Tony Scott

Grieving, Scott nevertheless persisted in trying to kickstart a feature film career. Among the projects interesting him was an adaptation of the Anne Rice novel Interview with the Vampire then in development. MGM, however, had a vampire yarn of their own that they wanted Scott to direct, and after failing to convince the company to drop their project and tackle Interview instead, Scott instead decided to accept the MGM project, and pour into it all of the visual design concepts he had bandied about for Interview. In 1982, Scot ...

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Tony Scott, Tony Scott - Pre-filmmaking years, Tony Scott - The 1980s, Tony Scott - The 1990s, Tony Scott - The 2000s, Tony Scott - Partial director filmography, Tony Scott - External link

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1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). 1944 - Events. January 4 - The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 - Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk. January 14 - The Soviet troops start the offensive at Leningrad and Novgorod. January 17 - British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 17 - Meat Rationing ends in Australia. January 20 - The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 to ...

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• 1944 - November-December
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• 1944 - January-May
• 1944 - July-August
• 1944 - September-December
• 1944 - Date unknown
• 1944 - Nobel Prizes

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Hannah Dakota Fanning (born February 23, 1994) is an American child actress. Known professionally as Dakota Fanning, she is one of the first major stars among the youngest members of Generation Y. Dakota Fanning - Television. Fanning, born in Conyers, Georgia, to Steven and Joy Fanning, began her quick rise to stardom at age five, when she was chosen for a Tide commercial. Her first significant acting job was a guest-starring role in the NBC prime-time drama, ER, which remains one of her favor ...

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Viggo Peter Mortensen (born October 20, 1958 in New York City) is an American theater and movie actor, a published poet, musician, photographer and painter. His Danish father and half Norwegian American mother met in Norway. He has a son, Henry Blake, with his ex-wife Christine "Exene" Cervenka of the band X. He is best known for his role as Aragorn in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy. He was a last-minute replacement for the role, and wouldn't have taken the part if it hadn't been for his son's enthusi ...

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Cocaine 3-benzoyloxy-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo [3.2.1]octane-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester CAS number 50-36-2 ATC code N01BC01 used rarely as a topical anesthetic Recreational uses: euphoria stimulant Other uses: local anesthetic cardiovascular disease Severe: (with chronic use) ? Cardiovasc ...

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Agent Orange is the code name for a powerful herbicide and defoliant used by the U.S. military in its Herbicidal Warfare program during the Vietnam War. Agent Orange was used from 1961 to 1971, and was by far the most used of the so-called "rainbow herbicides" used during the program. Agent Orange (as well as Agents Purple, White, Pink and Green) contained dioxins which have caused serious harm to the health of exposed Vietnamese, Australians, New Zealanders, Canadians and Americans, as well as their children and grandchildren. Dioxin ...

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One of the earliest exercises in cinematic paranoia was John Frankenheimer's The Manchurian Candidate (1962). Its story of brainwashing and political assassination holds the distinction of not merely reflecting contemporary fears and anxieties, but anticipating future conspiracies and scandals by some years. Other films in the "paranoiac" or "conspiracy" vein include Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation (1974), Capricorn One (1978), directed b ...

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Conspiracy thriller, Conspiracy thriller - Film and television, Conspiracy thriller - Literature

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List of directors - Ba-Bi. Biju Viswanath Hector Babenco Lloyd Bacon John Badham King Baggot Maya Bankovic Boris Barnet Tom Barman Steve Barron Charles T. Barton Evgenij Bauer Michael Bay Warren Beatty Bahram Beizaii Marco Bellocchio William Bemister László Benedek Shyam Benegal Roberto Benigni Robert Benton Bruce Beresford ...

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List of directors, List of directors - A, List of directors - B, List of directors - Ba-Bi, List of directors - Bl-Bu, List of directors - C, List of directors - Ca-Ch, List of directors - Ci-Cr, List of directors - Cu, List of directors - D, List of directors - Da-Di, List of directors - Do-Dw, List of directors - E, List of directors - F, List of directors - G, List of directors - H, List of directors - I, List of directors - J, List of directors - K, List of directors - L, List of directors - M, List of directors - N, List of directors - O, List of directors - P, List of directors - Q, List of directors - R, List of directors - Ra-Ri, List of directors - Ro-Ry, List of directors - S, List of directors - Sa-Sj, List of directors - Sm-St, List of directors - T, List of directors - U, List of directors - V, List of directors - W, List of directors - X, List of directors - Y, List of directors - Z

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Geordie derives much less influence from French and Latin than does Standard English, being substantially Angle and Viking in origin. The accent and pronunciation, as in Lowland Scots, reflect old Anglo-Saxon pronunciations, accents and usages. Pronunciation of personal pronouns differs markedly from Standard English: Geordies use "yous" (IPA: /juəz/) for plural "you", "me" (/mi/) for "my", "uz" (See also:

Geordie, Geordie - Derivation of the term, Geordie - Geographical coverage, Geordie - The Geordie dialect, Geordie - Vocabulary, Geordie - Geordie in the media, Geordie - Famous Geordies

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The song's lyrics describe Bela Lugosi's funeral in terms that suggest an actual vampire's death: The bats have left the bell tower The victims have been bled Red velvet lines the black box Bela Lugosi's dead The song seems to deliberately blur the line between Lugosi and his most famous creation: Alone in a darkened room The Count The song ends with Bauhaus repeating "Bela's undead"--evoking both the supernatural creature Lugosi played and th ...

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Bela Lugosi's Dead, Bela Lugosi's Dead - Lyrical Content, Bela Lugosi's Dead - Covers

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Knightly started to follow in her parents' footsteps at an early stage, making her film debut at the age of nine in A Village Affair (1994). Her first major theatrical appearance was as Sabé, Padmé Amidala's decoy in the 1999 release Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Knightley was cast because of her close resemblance to Natalie Portman, who played Padmé. Her first major starring role was as the daughter of Robin Hood in a made-for-TV Walt Disney Productions feature, Prince ...

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Keira Knightley, Keira Knightley - Career, Keira Knightley - Selected Filmography

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Scott initially studied, until 1958, at the West Hartlepool College of Art. He was to progress to a photography course at London's Royal College of Art for the 1960s. There, he was to contribute to the college magazine ARK and help to establish its film department. For his final show he made a black and white short film 'The Boy on the Bicycle' starring his brother Tony. The film's main visual elements would become features of Scott's later work. After graduation he secured a traineeship as a set designer with the BBC leading him to work on ...

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Ridley Scott, Ridley Scott - Career, Ridley Scott - Trademarks, Ridley Scott - Filmography, Ridley Scott - Upcoming films, Ridley Scott - Released films

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Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine. NIN's debut album, Pretty Hate Machine (1989), largely consists of studio versions of demo recordings (released later unofficially as Purest Feeling.) This was also NIN's first collaboration with producer Mark 'Flood' Ellis. It went triple platinum in the U.S. and produced the singles "Head Like a Hole," "Down in It" and "Sin". Music videos were made for all three tracks, but the one for "Sin" was not released to the public until 1997, with the release o ...

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Nine Inch Nails, Nine Inch Nails - Etymology, Nine Inch Nails - Genre, Nine Inch Nails - Albums, Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine, Nine Inch Nails - Broken, Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral, Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile, Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth, Nine Inch Nails - Discography, Nine Inch Nails - Reznor's other works, Nine Inch Nails - Music videos, Nine Inch Nails - Future NIN releases, Nine Inch Nails - Awards, Nine Inch Nails - RIAA Certifications, Nine Inch Nails - Grammy Awards, Nine Inch Nails - Others, Nine Inch Nails - Singles, Nine Inch Nails - Members, Nine Inch Nails - Hate '90 Tour 1990, Nine Inch Nails - Self Destruct Tours 1994 - 1995, Nine Inch Nails - Outside Tour with David Bowie September - October 1995, Nine Inch Nails - Fragility Tours 1999 - 2000, Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth Tour March - December 2005, Nine Inch Nails - Trivia

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Man on Fire - 2004 Version. In Mexico City, kidnapping is a business. The wealthy and their families are targets for criminals looking to ransom those of value. Bodyguards are a standard for most families, and Samuel Ramos needs to hire a new one to protect his daughter. Enter John Creasey, a veteran military man and former assassin, burned out on his long career of combat and espionage. Creasy's friend Rayburn sets him up to be a bodyguard to nine-year-old Pita, Samuel's daughter. Creasy is not interested in bei ...

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Man on Fire, Man on Fire - Plot, Man on Fire - 2004 Version, Man on Fire - 1987 Version, Man on Fire - Trivia, Man on Fire - Main Cast, Man on Fire - 2004 Version, Man on Fire - 1987 Version

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Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine Halo 2. NIN's debut album, Pretty Hate Machine (1989), largely consists of studio versions of demo recordings (released later unofficially as Purest Feeling.) This was also NIN's first collaboration with producer Mark 'Flood' Ellis. It went triple platinum in the U.S. and produced the singles "Head Like a Hole," "Down in It" and "Sin". Music videos were made for all three tracks, but the one for "Sin" was not released to the public until 1997, with the release of Closure. "Something I Can Never Have" also appeared in an edited form on t ...

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Nine Inch Nails, Nine Inch Nails - Etymology, Nine Inch Nails - Genre, Nine Inch Nails - Albums, Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine Halo 2, Nine Inch Nails - Broken Halo 5, Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral Halo 8, Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile Halo 14, Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth Halo 19, Nine Inch Nails - Discography, Nine Inch Nails - Reznor's other works, Nine Inch Nails - Music videos, Nine Inch Nails - Future NIN releases, Nine Inch Nails - Awards, Nine Inch Nails - RIAA Certifications, Nine Inch Nails - Grammy Awards, Nine Inch Nails - Others, Nine Inch Nails - Singles, Nine Inch Nails - Members, Nine Inch Nails - Hate '90 Tour 1990, Nine Inch Nails - Self Destruct Tours 1994 - 1995, Nine Inch Nails - Outside Tour with David Bowie September - October 1995, Nine Inch Nails - Fragility Tours 1999 - 2000, Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth Tour March - December 2005, Nine Inch Nails - Trivia

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Rourke, born to an Irish Catholic family, grew up in the tough neighborhoods of Liberty City in Miami. After attending Miami Beach Senior High School, he would go on to study at the legendary Lee Strasberg Institute (where veteran method actors such as Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken studied). Rourke's film debut was a small role in Steven Spielberg's 1941, but his memorable portayal of an arsonist in Body Heat garnered signifi ...

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Mickey Rourke, Mickey Rourke - Life and career, Mickey Rourke - Speaking his mind, Mickey Rourke - Filmography

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The series proved to be immensely popular, and BMW produced a free DVD of the series, including extra features. At first, the DVD was not even marketed. A few copies were distributed to some BMW dealerships and automobile magazines, but they were in limited supply. Many dealerships had no idea that BMW had even made promotional films. To request a DVD from BMW's site, one had to visit the help center of the BMW Films site and email one's mailing address to the webmaster. Copies were slow to arrive at first, and as the method of obtaining the ...

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BMW films, BMW films - History, BMW films - Details, BMW films - Nissan

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Early in his career, Avary made a number of small contributions to some of Quentin Tarantino's movies. He worked as a crew member on Tarantino's unfinished first film, My Best Friend's Birthday. He had at one point written an unfinished, 80-page script called "The Open Road", which he described as being about the "odd couple relationship between an uptight business man and an out-of-control hitch-hiker who travel into a Hellish mid-Western town together" and compared to Martin Scorsese's After Hours. Having lost interest in the ...

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Roger Avary, Roger Avary - Childhood, Roger Avary - The Video Archives Years, Roger Avary - The Tarantino Years, Roger Avary - Killing Zoe, Roger Avary - An Absence from the Cinema, Roger Avary - A Return to Form, Roger Avary - Recent Work, Roger Avary - Filmography, Roger Avary - Director, Roger Avary - Writer, Roger Avary - Producer, Roger Avary - Executive Producer, Roger Avary - Actor

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In 1982, Murphy made his big screen debut in the cop-buddy thriller 48 Hrs. alongside Nick Nolte. The movie was perhaps most notable for a scene involving Murphy (on a bet with Nolte) terrorizing a redneck bar. 48 Hrs. proved to be a smash hit when it was released in the Christmas season of 1982. Murphy and Nolte's comedic and antagonistic chemistry, alongside Murphy's believable performance as a streetwise convict aiding a bitter, aging cop, won over critics and audiences. 48 Hrs. is considered by some to be the origina ...

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Eddie Murphy, Eddie Murphy - Early life, Eddie Murphy - Stand-up comedy routines, Eddie Murphy - Saturday Night Live, Eddie Murphy - Post SNL career, Eddie Murphy - Singing career, Eddie Murphy - Career lulls, Eddie Murphy - Comeback and image makeover, Eddie Murphy - Filmography, Eddie Murphy - Discography

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Days of Thunder revolved around a talented, hot-shot auto racing rookie, Cole Trickle (Cruise), who (after trying his hand in the American open wheel ranks), seeks to win on the NASCAR circuit. His mechanic mentor, Harry Hogge (Duvall), acts as his crew chief and Dr. Claire Lewicki (Kidman) is a young and beautiful brain surgeon who tries to tame Cole. The movie received middling reviews from critics who mostly shrugged off the sometimes over-the-top special effects and plot that, in many ways, resembled the earlier Bruckheieme ...

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Days of Thunder, Days of Thunder - Plot, Days of Thunder - Awards & Nominations

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