Wild Is The Wind
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Wild Is the Wind may refer to: * ''Wild Is the Wind'' (1957 film), a film starring Anna Magnani and Anthony Quinn * "Wild Is the Wind" (song), the title song from the film, also covered by David Bowie * ''Wild Is the Wind'' (album), an album by Nina Simone * Wild Is the Wind (2022 film), a South African crime drama film * "Wild Is the Wind", a song by Bon Jovi from ''New Jersey'' * ''Wild Is the Wind'', a 2018 poetry collection by Carl Phillips Carl Phillips (born 23 July 1959) is an American writer and poet. He is a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis. In 2023, he was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for his '' Then the War: And Selected Poems, 2007-2020.'' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wild Is The Wind (1957 Film)
''Wild is the Wind'' is a 1957 American drama film directed by George Cukor and starring Anna Magnani, Anthony Quinn, and Anthony Franciosa. It tells the story of an American rancher who, after his wife dies, goes to Italy to marry her sister, but finds that she falls in love with his young ranch hand. The screenplay was adapted by Arnold Schulman from the 1947 Italian film '' Fury'', which was in turn loosely based on Giovanni Verga's novella '' La Lupa''. The title song, " Wild Is the Wind", was performed by Johnny Mathis. The Italian title was 'Selvaggio è il vento', literal translation of the original English. Plot Gino (Anthony Quinn) is a sheepherder in Nevada who travels to Italy to marry Gioia (Anna Magnani), the sister of his wife, who died a number of years previously. He brings her back to his ranch, but struggles with the memory of his dead wife, even calling Gioia by his last wife's name. With Gino feeling disappointed with her, Gioia feels neglected and resentful ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wild Is The Wind (song)
"Wild Is the Wind" is a song written by Dimitri Tiomkin and Ned Washington for the 1957 film '' Wild Is the Wind''. Johnny Mathis recorded the song for the film and released it as a single in November 1957. Mathis' version reached No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' chart. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Song in 1958, but lost to " All the Way" by Jimmy Van Heusen and Sammy Cahn from '' The Joker is Wild''. The song has been recorded many times, by many performers. The best known versions are those recorded by Nina Simone (from her 1966 album of the same name) and by David Bowie (from his 1976 album ''Station to Station''). In 1999, George Michael recorded a version for his album '' Songs from the Last Century''. Johnny Mathis version Mathis recorded the song with a flexible sense of meter, rushing some words as if they were speech. At the 30th Academy Awards in 1958 (where it was nominated for Best Song), Mathis performed the song live. Nina Simone version Nina ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wild Is The Wind (album)
''Wild Is the Wind'' is the sixth studio album by American singer and pianist Nina Simone released by Philips Records in 1966. The album was compiled from several recordings that were left over from sessions (in 1964 and 1965) for previous Philips albums. In 2020, the album was ranked 212 on ''Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time''. Response The album was a ''Billboard'' magazine "special merit pick" on release, with the reviewer commenting: "Simone ... sets up an exceptional romantic mood that offers top listening delight". The song " Four Women" was released as a single, and gained attention when banned by the New York jazz focused radio station WLIB due to concern over the lyrics. Simone first recorded " Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" in 1955, in Philadelphia with a strings arrangement and was not intended for release at the time. (In 1970 that version appeared on the album '' Gifted & Black''.) In April 1964 she went into a New York Studio with her b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wild Is The Wind (2022 Film)
''Wild Is the Wind'' is a 2022 South African crime drama film directed by Fabian Medea. It depicts the corruption and racism in the South African judicial system through the investigation of the murder of an Afrikaner girl by two corrupt policemen played by Mothusi Magano and Frank Rautenbach. The film is a co-production between Netflix and Known Associates Entertainment, a South African production company. Cast * Mothusi Magano as Vusi Matsoso * Frank Rautenbach as John Smit * Chris Chameleon as Wilhelm * Mona Monyane as Abigail Matsoso * Nicolus Moitoi as Sonnyboy * Izel Bezuidenhout as Melissa * Phoenix Baaitse as Slick * Deon Coetzee as Martin Van Der Walt Michelle Douglas esposa de Martín Van Ser Walt y madre de Melissa Release and reception It was released on Netflix in October 2022 and ranked in the streamer's Global Top 10 within the first week of its release. As of 7 November 2022, it scored 63% on Rotten Tomatoes Rotten Tomatoes is an Americ ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New Jersey (album)
''New Jersey'' is the fourth studio album by American Rock music, rock band Bon Jovi, released on September 19, 1988, by Mercury Records. The album was produced by Bruce Fairbairn and recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The album was the follow-up to the band's third album, ''Slippery When Wet'', and reached number one on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 chart in its second week of release after debuting at number eight. It remained at the top for four consecutive weeks. The album was named after the band's home state of New Jersey. It produced five Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top ten hits, the most top ten hits to date for any hard rock album, including "Bad Medicine (song), Bad Medicine" and "I'll Be There for You (Bon Jovi song), I'll Be There for You", which both reached number one. The album was certified 7× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album also debuted at number one in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |