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Moby-Dick In Popular Culture
''Moby-Dick'' is an 1851 novel by Herman Melville that describes the voyage of the whaleship ''Pequod (Moby-Dick), Pequod'', led by Captain Ahab, who leads his crew on a hunt for the whale Moby Dick (whale), Moby Dick. There have been a number of adaptations of ''Moby-Dick'' in various media. Film * A 1926 in film, 1926 silent movie entitled ''The Sea Beast (1926 film), The Sea Beast'', starring John Barrymore as a heroic Ahab with a fiancée and an evil brother, loosely based on the novel. Remade as ''Moby Dick (1930 film), Moby Dick'' in 1930 in film, 1930, a version in which Ahab kills the whale and returns home to the woman he loves (played by Joan Bennett). * ''Moby Dick (1956 film), Moby Dick'', a 1956 in film, 1956 film directed by John Huston and starring Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab, with screenplay by Ray Bradbury. *''Moby Dick (1971 film), Moby Dick'', an unfinished 1971 film featuring readings from the book by Orson Welles. The footage was unedited in Welles' lifetime, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moby-Dick
''Moby-Dick; or, The Whale'' is an 1851 novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book is the sailor Ishmael's narrative of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaling ship ''Pequod'', for revenge against Moby Dick, the giant white sperm whale that on the ship's previous voyage bit off Ahab's leg at the knee. A contribution to the literature of the American Renaissance, ''Moby-Dick'' was published to mixed reviews, was a commercial failure, and was out of print at the time of the author's death in 1891. Its reputation as a "Great American Novel" was established only in the 20th century, after the 1919 centennial of its author's birth. William Faulkner said he wished he had written the book himself, and D. H. Lawrence called it "one of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world" and "the greatest book of the sea ever written". Its opening sentence, "Call me Ishmael", is among world literature's most famous. Melville began writing ''Moby-Dick'' in February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Peck
Eldred Gregory Peck (April 5, 1916 – June 12, 2003) was an American actor and one of the most popular film stars from the 1940s to the 1970s. In 1999, the American Film Institute named Peck the 12th-greatest male star of Classic Hollywood Cinema. After studying at the Neighborhood Playhouse with Sanford Meisner, Peck began appearing in stage productions, acting in over 50 plays and three Broadway productions. He first gained critical success in ''The Keys of the Kingdom'' (1944), a John M. Stahl–directed drama which earned him his first Academy Award nomination. He starred in a series of successful films, including romantic-drama '' The Valley of Decision'' (1944), Alfred Hitchcock's '' Spellbound'' (1945), and family film '' The Yearling'' (1946). He encountered lukewarm commercial reviews at the end of the 1940s, his performances including '' The Paradine Case'' (1947) and '' The Great Sinner'' (1948). Peck reached global recognition in the 1950s and 1960s, appearing b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paint-on-glass Animation
Paint-on-glass animation is a technique for making animated films by manipulating slow-drying oil paints on sheets of glass. Gouache mixed with glycerine is sometimes used instead. The best-known practitioner of the technique is Russian animator Aleksandr Petrov; he has used it in seven films, all of which have won awards. Animators/films * Agamurad Amanov (Агамурад Аманов) **''Tuzik'' (Тузик) (2001) **''Childhood's Autumn'', ''Осень детства'' (Osen detstva) (2005) (with Yekatirina Boykova) *Martine Chartrand **''Black Soul'' (2000) * Witold Giersz **''Little Western (Mały Western)'' (1960) **''Red and Black (Czerwone i czarne)'' (1963) **''Horse (Koń)'' (1967) **''The Stuntman (Kaskader)'' (1972) **''Fire (Pożar)'' (1975) * Aleksey Karayev (Алексей Караев) **''Welcome'', ''Добро пожаловать'' (Dobro pozhalovat) (1986) **''The Lodgers of an Old House'', ''Жильцы старого дома'' (Zhiltsy starovo doma) (198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news and entertainment company with a focus on digital media. Based in New York City, BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III to focus on tracking viral content. Kenneth Lerer, co-founder and chairman of ''The Huffington Post'', started as a co-founder and investor in BuzzFeed and is now the executive chairman. Originally known for online quizzes, " listicles", and pop culture articles, the company has grown into a global media and technology company, providing coverage on a variety of topics including politics, DIY, animals, and business. In late 2011, BuzzFeed hired Ben Smith of ''Politico'' as editor-in-chief, to expand the site into long-form journalism and reportage. After years of investment in investigative journalism, by 2021 '' BuzzFeed News'' had won the National Magazine Award, the George Polk Award, and the Pulitzer Prize, and was nominated for the Michael Kelly Award. BuzzFeed generat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire (magazine)
''Empire'' is a British film magazine published monthly by Bauer Consumer Media. The first issue was published in May 1989. History David Hepworth of Emap, the publisher of British music magazines '' Q'' and '' Smash Hits'', among other titles, came up with the idea to publish a magazine similar to ''Q'', but for films. They recruited ''Smash Hits'' editor Barry McIlheney to edit the new magazine, with Hepworth as Editorial Director. Hepworth produced a one-page document of what he wanted to achieve. Among them, they planned to review and rate every film that was released in the cinema in the United Kingdom. It also said that "''Empire'' believes that movies can sometimes be art, but they should always be fun." The first edition (June/July 1989) was published in May 1989 with Dennis Quaid and Winona Ryder on the front cover from the film '' Great Balls of Fire!''. The first issue reached its target of 50,000 copies sold. Film reviews were given a star rating between 1 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pagemaster
''The Pagemaster'' is a 1994 American live-action/animated fantasy adventure film starring Macaulay Culkin, Christopher Lloyd, Whoopi Goldberg, Patrick Stewart, Leonard Nimoy, Frank Welker, Ed Begley Jr., and Mel Harris. The film was produced by Turner Pictures and Hanna-Barbera and released by 20th Century Fox on November 23, 1994. Culkin stars as a timid boy who uses statistics as an excuse to avoid anything he finds uncomfortable in life. But after reluctantly undertaking an errand for his father, he gets caught in a storm, which forces him to seek refuge in a library. He then finds himself trapped inside the library, where he must battle his way through literary classics come to life if he is to find his way home. The film was written for the screen by David Casci, based on a six-page pitch by writer Charles Pogue entitled "Library Days", presented to Casci by producer David Kirschner. The film was directed by Joe Johnston (live-action) and Pixote Hunt and Glenn Chaika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dot And The Whale
''Dot and the Whale'' is an Australian animated film from 1986. It is based on the character Dot from the animated film '' Dot and the Kangaroo'' (1977), which in turn was based on the children's book of the same name by Ethel Pedley. Plot The film starts off with a scene from the novel ''Moby Dick'', with a whaler on a stormy sea in the 19th century, chasing "the white whale". It turns out that the scene comes from the imagination of Dot, while she is sitting with the book. She goes out to play with Nelson the dolphin in his pool, and he teaches her how to stay underwater for long periods of time and to communicate underwater, as well as the history and evolution of sea creatures. While they play together, Nelson hears the wail of a beached whale named "Tonga" from the local coast, and jumps out of his pool, over the cliff beside, and dives into the ocean on the other side, to check what is going on, with Dot coming along. Dot walks up on land to talk with Tonga, but becomes u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Song Of The Whales
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Stanley (director)
Paul Stanley (1922, Hartford, Connecticut - 2002) was an American television director. Stanley worked in television from the early 1950s until the mid-1980s. His credits encompass all genres, extending to more than fifty prime time television series of the period, from ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' in 1957 to ''Charlie's Angels'' in the late 1970s, to ''MacGyver'' in 1985. Stanley also received producer credit on a handful of TV series episodes in the 1960s and 1970s. Television series credits (partial list) * ''Appointment with Adventure'' (1955-1956) * ''Goodyear Playhouse'' (1956-1957) * ''Have Gun – Will Travel'' (1959) * ''The Third Man'' (1959) * ''Outlaws'' (1961) * '' Dr. Kildare'' (1962) * ''The Untouchables'' (1962) * '' Combat!'' (1963) * '' The Outer Limits'' (1964) * ''Insight'' (1964-1980) * ''Lost in Space'' (1965) * '' Laredo'' (1965-1966) * '' The Virginian'' (1965-1966) * '' The Rat Patrol'' (1967) * '' Mission: Impossible'' (1967-1968) * '' Hawaii Five-O'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Aranson
Jack Aranson (29 December 1924 – 3 January 2008) was an American actor, trained in Ireland and England, noted for acting in many Shakespeare plays and several one-man shows. He was one of the last actor/managers, creating and managing several small companies in California and New York. Jack played 13 characters in his one-man version of ''Moby Dick''. ''Time'' called his performance one of the great (5) one-man shows of all time. This performance was filmed live by producer John Robert, directed by well-known director Paul Stanley. It is the highest ranked movie version of ''Moby Dick'' in IMDb. Career Born in Los Angeles, California, Aranson began his professional career in England by serving a two-year apprenticeship at the Old Vic theatre. He later toured Ireland in many Shakespearean roles in a different play every night. He starred in Murder in Eden (film), made at Ardmore Studios, in 1961. Aranson went to New York City to play iJack Aranson as Captain Ahab. ing Lear wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moby Dick (1978 Film)
''Moby Dick'' is a 1978 filmed one-man version of Herman Melville's classic 1851 novel ''Moby Dick''. The film starred Jack Aranson, a Shakespearean actor trained in the Old Vic, and was directed by Paul Stanley. References * Van Gelder, L. (1979, Jan 7). Moby Dick: A Test of Actor's Versatility. ''The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...''. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/07/archives/new-jersey-weekly-moby-dick-a-test-of-actors-versatility.html External links * MobyDickDVD.com 1978 films 1970s disaster films 1978 drama films American disaster films American drama films Films based on Moby-Dick American films about revenge One-character films Films directed by Paul Stanley (director) 1970s English-language films 1970s Am ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich Film Museum
The Munich Film Archive, in the Munich Stadtmuseum, is one of eight film museums in Germany. It has no showrooms and is limited to screening the films in a single cinema with 165 seats, as well as collecting, archiving, and restoring film copies. All analog and digital formats (except 70mm) can be shown. History The Film Museum was founded in late 1963 as a department of the Munich Stadtmuseum and holds an extensive collection of copies of historical films. Which are also restored and copied locally. Special focus is placed on the collection of German silent films, the work of the German film immigrants from the Nazism period, the New German Cinema, as well as the Munich film history (e.g. Karl Valentin, Herbert Achternbusch, documentary material about Munich). As cinematheque, the museum makes its collection accessible to public and research. The in-house cinema - one of the first municipal theaters of the Federal Republic of Germany - is one of the few places in Germany, in whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
