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The Bridge (1929 Film)
The Bridge may refer to: Art, entertainment and media Art * ''The Bridge'' (sculpture), a 1997 sculpture in Atlanta, Georgia, US * Die Brücke (''The Bridge''), a group of German expressionist artists * ''The Bridge'' (M. C. Escher), a lithograph print by M. C. Escher Books and publications * "The Bridge" (short story), a short story by Franz Kafka written in 1916 * ''The Bridge'' (long poem), a 1930 modernist poem by Hart Crane * ''Die Brücke'' (novel) (''The Bridge''), a 1958 West German anti-war novel by Manfred Gregor * ''The Bridge'', 1960 children's book by Charlton Osborn, illustrated by Evaline Ness * ''The Bridge'' (novel), published in 1986 by Iain Banks * ''The Bridge'' (short story collection), published in 1986 by Zayd Mutee' Dammaj * ''The Bridge'', 1991 novel by John Skipp and Craig Spector * ''The Bridge'' (journal), a National Academy of Engineering journal covering roles of engineering in society which began publication in 1996 * ''The Bridge'' (2000 no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge (sculpture)
''The Bridge'' is a 1997 sculpture by Thornton Dial. It is located at John Lewis Plaza in Freedom Park in Atlanta, Georgia at the intersection of Ponce de Leon Avenue with Freedom Parkway in the Poncey-Highland neighborhood. The work portrays "congressman John Lewis' lifelong quest for civil and human rights" and the community's "valiant efforts to stop the road and preserve intown neighborhoods".Plaque at ''The Bridge'' in John Lewis Plaza in Freedom Park See also * Selma to Montgomery marches * Civil rights movement in popular culture The history of the 1954 to 1968 American civil rights movement has been depicted and documented in film, song, theater, television, and the visual arts. These presentations add to and maintain cultural awareness and understanding of the goals, tact ... References Landmarks in Atlanta Outdoor sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state) 1997 sculptures Sculptures in Atlanta Steel sculptures in Georgia (U.S. state) 1997 establishments in Georgi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karen Kingsbury
Karen Kingsbury (born June 8, 1963) is an American Christian novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others asp ... born in Fairfax, Virginia. She was a sports writer for the ''Los Angeles Times'' and later wrote for the ''Los Angeles Daily News''. Her first book, ''Missy's Murder'' (1991), was based on a murder story that she covered in Los Angeles. During this time, she had an article published in ''People Magazine''. She has written or co-written almost 100 novels or short stories, and (as of 2008) has nearly 13 million copies of her novels in print.Mike Bailey, staff writer for ''The Columbian'', February 5, 2008The Columbian: Arts & Living feature She is a #1 New York Times and USA Today best selling novelist with the last dozen books published topping bestseller lists. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge (Canadian TV Series)
''The Bridge'' is a Canadian police drama commissioned by CTV starring Aaron Douglas. The name of the series is derived from the bridge which connects the wealthy Rosedale neighborhood of Toronto with one of its poorest, St. James Town. Overview Aaron Douglas' character, Frank Leo, is loosely based upon former Toronto Police Association head Craig Bromell. After being unanimously elected head of the union, Leo sets out to end corruption in the force while working in the best interests of the rank-and-file. Cast * Aaron Douglas as Frank Leo *Frank Cassini as Bernie Cantor *Inga Cadranel as Jill *Michael Murphy as Ed Wycoff *Ona Grauer as Abby St. James *Paul Popowich as Tommy Dunn *Theresa Joy as Billy * Brandon Ludwig as Bennie Production and broadcast The initial order was for 11 episodes, produced by Entertainment One. After CTV ordered the pilot to series in November 2008, CTV later shared the pilot with CBS. The series premiered on March 5, 2010, on CTV, and July 10, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge (2005 TV Series)
''The Bridge'' is an American documentary television series chronicling the history of hip hop in New York City. The show airs weekly on WNYE in the New York City area. The show got its start in 2005 when NYC TV acquired broadcast station WNYE. The show was created and produced by Arick Wierson and Matthew Tollin. Directed by Trevor , ''The Bridge'' is hosted by Hot 97 DJ and hip hop legend Ralph McDaniels. The series quickly emerged as a cultural touchstone for NYC TV. Season one of ''The Bridge'' was co-hosted by Tiffani Webb, however she left the show due to renegotiation issues. References External links ''The Bridge''on WNYE-TV WNYE-TV (channel 25) is a Non-commercial educational station, non-commercial Independent station (North America), independent television station in New York City. The station is operated by NYC Media, a division of the Mayor's Office of Media and ... 2005 American television series debuts 2000s American documentary television series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge (2017 Film)
''The Bridge'' is a 2017 Nigerian film produced and directed by Kunle Afolayan Kunle Afolayan (born 30 September 1975) is a Nigerian actor, producer and director. He is widely credited for elevating the quality of Nollywood movies though larger budgets, shooting on 35mm, releasing in cinemas, and improving cliché Nollywo .... Plot A prince from a royal family decides to marry a lady from a wealthy home but their parents do not agree to their relationship due to tribal differences, as a result of this they got married secretly. This leads to things falling apart in their lives. Cast References External links * English-language Nigerian films 2017 films Nigerian drama films 2017 drama films Films directed by Kunle Afolayan 2010s English-language films {{Nigeria-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge (2006 Drama Film)
''The Bridge'' is a 2006 drama film directed by filmmaker Brett Hanover. A fictional story of involvement and disillusionment with Scientology, the film explicitly uses Scientology terms throughout, as well as including clips from actual Scientology promotional and training videos. It was released as free use media to the Internet in September 2006 by the filmmaker. The brochure of the ''Indie Memphis'' film festival stated that ''The Bridge'' was the "first feature film" about the Church Of Scientology. While it is set against the background of the Church of Scientology and the Sea Org, the characters and situations depicted are fictional. Plot Sea Org officer Ronnie Miscavige describes the planetary Scientology dissemination campaign. After the title sequence, Scientologist Diane Wheat (Carole Smith) is seen in an auditing session with the head of her local church, Robert Solomon (Bill Baker). Diane describes her trouble with finances and having her car repossessed. The n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge (2006 Documentary Film)
''The Bridge'' is a 2006 British-American documentary film by Eric Steel spanning one year of filming at the Golden Gate Bridge which crosses the Golden Gate entrance to San Francisco Bay, connecting the city of San Francisco, California to the Marin Headlands of Marin County, in 2004. The film shows a number of suicides, and features interviews with family and friends of some of the identified people who had thrown themselves from the bridge that year and one person who had jumped previously and survived. The film was inspired by a 2003 article titled "Jumpers", written by Tad Friend for ''The New Yorker'' magazine. The film crew shot almost 10,000 hours of footage, recording 23 of the known 24 suicides off the bridge in 2004. Background The Golden Gate Bridge, which first opened in May 1937, was the most popular suicide site in the world during the documentary's filming, with approximately 1,200 deaths by 2003. Its death toll has since been surpassed only by the Nanjing Yangt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Most (2003 Film)
''Most'' (re-titled ''The Bridge'' in some countries) is a 2003 Czech live action short film directed by Bobby Garabedian, produced by Garabedian and American actor William Zabka and written by Zabka and Garbold Witnossky. The music score was created by John Debney (''The Passion of the Christ''). Plot ''Most'' is the story of a single Czech father who takes his eight-year-old son to work with him at the railroad drawbridge where he is the bridge tender. A day before, the boy meets a woman boarding a train who has a drug problem. Back at the bridge, the father goes into the engine room, and tells his son to stay at the edge of the nearby lake. A ship comes, and the bridge is lifted. Though it is supposed to arrive an hour later, the train happens to arrive early. The son sees this, and tries to warn his father, who is not paying attention and thus unaware of the oncoming train. Just as the oncoming train approaches, the son falls into the drawbridge gearworks while attempting to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway, (born 5 April 1942) is a Welsh film director, screenwriter and artist. His films are noted for the distinct influence of Renaissance and Baroque painting, and Flemish painting in particular. Common traits in his films are the scenic composition and illumination and the contrasts of costume and nudity, nature and architecture, furniture and people, sexual pleasure and painful death. Early life Greenaway was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, to a teacher mother and a builder's merchant father. Greenaway's family left South Wales when he was three years old (they had moved there originally to avoid the Blitz) and settled in Chingford, Essex. He attended Forest School in nearby Walthamstow. At an early age Greenaway decided on becoming a painter. He became interested in European cinema, focusing first on the films of Ingmar Bergman, and then on the French ''nouvelle vague'' filmmakers such as Jean-Luc Godard and, most especially, Alain Resnais. Greenaway ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge (1992 Film)
''The Bridge'' is a 1992 independent film based on the novel by Maggie Hemingway. Directed by Sydney Macartney, it stars Saskia Reeves, David O'Hara, Joss Ackland, Rosemary Harris, Anthony Higgins, and Geraldine James. It was released in 1992. Synopsis In the hot summer of 1887, life seems idyllic when Isobel Hetherington and her three young daughters moved into their seaside residence. But when Philip Wilson Steer arrives for his annual painting visit, a chain of events set off to change their lives forever. Overcome by his first sight of Isobel, Steer immediately decides to capture her on canvas; and as the painting grows, so does their love for each other. But jealousy and tragedy eventually force them to confront reality. Cast Soundtrack The soundtrack of this film was released in 1992 by Demon Records. # Opening Titles: "Painting" (2:03) # Quay House (2:03) # Arriving In Suffolk (2:17) # The Storm (3:28) # Reginald & Isobel Return to London (3:09) # The Sitting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bridge (1969 Film)
''The Bridge'' ( sh, / ) is a 1969 Yugoslav film that takes place during World War II. Partisans mine a heavily guarded bridge held by Nazi forces, to check a German offensive. The movie was directed by Hajrudin Krvavac, and stars Velimir 'Bata' Živojinović, Slobodan Perović, Boris Dvornik and Igor Galo. Plot In 1944, Standartenführer Hoffmann is assigned as extra security for a vital bridge near the Yugoslavian border with Greece as German forces are pulling out of the latter country. He wants to take a proactive approach towards Yugoslav Partisan threats but Oberst von Felsen, whom Hoffman is reinforcing, disagrees. Meanwhile, the Partisans want to destroy the bridge to prevent German troops from entering and foiling a planned operation with 5,000 men. A Partisan officer nicknamed “Tiger” is tasked with destroying the bridge in seven days. From the Partisans, he recruits an assassin nicknamed “Tihi”, a young fighter nicknamed “Bambino”, and Zavatoni, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Die Brücke (film)
() is a 1959 West German film directed by Austrian filmmaker Bernhard Wicki. It is based on the 1958 novel of the same name by journalist and writer Gregor Dorfmeister (published under the pseudonym ''Manfred Gregor''). The story was based on an actual event, upon the personal report of a surviving veteran who in his own youth experienced a similar situation in World War II. The film was timely in West Germany as the Bundeswehr had only recently been created in 1955 with conscription in Germany beginning in 1956. It received several international prizes, notably the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and the National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, also a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Plot In the closing days of World War II, a small German town comes into focus as U.S. Army forces advance in its direction. In the town's school, seven boys—each about 16 years old—are oblivious to the seriousness and da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
