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Uwe Boll
Uwe Boll (; born 22 June 1965) is a German filmmaker. He came to prominence during the 2000s for his adaptations of video game franchises. Released theatrically, the films were critical and commercial failures; his Alone in the Dark (2005 film), 2005 ''Alone in the Dark'' adaptation is considered List of films considered the worst, one of the worst films ever made. Boll's subsequent projects, released during the 2010s, were mostly released direct-to-video. After retiring in 2016 to become a restaurateur, Boll returned to filmmaking in 2022. His films are financed through his production companies Boll KG and Event Film Productions. Early life Boll was born in Wermelskirchen and studied at the University of Cologne. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in literature; in 1994, he published a dissertation at the University of Siegen. Boll first decided to go into the movie business at ten years old after seeing Marlon Brando's ''Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film), Mutiny on the Bounty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wermelskirchen
Wermelskirchen (; Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Wärmelßkirrshe'') is a town in the Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, southeast of Remscheid. It is home to one of Europe's biggest live Christmas trees (measuring 26m). Geography The distance to Cologne is about 35 kilometers, to Düsseldorf about 45 kilometers. The neighboring municipalities are Remscheid, Hückeswagen, Wipperfürth, Kürten, Odenthal, Burscheid and Solingen. The townscape is characterized by Altberg slate and half-timbered houses. The city area of Wermelskirchen (area: 74,74 km²) composed out of three district's: the initial Wermelskirchen and the incorporated, previously independent municipalities, Dhünn and Dabringhausen. Coat of arms The coat-of-arms of the city of Wermelskirchen looks like a silver shield split into thirds. In the left field is an oak tree. In the right field there is a Swan and pictured in the middle field there is a church. History From 1822 to 1945, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heart Of America (film)
''Heart of America'' (also released as ''Home Room'') is a 2002 Canadian-German drama film written and directed by Uwe Boll about the events leading up to and revolving around a shooting on the final day of school. The film features an ensemble cast including Jürgen Prochnow, Michael Paré, Elisabeth Moss, Patrick Muldoon, Clint Howard, and Brendan Fletcher. The film also addresses the issue of school bullying School bullying, like bullying outside the school context, refers to one or more perpetrators who have greater physical strength or more social power than their victim and who repeatedly act aggressively toward their victim. Bullying can be ver .... Plot The last day of school contains many problems for both teachers and students of Riverside High School, and there are multiple storylines about this. The principal, Harold Lewis, must discipline English teacher William Pratt, who has let his professional frustrations get the better of him, while guidance counselo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihilism
Nihilism () encompasses various views that reject certain aspects of existence. There have been different nihilist positions, including the views that Existential nihilism, life is meaningless, that Moral nihilism, moral values are baseless, and that Philosophical skepticism, knowledge is impossible. These views span various branches of philosophy, including ethics, value theory, epistemology, and metaphysics. Nihilism is often characterized as a broad cultural phenomenon or historical movement that pervades modernity in the Western world. Existential nihilism asserts that life is inherently meaningless and lacks a higher purpose. By suggesting that all individual and societal achievements are ultimately pointless, it can lead to Apathy, indifference, Motivation#Amotivation and akrasia, lack of motivation, and existential crises. In response, some philosophers propose detachment from worldly concerns while others seek to discover or create values. Moral nihilism, a related view, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA; ) is an American animal rights nonprofit organization based in Norfolk, Virginia, and led by Ingrid Newkirk, its international president. Founded in March 1980 by Newkirk and animal rights activist Alex Pacheco (activist), Alex Pacheco, the organization first gained attention in the summer of 1981 during what became known as the Silver Spring monkeys case.Schwartz, Jeffrey M. and Begley, Sharon. ''The Mind and the Brain: Neuroplasticity and the Power of Mental Force'', Regan Books, 2002, p. 161ff. * Pacheco, Alex and Francione, AnnaThe Silver Spring Monkeys in Peter Singer (ed.) ''In Defense of Animals'', Basil Blackwell 1985, pp. 135–147. The organization opposes factory farming, fur farming, animal testing, and other activities it considers to be exploitation of animals. The organization's controversial campaigns have been credited with drawing media attention to animal rights issues, but have also been widely criticize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seed (2007 Film)
''Seed'' is a 2007 Canadian horror film written, produced, and directed by Uwe Boll. Filming ran from July 17 to August 11, 2006, in British Columbia, Canada, on a $10 million budget. Plot As a boy, a reclusive and antisocial Sufferton resident, Max Seed, was disfigured in a school bus crash that killed everyone involved. In 1973, Seed began torturing and murdering people, filming some of his victims starving to death in his locked basement and racking up a body count of 666. In 1979, Detective Matt Bishop arrests Seed in a siege that claims the lives of five of Bishop's fellow officers. Seed is sentenced to death by electric chair and incarcerated on an island prison, where he is a model inmate, only acting out when he kills three guards who try to rape him. On Seed's execution date, the electric chair fails to kill him after two shocks. Not wanting Seed to be released due to a state law that says any convicted criminal who survives three jolts of 15,000 volts each for 45 seco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Far Cry (film)
