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About Time (TV Series)
About Time may refer to: Film and television * ''About Time'' (1962 film), a film in the Bell Laboratory Science Series * ''About Time'' (2013 film), a British romantic time travel film * ''About Time'' (TV series), a 2018 South Korean television series * ''About Time'', a series of episode guides to the TV series ''Doctor Who'', by Lawrence Miles and Tat Wood Music * ''About Time'' (Angel album), 2013 * ''About Time'' (New York Gong album), 1979 * ''About Time'' (Paul Bley album), 2008 * ''About Time'' (Pennywise album), 1995 * ''About Time'' (Sabrina Claudio album), 2017 * ''About Time'' (Steve Winwood album), 2003 * ''About Time'' (The Stranglers album), 1995 * ''About Time'' (Ten Years After album), 1989 * ''About Time'', by Five Fingers of Funk, 1998 * ''About Time'', by Tony Cox and Steve Newman, 2002 * ''About Time'', an EP by Straylight Run, 2009 * "About Time", a song by Cassie from ''Cassie'' (album), 2006 Other media * ''About Time'' (board game), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About Time (1962 Film)
''The Bell System Science Series'' consists of nine television specials made for the AT&T Corporation that were originally broadcast in color between 1956 and 1964. Marcel LaFollette has described them as "specials that combined clever story lines, sophisticated animation, veteran character actors, films of natural phenomena, interviews with scientists, and precise explanation of scientific and technical concepts—all in the pursuit of better public understanding of science." Geoff Alexander and Rick Prelinger have described the films as "among the best known and remembered educational films ever made, and enthroning Dr. Frank Baxter, professor at the University of Southern California, as something of a legend as the omniscient king of academic science films hosts." AT&T and its subsidiary Bell Telephone System had a history of sponsoring broadcasting such as the ''Bell Telephone Hour'', which was a weekly radio program of classical and Broadway music. AT&T's advertising agency ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About Time (Ten Years After Album)
''About Time'' is an album by the blues rock band Ten Years After, released in 1989. It was the final studio album featuring Alvin Lee, their singer and most prominent songwriter since the band's formation. It was their first studio release in fifteen years (since '' Positive Vibrations'', in 1974). ''About Time'' peaked at number 120 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. Production Recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis, the album was produced by Terry Manning. Critical reception ''The Boston Globe'' noted that "pile-driving party rock is the order of the day, with guitarist Alvin Lee's fuzzed solos stealing the show as usual." The ''Windsor Star'' wrote that "the ham-handed rock-blues songs sound like outtakes from TYA's best years." Track listing Notes * The track order is different for the CD release, which puts "Wild is the River" between "Working in a Parking Lot" and "Outside My Window". Personnel ;Ten Years After *Alvin Lee – guitar, vocals *Leo Lyons – bass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About Time (play)
''About Time'' is a theatrical play written by playwright Tom Cole that debuted in 1990 Off Broadway at the John Houseman Theater. This two-character play featured an elderly couple, identified only as Old Man and Old Woman, chatting and arguing about matters around the subject of death. Directed by Tony Giordano, the play original production starred James Whitmore and Audra Lindley, described in a Mel Gussow review as an "endearing couple" who "act their way through and around the slight play that Tom Cole has created for them". Lindley and Whitmore had been married to each other and divorced in 1979, yet continued to perform with each other on stage. The play presents four short scenes, titled "Breakfast", "Lunch", "Supper" and "Late Snack", with the play traditionally having an intermission between the second and third sets. Almost of the play revolves around food and meals, its preparation and consumption, set in the kitchen of their condo. The set, designed by Kent Dorsey, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About Time (book)
''About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution'' (), published in 1995, is the second book written by Paul Davies, regarding the subject of time. His first book on time was his ''The Physics of Time Asymmetry'' (1977)(). The intended audience is the general public, rather than science academics. ''About Time'' explores selected mysteries of spacetime, following on from Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, which Davies believes does not fully explain time as humans experience it. The author explains The book delves into the nature of metaphysics, time, motion and gravity, covering a wide range of aspects surrounding the current cosmological debate, across 283 pages in great detail. It includes an index, a bibliography, and numerous diagrams. See also * Basic introduction to the mathematics of curved spacetime * Sense of time In psychology and neuroscience, time perception or chronoception is the subjective experience, or sense, of time, which is measured by someone's own per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About Time (board Game)
''About Time'' is a general knowledge historical board game first seen on Series 5 of the BBC new-business reality show ''Dragon's Den'' on December 17, 2007. The game was invented by Joe Gill, Iain McGill, Matt Gould and Michele Rosaus, who together formed a company, Circa Circa Ltd, to launch the game in the UK. The game's distinctive artwork is by Michele Rosaus. The game is part of a growing subgenre of trivia games in which players compete by giving numerical answers, in this case years, to questions rather than factual answers. Gameplay Players progress by giving answers that are closest to the correct year on the question cards. The question cards all feature six events and a year in which the events took place. Chips are used as rewards and can be won or lost during high-stakes board play. Each card contains questions in six subject categories including arts, politics, everyday life and innovation. Player pieces are iconic historical figures including Napoleon, Quee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cassie (album)
''Cassie'' is the only studio album by American singer Cassie, released on August 8, 2006, by NextSelection Life Group, Bad Boy Records, and Atlantic Records. Cassie was discovered by record producer Ryan Leslie, who helped her record demo tapes. After Cassie was signed by Diddy, the founder of Bad Boy Records, she continued to work with Leslie who produced the entire album. Musically, ''Cassie'' is primarily an R&B album with elements of pop, hip hop, electro and soul music. The album was well-received critically and praised for its production. In addition to being called "confection", it drew comparisons to Janet Jackson. It debuted at number four on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 100,374 copies, staying on the chart for thirteen weeks. By January 2010, the album had sold 650,000 copies worldwide. ''Cassie'' received a vinyl reissue nine years after its original release, reasserting its cult following and influence in certain circles according to music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straylight Run
Straylight Run is an indie rock band based in Baldwin, Nassau County, New York. The band released two albums, ''Straylight Run (album), Straylight Run'' and ''The Needles the Space'', as well as three EPs, ''Prepare to Be Wrong'', ''About Time'', and ''Un Mas Dos''. In 2010, the band announced that they would be going on indefinite hiatus, but might reunite in the future. Two of the members, John Nolan (musician), John Nolan and Shaun Cooper (musician), Shaun Cooper, previously played in Taking Back Sunday and have since rejoined the band. History When he was still a member of Taking Back Sunday, John Nolan (musician), John Nolan wrote several songs that he didn't feel would go well with the band. After their departure, John and Shaun Cooper recorded several demos with Taking Back Sunday drummer Mark O'Connell (musician), Mark O'Connell. The band began to take its present form when drummer Will Noon was invited to join after his former band, Breaking Pangaea, broke up. Breakin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Newman (musician)
Steve Newman is a South African acoustic guitarist and a founding member of the group Tananas. For thirty years Newman has been collaborating with fellow South African guitarist, Tony Cox. He is also one of The Aquarian Quartet, consisting of Tony Cox, Syd Kitchen (deceased 2011), Greg Georgiades and Steve Newman. He was a member of Mondetta, a self-described ''world music group'', with Gito Baloi (of Tananas) and Wendy Oldfield. Discography As Steve Newman * ''Your Mother is Very Worried About You'' (1979) — out of print LP * ''What Do You Want'' (1982) — solo and with Tony Cox; out of print LP * ''101 Ways to Play the Acoustic Guitar'' (1983) with Tony Cox — out of print LP * ''Man on the Jetty'' (1985) — out of print cassette (solo), recorded at Pearl Road Studios, London, by Doc Rowe David "Doc" Rowe (born 8 December 1944) is a folklorist, author and film-maker who lives and works in the United Kingdom. A graduate of Hornsey College of Arts, he is a promine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Cox (South African Musician)
Tony Cox (born 24 January 1954) is a Rhodesian-born guitarist and composer who for most of his life was based in Cape Town, South Africa. An exponent of the fingerpicking style, he has three times won the SAMA (South African Music Awards). Cox blends African and European musical influences to craft his distinctive style. Early life Cox was born in the mining town of Redcliff in what was then Rhodesia. Archie Pereira arrived from Lisbon and, for reasons unknown, decided to settle in Kwe-Kwe, a town 20 miles from Redcliff. Cox's journey towards becoming a musician commenced at the age of nine when he started playing Hawaiian guitar. During his teenage years, he transitioned to a more conventional playing style and eventually pursued formal studies in classical guitar. During the 1970s, prior to his career as a performer Tony Cox was as an acoustic guitar instructor managing his own studio. Career Following his family's move to Cape Town in 1969, Cox honed his skills and We ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five Fingers Of Funk
Five Fingers of Funk, also stylized as 5 Fingers of Funk, is an American hip hop group that formed in 1992 and is currently based in Portland, Oregon. Pete Miser met drummer Talbot Guthrie and together they formed what originally was a nine-piece group. They grew to be a ten-piece group that performed at venues such as La Luna, Satyricon, Roseland Theater, X-Ray Cafe, and Berbati's Pan. The group is an example of hip hop from Portland, where it's generally considered lacking. Pete Miser, the lead vocalist described the Portland hip hop culture as "dope, but it has such a marginalized status". The members take influence from old-school rap and Bootsy Collins funk and differ from their peers by generating sounds from instruments instead of electronic sampling. The group has also been described as combining the sounds of James Brown, Sly Stone, and Funkadelic with 90s hip hop. Sounds are created with instruments such as keyboards, drums, bass, horn section, and turntables. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About Time (The Stranglers Album)
''About Time'' is the twelfth studio album from the Stranglers and the second one from the Black, Burnel, Greenfield, Roberts and Ellis line-up. The album was released in 1995 through the When! label. It was co-produced, engineered and mixed by Alan Winstanley, who had worked with the Stranglers on their first four albums (as the engineer on ''Rattus Norvegicus'', '' No More Heroes'' and ''Black and White'' and producer on ''The Raven''). Nigel Kennedy plays electric violin on "Face", and a string-quartet is used on three of the eleven tracks ("Face", "Still Life" and "Sinister"). "Lies and Deception" was the only single released from the album, reaching No. 94 on the UK Singles Chart, and is one of the few Stranglers songs solely written by drummer Jet Black. Released as a two-CD set, CD1 of "Lies and Deception" was backed with non-album tracks "Swim" and "Cool Danny", CD2 was backed with non-album tracks "Kiss the World Goodbye" and "Bed of Nails". The album peaked at No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
About Time (2013 Film)
''About Time'' is a 2013 romantic science fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by Richard Curtis, and starring Domhnall Gleeson, Rachel McAdams, and Bill Nighy. The film is about a young man with the ability to time travel who tries to change his past in hopes of improving his future. The film was released in the United Kingdom on 4 September 2013. The film received mixed reviews from critics. At the box office, it grossed $87.1 million against a $12 million budget. It was dedicated to actor Richard Griffiths, who died a few months before the film's release, marking his final film appearance. Plot Tim Lake grows up in Cornwall with his father James, mother Mary, uncle Desmond, and younger sister Katherine ("Kit Kat"). The morning after a less-than-great New Year’s Eve party, James tells Tim that the men of their family can travel back in time to moments they have lived before. Tim tests this by going back to the previous night’s party and changing a few ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
