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Two Thousand Years (TV Series)
''Two Thousand Years'' may refer to: * ''Two Thousand Years'' (play), a 2005 play by Mike Leigh * A song on the '' Endless Wire'' album by The Who * A song on the '' River of Dreams'' album by Billy Joel {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Thousand Years (play)
''Two Thousand Years'' may refer to: * ''Two Thousand Years'' (play), a 2005 play by Mike Leigh * A song on the '' Endless Wire'' album by The Who * A song on the '' River of Dreams'' album by Billy Joel {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh (born 20 February 1943) is an English film and theatre director, screenwriter and playwright. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and further at the Camberwell School of Art, the Central School of Art and Design and the London School of Film Technique. He began his career as a theatre director and playwright in the mid-1960s, before transitioning to making televised plays and films for BBC Television in the 1970s and '80s. Leigh is known for his lengthy rehearsal and improvisation techniques with actors to build characters and narrative for his films. His purpose is to capture reality and present "emotional, subjective, intuitive, instinctive, vulnerable films." His films and stage plays, according to critic Michael Coveney, "comprise a distinctive, homogenous body of work which stands comparison with anyone's in the British theatre and cinema over the same period." Leigh's most notable works include the black comedy-drama ''Naked'' (1993), for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endless Wire (The Who Album)
''Endless Wire'' is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band the Who, released on 30 October 2006 in the UK through Polydor Records and the following day in the US by Universal Republic. It was their first new studio album of original material in 24 years following the release of ''It's Hard'' in 1982, as well as their first since the death of the bassist John Entwistle. It was originally due to be released in early 2005 under the working title ''WHO2''. ''Endless Wire'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at #7 on the ''Billboard'' album chart and #9 in the UK. Portions of it were featured on The Who Tour 2006-2007. Most of the songs from this album were used in the rock musical adaptation of ''The Boy Who Heard Music'' which debuted in July 2007 as part of Vassar College's Powerhouse Summer Theater workshop series. History and composition Most of what is known about the development of the album has come from Pete Townshend's website. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