''Far Cry'' is a 2008 English-language German action film loosely adapted from the video game of the same name. The film is directed by Uwe Boll and stars Til Schweiger. It was a major box-office bomb and received negative reviews. Plot On a remote island off the North American coast, a mercenary squad is attacked and slaughtered by a lone aggressor during a nighttime operation. The encounter is a result of the efforts of a scientist named Dr. Krieger to turn soldiers into mutants who boast superstrength and resillience, but are uncontrollable. Valerie Cardinal, an American journalist, is secretly receiving information about Krieger's research. She agrees to meet with her informant on Krieger's island and hires Jack Carver, a retired special forces operative now working as a tour skipper, to take her there. During the trip she reveals to Jack that her informant is her uncle Max, who she claims served with Jack. However, Jack denies having known him. Jack's boat reaches the isl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postal (film)
''Postal'' is a 2007 action comedy film co-written and directed by Uwe Boll, and starring Zack Ward, Dave Foley, Chris Coppola, Jackie Tohn, J. K. Simmons, Verne Troyer, Larry Thomas, David Huddleston and Seymour Cassel. Like some of Boll's previous films including '' House of the Dead'' (2003) and '' Alone in the Dark'' (2005), ''Postal'' is a film adaptation of a video game, in this case, '' Postal'' (1997), though this film draws more heavily from the video game's sequel, '' Postal 2'' (2003). Also like Boll's predecessors, it was a commercial failure, grossing less than 1% of its budget, and received negative reviews from critics. Plot The film begins with a prologue, showing Asif and Nabi, a fictional portrayal of two of the Flight 11 hijackers during the 9/11 attacks, debating the number of virgins they get as a reward for carrying out the attacks. After a long debate, they decide to call Osama bin Laden, their leader, to find out the exact amount. Osama tell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Mission
''The Last Mission'' () is a 1949 Greek drama film directed by Nikos Tsiforos. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Smaroula Giouli as Maria Mareli * Miranda Myrat as Anna Mareli * Vasilis Diamantopoulos as Miltiadis Marelis * Nikos Tzogias as Nikos * Dimos Starenios as the interpreter * Renos Koulmasis as Captain Friedrich * Sofi Lila as Smaragdi * Kimon Fletos as Lefteris * Giorgos Hamaratos * Spyros Kallimanis as the German commander * Vagelis Protopapas (as Evangelos Protopappas) as the interrogator * M. Takatakis M, or m, is the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet. M may also refer to: Companies and products * M (fragrance), a 2008 fragrance by Mariah Carey * M-series rangefinder, a series of Leica camera models * M (virtual assistant), a form ... * Thanasis Tzeneralis (as Athanasios Tzeneralis) as the police captain References External links * 1949 films 1949 drama films Greek drama films 1940s Greek films 1940s Greek-langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Worlds
Two Worlds may refer to: Film and television * ''Two Worlds'' (1922 film), a German silent film directed by Richard Löwenbein * ''Two Worlds'' (1930 British film), a film directed by E.A. Dupont * ''Two Worlds'' (1930 German film), a German-language version of the British film, also directed by Dupont * ''Two Worlds'' (2007 film), a French film directed by Daniel Cohen * ''Two Worlds'' (2019 film), a Burmese family drama film * "Two Worlds" (''Tenkai Knights''), the pilot episode of the anime series ''Tenkai Knights'' Music * ''Two Worlds'' (ATB album), 2000 * ''Two Worlds'' (Lee Ritenour and Dave Grusin album), 2000 *''Two Worlds'', an album by the Aschere Project featuring Dave Davies, 2010 *''Two Worlds'', an album by Tigers Jaw, 2010 * "Two Worlds" (song), by Phil Collins, 2000 *"Two Worlds", a song by Disturbed from ''Ten Thousand Fists ''Ten Thousand Fists'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Disturbed. It was released on September 20, 2005, by Repri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Name Of The King
''In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale'' (also known as ''Dungeon Siege: In the Name of the King'' or simply ''In the Name of the King'') is a 2007 English-language fantasy action film directed by Uwe Boll and starring Jason Statham, Claire Forlani, Leelee Sobieski, John Rhys-Davies, Ron Perlman, Ray Liotta and Burt Reynolds. It is inspired by the ''Dungeon Siege'' video game series, and was an international co-production between Germany, Canada, and the United States. It premiered at the Brussels Festival of Fantastic Films on April 11, 2007, and was released in theatres on November 29, 2007. Upon its release, the film was a critical and commercial failure, grossing only $13.1 million against a budget of $60 million. Plot In the kingdom of Ehb, a man known only as Farmer is living a happy life with his wife, Solana, and their young son, Zeph, in the town of Stonebridge. One day, the town gets attacked by the Krug, creatures known to be primitive and animal-like. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Reich
Nazi Germany, officially known as the German Reich and later the Greater German Reich, was the German state between 1933 and 1945, when Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party controlled the country, transforming it into a totalitarian dictatorship. The Third Reich, meaning "Third Realm" or "Third Empire", referred to the Nazi claim that Nazi Germany was the successor to the earlier Holy Roman Empire (800–1806) and German Empire (1871–1918). The Third Reich, which the Nazis referred to as the Thousand-Year Reich, ended in May 1945, after 12 years, when the Allies defeated Germany and entered the capital, Berlin, ending World War II in Europe. After Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany in 1933, the Nazi Party began to eliminate political opposition and consolidate power. A 1934 German referendum confirmed Hitler as sole ''Führer'' (leader). Power was centralised in Hitler's person, and his word became the highest law. The government was not a coordinated, cooperating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
