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Remote Control (1992 Film)
''Remote Control'' ( Icelandic: ''Sódóma Reykjavík'' () is a 1992 Icelandic film directed by Óskar Jónasson in his feature-length directorial debut. The plot is a farce, revolving around the young car mechanic Axel and his adventure in the Reykjavík underworld which starts when his mother insists that he must recover the remote control to her TV. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. The film stars Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson as Axel, and features the Icelandic metal band HAM. Cast * Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson – Axel * Þórarinn Eyfjörð – Flosi * Thorarinn Oskar Thorarinsson – Vigfús * Helga Braga Jónsdóttir – Símastúlka * Þóra Friðriksdóttir – Mamma * Margrét Hugrún Gústavsdóttir – Mæja * Sigurjón Kjartansson – Orri * Soley Eliasdottir – Unnur * Óttarr Proppé – Hrólfur * Ari Matthíasson – Þorbjörn * Erling Jóhannesson – Arnar * Pétur Eggerz – Sveinn * Helgi Bj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óskar Jónasson
Óskar Jónasson (born 30 June 1963) is an Icelandic film director and screenwriter. His film ''Remote Control'' was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival. His most recent film ''Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' won four Edda Awards including Director of the Year and Best Screenplay. Selected filmography *'' The Sugarcubes: Live Zabor'' (1989) *'' SSL-25'' (1990, short) *''Remote Control'' (1992) *'' Limbó'' (1993, TV series) *'' Pearls and Swine'' (1997) *'' Úr öskunni í eldinn'' (2000) *'' Áramótaskaup'' (2001) *'' Áramótaskaup'' (2002) *''20/20'' (2002) *'' Svínasúpan'' (2003, TV series) *'' Stelpurnar'' (2005, TV series) *''Reykjavík-Rotterdam ''Reykjavík-Rotterdam'' is a 2008 Icelandic film directed by Óskar Jónasson and starring Baltasar Kormákur. A Hollywood remake titled '' Contraband'' starring Mark Wahlberg was released in 2012. Plot synopsis Kristofer is working as a secur ...'' (2008) *'' Svartir englar'' (2008, TV serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjálmar Hjálmarsson
Hjálmar is an Icelandic reggae band formed in 2004 in Keflavík. Collaborations On June 2, 2012, at the concerHljómskálinn á ListahátíðHjálmar performed with Jimi Tenor. When he introduced Tenor, Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson said that Hjálmar are currently recording an album with him. The album was eventually released in 2013 titled ''Dub of Doom'' and was credited to Jimi Tenor og Hjálmar. Members Current *Þorsteinn Einarsson - Guitar and vocals *Sigurður Halldór Guðmundsson - Keyboards and vocals *Guðmundur Kristinn Jónsson - Guitar * Valdimar Kolbeinn Sigurjónsson (2007–present) - Bass * Helgi Svavar Helgason (2007–present) - Percussion Former * Kristinn Snær Agnarsson (2004-2005) * Micke "PB" Svensson (2005-2007) * Nils Olof Törnqvist (2005-2007) * Petter Winnberg (2004-2007) Discography Albums *2004: ''Hljóðlega af stað'' *2005: ''Hjálmar'' *2007: ''Ferðasót'' *2009: ''IV'' *2010: ''Keflavík Kingston'' *2011: ''Órar'' ;Collaborati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Árni Pétur Guðjónsson
Árni is an Icelandic given name of Old Norse () origin. Notable people with the name include: * Árni Gautur Arason (born 1975), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Árni Már Árnason (born 1987), Icelandic Olympic swimmer * Árni Páll Árnason (born 1966), Icelandic politician, Minister for Social Affairs * Árni beiskur (died 1253), Icelandic killer * Árni Brjánn Angantýsson (born 1989), Icelandic fisherman known for his superhuman strength * Árni Bergmann (born 1935), Icelandic novelist * Árni Frederiksberg (born 1992), Faroese football midfielder * Árni Helgason (c. 1260–1320), Icelandic Roman Catholic clergyman * Árni Johnsen (born 1944), Icelandic politician and criminal * Árni Björn Gestsson (born 1988), Icelandic engineer and activist known for his relentless fight to replace handshakes with hugs * Árni Lárentíusson (1304–after 1337), Icelandic prose writer * Árni Magnússon (1663–1730) was an Icelandic scholar and collector of manuscripts * Árni Magnús ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Karlsson
Björn Karlsson (born January 7, 1989) is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman Defence or defense (in American English) in ice hockey is a player position that is primarily responsible for preventing the opposing team from Goal (ice hockey), scoring. They are often referred to as defencemen, D, D-men or blueliners (the la .... References External links * 1989 births Living people Swedish ice hockey defencemen Växjö Lakers players {{Sweden-icehockey-player-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ólafur Guðmundsson
Ólafur Andrés Guðmundsson (born 13 May 1990) is an Icelandic handball player for GC Amicitia Zürich and the Icelandic national team. He represented Iceland at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship The 2019 IHF World Men's Handball Championship was the 26th event hosted by the International Handball Federation and held in Denmark and Germany from 10 to 27 January 2019. It was the first IHF World Men's Handball Championship to include more t .... References External links *IFK Kristianstad profile {{DEFAULTSORT:Gudmundsson, Olafur 1990 births Olafur Gudmundsson Living people Olafur Gudmundsson IFK Kristianstad players Expatriate handball players Olafur Gudmundsson Olafur Gudmundsson Olafur Gudmundsson Handball-Bundesliga players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helgi Björnsson
Helgi Björnsson (born 10 July 1958), often referred to as Helgi Björns, is an Icelandic actor and pop/rock musician. He has released several albums with his own band Helgi Björns Og Reiðmenn Vindanna. He was also a lead vocalist for the Icelandic bands Grafík and for Síðan skein sól (also known as SSSól). Helgi was born in Ísafjörður. As an actor, he has appeared in films such as ''Hitler's Grave'' by Daryush Shokof in 2011. Discography Albums ;Solo *1997: ''Helgi Björns'' *2005: ''Yfir Esjuna'' *2011: ''...syngur íslenskar dægurperlur ásamt gestum'' *2014: ''Eru ekki allir sexý?'' (compilation) *2015: ''Veröldin er ný'' *2018: ''Ég stoppa hnöttinn með puttanum'' ;as Helgi Björns og Reiðmenn Vindanna *2008: ''Ríðum sem fjandinn'' *2010: ''Þú komst í hlaðið'' *2011: ''Ég vil fara upp í sveit'' ;in ''Grafík'' *1984: ''Get ég tekið cjens'' *1985: ''Stansað Dansað Öskrað'' ;with ''Síðan skein sól'' / SSSól *1989: ''Síðan Skein Sól'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Eggerz
Pétur () or Petur is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Petur Alberg (1885–1940), Faroese violin player and songwriter from Tórshavn * Pétur Blöndal (1944–2015), Icelandic congressman in the Icelandic Independence Party * Pétur Eyþórsson (born 1978), glima champion, having won the glima grettisbelt multiple times * Petur Gabrovski (1898–1947), Bulgarian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister during the Second World War * Pétur Guðmundsson (athlete) (born 1962), retired male shot putter from Iceland * Pétur Guðmundsson (basketball) (born 1958), retired Icelandic professional basketball player * Pétur Gunnarsson (born 1947), Icelandic writer from Reykjavík * Petur Hliddal (born 1945), American sound engineer * Pétur Marteinsson (born 1973), retired Icelandic football player * Pétur Ormslev (born 1958), retired football midfielder * Pétur Pétursson (born 1959), retired Icelandic footballer who was active as a forward * Pétur Péturs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erling Jóhannesson
Erling is a Scandinavian male name, meaning "Heir of clanchief", i.e. prince or similar. Notable people named Erling include: Given name *Erling Aas-Eng (born 1965), Norwegian politician * Erling Aastad (1898–1963), Norwegian long jumper and sprinter *Erling Aksdal (born 1953), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer * Erling Andersen (1905–1993), American cross-country skier * Erling Andersen (born 1960), Norwegian race walker *Erling Anger (1909–1999), Norwegian civil servant * Erling Bauck (1924–2004), Norwegian World War II resistance member and writer *Erling Blöndal Bengtsson (1932–2013), Danish cellist *Erling Brøndum (1930–2017), Danish journalist and politician *Erling Christophersen (1898–1994), Norwegian botanist, geographer and diplomat *Erling Dorf (1905–1984), American geologist *Erling Drangsholt (1885–1950), Norwegian actor *Erling Eidem (1880–1972), Swedish theologian who served as archbishop of Uppsala 1931–1950 *Erling Folkvord (born 1949), Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ari Matthíasson
Ari may refer to: People and fictional characters * Ari (name), a name in various languages, including a list of people and fictional characters * Rabbi Isaac Luria (1534–1572), Jewish rabbinical scholar and mystic known also as Ari * Ari (footballer, born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Ari (footballer, born 1985), Brazilian-born naturalized Russian striker * Ari (footballer, born 1986), Brazilian goalkeeper Places * Ari, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran * Ari, Abruzzo, a ''comune'' in Italy * Ari, Indiana, an unincorporated town * Ari Atoll, Maldives * Ari BTS station, a skytrain station in Bangkok, Thailand * Ari (Jammu and Kashmir), a village in Poonch district, India * Mount Alfred (New Zealand), a hill in New Zealand also known by the native name of Ari Languages *Ari language (New Guinea), a Papuan language of the Trans–New Guinea family *Ari language (Ethiopia), an Omotic language of Ethiopia * ''ari'', ISO 639-3 code for the Arikara language, spoken by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |