The Killers

Marlon Brando - Youth and early acting career. Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska. In 1935, when Brando was 11 years old, his parents, Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Pennebaker Brando separated. His mother briefly took her three children to live with her mother in Santa Ana, California until 1937 when the parents reconciled and moved to Libertyville, Illinois, a village north-west of Chicago. The family were of primarily Dutch, Irish and English stock, although the family name originated in Germany (Brandau ...

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Marlon Brando, Marlon Brando - Biography, Marlon Brando - Youth and early acting career, Marlon Brando - On the screen, Marlon Brando - The Godfather, Marlon Brando - Late career, Marlon Brando - Off screen, Marlon Brando - Trivia, Marlon Brando - Filmography

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Mechanisms for producing artificialy created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated as early as the 1860's, including the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns), and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve the desire ...

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Film, Film - History of film, Film - Origins of motion picture arts and sciences, Film - Protean developments, Film - The silent era, Film - The Sound Era & The Golden Age of Hollywood, Film - The 1940s: the war and post-war years, Film - The 1950s: Widescreen 70mm Stereo and even 3D, Film - The 1960s, Film - The 1970s, Film - The '80s: sequels blockbusters and videotape, Film - The Digital Age, Film - The '90s and new Millenium: technical advances, Film - Film theory, Film - History, Film - Specific theories styles and movements in film, Film - Film criticism, Film - The motion picture industry, Film - Stages of filmmaking, Film - Development, Film - Preproduction, Film - Production, Film - Post-production, Film - Distribution, Film - Film crew, Film - Production Team, Film - Primary Production Artists, Film - Camera and lighting, Film - Production sound, Film - Postproduction picture, Film - Postproduction sound, Film - Independent filmmaking, Film - Animation, Film - Film venues, Film - Development of film technology, Film - Endurance of films, Film - Wikibooks, Film - Basic types of film, Film - Lists, Film - Other

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Jennifer, and also its short form Jenny and other variations (see below) are common first names for females, and also surnames. The name Jennifer derives from Guinevere. Jennifer: Jennifer Aniston, American actress Jennifer Arroyo Jennifer Beals Jennifer Brooks, bondage model Jennifer Brown, singer Jennifer Burton Jennifer Capriati, American professional tennis player Jennifer Connelly Jennifer Coolidge Jennifer Ellison, ...

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Jennifer, Jennifer - People, Jennifer - Films, Jennifer - Music, Jennifer - Others

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Farrell conceived of the Lollapalooza festival in 1990 as a farewell tour for Jane's Addiction. The name Lollapalooza means "something outstanding or unusual"; Farrell heard the word in a Three Stooges short film and liked the sound. Unlike previous music festivals such as Woodstock or the US Festival, which were one-time events held in one venue, Lollapalooza was a touring show -- a modern-day chautauqua -- that travelled across the United States and Canada. Instead of drawing music enthusiasts from around the country to one spot, Lo ...

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Lollapalooza, Lollapalooza - Overview, Lollapalooza - Success and decline, Lollapalooza - Revival and rebirth, Lollapalooza - Lollapalooza lineups by year, Lollapalooza - 1991, Lollapalooza - 1992, Lollapalooza - 1993, Lollapalooza - 1994, Lollapalooza - 1995, Lollapalooza - 1996, Lollapalooza - 1997, Lollapalooza - 2003, Lollapalooza - 2004 [Cancelled], Lollapalooza - 2005, Lollapalooza - 2006, Lollapalooza - The Simpsons, Lollapalooza - South Park

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In the UK, indie music charts have been compiled since at least the 1980s. These charts initially featured independent bands that emerged from punk and post-punk, as well as indie pop artists such as Aztec Camera and Orange Juice, the C86 jangle-pop movement and the twee pop of Sarah Records artists. The bands were distinguished by having their records released by small labels, independently of the major record companies. The 1980s indie scene directly influenced 1990s Britpop artists such as Blur and Suede (though many of these were technically not wholl ...

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Indie rock, Indie rock - Indie: status or genre?, Indie rock - Indie Rock in North America

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In order of appearance: Bob Geldof (Host) Paul McCartney with U2 - "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" U2 - "Beautiful Day"/"Blackbird", "Vertigo", "One"/"Unchained Melody" Coldplay - "In My Place/"Rockin' All Over the World(chorus)", "Bitter Sweet Symphony" (with Richard Ashcroft), "Fix You" David Walliams and Matt Lucas (presenters) as their Little Britain characters Lou and Andy. Elton John - "The Bitch Is Back", "S ...

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Live 8 concert London, Live 8 concert London - Lineup and songs, Live 8 concert London - Performance notes, Live 8 concert London - Backstage, Live 8 concert London - Coverage, Live 8 concert London - Television, Live 8 concert London - Radio, Live 8 concert London - BBC Big Screens, Live 8 concert London - Online, Live 8 concert London - Pre-show rumours

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Mechanisms for producing artificialy created, two-dimensional images in motion were demonstrated as early as the 1860's, including the zoetrope and the praxinoscope. These machines were outgrowths of simple optical devices (such as magic lanterns), and would display sequences of still pictures at sufficient speed for the images on the pictures to appear to be moving. Naturally, the images needed to be carefully designed to achieve t ...

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Film industry, Film industry - History of film, Film industry - Origins of motion picture arts and sciences, Film industry - Protean developments, Film industry - The silent era, Film industry - The Sound Era & The Golden Age of Hollywood, Film industry - The 1940s: the war and post-war years, Film industry - The 1950s: Widescreen 70mm Stereo and even 3D, Film industry - The 1960s, Film industry - The 1970s, Film industry - The '80s: sequels blockbusters and videotape, Film industry - The Digital Age, Film industry - The '90s and new Millenium: technical advances, Film industry - Film theory, Film industry - History, Film industry - Specific theories styles and movements in film, Film industry - Film criticism, Film industry - The motion picture industry, Film industry - Stages of filmmaking, Film industry - Development, Film industry - Preproduction, Film industry - Production, Film industry - Post-production, Film industry - Distribution, Film industry - Film crew, Film industry - Production Team, Film industry - Primary Production Artists, Film industry - Camera and lighting, Film industry - Production sound, Film industry - Postproduction picture, Film industry - Postproduction sound, Film industry - Independent filmmaking, Film industry - Animation, Film industry - Film venues, Film industry - Development of film technology, Film industry - Endurance of films, Film industry - Wikibooks, Film industry - Basic types of film, Film industry - Lists, Film industry - Other

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Film noir is a result of a combination of genres and styles, with origins in painting and literature, as well as film. The aesthetics of film noir are heavily influenced by German Expressionism. When Germany fell to Nazism, many important film artists were forced to emigrate (including Fritz Lang, Billy Wilder, and Robert Siodmak). They took with them techniques they developed (most importantly the dramatic lighting and the subjective, psychological point of view) and made some of the most famous films noir in the USA. Concurrent with ...

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Film noir, Film noir - Precursors, Film noir - The classic period, Film noir - Notable films noir of the classic period, Film noir - Film noir outside the U.S., Film noir - Neo-noir and the influence of film noir, Film noir - Characteristics, Film noir - Visual style, Film noir - Setting, Film noir - Morality, Film noir - Outlook

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This section is largely based on A Brief History of the Glastonbury Festival [10]. Glastonbury Festival - 1970s. The first festival, a smallscale event of 1,500 people called the Pilton Festival, was in 1970, followed by the larger scale Glastonbury Fayre of 1971. Performers in the 1970s were generally jazz and folk artists. In 1971 the festival featured the first incarnation of the "Pyramid ...

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Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury Festival - Festival Site, Glastonbury Festival - Organisation, Glastonbury Festival - Glastonbury over time, Glastonbury Festival - 1970s, Glastonbury Festival - 1980s, Glastonbury Festival - 1990s, Glastonbury Festival - 2000, Glastonbury Festival - 2002, Glastonbury Festival - 2003, Glastonbury Festival - 2004, Glastonbury Festival - 2005, Glastonbury Festival - Bibliography, Glastonbury Festival - References

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Hilary Duff - Early life and career. Hilary Duff was born in Houston, Texas as the second child of Robert Erhard Duff, owner of a chain of convenience stores, and his wife Susan Colleen Cobb, a homemaker. Duff's middle name of "Erhard" was the maiden name of her part German American paternal grandmother, Mary Erhard; Duff also has German ancestry on the part of her maternal grandmother, Amy Beulah Schlemmer. After Duff's mother encouraged her to take an acting class alongside her older sister, Haylie Duff, both g ...

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Hilary Duff, Hilary Duff - Biography, Hilary Duff - Early life and career, Hilary Duff - Television and film, Hilary Duff - Music career, Hilary Duff - Personal life and trivia, Hilary Duff - Filmography, Hilary Duff - Films, Hilary Duff - Music DVDs, Hilary Duff - Television work, Hilary Duff - Guest appearances, Hilary Duff - Discography, Hilary Duff - Notes, Hilary Duff - Media

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The term "indie" is often used to mean a sound that a musician presents, but when interpreted more literally, it is the way that sound is presented or made. "Indie" often refers to an artist or band that is not part of the mainstream culture and/or making music outside its influence. Though the sound of these bands may differ greatly, the "indie" definition comes from the do-it-yourself attitude and ability to work outside large corporations.

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Indie music, Indie music - Definitions of indie, Indie music - Indie meaning not major-label, Indie music - Indie and commerciality, Indie music - Indie and genres, Indie music - Cultural and philosophical attributes of indie, Indie music - Subcategories of indie

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The KITS call letters came about in 1983 when the station adopted a CHR/pop format. They were known as "Hot Hits KITS". Initially, they had a very short playlist with heavy repetition and fast-talking air personalities. It was a success and was even talked about on competing stations. The station eventually evolved into a traditional CHR station and picked up morning host Alex Bennett, who had previously held the same shift at KMEL and KQAK, along with Lori Thompson. KITS's playlist evolved, as they added more alternative rock and New Wave music. Soon, the station went became a full-time modern rocker and a ...

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KITS, KITS - History, KITS - Shows, KITS - Concerts, KITS - External link

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He quickly became a popular figure in supporting roles, initially always playing some kind of "heavy". His debut was in You're in the Navy Now (1951), but he also appeared in Don Siegel's Duel at Silver Creek (1952), being unpleasant to Gloria Grahame in The Big Heat (1953), as well as archetypal baddies in Hangman's Knot (1952), Eight Iron Men (1952), The Wild One (1953) opposite Marlon Brando, Seminole (1953), Gun Fury (1953), Bad Day at Black Rock (1954) ...

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Lee Marvin, Lee Marvin - Early life, Lee Marvin - Popular actor, Lee Marvin - Later life, Lee Marvin - Trivia

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Hot Fuss - US version. "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" (Brandon Flowers, Mark Stoermer) - 4:04 "Mr. Brightside" (Flowers, David Keuning) - 3:42 "Smile Like You Mean It" (Flowers, Stoermer) - 3:54 "Somebody Told Me" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci) - 3:17 "All These Things That I've Done" (Flowers) - 5:01 "Andy, You're a Star" (Flowers) - 3:14 "On Top" (Flowers, Keuning, Stoermer, Vannucci) - 4:18 "Change Your Mind" (Flowers, Keuning) - ...

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Hot Fuss, Hot Fuss - Track listings, Hot Fuss - US version, Hot Fuss - US Limited Edition/Japanese version, Hot Fuss - UK/Australian version, Hot Fuss - French version, Hot Fuss - Charts, Hot Fuss - Resources

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Hilary Duff - Early life and career. Hilary Duff was born in Houston, Texas as the second child of Robert Erhard Duff, owner of a chain of convenience stores, and his wife Susan Colleen Cobb, a homemaker. Duff's middle name of "Erhard" was the maiden name of her part German American paternal grandmother, Mary Erhard; Duff also has German ancestry on the part of her maternal grandmother, Amy Beulah Schlemmer. After Duff's mother encouraged her to take an acting class alongside her older sister, Haylie Duff, both g ...

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Hilary Duff, Hilary Duff - Biography, Hilary Duff - Early life and career, Hilary Duff - Television and film, Hilary Duff - Music career, Hilary Duff - Personal life and trivia, Hilary Duff - Filmography, Hilary Duff - Films, Hilary Duff - Music DVDs, Hilary Duff - Television work, Hilary Duff - Guest appearances, Hilary Duff - Discography, Hilary Duff - Singles, Hilary Duff - Notes

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Generation Y - Background. Generations have often used music to set themselves apart, testing out values, rebelling against their parents, declaring what they stand for and stand against. In many English-speaking countries including the US and the UK, hip hop, so-called alternative rock, emo, metalcore, pop-punk, electronic dance music, and R&B form the common backdrop for Generation Y and latter Gen X. These styles came of age themselves during roughly the same period, from origins in the late '70s an ...

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Generation Y, Generation Y - The digital factor, Generation Y - The moments that defined Generation Y, Generation Y - Generational demographics, Generation Y - Generation Y in the United States, Generation Y - Generation Y elsewhere, Generation Y - Relationship with other living generations, Generation Y - Music and subcultures, Generation Y - Background, Generation Y - Rifts with Generation X and earlier generations, Generation Y - Musical contributions, Generation Y - The movies of Generation Y, Generation Y - The television of Generation Y, Generation Y - TV overview, Generation Y - General trends, Generation Y - Notable Generation Y shows, Generation Y - Generation Y literature, Generation Y - The Internet and Generation Y, Generation Y - Trends/problems among Generation Y members, Generation Y - Firsts, Generation Y - Technology, Generation Y - Culture

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Xbox 360 - Controller. The Xbox 360 has the ability to support up to four wireless controllers. Alternately it can support two wired controllers through the use of its USB ports at the front, the USB port on the back will support a third controller. Since the controller has a USB cable, it is also usable in Windows PCs. The wired controller has a nine foot (2.74 m) long cord with a break-away feature. The wireless controller has a battery life of up to 25 hours on the NiMH rechargeable battery pack (optional and recommended) and a recommended range of up to 30 feet (9.14 m), ...

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Xbox 360, Xbox 360 - Retail configurations and pricing, Xbox 360 - Launch details, Xbox 360 - Dates, Xbox 360 - Available titles, Xbox 360 - Components and accessories, Xbox 360 - Controller, Xbox 360 - Detachable hard drive, Xbox 360 - Faceplates, Xbox 360 - AV connection cables, Xbox 360 - Other, Xbox 360 - Hardware specifications, Xbox 360 - Central processing unit, Xbox 360 - Graphics processing unit, Xbox 360 - Memory, Xbox 360 - System bandwidth, Xbox 360 - Overall System Floating-Point Performance, Xbox 360 - Audio, Xbox 360 - Video, Xbox 360 - DVD drive, Xbox 360 - Physical characteristics, Xbox 360 - Miscellaneous, Xbox 360 - Dashboard, Xbox 360 - Software development, Xbox 360 - XNA, Xbox 360 - Procedural synthesis, Xbox 360 - Backward compatibility, Xbox 360 - Xbox Live on the Xbox 360, Xbox 360 - Xbox Gamer Guide, Xbox 360 - Xbox Live Marketplace and Arcade, Xbox 360 - Marketing, Xbox 360 - Viral advertising and alternate reality games, Xbox 360 - Console launch, Xbox 360 - United States and Canada, Xbox 360 - Europe, Xbox 360 - Japan, Xbox 360 - HD-DVD, Xbox 360 - Technical Issues, Xbox 360 - Xbox 360 Screen of Death, Xbox 360 - Crashing, Xbox 360 - Disc Scratching, Xbox 360 - Disc Playback Problems, Xbox 360 - Power Supply, Xbox 360 - Red Light Patterns, Xbox 360 - List of Solutions

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Half film noir and half black comedy, Pulp Fiction weaves through the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles gangsters, fringe characters, petty thieves and a mysterious attaché case. Following Quentin Tarantino's more traditional crime movie, Reservoir Dogs, the storyline is chopped up, rearranged and shown out of sequence, a technique borrowed from French nouvelle vague (New Wave) directors such as Jean Luc Godard (Bande à part) and François Truffaut and from low-budget American crime films such as Stanley Ku ...

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Pulp Fiction, Pulp Fiction - Reception and influence, Pulp Fiction - Storylines, Pulp Fiction - Vincent & Jules, Pulp Fiction - Mia Wallace, Pulp Fiction - Butch Coolidge, Pulp Fiction - Pumpkin & Honey Bunny, Pulp Fiction - Plot devices, Pulp Fiction - The mysterious briefcase, Pulp Fiction - Jules' Bible passage, Pulp Fiction - Connections to Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction - Other details, Pulp Fiction - Time setting, Pulp Fiction - Influences, Pulp Fiction - Trivia, Pulp Fiction - Thematic analysis, Pulp Fiction - Cast

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The film receives mostly critial praise by reviewers and film fans. Time Out Film Guide praises the realistic look and feel of the city: "Rarely has the cruel, lived-in squalor of the city been presented in such telling detail, both in the vivid portrayal of ghetto life and in the astonishing parade of corruption uncovered in the night (a slug-like shyster; a monstrous, sadistic masseuse; a sleazy refugee abortionist, etc)" Raymond Borde and Etienne Chaumeton writing in A Panorama of American Film Noir 1941-1953 comments that director Siodmak had better n ...

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Cry of the City, Cry of the City - Plot, Cry of the City - Critical reaction, Cry of the City - Main Cast

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RIAA Single certification - Singles released during the modern era. This is a list of singles released and certified during the modern era. "Hollaback Girl", Gwen Stefani (5x platinum) "Since U Been Gone", Kelly Clarkson (5x platinum) "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Green Day (3x platinum) "We Belong Together", Mariah Carey (3x platinum) "Breakaway", Kelly Clarkson (2x platinum) "Behind These Hazel Eyes", Kelly Clarkson (2x platinum) "1, 2 S ...

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RIAA Single certification, RIAA Single certification - Guidelines, RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles modern era, RIAA Single certification - Singles released during the modern era, RIAA Single certification - Singles not released during the modern era, RIAA Single certification - List of certified digital singles previous eras, RIAA Single certification - Multi-platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Gold singles, RIAA Single certification - List of certified standard commercial singles commercial-decline era, RIAA Single certification - Multi-platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Platinum singles, RIAA Single certification - Gold singles

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The longest-lived Hollywood film production company, Universal Pictures can trace its origins back to the creation in 1909 of a predecessor, the Yankee Film Company. The founder of Universal, Carl Laemmle, was an Alsatian immigrant who had settled in Wisconsin, where he managed a clothing store. Carl Laemmle partnered with Abe Stern and Julius Stern to create Universal Pictures. On a 1905 buying trip to Chicago, he was struck by the popularity of nickelodeons. One story has Laemmle watching a box office for hours, counting patrons and calcul ...

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Universal Studios, Universal Studios - History, Universal Studios - The logo, Universal Studios - List of Universal Pictures, Universal Studios - 1920s, Universal Studios - 1930s, Universal Studios - 1940s, Universal Studios - 1950s, Universal Studios - 1960s, Universal Studios - 1970s, Universal Studios - 1980s, Universal Studios - 1990s, Universal Studios - 2000s, Universal Studios - Notes on Early Partners, Universal Studios - Notes on Sources

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