Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck.
The four-time platinum artist rose to underground popularity with his early works, which combined social criticism (as in "MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack" and "Deep Fried Love") with musical and lyrical experimentation. He first earned wider public attention for his breakthrough single "Loser", a 1994 hit. Beck is known for creating musical collages of different styles.
Two of Beck's most popular and acclaimed recordings are Odelay (1996) and Sea Change (2002).Odelay was awarded Album of the Year by the American magazine Rolling Stone and by UK publications NME and Mojo. Odelay also received a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. Both Odelay and Sea Change appeared on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
Beck was born in Los Angeles, California, to David Campbell, a Canadian musician, and Bibbe Hansen, a visual artist and former Warhol "star". His father is of Scottish heritage and his mother is half Norwegian, a quarter Jewish and a quarter Swedish. His maternal grandfather is Al Hansen, a visual collage artist of the Fluxus school of art. Beck's paternal grandfather was a Presbyterian minister. When his parents separated, Beck stayed with his mother and brother in Los Angeles, where he was influenced by the city's diverse musical offerings—everything from hip hop to Latin music and his mother's art scene—all of which would later reappear in his recorded and published work.
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Ever wonder what humans are capable of when pushed to the brink of death? In the abandoned town of Freedom, Florida, such a question is being answered as an ever-rotating group of hitchhikers and lost travelers are being put in situations that test their will to survive. BECK (Bobby Campo), CANDICE (Mariah Bonner), and JIMINEY (Dave Davis) take a road trip into this isolated town to research the legend of feral children for a new graphic novel. As they interview the few residents living on the outskirts of town, they ignore all warnings to "leave before they become part of the story", and are captured by the reclusive psychopath, RUNYAN. Starved for the purpose of entertainment and revenge, our three travelers find themselves in a situation pulled right from their darkest nightmares. They are forced to fight and kill other captives to earn their next meal. When our heroes think they've seen the deepest pit of inhumanity, they discover that Runyan is just a pawn in a bigger, deadlier game. He's controlled by a sadistic caretaker who hides in the shadows, barking unthinkable demands for reasons only he knows. Can family members and loved ones withstand the evil temptations? Or will the pressure get the best of them as they battle one another for the right to live? "STARVE" takes a disturbing look at the deprivations humans are willing to endure for survival...
Eat. Prey. Kill.
Basil: I'm in no mood to be food.
Saul: You're lucky I'm not into necrophilia.
[Derek turns around in surprise and grabs Candace by her throat]::Derek: Don't ever fucking sneak up on me.::Candace: Quit fucking around. [pushes Derek to the ground and proceeds to mount him]::Derek: Candace, I didn't know you cared.::Candace: I don't, I just want to fuck.
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Five elite criminals are hired to pull off a simple kidnapping. The job goes through without a hitch, but they underestimate there victim. After one of the kidnappers makes a fatal error the tables are turned and now the hostage becomes the hunter. She must now out smart the best of the best in order to survive.
The time for legends.
Starting a band is never easy.
Maybe music is bigger than luck or destiny.
Time to hit the glittering stage!
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A story which revolves around the likable but suicide fixated Beck and his talented but arrogant associate Sam. Two talented artists who conceive and ultimately try to realize a plan to interfere with a smuggling ring on the south coast of England, a plan which rapidly begins to self-destruct as responsibility gives way to incompetence and strategy is left to chance. Chance being something that Beck frequently feels the need to explore at ridiculously inappropriate moments with the help of his Smith and Wesson .38 revolver.
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The Space Shuttle returns to earth, but some of the equipment brought back on it begins to behave strangely. Scientists are unsure what is happening, and decide to take all necessary precautions.
Keywords: alien, alien-invasion, chained-to-a-wall, cyborg, derelict-spacecraft, independent-film, language-barrier, lunar-lander, monster, moon-base
For fourteen thousand years... It waited.
[the vending machine finally dispenses coffee when Ray gives it a hard kick]::Ray Tanner: Hey, we don't take no shit from a machine!
[Jason smashes the android menacing Mera into scrap metal]::Col. Jason Grant: We don't take no shit from machines!
Col. Jason Grant: A base! It is a god-damned base and we're being invited in.::Ray Tanner: Yeah, but who's throwin' the party?
Col. Jason Grant: Oh, Christ. That's what we are - spare parts.