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METRORail METRORail is the 23.8 mi light rail system in Houston, Texas (USA). As of 2015, the METRORail has an average weekday ridership of 60,600 and total annual ridership of 16,500,400. After Dallas' DART Light Rail, METRORail ranks as the second most-traveled light rail system in the Southern United States and the 12th most-traveled light rail system in the United States. METRORail is operated by the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO).
Manila Light Rail Transit System The Manila Light Rail Transit System (Filipino: "Sistema ng Magaang Riles Panlulan ng Maynila" ) popularly and informally known as the LRT is a metropolitan rail system serving the Metro Manila area in the Philippines. Although referred to as a light rail system because it originally used light rail vehicles, it has characteristics that make it more akin to a rapid transit (metro) system, such as high passenger throughput, exclusive right-of-way and later use of full metro rolling stock. The system is operated by the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA), a government-owned and controlled corporation under the authority of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC). Along with the Manila Metro Rail Transit System (MRT-3, also called the new Yellow Line), and Philippine National Railways's commuter line, the system makes up Metro Manila's rail infrastructure.
DART Light Rail DART Light Rail is a light rail system in Dallas, Texas and its suburbs owned and operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit. The system comprises 93 mi among its four lines — the Red Line , the Blue Line , the Green Line , and the Orange Line . It is the longest light rail system in the United States. As of the fourth quarter of 2014, the system has an average weekday ridership of 101,800, making it the largest light rail system in the Southern United States by ridership, and the seventh largest in the United States by ridership. As of Fiscal Year 2015, the system average weekday riderships had fallen to 97,800. (The system utilizes 163 light rail trains manufactured by Kinki Sharyo, with all trains being converted to "Super" LRVs which feature level boarding and higher passenger capacity.
List of Los Angeles Metro Rail stations In Los Angeles County, California, the Metro Rail system, is a combined rapid transit and light rail system, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA). The system is composed of two rapid transit lines and four light rail lines that run on 105.8 mi of track. As of March 2012, Los Angeles County Metro Rail serves an average of 323,870 passengers each weekday, 192,943 each Saturday, and 146,646 each Sunday. Metro Rail is one of the largest rapid transit and light rail systems in the United States by ridership. This is complemented by Metro's two Metro Liner bus rapid transit lines.
Colombo Monorail The Colombo Monorail is a proposed monorail system to be built in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The project is estimated to cost US$1.3 billion. Construction was proposed to begin in 2Q 2015. However a Japanese JICA transportation master plan for Colombo did not recommend a Monorail as a priority and recommended a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) , Railway electrification an overhead light rail system instead. A separate study by the Ministry of Megapolis and Western development (see below for more information) also revealed that a Light Rail system is much more feasible than Monorail and decided to go with a Light Rail system, electrified railway system and an Inland water transport ( a brand new boat/ferry service that utilises Colombo’s historic canal network) under the Western Region Megapolis project.
GO-ALRT GO ALRT (Government of Ontario Advanced Light Rail Transit) was a light rail system proposed by GO Transit in 1982. The ARLT system would have been implemented along two new lines in the Greater Toronto Area. It would have used a new electric train to provide interurban service along the existing and new GO corridors. The system was based on an enlarged UTDC ICTS vehicle that was designed to offer a good compromise between passenger capacity and the level of infrastructure needed to support it. The project was cancelled due to budget cuts of the Tory government in 1985, although a number of the proposed lines were later implemented using conventional heavy rail systems.
Victory Sports One Victory Sports One was a cable and satellite television regional sports network owned by the Minnesota Twins baseball team. It was first conceived in 2001 and launched on October 31, 2003. Victory Sports was the exclusive cable TV home of Twins games for the first month of the 2004 season; in addition, it was planned to have coverage of various Minnesota college and high school games along with outdoors programming, including former Twin Kent Hrbek's popular program. The channel also simulcast ESPNEWS.
Altitude Sports and Entertainment Altitude Sports and Entertainment (usually referred to as simply Altitude) is an American regional sports cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Stan Kroenke's Kroenke Sports & Entertainment. The channel, which serves the Rocky Mountain region of the United States (specifically the Denver metropolitan area), features a mix of professional, collegiate and high school sporting events as well as some entertainment-based programming.
Fox Sports Arizona Fox Sports Arizona is an American regional sports network that is owned by Fox Cable Networks, a unit of the Fox Entertainment Group division of 21st Century Fox, and operates as an affiliate of Fox Sports Networks. The channel broadcasts professional, collegiate and high school sports events, with a primary focus on Phoenix area teams. It is available on most cable providers throughout Arizona; Fox Sports Arizona is also available nationwide on satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network.
Charlie Moore (television personality) Charlie Moore (born November 7, 1970 in Wakefield, Massachusetts), sometimes known as "Charlie Moore the Mad Fisherman", is an American television sports personality. He is host of "Charlie Moore: No Offense" on the NBC Sports Network and "Charlie Moore Outdoors" on the New England Sports Network (NESN).
Spectrum Sports (New York) Spectrum Sports is a network of regional sports cable television stations serving much of the upstate New York area. The stations, which are owned and operated by Charter Communications through its acquisition of Time Warner Cable in May 2016, are available in Rochester, Binghamton, Syracuse and Buffalo. The network broadcasts a variety of local college and minor league sports broadcasts and is the de facto successor to the Buffalo-based Empire Sports Network. Unlike most regional sports networks, Spectrum Sports is not available on satellite television, nor is it available in areas of upstate that are served by companies other than Charter Spectrum (such as Atlantic Broadband in Cattaraugus County).
