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The Sting (other)
''The Sting'' is a 1973 film starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. The Sting may also refer to: * ''The Sting'' (1992 film), a Hong Kong action comedy film * "The Sting" (''Futurama''), a 2003 episode of the series * ''The Sting'' (Gabriella Cilmi album), or the title track, 2013 * ''The Sting'' (musical), based on the 1973 film * "The Sting" (''The Office''), a 2010 episode of the series * ''The Sting'' (Wu-Tang Clan album), 2002 * "The Sting", a 1986 episode of the TV series ''Lovejoy'' * "The Sting" (''Only Murders in the Building''), a 2021 episode of the TV series ''Only Murders in the Building'' * "The Sting", a 2013 episode of the TV series ''the Legend of Korra'' Other uses * ''The Sting!'', a 2001 single player burglary simulator * WBWC WBWC (88.3 FM) – branded 88.3 FM The Sting – is a non-commercial educational college/alternative rock radio station licensed to Berea, Ohio, serving western parts of Greater Cleveland. Owned by Baldwin Wallace ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sting
''The Sting'' is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss ( Robert Shaw).''Variety'' film review; December 12, 1973, page 16. The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who had directed Newman and Redford in the western ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid''. Created by screenwriter David S. Ward, the story was inspired by real-life cons perpetrated by brothers Fred and Charley Gondorff and documented by David Maurer in his 1940 book ''The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man''. The title phrase refers to the moment when a con artist finishes the "play" and takes the mark's money. If a con is successful, the mark does not realize he has been cheated until the con men are long gone, if at all. The film is played out in distinct sections with old-fashioned title cards drawn by artist Jaroslav "Jerry" Gebr, the lettering and illustrations rendered in a style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sting (1992 Film)
''The Sting'' is a 1992 Hong Kong action comedy film directed by Nico Wong and starring Andy Lau, Rosamund Kwan, Simon Lui and Bowie Lam. Plot Simon Tam (Andy Lau) is a righteous private detective who is working for free for 3 years and 8 months at the behest of his superstitious mentor. Simon has completed 3 years, 7 months, and 28 days as the backstory is completed. On the second to last day of that period, his assistant Joe (Simon Lui) accepts a case involving missing money and an advance down payment of HK$1,000,000. The next day, the client mysteriously dies; Simon decides to find the money for the client's wife, Yvonne (Rosamund Kwan). The missing money turns out to amount to ten thousand million (i.e., ten American billion) Hong Kong dollars of triad money; both Simon and the triads chase after it. Cast *Andy Lau as Simon Tam *Rosamund Kwan as Yvonne *Simon Lui as Joe *Bowie Lam as Inspector Michael Lee *Chin Ho *Shing Fui-On *Wai Kei-shun *Lo Hung *Pau Fong as Simon's m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sting (Futurama)
"The Sting" is the twelfth episode of season four of the American animated television series '' Futurama''. It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on June 1, 2003. In the episode, the Planet Express crew is sent to collect space honey, and find themselves in a harrowing battle with giant bees. The episode's plot originated from the writers wanting to do a story where it seemed as though a major character had died. The episode was then produced faster than normal and was well received by critics. Plot Professor Farnsworth warns the crew their next mission, to collect honey from giant space bees, was the mission which killed his previous crew. Though Bender and Fry grab at the opportunity to opt out of the mission, Leela takes offense and drags them along. At the hive, Leela paints Bender like a bee to deceive the real bees while she and Fry collect the honey. The crew discover the remains of the previous Planet Express crew and ship, but Leela insists tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sting (Gabriella Cilmi Album)
''The Sting'' is the third studio album by Australian recording artist Gabriella Cilmi, released on 8 November 2013 on Cilmi's imprint Sweetness Tunes, through Absolute Marketing & Distribution. ''The Sting'' marks Cilmi's first independently released LP after parting ways with Island Records in 2010 following her second album '' Ten''. Background The writing process of ''The Sting'' has lasted over three years. Cilmi had begun work on it by October 2010, mere months after the release of her second album, '' Ten''. Teasing some information about lyrics, several ideas and feelings, she spoke on her work, saying, "It's totally exciting because I am spending a bit more time with this record. I want to see what works. I really love Dolly Parton, roots music, Tricky and Enya, so anything could happen." On 18 January 2012, Cilmi debuted a Sam Wrench-directed video for an "acoustic-ish" version of "Vicious Love", the first song she wrote for the album. Cilmi explained, "If you've eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sting (musical)
''The Sting'' is a musical thriller with a book by Bob Martin and music and lyrics by Mark Hollmann, Greg Kotis, and Harry Connick Jr., based on the 1973 film ''The Sting.'' Productions The Paper Mill Playhouse presented the musical in a limited engagement from March 29 until April 29, 2018. The score contained music by Scott Joplin including "The Entertainer." John Rando directed, with choreography by Warren Carlyle and music direction by Fred Lassen. The Paper Mill Playhouse production was billed as a "pre-broadway tryout" but as of September 2021, the show is yet to open on Broadway. Synopsis Chicago. 1936. Get ready to enter a smoke-filled world of cons and capers, where nothing is what it seems and no one is who they appear to be. Based on the 1973 Academy Award-winning film, ''The Sting'' tells the tale of a pair of con men, small town grifter Johnny Hooker and big-time hustler Henry Gondorff (Harry Connick, Jr.), who plot to bring down the city's most corrupt rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sting (The Office)
"The Sting" is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series ''The Office'' and the shows 131st episode overall. It originally aired on NBC on October 21, 2010. The episode was written by co-executive producer Mindy Kaling and directed by Randall Einhorn. "The Sting" guest stars Timothy Olyphant as Danny Cordray. The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton, Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company. In the episode, a Dunder Mifflin client is stolen by a rival salesman named Danny Cordray (Olyphant), and Michael Scott (Steve Carell), Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), and Jim Halpert (John Krasinski) decide to set up a sting in order to uncover his sales secret. Meanwhile, Andy Bernard (Ed Helms) starts a band when he learns that one of his old college friends has a successful music career. "The Sting" is the first episode of the series to feature Olyphant, who appears in a recurring capacity du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sting (Wu-Tang Clan Album)
