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War Of The Birds
''War of the Birds'' ( da, Fuglekrigen i Kanøfleskoven) is a Danish adult animated movie directed by Jannik Hastrup in 1990, about two orphan birds, Oliver and Olivia, who fight against an evil vulture with the help of two mice. It is based on a book with a similar name (Fuglekrigen, or "Bird War" in English) from the writer, Bent Haller. Plot In a forest lives a peaceful community of birds, including a pair of sparrows residing happily in a nest awaiting the hatching of their seven eggs. A storm rolls in and a white dove warns the couple about Fagin, a sinister vulture who kills every bird in his path. Fagin arrives, and the male sparrow bravely attempts to protect his family by distracting the vulture and is pursued, but is killed. The female shares her mate's fate, and the struggle causes the seven eggs to fall out the nest with only one surviving and landing near a hole in the tree which is owned by Walter, an owl. Betty, a bluebird, comes and decides to adopt the egg. Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jannik Hastrup
Jannik Hastrup (born 4 May 1941 in Næstved, Denmark) is a Danish writer, director, producer, illustrator and animator. He is considered "Denmark's grand master of animation", as he is particularly well known for directing, animating and writing several animated films, occasionally with Flemming Quist Møller, including '' Benny's Bathtub'', ', '' Samson & Sally'', '' War of the Birds'', ''The Monkey's and the Secret Weapon'', ' and '' A Tale of Two Mozzies''. He also directed, wrote and animated a number of shorts following Cirkeline the elf. Politics Jannik Hastrup was involved in films with socialist and social realism themes. One of them is the Cirkeline short film ''Flugten fra Amerika'' (Escape from America), which portrays a racist and poverty-filled New York City, followed by the Statue of Liberty with Richard Nixon's face and a rifle held above, and sympathetic portrayals of the Black Panther Party and a Native American tribe. The film was political enough that the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernille Hansen
Pernille is a Danish and Norwegian female given name derived from ''Petronella'', and may refer to: *Pernille Dupont, retired female badminton player from Denmark *Pernille Fischer Christensen (born 1969), Danish film director and sister of actor Stine Fischer Christensen *Pernille Harder (badminton) (born 1977), female badminton player from Denmark *Pernille Harder (footballer) (born 1993), female association football player from Denmark *Pernille Holmboe (born 1977), Norwegian model, living in London *Pernille Kaae Høier (born 1991), Danish actress *Pernille Nedergaard (born 1967), retired female badminton player from Denmark *Pernille Rose Grønkjær (born 1973), Danish film director *Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (born 1977), former member of Folketinget (Danish parliament) for the Red-Green Alliance *Pernille Sams (born 1959), Danish real estate agent, lawyer and politician *Pernille Skipper, (born 1984), Danish politician, Folketing member, and political spokesperson for the Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Animated Films
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Films
The year 1990 in film involved many significant events as shown below. Universal Pictures celebrated its 75th anniversary in 1990. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1990 by worldwide gross are as follows: Events * March 2 - ''The Hunt for Red October'' is released. It is the first film in Tom Clancy's "Jack Ryan" franchise and is met with critical and blockbuster commercial success. * March 23 – '' Pretty Woman'' is released and grosses $463 million, making Julia Roberts a worldwide star. * March 30 – ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is released to massive box office success. At the time, it is the highest-grossing independent film in history. * May 25 – Universal Pictures unveils a new opening logo with music composed by James Horner, which debuts on '' Back to the Future Part III''. It is the first change to the Universal opening logo in 27 years. * June 1 – CGI technique is expanded with motion capture for CGI characters, used in '' Total Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Brown (voice Actor)
Don Brown is a Canadian Voice acting, voice actor and comedian. An expert in Comedy drama, comedic and villainous roles, Don is best known as the voice of Jaken and Tōga from the critically acclaimed ''Inuyasha'' series, Siegel Clyne from ''Gundam SEED'', Balgus from the original ''The Vision of Escaflowne, Escaflowne'' dub and Chief Otsuka from ''Tetsujin 28-go (2004 TV series), Tetsujin 28th''. Voice roles References External links * * * * * Tony Valdez at CrystalAcids * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Don Living people 20th-century Canadian male actors 21st-century Canadian male actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Place of birth missing (living people) Year of birth missing (living people) Canadian male voice actors Canadian impressionists (entertainers) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Dobson (actor)
Paul Dobson is a British-born Canadian voice actor who works for various studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He performed Naraku and Myoga from ''Inuyasha'', Doctor Doom from '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'', Juggernaut from '' X-Men: Evolution'', Happosai from ''Ranma ½'', Enzo Matrix from ''ReBoot'', Folken Fanel from the Ocean dub of ''Escaflowne'', Zarbon from the Ocean dub of '' Dragon Ball Z'', Graveheart from ''Shadow Raiders'', various characters from several ''Transformers'' series ('' Beast Machines'', '' Armada'', '' Energon'' and ''Cybertron''), Moo from ''Monster Rancher'', Graham Aker from ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00 is a Japanese anime television series, the eleventh installment in Sunrise studio's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise comprising two seasons. The series is set on a futuristic Earth and is centered on the exploits of the fictional paramilita ...'' series, Sensei Wu from '' Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' and var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Weseluck
Cathy Weseluck is a Canadian actress and comedian who frequently works with Ocean Productions in Vancouver, British Columbia and is known for her roles as Near in '' Death Note'', Cybersix/Adrian Seidelman in ''Cybersix'', and Spike in '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''. Early life Cathy Weseluck has Russian ancestry. Her relatives are from the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union (now territory Belarus). Career Radio Before becoming a voice actress, Weseluck was an associate producer at CBC Radio until one of the hosts encouraged her to try voice acting. Her first voice work was a radio spot for the Vancouver Centre Mall. Voice acting Weseluck has provided voices for many cartoon and anime series. She has provided the voice of Mirai Yashima in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', Dorothy Catalonia and Catherine Bloom in '' Gundam Wing'', Near in '' Death Note'', Cybersix in ''Cybersix'', Shampoo in '' Ranma '', Kagome's mother in ''InuYasha'', Verne in ''U.B.O.S.'', Misa Takatsuki in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saffron Henderson
Saffron Henderson (born September 25) is a Canadian voice actress and singer who often works with Ocean Productions in numerous anime dubs. Career Henderson tends to be cast as mature and flirtatious women, young boys and teenage girls, as well as foreign women and motherly figures. Her best known roles are Kid Goku and Kid Gohan in '' Dragon Ball'' and '' Dragon Ball Z'', Shenhua in ''Black Lagoon'', Sachiko Yagami in '' Death Note'', Lucrezia Noin in '' Gundam Wing'' and Oxnard in ''Hamtaro''. She's the daughter of Bill Henderson, the lead guitarist and singer of the Canadian rock band Chilliwack, and has a younger sister named Camille, who is also a singer. Henderson has appeared in live-action work roles, (including a brief appearance in ''The Fly II'' as Veronica Quaife replacing Geena Davis who had starred in the first film), the romantic comedy ''Cousins'' as Terri Costello, and '' Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan'' as rocker J.J. who is killed by Jaso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigga Bro
''Vigga'' is a local Norwegian newspaper published in Dombås in Oppland county. The Vigga is a regional newspaper, mainly covering events in the municipalities of Lesja and Dovre. Until 2012 it also had an office in Otta in order to cover a wider area including Sel and the municipalities along Ottadalen. ''Vigga'' was established in 1987 by the married couple Marit and Asbjørn Amble. The name originates in the local term "vigga", referring to the zone where the trees can no longer grow, where the forest end and the landscape transitions into more barren steppe or tundra like conditions typical for the mountainous areas of the region. Circulation According to the Norwegian Audit Bureau of Circulations and National Association of Local Newspapers The National Association of Local Newspapers ( no, Landslaget for lokalaviser, LLA) is a Norwegian association for local newspapers. The organization was established in Voss in 1976, and it works for its member companies' general conditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ove Sprogøe
Ove Wendelboe Sprogøe Petersen (21 December 1919 – 14 September 2004) was a Danish actor. Life Born in Odense, his parents were Arthur and Inger Sprogøe Petersen. He married Eva Rasmussen in 1945, with whom he had three children. One of these is actor . Career He made his film debut in ''Hans Store Aften'' (''His Big Night''). His characteristically prominent chin that had been feared to be an obstacle of his career did not prevent him from being one of the most versatile and widely used Danish actors. His strength laid in the almost diabolic, mischievous and brash but he effortlessly played meek and shy types as well as elegantiers. Among his many roles on stage in classic plays might be mentioned Mephisto in ''Faust'', the title figure of Strindberg's '' The Father'' and some Molière and Bertolt Brecht characters. An extremely popular actor in Denmark, he played many diverse roles, including several recurring television parts. He appeared in 157 films, makin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Pallesen
Per Pallesen (born 30 April 1942) is a Danish actor. He has appeared in more than 35 films since 1967. Selected filmography * '' Onkel Joakims hemmelighed'' (1967) * '' Girls at Arms'' (1975) * '' Girls at Sea'' (1977) References External links * 1942 births Living people Danish male film actors People from Vesthimmerland Municipality {{Denmark-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Per Tønnes Nielsen
Per is a Latin preposition which means "through" or "for each", as in per capita. Per or PER may also refer to: Places * IOC country code for Peru * Pér, a village in Hungary * Chapman code for Perthshire, historic county in Scotland Math and statistics * Rate (mathematics), ratio between quantities in different units, described with the word "per" * Price–earnings ratio, in finance, a measure of growth in earnings * Player efficiency rating, a measure of basketball player performance * Partial equivalence relation, class of relations that are symmetric and transitive * Physics education research Science * Perseus (constellation), standard astronomical abbreviation * Period (gene) or ''per'' that regulates the biological clock and its corresponding protein PER * Protein efficiency ratio, of food * PER or peregrinibacteria, a candidate bacterial phylum Media and entertainment * PeR (band), a Latvian pop band * ''Per'' (film), a 1975 Danish film Transport * IATA cod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |