1980s - Film

Ernie Anderson was a big band and jazz enthusiast, and WWII U.S. Navy veteran born in Lynn, Massachusetts on November 22, 1923. This irreverent and influential movie host was strictly hipster, unlike the horror character prototype. Ghoulardi’s costume was a long lab coat covered with “slogan” buttons, horn-rimmed sunglasses with a missing lens, fake Van Dyke beard and moustache, and various messy, awkwardly-perched wigs. During breaks from the movies, Anderson addressed the camera live in a part-Beat, part-ethnic accented commen ...

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Ghoulardi, Ghoulardi - Biography, Ghoulardi - Influence

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Taylor was born in Birmingham, England. He was a shy boy who attended Catholic school, wore glasses (due to a severe myopia over -10 dioptres), enjoyed James Bond movies, and played wargames with model soldiers. In his early teen years he discovered music, choosing Roxy Music as his favourite band, and before long was collecting records and teaching himself to play guitar. His first band was called Shock Treatment. Nigel ...

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Nigel John Taylor, Nigel John Taylor - History, Nigel John Taylor - 1978-1997: Duran Duran, Nigel John Taylor - 1997-2001: Solo career, Nigel John Taylor - 2001 and beyond: Duran Duran reunited, Nigel John Taylor - Discography, Nigel John Taylor - Film credits

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Kate Bush appeared in many innovative music videos, designed to accompany her singles releases. Among the best known are those for "Cloudbusting" (featuring actor Donald Sutherland), "Running Up That Hill", "Babooshka", "Breathing", and "Wuthering Heights". In 1993, Bush directed and starred in the short film, The Line, The Cross and The Curve, a musical co-starring Miranda Richardson featuring music from Bush's album The Red Shoes which was ins ...

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Kate Bush, Kate Bush - Biography, Kate Bush - Overview, Kate Bush - The studio albums, Kate Bush - The Kick Inside 1978, Kate Bush - Lionheart 1978, Kate Bush - Never For Ever 1980, Kate Bush - The Dreaming 1982, Kate Bush - Hounds of Love 1985, Kate Bush - The Sensual World 1989, Kate Bush - The Red Shoes 1993, Kate Bush - Aerial 2005, Kate Bush - Musical style, Kate Bush - Live Performances, Kate Bush - Video projects, Kate Bush - Movie projects, Kate Bush - Collaborations, Kate Bush - Influence on other musicians, Kate Bush - Discography, Kate Bush - Albums, Kate Bush - Singles, Kate Bush - Videos, Kate Bush - The Tour of Life 1979

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After Walt Disney Productions, the world-renowned studio that had been struggling to get by since its founder's death in 1966, narrowly survived takeover attempts by corporate raiders, shareholders Sid Bass and Roy E. Disney brought on Eisner and former Warner Brothers chief Frank Wells to turn the company's dire situation around. During the second half of the 1980s and 1990s, the studio quickly revitalised, becoming one of the world's largest media companies. Under Eisner and Wells's leadership, Disney rebuilt its once legendary anim ...

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Michael Eisner, Michael Eisner - Early life, Michael Eisner - ABC and Paramount, Michael Eisner - Disney, Michael Eisner - The Save Disney war and Eisner's ouster, Michael Eisner - Post-Disney, Michael Eisner - Portrayl in film and television, Michael Eisner - Personal life, Michael Eisner - External link

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Shatner had a long dry spell in the decade between the original Star Trek series and the first Trek film, which he believes was due to his being typecast as Captain Kirk, making it difficult to find other work. Moreover, his wife Gloria Rand left him and the Canadian actor, unfamiliar with California divorce laws, was all but wiped out financially. With very little money and acting prospects now, he lived in a truck bed camper in the San Fernando Valley until acting bit-parts turned into higher paying roles. Shatner refers to t ...

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William Shatner, William Shatner - Early life, William Shatner - Star Trek career, William Shatner - Post-Star Trek career, William Shatner - Family and other ventures, William Shatner - Musical tangents, William Shatner - Trivia, William Shatner - Memorable quotes, William Shatner - Filmography, William Shatner - Television Work, William Shatner - Books, William Shatner - Fiction, William Shatner - Nonfiction, William Shatner - Albums

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In 1970, the band teamed up with fledgling producer Bob Ezrin on their album entitled Love It to Death. This was the first of more than 10 Alice Cooper group and solo albums done with Ezrin who is credited with having helped to create their definitive sound. A hit single soon followed in 1971's 'I'm Eighteen'. The band's trailblazing mix of shock and glam theatrics stood out amongst bearded, denim-clad hippy bands by sporting sequined costumes by the prominent rock fashion designer Cindy Dunaway (Pink Floyd, The Who) and stage shows t ...

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Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper - 1970s, Alice Cooper - 1980s, Alice Cooper - 1990s, Alice Cooper - 2000s, Alice Cooper - Discography, Alice Cooper - Hits, Alice Cooper - Line ups, Alice Cooper - 1963-1972, Alice Cooper - 1973, Alice Cooper - 1974-1976, Alice Cooper - 1977-1979, Alice Cooper - 1980-1983, Alice Cooper - 1984-1988, Alice Cooper - 1989-1993, Alice Cooper - 1994-2002, Alice Cooper - 2003-2005, Alice Cooper - Fans, Alice Cooper - Golf, Alice Cooper - Politics, Alice Cooper - Other, Alice Cooper - Popularity, Alice Cooper - Enough Rope interview

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Edgar Froese arrived in West Berlin in the mid-1960s to study art. He worked as a sculptor and studied under Salvador Dalí, among others. His first band, the R&B-styled The Ones, was gradually dismantled after releasing only one single, and Froese turned to experimentation, playing minor gigs with a variety of musicians. Most of these gigs were in the famous Zodiac nightclub, although Froese's band was also invited to play for his former teacher Dalí. Music was mixed with literature, painting, early forms of multimedia, and more ...

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Tangerine Dream, Tangerine Dream - History, Tangerine Dream - Discography, Tangerine Dream - Studio albums, Tangerine Dream - Soundtrack albums, Tangerine Dream - Live recordings, Tangerine Dream - The Bootmoon Series, Tangerine Dream - Compilations remixes

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Originally called The Mirror Boys, Chumbawamba were formed in 1982 from two other bands based in Yorkshire in the North of England, The Passion Killers and Chimp Eats Banana. Inspired musically by The Fall and the anarchist politics of Crass, Chumbawamba's activities in their early years were based around a communal house in Armley, Leeds. Stalwarts of the cassette culture scene, the band featured on many compilations. Chumbawamba were at the forefront of the 1980s anarcho-punk movement, frequently playing benefit gigs in squats and small halls for causes such as animal rights, ...

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Chumbawamba, Chumbawamba - Band history, Chumbawamba - Sky and Trees and Agit-Prop Records, Chumbawamba - One Little Indian Records, Chumbawamba - EMI controversy, Chumbawamba - MUTT Records, Chumbawamba - The name, Chumbawamba - Lineup, Chumbawamba - Partial discography, Chumbawamba - 1980-1985, Chumbawamba - 1986-1990, Chumbawamba - 1991-1995, Chumbawamba - 1996-2000, Chumbawamba - 2000-2005, Chumbawamba - Chumbawamba songs in film, Chumbawamba - Further reading/references

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Allen studied the clarinet since adolescence. When he changed his name for show business, he took his first name from an idol, famed clarinettist Woody Herman. He has performed publicly at least since the late 1960s, notably with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band on the soundtrack of Sleeper. "Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band" plays every Monday evening at Manhattan's Carlyle Hotel, specializing in classic New Orleans jazz from the early twentieth century. The documentary film Wild Man Blues (directed by Barbara Kopple) documents a 1996 European tour by Allen and his b ...

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Woody Allen, Woody Allen - Early years, Woody Allen - Education, Woody Allen - Early career, Woody Allen - Film career, Woody Allen - Early films, Woody Allen - 1960s and 1970s, Woody Allen - 1980s, Woody Allen - 1990s, Woody Allen - 2000s, Woody Allen - Famous actors in his movies, Woody Allen - Awards, Woody Allen - Personal life, Woody Allen - Early marriages, Woody Allen - Relationship with Diane Keaton, Woody Allen - Relationship with Mia Farrow, Woody Allen - Affair with Farrow's adopted daughter Soon-Yi Previn, Woody Allen - Accusations of sexual abuse of daughter Dylan, Woody Allen - Marriage to Soon-Yi Previn, Woody Allen - 2002 Academy Awards, Woody Allen - Musical career, Woody Allen - Bibliography, Woody Allen - Books on Woody Allen

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Billy Connolly - Folk music. Together with Tam Harvey he started a group called the Humblebums, which later included Gerry Rafferty. Connolly sang, played banjo and guitar and entertained the audience with his humorous introductions to the songs. Eventually the duo broke up and Billy went solo. His first solo album in 1972, Billy Connolly Live! on Transatlantic Records, features Bi ...

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Billy Connolly, Billy Connolly - Early life, Billy Connolly - Career, Billy Connolly - Folk music, Billy Connolly - Stand-up comedy, Billy Connolly - Film actor, Billy Connolly - Recently, Billy Connolly - Awards, Billy Connolly - Filmography, Billy Connolly - Television

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Curtis Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an African American soul, funk and R&B singer, songwriter and guitarist probably best known for his soundtrack to the blaxploitation film Superfly. Curtis Mayfield - Biography. Curtis Mayfield - Early years and the Impressions. Born in Chicago, Illinois, where he attended Roosevelt High School, Mayfield came to prominence as lead singer and songwriter for The Impressions, then went on to a successful solo career ...

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• Curtis Mayfield - Biography
• Curtis Mayfield - Early years and the Impressions
• Curtis Mayfield - Solo career
• Curtis Mayfield - Later years
• Curtis Mayfield - Discography
• Curtis Mayfield - Reference

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Hubbard wrote the Revolt in the Stars film script, an extended version of the story of OT III, in the late 1970s. It states Xenu's full name to be Xenu Etrawl. It has not been officially published, although the treatment was circulated around Hollywood in the early 1980s (Young). Copies of the treatment leaked, and Scientology critic Grady Ward published a summary. [19] Geoffrey Filbert, a Free Zone (non-CoS) Scientologist, wrote a book, Excalibur Revisited, in 1982, containing his own version of OT III. This was ...

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Xenu, Xenu - Summary of the Xenu story, Xenu - Xenu's volcanoes, Xenu - Xenu in Scientology doctrine, Xenu - Origins of the Xenu story, Xenu - Other versions of the Xenu story, Xenu - Xenu in popular culture, Xenu - The influence of OT III on Scientology, Xenu - Xenu or Xemu?, Xenu - The Church of Scientology's position on Xenu, Xenu - Scientific critiques, Xenu - Sources

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Police Academy - Carey Mahoney. Played by: Steve Guttenberg Mahoney is the lead character of the first four movies of the series. He is best known for protecting Cmndt. Lassard and playing practical jokes on Harris, Mauser and Proctor. He is often portrayed as a quasi-womanizer and always hits on ladies. He is also seen as friendly and "the good guy". Police Academy - Moses High ...

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Police Academy, Police Academy - Main characters, Police Academy - Carey Mahoney, Police Academy - Moses Hightower, Police Academy - Eugene Tackleberry, Police Academy - Larvell Jones, Police Academy - Laverne Hooks, Police Academy - Debbie Callahan, Police Academy - Eric Lassard, Police Academy - Thaddeus Harris, Police Academy - Proctor, Police Academy - Mauser, Police Academy - Sweetchuck, Police Academy - Zed, Police Academy - Nick Lassard, Police Academy - Douglas Fackler, Police Academy - Chad Copeland, Police Academy - Henry J. Hurst, Police Academy - Movie details, Police Academy - Police Academy, Police Academy - Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment, Police Academy - Police Academy 3: Back in Training, Police Academy - Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy - Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, Police Academy - Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, Police Academy - Police Academy 7: Mission to Moscow, Police Academy - Television details, Police Academy - Quotes, Police Academy - Additional Voices

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Air Force One is a prominent symbol of the presidency and its power; after the White House, it is probably the most recognized Presidential institution. Air Force One has often been featured in popular culture and fiction, most notably in the 1997 action movie Air Force One, starring Harrison Ford and directed by Wolfgang Petersen. In the film, Russian terrorists hijack Air Force One and hold the President and other passengers hostage. The film was noted for its fancifully exaggerated depiction of the plane's capabilities; for ...

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Air Force One, Air Force One - Operation, Air Force One - Capability and features, Air Force One - History, Air Force One - First of Flying Presidents, Air Force One - Boeing 707s as Air Force One, Air Force One - Transition to Boeing 747s, Air Force One - Location of past planes that served as Air Force One, Air Force One - Popular culture, Air Force One - Analogues in other countries, Air Force One - Argentina, Air Force One - Australia, Air Force One - Canada, Air Force One - Brazil, Air Force One - Burkina Faso, Air Force One - France, Air Force One - Japan, Air Force One - People's Republic of China, Air Force One - United Kingdom, Air Force One - Vatican, Air Force One - Sources and further reading, Air Force One - Text, Air Force One - Photographs and other multimedia, Air Force One - Notes

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As the popularity of D&D grew throughout the late-'70s and '80s, references to the game often began to appear in popular culture. For example, in the movie E.T., several of the young characters are shown playing the game. More typically, D&D players are seen as the epitome of geekdom, and references to the game are used as a shorthand to establish characterization (as in the movie Airheads) or provide the punchline of a joke (for example, on Saturday Night Live). Many players, miffed with thi ...

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Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons & Dragons - Play overview, Dungeons & Dragons - Adventures, Dungeons & Dragons - Miniature figures, Dungeons & Dragons - Game History, Dungeons & Dragons - Influences, Dungeons & Dragons - Edition history, Dungeons & Dragons - Legacy, Dungeons & Dragons - Related products, Dungeons & Dragons - Magazines, Dungeons & Dragons - Films and TV, Dungeons & Dragons - Computer and video games, Dungeons & Dragons - Novels, Dungeons & Dragons - Comics, Dungeons & Dragons - Board games, Dungeons & Dragons - References in popular culture, Dungeons & Dragons - Controversy and notoriety

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The predecessor of Columbia Pictures, CBC Film Sales Corporation, was founded in 1919 by Harry Cohn, his brother Jack Cohn, and Joe Brandt. The company's reputation was so low that some joked that "CBC" stood for "Corned Beef and Cabbage." Many of the studio's early productions were low-budget affairs; the start-up CBC leased space in a poverty row studio on Hollywood's Gower Street. Following a reorganization, partner Brandt was bought out, and for the next thirty years the Cohn brothers would take on the world (and sometimes ...

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Columbia Pictures, Columbia Pictures - History, Columbia Pictures - Logo, Columbia Pictures - Notable films, Columbia Pictures - 1930s, Columbia Pictures - 1940s, Columbia Pictures - 1950s, Columbia Pictures - 1960s, Columbia Pictures - 1970s, Columbia Pictures - 1980s, Columbia Pictures - 1990s, Columbia Pictures - 2000s

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Rick Deckard is the antihero of Blade Runner, hired to "retire" replicants. The nature of most of the characters is clearly shown, yet Deckard's character is ambiguous, and viewers are left doubtful; aficionados debate this matter. If Deckard is human, then his being spared by Roy, and his love for Rachael soften the line between human and replicant, thus adding conflicting ambivalence to the story. If Deckard is a replicant, the irony is greater. If the origami unicorn seen in the Director's Cut reveals Deckard as a replicant in the film's end, then the audience's expectat ...

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Themes in Blade Runner, Themes in Blade Runner - Paranoia, Themes in Blade Runner - Technicism, Themes in Blade Runner - Genetic engineering and cloning, Themes in Blade Runner - Eyes and memories, Themes in Blade Runner - Female stereotypes, Themes in Blade Runner - Religious symbolism, Themes in Blade Runner - Deckard: replicant or human?, Themes in Blade Runner - Clues and questions, Themes in Blade Runner - Origami DC, Themes in Blade Runner - Significance of Deckard's identity, Themes in Blade Runner - External links on Deckard's identity, Themes in Blade Runner - Economic inequality corporatism, Themes in Blade Runner - Environment and globalization

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2000s - United States. Fashion slowly becomes less grungy and more excessive as the wearing of flannel by people under 30 declines and acid-washed jeans and shaggy hair become again commonplace for boys and men. For girls and women hoop earrings, originally popular in the 1980s and early 1990s, return to style circa 2004. Wearing baseball caps backwards peacefully falls out of style, in favor of wearing them sideways or forwards. Sunglasses begin to become less widespread as a fashion statement, un ...

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2000s, 2000s - The decade as a whole, 2000s - Names of the decade, 2000s - Criticisms of the decade, 2000s - Events and trends, 2000s - Technology, 2000s - Science, 2000s - War peace and politics, 2000s - Economics, 2000s - Culture and religion, 2000s - Other, 2000s - Trends and Fashion, 2000s - United States, 2000s - Music, 2000s - United States and Canada, 2000s - Europe, 2000s - Latin America/Caribbean, 2000s - Film, 2000s - Internet, 2000s - Video Games, 2000s - Television and Radio, 2000s - Sports, 2000s - People, 2000s - World leaders, 2000s - Entertainers, 2000s - Sports figures

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Prior to its popularity, grunge was listened to mostly by those who played the music. Bands would play at clubs with very few people in attendance, most of which were from other performing bands. Others who listened to the music in those early days were often people who were "just trying to get out of the rain" as many attendants would claim. As bands began to issue albums, independent labels became the key catalysts in bringing the music to the local public. Many of the more successful bands of the era were associated with Seattle's Sub Pop ...

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Grunge music, Grunge music - Style roots and influences, Grunge music - Mainstream popularity, Grunge music - Decline of mainstream popularity, Grunge music - Media, Grunge music - Prominent bands, Grunge music - Notes

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As his autobiography The Real Frank Zappa Book notes, his real name was "Frank", never "Francis". Until rediscovering his birth certificate as an adult, Zappa himself believed he had been christened Francis, and he is credited as Francis on some of his early albums. Some encyclopedias still incorrectly claim that his real name was "Francis". Zappa is Italian for hoe. ...

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Frank Zappa, Frank Zappa - Early life and influences, Frank Zappa - The Mothers of Invention, Frank Zappa - 1970s, Frank Zappa - Läther, Frank Zappa - 1980s, Frank Zappa - 1990s, Frank Zappa - Other information, Frank Zappa - Note on his name, Frank Zappa - Samples, Frank Zappa - Discography, Frank Zappa - Filmography, Frank Zappa - Theatrical releases, Frank Zappa - Honker Home Video

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Björk and her contemporary media artist boyfriend Matthew Barney have a daughter, Isadora, born October 3, 2002. Björk also has a son, Sindri, born June 8, 1986, by Þór Eldon who was her bandmate in the 1980s post-punk group "The Sugarcubes". Her son Sindri Þórsson now has his own band called "Desida", where he plays bass. They garnered some positive reviews after their performance at Iceland_Airwaves in 2005. On the negative side, Björk has complained of being hounded by paparazzi in England and in 1996 two separate incidents ...

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Björk, Björk - Early Career, Björk - Popularity, Björk - The Sugarcubes, Björk - Solo career/Debut, Björk - Post, Björk - Homogenic, Björk - Vespertine, Björk - Family Tree/Greatest Hits, Björk - Medúlla, Björk - Army of Me-Xes, Björk - Drawing Restraint 9, Björk - Currently, Björk - Björk in Film, Björk - Her Name, Björk - Personal Life, Björk - Partial Discography, Björk - With The Sugarcubes, Björk - Solo studio albums, Björk - Other releases, Björk - Television, Björk - Films / Shortcuts, Björk - Bibliography, Björk - Related Bibliography

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