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Fredo Viola
Fredo Viola is an American singer/songwriter and multi-media artist. He was born in London, England, but has resided in the United States for most of his life. He lives in Woodstock, N.Y. He graduated from Tisch School of the Arts at NYU, but has always been most passionate about music. Viola lists some influential artists, such as Shostakovich, Britten, Bartók, Stravinsky and Belle & Sebastian. Career He had an internet hit on YouTube with "The Sad Song" in 2004. In 2007, he signed with French label Because Music. In late 2007, Fredo devoted his attention to a long series of live to Digital Performances he called "cluster videos", by releasing one video each month on his website. In late 2008, working in collaboration with the Spanish agency Aer studio, he released an interactive web site called The Turn, a web site that also serves the function of displaying his new interactive videos. The videos come in unusual shapes (circular, hexagonal) as well as widescreen rectangle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Monde
(; ) is a mass media in France, French daily afternoon list of newspapers in France, newspaper. It is the main publication of Le Monde Group and reported an average print circulation, circulation of 480,000 copies per issue in 2022, including 40,000 sold abroad. It has been available online since 1995, and it is often the only French newspaper easily obtainable in non-French-speaking countries. It should not be confused with the monthly publication ', of which has 51% ownership but is editorially independent. is considered one of the French newspapers of record, along with ''Libération'' and . A Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Reuters Institute poll in 2021 found that is the most trusted French newspaper. The paper's journalistic side has a collegial form of organization, in which most journalists are tenured, unionized, and financial stakeholders in the business. While shareholders appoint the company's CEO, the editor is elected by ''Le Monde''s journali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Night Moves
The fourth and final season of ''The O.C.'', an American teen drama television series, aired in the United States from November 2, 2006, to February 22, 2007, and consisted of 16 episodes. ''The O.C.''s final season aired Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. ET in the United States on Fox, a terrestrial television network. Fox tested a new timeslot by airing the second episode on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. ET against ABC's '' Lost'' and CBS's ''Criminal Minds''. With ''Lost'' about to enter a three-month hiatus, Fox hoped that changing the timeslot for ''The O.C.'' would attract back viewers it had lost since the end of the previous season; however, the move was unsuccessful and the show returned to its Thursday timeslot. The season was released on DVD as a five-disc boxed set under the title ''The O.C.: The Complete Fourth Season'' on May 22, 2007, by Warner Home Video. The season was also made available in the American versions of Zune and iTunes Store. Before the season premiered on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The O
O, or o, is the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet. O may also refer to: Letters * Օ օ, (Unicode: U+0555, U+0585) a letter in the Armenian alphabet * Ο ο, Omicron, (Greek), a letter in the Greek alphabet * O (Cyrillic), a letter of the Cyrillic alphabet * O (kana), a romanization of the kana (お and オ) in Japanese writing * ㅇ, a consonant in Hangul, the Korean alphabet * ဝ, a consonant in Burmese script Arts and entertainment Film and television * O (2001 film), ''O'' (2001 film), a film starring Mekhi Phifer, Josh Hartnett, and Julia Stiles * O (2022 film), ''O'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language horror thriller film Literature * ''O: A Presidential Novel'', anonymous novel published in 2011 * O, fictional planet that is the setting of several short stories by science fiction author Ursula K. Le Guin * O, fictional character from the French erotic novel ''Story of O'' * ''"O" Is for Outlaw'', the fifteenth novel in Sue Grafton's "Alphabet mystery" ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Man About Town (2006 Film)
''Man About Town'' is a 2006 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Mike Binder and produced by Sunlight Productions and independently presented by Media 8 Entertainment. The film stars Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, John Cleese, Bai Ling, and Jerry O'Connell. In the United States, it was released direct-to-DVD on February 13, 2007; however, the film was theatrically released in many countries around the world. Plot Top Hollywood talent agent Jack Giamoro (Ben Affleck) seems to have it all: a successful career, a lot of money, a nice car, a beautiful wife, etc. However, while pursuing success, he somehow lost himself and neglected his marriage. He decides to take a journal writing class to do some self-searching. Jack's seemingly perfect world starts to unravel when he learns that his wife, Nina (Rebecca Romijn), is cheating on him with his most important client. Things get worse when Barbi (Bai Ling), an ambitious journalist, steals Jack's journal, which contains s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Binder
Mike Binder (born June 2, 1958) is an American filmmaker, stand-up comedian, and actor. Life and career Binder, descended from Russian-Jewish immigrants, grew up in the Detroit suburb of Birmingham. During the summers of 1966 through 1975, he attended Camp Tamakwa, a summer camp in Algonquin Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada; that experience was the inspiration (and the filming location) for his 1993 film '' Indian Summer''. Beginning his career as a screenwriter and standup comedian, in March 1990 with the March 9 theatrical premiere of his first screenplay, '' Coupe de Ville'', directed by Joe Roth and co-produced by Binder, and his own HBO stand up comedy special, broadcast the following night. Binder's directorial debut was with his second screenplay, 1992's '' Crossing the Bridge''. Binder gained further prominence with his 20-episode 2001-02 HBO comedy series, '' The Mind of the Married Man'', which he co-wrote, co-directed and starred in as the central character " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Manchurian Candidate (2004 Film)
''The Manchurian Candidate'' is a 2004 American neo-noir psychological thriller, psychological political thriller, political thriller film directed by Jonathan Demme. The film, based on Richard Condon's 1959 The Manchurian Candidate, novel of the same name and a reworking of the previous The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film), 1962 film, stars Denzel Washington as Bennett Marco, a tenacious, virtuous soldier; Liev Schreiber as Raymond Shaw, a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York, manipulated into becoming a Vice President of the United States, vice-presidential candidate; Jon Voight as United States Senate, U.S. Senator Tom Jordan, a challenger for vice president; and Meryl Streep as Eleanor Prentiss Shaw, also a U.S. Senator and Raymond's Psychological manipulation, manipulative ruthless mother. While the name of the novel and the earlier film was retained, the significance of "Manchurian" was changed. In the original, the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker, whose career directing, producing, and screenwriting spanned more than 30 years and 70 feature films, documentaries, and television productions. He was an Academy Award and a Directors Guild of America Award winner, and received nominations for a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and three Independent Spirit Awards. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film '' Caged Heat'', before becoming known for his casually humanist films such as '' Melvin and Howard'' (1980), '' Swing Shift'' (1984), '' Something Wild'' (1986), and '' Married to the Mob'' (1988). His 1991 psychological horror film '' The Silence of the Lambs'', based on the novel of the same title, won five Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Picture. His subsequent films earned similar acclaim, notably the HIV/AIDS-themed dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival
The Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (French: ''Festival international du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand'') is an international film festival dedicated to short films held annually in Clermont-Ferrand, France. It is the second largest film festival in France after Cannes in terms of audience and professional attendance. Known as the best short film festival in France, Clermont-Ferrand unites around 160,000 professionals and filmgoers. Its industry platform, short film distribution system, and steady growth of the festival’s attendance justify its right to be called the number one short film festival in the world. History In 1979, a ''Short Film Week'' was organised by the '' Clermont-Ferrand University Film Society''. The festival founders then created the collective “Sauve qui peut le court métrage” (roughly translatable as “Short Film: S.O.S!”) in 1981. In 1982, the Festival became competitive, with a jury attributing awards to films sele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Mojica
Luis Mojica is a musician & somatic therapist. He began developing his musical style in New York City's East Village. In 2012, he moved upstate to the Hudson Valley. Career Music In 2013, he released his first record ''Anaesthesia'' through a successfully funded Kickstarter campaign. The entire album was recorded, performed, and arranged by Luis in his bedroom in Brooklyn, New York. In February 2015, he released ''The Man Who Fell In Love With The Man Who Fell In Love With The Moon'', based on the book by Tom Spanbauer. The album was recorded at his home in Woodstock, New York. In 2015, Luis toured the country with the cello-rock band Rasputina, becoming the first keyboard player to be added to the line-up. He also beat-boxed and sang backing vocals. His first studio album ''Wholesome'' was released in August 2016. The album featured Melora Creager on cello and Brian Viglione on drums. Luis' second studio album ''How A Stranger Is Made'' was released on October 4, 2019, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
