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Michaël R. Roskam
Michaël R. Roskam (; born 1972, in Sint-Truiden) is a Belgium, Belgian film director. Career Roskam attended St. Lucas Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels, where he studied painting and contemporary art, and the Binger Film Institute in Amsterdam where he graduated in 2005 with a master's degree in script writing and development. After several jobs as a journalist for Flemish newspaper ''De Morgen'' and a copywriter, he wrote a script for a short film titled ''Haun'' in 2002. This was followed by ''Carlo'' (2004), another short film which won the Audience Award at Leuven International Short Film Festival. In 2005, he made ''The One Thing To Do'' and in 2007 ''Today is Friday'', based on an Ernest Hemingway book, that was filmed in Los Angeles. Roskam made his feature film debut with ''Bullhead (film), Bullhead'' which was released in 2011. On 24 January 2012, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. He was named by ''Variety (magazine), Variety' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden (; french: link=no, Saint-Trond ; li, Sintruin ) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, and has over 41,500 inhabitants, which makes it one of the largest cities in Limburg. The municipality includes the former communes (now ''deelgemeenten'') of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden, Melveren, Metsteren, Ordingen, Runkelen, Velm, Wilderen, and Zepperen. The city is in the centre of Belgium's fruit-producing region, ''Haspengouw'' (Hesbaye), and is renowned for its pears, apples (Jonagold), and sweet cherries. History Origins and Golden Age The municipality formed around an abbey founded by St. Trudo, a Frankish nobleman, in the 7th century. Legend has it that as a boy, Trudo was playing while building a small church with some rocks. When a woman scornfully kicked over the rocks she was struck by sudden blindness. Trudo cured her from this blindness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Births
Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using mean solar time he legal time scale its duration was 31622401.141 seconds of Terrestrial Time (or Ephemeris Time), which is slightly shorter than 1908). Events January * January 1 – Kurt Waldheim becomes Secretary-General of the United Nations. * January 4 - The first scientific hand-held calculator (HP-35) is introduced (price $395). * January 7 – Iberia Airlines Flight 602 crashes into a 462-meter peak on the island of Ibiza; 104 are killed. * January 9 – The RMS ''Queen Elizabeth'' is destroyed by fire in Hong Kong harbor. * January 10 – Independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to Bangladesh after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan. * January 11 – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman declares a new constitutional governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Bird (miniseries)
''Black Bird'' is an American crime drama miniseries developed by Dennis Lehane, based on the 2010 autobiographical novel ''In with the Devil: a Fallen Hero, a Serial Killer, and a Dangerous Bargain for Redemption'' by James Keene with Hillel Levin. The six-episode miniseries premiered on July 8, 2022, on Apple TV+. The series received critical acclaim with particular praise toward Jimmy Keene's original story and its cast. Cast Main * Taron Egerton as James "Jimmy" Keene Jr., accused of drug and weapons conspiracy facing a 10-year prison sentence without a chance for parole. * Paul Walter Hauser as Larry Hall (serial killer), Lawrence "Larry" Hall, a convicted serial killer and rapist accused of murdering 14 women * Sepideh Moafi as Lauren McCauley, an FBI agent and Jimmy's handler * Greg Kinnear as Brian Miller, a police detective from Wabash investigating Larry's missing murder victims * Ray Liotta as James "Big Jim" Keene, Jimmy's father Recurring * Robyn Malcolm as Sammy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