Fox Sports Sun Fox Sports Sun, formerly Sun Sports and originally Sunshine Network, is an American regional sports network that is owned by Fox Cable Networks, a unit of the Fox Entertainment Group division of 21st Century Fox, and operates as an affiliate of Fox Sports Networks. The channel broadcasts local coverage of professional, collegiate and sporting events in the state of Florida, with a focus on professional sports teams based in Miami, Tampa and Orlando. Fox Sports Sun and sister regional sports network Fox Sports Florida are headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Spectrum Sports (Kansas City) Spectrum Sports is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network that is owned by Charter Communications. The channel mainly serves the Kansas City metropolitan area; Lawrence, Kansas; and the state of Nebraska. In addition to being carried on Charter Spectrum systems in the Kansas City area, it is currently available on cable providers such as Comcast and MIDCO in metropolitan Kansas City, Lawrence, and areas of Nebraska. As of March 31, 2011, it was available in approximately 500,000 households.
New England Sports Network NESN (New England Sports Network) is an American regional sports cable and satellite television network that is owned by a joint venture of Fenway Sports Group (which owns a controlling 80% interest, and is the owner of Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club) and Delaware North (which owns the remaining 20% interest in the network, and owns the Boston Bruins and the TD Garden). Headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, the network is primarily carried on cable providers throughout New England (except in Fairfield County, Connecticut, which is part of the greater New York City media market). NESN is also distributed nationally on satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network and as NESN National via select cable providers. NESN is also on PlayStation Vue at the same areas it is broadcast on cable.
Cox Sports Television Cox Sports Television (CST) is an American regional sports cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Cox Television. The channel, which serves the Gulf South region of the United States, features a mix of professional, collegiate and high school sporting events. Cox Sports Television is headquartered in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, Louisiana.
Spectrum SportsNet (Los Angeles) Spectrum SportsNet and Spectrum Deportes, formerly Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes, (abbreviated as TWC SportsNet and TWC Deportes) are American regional sports cable and satellite television networks that are owned by Charter Communications through its acquisition of Time Warner Cable in May 2016, with the Los Angeles Lakers maintaining editorial control over the content, including team-assigned reporters and anchors, as well as team-related programming. The networks are based near the Lakers' team headquarters in the Los Angeles suburb of El Segundo, California.
The Little Mermaid (TV series) Disney's The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a mermaid prior to the events of the film. This series is the first Disney television series to be spun off from a major animated film. Some of the voice actors of the film reprise their roles in the series, among them Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, Kenneth Mars as King Triton and Pat Carroll as Ursula. Other voice actors include Edan Gross and Bradley Pierce as Flounder, and Jeff Bennett as Prince Eric.
Mark Elliot (voice-over artist) Mark Elliot (born September 24, 1939) is an American voice-over artist best known as the primary voice for Walt Disney Entertainment from 1983 to 2008. He also provided voice overs for trailers of non-Disney films, logos, feature presentation bumpers and commercials. He's well known for his voice overs in theatrical and home video trailers for films produced by The Walt Disney Studios from the 1980s to the 2000s. He was also the voice of CBS and FOX throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and various theatrical trailers for such non-Disney animated movies as "All Dogs Go to Heaven", "The Seventh Brother", "Rover Dangerfield", "Rock-A-Doodle", "", "The Magic Voyage", "The Thief and the Cobbler", "Once Upon a Forest", "The Princess And The Goblin", "Andre", "Asterix Conquers America", "The Swan Princess", "The Pagemaster", "The Pebble and the Penguin", "Balto", "All Dogs Go to Heaven 2", "Tiny Heroes" ("Vacak 2 - az erdő hőse"), "Zeus and Roxanne", "The Fearless Four", "The Prince of Egypt", "The Adventures of Brer Rabbit", "", "House Arrest", and "". In addition to his behind-the-scenes work, Elliott starred with four other notable voice artists in the 1997 short film "5 Men and a Limo". One of his most well-known voice-overs for Disney is the catchphrase "And now, our feature presentation," which he says at the start of most animated Disney films on video on a "Feature Presentation" bumper.
Peter Pan (1953 film) Peter Pan is a 1953 American animated adventure film produced by Walt Disney and based on the play "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up" by J. M. Barrie. It is the 14th Disney animated feature film and was originally released on February 5, 1953, by RKO Radio Pictures. "Peter Pan" is the final Disney animated feature released through RKO before Walt Disney's founding of his own distribution company, Buena Vista Distribution, later in 1953 after the film was released. "Peter Pan" is also the final Disney film in which all nine members of Disney's Nine Old Men worked together as directing animators. It is also the second Disney animated film starring Kathryn Beaumont, Heather Angel, and Bill Thompson after their roles in the animated feature "Alice in Wonderland".
The Happy Wanderers The Happy Wanderers was a nationally syndicated travelogue television show that originally aired on KTLA, Channel 5 in Los Angeles, California in the 1960s. The weekly program featured travel destinations, tips, expenses, and highlights. The series was originally produced by Barry Weinstein, David Eisenlohr and Charles Sutton, narrated by Stan Bohrman, which featured Slim Barnard and Henrietta Barnard. Co-hosts included Milas Hinshaw and Buddy Noonan, who was executive producer. The Happy Wanderer theme song by Friedrich W. Moller, with lyrics by Antonia Ridge, was scored by David Dunn Productions of Hollywood, CA. Sponsored by local area Ford dealers, the show received an ARB and Nielsen rating of 15 as of June 2, 1965, making that series the most popular local television show in Southern California. Television personality Huell Howser later featured Slim and Henrietta Barnard on his show, "Visiting with Huell Howser".
Andrea Beaumont Andrea Beaumont, also known as the Phantasm, is a fictional supervillain in the DC animated universe created by Alan Burnett and Paul Dini. Beaumont first appeared as the main antagonist in the 1993 animated film "", where she was established as the ex-fiancée of Bruce Wayne/Batman. Dana Delany provided the voice work for Andrea and Stacy Keach provided the electronically modified voice of her "Phantasm" alter ego. Andrea Beaumont has made occasional cameo appearances in various "Batman" titles in her Phantasm guise, often as a freelance assassin.
