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Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement that originated with a group of Paris-based artists whose independent exhibitions brought them to prominence during the 1870s and 1880s in spite of harsh opposition from the art community in France. The name of the style is derived from the title of a Claude Monet work, Impression, soleil levant (Impression, Sunrise), which provoked the critic Louis Leroy to coin the term in a satiric review published in the Parisian newspaper Le Charivari.
Characteristics of Impressionist paintings include relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes; open composition; emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time); common, ordinary subject matter; the inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience; and unusual visual angles. The development of Impressionism in the visual arts was soon followed by analogous styles in other media which became known as Impressionist music and Impressionist literature.
Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to 1994. Aguilera signed to RCA Records after recording "Reflection", the theme song for the animated film Mulan (1998).
In 1999, Aguilera came to prominence following her debut album Christina Aguilera, which was a commercial success spawning three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100—"Genie in a Bottle", "What a Girl Wants", and "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)." Her sophomore and her debut Latin-pop album, Mi Reflejo (2000), a Christmas third studio album, My Kind of Christmas (2000), and several collaborations followed which garnered Aguilera worldwide success, though she was displeased with her lack of input in her music and image. After parting from her management, Aguilera took creative control over her fourth studio album, Stripped (2002). The album's second single, "Beautiful", was a commercial success and helped the album's commercial performance amidst controversy over Aguilera's image. Aguilera followed up Stripped with the soul, jazz and blues inspired, Back to Basics (2006), released to positive critical acclaim. The album produced three singles "Ain't No Other Man", "Hurt" and "Candyman". Four years later Aguilera released her sixth studio album, Bionic (2010), which incorporated aspects of R&B, electropop, and synthpop and was met with mixed reviews and low sales. Aguilera's seventh studio album is set to be released in 2012.
Actors: Guido Föhrweißer (actor), Trevor Coppola (actor), Emily Baldoni (actress), Michael K. Osborn (actor), Anna Damergis (actress), Ruth Reynolds (actress), Jessica Boss (actress), Fran Montano (actor), Matthew Reis (actor), Christoffer Westerlund (actor), Ed Pellettieri (actor),
Genres: Reality-TV,Actors: Kevin Zegers (actor), Nathan Lane (actor), Dylan Baker (actor), Tim Progosh (actor), Rubén Blades (actor), David Krumholtz (actor), Mandy Patinkin (actor), Frank Crudele (actor), Jerry Lawler (actor), David Huddleston (actor), Michael J. Fox (actor), Victor Garber (actor), Jeff Jarrett (actor), Kate Burton (actress), Christine Baranski (actress),
Plot: Michael J. Fox stars as a child actor who has grown up, and grown out of his popularity. He now runs a talent agency with his brother, specializing in child acts, trying to discover the next child star. He gets more than he bargained for when he recruits a child pickpocket to be his next "star."
Keywords: actor-shares-first-name-with-character, audition, character-name-in-title, christmas, happy-birthday-to-you, new-york-city, precocious-child, vegetarianActors: Roger Kabler (actor), Dai Kornberg (actor), Cheryl Henry (actress), David Israel (producer), David Israel (director), David Israel (actor),
Genres: Talk-Show,Actors: Kate Robbins (actress), Keith Beckett (producer), Keith Beckett (director), Eric Merriman (writer), Louise English (actress), Eddie Braben (writer), Suzanne Danielle (actress), David G. Hillier (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Kate Robbins (actress), Keith Beckett (producer), Keith Beckett (director), Eric Merriman (writer), Louise English (actress), Eddie Braben (writer), Suzanne Danielle (actress), David G. Hillier (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Michael Pataki (actor), Tom Patchett (producer), Tom Patchett (actor), Tom Patchett (writer), Hugh Wilson (director), Hugh Wilson (writer), Philip Bruns (actor), Robert Emhardt (actor), Jay Tarses (producer), Jay Tarses (writer), Jay Tarses (actor), Michael Zinberg (producer), Rick Podell (actor), Donna Ponterotto (actress), Philip Roth (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: James Rebhorn (actor), Judy Landers (actress), Tanya Roberts (actress), Merwin Goldsmith (actor), Philip Levy (writer), James Staszkiel (actor), Kurt Andon (actor), Irina Maleeva (actress), Barry Rosen (director), Joseph Zito (editor), Michael Karp (composer), Larry Fleischman (actor), Sal Richards (actor), Marii Mak (actress), Harlan Cary Poe (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Pat McCormick (actor), Steve Martin (writer), Pat McCormick (writer), Steve Martin (actor), Jimmy Ritz (writer), Nick Nichols (actor), Eric Cohen (writer), Stanley Z. Cherry (director), Donald Wilder (director), Bruce Campbell (director), Don Arrès (actor), Bruce Campbell (producer), Bruce Campbell (writer), Michael St. Michaels (actor), Vinetta Strombergs (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Steve Martin's first TV special was this independently produced Canadian travelogue. Designed to promote tourism in Montreal and Toronto, the special featured Martin doing short sketches and describing tourist sites. Standup segments were also filmed at the Ice House in Pasadena, California.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Sammy Davis Jr. (actor), Sammy Davis Jr. (actor), Sammy Davis Jr. (actor), Elvis Presley (actor), Peter Lawford (actor), Frank Sinatra (actor), Nancy Sinatra (actress), Joey Bishop (actor), Scotty Moore (actor), D.J. Fontana (actor), Richard Dunlap (director), The Jordanaires (actor), Gordon Stoker (actor), Sammy Cahn (producer), Irwin Stanton (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Music, Talk-Show,Actors: Syd Crossley (actor), John Glyn-Jones (actor), Aubrey Mallalieu (actor), Hal Walters (actor), Annie Esmond (actress), Warwick Ward (producer), Norman Lee (director), Victor Kendall (writer), Tommy Trinder (actor), Max Wall (actor), Gilbert Gunn (writer), Ted Richards (editor), Roger Maxwell (actor), Peggy Novak (actress), Ruth Dunning (actress),
Plot: Dave Smalley buys a lost Archaeopteryx fossil by accident at an auction and uses the reward money for this to buy a share in his landlady's lodging- house. She turns him into an exploited man-of-all-work about the house, but after a lady guest persuades him that he resembles Napoleon he becomes convinced that he is a born leader and mounts a takeover bid to reverse their roles.
Keywords: based-on-play, fossil, lodging-house, napoleon, variety