Black Alice (film)
Black Alice may refer to: * Black Alice (comics), a DC Comics character * ''Black Alice'' (novel), a novel by Thomas M. Disch and John Sladek under the pseudonym Thom Demijohn * Black Alice, one of two musical alter-egos of the Japanese group Ali Project * ''Black Alice'' (film), a 1975 Hong Kong film * Black Alice, a character in the sci-fi cult film '' Sons of Steel'' portrayed by Perth-based singer Rob Hartley See also * Black Aliss, a fictional witch in the backplot of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels also known as Aliss Demurrage {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Black Alice (comics)
Black Alice, real name Lori Zechlin, is a DC Comics character introduced in ''Birds of Prey'' #76 (January 2005). She uses her magical powers to prey on drug dealers in her hometown of Dayton, Ohio. Fictional character biography Origin Lori Zechlin is a teenager who lives with her father John and her mother. Neither Lori nor her father is aware that Mrs. Zechlin is addicted to prescription pharmaceuticals, which she purchases from local drug dealers. One day, overwhelmed by shame, Mrs. Zechlin commits suicide by overdosing and drowning herself in her pool. Lori discovers the body when she comes home from school. Lori also discovers, later that same night, that she has the mystical ability to "borrow" the magical powers of other superheroes or supervillains. She does not have the same control over the powers as their owners and has little control over when she can take them or how long she can use them. Despite this, Lori (taking the name Black Alice) formulates a plan to avenge her ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Black Alice (novel)
''Black Alice'' is a novel by American writers Thomas M. Disch and John Sladek (writing as Thom Demijohn), published in 1968. Plot summary During the 1960s, in Virginia, while the blacks fight for their civil rights, a young white girl is kidnapped in Baltimore. Little Alice Raleigh, eleven years and blonde like corn, and heiress of an immense fortune, is held for a ransom of a million dollars. Her kidnappers, trying to make her invisible to the police officers and the federal agents searching for her, manage to brown her skin and her hair. They sequester her under an assumed name in a house held by an old black woman, near Norfolk, which turns out to be a house of prostitution. Slowly, Alice adapts herself to this surprising life amidst the black culture of the time period, completely new for her; at no point in the book is the young Alice made to participate in prostitution, and in fact Alice only has a vague idea of what goes on in behind closed doors in the house. She event ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ali Project
Ali Project (typeset as ALI PROJECT) is a Japanese rock band with a strong Japanese Aristocrat-style image, consisting of and . In the band's earlier days, their musical style tended towards light, cheerful and/or refreshing songs. However, the sound has changed in recent times to take on a darker and more mysterious tone. Takarano Arika, lead singer/lyricist, has termed this change as a transition from to . Though there has been a general shift towards performing songs in the "Black Alice" phase, Ali Project has occasionally sung in the White Alice style as well. Career They made their indie debut in the charts in 1988 as with their album . The album was later included in Tatsumi Takayuki's book , which led to the band being classified under the progressive rock genre. Four years later in 1992 they changed their name and made their major debut with their single . Most of their records are released by Toshiba-EMI, Victor Entertainment and Tokuma Japan. The band is nota ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Black Alice (film)
Black Alice may refer to: * Black Alice (comics), a DC Comics character * ''Black Alice'' (novel), a novel by Thomas M. Disch and John Sladek under the pseudonym Thom Demijohn * Black Alice, one of two musical alter-egos of the Japanese group Ali Project * ''Black Alice'' (film), a 1975 Hong Kong film * Black Alice, a character in the sci-fi cult film '' Sons of Steel'' portrayed by Perth-based singer Rob Hartley See also * Black Aliss, a fictional witch in the backplot of Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels also known as Aliss Demurrage {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hong Kong Films Of 1975
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations *Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon), a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology *Hong (genus), ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sons Of Steel (1989 Film)
''Sons of Steel'' is a 1989 Australian sci-fi fantasy musical film written, directed and composed by Gary L. Keady and produced by James M. Vernon.David Stratton, ''The Avocado Plantation: Boom and Bust in the Australian Film Industry'', Pan MacMillan, 1990 p. 154 Plot The film is set in Australia, where an accidental future time traveler finds himself going back in time to change events to prevent a calamity. It stars Rob Hartley as Black Alice (who performed most of the songs for the movie) and Australian musician Jeff Duff (who sang "The Burn"). Cast *Rob Hartley as Black Alice *Roz Wason as Hope *Jeff Duff as Secta *Dagmar Bláhová as Honor *Ralph Cotterill as Karzoff *Elizabeth Richmond as Djard *Wayne Snell as Ex *Mark Hembrow as Mal Production The film is based on an original short called "Knightmare", written, co-directed and music directed by Gary L. Keady and co-directed by Yahoo Serious. Gary Keady developed the script for ''Sons of Steel'' from the short film, and t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |