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Almost Human (book)
Almost Human may refer to: Film * ''Almost Human'' (1927 film), an American silent film directed by Frank Urson * ''Almost Human'' (1974 film), an Italian crime film directed by Umberto Lenzi * ''Almost Human'' (1977 film) or ''Shock Waves'', an American horror film directed by Ken Wiederhorn * ''Almost Human'' (2013 film), an American sci-fi horror film directed by Joe Begos * Almost Human Inc., a special-effects company owned by Robert Green Hall Literature * '' Almost Human: Making Robots Think'', a 2007 book by Lee Gutkind * "Almost Human", a short story by Ruth Rendell from her 1976 collection '' The Fallen Curtain'' * "Almost Human", a short story by Robert Bloch, twice adapted for radio: ** "Almost Human", a 1950 episode of the radio show ''Dimension X'' ** "Almost Human", a 1955 episode of the radio show ''X Minus One'' Music * ''Almost Human'' (Maya Beiser album), 2006 * ''Almost Human'' (Voltaire album), 2000 * ''Almost Human'', a 2001 album by Cripple Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Human (1927 Film)
Almost Human is a 1927 American silent drama film directed by Frank Urson, starring Vera Reynolds and Kenneth Thomson, produced by Cecil B. DeMille and William C. de Mille, and distributed through Pathé Exchange. The picture was based upon a novel by Richard Harding Davis entitled ''The Bar Sinister''. Cast * Vera Reynolds as Mary Kelly * Kenneth Thomson as John Livingston * Majel Coleman as Cecile Adams * Claire McDowell as Mrs. Livingston * Ethel Wales Ethel Wales (April 4, 1878 – February 15, 1952) was an American actress who appeared in more than 130 films during her 30-year career. Biography Born in 1878 in Passaic, New Jersey, Wales graduated from "Wisconsin university". Wales had ... as Katie * Fred Walton as Doctor * Hank as Pal, a dog * Paul as Regent Royal, a dog * Trixie as Maggie, a dog Preservation status *The film survives in the UCLA Film and Television Archive. References External links * * 1927 drama films American silent feature fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of X Minus One Episodes
List of episodes for the '' X Minus One'' radio show. 1955 1956 1957 1958 1973 See also * List of ''Dimension X'' episodes References Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs: ''X Minus One''Internet Archive list of ''X Minus One'' episodes {{DEFAULTSORT:X Minus One Episodes, List Of Lists of radio series episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blade Runner 2049 (soundtrack)
''Blade Runner 2049 – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack album for the 2017 film ''Blade Runner 2049''. Released in October 2017, the album contains music composed by Hans Zimmer and Benjamin Wallfisch, along with additional tracks by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Lauren Daigle. The soundtrack was produced by Michael Hodges, Kayla Morrison and Ashley Culp. It also includes the piece "Tears in the Rain", which was originally composed and performed (as "Tears in Rain") by Vangelis, the composer of the original 1982 soundtrack ''Blade Runner''. ''Blade Runner 2049'' is the sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 film ''Blade Runner''. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, it stars Ryan Gosling and Harrison Ford, Ana de Armas, Sylvia Hoeks and Jared Leto. Set thirty years after the original film, the story depicts a bioengineered human, a replicant blade runner named K, who discovers the remains of a once-pregnant replicant. To prevent a possible war between replicants and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Gun
''Love Gun'' is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Kiss, released on June 30, 1977. Casablanca Records and FilmWorks shipped one million copies of the album on this date. It was certified platinum and became the band's first top 5 album on the ''Billboard'' 200. The album was remastered in 1997 and again in 2014. Overview ''Love Gun'' is the first Kiss album to feature a lead vocal performance from Ace Frehley, making it the first to feature lead vocal performances from all four band members. It was also the last studio album to feature Peter Criss on every song, as he was replaced by session drummer Anton Fig for all but one song on 1979's ''Dynasty''. Before ''Love Gun'' was completed, a Gallup poll indicated that Kiss was the most popular band in the United States, beating Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin and the Eagles. On August 26, 27 and 28, 1977, Kiss recorded three shows at the LA Forum for their next release, their second live album ''Alive II''. The album cove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abandon (album)
''Abandon'' is the sixteenth studio album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple, released in the Spring of 1998. It was Deep Purple's second album with Steve Morse on guitar and the last album to feature founding member Jon Lord prior to his departure in 2002. The album was followed by a successful 1998/1999 world tour which brought Deep Purple to Australia for the first time in 15 years. In 1999 a live album and DVD '' Total Abandon: Australia '99'' recorded in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ... on 20 April 1999 was released. The album title is actually a pun from Ian Gillan – "A Band On" – and the album was followed by the "A Band on Tour". It featured a reworking of a previously recorded song – "Bloodsucker" from '' Deep Pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cripple Bastards
Cripple Bastards is a grindcore band from Asti, Italy. They were formed in 1988 in order to keep their area on the hardcore punk map as most of the other bands around them were breaking up. Biography They were formed by vocalist Giulio the Bastard and guitarist Alberto the Crippler. They were initially a metal-influenced punk band called Grimcorpses. However, they were not satisfied with their music and soon decided to make their style more extreme, which was accompanied by a name change. They combined hardcore and metal influences with grindcore, but still managed to sound different from many other grindcore bands at the time. Their first demo shares the tape with two other bands, which also include members of Cripple Bastards. A few more tracks and demos were recorded after this. The band also played various venues including their first ever international concert in Croatia. By 1994, the band had drafted bassist Eduardo. The following year the band released their first full- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Human (Voltaire Album)
''Almost Human'' is the second studio album by Cuban American dark cabaret singer Voltaire, released on August 1, 2000, through Projekt Records. According to Voltaire on his official website, the album is intended to convey a "look at life from the perspective of Lucifer"; thus being, most of the album's tracks deal with existentialism, the human condition and the existence of God, in Voltaire's usual tongue-in-cheek humorous way. Also present in the album are covers of the traditional songs "El Barquito de Nuez" and " Ringo no Uta" – the first one was composed by famous Mexican songwriter Francisco Gabilondo Soler, while the second one was composed by Hachiro Sato and Manjome Tadashi for the 1945 film ''Soyokaze''. They are fully sung in Spanish and Japanese, respectively. The song "Almost Human" is a song from the perspective of Lucifer, and "Feathery Wings" from the perspective of the Angel of Death. "Anastasia" references the fate of Russian princess Anastasia Nikolayevn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Human (Maya Beiser Album)
Maya Beiser (born 31 December 1963) is an American musician, cellist, performing artist and producer who lives in New York City. Beiser was raised on a kibbutz in Israel by her French mother and Argentine father, and graduated from Yale University School of Music. She has been described by the Boston Globe as "a force of nature", "a cello goddess" by '' The New Yorker'' and "the reigning queen of the avant-garde cello" by '' The Washington Post''. Beiser is a 2015 United States Artists Distinguished Music Fellow and the Inaugural Mellon Distinguished Visiting Artist at the MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology. Biography Maya Beiser was born 31 December 1963 in Gazit, a kibbutz in Israel. Her mother was French, her father Argentinian. As a child, she played the piano before switching to the cello. At age twelve, she was discovered by the violinist Isaac Stern and embarked on a solo career. Beiser graduated from Yale University School of Music in 1987. She collaborated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dimension X Episodes
'' Dimension X'' was an NBC radio program broadcast on an unsponsored, sustaining basis from April 8, 1950, to September 29, 1951. The first 13 episodes were broadcast live, and the remainder were pre-recorded. Fred Wiehe and Edward King were the directors. Norman Rose Norman Rose (June 23, 1917 – November 12, 2004) was an American actor, film narrator and radio announcer whose velvety baritone was often called "the Voice of God" by colleagues. He was best known as the narrator's voice in the fictitious coffee ... was heard as both announcer and narrator.Widner, James F. and Meade Frierson, III. ''Science Fiction on Radio: A Revised Look at 1950–1975''. AFAB, 1996. See also * List of ''X Minus One'' episodes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dimension X Episodes, List Of Lists of radio series episodes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almost Human (1974 Film)
''Almost Human'' ( it, Milano odia: la polizia non-può sparare, "Milan hates, the police can't shoot") is a 1974 Italian poliziotteschi film directed by Umberto Lenzi. This film stars Tomas Milian, Henry Silva, Ray Lovelock (actor), Ray Lovelock and Anita Strindberg.NoShame Films DVD Case, 2005. Last accessed: September 2008. Plot A bunch of thieves kidnap a boy in a red hoodie from his mother's arms. This is followed by an action-packed car chase full of breaking boxes, defacing cars, and slim getaways. The chase ends when the kidnappers are saved by an oncoming train, which cuts off the police from their trail. They find this a perfect opportunity to dump the kid and make their getaway. The boy is returned to his family but the kidnappers' gang beat them up for their failure. Following a castration threat, the kidnapper/thief goes home to rape his girlfriend. Following this, he robs a cigarette dispenser and stabs the beat cop who catches him. This leads to a detective to sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Bloch
Robert Albert Bloch (; April 5, 1917September 23, 1994) was an American fiction writer, primarily of crime, psychological horror and fantasy, much of which has been dramatized for radio, cinema and television. He also wrote a relatively small amount of science fiction. His writing career lasted 60 years, including more than 30 years in television and film. He began his professional writing career immediately after graduation, aged 17. Best known as the writer of '' Psycho'' (1959), the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock, Bloch wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. He was a protégé of H. P. Lovecraft, who was the first to seriously encourage his talent. However, while he started emulating Lovecraft and his brand of ''cosmic horror'', he later specialized in crime and horror stories working with a more psychological approach. Bloch was a contributor to pulp magazines such as ''Weird Tales'' in his early career, and was also a prolific scree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fallen Curtain
''The Fallen Curtain'' is a collection of 11 short stories by British writer Ruth Rendell. The title story won the MWA Edgar Award for Best Short Story of the Year in 1975. Mystery Writers of America. The book was first published in the UK in 1976 by Hutchinson. All stories – with the exception of ''People Don’t Do Such Things, The Vinegar Mother'' and ''Divided We Stand'' – were first published in in the early to mid-1970's. Contents * ''The Fallen Curtain'' * ''People Don’t Do Such Things'' * ''A Bad Heart'' ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
