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Wonderland (U
Wonderland may refer to: Places Municipalities * Wonderland, California, a ghost town in Plumas County * Wonderland, Ohio, a ghost town in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. Roads, streets, and trails * Wonderland Avenue, a roadway in Laurel Canyon, Los Angeles and the site of the 1981 Wonderland Murders (at 8763 Wonderland Avenue) * Wonderland Trail, a hiking trail that circumnavigates Mount Rainier in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, U.S. * Wonderland Road, a major north–south roadway in the city of London, Ontario, Canada Other uses * Wonderland (MBTA station), a rapid transit station on the Blue Line in Revere, Massachusetts, U.S. * Wonderland Greyhound Park, a former greyhound racing track in Revere, Massachusetts * Wonderland Village, a shopping center in Livonia, Michigan, U.S.; formerly known as Wonderland Mall and Wonderland Center * Wonder-land, or Wonderland, sometimes used to refer to Yellowstone National Park Amusement parks * Canada's Wonderland, in Vaughan, Ontari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland, California
Wonderland is a former settlement in Plumas County, California, Plumas County, California. It was a vacation resort northwest of Chester, California, Chester. The Wonderland post office operated from 1924 to 1946. References Former populated places in California Former settlements in Plumas County, California {{PlumasCountyCA-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland City
Wonderland City was an amusement park located at Tamarama Tamarama is a beachside suburb, eastern suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tamarama is 6 kilometres east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Waverley Council. Tamarama has a small ..., on Wonderland Avenue near the point at which it joins Fletcher Street, in Sydney, Australia. It opened on Saturday, 1 December 1906 and closed in 1911. At the time it was the largest open air amusement park in the southern hemisphere. The amusement park was operated by theatrical entrepreneur William Anderson. During its operation the colossal playground had a balloon could go up to about 3,800 feet (1158.24 meters) high. An enormous switchback railway and around the clifftop, a steam-driven miniature railway operated over about two miles (3.218688 km) of track. A large wooden bridge build over an artificial lake, the Alpine Slide would take you to "Rivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wonderland
''The Wonderland'', known in Japan and the UK as , is a 2019 Japanese animated coming-of-age fantasy adventure film directed by Keiichi Hara. Based on the 1988 children's story ''Chikashitsu Kara no Fushigi na Tabi'' (''Strange Journey from the Basement'') by Sachiko Kashiwaba, it stars Mayu Matsuoka, Anne Watanabe and Kumiko Aso. The characters were designed by Ilya Kuvshinov. It premiered in Japan on April 26, 2019, and was screened in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June 2019. It was the final Japanese film to be released in the Heisei era, five days before the 2019 Japanese imperial transition. Voice cast * Mayu Matsuoka as Akane * Anne Watanabe as Chii * Kumiko Aso as Midori * Nao Tōyama as Pipo * Keiji Fujiwara as Zan Gu * Akiko Yajima as Doropo English voice cast * Lisa Reimold as Akane * Allegra Clark as Chii * TBA as Midori * Jackie Lastra as Pipo * Ben Lepley as Zan Gu * Jennifer Losi as Doropo * Zach Aguilar as Prince * Frank Todaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland (2013 Film)
''Wonderland'' ( he, פלאות, Plaot, ''lit.'' Wonders), also known as ''The Wonders'' is an Israeli film directed by Avi Nesher from 2013. It is a comic thriller and tribute to the genre of film noir. Plot Ariel Navon ( Uri Hezekiah), who goes by the nickname Rabbit, is a young Hiloni who lives and works as a bartender in Jerusalem. With him is his former partner, Vax (Efrat Gosh) who is in the process of becoming more religious. At nights, Rabbit paints graffiti and covers his face to avoid the police. One evening, Rabbit sees three religious men bringing a covered figure into an abandoned building opposite his apartment window. The next day, he meets a private investigator named Jacob Ghitis (Adir Miller), who wishes to use a Rabbit's apartment for a view of the abandoned building. Rabbit swings between refusal and acceptance and finally agrees to allow the investigator to install a hidden camera in his apartment. The film was influenced by an incident where popular religious ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland (2003 Film)
''Wonderland'' is a 2003 American crime drama film, co-written and directed by James Cox and based on the real-life Wonderland Murders that occurred in 1981. The film stars Val Kilmer, Kate Bosworth, Dylan McDermott, Carrie Fisher, Lisa Kudrow, Josh Lucas, Christina Applegate, Tim Blake Nelson, and Janeane Garofalo. Kilmer plays the role of John Holmes, a famous pornographic film star and suspected accomplice in four grisly murders committed in a house at 8763 Wonderland Avenue, in the Laurel Canyon section of Los Angeles. Plot John Holmes and Dawn Schiller The girlfriend of John Holmes, Dawn Schiller, is on the streets and picked up by a holy roller after Holmes leaves Schiller in a hotel room. Schiller eventually calls Holmes to come and get her. Holmes arrives at the apartment, and they have sex and snort cocaine in the bathroom. The next morning, while in a motel room, Dawn sees a newscast that states four people were murdered at a rowhouse on Wonderland Avenue, the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland (soundtrack)
''Wonderland'' is the 38th album release by British composer Michael Nyman and the soundtrack to the 1999 film '' Wonderland''. It is the first of many collaborations of Nyman with director Michael Winterbottom. For Winterbottom, Nyman would later perform excerpts of this score in ''9 Songs'', provide a score for '' The Claim'', and arrangements and re-used tracks for ''A Cock and Bull Story''. Nyman's daughter, Molly, has continued the family working relationship with Winterbottom, scoring ''The Road to Guantanamo'' with Harry Escott. Nyman has said that the soundtrack to ''Wonderland'' is his favourite film score. The ''New York Times'' compared the score to that of Stewart Copeland for ''Rumble Fish'' and said that "the rhythms are like a clock ticking" and that it is "alternately plaintive and mournful". ''The Guardian'' characterized it as "sumptuous, romantic". ''Senses of Cinema'' said the music was "heart-wrenching, full of tragic qualities, yet also extremely light". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland (1999 Film)
''Wonderland'' is a 1999 British drama film directed by Michael Winterbottom. The film stars Ian Hart, Shirley Henderson, Kika Markham, Gina McKee, Molly Parker, Jack Shepherd, John Simm, Stuart Townsend, Enzo Cilenti, and Sarah-Jane Potts. ''Wonderland'' had its world premiere at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival on 13 May 1999, and was released in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2000, by Universal Pictures. Plot summary The film follows the lives of three London sisters and their family over five days, a long Guy Fawkes Night weekend in November. Waitress Nadia, "shy, with a backpack and her hair in girlish twists", spends all her time going on blind dates with unsatisfactory men from personal ads, while her hairdresser sister Debbie struggles to raise her 11-year-old son without much help from his irresponsible father. Meanwhile, Molly is pregnant but her husband Eddie has left his job without telling her. Eileen and Bill, their parents, are virtually estranged since the dep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland (1997 Film)
''Wonderland'' is an American documentary film produced and directed by John O'Hagan that was released in 1997. It is a satirical account of Levittown, New York and its residents. Overview The early part of the film shows archival scenes to present a historical overview of the construction and marketing of the planned community. The remainder consists of interviews with residents, mostly retirees, who display their candor and eccentricities. A resident singing "Little Boxes" while playing her zither.Harvey, Dennis. "''Wonderland''," ''Variety'', February 2, 1997. Retrieved September 14, 2019 A woman with her collection of "examples of native dress from over 70 countries." A couple who redid the interior of their house entirely in |
The Fruit Machine (1988 Film)
''The Fruit Machine'' (known as ''Wonderland'' in the United States) is a 1988 British film thriller starring Tony Forsyth, Emile Charles, Bruce Payne and Robbie Coltrane in the role of "Annabelle." The film, which was directed by BAFTA-winner Philip Saville, is about two gay teen friends who are running from an underworld assassin and the police. It was produced by UK TV company Granada Productions. The film showcases the rising careers of actors Coltrane and Payne, as well as a future Academy Award winner, composer Hans Zimmer, who wrote the soundtrack. The film uses a combination of adventure, buddy film, road movie and 1980s filmmaking to address a number of social issues that were pertinent to the times. Since its release, it has developed a cult following primarily due to its straightforward portrayal of British gay youth. Plot Eddie and Michael are two 16-year-old best friends on the brink of adulthood. They are both gay, but hold diametrically opposed outlooks on life ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland (1931 Film)
''Wonderland'' is a 1931 short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions, and part of a long-running short film series featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Contrary to its title, the film is not an adaptation of ''Alice in Wonderland'' but that of ''Jack and the Beanstalk''. Plot Oswald lives in a house with his grandmother. Although they have a low income, they don't feel so down. One day the landlord pays them a visit. The landlord tells them they have been unable to pay rent to the house in a timely manner, and therefore they need to move out in a few hours. While the grandmother is saddened by this, Oswald offers her hope as he intends to sell their cow. Oswald heads to the outdoors, where he sells the cow to a wizard. In exchange, the wizard offers a sack of beans. Nevertheless, Oswald is pleased of what he got as he happily rushes back towards the house. But on the way, he stumbles, and the beans in the bag drop into a hole in the ground. In no time the beans grow into a hug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderland (event)
Wonderland is a club night concept created and developed by UK-based DJ Pete Tong. In 2007, Wonderland had its debut at London's Ministry of Sound and has remained a resident party at the super club. In 2008, Wonderland was launched at Eden in Ibiza where it has spent three seasons. History In 2006, Pete Tong started to plan a new club night. In his words, "I wanted to create a wondrous club environment filled with exquisite sights, sounds and energy, driven by the music but equally by the visual experience" The debut Wonderland party was held at London's Ministry Of Sound on 3 February 2007, Featuring Pete Tong, David Guetta and Paul Harris. This marked the start of regular Wonderland events at Ministry Of Sound a residency that still remains today. In 2008, Pete Tong ended his four-year Ibiza residency at Pacha to launch Wonderland Ibiza at Eden, located in the resurgent San Antoni area of the White Isle. The club-night incorporates well established DJ line-ups with a mixture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Pre-Raphaelite Paintings
This is a list of paintings produced by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and other artists associated with the Pre-Raphaelite style. The term "Pre-Raphaelite" is used here in a loose and inclusive fashion. PRB members James Collinson *''The Renunciation of St. Elizabeth of Hungary'' (1850) *''Answering the Emigrant's Letter'' (1850) *''A Son of the Soil'' (1856) *''Home Again'' (1856) *''To Let'', also known as ''The Landlady'' (1856) *''For Sale'', also known as ''At the Bazaar'' (1857) *'' The Sisters'' (c. 1860) *''Too Hot'' (1863) *'' The Holy Family'' (1878) William Holman Hunt *''Self-portrait at the Age of 14'' (1841), Ashmolean Museum, Oxford *''Love at First Sight'' (1846) *''F. G. Stephens'' (1847), Tate Britain, London *''Christ and the Two Marys'' aka ''The Risen Christ with the Two Marys in the Garden of Joseph of Aramathea'' (1847 and 1897), Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide *''The Escape of Madeline and Porphyro during the drunkenness attendi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
