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Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk
Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk is a Bhutanese actor and film producer. He was born in 1982 to an army captain and a teacher. Growing up in remote Bhutan, he was able to nurture his love for the natural world. Today he advocates for the environment. He is known for his role as the 14-year-old Dalai Lama in the movie ''Seven Years in Tibet.'' For this role he was nominated for the ''YoungStar Award''. His younger brother Sonam starred in the role of the 8-year-old Dalai Lama. In 2017, Jamyang studied film producing at the inaugural Busan Asian Film School in South Korea. A year later he wrote and directed his first short film, The Open Door, which premiered in Locarno Festival and won an award at the Seoul International Senior Film Festival. Currently, Jamyang is gearing up for a cycling campaign to raise awareness on climate change issues. Filmography Actor: * 1997: ''Seven Years in Tibet'' * 2013, 2015 (re-edited): ''Gyalsey - the legacy of a prince'' * 2016 ''Honeygiver Among the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhutan
Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous country, Bhutan is known as "Druk Yul," or "Land of the Thunder Dragon". Nepal and Bangladesh are located near Bhutan but do not share a land border. The country has a population of over 727,145 and territory of and ranks 133rd in terms of land area and 160th in population. Bhutan is a Constitutional Democratic Monarchy with King as head of state and Prime Minister as head of government. Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism is the state religion and the Je Khenpo is the head of state religion. The subalpine Himalayan mountains in the north rise from the country's lush subtropical plains in the south. In the Bhutanese Himalayas, there are peaks higher than above sea level. Gangkhar Puensum is Bhutan's highest peak and is the high ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14th Dalai Lama
The 14th Dalai Lama (spiritual name Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso, known as Tenzin Gyatso (Tibetan: བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: ''bsTan-'dzin rgya-mtsho''); né Lhamo Thondup), known as Gyalwa Rinpoche to the Tibetan people, is the current Dalai Lama. He is the highest spiritual leader and former head of the country of Tibet. He was born on 6 July 1935, or in the Tibetan calendar, in the Wood-Pig Year, 5th month, 5th day. He is considered a living Bodhisattva, specifically, an emanation of Avalokiteśvara in Sanskrit and Chenrezig in Tibetan. He is also the leader and a monk of the Gelug school, the newest school of Tibetan Buddhism, formally headed by the Ganden Tripa. The central government of Tibet, the Ganden Phodrang, invested the Dalai Lama with temporal duties until his exile in 1959. The 14th Dalai Lama was born to a farming family in Taktser (Hongya Village), in the traditional Tibetan region of Amdo (admini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Years In Tibet (1997 Film)
''Seven Years in Tibet'' is a 1997 American biographical war drama film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. It is based on Austrian mountaineer and Schutzstaffel (SS) sergeant Heinrich Harrer's 1952 memoir ''Seven Years in Tibet'', about his experiences in Tibet between 1944 and 1951. ''Seven Years in Tibet'' stars Brad Pitt and David Thewlis, and has music composed by John Williams with a feature performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. In the film, Harrer (Pitt) and fellow-Austrian Peter Aufschnaiter (Thewlis) are mountaineering in 1930s British India. When World War II begins in 1939, their German citizenship results in their imprisonment in a prisoner-of-war camp in Dehradun in the Himalayas. In 1944, Harrer and Aufschnaiter escape the prison and cross the border into Tibet, traversing the treacherous high plateau. There, after initially being ordered to return to India, they are welcomed at the holy city of Lhasa and become absorbed into an unfamiliar way of life. Harrer is introduce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 In Film
The year 1997 in film involved many significant films, including '' Titanic'', '' The Full Monty'', '' Gattaca'', ''Donnie Brasco'', '' Good Will Hunting'', '' L.A. Confidential'', ''The Fifth Element'', '' Nil by Mouth'', '' The Spanish Prisoner'', and the beginning of the film studio DreamWorks. Highest-grossing films The top 10 films released in 1997 by worldwide gross are as follows: Box office records *'' Titanic'' became the first movie in history to pass at the box office on March 1, 1998. '' Titanic'' held the record for the highest-grossing movie of all time for 12 years until it was surpassed by '' Avatar'' on January 25, 2010. * Sony Pictures became the year's highest-grossing distributor in the United States and Canada, with in domestic gross. It was the first time Sony Pictures topped the domestic box office, after Disney was the top-grossing domestic distributor for the previous three years. Events * The ''Star Wars'' Special Editions, a theatrical annive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 In Film
The following tables list films released in 2013. Three popular films (''Top Gun'', ''Jurassic Park'', and ''The Wizard of Oz'') were re-released in 3D and IMAX. Evaluation of the year Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' said, "The year 2013 has been an amazing one for movies, though maybe every year is an amazing year for movies if one is ready to be amazed by movies. It’s also a particularly apt year to make a list of the best films. Making a list is not merely a numerical act but also a polemical one, and the best of this year’s films are polemical in their assertion of the singularity of cinema, as well as of the art form’s opposition to the disposable images of television. The 2013 crop comprises an unplanned, if not accidental, collective declaration of the essence of the cinema, an art of images and sounds that, at their best, don’t exist to tell a story or to tantalize the audience (though they may well do so) but, rather, to reflect a crisis in the life of the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 In Film
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. 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 the Hollywood system, such as Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola, Wes Anderson, Miranda July, Terrence Malick, James Gray, David Fincher, Steven Soderbergh, and Paul Thomas Anderson." Highest-grossing films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honeygiver Among The Dogs
''Honeygiver Among the Dogs'' is a 2016 Bhutanese mystery film directed by Dechen Roder. It was screened in the Panorama section of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Cast * Jamyang Jamtsho Wangchuk as Kinley * Sonam Tashi Choden as Choden * Kunga T. Dorji as Chief Wangdi * Cencho Dorji as Norbu * Deki Yangchen as Jampa Plot Kinley arrives in a small village to investigate the disappearance and death of the abbess of the local nunnery. His number one suspect is a woman named Choden, and once word gets out, Jampa, a young girl runs to warn Choden. The locals tell Kinsley that Choden is a demoness and brings the village bad luck, but she has gone missing. The police chief instructs Kinley to go undercover, search for her, and try to obtain information. The next day Jampa surprises Kinley by telling him the bus that Choden will be traveling on. Kinley dresses in plain clothes and boards the same bus as Choden. At a rest stop she approaches him, noticing that he's also r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 In Music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2004. Specific locations *2004 in British music *2004 in Irish music *2004 in Norwegian music * 2004 in South Korean Music Specific genres *2004 in classical music *2004 in country music *2004 in heavy metal music *2004 in hip hop music * 2004 in Latin music *2004 in jazz Events January–February *January 1 **The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti. ** Kurt Nilsen wins '' World Idol''. * January 3 – Britney Spears marries Jason Allen Alexander, a childhood friend, in Las Vegas. The marriage is annulled 55 hours later. * January 15 – Rapper Mystikal is sentenced to six years in prison for sexual battery. * January 16– February 1 – The Big Day Out festival takes place in Australia and New Zealand, headlined by Metallica. A Perfect Circle is originally named in the lineup but later withdraw, with Fear Factory appearing as a mystery artist in place of all of A Perfect Circle's sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What Remains Of Us
''What Remains of Us'' (french: Ce qu'il reste de nous) is a 2004 Canadian documentary film exploring the survival of the nonviolent resistance movement in Tibet. The documentary was shot over eight years without the knowledge of the Chinese authorities. Synopsis A young Tibetan from Québec, Canada, enters her homeland for the first time — carrying a clandestine video message from the 14th Dalai Lama to Tibetans inside Tibet. Security Released in 2004, the film raised controversy for showing the faces of 103 Tibetans speaking about human rights. Tibetans were informed of the purpose of the filming. The ones who appear made the choice to participate despite the risks. Hoping to enhance individual safety as much as possible, the NFB implemented strict security measures to all screenings of the film: no cameras or cell phones were allowed in the theater and security guards were watching the audience with infrared night-vision equipment. The goal was to prevent copies of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national "newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baseline (database)
Studio System by Gracenote, formerly known as Baseline StudioSystems, is an American e-commerce company. It was founded in 1982 and licenses its commercial entertainment database, known as Studio System. It is owned by Gracenote, a subsidiary of Nielsen Holdings. History James Monaco founded Baseline in 1982. Their primary product, an entertainment database, was launched in 1985. Monaco left Baseline in 1992, and Paul Kagan Associates purchased it the following year. Big Entertainment purchased the database in 1999 and subsequently renamed themselves to Hollywood.com. The same year, Creative Planet purchased The Studio System, a rival database founded in 1987, from Brookfield Communications. In 2004, Hollywood.com's parent company, Hollywood Media, purchased The Studio System and merged the two databases. Two years later, The New York Times Company purchased the now-renamed Baseline StudioSystems and integrated it into NYTimes.com, only to sell it back to Hollywood.co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Movie Guide
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data was accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic.com, AllMovie.com and AllGame.com were sold by Rovi in August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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