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The Mirror
The Mirror may refer to: Books and stories * ''The Mirror'', a book by T. B. Joshua * ''The Mirror'', a novelette by Nancy Farmer * "The Mirror", a short story by Eiko Kadono * "The Mirror", a short story by Raphael Soyer * The Mirror (novel), ''The Mirror'' (novel), a 1978 horror novel by Marlys Millhiser Newspapers * ''Daily Mirror'', a UK tabloid newspaper * ''Montreal Mirror'', a Quebec alternative weekly, 1985-2012 * ''The Mirror'', a media and political gossip blog written by Betsy Rothstein on ''The Daily Caller'' * ''The Fairfield Mirror'' or ''The Mirror'', the student newspaper for Fairfield University * The Mirror (UNC newspaper), ''The Mirror'' (UNC newspaper), the student newspaper for the University of Northern Colorado * Mirror (Pakistani magazine), ''The Mirror'' (Pakistani magazine) * The Mirror (Western Australia), ''The Mirror'' (Western Australia), a weekly newspaper published in Western Australia between 1920 & 1956 * ''The Mirror of Australia'', a newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nancy Farmer
Nancy Farmer (born 1941) is an American writer of children's literature, children's and young adult books and science fiction. She has written three Newbery Medal, Newbery Honor books and won the U.S. National Book Award for Young People's Literature for ''The House of the Scorpion'', published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers in 2002. Early life Farmer was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She earned her B.A. at Reed College (1963) and later studied chemistry and entomology at the University of California, Berkeley. She enlisted in the Peace Corps (1963–1965), and subsequently worked in Mozambique and Rhodesia (present-day Zimbabwe), where she studied biological methods of controlling the tsetse fly between 1975 and 1978. Career Farmer began writing in the 1980s, at the age of 40, while still living in Zimbabwe. She began writing stories in Africa. It was for one of those stories that she won the Writers and Illustrators of the Future, Writers of the Future contest, which ena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Daily Mirror (Sydney)
''The Daily Mirror'' was an afternoon paper established by Ezra Norton in Sydney, Australia in 1941, gaining a licence from the Minister for Trade and Customs, Eric Harrison, despite wartime paper rationing. In October 1958, Norton and his partners sold his newspapers to the Fairfax Group, which immediately sold it to News Limited. It was merged with its morning sister paper ''The Daily Telegraph'' on 8 October 1990 to form ''The Daily Telegraph-Mirror'', which in 1996 reverted to ''The Daily Telegraph'', in the process removing the last vestige of the old ''Daily Mirror''. Frank McGuinness, father of journalist P. P. McGuinness, also played a role in launching the newspaper. In 1941, McGuinness was controversially accused of conveying betting odds before the start of a race at Ascot. Charles Buttrose, father of Ita Buttrose (launch editor of '' Cleo'', editor of ''The Australian Women's Weekly'' and current chair of the '' ABC''), was a journalist on, and then the edito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Sedgwick (actor)
Robert Sedgwick is an American actor. He is the brother of actress Kyra Sedgwick. Sedgwick graduated from Bennington College in 1984. That year, he made his debut on the television soap opera '' Another World'' as Hunter Bradshaw. During the 1980s, he appeared in several Hollywood movies, such as '' Staying Together'', '' Morgan Stewart's Coming Home'' and ''Nasty Hero''. In the 1990s, he appeared in several films, such as '' Tales from the Darkside: The Movie'', ''Die Hard with a Vengeance'' and ''Vibrations''. In 2005, Sedgwick appeared in the film ''Loverboy'' alongside his sister Kyra, brother-in-law Kevin Bacon, nephew and niece Travis and Sosie Bacon. In 2003, Sedgwick was the voice of Smilies #3 in the video game '' Manhunt''. He also made television appearances for television shows, such ''One Life to Live'', ''Law & Order'', '' Deadline'' and '' Ed''. Filmography * '' Another World'' (TV Series) (1984-1985) - Hunter Bradshaw * '' Morgan Stewart's Coming Home'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mirror (1999 Film)
