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Loft (2008 Film)
''Loft'' is a 2008 Belgian erotic mystery film directed by Erik Van Looy and written by Bart De Pauw, starring an ensemble cast of Flemish actors, led by Koen De Bouw, Filip Peeters, Bruno Vanden Broucke, Matthias Schoenaerts and Koen De Graeve. Plot Five married men share ownership of an upmarket loft, which they use to discreetly meet their respective mistresses. When the body of a murdered woman is found in that loft, the men begin to suspect each other of having committed the gruesome crime, as they are the only ones with keys to the premises. Through flashbacks, which are intertwined by scenes from the present, the story is unravelled. Cast * Koen De Bouw as Chris Van Outryve * Filip Peeters as Vincent Stevens * Matthias Schoenaerts as Filip Willems * as Luc Seynaeve * Koen De Graeve as Marnix Laureys * Veerle Baetens as Ann Marai * as Barbara Stevens * as Ellen Van Outryve * as Vicky Willems * Wine Dierickx as Elsie Seynaeve * Marie Vinck as Sarah Delporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Van Looy
Erik Ludovicus Maria Van Looy (; born 26 April 1962) is a Belgian film director known for his thriller movies. IMDb Van Looy is also a popular television host in who hosts ''De Slimste Mens ter Wereld'' (''The Smartest Person on Earth''), and has hosted ''De Pappenheimers''. The former is a television show aired on VIER where Van Looy and his team of comical judges are on a quest to find the world's smartest person, i.e., the one who has the best knowledge of politics, history, arts, sports, media and film. Awards and recognition His most famous films ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification (jurisprudence), justification or valid excuse (legal), excuse committed with the necessary Intention (criminal law), intention as defined by the law in a specific jurisdiction (area), jurisdiction. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the crime of killing a person with malice aforethought or with recklessness manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life.") This state of mind may, depending upon the jurisdiction, distinguish murder from other forms of unlawful homicide, such as manslaughter. Manslaughter is killing committed in the absence of Malice (law), ''malice'',This is "malice" in a technical legal sense, not the more usual English sense denoting an emotional state. See malice (law). such as in the case of voluntary manslaughter brought about by reasonable Provocation (legal), provocation, or diminished capacity. Involuntary manslaughter, ''Invol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Marsden
James Paul Marsden (born September 18, 1973) is an American actor. He began his acting career guest starring in the television shows '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' (1993), '' Touched by an Angel'' (1995), and '' Party of Five'' (1995). Marsden gained fame for his portrayal of Cyclops in the ''X-Men'' film series from 2000 to 2014, and for his roles in the films '' The Notebook'' (2004), '' Superman Returns'' (2006), '' Hairspray'' (2007), '' Enchanted'' (2007), '' 27 Dresses'' (2008), and '' Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues'' (2013). He portrayed John F. Kennedy in the drama film '' The Butler'' (2013) and Tom Wachowski in the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' film series (2020–present). Marsden starred in the science fiction series '' Westworld'' from 2016 to 2022 and in the black comedy series '' Dead to Me'' from 2019 to 2022, for which he received a nomination for a Critics' Choice Television Award. He played guest roles in the sitcoms '' Modern Family'' (2011) and ''30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Urban
Karl-Heinz Urban (born 7 June 1972) is a New Zealand actor. His career began with appearances in New Zealand films and television series such as '' Xena: Warrior Princess''. His first Hollywood role was in the 2002 horror film ''Ghost Ship''. Since then, he has starred in many high-profile movies, including as Éomer in the second and third installments of ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, Vaako in the second and third installments of the ''Riddick'' film series, Leonard McCoy in the ''Star Trek'' reboot film series, Kirill in ''The Bourne Supremacy'' (2004), John "Reaper" Grimm in ''Doom'' (2005), Judge Dredd in ''Dredd'' (2012), Gavin Magary in '' Pete's Dragon'' (2016), and Skurge in Marvel Studios' '' Thor: Ragnarok'' (2017). In 2013, he starred in the sci-fi series '' Almost Human''. Since 2019, he has starred as Billy Butcher in Amazon Prime Video's superhero streaming television series '' The Boys''. Early life Urban was born in Wellington, New Zealand. His father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Loft (film)
''The Loft'' is a 2014 erotic thriller film directed by Erik Van Looy. It is a remake of the 2008 Dutch-language Belgian film ''Loft'', which Van Looy also directed. The screenplay was written by Bart De Pauw and adapted by Wesley Strick. Starring Karl Urban, James Marsden, and Wentworth Miller, it also features Matthias Schoenaerts who reprises his role from the original film. The film was shot in mid-2011, but its theatrical release was delayed by a change of the film distributor. Dark Castle Entertainment originally acquired the US distribution rights, as they did for '' Splice'', with the intention of releasing the film through Warner Bros. When Joel Silver moved his office to Universal Studios, he took Dark Castle, and the film with him. Universal planned to release the film on August 29, 2014, but the studio pulled it from the schedule in favor of Legendary Pictures' ''As Above, So Below''. Universal and Dark Castle dropped the film, which was then picked up by Open Road F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoinette Beumer
Antoinette Beumer (born Janssen; 1962) is a Dutch film director. She is notable for having directed the 2010 films '' The Happy Housewife'' and ''Loft''. Biography Beumer was born as Antoinette Janssen in Nieuwer-Amstel, North Holland, the Netherlands. She is the sister of actresses Marjolein Beumer and Famke Janssen. Filmography Director * ''Rendez-Vous'' (2015) * '' Soof'' (2013) * '' Jackie'' (2012) * ''Loft A loft is a building's upper storey or elevated area in a room directly under the roof (American usage), or just an attic: a storage space under the roof usually accessed by a ladder (primarily British usage). A loft apartment refers to large ...'' (2010) * '' The Happy Housewife'' (2010) * ''See You in Vegas'' (2007) Writing Beumer's first novel, ''Mijn vader is een vliegtuig'' (2018), was awarded the Hebban Debuutprijs. The novel is partly autobiographical, about growing up with a father who has mental health problems. References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loft (2010 Film)
''Loft'' is a 2010 Dutch crime film directed by Antoinette Beumer. It is a remake of the 2008 Belgian film ''Loft''. The film sold 445,000 tickets in the Netherlands. Beumer said of it, "het gaat over vertrouwen, over hoe goed je elkaar kent" ("it is about trust, how well you know each other"). The remake has been described as "a clear-cut case of adaptational nationalism", as "the film's original incarnation would have been perfectly comprehensible in The Netherlands". Cast * Fedja van Huêt - Bart Fenneker * Barry Atsma - Matthias Stevens * Jeroen van Koningsbrugge - Willem van Eijk * Gijs Naber - Robert Hartman * Marwan Kenzari - Tom Fenneker * Anna Drijver - Ann Marai * Sallie Harmsen Sallie Harmsen (born May 2, 1989) is a Dutch actress having had roles in ''In Real Life (film), In Real Life'' for which she won Golden Calf for Best Actress at the Netherlands Film Festival 2008. Harmsen appeared in ''De Geheimen van Barslet'' Go ... - Sarah Lunter * Kim van Kooten - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Standaard
(, ) is a Flemish daily newspaper published in Belgium by Mediahuis (formerly Corelio and VUM). It was traditionally a Christian-Democratic paper, associated with the Christian-Democratic and Flemish Party, and in opposition to the Socialist Socialism is an economic ideology, economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse Economic system, economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership. It describes ... Flemish daily '' De Morgen''. In recent years has renounced its original ideological ties. History and profile In 1911, Frans Van Cauwelaert founded ''Ons Volk Ontwaakt'', the weekly journal of the Flemish Catholic student organization. In 1914, Van Cauwelaert, Alfons Van de Perre, and Arnold Hendrix formed a publishing company, ''De Standaard N.V.'' ("The Standard, Incorporated": the Standard Group). Their goal was to publish a conservative, Roman Catholic Church, Catholic, Flemish da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koko Flanel
''Koko Flanel'' is a Belgium, Belgian comedy movie directed by Stijn Coninx starring Urbanus, Bea Van der Maat, Willeke van Ammelrooy, and Ann Petersen. The movie was released in 1990 and was until 18 February 2009 the most successful Flanders, Flemish movie with respect to the number of visitors in Belgian movie theatres. It was then beaten by ''Loft (2008 film), Loft''.:nl:Lijst van succesvolste Belgische films, Chart of most successful Belgian movies Story Placide Smellekens is an unsuccessful market vendor of birdcages and accessories. His father demanded, just before dying, Placide must get married within one year. If not, his father will return as a ghost to haunt him. Placide explains this is going to be rather difficult: 1) woman do not turn up again after a date, 2) he is afraid to have children as ugly as the daughters of his brother. A few days later, Placide is at the market. At same time, a famous fashion company is taking photos to promote their expensive fur coat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scheldt
The Scheldt ( ; ; ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of Netherlands, the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corresponding to Old English ("shallow"), Modern English ''shoal'', Low German , West Frisian language, West Frisian , and obsolete Swedish language, Swedish ("thin"). Course The headwaters of the Scheldt are in Gouy, Aisne, Gouy, in the Aisne department of northern France. It flows north through Cambrai and Valenciennes, and enters Belgium near Tournai. Ghent developed at the confluence of the Lys (river), Lys, one of its main tributaries, and the Scheldt, which then turns east. Near Antwerp, the largest city on its banks, the Scheldt flows west into the Netherlands toward the North Sea. Originally there were two branches from that point: the Oosterschelde (Eastern Scheldt); and the Westerschelde (Western Scheldt). In the 19th century, however, the Dutch built a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after Tournai and Couvin. With a population of 565,039, it is the List of most populous municipalities in Belgium, most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million people, the country's Metropolitan areas in Belgium, second-largest metropolitan area after Brussels. Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium. Flowing through Antwerp is the river Scheldt. Antwerp is linked to the North Sea by the river's Western Scheldt, Westerschelde estuary. It is about north of Brussels, and about south of the Netherlands, Dutch border. The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe after Rotterdam and List of world's busiest container ports, within the top 20 globally. The city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostend
Ostend ( ; ; ; ) is a coastal city and municipality in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene and Zandvoorde, and the city of Ostend proper – the largest on the Belgian coast. History Middle Ages In the Early Middle Ages, Ostend was a small village built on the east-end () of an island (originally called Testerep) between the North Sea and a beach lake. Although small, the village rose to the status of "town" around 1265, when the inhabitants were allowed to hold a market and to build a market hall. The major source of income for the inhabitants was fishing. The North Sea coastline has always been rather unstable due to the power of the water. In 1395 the inhabitants decided to build a new Ostend behind large dikes and further away from the always-threatening sea. 15th–18th centuries The strategic position on the North Sea coast had major advantages for Ostend as a harbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
