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Big Brother (American TV Series) Contestants
Big Brother may refer to: * Big Brother (''Nineteen Eighty-Four''), a character from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'' ** Authoritarian personality, any omnipresent figure representing oppressive control ** Big Brother Awards, a satirical award for acts against personal privacy ** Big Brother Watch, a UK pressure group * Surveillance ** Surveillance state * An older brother, see birth order Organisations *Big Brother Movement Music * "Big Brother" (David Bowie song) * "Big Brother" (Kanye West song) * Big Brother and the Holding Company, an American band ** ''Big Brother & the Holding Company'' (album), a 1967 album by the band of the same name * Big Brother Recordings, a UK record label * "Big Brother", a 2004 song by Girls Aloud from ''What Will the Neighbours Say?'' * "Big Brother", a song by Morten Abel * "Big Brother", a song by Reset from '' No Limits'' * "Big Brother", a song by Stevie Wonder from ''Talking Book'' Television * ''Big Brother'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (Nineteen Eighty-Four)
Big Brother is a fictional character and symbol in George Orwell's dystopian 1949 novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four''. He is ostensibly the leader of Oceania, a totalitarian state wherein the ruling party, Ingsoc, wields total power "for its own sake" over the inhabitants. In the society that Orwell describes, every citizen is under constant surveillance by the authorities, mainly by telescreens (with the exception of the Proles). The people are constantly reminded of this by the slogan "Big Brother is watching you": a maxim that is ubiquitously on display throughout the novel. In modern culture, the term "Big Brother" has entered the lexicon as a synonym for abuse of government power, particularly in respect to civil liberties, often specifically related to mass surveillance and a lack of choice in society. Character origins In the essay section of his novel '' 1985'', Anthony Burgess states that Orwell got the idea for the name of Big Brother from advertising billboards for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (franchise)
''Big Brother'' is a Dutch reality competition television franchise created by John de Mol Jr., first broadcast in the Netherlands in 1999, and subsequently syndicated internationally. The show features contestants called "housemates" or "HouseGuests" who live together in a specially constructed house that is isolated from the outside world. The name is inspired by Big Brother from George Orwell's novel ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', and the housemates are continuously monitored during their stay in the house by live television cameras as well as personal audio microphones. Throughout the course of the competition, they are voted out (usually on a weekly basis) until only one remains and wins the cash prize. , there have been 504 seasons of ''Big Brother'' in over 62 franchise countries and regions. English-language editions of the program are often referred to by its initials "BB". The title of many Spanish-language editions of the program is translated as ''Gran Hermano'' (GH). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (magazine)
''Big Brother'' was a skateboarding magazine founded by Steve Rocco in 1992, which was notable for ushering in street skating and the sub-culture of skateboarding. ''Big Brother'' ceased publication in 2004. No subject was taboo. Early articles featured step by step ways to commit suicide and rip-off schemes such as how to make a fake ID. They would often use odd gimmicks like printing the magazine in different sizes, packaging it in a cereal box, and throwing in items like trading cards and a cassette tape. Early writers were Sean Cliver, Earl Parker (Thomas Schmidt), Jeff Tremaine, Marc McKee, Mike Ballard, Pat Canale, and others. They also released a few videos, including "Shit", then "Number Two", with a few stunts and pranks, but the videos were mostly skateboarding-oriented. A documentary on the magazine's history, '' Dumb: The Story of Big Brother Magazine'' premiered on Hulu on June 3, 2017. The documentary featured interviews with Bam Margera, Steve-O, Johnny Knox ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (2020 Film)
''Big Brother'' is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language action film written, directed, and co-produced by Siddique. It was jointly produced by S Talkies, Shaman International, and Vaishaka Cinema, in association with Carnival Movie Network. The film stars Mohanlal in the title role, along with Arbaaz Khan, Vishnu Unnikrishnan, Sarjano Khalid, Anoop Menon, Honey Rose, Mirnaa Menon, Chetan Hansraj, Gaadha, Siddique, and Tini Tom in supporting cast. ''Big Brother'' marks Arbaaz Khan's debut appearance in Malayalam cinema. The songs and background score for the film was composed by Deepak Dev. The film began principal photography in July 2019 and was completed in December. It was shot extensively in Bangalore, and the remaining in Mysore, Mangalore, Ernakulam, and Coimbatore. ''Big Brother'' was released worldwide on 16 January 2020 and received mostly negative reviews from critics. The film bombed at the box office. Plot Sachidanandan is released from prison, where he receives a l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnie Yen
Donnie Yen Chi-tan (; born 27 July 1963) is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, and action director. Yen is one of Hong Kong's top action stars. Yen is widely credited for bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) into the mainstream Asian cinema by choreographing MMA in many of his films since the early 2000s. The first Chinese UFC champion Zhang Weili states that Yen's films introduced her to MMA. Yen has displayed skill in an array of martial arts, being well-versed in Tai Chi, Boxing, Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Hapkido, Mixed Martial Arts, Taekwondo, Karate, Muay Thai, Wrestling, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Hung Ga, Sanda, Judo, Wing Chun, and Wushu. One of the most popular film stars in Asia of the early 2000s, Yen is consistently one of the highest-paid actors in Asia. Yen earned HK$220 million (US$28.4 million) from four films and six advertisements in 2013. Yen is credited by many for contributing to the popularisation of Wing Chun in China. He portrays Wing Chun grandmaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (2018 Film)
''Big Brother'' is a 2018 Hong Kong action drama film directed by Kam Ka-wai and starring Donnie Yen and Joe Chen. The film was released on 16 August 2018. Plot A high school is in crisis, the students are under-performing and preoccupied with non-academic activities. Henry Chen, aka Big Brother, a teacher with rather rusty writing skills yet armed with the most knowledgeable fists and heart of steel, comes to enlighten and inspire the students with his unconventional teaching methods. Just as the kids are improving their work and enjoying the merits of the educational system, trouble follows. An opportunistic entrepreneur creates havoc by sending in a motley gang of fighters to win over the land in order to turn the all ready failing school into an apartment complex. Their approach is not all that persuasive with Chen as he and his beloved class are going to give the unwelcome guests the benefits of a real education. Cast *Donnie Yen as Henry Chen (陳俠), instructor of Tak Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (2015 Film)
''Big Brother'' ( bn, বিগ ব্রাদার) is a 2015 Bangladeshi action romance film directed by Shafi Uddin Shafi and produced by Shamsul Alam It stars Mahiya Mahi in lead role, Shipan Mitra, Ahmed Sharif, Danny Sidak and many more. It released on 6 February 2015 throughout Bangladesh. Plot Mahi, who is a rough woman gangster, used to expose herself as a "Man", is called "Big Brother" by the gang members. Everything get changed when a happy-go-lucky guy named Rana comes to her life. Will Mahi find her pure love from Rana or it's a deep trick ? Cast * Mahiya Mahi as Big Brother * Shipan Mita as Rana * Ahmed Sharif as Mr. Gulzar * Danny Sidak as DJ Eli * Prabir Mitra * Rebeka Rouf * Bipasha Kabir *Ratan Khan Production Big Brother is produced by Shamsul Alam and distributed by Fatman Films. The production of the film was announced on 21 April 2014 and filming started on May. After shooting and dubbing the film was submitted to Censor Board on 6 January 2015. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (2007 Film)
''Big Brother'' is a 2007 Indian Hindi vigilante action film directed by Guddu Dhanoa, which starred Sunny Deol and Priyanka Chopra in the lead roles. This film is loosely based on the Rajinikanth starrer Tamil film Baashha. This was supposed to be Priyanka Chopra's first release in 2002 but was delayed by almost 5 years. Plot Big Brother is a story set in modern India which revolves around a small middle-class family composed of Dev Sharma (Sunny Deol), his wife Aarti (Priyanka Chopra), his mother Sitadevi (Farida Jalal), brother Akash (Imran Khan) and sister Prachi. Although they lead a simple and peaceful lifestyle, an incident occurs that changes their lives forever. The family is left with no choice but to leave Delhi and move to Mumbai in disguise. They start life afresh, and all seems well until the ghosts of the past surface again. Things reach a point when Dev Sharma is prodded by his mother to take a course of action which not only avenges their plight but also takes on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (1923 Film)
''Big Brother'' is a 1923 American silent film, silent drama film directed by Allan Dwan and written by Rex Beach and Paul Sloane (director), Paul Sloane. The film stars Tom Moore (actor), Tom Moore, Edith Roberts (actress), Edith Roberts, Raymond Hatton, Joe King (actor), Joe King, Mickey Bennett, Charles Henderson, and Paul Panzer. The film was released on December 23, 1923, by Paramount Pictures. ''Big Brother'' was shot at the Astoria Studios with extensive location shooting around New York City. Noted at the time for its realism, it is now considered a lost film. It was Remake, remade as a sound film in 1931 as ''Young Donovan's Kid''. Plot As described in a film magazine review, Jimmy Donovan, gang leader in the Lower East Side, East Side of New York City, protects Midge Murray when the latter's brother is slain. Jim decides that he must reform and bring up Midge decently. However, a court takes possession of Midge away from him. Jim, disgusted, plans a raid but then aband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (Yes Minister)
This is a list of ''Yes Minister'' and ''Yes, Prime Minister'' episodes. Thirty-eight episodes were made in total, running from 1980 to 1988. This includes a one-hour special that aired in 1984. All other episodes were a half-hour in length. The dates listed are when a particular episode was first transmitted on BBC2. ''Yes Minister'' (1980–1984) Series 1 (1980) Series 2 (1981) Series 3 (1982) Christmas sketch (1982) A two-minute Christmas-themed sketch, featuring only Eddington, Hawthorne and Fowlds, was aired on BBC One as part of a 1982 Christmas special titled ''The Funny Side of Christmas''. Christmas Special (1984) ''Yes, Prime Minister'' (1986–1988) Series 1 (1986) Series 2 (1987–88) ''Yes, Prime Minister'' (2013) In January 2013, a new series of ''Yes, Prime Minister'' was launched on the Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (Only Fools And Horses)
"Big Brother" is the first episode of the BBC sitcom ''Only Fools and Horses''. It is the first episode of series 1, and was first broadcast on 8 September 1981. In the episode, Del buys a consignment of briefcases, only to later discover that the combinations are locked inside. Synopsis Derek "Del Boy" Trotter, chairman of Trotters Independent Traders, employs his younger brother Rodney into his company. Later, at their local pub, The Nag's Head, Rodney meets Del's friend Trigger, in order to buy some briefcases. On introduction, Trigger acknowledges to Del that he is already acquainted with his brother Rodney but then immediately calls him "Dave". Del negotiates the price of the briefcases down from £17 to £8, and tries to dupe Trigger by claiming the price for the 25 is £175, when it is actually £200. Rodney, however using his GCE in mathematics as proof of his credibility, proves to Trigger that Del's figures are wrong. It soon emerges that not only were the cases stolen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Brother (Glee)
"Big Brother" is the fifteenth episode and spring premiere of the third season of the American musical television series ''Glee'', and the fifty-ninth overall. Written by Michael Hitchcock and directed by Eric Stoltz, the episode first aired on Fox in the United States on April 10, 2012. It features the introduction of special guest star Matt Bomer as Blaine Anderson's (Darren Criss) elder brother Cooper, and the revelation of how badly injured Quinn Fabray (Dianna Agron) had been in the automobile accident that had ended the previous episode, " On My Way". The episode received mixed to positive reviews, and most critics praised Bomer's performance as the elder Anderson brother. Reviewers were divided in their opinions of how Quinn's storyline played out, though with her in a wheelchair, there were a number of favorable comments about her scenes with Artie, who acted as her wheelchair mentor. Their two songs together were given a mixed response and did not chart; by contrast, "So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
