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The Ghost (2008 Film)
''The Ghost'' (russian: Домовой, Domovoi) is a 2008 Russian thriller film directed by Karen Oganesyan. Plot Crime fiction author Anton Prachenko is experiencing a creative crisis. New books are not written, old ones are badly sold. In addition there are problems with his small son and beloved woman which does not help with creating masterpieces. The legendary hired killer nicknamed as "Ghost" mercilessly shoots up a car with two people inside before his very eyes and helps Prachenko get out of his crisis in an unusual way. The killer becomes his ideological mastermind, brutally and visually revealing to him the harsh truth of life. Now they are inextricably linked with each other. Carried away by the suddenly discovered prospects, the desire to go deeper into the skin of the hired killer, Anton loses all vigilance and the mysterious and cruel "Ghost" substitutes him. It turns out that the "mark" Anton was amusing himself with was the contract of "Ghost". And at the last s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Oganesyan
Karen may refer to: * Karen (name), a given name and surname * Karen (slang), a term and meme for a demanding woman displaying certain behaviors People * Karen people, an ethnic group in Myanmar and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ... ** Karen languages or Karenic languages * House of Karen, a historical feudal family of Tabaristan, Iran * Karen (singer), Danish Rhythm and blues, R&B singer Places * Karen, Kenya, a suburb of Nairobi * Karen City or Hualien City, Taiwan * Karen Hills or Karen Hills, Myanmar * Karen State, a state in Myanmar Film and television * Karen (1964 TV series), ''Karen'' (1964 TV series), an American sitcom * Karen (1975 TV series), ''Karen'' (1975 TV series), an American sitcom * Karen (film), ''Karen'' (film), a 2021 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Variety (magazine)
''Variety'' is an American media company owned by Penske Media Corporation. The company was founded by Sime Silverman in New York City in 1905 as a weekly newspaper reporting on theater and vaudeville. In 1933 it added ''Daily Variety'', based in Los Angeles, to cover the motion-picture industry. ''Variety.com'' features entertainment news, reviews, box office results, cover stories, videos, photo galleries and features, plus a credits database, production charts and calendar, with archive content dating back to 1905. History Foundation ''Variety'' has been published since December 16, 1905, when it was launched by Sime Silverman as a weekly periodical covering theater and vaudeville with its headquarters in New York City. Silverman had been fired by ''The Morning Telegraph'' in 1905 for panning an act which had taken out an advert for $50. As a result, he decided to start his own publication "that ouldnot be influenced by advertising." With a loan of $1,500 from his father- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Thriller Drama Films
Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and people of Russia, regardless of ethnicity *Russophone, Russian-speaking person (, ''russkogovoryashchy'', ''russkoyazychny'') *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *Russian alphabet *Russian cuisine *Russian culture *Russian studies Russian may also refer to: *Russian dressing *''The Russians'', a book by Hedrick Smith *Russian (comics), fictional Marvel Comics supervillain from ''The Punisher'' series *Russian (solitaire), a card game * "Russians" (song), from the album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' by Sting *"Russian", from the album ''Tubular Bells 2003'' by Mike Oldfield *"Russian", from the album '' '' by Caravan Palace *Nik Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002 *The South African name for a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Films
The year 2008 involved many major film events. ''The Dark Knight'' was the year's highest-grossing film, while ''Slumdog Millionaire'' won the Academy Award for Best Picture (out of eight Academy Awards). Evaluation of the year 2008 has been widely considered to be a very significant year for cinema. The entertainment agency website IGN described 2008 as "one of the biggest years ever for movies." It stated, "2008 was the year when the comic book movie genre not only hits its zenith, but also gained critical respectability thanks to ''The Dark Knight''. Animated films also proved a huge draw for filmgoers, with Pixar's ''WALL-E'' becoming not only the highest grossing toon but also the most lauded. Things got off on the right foot with the monster movie madness of ''Cloverfield''. Marvel got down to business laying the groundwork for their superhero team-up ''The Avengers'' with the blockbuster hit ''Iron Man'' and their respectable attempt at rebooting ''The Incredible Hulk''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Thriller Drama Films
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first number ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Out (magazine)
''Time Out'' is a global magazine published by Time Out Group. ''Time Out'' started as a London-only publication in 1968 and has expanded its editorial recommendations to 328 cities in 58 countries worldwide. In 2012, the London edition became a free publication, with a weekly readership of over 307,000. ''Time Out''s global market presence includes partnerships with Nokia and mobile apps for iOS and Android (operating system), Android operating systems. It was the recipient of the International Consumer Magazine of the Year award in both 2010 and 2011 and the renamed International Consumer Media Brand of the Year in 2013 and 2014. History ''Time Out'' was first published in 1968 as a London listings magazine by Tony Elliott (publisher), Tony Elliott, who used his birthday money to produce a one-sheet pamphlet, with Bob Harris (radio presenter), Bob Harris as co-editor. The first product was titled ''Where It's At'', before being inspired by Dave Brubeck's album ''Time Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyudmila Gavrilova
Lyudmila Ivanovna Gavrilova (russian: Людмила Ивановна Гаврилова) is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, lecturer of acting Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, a leading informational and educational channel ''Nastroyeniye'' on TV Tsentr channel. Honored Artist of Russia (2007). Biography Lyudmila Ivanovna Gavrilova was born November 17, 1951, in the city of Kaluga and spent her childhood in her hometown, where she later graduated from high school. In 1973 she graduated from the Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute (Tatyana Kopteva's course). In the same year she joined the troupe of Moscow Satire Theatre under the direction of Valentin Pluchek. In 1973 she made her debut in the title role in the play ''Pippi Longstocking'' directed by Margarita Mikaelyan. Selected filmography * 1971 '' We Have a Factory'' as Alla * 1974 ''Northern Rhapsody'' as Tonya Sevastyanova * 1976 '' Timur and His Squad'' as Olga, Zhenya's older sister * 1977 ''Mimin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitali Kishchenko
Vitali Eduardovich Kishchenko (russian: Вита́лий Эдуа́рдович Ки́щенко; born May 25, 1964) is a Soviet and Russian actor. Merited Artist of the Russian Federation Merited Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: link=no, Заслуженный артист Российской Федерации, ''Zasluzhenny artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii'') is an honorary title in the Russian Federation. The title is ... (2005). Vitali appeared in more than 70 films. Biography Vitali was born on May 25, 1964. He studied at the ''Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts'', after which he worked at the ''Krasnoyarsk State Theater for Young Spectators'', the ''Kaliningrad Regional Drama Theater'', the ''Omsk State Academic Drama Theater'' and the ''Kaliningrad Regional Youth Theater Molodezhny''. Since 2003, Vitaly has been actively acting in films. Selected filmography References External links Vitali Kishchenkoon kino-teatr.ru * 1964 births Living people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandr Adabashyan
Aleksandr Artyomovich Adabashyan ( rus, Алекса́ндр Артёмович Адабашья́н; born August 10, 1945, Moscow [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruben Dishdishyan
Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese; Rubén in Spanish; Rubèn in Catalan; Ruben in Dutch, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Armenian; and Rupen/Roupen in Western Armenian. The form Ruben can also be a form of the name Robin, itself a variation of the Germanic name Robert in several Celtic languages. It preserves the "u" sound from the name's first component "hruod" (compare Ruairí, the Irish form of Roderick). Mononym * Ruben I, Prince of Armenia (1025/1035 – 1095), the first lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1080/1081/1082 to 1095, founder of Rubenid dynasty * Ruben II, Prince of Armenia (c. 1165 – 1170), the seventh lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1169 to 1170 * Ruben III, Prince of Arme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
