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Doing Time (manga)
Doing time is slang for spending time in a jail or prison. It may also refer to: * ''Doing Time'' (2002 film), also ''Keimusho no Naka'', a 2002 Japanese live-action film * '' Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House'', a 1991 documentary film * ''We're All Doing Time'', a book by Bo Lozoff * ''Doing Time'', the US title of 1979 British film ''Porridge'' * "Doing Time", an episode from the third season of ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' * "Doing Time", a song by Avenged Sevenfold from the 2013 album '' Hail to the King'' * "Doing Time", a song by MxPx from the 1996 album '' Life in General'' See also * ''Doing Time, Doing Vipassana ''Doing Time, Doing Vipassana'' is a 1997 Israeli independent documentary film project by two women filmmakers from Israel: Ayelet Menahemi and Eilona Ariel. The film is about the application of the vipassana meditation technique taught by ...'', a 1997 Israeli documentary film * " Doing Time with Ron Kuby", an American talk radio show syndicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correctional facility, lock-up, hoosegow or remand center, is a facility in which inmates (or prisoners) are confined against their will and usually denied a variety of freedoms under the authority of the state as punishment for various crimes. Prisons are most commonly used within a criminal justice system: people charged with crimes may be imprisoned until their trial; those pleading or being found guilty of crimes at trial may be sentenced to a specified period of imprisonment. In simplest terms, a prison can also be described as a building in which people are legally held as a punishment for a crime they have committed. Prisons can also be used as a tool of political repression by authoritarian regimes. Their perceived opponents may be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doing Time (2002 Film)
is a 2002 film directed by Korean-Japanese film director Yōichi Sai was a Japanese film director. He was the president of the Directors Guild of Japan. Life and career Sai was born on 6 July 1949 in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. His mother was Japanese and his father was Zainichi Korean. Sai won the Best Screenp .... Based on Kazuichi Hanawa's manga, it follows the day-to-day routine of a middle-aged inmate at a low security Japanese prison. The film uses a series of short vignettes to portray, often with understated humour, different aspects of prison life, especially the unvarying daily routines, the highly detailed rules, and the petty obsessions and minor pleasures that occupy the inmates' thoughts and conversations. The film is based on the manga of the same name, which relates the author's experiences during a three-year prison sentence. Plot Hanawa is a middle aged gun enthusiast, but is jailed for three years for possession of illegal firearms. He is placed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life Inside The Big House
''Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House'' is a 1991 documentary film about the Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary, directed by Alan Raymond. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. It was shown as part of HBO's ''America Undercover ''America Undercover'' is a series of documentaries that aired on the cable television network HBO from 1983 through 2006. Within the series are several sub-series, such as ''Autopsy'', ''Real Sex'', and ''Taxicab Confessions''. History The seri ...''. References External links *''Doing Time: Life Inside the Big House''at Video Vérité 1991 films American documentary films Documentary films about incarceration in the United States 1991 documentary films Films shot in Pennsylvania 1990s English-language films 1990s American films {{1990s-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bo Lozoff
Bo Lozoff (January 10, 1947 – November 29, 2012) was an American writer and interfaith humanitarian. He co-founded several nonprofits, including the interfaith Human Kindness Foundation and its subsidiary Prison-Ashram Project, Carolina Biodiesel, and Kindness House. Many of Lozoff's nonprofit activities aim to improve the lives of prisoners and the previously incarcerated. Nonprofit work Lozoff, with his wife Sita Lozoff, founded the Human Kindness Foundation. He started the Prison-Ashram Project in 1973. The Prison-Ashram Project, operated by Human Kindness Foundation, sends free interfaith books, compact discs, and correspondence to prisoners around the world. Bo Lozoff retired from Human Kindness Foundation in 2011; Sita Lozoff and a small staff continue the work of Human Kindness Foundation. Lozoff also founded an environmental non-profit, Carolina Biodiesel, for the dual purposes of promoting biodiesel and creating jobs for ex-cons. Carolina Biodiesel received a larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porridge (film)
''Porridge'' is a 1979 British comedy film based on the television series ''Porridge''. It was released under the title ''Doing Time'' in the United States. Most of Prison Officers and inmates from the original series appear in the film, with the notable exceptions of Lukewarm, Blanco, Heslop and Harris. There is also a different governor, played by Geoffrey Bayldon rather than series regular Michael Barrington. The film, set a year before the final episode of the TV series, includes one of the last appearances by Richard Beckinsale, the actor who played Godber. He died in March 1979, a few weeks after its completion. Plot Slade prison has two new inmates: Rudge, a first offender, and Oakes (Barrie Rutter), an armed robber. Oakes approaches the prison's 'Mr Big', (Genial) Harry Grout (Peter Vaughan), and using a cut from his last job before being caught, asks for his escape to be arranged. Grout sets the price, then begins making arrangements. Grout starts by forcing Fletcher ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SpongeBob SquarePants (season 3)
The third season of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', created by Stephen Hillenburg, aired on Nickelodeon from October 5, 2001, to October 11, 2004, and consists of 20 half-hour episodes. The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg, who also acted as the showrunner. Hillenburg halted production on the show to work on the 2004 film adaptation of the series, ''The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie''. After production on the film, Hillenburg resigned from the show as its showrunner, and appointed staff writer, Paul Tibbitt, to overtake the position. Season three was originally set to be the final season of the series, with the film acting as a series finale, but the success prevented the series from ending, leading to a fourth season. The season received acclaim from media critics and fans. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hail To The King (Avenged Sevenfold Album)
''Hail to the King'' is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on August 23, 2013, through Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by Mike Elizondo. ''Hail to the King'' is the only Avenged Sevenfold album to feature drummer Arin Ilejay, prior to his departure in July 2015. It is also the first Avenged Sevenfold album without musical contributions from Ilejay's late predecessor, Jimmy "The Rev" Sullivan; the bonus track, "St. James", was written in his memory. The album was a commercial and critical success, reaching number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. This marks Avenged Sevenfold's second album to top the ''Billboard'' chart (after ''Nightmare''), as well as their first to reach number one in the UK, topping the UK Albums Chart. It also topped the Canadian, Brazilian, Finnish and Irish album charts. Also, the album spawned two number one singles on Billboard's Mainstream Rock, Hail to the King, and Shepherd of Fire. The former spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life In General (album)
''Life in General'' is the third studio album by American punk rock band MxPx, released on November 19, 1996. The album features "Chick Magnet". The album features artwork by the artist Coop. Prior to the release of '' Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo'' (1998), the album had sold over 89,000 copies.Reece 1998, p. 18 Track listing Personnel MxPx * Mike Herrera – bass guitar, vocals * Tom Wisniewski – guitar, background vocals * Yuri Ruley – drums Production * Steve Kravac – producer, engineer, drum tech * Brandon Ebel Brandon Ebel is the founder, president and CEO of Tooth & Nail Records. He founded the label in 1993 in California, United States. The label has since grown to include sub-labels BEC Recordings, Solid State Records and Uprok Records. Ebel has ... – executive producer, A&R Artwork * Coop – cover art, back art * Claire Bigbie – layout * Michele Herrera – photography * Brandon Ebel – photography Charts Album References ; Citations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doing Time, Doing Vipassana
''Doing Time, Doing Vipassana'' is a 1997 Israeli independent documentary film project by two women filmmakers from Israel: Ayelet Menahemi and Eilona Ariel. The film is about the application of the vipassana meditation technique taught by S. N. Goenka to prisoner rehabilitation at Tihar Jail in India (which was reputed to be an exceptionally harsh prison). The film inspired other correctional facilities such as the North Rehabilitation Facility in Seattle to use Vipassana as a means of rehabilitation. Kiran Bedi, former Inspector General of Prisons for New Delhi, appears in the film. Reception ''Doing Time, Doing Vipassana'' received an average score of 64 based on eight critics at Metacritic. It received a 71% rating based on 14 reviews at Rotten Tomatoes. The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' wrote of the film winning the Golden Spire Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival when noting its 2005 theatrical release. They praised the film, writing it had "distinct vir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
