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Movers And Shakers (other)
Movers and Shakers may refer to: * "movers and shakers", a phrase from the 1874 poem "Ode An ode (from ) is a type of lyric poetry, with its origins in Ancient Greece. Odes are elaborately structured poems praising or glorifying an event or individual, describing nature intellectually as well as emotionally. A classic ode is structu ..." by Arthur O'Shaughnessy; origin of the idiom * ''Movers & Shakers'' (film), a 1985 American comedy film * ''Movers & Shakers'' (TV series), a 1997–2012 Indian talk show hosted by Shekhar Suman {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ode (poem)
"Ode" is a poem written by the English poet Arthur O'Shaughnessy and first published in 1873. It is the first poem in O'Shaughnessy's collection ''Music and Moonlight'' (1874). "Ode" has nine stanzas, although it is commonly believed to be only three stanzas long. The opening stanza is: The phrase "movers and shakers" (now used to describe powerful and worldly individuals and groups) originates here. The first two lines of the poem were recited by Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in the film '' Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'' (1971), which was later sampled by Aphex Twin on the track "We are the Music Makers" from his debut album '' Selected Ambient Works 85-92''. The poem has also been set to music, or alluded to, many times. Sir Edward Elgar set the ode to music in 1912 in his work '' The Music Makers'', Op. 69, dedicated to Elgar's old friend Nicholas Kilburn, and the first performance took place in 1912 at the Birmingham Triennial Music Festival. Performances available in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movers & Shakers (film)
''Movers & Shakers'' is a 1985 American comedy film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, starring Walter Matthau and directed by William Asher. The story follows the head of production at a Hollywood studio who wants to make a movie to fulfill a promise made to a dying friend. The film is written by Charles Grodin, who also appears. The cast also includes Tyne Daly, Gilda Radner and Vincent Gardenia. Steve Martin makes a cameo appearance as Fabio Longio. Plot Hollywood studio mogul Joe Mulholland vows to produce the pet project of a dying acquaintance who has been trying to find a way to make a film from a best-selling sex manual. He and screenwriter Herb Derman try to make it happen but fail in every possible way. Meanwhile, Herb is distracted by his own marital problems. Cast * Walter Matthau as Joe Mulholland * Charles Grodin as Herb Derman * Vincent Gardenia as Saul Gritz * Tyne Daly as Nancy Derman * Bill Macy as Sid Spokane * Gilda Radner as Livia Machado * Earl Boen a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |