Hans Gruber, portrayed by Alan Rickman, is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the film Die Hard. In the novel Nothing Lasts Forever, on which Die Hard is based, his name is Anton "Tony" Gruber. In 2003, the American Film Institute declared Hans Gruber the 46th greatest villain in the past 100 years of film. A less known Hans Gruber appeared previously in Daniel Mann's Our Man Flint in 1966 and was portrayed by Michael St. Clair.
Gruber was originally a member of a fictional German terrorist organization named the Volksfrei movement (approximate translation: 'Free Peoples'), until he was expelled. Now only concerned with personal gain, he concocts an elaborate robbery scheme using a terrorist pretense as a cover to manipulate the authorities in his plan. He leads his gang of thieves on Christmas Eve to take control of Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles and steal the $640 million in negotiable bearer bonds that are being held in a high-security vault. Meanwhile, they also take all of the civilians in the tower hostage with the intention of killing them all to fake his and his gang's deaths to facilitate their escape.
However, Hans unexpectedly must match wits with John McClane, a cop from New York City, played by Bruce Willis. McClane eventually drops Gruber from a window of the tower and kills him, providing ostensible motive for his brother, Simon Gruber, the antagonist of the third film of the Die Hard franchise, Die Hard: With a Vengeance. His primary weapon is an Heckler & Koch P7 pistol, but he occasionally wields an Heckler & Koch MP5 like his comrades, and even gets a hold of McClane's Beretta 92 pistol at one point, albeit with no ammunition in it.
Gruber was originally a member of a fictional German terrorist organization named the Volksfrei movement (approximate translation: 'Free Peoples'), until he was expelled. Now only concerned with personal gain, he concocts an elaborate robbery scheme using a terrorist pretense as a cover to manipulate the authorities in his plan. He leads his gang of thieves on Christmas Eve to take control of Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles and steal the $640 million in negotiable bearer bonds that are being held in a high-security vault. Meanwhile, they also take all of the civilians in the tower hostage with the intention of killing them all to fake his and his gang's deaths to facilitate their escape.
However, Hans unexpectedly must match wits with John McClane, a cop from New York City, played by Bruce Willis. McClane eventually drops Gruber from a window of the tower and kills him, providing ostensible motive for his brother, Simon Gruber, the antagonist of the third film of the Die Hard franchise, Die Hard: With a Vengeance. His primary weapon is an Heckler & Koch P7 pistol, but he occasionally wields an Heckler & Koch MP5 like his comrades, and even gets a hold of McClane's Beretta 92 pistol at one point, albeit with no ammunition in it.
Tesoro Entertainment is an American multi-media production company founded by actress and singer Ashley Tesoro and her husband, businessman and producer Anthony Tesoro.
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Production
Film
* 2001- Tesoro Entertainment produced the award winning short-film Father directed and written by actor and film maker D. David Morin. It is a moving and compelling story about Lily; a photographer who discovers the truth about her inner beauty and self-worth after her father dies and she looks into her past. It is a Christian themed movie that has been shown in Churches and conferences around the United States. Father won the Damah Film Festival in Seattle for the Best Thirty Minute Film Award, ICVM's Gold Crown Award in Denver for Best Short FIlm, the 2006 Sabaoth International Film Festival in Milan, Italy for Best Short Drama, and was an Official Selection to the Long Beach International Film Festival.
Music
* Tesoro Entertainment also has a record label division, Tesoro Records.
References
* IMDB Trivia for Father(2001)
* 2nd Sabaoth International Film Festival Adam Awards 2006
* 2001 Damah Film Festival
Contents
Production
Film
* 2001- Tesoro Entertainment produced the award winning short-film Father directed and written by actor and film maker D. David Morin. It is a moving and compelling story about Lily; a photographer who discovers the truth about her inner beauty and self-worth after her father dies and she looks into her past. It is a Christian themed movie that has been shown in Churches and conferences around the United States. Father won the Damah Film Festival in Seattle for the Best Thirty Minute Film Award, ICVM's Gold Crown Award in Denver for Best Short FIlm, the 2006 Sabaoth International Film Festival in Milan, Italy for Best Short Drama, and was an Official Selection to the Long Beach International Film Festival.
Music
* Tesoro Entertainment also has a record label division, Tesoro Records.
References
* IMDB Trivia for Father(2001)
* 2nd Sabaoth International Film Festival Adam Awards 2006
* 2001 Damah Film Festival
The Church of the Militant Elvis Party is a political party in the United Kingdom, based in Nottinghamshire. This party was founded in 2001 by "Lord Biro" to overthrow capitalism "for turning Elvis into a fat media joke". Their stated mission is to educate the workers through satirical poetry, art, songs and political campaigns. Lord Biro has stood at two general elections and three local council elections.
According to its 2004 accounts, the party had no members apart from its two officers - David Bishop/Lord Biro (Leader and Nominating Officer) and Mr Pickering (Treasurer), and also had no income or expenditure apart from its registration fee[1].
