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Bob Dylan ( /ˈdɪlən/), born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and artist. He has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly reluctant figurehead of social unrest. A number of Dylan's early songs, such as "Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Times They Are a-Changin'", became anthems for the US civil rights and anti-war movements. Leaving his initial base in the culture of folk music behind, Dylan's six-minute single "Like a Rolling Stone" has been described as radically altering the parameters of popular music in 1965. However, his recordings employing electric instruments attracted denunciation and criticism from others in the folk movement.
Dylan's lyrics incorporated a variety of political, social, philosophical, and literary influences. They defied existing pop music conventions and appealed hugely to the then burgeoning counterculture. Initially inspired by the songs of Woody Guthrie,Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams, as well as the music and performance styles of Buddy Holly and Little Richard, Dylan has both amplified and personalized musical genres. His recording career, spanning fifty years, has explored numerous distinct traditions in American song—from folk, blues and country to gospel, rock and roll, and rockabilly to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, embracing even jazz and swing.
Actors: Eddie Vedder (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Lorne Michaels (producer), Dave Matthews (actor), Paul McCartney (actor), Barack Obama (actor), Jimmy Fallon (actor), Bruce Springsteen (actor), Justin Timberlake (actor), The Roots (actor), Carly Rae Jepsen (actress), Michael Wren Gucciardo (actor), Gavin Purcell (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Music,Actors: Patrick Michael Strange (actor), Patrick Michael Strange (actor), Tom Townsend (actor), Dave Cooperman (actor), Dave Cooperman (actor), Kendra North (actress), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Bruce Allen Dawson (actor), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress), Kevin Tan (actor), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress), Sharon Carpenter-Rose (actress),
Plot: Lives and Deaths of the Poets spoofs and parodies incidents taken from the lives of famous writers, artists, and musicians (collectively "Poets") throughout history. Comprising a series of approximately 50 comic vignettes, the movie is the fictional story of what really did not happen to these famed Poets, who have so enriched all of our lives.
Keywords: emperor-nero, independent-film, musician, nudity, parody, poet, sketch-comedy, spoof, writerActors: Kwang-rok Oh (actor), Hae-il Park (actor), Je-mun Yun (actor), Chang-Seok Ko (actor), Byeol Kim (actress), Jun Sung (actor), Woo-Il Kim (editor), Ja-hong Koo (producer), Ja-hong Koo (director), Seo Hyeon-Jeong (actress), Hee-jung Kim (actress), Young-yu Jang (composer), Kwon Soo-Hyeon (actor),
Plot: Han Dae-huei, a public official in charge of residential pollution of Mapo district. No one can disturb his composure: a man who never loses his temper: a man of tranquility; the apotheosis of snobbery. He is a typically unenthusiastic public official up to his bone. Never expect him to try a new thing or change anything.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music,Actors: Terry Jones (actor), Terry Gilliam (actor), Terry Jones (actor), Neil Innes (actor), Neil Innes (actor), Terry Gilliam (actor), Sanjeev Bhaskar (actor), Terry Gilliam (actor), John Altman (actor), Eric Idle (actor), Eric Idle (actor), Eric Idle (actor), Eric Idle (actor), Eric Idle (actor), Terry Jones (actor),
Plot: Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian, which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the People's Front of Judea who falls in love with Judith, gets mistaken for a Messiah and is arrested by the Romans and sentenced to be crucified. It ranges in reference from Handel, through a naughty Mozart duet, to the Festival of Nine Carols, Bob Dylan, and the classic finale "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".
Keywords: claim-in-title, monty-python, punctuation-in-titleActors: José Manuel Bueno (writer), José Manuel Bueno (producer), Mario Lizondo (writer), Mario Lizondo (director), Mario Lizondo (editor), Álvaro Manso (actor), Cristina Cardín Coello (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Tom Arnold (actor), Fred Armisen (actor), Tom Davis (actor), Chris Farley (actor), Chris Farley (actor), Dana Carvey (actor), Will Forte (actor), Jeff Goldblum (actor), Darrell Hammond (actor), Phil Hartman (actor), Norm MacDonald (actor), Steve Martin (actor), Will Ferrell (actor), Tim Meadows (actor), Seth Meyers (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Mickey Jones (producer), The Beatles (actor), Bob Dylan (actor), Mickey Jones (actor), Mickey Jones (director), D.A. Pennebaker (actor), Robbie Robertson (actor), Joel Gilbert (miscellaneous crew), Joel Gilbert (producer), Joel Gilbert (editor), Joel Gilbert (director), Joel Gilbert (actor), Joel Gilbert (actor), Trini López (actor), Howard Alk (actor),
Plot: With a set of drums and an 8mm color home movie camera, Mickey Jones toured the world in 1966 with Bob Dylan and The Band. He captured on film what became known as "The tour that changed Rock and Roll forever." The booing crowds, the scathing reviews, the stomping feet, the infamous catcall of "Judas!" ... all of this in response to Dylan trading in his acoustic folk guitar for an electric sound. Now, for the first time, drummer-turned-actor Mickey Jones (Sling Blade, Home Improvement), with the help of Director Joel Gilbert, chronicles the legendary 1966 Bob Dylan World Tour through his recently discovered home movies. The updated release includes new, exclusive full-length interviews with Charlie Daniels, Johnny Rivers, 1966 World Tour and Gaslight tapes sound man Richard Alderson, and new insights and revelations by Mickey Jones.
Keywords: bob-dylanActors: David Markey (actor), Raymond Pettibon (producer), Raymond Pettibon (director), Raymond Pettibon (writer), Raymond Pettibon (actor), Raymond Pettibon (editor), Janet Housden (actress), Jennifer Schwartz (actress), Joe Cole (actor), Abby Travis (actress), Dez Cadena (actor), Joel Rane (editor), Joel Rane (actor), Joel Rane (actor), Robert Hecker (actor),
Plot: Charles Manson, claiming to be the Second Coming, leads his young followers down the path of sex and murder in this bizarre homage by renowned artist Raymond Pettibon.
Keywords: bad-taste, based-on-true-story, character-name-in-title, charles-manson, cult, hippie, independent-film, serial-killerActors: Sam Shepard (actor), Bob Dylan (editor), Bob Dylan (director), Allen Ginsberg (actor), Sam Shepard (writer), Harry Dean Stanton (actor), Arlo Guthrie (actor), Bob Dylan (writer), Bob Dylan (actor), David Mansfield (actor), Joan Baez (actress), Roberta Flack (actress), Joni Mitchell (actress), T-Bone Burnett (actor), Ronee Blakley (actress),
Plot: This epic is a mass amalgamation of three separate film-types that is, contrary to popular opinion, coherent and a unified whole. Bob Dylan is shown in concert, often masked, during the Rolling Thunder Revue. The film also features documentary footage, including Ruben "Hurricane" Carter's struggle against the forces that have imprisoned him. The third element is fictional "role-playing" footage with Bob Dylan in the guise of guitar-strumming Renaldo and his wife Sara as his companion Clara. Ronnie Hawkins takes on the role of Bob Dylan in these sequences. The film includes footage of a visit to the grave of Jack Kerouac, an Allen Ginsberg poetry reading and various friends and acquaintances, namely David Blue (playing pinball by a swimming pool), discussing experiences on the road.
Keywords: bob-dylan, character-name-in-title, concert-tour, folk-singer, independent-film, musician, singer-songwriter, written-and-directed-by-cast-memberActors: Joe Roth (actor), Pat Proft (actor), Neal Israel (actor), Howard Hesseman (actor), Neal Israel (actor), Phil Proctor (actor), Gerrit Graham (actor), Joe Flaherty (actor), John Candy (actor), Chevy Chase (actor), Al Franken (actor), James Bacon (actor), Tom Davis (actor), Ron Silver (actor), William Schallert (actor),
Plot: A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the careers of some of the greatest comedians of all time.
Keywords: absurd-humor, female-nudity, fictional-game-show, independent-film, irreverence, parody, satire, set-in-future, sitcom, sketch-comedy