zaterdag 26 november 2022

SINT

Also known as: Saint
Date: 2010
Director: Dick Maas
Production companies: TDMP, Parachute Pictures

Stars:
Egbert Jan Weeber, Bert Luppes, Caro Lenssen, Huub Stapel, Escha Tanihatu, Jim Deddes, Joey van der Velden, Jaap Spijkers, Ben Ramakers, Kees Boot

Storyline:
A horror film that depicts Saint Nicholas as a murderous bishop who kidnaps and murders children when there is a full moon on December 5.

Additional information:
It may be confusing to viewers outside of the Netherlands, but St. Nicholas' Eve (December 5th) is the major gifting holiday instead of Christmas or Christmas Eve. December 6th is St Nicholas's name day, and some families wait until the morning of the 6th to exchange gifts--much like how some families in English-speaking countries do their gift exchanges Christmas Eve and others Christmas morning.

2010 2022

Location: Vossius Gymnasium, Willem Royaardsstraat, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Minervalaan and Prinses Irenestraat, Amsterdam

Location: Dijsselhofplantsoen, Amsterdam

Location: Dijsselhofplantsoen 2 & 4, Amsterdam

Location: Roomolenstraat 9, Amsterdam. Location indentified by Arjan Doolaar.

Location: Sint Olofssteeg, Amsterdam

Location: Sint Olofssteeg and looking at the Zeedijk, Amsterdam

Location: Minervalaan 113, Amsterdam

Location: Dijsselhofplantsoen, Amsterdam

Location: Unknown, Amsterdam

Location: Raadhuisstraat between Herengracht and Keizersgracht, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Westerstraat and Eerste Anjeliersdwarsstraat, Amsterdam

Location: Unknown, Amsterdam

Location: Westermarkt and looking towards the Raadhuisstraat, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Brouwersgracht and Herengracht, Amsterdam

Location: Roomolenstraat, Amsterdam

Location: Schippersgracht, Amsterdam

zondag 20 november 2022

AMSTARDAM (STONER EXPRESS)

Date: 2016

Directors: Lee Lenox, Wayne Lennox
Production Companies: Propeller Artists, 011 Productions, New Amsterdam Film Company

Stars:
Jonathan Readwin, Sean Power, Eline Powell, Eric Lampaert, Kenneth Collard, Howard Marks, Alice Lowe, Billy Boyd, Javone Prince, Dannielle Brent, Ben Goffe

Storyline:
Jack comes to Amsterdam to find his father and, through a momentary magical encounter, finds the secret weapon that could turn around his father's ailing marijuana coffee shop.

2016 2022

Location: Centraal Station, Amsterdam

Location: Centraal Station and looking at Damrak, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Brouwersgracht and Prinsengracht, Amsterdam
Original shot in the movie is a mirror shot

Location: Damsquare, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Brouwersgracht and Prinsengracht, Amsterdam

Location: Sint Jansstraat 35 and looking at the Oudezijds Voorburgwal, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Nieuwerbrugsteeg and Sint Olofsteeg, Amsterdam

Location: Thorbeckeplein, Amsterdam

Location: Sint Olofssteeg, Amsterdam

Location: Lekkeresluis and looking at the Prinsengracht, Amsterdam
Identified by Arjan Doolaar
Original shot in the movie is a mirror shot

Location: Oudezijds Achterburgwal 52, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Lijnbaansgracht and Spiegelgracht, Amsterdam

Location: Staalmeestersbrug, Groenburgwal, Amsterdam

Location: Intersection Keizersgracht and Reguliersgracht, Amsterdam

Location: Langestraat and looking at the Brouwersgracht, Amsterdam

Location: Unknown, Amsterdam

dinsdag 15 november 2022

THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD

Date: 2017
Director: Patrick Hughes
Production companies: Summit Entertainment, Millennium Media, Cristal Pictures

Stars:
Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson, Gary Oldman, Elodie Yung, Tsuwayuki Saotome, Roy Hill, Richard E. Grant, Rod Hallett, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Nadia Konakchieva

Storyline:
With his reputation in tatters after the painfully unsuccessful delivery of a distinguished Japanese client, the former triple-A protection agent, Michael Bryce, is now reduced to a mere second-class bodyguard for hire, two years after the disgraceful incident. Under those circumstances, Bryce would do anything to prove his worth, and, before long, he accepts an offer from Interpol to escort the international assassin, Darius Kincaid, from Manchester to the Hague. The task seems simple: Bryce needs to transport him from point A to point B; nevertheless, the trip to the Netherlands is long and hazardous, and Kincaid--as the only one with the guts and enough hard evidence to testify against a tyrannical Belarusian dictator--is an obvious target. Undoubtedly, it's a tough job, as the mismatched duo will have to put aside their grudges, and race against the clock in a non-stop concerto for bullets. Can the hitman's bodyguard carry through the most important mission in his career?

Additional information:
To shoot the scenes around the famous Rijksmuseum the streets around that area were closed for several days. The result was the biggest traffic jam ever in the city.