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A Space Movie (Turkish: G.O.R.A.: Bir Uzay Filmi) is a 2004 Turkish science-fiction comedy film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which stars Cem Yılmaz as a used carpet salesman who is abducted by aliens from the planet G.O.R.A. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on November 5, 2004 (), was one of the highest ...
Alien Clay is a 2024 science fiction novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky. It tells the story of Arton Daghdev, a biologist who rebels against a fascist government on Earth and is exiled to a labor camp on an alien planet.
William "Billy" Hayes (born April 3, 1947) is an American writer, actor, film director and convicted drug smuggler. He is best known for his autobiographical book Midnight Express about his experiences in and escape from a Turkish prison, after being convicted of smuggling hashish.
Derinkuyu (Turkish pronunciation: [derˈinkuju]) [a] [b] also known as Elengubu, is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of Derinkuyu in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres (280 ft). It is large enough to have sheltered as many as 20,000 people together with their livestock and ...
16 — 22nd Ankara International Film Festival opens with gala at Ministry of Education Assembly Hall. [22] [23] 17 — 16th Nuremberg Turkish-German Film Festival honors Fatih Akın at opening gala. [24] [25] [26] 17 — Awards presented at conclusion of 7th Akbank Short Film Festival at Akbank Art Center in Taksim, Istanbul. [27]
The Book of Alien contained many production photographs and details on the making of the film, while Giger's Alien contained much of H. R. Giger's concept artwork for the movie. [64] A model kit of the alien, 12 inches high, was released by the Model Products Corporation in the United States, and by Airfix in the United Kingdom. [ 115 ]
In 2016, film historian Ed Glaser purchased the only known surviving 35mm print of the film from a retired projectionist. [13] As a result, the film received a 2K scan whose quality far surpassed any previously available copy (until then, the film had only been available in versions sourced from a poor quality videotape).
Between 1950 and 1966 more than fifty movie directors practiced film arts in Turkey. Ömer Lütfi Akad strongly influenced the period, but Ertem Eğilmez, Osman Fahir Seden, Atıf Yılmaz, and Memduh Ün made the most films. The film Susuz Yaz, made by Metin Erksan, alongside Hülya Koçyiğit won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film ...