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The Emperor's Secret

The film stars the familiar characters from the Finnish TV show The Autocrats in a fairy tale where the inhabitants of a small Finnish village have to defend themselves against a despotic emperor.


A Woman's Secret

The film was based on the novel Mortgage on Life by Vicki Baum.

Amoeba's Secret

Writing for Allmusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine commented: "Sadly, this is just a taste of the full 20-song set, but it's a good one, containing two songs from Memory (the best being "That Was Me," sounding randy and funny in a way it wasn't on LP), a giddy run through "C Moon," and an energetic closer of "I Saw Her Standing There.

Arbor Lakes

In keeping with the lifestyle center tradition, the Shoppes at Arbor Lakes is made up of mainly upscale national chains such as Pottery Barn, Williams-Sonoma, Brooks Brothers, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Banana Republic, Anthropologie, Coldwater Creek, Talbots, Express, Lane Bryant, Victoria's Secret, The Gap, J.Crew, and American Eagle.

Bruce W. Smith

In 1998 he joined Walt Disney Feature Animation, Smith served as a supervising animator on four of its films: Tarzan, The Emperor's New Groove, Home on the Range and The Princess and the Frog.

Centerville, Georgia

Other major retailers in the mall include American Eagle, Radio Shack, GameStop, GNC, Victoria's Secret, FYE, Hibbett Sports, as well as various smaller brand stores and eateries.

Dr. Renault's Secret

The film has also been part of a double-bill with another 1942 horror film The Undying Monster.

To back this up we are told about the French holiday of Bastille Day.

Emma Heming

Heming has also walked the runway for numerous fashion shows including Herve Leger, John Galliano, Paco Rabanne, Christian Dior, Chanel, Maska, Thierry Mugler, Valentino, Emanuel Ungaro, Ralph Lauren, and Victoria's Secret.

Ghita Nørby

She has additionally provided Danish voice to the following Disney animation films Pocahontas, Lady and the Tramp II, Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World, Mulan, The Emperor's New Groove, and Mulan II.

Jon Bond

The firm became the largest independently held agency in the United States, with clients including BMW, Target, Citi, Capital One, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret, Verizon, AT&T, Snapple, and Delta Airlines, among others.

Konrad Petzold

However his next movie "Dress", based on "The Emperor's New Clothes", was accused of hidden political satire, and he was temporarily dismissed from the profession.

Lady's Secret

Lady's Secret died suddenly on March 4, 2003 at Valley Creek Farm in Valley Center, California, as a result of complications in foaling.

Spreen sold her for $200,000 to Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Klein (former owner of the San Diego Chargers), and she was prepared for racing by Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas.

Lady's Secret Drive in Del Rayo Estates, Rancho Santa Fe, California, where her owner lived, was also named in her memory.

Lorri Bagley

Bagley made her television debut at a young age appearing on Late Night with David Letterman in 1982, and had made a name for herself as a model in Europe by the age of fourteen, modelling for the likes of Dior, Chanel and Issey Miyake as well as modelling for Victoria's Secret for five years.

Luján Fernández

Fernández hit the runway for the likes of Ralph Lauren, BCBG and John Bartlett, and has been featured in print campaigns for Perry Ellis, Chloé, Emanuel Ungaro, and XOXO, and appeared in the Victoria's Secret catalogs.

Luke McKay

Other works include online fashion content/TVC's for David Jones (merchant), featuring Victoria's Secret supermodel Miranda Kerr & for JLH, featuring former Miss Universe Jennifer Hawkins.

M.H. Alshaya Co.

In November 2012, a further nine brands were added to the company’s portfolio with the opening of Harvey Nichols Kuwait, Victoria’s Secret, Jack Wills, COS, Sarar, Teavana, Garrett Popcorn Shops, West Elm and Williams Sonoma, all located within The Avenues mall in Kuwait, one of the world’s largest malls.

Melanie Clark Pullen

Since her time in Albert Square, Clark Pullen has appeared in ITV's big-budget costume drama Lady Audley's Secret, starred in Catherine Cookson's A Dinner of Herbs and featured alongside Richard Attenborough and Jenny Agutter in the remake of the classic The Railway Children, all in 2000.

Nicole Trunfio

She has modelled for various Australian as well as international designers including Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Christian Dior, Gucci, Fendi, Missoni, Roberto Cavalli, Vivienne Westwood, Valentino, Victoria's Secret, Sweetface, and Neiman Marcus.