LA Urban Rangers The Los Angeles Urban Rangers is a group of scholars and artists who interpret domestic and international urban landscapes using the perspective of the United States National Park Service. The group develops "guided hikes, campfire talks, field kits, and other interpretive tools to spark creative explorations of everyday habitats." Their most recent and longest-running outing - the Malibu Public Beach Safari - has been featured in media reports and by Huell Howser on his show. The group was formed to highlight all the wonders of Los Angeles—both concrete and natural.
California's Gold California's Gold is a public television human interest program that explores the natural, cultural, and historical features of California. The series ran for 24 seasons beginning in 1991, and was produced and hosted by Huell Howser in collaboration with KCET, Los Angeles. The series ceased production when Howser retired in November 2012, shortly before his death on January 7, 2013, although episodes continued to be shown for some time after his death. In May 2016, KCET showed a "lost" episode on the Charles F. Lummis House, now considered to be the final episode.
A Test Before Trying "A Test Before Trying" is the tenth episode of the 24th season of "The Simpsons" and the 518th episode overall. It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on January 13, 2013. The episode is dedicated to the memory of Huell Howser, who appeared in the episode "O Brother, Where Bart Thou?". In the Season 16 episode, "There's Something About Marrying", the travel journalist (who has a similar name), that gave Springfield a score of 6/10, thereby causing the town to lose its tourists was based on him. The character in that episode was voiced by Karl Wiedergott.
Huell Howser Huell Burnley Howser (October 18, 1945 – January 7, 2013) was an American television personality, actor, producer, writer, singer, and voice artist, best known for hosting, producing, and writing "California's Gold", his human interest show produced by KCET in Los Angeles for California PBS stations. The archive of his video chronicles offers an enhanced understanding of the history, culture, and people of California. He also voiced the Backson in "Winnie the Pooh" (2011).
Mickey's House of Villains Mickey's House of Villains (also known as House of Mouse: The Villains) is a 2002 direct-to-video animated film produced by The Walt Disney Company (Walt Disney Television Animation and Toon City Animation, with animation coordination by Walt Disney Feature Animation Florida. It is based on the Disney Channel animated television series "Disney's House of Mouse" and a sequel to the direct-to-video animated film "", starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Daisy Duck and Disney Villains that have appeared in past Disney productions. It was released on both VHS and DVD by Walt Disney Home Video on September 3, 2002. It was followed by a 2004 direct-to-video animated film, "", produced by DisneyToon Studios, on August 17, 2004.
Wake in Fright Wake in Fright (initially released as Outback outside Australia) is a 1971 psychological thriller film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones and starring Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty, Sylvia Kay and Jack Thompson. Based on Kenneth Cook's 1961 novel of the same name, the film follows a young schoolteacher from Sydney who descends into personal moral degradation after finding himself stranded in a brutal, menacing town in outback Australia.
Winter People Winter People is a 1989 romantic drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff. It stars Kurt Russell and Kelly McGillis.
Girl Crazy (1929 film) Girl Crazy was a 1929 comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Andy Clyde as "a girl-crazy sexagenarian". The film's story is credited to Hampton Del Ruth, Alfred J. Goulding, Harry McCoy, Earle Rodney, and Mack Sennett.
North Dallas Forty North Dallas Forty is a 1979 American sports comedy-drama film starring Nick Nolte, Mac Davis, and G. D. Spradlin set in the decadent world of American professional football in the late 1970s. It was directed by Ted Kotcheff and based on the best-selling novel by Peter Gent. The screenplay was by Kotcheff, Gent, Frank Yablans, and Nancy Dowd (uncredited). This was the first film role for Davis, a popular country music recording artist.
The Alligator People The Alligator People is a 1959 CinemaScope science fiction horror film directed by Roy Del Ruth. It stars Beverly Garland, Bruce Bennett and Lon Chaney Jr. This film was the penultimate feature directed by Del Ruth and quite different than those of his days at Warner Bros.
The Shooter (1995 film) The Shooter (original title), later released as Hidden Assassin, is a 1995 American action drama directed by Ted Kotcheff and starring Dolph Lundgren as a deputy United States Marshal who gets caught up in politics when he is hired to solve the assassination of a Cuban ambassador.
Hampton Del Ruth Hampton Del Ruth (September 7, 1879 – May 15, 1958) was an American film actor, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Among other work, he wrote the intertitles for the final American studio-made silent film "" (1935).
Two Gentlemen Sharing Two Gentlemen Sharing is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ted Kotcheff, written by Evan Jones and starring Robin Phillips, Judy Geeson, Esther Anderson, Hal Frederick, Norman Rossington and Rachel Kempson. An upper-class white Englishman is forced to confront his own feelings and prejudices when the London flat he advertises for sharing is taken up by an Oxford-educated black Jamaican.
Sam Trautman Colonel Samuel "Sam" Trautman is a fictional character in the "Rambo" novel and film series. His first appearance was in David Morrell's novel "First Blood". His character was expanded on in the film series where he was played by Richard Crenna, although Kirk Douglas was cast in the part, had been outfitted and shown up on the first day of shooting. It was then that Douglas, already unhappy with the ending, decided more rewrites were required. Director Ted Kotcheff and producers Mario Kassar and Andrew G. Vajna strongly disagreed and Douglas left the production. Richard Crenna was then contacted and arrived on set the next day. Marketing stills of Kirk Douglas in the uniform of Col. Trautman exist and are now part of the extras on the DVD of "First Blood".
Why Must I Die? Why Must I Die? is a 1960 neo noir film directed by Roy Del Ruth, and starring Terry Moore and Debra Paget. It was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with "The Jailbreakers". This was director Roy Del Ruth's final film.
Travis (band) Travis is a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1990, composed of Fran Healy (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dougie Payne (bass guitar, backing vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). The band's name comes from the Harry Dean Stanton character Travis Henderson from the film "Paris, Texas". The band is widely claimed by the media as having paved the way for other bands such as Keane and Coldplay to go onto achieve worldwide success throughout the 2000s, particularly through the band's "The Man Who" (1999) album.
Where You Stand (song) "Where You Stand" is a song by alternative rock band Travis, written by Dougie Payne, Holly Partridge and Fran Healy. It was released on 30 April 2013 as the lead single from the band's seventh studio album, "Where You Stand".
Wreckorder Wreckorder is the debut solo album from Travis frontman, Fran Healy. The album was released on 4 October 2010, on Healy's private label, WreckordLabel. The album was recorded in late 2009 in Berlin and New York City, before being completed in Vermont in early 2010. It was produced by Emery Dobyns, with contributions from Paul McCartney, Neko Case and Noah and the Whale's Tom Hobden. The album is available in standard and deluxe editions, and debuted at number 76 on the UK Albums Chart.
Batman (score) Batman: Original Motion Picture Score is the score album for the 1989 film "Batman" by Danny Elfman. According to the "Batman" DVD Special Edition, Elfman said that producer Jon Peters was not sure about him as a composer until Tim Burton made him play the main titles. Elfman admitted he was stunned when Peters announced that the score would be released on its own album, as releasing a separate score album for a film was something that was rarely done in the 1980s. Elfman's "The Batman Theme" went on to become an iconic piece. It served as the basis for the theme music of "", which premiered in 1992, although this was later changed. Some parts of the Elfman score are also heard in "", "" and "". Parts are also played in the queue, and on the station platform of Batman the Ride at various Six Flags theme parks.
Travis discography Travis is an alternative rock band from Glasgow, Scotland, comprising Fran Healy (lead vocals, guitar, piano, banjo), Dougie Payne (bass guitar, backing vocals), Andy Dunlop (lead guitar, banjo, keyboards, backing vocals) and Neil Primrose (drums, percussion). Travis have twice been awarded British album of the year at the annual BRIT Awards, and are often credited with having paved the way for bands such as Coldplay, Keane and Snow Patrol. They have released eight studio albums, beginning with their debut, "Good Feeling", in 1997. Their latest album, "Everything at Once", was released in April 2016.
Volume 1 (BNQT album) Volume 1 is the debut studio album by indie super-group BNQT, lead by Eric Pulido (Midlake) with Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses), Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand), Fran Healy (Travis) and Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), backed by the other members of Midlake. Each member wrote and sang on two tracks each. It was released on 28 April 2017.
Here with Me (The Killers song) "Here with Me" is a single from American rock band The Killers' fourth studio album, "Battle Born". It was released as the third single from the album on December 16, 2012, and was written by Brandon Flowers and Fran Healy.
The Beautiful Occupation "The Beautiful Occupation" is the second single from Scottish indie rock band Travis' fourth studio album, "12 Memories". The single peaked at #48 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming their worst performing single to date. The song was written by frontman Fran Healy and is a reflection of the anti-war sentiments of the War on Iraq, also carrying serious criticism to the invasion itself.
The Invisible Band The Invisible Band is the third studio album from Scottish indie pop band Travis. The album was released on 11 June 2001. The title of the album makes reference to the band's feelings regarding 'music being more important than the band making it'. Band frontman Fran Healy stated in an interview that the album's title referred to the band's status in 'having famous songs, but not being famous themselves'. The album spent four weeks at the top of the UK Albums Chart, selling more copies in that time than "The Man Who" managed in half a year.
BNQT BNQT (pronounced banquet ( ) is an indie super-group featuring Fran Healy (Travis), Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand), Eric Pulido (Midlake), Ben Bridwell (Band of Horses) and Jason Lytle (Grandaddy), backed by other members of Midlake; Jesse Chandler, Joey McClellan and McKenzie Smith.
Marvel One-Shots Marvel One-Shots are a series of direct-to-video short films produced by Marvel Studios, set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), released from 2011 to 2014. They are included as special features in the MCU films' Blu-ray and digital distribution releases, but are not included in the DVD releases. Each of the films, which range from 4 to 15 minutes, are designed to be a self-contained story that provides more backstory for characters or events introduced in the films. Two of the shorts have been the inspiration for television series set in the MCU.
Nestor Film Company The Nestor Film Company, originally known as the Nestor Motion Picture Company, is a defunct American motion picture production company. It was founded in 1909 as the West Coast production unit of the Centaur Film Company located in Bayonne, New Jersey. On October 27, 1911, Nestor established the first permanent motion picture studio in Hollywood, California, and produced the first Hollywood films. The company merged with its distributor, the Universal Film Manufacturing Company, on May 20, 1912. Nestor became a brand name Universal used until at least mid-1917.
Charles Evans Jr. Charles Evans Jr. is an American film producer and documentary film director. He produced Johnny Depp's first directorial effort, "The Brave". He was one of four producers on the 2004 Howard Hughes biopic "The Aviator", although his production credit was controversial. Evans is the nephew of former motion picture studio executive Robert Evans, and the son of fashion industry executive and motion picture producer Charles Evans.
LDS Motion Picture Studios The institution that is now the LDS Motion Picture Studios began as the BYU Motion Picture Studio in 1953, and led by Wetzel Whitaker. It was originally located in a building called the Green Barn where the Ernest L. Wilkinson Center on Brigham Young University (BYU) Campus is now located.
Marvel Studios Marvel Studios, LLC (originally known as Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996) is an American motion picture studio based at The Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California and is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, itself a wholly owned division of The Walt Disney Company, with film producer Kevin Feige serving as president. Previously, the studio was a subsidiary of Marvel Entertainment until The Walt Disney Company reorganized the companies in August 2015.
Televisa San Ángel Televisa San Ángel (originally Estudios y Laboratorios San Ángel, S.A.) is a film and television studio located in Mexico City. It was originally built by Jorge Stahl as a motion picture studio, and in the 1970s would be sold to the Azcárraga family, which, through ownership of the Televisa networks, continues to own the studios. It is the headquarters facility of the Centro de Educación Artística (CEA) and the Videocine (formerly Televicine) motion picture production and distribution company. The network's Centro de Post Produccion is also housed at San Ángel. Moreover, it is best known as a motion picture and television studio. It is the oldest movie and television production facility in Mexico and the most famous telenovela studio facility in Latin America. It was one of the four main Mexican film studios along with Estudios Churubusco, Estudios América, and Estudios Tepeyac.
Phil Coulson Phillip "Phil" Coulson is a character portrayed by Clark Gregg in the films and television series of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). A high-ranking member of the espionage agency S.H.I.E.L.D., he first appeared in the 2008 film "Iron Man", the first film in the MCU. Gregg went on to appear in "Iron Man 2" (2010), "Thor" (2011), and "The Avengers" (2012). He additionally headlines the television series "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." (2013–), appears in two Marvel One-Shots (2011), has been featured in various tie-in comics, and appears in the digital series "" (2016), all set in the MCU. The character also appears in other media, including comics published by Marvel Comics.
Item 47 Item 47 is a 2012 American direct-to-video short film featuring the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. (Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division), produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on the home media release of "Marvel's The Avengers". It is a follow up and spin-off of "The Avengers", and is the third film in the Marvel One-Shots short film series. The film is directed by Louis D'Esposito, with a screenplay by Eric Pearson, and is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Bradford, Maximiliano Hernández, and Titus Welliver, with Hernández reprising his role from the film series. In "Item 47", two civilians come across a Chitauri gun and use it to commit crimes.
All Hail the King All Hail the King is a 2014 American direct-to-video short film featuring the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) character Trevor Slattery, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment on the home media release of "". It is a follow up and spin-off of "Iron Man 3", and is the fifth film in the Marvel One-Shots short film series. The film is written and directed by Drew Pearce, and is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, sharing continuity with the films of the franchise. It stars Ben Kingsley, Scoot McNairy, Lester Speight, and Sam Rockwell, with Kingsley reprising his role from "Iron Man 3", and Rockwell reprising his role from "Iron Man 2". In "All Hail the King", a documentary filmmaker interviews the infamous fake terrorist Trevor Slattery from behind bars.
Solax Studios Solax Studios was an American motion picture studio founded in 1910 by executives from the Gaumont Film Company of France. Alice Guy-Blaché, her husband Herbert, and a third partner, George A. Magie, established The Solax Company. Alice Guy-Blaché was artistic director and the director for many of its films, while her husband Herbert Blaché managed production for the new company. They took over the studio Gaumont had built in Flushing, New York in 1908 for the production of Chronophone sound films, a venture which proved unsuccessful for Gaumont. Solax produced silent films in Flushing from October 1910 to the summer of 1912. Prospering, Solax invested more than $100,000 in a modern production plant in 1912 in Fort Lee, New Jersey, which had become the center of America's first motion picture industry.
Quiara Alegría Hudes Quiara Alegría Hudes (born 1977) is an American playwright and composer. She wrote the book for the musical "In the Heights". Her play "Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue" was a finalist for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. She won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play "Water by the Spoonful".
Brittany Evans Brittany Evans (born August 29, 1975 in Huntington Beach, California) is an American model. She was voted "Miss Venus Swimwear International 2001" at the 2000 Venus Model Search, held by Venus Swimwear from 1989 to 2004. "Playboy" chose her to be Cyber Girl of the Week for the 1st week of June 2002, and subsequently became "Miss October" for Playboy.com in 2002. Evans went on to become a TV personality, hosting the popular TV series "Wild on E!". She later became the first female Spokesperson and In-Arena host of the NHL Coyotes in 2003/2004. In 2006, Brittany toured the country as the national St Pauli Girl. Barbasol shaving cream selected her to play a German vixen in their national commercial campaign in 2007. In 2008, she was voted #2 on "E" Entertainment's "20 Hottest Women on the Web". She appeared in the movie "Deep in the Valley" with Denise Richards and Scott Caan in 2011.
Will Eno Will Eno (born 1965) is an American playwright based in Brooklyn, New York. His play, "Thom Pain (based on nothing)" was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 2005. His play "The Realistic Joneses" appeared on Broadway in 2014, where it received a Drama Desk Special Award and was named Best Play on Broadway by "USA Today", and best American play of 2014 by "The Guardian". His play "The Open House" was presented Off-Broadway at the Signature Theatre in 2014 and won the Obie Award for Playwriting as well as other awards, and was on both "TIME Magazine" and "Time Out New York " 's Top Ten Plays of 2014.
Sense8 Sense8 (a play on the word "sensate" ) is an American science fiction drama web television series created by Lana and Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski for Netflix. The production companies behind "Sense8" include the Wachowskis' Anarchos Productions (replaced by Lana and her wife's Venus Castina Productions in the second season), Straczynski's Studio JMS, and Georgeville Television, with Unpronounceable Productions having been set up specifically for this show.
Amy Herzog Amy Herzog is an American playwright. Her play "4000 Miles", which ran Off-Broadway in 2011, was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Herzog's plays have been produced Off-Broadway, and have received nominations for, among others: the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Actor and Actress ("After the Revolution"); the Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play ("The Great God Pan"); and Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Play and Outstanding Actress in a Play ("Belleville"). She was a finalist for the 2012-2013 and 2016-2017 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize.
Williams sisters The Williams sisters are two professional American tennis players: Venus Williams (b. 1980), a seven-time Grand Slam title winner (singles), and Serena Williams (b. 1981), twenty-three-time Grand Slam title winner (singles), both of whom were coached from an early age by their parents Richard Williams and Oracene Price. There is a noted professional rivalry between them – between the 2001 US Open and the 2017 Australian Open tournaments, they met in nine Grand Slam singles finals. They became the first two players, female or male, to play in 4 consecutive grand slam singles finals from the 2002 French Open to the 2003 Australian Open; Serena famously won all 4 to complete the first of two "Serena Slams". Between 2000 and 2016, a 17-year span, they collectively won 12 Wimbledon singles titles (Venus won 5 and Serena won 7). By winning the 2001 Australian Open women's doubles title, they became the 5th pair to complete the Career Doubles Grand Slam and the only pair to complete the Career Doubles Golden Slam. At the time, Venus and Serena were only 20 and 19 years old, respectively. Since then they have gone on to add another two Olympic gold medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics. Nearly a decade later, the duo would go on to win 4 consecutive grand slam doubles titles from 2009 Wimbledon through 2010 Roland Garros, which would catapult them to co-No. 1 doubles players on 7 June 2010. Two weeks later, on 21 June 2010, Serena would hold the No. 1 singles ranking and Venus would be right behind her at No. 2 in singles. Their most recent grand slam doubles titles came at the 2012 Wimbledon & 2016 Wimbledon events. They remain very close, often watching each other's matches in support, even after one of them has been knocked out of a tournament.
Nina Arianda Nina Arianda Matijcio (born September 18, 1984) is an American actress. She won the 2012 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance as Vanda Jordan in "Venus in Fur", and was nominated for the 2011 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for portraying Billie Dawn in "Born Yesterday". In 2016, she began starring in Amazon Studios' legal series "Goliath".
Venus in Fur (film) Venus in Fur (French: La Vénus à la fourrure ) is a 2013 French drama film directed by Roman Polanski. It is based on the play of the same name by American playwright David Ives, which itself was inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch's novel "Venus in Furs".
Venus Theatre The Venus Theatre is a major American regional theater in Laurel, Maryland. The theater was founded by Deborah Randall in 2001. The theatrical company is currently the largest production company in Maryland focused primarily on the retelling and adaptation of classics. Past productions have won the Maryland Theatrical Association's Best Drama Prize in 2002 and 2005. The current musical director is Alan Scott.
Bob Ryland Bob Ryland (born 1920) is an American former tennis player and coach who is known for being the first African-American to play professional tennis. Ryland has coached some of the world’s top-ranked professionals, including; Harold Solomon, Renee Blount, Leslie Allen, Arthur Ashe, Bruce Foxworth, Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Ryland has also taught and coached at clubs in Bermuda, Puerto Rico, St. Alban’s Tennis Club in Washington, D.C. and the Mid-Town Tennis Club in Manhattan. Ryland was inducted into the Wayne State University Athletic Hall of Fame (1991), Black Tennis Hall of Fame (2009), and the Eastern Tennis Hall of Fame in 2002, where he also received a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012.
Theo Kamecke Theo Kamecke (October 18, 1937 - May 23, 2017) is a sculptor, who previously worked as a film director during the 1960s and 1970s. Kamecke's best known film is "Moonwalk One" - a NASA commissioned documentary feature film to cover their Apollo 11 mission in the summer of 1969. Theo's other influential films included "The Incredible Bread Machine Film", and "To Be Alive", which he worked as a film editor on. Since the 1980s, Theo has worked as a sculptor, working in the medium of early electronic circuits. His work has been purchased by film director James Cameron.
Rajiv Anchal Rajiv Anchal (Malayalam: രാജീവ് അഞ്ചൽ ) (born 20 December 1956, Kerala, India is a film director, screenwriter, and sculptor. Anchal is a maker of Malayalam language cinema. His best known film is "Guru" (1997), which is a symbolic and a metaphorical movie about the blind faith of humankind. In 1997, "Guru" was India's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Anchal's first English language film was "Beyond The Soul" (2003).
Ilkka Järvi-Laturi Ilkka Järvi-Laturi (born November 28, 1961) is Finnish-born US-based film director whose best known film is Spy Games (History Is Made at Night) (1999). The main cast of the film is Hollywood actor Bill Pullman and Irene Jacob. The film was shot in Helsinki. Järi-Laturi has cameo role in the film.
Roy Ward Baker Roy Ward Baker (19 December 1916 – 5 October 2010), born Roy Horace Baker, was an English film director, credited as Roy Baker for much of his career. His best known film is "A Night to Remember" (1958) which won a Golden Globe for Best English-Language Foreign Film in 1959. His later career included many horror films and television shows.
Anne Claire Poirier Anne Claire Poirier O.C. (born 6 June 1932) is a Canadian film producer, director and screenwriter. She is one of the most important female filmmakers in Canadian history; her documentary film "De mère en fille" (1968) is the first feature film ever directed by a French-Canadian woman. Her film "Mourir à tue-tête" competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. "Mourir à tue-tête" remains Poirier's best known film.
Christopher Leith Evans Christopher Leith Evans (born 1954) (commonly credited as Christopher Evans or Chris Evans) is an American artist, digital matte painter and visual effects art director for major motion pictures. His best known film work includes "Titanic", "Return of the Jedi", "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "The Ewok Adventure". His best known fine art piece is a 360 degree representation of the view visible from the top of the south tower of the World Trade Center prior to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 entitled "New York In the Light of Memory". In addition to his work for galleries and films, he has also painted archaeological reconstructions for National Geographic magazine.
Dillagi (1949 film) Dillagi (The Jest) is a 1949 Indian Bollywood film. It was the fourth highest grossing Indian film of 1949. The film was produced and directed by A. R. Kardar for his "Kardar Productions", and had music composed by Naushad. The film starred Suraiya, and the actor Shyam, in his "best known film". The film co-starred Chandabai, Sharda, Amar and Amir Banu.
Nicollette Sheridan Nicollette Sheridan (born 21 November 1963) is an English television and film actress, producer and writer. Her best known roles include Paige Matheson on the CBS television series "Knots Landing" from 1986 to 1993, and Edie Britt on the ABC television series "Desperate Housewives" from 2004 to 2009, for which she received a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her best known film appearances include roles in "The Sure Thing" (1985), "Noises Off" (1992), "Spy Hard" (1996), and "Beverly Hills Ninja" (1997).
Fernando Meirelles Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (born November 9, 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. His best known film is "City of God", released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which received international critical acclaim. For his work in the film, he was eventually nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director. He was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Director in 2005 for "The Constant Gardener", which garnered the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress to Rachel Weisz. He also directed the 2008 adaptation of José Saramago's novel "Blindness", and the 2011 film "360".