''The Mirror'' is a 1999 Hong Kong horror anthology film directed by Siu Wing, produced and written by Raymond Wong, and starring Nicholas Tse, Ruby Lin, Lillian Ho, Law Lan, Jack Neo, Xu Fan and Sherming Yiu. Plot The film is divided into five unrelated segments with the mirror on an antique dressing table serving as the plot device. The first segment is set in a brothel in 16th-century China. A courtesan is murdered and her blood spills onto the mirror on her dressing table. The second segment is set in Shanghai in 1922. Mary, an heiress to a large mansion, receives an antique dressing table as a birthday gift. She notices that there is something strange about the mirror and starts receiving eerie phone calls reminding her about her dark secrets in the past. She had an affair with a professor who already had a family. In order to silence him and take over his mansion, she poisoned him to death. One night, her two servants confront her, tell her that they are actually the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mirror (1997 Film)
''The Mirror'' () is a 1997 Iranian film directed by Jafar Panahi, about a little girl trying to find her way home from school. Plot Mina, a first-grader, finds her mother has failed to pick her up from school. The movie is about her endeavor to find her way home amidst the noise, confusion and chaos of Tehran. Mina is dressed in school uniform (with a head scarf), has one arm in a cast and is holding a school bag in the other. She meets a lot of people on her way and most of them try to help her while others are surprisingly apathetic to her situation. Eventually, the movie takes a turn when the girl looks into the camera for the first time, breaking the fourth wall, and someone shouts from off-screen, "Mina, don't look into the camera!" The movie is a real-life capture of events thereon (or that is how it seems). Mina announces that she doesn't want to act in the movie any more and wants to go home. In the end she goes home after returning the microphone. Meaning In a 2006 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oglinda
''Oglinda'' ("The Mirror"), also known as ''Începutul adevărului'' ("The Beginning of Truth"), is a controversial 1993 film by Romanian director Sergiu Nicolaescu. It depicts Romania during World War II, focusing on the Royal Coup of 23 August 1944 that toppled Ion Antonescu, the Axis-allied '' Conducător'' and authoritarian Prime Minister. Cast * as Ion Antonescu * as Michael I of Romania * Gheorghe Dinică as Mihai Antonescu * as Iuliu Maniu *George Constantin as Andrey Vyshinsky *Sergiu Nicolaescu as Johannes Frießner * as Adolf Hitler *Peter Wolf Joachim as Joachim von Ribbentrop * Șerban Ionescu as Lucrețiu Pătrășcanu * George Alexandru as * as Mircea Ionnițiu * Ștefan Iordache as Eugen Cristescu * Dorel Vișan as Petru Groza * Mitică Popescu as Dumitru Săracu * Emil Hossu as Colonel *Ion Lupu as General Constantin Sănătescu *Vladimir Găitan as Dinu Brătianu * as * Iurie Darie as Iorgu Ghica * as SS-Standartenführer * as Gheorghe Brătianu * as Mars ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaina (1993 Film)
''Aaina'' () is a 1993 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Deepak Sareen and produced by Yash Chopra and Pamela Chopra under the Yash Raj Films banner. The film stars Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh, and Juhi Chawla in lead roles, with Deepak Tijori in a supporting role. The narrative centers on two sisters—an ambitious aspiring actress and a modest, soft-spoken woman—whose lives are upended when they both fall in love with the same man, leading to a complex love triangle that tests familial bonds. Principal photography took place in Mumbai, with music composed by Dilip Sen–Sameer Sen and lyrics by Sameer. The film was released theatrically in India on 18 June 1993. Upon release, ''Aaina'' received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for the performances of Chawla and Singh. The film emerged as a commercial success, with a domestic net collection of ₹4.05 crore and a worldwide gross of approximately ₹7 crore. At the 39th Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aina (1977 Film)
''Aina'' (), also known as ''The Mirror'', is a 1977 Pakistani romantic drama film directed by Nazar-ul-Islam and starring Nadeem and Shabnam. Singers are Mehdi Hassan, Mehnaz, Nayyara Noor, and Alamgir. The film was a major box-office success primarily due to its music, which was composed by Robin Ghosh. It became the longest-running Pakistani film at the cinemas. The film was a remake of a Hindi film Aa Gale Lag Jaa starring Shashi Kapoor and Sharmila Tagore. The movie went on to be remade in Hindi in 1985 as '' Pyar Jhukta Nahin''. At the annual Nigar Awards, the film received 12 awards, including, best film, best director, best actor, best actress, and best supporting actress, and best playback singer. It topped the British Film Institute's users' poll of "Top ten Pakistani films of all times" in 2002. Plot ''Aina'' is a love story of two hearts and two souls but from two different social classes, one being the daughter of a business tycoon, i.e., Rita (Shabnam), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mirror (1975 Film)