Pecanland Mall

Pecanland Mall features five major anchors, and over 100 specialty shops Such as American Eagle Outfitters, Forever 21, Hollister Co., The Buckle, Charlotte Russe, Express, Wet Seal, New York and Company, Victoria's Secret, Aeropostale, Hot Topic, Footlocker, Bath and Body Works, and Sunglass Hut.

Pierre Ryckmans

Leys expressed distaste for the film, however; stating in an afterword accompanying a reprint of the novel that this "latter avatar The Emperor's New Clothes, by the way, was both sad and funny: sad, because Napoleon was interpreted to perfection by an actor (Ian Holm) whose performance made me dream of what could have been achieved had the producer and director bothered to read the book."

Prince Wenzeslaus of Liechtenstein

Prince Wenzeslaus has become something of a society column figure on account of his relationship with Victoria's Secret model Adriana Lima.

Rhyme Stew

The poems either parody well known fairy tales (Dick Whittington and His Cat, The Tortoise and the Hare, The Emperor's New Clothes, Ali Baba, Hansel and Gretel, Aladdin) nursery rhymes (As I was going to St Ives, Hey Diddle Diddle, Mary, Mary Quite Contrary) or are little stories thought up by Dahl himself.

Sarah's Secret

She broke her maiden in a Maiden Special Weight going 5½ furlongs at Del Mar.

Sean Bailey

As an executive of LivePlanet, Bailey served as executive producer for The Emperor's Club, Project Greenlight, Push, Nevada (which he also co-wrote with Affleck), producer Best Laid Plans, Matchstick Men, Gone Baby Gone.

Shutruk-Nakhunte

Shutruk-Nakhunte gained a small public exposition in Ethan Canin's short story The Palace Thief, and its adaptation in the 2002 film The Emperor's Club, in which one of the key elements is a plaque describing the exploits of Shutruk-Nakhunte, described as a once famous egomaniacal conqueror virtually unknown today.

Tabitha's Secret

Also that year, songwriter/producer and representative for Atlantic Records, Matt Serletic, approached the members of Tabitha's Secret concerning a long-term record deal with his production company, Melisma, which neither Jay Stanley nor John Goff were interested in, believing that it would be better to sign an album deal directly with the label and not with Serletic's company.

The Black and White Album

"Hey Little World" is featured in trailers for the film Kick-Ass and in Victoria's Secret commercials.

The Dutchman's Secret

The story begins approximately fifteen minutes after the end of The Vigilante of Pizen Bluff, where Scrooge McDuck is in his Money Bin together with Donald Duck and Huey, Dewey and Louie, having just finished telling a story about his encounter with famous American Old West legends such as the Dalton Gang, Phineas T. Barnum, Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and Geronimo.

The Emperor's New Clothes

Alison Prince, author of Hans Christian Andersen: The Fan Dancer, claims that Andersen received a gift of a ruby and diamond ring from the king after publications of "The Emperor's New Clothes" and "The Swineherd"—tales in which Andersen voices a satirical disrespect for the court.

The Emperor's New School Musical

It won an Annie Award for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production in the 35th Annual Annie Awards.

The Emperor's Shadow

According to Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian, Gao Jianli was a friend of the assassin Jing Ke, who fails in an attempt upon Ying Zheng's life.

In one of the climaxes of the film, the king states his belief that through music he can "control the minds and hearts of the people", echoing Mao Zedong's Yan'an talks of 1942.

The Emperor's Snuff-Box

The Emperor's Snuff-Box is a non-series mystery novel (1942) by mystery novelist John Dickson Carr.

The Shoppes at Chino Hills

Among the more than 60 merchants announced are the first H&M in San Bernardino County, Banana Republic, Victoria's Secret, Trader Joe's, P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Chipotle Mexican Grill, California Pizza Kitchen, Yard House Bar & Grill, Pinkberry, Barnes & Noble Booksellers and Bath & Body Works.

The Slave-girl from Jerusalem

The events of the novel are mentioned in the collection Trimalcho's Feast in the short story "Death by Vespasian", which takes the form of a letter from Bato to the Emperor.

The Spook's Secret

The book received positive reviews, but not as good as its predecessor's, scoring only 4.09/5 on Goodreads.

Veronica's Closet

Its title was derived from the “real life” lingerie company, Victoria’s Secret.

Yzmopolis

"Yzmopolis" is the 21st episode of the first season of the animated television series The Emperor's New School.


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