Rosalind Cash Rosalind Cash (December 31, 1938October 31, 1995) was an American singer and actress. Her best known film role is as Charlton Heston's character's love interest Lisa, in the 1971 science fiction film, "The Omega Man". To soap opera audiences, she is best remembered as Mary Mae Ward on "General Hospital" from 1994 to 1995.
Adam Kinzinger Adam Daniel Kinzinger (born February 27, 1978) is the U.S. Representative for Illinois 's 16 congressional district . He is a member of the Republican Party. He was first elected to Congress in 2010, winning election to represent Illinois's 11th congressional district. After redistricting, he was re-elected to Congress in 2012, 2014, and 2016 to represent Illinois's 16th congressional district.
Illinois's 19th congressional district The 19th Congressional District of Illinois was a congressional district in Illinois. The district became obsolete for 2013's 113th Congress, as population growth in Illinois was slower compared to other states. It was last represented by Republican John Shimkus, who was redistricted to the 15th district.
Illinois's 15th congressional district The 15th Congressional District of Illinois is located in eastern/southeastern Illinois. Republican John Shimkus represents the district.
Michael Grimm (politician) Michael Gerard Grimm (born February 7, 1970) is an American businessman, and politician who represented New York in the United States Congress from 2011 to 2015. Grimm represented New York's 13th congressional district during his first term, after which he represented New York's 11th congressional district. Both districts consisted of Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn. Grimm is a member of the Republican Party, and during his time in office was the only Republican to represent a significant portion of New York City. He is a former FBI agent, businessman, attorney, and U.S. Marine, having served in the Persian Gulf War.
Colorado's 4th congressional district Colorado's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Colorado. Located in the eastern part of the state, the district encompasses most of the rural Eastern Plains as well as the larger city of Greeley, Lamar, and Castle Rock along Colorado's Front Range in eastern Colorado. Interactive map of Colorado's 4th Congressional District.
Illinois's 20th congressional district The 20th Congressional District of Illinois was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois. It was eliminated as a result of the 2000 Census. It was last represented by John Shimkus who was redistricted into the 19th District.
Barbara Lee Barbara Jean Lee (born July 16, 1946) is the U.S. Representative for California 's 13th congressional district , serving East Bay voters from 1998 to 2013 during a time when the region was designated California 's 9 congressional district . She is a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first woman to represent the 9th district and is also the first woman to represent the 13th district. Lee was the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus and was the Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Lee is notable as the only member of either house of Congress to vote against the authorization of use of force following the September 11, 2001 attacks. This made her a hero among many in the anti-war movement. Lee has been a vocal critic of the war in Iraq and supports legislation creating a Department of Peace.
Frederick R. Lehlbach Frederick Reimold Lehlbach (January 31, 1876 – August 4, 1937) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican, Lehlbach served as the U.S. Representative for New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1915 to 1933 and as the representative from New Jersey's 12th congressional district from 1933 to 1937. Lehlbach was also the nephew of Herman Lehlbach, a former U.S. Representative from New Jersey's 6th congressional district who served from 1885 to 1891.
Wisconsin's 7th congressional district Wisconsin's 7th congressional district is a congressional district of the United States House of Representatives in northwestern and central Wisconsin; it is the largest congressional district in the state geographically, covering 20 counties (in whole or part), for a total of 18,787 sq mi. The district contains the following counties: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark (partial), Douglas, Iron, Langlade (partial), Lincoln, Marathon, Oneida, Polk, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn and Wood.
Massachusetts's 5th congressional district Massachusetts' 5th congressional district is a congressional district in eastern Massachusetts. The district is represented by Katherine Clark. Massachusetts congressional redistricting after the 2010 census has changed the borders of the district starting with the elections of 2012, with the new 3rd district largely taking the place of the old 5th. The 5th district had covered many of the communities represented in the old 7th district. As of 2010, the population of the 5th congressional district was 727,515. On July 15, 2013, Ed Markey resigned from the seat to become the junior Senator from Massachusetts. On December 10, 2013, Democrat Katherine Clark won a special election to fill the seat for the remainder of the 113th Congress. She was sworn into office on December 12, 2013.
Nat and Alex Wolff Nat and Alex Wolff are an American pop music duo from New York, New York, consisting of brothers Nat and Alex Wolff. The siblings are known for their work on the Nickelodeon television series "The Naked Brothers Band", which was created and produced by their mother, actress Polly Draper. It was adapted from the mockumentary film that Draper wrote and directed. The duo's initial teen pop boy band called "The Naked Brothers Band" was depicted as part of its participation in their Nickelodeon series that aired from 2007 to 2009. They have released four full-length albums and have been nominated for several awards.
A Perfect Fit A Perfect Fit is a 2005 American thriller starring Adrian Grenier, Leila Arcieri, Polly Draper, Victoria Rowell and written and directed by Ron Brown. The film is distributed by Warner Bros. and Polychrome Pictures.
Polly Draper Polly Carey Draper (born June 15, 1955) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director. Draper has received several awards, including a Writers Guild of America Award (WGA), and is noted for speaking in a "trademark throaty voice." She first gained recognition for her role in the ABC primetime television drama "Thirtysomething" (1987–91).
The Tic Code The Tic Code (also known as Lessons in the Tic Code) is a drama film directed by Gary Winick and written by Polly Draper. It tells of a single mother, the relationship she forms with a jazz musician who has Tourette syndrome, and her young son—a jazz piano prodigy—also with the disorder. The musician and the boy form a friendship, and the film is loosely based upon the experiences of Draper's jazz musician husband Michael Wolff, who provided the film's score. Draper, known for her role in "Thirtysomething", portrays the mother; Gregory Hines plays the musician; and Christopher George Marquette stars as the young boy.
Alex Wolff Alexander "Alex" Draper Wolff (born November 1, 1997) is an American actor, musician, and composer. He first gained recognition for starring alongside his older brother Nat in the Nickelodeon musical comedy television series "The Naked Brothers Band" (2007–09), which was created by the boys' mother Polly Draper. Wolff and his brother released two soundtrack albums for the series, "The Naked Brothers Band" and "I Don't Want to Go to School", which were co-produced by their father Michael Wolff.
