film stars Thai actress Lalita Panyopas in a story of a middle-aged married couple who question their relationship after seven years. Ananda Everingham is featured in a supporting role as a bartender. The film contained sex scenes that were shown at Cannes, but due to censorship concerns had to be re-edited by the director so the film could be shown in cinemas in Thailand when it opened there on June 7, 2007. (Bangkok Post articles are archived after seven days for subscribers only) The uncensored version of the film was shown in Thailand at the 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival. Plot The death of a relative brings a Thai-American couple, Wit and Dang, back to Bangkok for the first time in many years. Arriving at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport at around 5 a.m., they check into a hotel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Home Song Stories
''The Home Song Stories'' is a 2007 Australian drama film written and directed by Tony Ayres, loosely based on aspects of his life. It stars Joan Chen, Joel Lok, Qi Yuwu, Irene Chen, Steven Vidler and Kerry Walker. The film premiered at the 57th Berlin International Film Festival on 9 February 2007, and was released in Australia on 23 August 2007, by Dendy Films. It was announced as the Australian entry for the Foreign Language Film category of the Oscars, and received a total of nine nominations at the 2007 Inside Film Awards, winning five. Plot The film is an autobiographical account of Tony Ayres' life at age eight, however the names have been changed. The story is narrated by Darren Yap as an adult Tom typing the story on a computer and reflecting on the story "which defines them, which shapes who they are." His mother Rose Hong was a nightclub singer in Hong Kong in 1964, where she met Bill, an Australian sailor, and married him to seek a better life in Australia, taking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Getting Home
''Getting Home'' () is a 2007 Chinese comedy/drama film directed by Zhang Yang and starring Chinese comedian Zhao Benshan. It is episodic and follows two workers in their 50s, Zhao (Zhao Benshan) and Liu (Hong Qiwen). The film opens when Liu unexpectedly dies after a night of drinking and Zhao decides to fulfill a promise to his friend to get him home, beginning a long odyssey from Shenzhen to Chongqing with Liu's corpse on his back. Along the way, Zhao meets a variety of figures, played by several of China's better known character actors. ''Getting Home'' is Zhang Yang's fifth feature film. It was produced by Filmko Entertainment of Hong Kong and the Beijing Jinqianshengshi Culture Media company of the People's Republic of China. International sales and distribution was by Fortissimo Films out of Amsterdam. ''Getting Homes original title derives from a Chinese proverb meaning "A falling leaf returns to its roots." It is apparently based on a true story.) Cast *Zhao Benshan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiter (film)
''Waiter'' ( nl, Ober) is a 2006 black comedy film by Alex van Warmerdam. It tells the story of Edgar, a discontented waiter. The film had its world premiere on the Toronto Film Festival on 10 September 2006. It was the opening film of the Netherlands Film Festival, where ''Waiter'' received two Golden Calves, for Best Scenario and Best Production Design. In January 2007 the film received a Golden Film. The film is about stagnation of creativity and a take on overbearing of elements in life, it also takes wryly a puck-shot at god and his relation with humans. Plot ''Waiter'' tells the story of Edgar (Alex van Warmerdam), a waiter with a flair for the unfortunate. His wife, Ilse (Sylvia Poorta) is sick is overly rude to him. Customers at work constantly bully him and his neighbors make his life impossible. Fed up with the way his life is going, Edgar goes to the house of Herman (Mark Rietman), the scriptwriter who invented Edgar and is currently writing his story. Edgar complai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
