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I Want To Destroy America
''I Want to Destroy America'' is a documentary film by Peter I. Chang which traces the life of the Japanese musician Hisao Shinagawa through his early years as a folk singer in Tokyo to his current occupation as a street performer in Los Angeles. The film was shot from 2004 to 2006, and provides a unique insight into the influence of Western popular music on the teenage youth culture of 1960s Japan, as well as an inside look at Shinagawa's struggle to survive as a songwriter after losing his recording contract in the 1980s. The title of the film comes from an off-hand comment Shinagawa makes about wanting to destroy the U.S. system. In his review of the DVD release, critic John Wallis notes, "''I Want to Destroy America'' is formatted with Hisao speaking for himself. Interview audio and footage is placed over still and stock footage and the modern footage, some of it fly-on-the-wall, some of it atmospherically staged," and concludes that the film is an "interesting portrait of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter I
Peter I may refer to: Religious hierarchs * Saint Peter (c. 1 AD – c. 64–88 AD), a.k.a. Simon Peter, Simeon, or Simon, apostle of Jesus * Pope Peter I of Alexandria (died 311), revered as a saint * Peter I of Armenia (died 1058), Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church * Peter I (bishop of León) (died after June 1112) * Peter I (archbishop of Lyon) (died 1139), a Benedictine monk Rulers * Peter I of Bulgaria (died 970), emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria * Peter I of Savoy (c. 1048–1078), count of Savoy * Peter I of Aragon and Navarre (c. 1068–1104), King of Aragon and Pamplona * Peter I of Barcelona, Peter II the Catholic (1178–1213), King of Aragon, Count of Barcelona * Peter I of Constantinople (died 1219), emperor, Peter II of Courtenay * Peter I, Duke of Brittany (1187–1250), Peter Mauclerc * Peter I, Count of Urgell (1187–1258), second son of King Sancho I of Portugal * Peter I of Valencia (1239–1285), Peter the Great, Peter III of Aragon, king * Peter I, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitch Cullin
Mitch Cullin (born March 23, 1968) is an American writer. He is the author of seven novels, and one short story collection. He currently resides in Arcadia, California and Tokyo, Japan with his partner and frequent collaborator Peter I. Chang. His books have been translated into over 10 languages, among them French, Polish, Japanese, and Italian. Personal life Cullin was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, of Scotch-Irish and Cherokee descent. Reception ''The New York Times'' has described Cullin's writing as "brilliant and beautiful," but the author has confessed that "half the time I'm not even sure why I make choices in writing, or how it works when it works." Books and film adaptations Cullin's novel ''Tideland'' was adapted for the screen and directed by Terry Gilliam in 2003, and the author also made a brief cameo appearance in the film, later stating about his time on the set: "There was a part of me that wanted to watch and experience every aspect of what Terry was doing… ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hisao Shinagawa
Hisao Shinagawa (born 1946) is a Japanese-born songwriter and performer who lives in Los Angeles, California. He is probably best known in his adopted home country for the satirical song "More Money, More War", which became an underground hit after the video aired on "Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic ( ; born October 23, 1959) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, record producer, actor and author. He is best known for creating comedy songs that make light of pop culture and often parody specifi ...'s Al TV on MTV in 1984. Director Masahiro Sugano's 1997 short film HISAO documented Shinagawa's daily life. The short was nominated for several awards, including a Student Academy Award and IFC2000. In 2008, Pathfinder Pictures will officially release I Want to Destroy America, Peter I. Chang's full-length documentary about Shinagawa's life. The film was previously known as Life in G-Chord and was shown at several film festivals, including the At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masahiro Sugano
Masahiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese councillor (''Rōjū'') *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese guitarist and composer *, Japanese baseball player *, American-Japanese wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician * actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese footballer * Masahiro Kamiya born 1963, Japanese actor *, Japanese murderer * Masahiro Kaneko (born 1991), Japanese footballer * Masahiro Kano (born 1977), Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese musician and composer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese watchmaker *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese film director *, Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pathfinder Pictures
Pathfinder may refer to: Businesses * Pathfinder Energy Services, a division of Smith International * Pathfinder Press, a publisher of socialist literature Computing and information science * Path Finder, a Macintosh file browser * Pathfinder (website) * Pathfinder networks, a psychometric scaling method * Java Pathfinder, a software testing tool * Pathfinder (library science), a subject bibliography often offered on library websites Entertainment Novels * '' The Pathfinder, or The Inland Sea'', an 1840 novel by James Fenimore Cooper * ''Pathfinders'' (novel), a 1944 novel by Cecil Lewis * ''Pathfinder'' (novel), a 2010 novel by Orson Scott Card * ''TodHunter Moon, Book One: PathFinder'', a 2014 novel by Angie Sage Film and television * ''The Pathfinder'' (1952 film), based on the book by James Fenimore Cooper * ''Pathfinder'' (1987 film), a Norwegian Oscar-nominated film * ''The Pathfinder'' (1996 film), a TV movie based on the book by James Fenimore Cooper * ''Pathfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Festivals
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon the festival's focus, can include international and domestic releases. Some film festivals focus on a specific filmmaker, genre of film (e.g. horror films), or on a subject matter. Several film festivals focus solely on presenting short films of a defined maximum length. Film festivals are typically annual events. Some film historians, including Jerry Beck, do not consider film festivals as official releases of the film. The most prestigious film festivals in the world, known as the "Big Five", are (listed chronologically according to the date of foundation): Venice, Cannes, Berlin (the original ''Big Three''), Toronto, and Sundance. History The Venice Film Festival in Italy began in 1932 and is the oldest film festival still running ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Documentary Film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception hat remainsa practice without clear boundaries". Early documentary films, originally called " actuality films", lasted one minute or less. Over time, documentaries have evolved to become longer in length, and to include more categories. Some examples are educational, observational and docufiction. Documentaries are very informative, and are often used within schools as a resource to teach various principles. Documentary filmmakers have a responsibility to be truthful to their vision of the world without intentionally misrepresenting a topic. Social-media platforms (such as YouTube) have provided an avenue for the growth of the documentary- film genre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In G-Chord
Life is a quality that distinguishes matter that has biological processes, such as signaling and self-sustaining processes, from that which does not, and is defined by the capacity for growth, reaction to stimuli, metabolism, energy transformation, and reproduction. Various forms of life exist, such as plants, animals, fungi, protists, archaea, and bacteria. Biology is the science that studies life. The gene is the unit of heredity, whereas the cell is the structural and functional unit of life. There are two kinds of cells, prokaryotic and eukaryotic, both of which consist of cytoplasm enclosed within a membrane and contain many biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Cells reproduce through a process of cell division, in which the parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells and passes its genes onto a new generation, sometimes producing genetic variation. Organisms, or the individual entities of life, are generally thought to be open systems that maint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlanta Underground Film Festival
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 living within the city limits, it is the eighth most populous city in the Southeast and 38th most populous city in the United States according to the 2020 U.S. census. It is the core of the much larger Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to more than 6.1 million people, making it the eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Situated among the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at an elevation of just over above sea level, it features unique topography that includes rolling hills, lush greenery, and the most dense urban tree coverage of any major city in the United States. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Fe Film Festival
The Santa Fe Film Festival is a non-profit organization which presents important world cinema that represents aesthetic, critical, and entertainment standards highlighting New Mexican film. The organization partners with educational groups, schools, and other non-profits to provide a forum for filmmakers, critics, educators, and historians. The award is in the form of a mounted original sculpture. The festival has been listed as one of the top independent film festivals in the United States. Festival and awards The festival is generally run between Thanksgiving and Christmas time (late November to early December) in the Santa Fe, New Mexico area and was inaugurated in 1999 but began an institutionalized schedule starting in the year 2000 which sold over 9,000 tickets and passes. The festival was founded by Kurt Young and Joanna England The awards varied over the years. Initial categories included: Best Short, Best Documentary, Best Feature, Best Native American Film, and Best Latino ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Letterbox (filming)
Letterboxing is the practice of transferring film shot in a widescreen aspect ratio to standard-width video formats while preserving the film's original aspect ratio. The resulting videographic image has mattes (black bars) above and below it; these mattes are part of each frame of the video signal. LBX and LTBX are identifying abbreviations for films and images thus formatted. Etymology The term refers to the shape of a letter box, a slot in a wall or door through which mail is delivered, being rectangular and wider than it is high. Early home video use The first use of letterbox in consumer video appeared with the RCA Capacitance Electronic Disc (CED) videodisc format. Initially, letterboxing was limited to several key sequences of a film such as opening and closing credits, but was later used for entire films. The first fully letterboxed CED release was ''Amarcord'' in 1984, and several others followed including '' The Long Goodbye'', '' Monty Python and the Holy Grail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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