At the 2005 General Election the party fielded one candidate, leader David Bishop, standing at Erewash (UK Parliament constituency). He finished last with 116 votes.
Lord Biro, real name David Bishop, also contested the parliamentary constituency of Tatton in 1997 under the guise "Lord Byro against the scallywag tories".
According to its 2004 accounts, the party had no members apart from its two officers - David Bishop/Lord Biro (Leader and Nominating Officer) and Mr Pickering (Treasurer), and also had no income or expenditure apart from its registration fee[1].
At the 2005 General Election the party fielded one candidate, leader David Bishop, standing at Erewash (UK Parliament constituency). He finished last with 116 votes.
Lord Biro, real name David Bishop, also contested the parliamentary constituency of Tatton in 1997 under the guise "Lord Byro against the scallywag tories".
Twilight FM was a pirate radio station based in Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It broadcast for many years on 105.4 FM, in most recent years it has transmitted on on 107.7 FM.
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History
Twilight FM was set up in 1993 by a DJ who called himself only "Chris H". He originally operated the station from a shed in the back of his parents garden. In the early days the station would play mostly Pop music, although it even had its own show.
Eventually, the demand for dance music was too great to ignore and Twilight FM became the only station in Hull to play dance music.
After a fall out over music policy DJs Sumo and Chris H went their separate ways. Chris continued to run Twilight FM with a more underground dance feel, whilst Sumo went to form "Buzz FM" which broadcast more commercial dance on 106.6 FM.
After both stations were raided and closed down by the DTI, and a third pirate emerged called "Sweet FM", the pair made up, and Twilight FM continued.
After the regional dance station Kiss 105 started, Twilight FM found it hard to compete and the station slowly began to wind down.
After a period of quiet, Twilight came back on air during 2006 on the new frequency of 107.7MHz with a number of not only old-time Twilight DJs but also a number of new voices on the air.
Studios
Being an illegal operation, Twilight FM had to constantly find new premises to broadcast from, mostly it would be a friend of a friends spare room. On one occasion the owner of the property became a stand in DJ and was given the name "Caretaker Nick". Other places Twilight FM have broadcast from include DJ Sumo's conservatory and Bransholme flats!
Advertisers
Many businesses advertised on Twilight FM, even though they were helping aid an illegal broadcaster. Many of them were Public Houses, the DJs would regularly pray on the licensee to part with some cash! Typical advertisers heard on air were,
* White Horse, Carr Lane.
* Tyremen, Anlaby Road.
* Irnwrx, Marina.
* 35 Taxis, Holderness Road.
* Tropical Knights, Marina.
* Kingston Copy Centres, Cottingham Road.
* Club Oasis, Albion Street.
* DJs Record Shop, Princes Quay.
* Happy Homes, Hessle Road.
* Manxman, Marina.
Most of these businesses, with the exception of 35 Taxis are no longer trading.
Twilight Tunes
Typical songs from the halcyon days that are associated with Twilight FM are:
* Bobby Brown - "Two can play that game" (K-Klass Remix).
* Artemesia - "Bits and Pieces".
* Pulse feat. Antoinette Roberson - "The lover that you are".
* Kathy Brown - "Turn me on, turn me out".
* La Luna - "To the beat of the drum".
Dance Events
Twilight FM held a number of "Dance Events" in the city featuring various DJs from the station. Listeners would be invited to attend the night and charged a door fee, this would then be used to finance any repairs or equipment needed.
Venues for these club nights included:
* "The Tower Nightclub", on Anlaby Road.
* "Club Oasis", on Albion Street.
* "Circus Circus", Spencer Street.
All of these premises are now derelict.
It was not unusual for the DJs to be seen on the streets of Hull with a paint brush, a pot of wallpaper paste and a bag of posters Flyposting around the city. Many of the DJs would also give out Flyers at their own club nights to help promote the events.
Jingles
At the height of its popularity Chris H commissioned some jingles for the station, mainly consisting of sweepers. These were made by the Hessle based production company "NYPD".
Offshoots
* Radical 999
* Rhythm FM
* Buzz FM
* Heaven 107
DJs
Due to the fact that Twilight FM was a pirate radio station and ran the risk being raided by the Department of Trade and Industry the presenters/DJs preferred not to use their real names, thus ending up with a rather colourful line-up:
* Chris H
* Sumo
* DJ Funky Zone
* Paul Winn
* Mikey Bee
* Lady J
* Poison
* Nealy B
* Metal Mickey
* DJ Reverb
* DJ Winney
* Shades of Rhythm
* DJ Seek
* DJ Tiny
* 3-Style
* Nervous Neville
* DJ Sly
* Wavey Davey
* DJ Crazyman
* MC NRG
* Bod
* Mr Ben
* DJ Dizaster
* Tosh
* Scoundrel (aka Gazza)
* DJ Fyzal
* Frenchie
* DJ Vortex
* DJ Star
* Alan B
Raids
Twilight FM has been closed down by government officials many times, the result is normally a fine for the DJ on the air at the time and confiscation of all equipment and records. Twilight FM was raided more recently in September 2006 by OFCOM [1].
Twilight Today
Twilight FM no longer broadcasts on FM, instead it transmits on the on the world wideweb as "twilightfm.co.uk"
Current logo
Current logo
The internet side of the station has kept its original format but is now joint run by a number of the newer members vowing to keep the spirit of Twilight alive!
Contents
History
Twilight FM was set up in 1993 by a DJ who called himself only "Chris H". He originally operated the station from a shed in the back of his parents garden. In the early days the station would play mostly Pop music, although it even had its own show.
Eventually, the demand for dance music was too great to ignore and Twilight FM became the only station in Hull to play dance music.
After a fall out over music policy DJs Sumo and Chris H went their separate ways. Chris continued to run Twilight FM with a more underground dance feel, whilst Sumo went to form "Buzz FM" which broadcast more commercial dance on 106.6 FM.
After both stations were raided and closed down by the DTI, and a third pirate emerged called "Sweet FM", the pair made up, and Twilight FM continued.
After the regional dance station Kiss 105 started, Twilight FM found it hard to compete and the station slowly began to wind down.
After a period of quiet, Twilight came back on air during 2006 on the new frequency of 107.7MHz with a number of not only old-time Twilight DJs but also a number of new voices on the air.
Studios
Being an illegal operation, Twilight FM had to constantly find new premises to broadcast from, mostly it would be a friend of a friends spare room. On one occasion the owner of the property became a stand in DJ and was given the name "Caretaker Nick". Other places Twilight FM have broadcast from include DJ Sumo's conservatory and Bransholme flats!
Advertisers
Many businesses advertised on Twilight FM, even though they were helping aid an illegal broadcaster. Many of them were Public Houses, the DJs would regularly pray on the licensee to part with some cash! Typical advertisers heard on air were,
* White Horse, Carr Lane.
* Tyremen, Anlaby Road.
* Irnwrx, Marina.
* 35 Taxis, Holderness Road.
* Tropical Knights, Marina.
* Kingston Copy Centres, Cottingham Road.
* Club Oasis, Albion Street.
* DJs Record Shop, Princes Quay.
* Happy Homes, Hessle Road.
* Manxman, Marina.
Most of these businesses, with the exception of 35 Taxis are no longer trading.
Twilight Tunes
Typical songs from the halcyon days that are associated with Twilight FM are:
* Bobby Brown - "Two can play that game" (K-Klass Remix).
* Artemesia - "Bits and Pieces".
* Pulse feat. Antoinette Roberson - "The lover that you are".
* Kathy Brown - "Turn me on, turn me out".
* La Luna - "To the beat of the drum".
Dance Events
Twilight FM held a number of "Dance Events" in the city featuring various DJs from the station. Listeners would be invited to attend the night and charged a door fee, this would then be used to finance any repairs or equipment needed.
Venues for these club nights included:
* "The Tower Nightclub", on Anlaby Road.
* "Club Oasis", on Albion Street.
* "Circus Circus", Spencer Street.
All of these premises are now derelict.
It was not unusual for the DJs to be seen on the streets of Hull with a paint brush, a pot of wallpaper paste and a bag of posters Flyposting around the city. Many of the DJs would also give out Flyers at their own club nights to help promote the events.
Jingles
At the height of its popularity Chris H commissioned some jingles for the station, mainly consisting of sweepers. These were made by the Hessle based production company "NYPD".
Offshoots
* Radical 999
* Rhythm FM
* Buzz FM
* Heaven 107
DJs
Due to the fact that Twilight FM was a pirate radio station and ran the risk being raided by the Department of Trade and Industry the presenters/DJs preferred not to use their real names, thus ending up with a rather colourful line-up:
* Chris H
* Sumo
* DJ Funky Zone
* Paul Winn
* Mikey Bee
* Lady J
* Poison
* Nealy B
* Metal Mickey
* DJ Reverb
* DJ Winney
* Shades of Rhythm
* DJ Seek
* DJ Tiny
* 3-Style
* Nervous Neville
* DJ Sly
* Wavey Davey
* DJ Crazyman
* MC NRG
* Bod
* Mr Ben
* DJ Dizaster
* Tosh
* Scoundrel (aka Gazza)
* DJ Fyzal
* Frenchie
* DJ Vortex
* DJ Star
* Alan B
Raids
Twilight FM has been closed down by government officials many times, the result is normally a fine for the DJ on the air at the time and confiscation of all equipment and records. Twilight FM was raided more recently in September 2006 by OFCOM [1].
Twilight Today
Twilight FM no longer broadcasts on FM, instead it transmits on the on the world wideweb as "twilightfm.co.uk"
Current logo
Current logo
The internet side of the station has kept its original format but is now joint run by a number of the newer members vowing to keep the spirit of Twilight alive!