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Sean hates them both, simply because he's 16. Before you can say "happily ever after," stepfather and stepson bond over a shared love of Jules Verne and an uncanny ability to decrypt a secret message that quickly and implausibly leads them to the South...
If enlightenment had a church it would have been a library. That Oval Room in the Bibliothèque nationale de France is the late addition built in 1896. My hunch is that it might have been inspired by Jules Verne. There is the nautical theme of a giant...
French skipper Loick Peyron and his 13-man crew aboard the multihull vessel Banque Populaire 5 arrive in Brest harbour, western France, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Peyron and his thirteen-man crew have beaten the around-the-world sailing record by more than... View Photo »
It’s like Jules Verne meets ‘Resident Evil,’ and we’re thrilled to have such a fun, commercial potential franchise in Boneshaker
“Journey 2” continues the story of Sean Anderson (Josh Jutcherson), whom we first met in “Journey to the Center of the Earth.” In the first movie, Sean and his uncle (Brendan Fraser) travel to Iceland, where Sean’s father is believed to have gone. ...
2: The Mysterious Island easily beat box office predictions, making $27.6 million over the weekend and coming in third after unexpectedly strong performers The Vow and Safe House. A very loose interpretation of Jules Verne's 1864 novel The Mysterious...
Sci Fi references -- think Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea - and Victorian accents were highlights of Karen Walker's Fall/Winter 2012 show at Pier 59 studios yesterday. And though the clothing was great, the highlight of the show was her accessories.
French skipper Loick Peyron, front third from right wearing cap, and his crew react on the podium after they arrived in Brest harbour, western France, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Peyron and his thirteen-man crew have beaten the around-the-world sailing... View Photo »
We had a fantastic spirit, and part of that comes from these guys who are used to doing the Jules Verne Trophy and sailing around the world on their own ... They’re use to just fighting and waking up and motivating each other, and with no other boat around I was really impressed with the way we kept the...
Scene: Uber-cool Kiwi designer Karen Walker may have been inspired by sea monsters and Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, but she also incorporated elements of '60s-era mod and Victorian elegance into her fall collection. The Look:...
Season after season, Karen Walker manages to turn nostalgic and ultra-specific design references into collections that are relevant, charming, and above all, a whole lot of fun. Karen Walker infused a collection inspired by the Jules Verne adventure...
Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828 – March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. He is best known for his novels Journey to the Center of the Earth (written in 1864), From the Earth to the Moon (1865), Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1869–1870), and Around the World in Eighty Days (1873). Verne wrote... Full Article
French skipper Loïck Peyron poses before starting from Brest's harbour, western France, on November 21, 2011, with the French Banque Populaire maxihull in their attempt to break the 2010 Jules Verne Trophy record, a round-the-world team sailing race. Cammas and his teammates set the new...
View Photo »Former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela (L), talks with the French Secretary of State for Human Rights, Rama Yade, at a 90th birthday celebration for Mandela held at the French Jules Verne High School on July 9, 2008 in Johannesburg.
View Photo »Former President of South Africa, Nelson Mandela laughs at a 90th birthday celebration for Mandela held at the French Jules Verne High School on July 9, 2008 in Johannesburg.
View Photo »French skipper Loick Peyron and his 13-man crew aboard the multihull vessel Banque Populaire 5 arrive in Brest harbour, western France, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Peyron and his thirteen-man crew have beaten the around-the-world sailing record by more than two days to take the Jules Verne...
View Photo »French skipper Loick Peyron, front third from right wearing cap, and his crew react on the podium after they arrived in Brest harbour, western France, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Peyron and his thirteen-man crew have beaten the around-the-world sailing record by more than two days to take...
View Photo »French skipper Loick Peyron, rear left, sprays champagne with his crew, as they arrive in Brest harbour, western France, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Peyron and his thirteen-man crew have beaten the around-the-world sailing record by more than two days to take the Jules Verne Trophy, beating...
View Photo »French skipper Loick Peyron, center, reacts as he arrives in Brest harbour, western France, Saturday, Jan. 7, 2012. Peyron and his thirteen-man crew have beaten the around-the-world sailing record by more than two days to take the Jules Verne Trophy, beating the old mark set by Franck...
View Photo »French sailor Loick Peyron (R) is greeted by family and friends after arriving in Brest, western France January 7, 2012. Peyron and the crew of the trimaran Banque Populaire V won the Jules Verne trophy and established a new sailing world record for a non-stop, round-the-world crewed...
View Photo »French sailor Loick Peyron (seen top left with cap) celebrates with his crew aboard his trimaran Banque Populaire V on arrival in Brest, western France, January 7, 2012. Peyron and his crew won the Jules Verne trophy and established a new sailing World record for a non-stop,...
View Photo »French sailor Loick Peyron (4R) waves from the deck of his trimaran Banque Populaire V on arrival in Brest, western France, January 7, 2012. Peyron and his crew won the Jules Verne trophy and established a new sailing World record for a non-stop, round-the-World with crew voyage after...
View Photo »Gorilla researcher Jane Goodall arrives for the Jules Verne Adventure Film Festival & Exposition launch event, 06 October 2006 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California.
View Photo »French skipper Pascal Bidegorry is pictured in Brest's harbour, western France, on January 22, 2011, before leaving with his Banque Populaire maxihull for his attempt to break the 2010 Jules Verne Trophy record, a round-the-world team sailing race.
View Photo »Halima, 40 years old cooks on February 18, 2011 in Le Jules Verne, the acclaimed gastronomic restaurant high up the Eiffel Tower in Paris as one of 15 immigrant women who were selected for a culinary training course in master chef Alain Ducasse's Parisian restaurants. Three times a...
View Photo »Pictures of French murdered teacher Florence Denefle are seen on a wall at the headquarters of the Survivors Network in Guatemala City, from where her mother Edwing Denefle-Laigne offered a reward to find the alleged killer and former boyfriend of her daughter on March 26, 2011. Edwing...
View Photo »French citizen Edwing Denefle-Laigne shows on March 26, 2011 a picture of the alleged killer and former boyfriend of her daughter Florence, during a press conference at the headquarters of the Survivors Network in Guatemala City. Edwing Denefle-Laigne has offered a reward to find...
View Photo »French skipper Loïck Peyron poses before starting from Brest's harbour, western France, on November 21, 2011, with the French Banque Populaire maxihull in their attempt to break the 2010 Jules Verne Trophy record, a round-the-world team sailing race. Cammas and his teammates set the new...
View Photo »It’s like Jules Verne meets ‘Resident Evil,’ and we’re thrilled to have such a fun, commercial potential franchise in Boneshaker
We had a fantastic spirit, and part of that comes from these guys who are used to doing the Jules Verne Trophy and sailing around the world on their own ... They’re use to just fighting and waking up and motivating each other, and with no other boat around I was really impressed with the way we kept the...
I knew Jules Verne had written some entries in the encyclopedia
I really love Jules Verne and grew up with a mom who only read science fiction and horror and there was always that stuff around in my house
