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Charles "Charlie" Parker, Jr. (August 29, 1920 – March 12, 1955), also known as "Yardbird" and "Bird", was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.
Parker was a highly influential jazz soloist and a leading figure in the development of bebop, a form of jazz characterized by fast tempos, virtuosic technique and advanced harmonies. Parker was a blazingly fast virtuoso, and he introduced revolutionary harmonic ideas including rapid passing chords, new variants of altered chords, and chord substitutions. His tone ranged from clean and penetrating to sweet and somber. Parker acquired the nickname "Yardbird" early in his career. This, and the shortened form "Bird", continued to be used for the rest of his life, inspiring the titles of a number of Parker compositions, such as "Yardbird Suite", "Ornithology", "Bird Gets the Worm", and "Bird of Paradise". Parker was an icon for the hipster subculture and later the Beat Generation, personifying the jazz musician as an uncompromising artist and intellectual rather than just an entertainer.
Actors: David A. Prior (writer), Frank Stallone (actor), Chuck Cirino (composer), David A. Prior (producer), David A. Prior (editor), David A. Prior (director), Sherrie Rose (actress), Ted Prior (actor), Tara Kleinpeter (miscellaneous crew), Reb Brown (actor), Tara Kleinpeter (actress), Tara Kleinpeter (producer), Tracy Miller (actor), David Campbell (actor), Leilani Sarelle (actress),
Plot: A small town is being terrorized by a killer Bigfoot. One that is blood thirsty, vicious and kills without warning and without discrimination. A scientist by the name of Sarah Evans (Leilani Sarelle) shows up to help the town's sheriff (Reb Brown) and his deputy girlfriend Roberta (Sherrie Rose) hunt this thing down and put an end to the killings. At the same time, Hunter Crawford (David Campbell) is a thug-like character who along with his two henchmen, is hunting the creature himself, for his own personal gain and he does not care who he has to go through to accomplish this. Enter Charlie Parker (Ted Prior) a tough east coast type who is on a survivalist camping trip, led by the seasoned survivalist Sharon Farmer (Tara Sanford Kleinpeter) at the behest of his young trophy wife (Alissa Koenig) and whom, by no fault of his own, winds up being used as bait for the creature, by Hunter. But there is more at work here than meets the eye. A sinister plot is afoot and at its center is the vengeful Mister Testi (Frank Stallone). And in the end this plot takes a twist that no one will expect.
Keywords: abrupt-ending, bigfoot, blood-splatter, female-nudity, gore, hunter, independent-film, leg-ripped-off, sex-in-car, two-word-titleActors: Josh Braun (miscellaneous crew), John Battsek (producer), María Jesús Hoyos (actress), Katherine Butler (producer), Sue Bruce Smith (miscellaneous crew), Tabitha Jackson (producer), Jason Sallee (miscellaneous crew), Harry Dixon (miscellaneous crew), Dimitri Doganis (producer), Andrew Hulme (editor), Tracey Josephs (miscellaneous crew), Anne Nikitin (composer), Vanessa Tovell (producer), Robert Sharenow (producer), Simon Chinn (producer),
Genres: Biography, Documentary,Actors: Jed Brophy (actor), Paul Sutorius (editor), Grant Tilly (actor), Dean O'Gorman (actor), Peter McCauley (actor), Miranda Harcourt (actress), Rose McIver (actress), Luke Hawker (actor), Angela Littlejohn (producer), Loren Taylor (actor), Cohen Holloway (actor), Donna Malane (writer), Donna Malane (producer), Taungaroa Emile (actor), Nathan Meister (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Burt Bacharach (actor), John Frankenheimer (actor), Dennis Hopper (actor), Rich Cowan (producer), Benny Carter (actor), Diana Krall (actress), Andrew Hulme (editor), Julian Benedikt (writer), Julian Benedikt (director), Chico Hamilton (actor), Peggy Moffitt (actress), Cassandra Wilson (actress), Vidal Sassoon (actor), Christopher M. Allan (writer), Richard Gates (actor),
Plot: "Jazz Seen" is an exploration of the life of William Claxton, whose photographs turned the world of jazz on its keen and perceptive ear. Various jazz artists, photographers, and actors recount memories they had with Claxton and explore his work, while parts of his life are re-enacted by actors.
Keywords: independent-film, jazz-music, jazz-score, new-york-cityActors: Alan Williams (composer), Eric Stoltz (actor), Michael O. Gallant (producer), Dalene Young (writer), Dalene Young (producer), Maureen O'Hara (actress), Charles Robinson (actor), Patience Thoreson (miscellaneous crew), Paul Johansson (actor), Jim Oliver (editor), Josh Hammond (actor), Andrew C. Keeter (miscellaneous crew), Benton Jennings (actor), George Halstead (miscellaneous crew), Raymond Guth (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Elizabeth Himelstein (miscellaneous crew), Julie Hansen (miscellaneous crew), Robert Altman (writer), Robert Altman (director), Leigh French (miscellaneous crew), Robert Dawson (miscellaneous crew), Jennifer Jason Leigh (actress), Dermot Mulroney (actor), Miranda Richardson (actress), Robert Altman (producer), Steve Buscemi (actor), Michael Murphy (actor), Harry Belafonte (actor), Carla Meyer (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Maynard (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Robert Altman's jazz-scored film explores themes of love, crime, race, and politics in 1930's Kansas City. When Blondie O'Hara's husband, a petty thief, is captured by Seldom Seen and held at the Hey Hey Club, she lauches a desperate plan to release him. She kidnaps the wife of a powerful local politician in an attempt to blackmail him into using his connections to free Johnny. Despite this being election time, he risks exposure by putting the political machine into action to free Johnny and thereby save his wife. Mrs. Stilton, meanwhile, has befriended Blondie and is impressed by her love and devotion to Johnny, especially in contrast to her own loveless marriage.
Keywords: 1930s, addict, african-american, americana, bare-breasts, beating, blacks-versus-italians, bleach-blond, blood, breastsActors: Humberto Gurza (miscellaneous crew), Ted Danson (actor), Burton Sharp (actor), Bill Zuckert (actor), Miguel Gurza (miscellaneous crew), Margot Kidder (actress), Lupe Ontiveros (actress), Malena Doria (actress), Mitch Carter (actor), Burt Lancaster (actor), Enrique Lucero (actor), Leonor Llausás (actress), Joaquín Martínez (actor), Enrique Castillo (actor), John Langley (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Margo hilariously portrayed by Margot Kidder arriving in Mexico to see ailing father who soon dies; but not before telling her of a stolen treasure buried years ago in a ghost-town. Margo joins forces with Eugene played by Ted Danson. Their adventure must be financed, so they work in small towns she a professional-stripper and he as bartender. Their relationship develops while on weekends they search for the buried Treasure. Conflict ensues as he wonders whether the Treasure was just the old man's delusion while she never gives-up the hope of her father's buried fortune.
Keywords: desert, drifter, fortune, mexico, on-the-road, robbery, stripper, treasureActors: Richard A. Rowland (miscellaneous crew), Tom Dugan (actor), Lucien Littlefield (actor), Alice Day (actress), Bradley King (writer), Peter Brunelli (composer), Frank Lloyd (director), Richard Barthelmess (actor), Lila Lee (actress), Kathrin Clare Ward (actress), Edward Schroeder (editor), Cecil Copping (composer), Margaret Fielding (actress), William Dudley Pelley (writer),
Genres: Drama,Somewhere there's music
How faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven
How high the moon
There is no moon above
When love is far away too
Till it comes true
That you love me as I love you
Somewhere there's music
How near, how far
Somewhere there's heaven
It's where you are
The darkest night would shine
If you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart
How high the moon
Somewhere there's music
How faint the tune
Somewhere there's heaven
How high the moon
The darkest night would shine
If you would come to me soon
Until you will, how still my heart