The Naked Brothers Band (TV series) The Naked Brothers Band is an American musical comedy television series created by Polly Draper for Nickelodeon. The show depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a fictional world-renowned rock band in New York City. As a mockumentary, the storyline is an embellishment of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is often acknowledged. It stars Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff, the lead singer-songwriter, and drummer, respectively. Nat's fictional female admirer and real life friends—including the guitarist who had no prior acquaintance with the family—feature as the other band members, with the siblings' father and Draper's husband as their inept accordion-playing dad, and Draper's niece as the group's babysitter.
Paul Draper (winemaker) Paul Draper (born March 10, 1936) is a California winemaker who has been the chief winemaker at Ridge Vineyards in California since 1969. Without any formal training in winemaking, Draper first gained recognition for his 1971 "Monte Bello" Cabernet Sauvignon when it placed fifth at the Judgment of Paris wine tasting. Draper has played a significant role in the history of California wine through his pioneering work in popularizing "vineyard-designated" wines as well as instigating the resurgence of old vine Zinfandel. Along with Ravenswood Winery's Joel Peterson, Draper is considered one of the most important figures in the history of Californian Zinfandel, rescuing the grape from obscurity and demonstrating its full potential as a serious wine. Draper was featured in a short film titled Terroir and directed by Christopher McGilvray which was shown at the 2017 Cinequest Film Festival.
Nat Wolff Nathaniel Marvin "Nat" Wolff (born December 17, 1994) is an American actor, singer-songwriter, and musician. Wolff gained recognition for composing the music for "The Naked Brothers Band" (2007–09), a Nickelodeon television series he starred in with his younger brother Alex that was created by their actress mother Polly Draper. Wolff's jazz pianist father Michael Wolff co-produced the series' soundtrack albums, "The Naked Brothers Band" (2007) and "I Don't Want to Go to School" (2008); the former of which ranked the 23rd spot on the "Billboard" 200 charts.
Supertastic 6 (animated TV special) Supertastic 6 is the fifth episode of the third season on the part documentary and part rock-mockumentary musical comedy series "The Naked Brothers Band", which was created by Polly Draper. "Supetastic 6" is an animated special.
List of The Naked Brothers Band episodes "The Naked Brothers Band" is an American musical comedy television series created by Polly Draper for Nickelodeon. The show depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a fictional world-renowned rock band in New York City. As a mockumentary, the storyline is an embellishment of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is often acknowledged. It stars Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff, the lead singer-songwriter, and drummer, respectively. Nat's fictional female admirer and real life preschool friends—including the guitarist who had no prior acquaintance with the family—feature as the other band members, with the siblings' father and Draper's husband as their accordion-playing dad and Draper's niece as the group's babysitter.
Survivor Africa: Panama Survivor Africa: Panama was the first pan-regional season of the television show "Survivor" to air in central or southern Africa and it included contestants from the countries of Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The show was broadcast on the channel M-net from September 3, 2006, to November 19, 2006, during which time twelve episodes aired. The contestants for this season were initially split into two tribes, the Embera tribe, named after Panama's semi-nomadic and heavily body-painted tribe, whose buffs were blue, and the Kuna tribe, named after a traditionally matriarchal and politically organised people of Panama, whose buffs were red. During the pre-merge portion of the program the Embera tribe dominated as they won the majority of both the reward and immunity challenges while Kuna saw their numbers dwindle from six to three. When the tribes merged into the Nagual tribe their buff colors may have changed to yellow, but their original tribal alliances remained and the former members of Embera quickly voted out Yagazie "Yaga" Chuwumerje and Nana Sarpong, leaving Metasebia "Meti" Yilma as the only former Kuna member left in the game. Following the elimination of Nana, Tsholofelo "Tebby" Gasenelwe approached Meti and Olanike "Nike" Gbolahan about forming an all-girl alliance. Once formed, the girl alliance, along with Jeremiah Zulu, voted out both Leonard Mapuranga and the leader of the former Embera alliance, Derrick Assetto. When it came time for the final four, the contestants competed in two challenges in order to determine the final two. The first of these challenges was the "plank" challenge. As Meti was the first person to fall off the plank, she was eliminated from the game. As Tebby was the last person to fall off the plank, she automatically advanced to the final two. The other two contestants competed in a second challenge which Jeremiah won and advanced to the final two while Nike was eliminated. Ultimately, it was Gasenelwe from Botswana who won this season over Jeremiah Zulu with a jury vote of 6–0.
Yeshashework Yilma Princess Yeshashework Yilma (died 1982) was the daughter of Dejazmatch Yilma Makonnen, governor of Harar and niece of Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia. Her mother Woizero Aselefech Wolde Hanna was the niece of Empress Taitu Bitul, consort of Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia. Through her paternal great-grandmother, she was a member of the Imperial Solomonic dynasty of Ethiopia. Her father died while she was still very young.
Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (Ge'ez: አባ ጤና ደጃዝማች ይልማ ዓለም አቀፍ የአየር ማረፊያ "ābbā ṭēnā dejāzmāč yilmā ʿālem aqef ye-āyyer mārefīyā") (IATA: DIR, ICAO: HADR) , also known as Dire Dawa International Airport, is an international airport serving Dire Dawa, a city in eastern Ethiopia. It is located 5 km northwest of the city center.
Italian Ethiopia Ethiopia was never colonized by a European power, but was occupied by Italy in 1936, during which time Emperor Haile Selassie continued to reign as monarch in exile. Italian Ethiopia was proclaimed in 1936 following the second Italo-Ethiopian War, with Victor Emmanuel III proclaiming himself Emperor of Ethiopia. The occupation lasted until the end of 1941 when Ethiopia was liberated from Italian control by a combination of Ethiopian, British, Commonwealth, Free French, Free Belgian, and Ethiopian forces.