''The Sting'' is a 2002 album by various artists affiliated with or part of the Wu-Tang Clan. Track listing Track listing information is taken from the official liner notes and AllMusic. Notes * "Killa Beez" features uncredited vocals by Blue Raspberry. * "Doe Rae Wu" erroneously lists Kinetic as featured rapper. * "Dancing With Wolves" featured uncredited vocals by Prodical of the Sunz of Man. * "KB Ridin'" does not feature the entire Wu-Tang Clan, but only raps by Method Man and Ghostface Killah Dennis Coles (born May 9, 1970), better known by his stage name Ghostface Killah, is an American rapper and a member of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan. After the group achieved breakthrough success in the aftermath of ''Enter the Wu-Tang (36 C .... * "Odyssey" features raps by Bobby Digital. * "Thirsty (Skit)" features raps by Bobby Digital and Kinetic. * "Digi-Electronics" features raps by Free Murder. * "Billy" features raps by Bobby Digital. References {{DEFAUL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovejoy
''Lovejoy'' is a British television comedy-drama mystery series, based on the novels by John Grant under the pen name Jonathan Gash. The show, which ran to 71 episodes over six series, was originally broadcast on BBC1 between 10 January 1986 and 4 December 1994, although there was a five-year gap between the first and second series. It was adapted for television by Ian La Frenais. Overview The series concerns the adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a roguish antiques dealer based in East Anglia filmed around Long Melford. Within the trade, he has a reputation as a "divvy", a person with almost unnatural powers of recognising exceptional items as well as distinguishing genuine antiques from fakes or forgeries. Characters * Lovejoy, played by Ian McShane, a less than scrupulous yet likeable rogue antique dealer * Eric Catchpole, played by Chris Jury (series 1–5; guest, series 6), Lovejoy's younger, enthusiastic, but ever so slightly dim, assistant * Tinker Dill, play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sting (Only Murders In The Building)
''Only Murders in the Building'' is an American mystery comedy-drama television series created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman. The ten-episode first season premiered on Hulu in August 2021. The plot follows three strangers played by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, with a shared interest in true crime podcasts who join together to investigate a death in the apartment building they all live in. The series has received critical acclaim for its comedic approach to crime fiction, as well as the performances and chemistry among the lead performers. In the first season, after a suspicious death in their affluent Upper West Side apartment building, the three neighbors start their own podcast about their investigation. In the second season, which premiered in June 2022, the trio themselves become suspects in the bloody murder of another building resident. The series has received numerous accolades, including nominations for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Korra
''The Legend of Korra'' (abbreviated as TLOK), also known as ''Avatar: The Legend of Korra'' or simply ''Korra'', is an American anime-influenced animated television series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko for Nickelodeon. A spin-off to DiMartino and Konietzko's previous series ''Avatar: The Last Airbender'', which aired from 2005 to 2008, the series ran for 52 episodes ("chapters"), separated into four seasons ("books"), from April 14, 2012, to December 19, 2014. It has been continued as a comics series. As with its predecessor, the series is set in a fictional universe in which certain people can manipulate, or "bend", one of the four elements: water, earth, fire, or air. Only one individual, the "Avatar", can bend all four elements, and is responsible for maintaining balance in the world. The series follows Avatar Korra, the successor and reincarnation of Aang from the previous series, as she faces political and spiritual unrest in a modernizing wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sting!
''The Sting!'' (released in German-speaking regions as ''Der Clou! 2'') is a strategy/adventure video game developed by Neo Software and released by JoWooD Productions on 1 July 2001. It is the sequel to 1994's '' The Clue!'' (known as ''Der Clou!'' in German-speaking regions). Description The player assumes the role of Matt Tucker, a famous burglar who has just come out of prison in the city of Fortune Hills. In the beginning, Matt is reduced to a small-time crook who has to work his way back to his former glory. After performing several burglaries, alone or with the help of accomplices he has met at various locations around the city, he collects loot and fame. By selling the loot he is able to buy better tools to use in increasingly challenging missions, with the ultimate goal being the Ministry of Light. The gameplay consists of two modes, the planning mode and the live mode. The planning is done from Matt's apartment where actions and movements are carefully laid out. Then b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WBWC
WBWC (88.3 FM) – branded 88.3 FM The Sting – is a non-commercial educational college/alternative rock radio station licensed to Berea, Ohio, serving western parts of Greater Cleveland. Owned by Baldwin Wallace University, the station is operated by both faculty and students. The WBWC studios are located at Strosacker Hall on the Baldwin Wallace campus in Berea, while the station transmitter resides in North Olmsted. History WBWC signed on as the first totally student funded and operated radio station in the United States on March 1, 1958. Stereo facilities were added to the radio station in 1975. By 1981, WBWC received permission from the FCC to begin construction to increase broadcast power from 10 to 100 watts of power. That same year, the station launched the Summer Marathon Series. In 1995, WBWC became the very first college radio station to perform a remote broadcast from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. The station's power was increased to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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