''Mirror'' () is a 1975 Soviet avant-garde drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky and written by Tarkovsky and Aleksandr Misharin. The film features Margarita Terekhova, Ignat Daniltsev, Alla Demidova, Anatoly Solonitsyn, Tarkovsky's wife Larisa Tarkovskaya, and his mother Maria Vishnyakova. Innokenty Smoktunovsky contributed voiceover dialogue and Eduard Artemyev composed incidental music and sound effects. ''Mirror'' portrays a dying poet pondering his memories. It is loosely autobiographical, unconventionally structured, and draws on a wide variety of source material, including newsreel footage of major moments in Soviet history and the poetry of the director's father, Arseny Tarkovsky. Its cinematography slips between color, black-and-white, and sepia. Its nonlinear narrative has delighted and frustrated critics and audiences for decades. The film's loose flow of oneiric images has been compared with the stream of consciousness technique associated with modernist liter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mirror (1967 Film)
''The Mirror'' () is a 1967 Hong Kong horror film directed by Doe Ching. It stars Kwan Shan and Lin Dai in her final role. Plot Property company chairman Hu Zian was attracted to his secretary Sun Yuxia's beauty and competence. One day after dinner when Hu was escorting Sun home, he received from a child on the street a box containing a mirror and two silver coins engraved with dragons. He was so frightened that he was absent from the office the following day. Sun went to visit him at home and Hu asked her to stay. Sun refused and left. In another occasion Hu asked Sun to follow him to inspection outside, during which there was a heavy downpour which soaked them both. They were forced to stay in a hotel, where Hu tried to force his intentions on Sun. Sun resisted with vigour and threatened to resign from office. Enraged at Sun's stubbornness, Hu urged his driver to spread the rumour in the office that Sun had stayed with him in a hotel. As Sun was annoyed and embarrassed, Hu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mirror (1943 Film)
''The Mirror'' (Spanish:''El Espejo'') is a 1943 Argentine drama film of the classical era of Argentine cinema directed by Francisco Múgica and starring Mirtha Legrand Rosa María Juana Martínez Suárez (born 23 February 1927), known by her stage name Mirtha Legrand (; from the French , "the great"), is an Argentine actress and television presenter. With an 80-year career, Legrand is one of the most recognize ..., Roberto Airaldi and Alicia Barrié. Cast * Mirtha Legrand * Roberto Airaldi * Alicia Barrié * Tito Gómez * Ana Arneodo * Rafael Frontaura * María Santos * Tilda Thamar * Jorge Salcedo References External links * 1943 films 1940s Spanish-language films Argentine black-and-white films Films directed by Francisco Múgica Argentine drama films 1943 drama films 1940s Argentine films Spanish-language drama films {{1940s-Argentina-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mirror (1917 Film)
''The Mirror'' is a 1917 silent film drama directed by Frank Powell and starring Robert Elliott and Marjorie Rambeau. The film was distributed by the Mutual Film Company. Plot Cast * Robert Elliott as Bob Merrill * Marjorie Rambeau as Blanche * Irene Warfield as Maizie Goddard * Paul Everton as Boyd * Aubrey Beattie as Stage Director * Frank A. Ford as Backer * T. Jerome Lawler as Russell Dana (as T. Jerome Lawlor) * Agnes Ayres Preservation With no prints of ''The Mirror'' located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film A lost film is a feature film, feature or short film in which the original negative or copies are not known to exist in any studio archive, private collection, or public archive. Films can be wholly or partially lost for a number of reasons. .... References External links * 1917 films American silent feature films Lost American drama films Films directed by Frank Powell American black-and-white films Silent American drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |