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Big City (2007 Film)
A big city is a metropolis. The proper name Big City may refer to: Music * ''Big City'' (Merle Haggard album), a 1981 album by Merle Haggard * "Big City" (Merle Haggard song), the title track and a No. 1 country hit from the above album * ''Big City'' (Billy Crawford album), a 2005 album from Filipino singer Billy Crawford * "Big City" (Spacemen 3 song), a single by the English alternative rock band Spacemen 3 * "Big City", a song by Dutch singer Tol Hansse about the Dutch city Amsterdam Movies * ''The Big City'' (1928 film), directed by Tod Browning * ''Big City'' (1937 film), directed by Frank Borzage, starring Luise Rainer and Spencer Tracy * ''Big City'' (1948 film), directed by Norman Taurog * ''The Big City'' (1963 film), directed by Satyajit Ray Places * Big City (comics), a fictional future city in Antarctica * New York City, often colloquially referred to as the Big City * London, often referred to as the Big City Other *Matt Adams, baseball player nicknamed "Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolis
A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big city belonging to a larger urban agglomeration, but which is not the core of that agglomeration, is not generally considered a metropolis but a part of it. The plural of the word is ''metropolises'', although the Latin plural is ''metropoles'', from the Greek ''metropoleis'' (). For urban centers outside metropolitan areas that generate a similar attraction on a smaller scale for their region, the concept of the regiopolis ("regio" for short) was introduced by urban and regional planning researchers in Germany in 2006. Etymology Metropolis (μητρόπολις) is a Greek word, coming from μήτηρ, ''mḗtēr'' meaning "mother" and πόλις, ''pólis'' meaning "city" or "town", which is how the Greek colonies of antiquity referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big City (Merle Haggard Album)
''Big City'' is the thirty-third studio album by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers, released in 1981. It was his debut on the Epic label after ending his association with MCA. ''Big City'' peaked at number three on the Billboard Country Album charts and number 161 on the Pop Album charts. It was an RIAA-certified Gold album. Background After five years at MCA Records, Haggard jumped to Epic in 1982, and the move appeared to spark his creativity; he wrote or co-wrote eight of the LP's twelve tracks, including its two #1 singles, " Big City" and "My Favorite Memory." Haggard entered the studio with his band the Strangers and his mentor Lewis Talley and, in a two-day marathon recording session, produced enough songs for this release, plus Haggard’s 1982 LP, ''Going Where the Lonely Go''. Many of the songs on ''Big City'' explore the struggle of the working man amid the complexities and challenges of urban life and aging. The other single release, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big City (Merle Haggard Song)
"Big City" is a song recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers (American band), The Strangers. Co-written by Haggard and Dean Holloway, the song was released in January 1982 as the second single and title track from his album ''Big City (Merle Haggard album), Big City''. In April, the song was his 27th number-one single on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs, Hot Country Singles chart. Production The song was inspired by a remark by Dean Holloway, Haggard's lifelong friend and tour bus driver. At the end of a packed two-day recording session at Britannia Studios in Los Angeles, Haggard went to the bus to check on Holloway, who had been minding the bus, and asked him how he was doing. Holloway responded, "I hate this place. I'm tired of this dirty old city." Haggard immediately saw inspiration, and began writing the song, based on Holloway's remark, on a nearby pad of paper. "I'm tired of this dirty old city" became the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big City (Billy Crawford Album)
''Big City'' is the third studio album by Filipino-American singer Billy Crawford. It was released by V2 Records on April 12, 2004. The album features production from The Corner Boys, Cutfather, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, Steve Robson, Stargate and Kovas, whose vocals are featured on the tracks. Conceived as an "adult album", Crawford spent several months in Atlanta, New York and London whered he amassed more than sixty songs for ''Big City''. Upon release, the album peaked at number 12 on the French Albums Chart French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with France .... Track listing Charts References {{Authority control 2005 albums Billy Crawford albums V2 Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big City (Spacemen 3 Song)
"Big City" is the fifth and last single from the English alternative rock band Spacemen 3. It entered the UK charts at position #88. It was released in January 1991, shortly after the band split up, as a 7", 12" and CD single. The 7" contains a shorter version of the song than the 12". A remixed version was released separately. The 7" edit appears on the band's final album ''Recurring'' under the title "Big City (Everyone I Know Can Be Found Here)". The track featured in the Simpsons episode Every Man's Dream, as the soundtrack to a psychedelic drug trip montage. It was used with songwriter Peter Kember's approval. Track listing ;7" (BLAZE 41S) ;12" (BLAZE 41T) ;CDS (BLAZE 41CD) ;Remix 12" (BLAZE 41TR) Personnel Spacemen 3 *Sonic Boom – vocals, guitar, keyboards, producer *Jason – guitar, vocals, organ, producer *Will Carruthers - bass *Jon Mattock – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tol Hansse
Tol Hansse (born Johannes Adrianus "Hans" van Tol, 3 April 1940, Laren - 29 April 2002) was a Dutch singer and musician. He was the son of cabaret artist . Because of his father's history of collaboration during World War II he changed his name. Hansse played trumpet accompanying Tom Manders, and was in the rock band The Sharks with Clous van Mechelen. He had a modestly successful career as a singer-songwriter in the 1970s. Van Mechelen wrote the music for his biggest hit, "Big City" (1978), still considered a classic song about Amsterdam. He never rivaled the success of that song again, and died of lung cancer in Heerhugowaard Heerhugowaard (; West Frisian Dutch: ''Heerhugoweard'', ''Heregeweard'' or ''De Weard'') is a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland. Heerhugowaard was previously a municipality, which merged w ... in 2002. References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Hansse, Tol 1940 births 2002 deaths 20th-centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big City (1928 Film)
''The Big City'' is a 1928 American silent crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Lon Chaney. Waldemar Young wrote the screenplay, based on a story by Tod Browning. The film is now lost. The last known print of the film had been sent to Australia in the late 1950s. The film was returned to MGM and placed in their vaults where it was destroyed in the same vault fire that also claimed '' London After Midnight'' and ''The Tower of Lies'' in 1965. A short trailer for the film survives at Cinémathèque française in France, but it does not include any actual footage from the film itself. Stills exist showing Chaney in the Chuck Collins role. This was Betty Compson's only film at MGM. The sets were designed by Cedric Gibbons. The set for Chuck Collins' nightclub was also used for the nightclub scenes in ''While the City Sleeps''. Clinton Lyle, who plays a gangster in ''The Big City'', was one of Chaney's closest personal friends. The film was in production from October 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big City (1937 Film)
''Big City'' is a 1937 American drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Luise Rainer and Spencer Tracy. The film was also released as ''Skyscraper Wilderness''. Plot Joe Benton (Spencer Tracy) and his wife Anna (Luise Rainer) are suspected of starting a taxi war. Although innocent, they are blamed for everything that has happened and the officials demand that Anna be deported from the United States. While trying to prove their innocence, the couple feels forced to hide. The film also casts a number of popular sports figures including Jack Dempsey, James J. Jeffries, Jim Thorpe, and Frank Wykoff in minor comic roles. Cast * Luise Rainer as Anna Benton * Spencer Tracy as Joe Benton * Charley Grapewin as Robert, the Mayor * Janet Beecher as Sophie Sloane * Eddie Quillan as Mike Edwards * Victor Varconi as Paul Roya * Oscar O'Shea as John C. Andrews * Helen Troy as Lola Johnson * William Demarest as Beecher * John Arledge as Bud * Irving Bacon as Jim Sloane * Guinn "Big Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big City (1948 Film)
''Big City'' is a 1948 film. Plot An abandoned infant is discovered in New York City by a cantor, David Feldman, and a minister, Rev. Phillip Andrews, who consult police officer Pat O'Donnell about what to do. Taking in the baby girl and naming her Midge, the three unmarried men seek legal custody in the courtroom of Judge Martin O. Abercrombie, who is agreeable on one condition—the first man to marry will become sole legal guardian of the girl. At school after she's a few years older, Midge is teased by others for her unusual family situation. Even her teacher, Florence Barrett, does not approve of a child being raised without a mother. To alleviate her concerns, the men invite Florence to an evening at their home, where even Midge becomes happier about the way she is being brought up. David falls in love with Florence and hopes to propose marriage. Pat, who has been seeing the extroverted singer "Shoo Shoo" Grady, elopes with her. The two clergymen are unsure that Shoo Shoo w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big City (1963 Film)
''Mahanagar'' () is a 1963 Indian Bengali-language drama film written and directed by Satyajit Ray. Starring Madhabi Mukherjee in the leading role and based on the short story ''Abataranika'' by Narendranath Mitra, it tells the story of a housewife who disconcerts her traditionalist family by getting the job of a saleswoman. The film marked the first screen appearance of Jaya Bhaduri, one of Hindi cinema's leading actresses. Shot in the first half of 1963 in Calcutta, this was also the first film directed by Ray set entirely in his native Calcutta, reflecting contemporary realities of the urban middle-class, where women going to work is no longer merely driven by ideas of emancipation but has become an economic reality. The film examines the effects of the confident working woman on patriarchial attitudes and social dynamics. Besides ''The Apu Trilogy'', the film, according to veteran film critic Philip French, is one of Ray's greatest films. Plot Set in Calcutta during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big City (comics)
Brainiac is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino and first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #242 in July 1958. Brainiac is usually depicted as an extraterrestrials in fiction, extraterrestrial Android (robot), android or cyborg who serves as one of Superman's greatest List of Superman enemies, enemies and a major adversary of the Justice League. He is known for shrinking and stealing Kandor (comics), Kandor, the capital city of Superman's home planet Krypton (comics), Krypton, and is even responsible for Krypton's destruction in some Fictional universe, continuities. The character's name is a portmanteau of the words ''brain'' and ''maniac''. In 2009, Brainiac was ranked by IGN as 17th Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. He has been substantially adapted into various forms of media, having been voiced by Corey Burton in various television shows set within the DC animated universe, by Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
