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Café Derby
''Café Derby'' is a Belgian film directed by Lenny Van Wesemael and released on 11 September 2015 at the Ostend Film Festival. It is based upon the true story of Van Wesemael's father. Narrative In 1985, Georges and Renée are forced to close their pub due to what they claim to be "unfair competition" when another pub opens in the neighborhood, selling drinks and food at lower prices. For a source of income, Georges sells washing powders at markets and is a sales representative for very expensive water cleaners. Without Renée's knowledge, Georges makes an appointment with a real estate agent to visit a pub in a remote neighborhood next to the airport of Sint-Denijs-Westrem. Flanders Expo is also being built in the neighborhood. After Georges learns that Pope John Paul II is to celebrate an open-air mass at the airport, he signs the lease hoping to become rich in a short period of time. There are no competitors nearby and he has been told that the organizing committee for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Van Wesemael
Lenny or Lennie may refer to: People and fictional characters * Lenny (given name), a list of people and fictional characters * Lennie (surname), a list of people * Lenny (singer) (born 1993), Czech songwriter * Elena Naperotić, lennie (singer) (born 2001), Croatian singer-songwriter * Lenny Schultz (born 1933), retired American comedian and actor Arts and entertainment Music * Lenny (album), ''Lenny'' (album), by Lenny Kravitz * Lenny (instrumental), "Lenny" (instrumental), by Stevie Ray Vaughan * Lenny (Buggles song), "Lenny" (Buggles song), a 1982 song by The Buggles * Lenny (Supergrass song), "Lenny" (Supergrass song), a 1995 song by Supergrass * List of guitars used by Stevie Ray Vaughan#Lenny, Lenny, a guitar owned by Stevie Ray Vaughan * Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, pianist and composer Other arts and entertainment * Lenny (bot), an anti-telemarketing chatbot * Lenny (film), ''Lenny'' (film), a 1974 biography of Lenny Bruce * Lenny (short story), "Lenny" (short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Films
2015 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, festivals, and a list of films released and notable deaths. Fox Film (now 20th Century Fox), Universal City, California and Universal Studios Lot celebrated their 100th anniversaries; '' The Sound of Music'' and Dolby celebrated their 50th anniversaries. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of '' The New Yorker'' described 2015 as, "one of Hollywood's worst years" but also stated that it was also "a terrific year for movies over all". He emphasized that, "The anticipated Oscarizables have mainly ranged from the blandly enjoyable to the droningly disastrous. Partly, the problem is merely one of scheduling: most of Hollywood's inspired directors, the ones whose images have a natural musical sublimity and complexity, weren't on call this year. My list reflects the unfortunate accident of a calendar year with no release by many of the best American directors working in or out of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goetsenhoven
Tienen (; ) is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises Tienen itself and the towns of Bost, Goetsenhoven, Hakendover, Kumtich, Oorbeek, Oplinter, Sint-Margriete-Houtem and Vissenaken. On 1 January 2017, Tienen had a total population of 34,365. The total area is , which gives a population density of . History Tienen was once a Roman settlement and trade center with roads to other important places. In the early Middle Ages, the town was probably ruled by an old German family Thienen. During the 1635 to 1659 Franco-Spanish War, Tienen was part of the Spanish Netherlands and was captured by a combined Franco-Dutch army in May 1635. Its capture resulted in one of the most serious atrocities of the Dutch Revolt; the town was sacked, over 200 civilians killed and many buildings damaged, including Catholic churches and monasteries. This ended Dutch prospects of winning over the predominantly Catholic population of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wondelgem
Wondelgem () is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. In 1885, 1900 and 1920, parts of the original municipality were already annexed to Ghent. On 1 January 1977, the municipality of Wondelgem was merged into Ghent. History In the 9th century the Carolingian The Carolingian dynasty ( ; known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, descendants of the Arnulfing and Pippinid c ... emperors named Lander Van Camp and Robbe Van Camp owned a large estate in Wondelgem. Ghent has a total population of about 230,000, of which about 17,601, people live in Wondelgem. Famous births * May Sarton, Belgian-American writer. References Sub-municipalities of Ghent Former municipalities of East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giskard Van Wesemael
The following is a list of characters in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series. Kelden Amadiro Kelden Amadiro is a Spacer and the main antagonist in the novels '' The Robots of Dawn'' and ''Robots and Empire''. He is the head of the Robotics Institute on Aurora. He is known for being extremely against the expansion of Earth to other planets, and in the end even tries to destroy the Earth by speeding up the rate of radiation in its crust. His memory of this is erased by R. Giskard Reventlov; however R. Giskard Reventlov allows Levular Mandamus to destroy the Earth because his motives were more beneficial for humanity and were therefore allowable by the Zeroth Law of Robotics (which was developed by R. Daneel Olivaw): since a slow increase in the rate of radiation would drive Earthpeople to the outer worlds, but a quick increase like Amadiro wanted, would kill the Earth with its population still on it. Bentley Baley Bentley ("Ben") Baley is a fictional character in ''Robot'' series. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Van Eeghem
Marc Van Eeghem (14 September 1960 – 14 December 2017) was a Belgian actor. Career Theatre Van Eeghem studied acting at the Studio Herman Teirlinck until 1983. That year marked the start of a career in theater, in addition to roles in feature films and television series. In the theater he played for the Flemish and Dutch companies Arca, De Tijd, Het Zuidelijk Toneel, Toneelhuis, DAS theater and 't Arsenaal. He made his name in productions such as The Man Without Qualities, Desperado, Hamlet vs Hamlet, The Blind, Maria Stuart and Passions Humaines. Movie and television work It is a somewhat ironic twist of fate that the authentic theater man Marc Van Eeghem became popular with his television work. There are few series in the nineties and noughties on the Flemish broadcasters VRT and VTM in which he has not appeared. And always with commitment and conviction, with strength and talent. Van Eeghem had leading roles in series like Ons geluk'','' Return to Oosterdonk, De Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Günther Lesage
Günther, Guenther, Ginther, Gunther, and the variants Günter, Guenter, Guenther, Ginter, and Gunter, are Germanic names derived from ''Gunthere, Gunthari'', composed of '' *gunþiz'' "battle" (Old Norse ''gunnr'') and ''heri, hari'' "army". Gunder and Gunnar are the North Germanic equivalents in Scandinavia. The name may refer to: People *Günther (given name) * Günther (singer), the stage persona of Swedish musician Mats Söderlund *Gunther (wrestler), professional wrestler signed to WWE * Günther (surname) Places * Gunther Island, in Humboldt Bay, California *Guenther, Wisconsin, a town in Marathon County Ships *, a number of ships with this name Fictional characters * Gunther, a character in the television show ''Friends'' * Gunther Magnuson, a character in '' Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil'' * Günther Bachmann, a character in the film ''A Most Wanted Man'' * Gunther Berger, a character in the '' Luann'' comic strip * Gunther Breech, a character in the Canadian a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Van Dijck
A dirk is a long-bladed thrusting dagger.Chisholm, Hugh (ed.); "Dagger", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 11th ed., Vol. VII, New York, NY: Cambridge University Press (1910), p. 729. Historically, it gained its name from the Highland dirk (Scottish Gaelic ) where it was a personal weapon of officers engaged in naval hand-to-hand combat during the Age of SailO'Brian, Patrick; ''Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy'', New York: W. W. Norton & Co., (1974), p. 35. as well as the personal sidearm of Highlanders. It was also the traditional sidearm of the Highland Clansman and later used by the officers, pipers, and drummers of Scottish Highland regiments around 1725 to 1800 and by Japanese naval officers. Etymology The term is associated with Scotland in the Early Modern Era, being attested from about 1600. The term was spelled ''dork'' or ''dirk'' during the 17th century,Head, T. F.; ''The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology'' Oxford University Press (1996) . presumed relate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geert Van Rampelberg
Geert is a Dutch given name of Germanic origin, equivalent to the German Gerd and the English Gerry. The name is a condensed form of Gerard, itself a combination of the Germanic words ''ger'' (spear) and ''hard'' (strong or brave) meaning "strong" or "brave with the spear". The name's common female equivalent is Geertje. The pronunciation of the name varies slightly, depending on whether or not the speaker uses a variety of Dutch which distinguishes between the phonemes and . While speakers of most northern varieties of Dutch, which do not distinguish between the two phonemes, will pronounce the name as or , speakers of southern varieties will generally pronounce it as {{IPA, eːrt. Although Geert is a name in its own right, it is often the given name of persons who are formally called Gerard or Gerardus. The latter name refers usually to saints Gerard of Toul or Gerard Majella. People with the given name *Geert Bakker (1921–1993), Dutch sailor * Geert Egberts Boer (1832 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Segers
Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett, Benson or Ebenezer, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin'' (بن), ''Ibn''/''ebn'' (ابن). Ben (賁/便嗯 ) is a Chinese surname. People with the given name * Ben Adams (born 1981), member of the British boy band A1 * Ben Affleck (born 1972), American Academy Award-winning actor and screenwriter * Ben Ashkenazy (born 1968/69), American billionaire real estate developer * Ben Askren (born 1984), American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist * Ben Axtman (born 1933), American politician * Ben Bailey (born 1970), American comedian and game show host * Ben Banogu (born 1996), American football player * Ben Barba (born 1989), Australian rugby player * Ben Barnes (other), multiple people * Ben Bartch (born 1998), American football player * Ben Bartlett, British composer * Ben Becker ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |