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Alphaville (band) Albums
Alphaville may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Alphaville (film), ''Alphaville'' (film), a 1965 French science fiction film directed by Jean-Luc Godard * Alphaville (band), a German music group * "Alphaville", a song from Bryan Ferry's 2010 album ''Olympia (Bryan Ferry album), Olympia'' * Alphaville, a fictional city in ''The Sims Online'' game * Alphaville, a fictional city in ''ALPH'', a science fiction novel by Charles Eric Maine * Alphaville Films, an American film production company whose films include ''The Mummy (1999 film), The Mummy'' series * FT Alphaville, a blog-style online publication of the ''Financial Times'' newspaper Other uses * Alphaville, São Paulo, a real estate and gated communities development in Brazil and Portugal See also * ''Lost in Alphaville'', 2014 album by The Rentals {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphaville (film)
''Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution'' (''Alphaville: A Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution'') is a 1965 French New Wave science fiction neo-noir film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It stars Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Howard Vernon and Akim Tamiroff. The film won the Golden Bear award of the 15th Berlin International Film Festival in 1965. ''Alphaville'' combines the genres of dystopian science fiction and film noir. There are no special props or futuristic sets; instead, the film was shot in real locations in Paris, the night-time streets of the capital becoming the streets of Alphaville, while modernist glass and concrete buildings (that in 1965 were new and strange architectural designs) represent the city's interiors. The film is set in the future but the characters also refer to twentieth-century events; for example, the hero describes himself as a Guadalcanal veteran. Expatriate American actor Eddie Constantine plays Lemmy Caution, a trenchcoat-wearing s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphaville (band)
Alphaville is a German synth-pop band formed in Münster in 1982. They gained popularity in the 1980s. The group was founded by singer Marian Gold, Bernhard Lloyd, and Frank Mertens. They achieved chart success with the singles " Forever Young", " Big in Japan", "Sounds Like a Melody", "The Jet Set" and " Dance with Me". Gold remains the only continuous member of Alphaville. History Formation Alphaville was formed after lead singer Marian Gold and Bernhard Lloyd met in Berlin in 1981. The pair were heavily influenced by UK indie acts like Tubeway Army, Gary Numan and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). Gold had written "Big in Japan" in 1979 after hearing the music of Holly Johnson's band Big in Japan. They first named their band "Forever Young" and subsequently changed it to "Alphaville" after the 1965 science fiction film. Together the three wrote ''Forever Young'' and recorded their first demo of the same name. The first Alphaville concert took place on 31 December, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympia (Bryan Ferry Album)
''Olympia'' is the thirteenth studio album by English singer Bryan Ferry, released on 25 October 2010 by Virgin Records. Co-produced by Ferry and Rhett Davies, ''Olympia'' is Ferry's first album of predominantly original material since 2002's ''Frantic (album), Frantic''. The album features a wide range of contributors, including co-songwriter David A. Stewart of Eurythmics, Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music, the electronic group Groove Armada, David Gilmour, Marcus Miller, Scissor Sisters, Nile Rodgers, Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Steve Nieve, and Flea (musician), Flea. Early in the recording process ''Olympia'' was developed as a Roxy Music project, the first since the band's 1982 album ''Avalon (Roxy Music album), Avalon'', with participation from numerous guests. However, despite the presence of other Roxy Music members at the sessions, it was released as a Bryan Ferry solo project. The album peaked at number 19 on the UK Albums Chart. Background T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sims Online
''The Sims Online'', also known as ''EA-Land'', was a massively multiplayer online variation on Maxis' computer game ''The Sims''. It was published by Electronic Arts and released in December 2002 for Microsoft Windows. The game was sold in retail stores in North America and Japan and could also be downloaded worldwide through the EA.com online store, though the game was English-only and had no official translations. The game charged a subscription fee of US $9.99 per month. In March 2007, EA announced that the product would be re-branded as ''EA-Land'' and major enhancements would be made. EA later announced that the game would shut down all activity on August 1, 2008. Gameplay Four cities had special rules: Dragon's Cove contained harder game objectives. For example, a Sim would lose energy when traveling long distances, and the virtual costs for items were doubled. Betaville was a city created for the purpose of testing new features, such as the ability to create a family of up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Eric Maine
David McIlwain (21 January 1921 – 30 November 1981) better known by his pen name, Charles Eric Maine, was an English writer best known for several science fiction serials published in the 1950s and 1960s. He also wrote detective thrillers under the pen names Richard Rayner and Robert Wade. Biography Maine was born in Liverpool, England on 21 January 1921. His writing career began with publishing three issues of a science fiction magazine called '' The Satellite'' which he co-edited along with J. F. Burke. From 1940 to 1941, he published his own magazine, called ''Gargoyle''. During World War II, he was in the Royal Air Force and served in Northern Africa in 1943. After the war, he worked in TV engineering and became involved in editorial work for radio and TV. During 1952, he sold his first radio play, ''Spaceways'', to the BBC. Due to its popularity, it became a novel as well as a movie. One of his best-known novels, '' Timeliner'', was about a scientist who experime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphaville Films
Alphaville may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Alphaville'' (film), a 1965 French science fiction film directed by Jean-Luc Godard * Alphaville (band), a German music group * Alphaville, album from the metal band Imperial Triumphant. * "Alphaville", a song from Bryan Ferry's 2010 album ''Olympia'' * Alphaville, a fictional city in ''The Sims Online'' game * Alphaville, a fictional city in ''ALPH'', a science fiction novel by Charles Eric Maine * Alphaville Films, an American film production company whose films include ''The Mummy'' series * FT Alphaville, a blog-style online publication of the ''Financial Times'' newspaper Other uses * Alphaville, São Paulo, a real estate and gated communities development in Brazil and Portugal See also * ''Lost in Alphaville ''Lost in Alphaville'' is the third full-length studio album by The Rentals, released on August 25, 2014, through Polyvinyl Records. The album is available on CD, vinyl, cassette and as a digital download. It marks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mummy (1999 Film)
''The Mummy'' is a 1999 American action-adventure film written and directed by Stephen Sommers. It is a remake of the 1932 film of the same name, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Arnold Vosloo in the title role as the reanimated mummy. The film follows adventurer Rick O'Connell as he travels to Hamunaptra, the City of the Dead, with a librarian and her older brother, where they accidentally awaken Imhotep, a cursed high priest with supernatural powers. Development of the film took years, with multiple screenplays and directors attached. In 1997, Stephen Sommers successfully pitched his version of a more adventurous and romantic take on the source material. Principal photography took place in Morocco and the United Kingdom; the crew endured dehydration, sandstorms, and snakes shooting on location in the Sahara desert. Industrial Light & Magic provided many of the visual effects, blending live-action footage and computer-generated imagery to create the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FT Alphaville
FT Alphaville is a daily news and commentary service for financial market professionals created by the ''Financial Times'' in October 2006. The founding editor was Paul Murphy. He was succeeded in 2017 by Izabella Kaminska. Kaminska resigned in 2022 and was replaced by Robin Wigglesworth. The service includes an email-based morning financial brief, a blog, and two message boards, one called "Markets Live" and another, added two years after its founding, called "The Long Room ". Commenting on the blog or participating on either of the message boards require registration; the Long Room is limited to current and retired financial professionals., from the FT Alphaville website FT Alphaville won a ''Harold Wincott Award'' for 2007, in the category of online journalism. It subsequently won Best Business Blog in both the Judge's Panel and the People's Voice categories, at the 2008 Webby Awards. Camp Alphaville On 2 July 2014 the FT Alphaville team organised Camp Alphaville, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphaville, São Paulo
Alphaville, São Paulo (, ) is an affluent district split between the municipalities of Barueri and Santana de Parnaíba suburbs of São Paulo. The Alphaville concept is a real estate and gated community development in Brazil, constituted by a number of business and residential condominia. The name evokes the "first among cities" concept (''ville'' as French for city and ''alpha'' being the first letter of Greek alphabet). The concept has been widely copied in Brazil and abroad. History The Alphaville concept was created by a building company in São Paulo City, Albuquerque & Takaoka, in the 1970s. The São Paulo megalopolis was beginning to show an upward trend in crime rates, traffic jams, and other forms of urban malaise. Consequently, suburban developments gained popularity, both for modern industrial and commercial ventures, and for wealthy and upper-middle class nouveau riche. The company bought large farm areas in the neighboring counties of Barueri and Santana do Parn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
