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Thin Man (other)
Thin Man may refer to: * ''The Thin Man'', a 1933 mystery novel by Dashiell Hammett ** ''The Thin Man'' (film) (1934), based on the novel ***''After the Thin Man'' (1936) ***''Another Thin Man'' (1939) ***''Shadow of the Thin Man'' (1941) ***''The Thin Man Goes Home'' (1945) ***''Song of the Thin Man'' (1947) ** ''The Thin Man'' (TV series) (1957–1959), an NBC TV series based on the novel *Thin Man (nuclear bomb), an early nuclear weapon design named after Dashiell Hammett's character. *''The Thin Man'', a character in the 1927 German expressionist film ''Metropolis'' *Thin Man (comics), a Marvel Comics character, unrelated to Hammett's novel * The Thin Man, a character in the ''Charlie's Angels'' film series *Noble "Thin Man" Watts (1926–2004), American blues musician *Thin Man (band), Chinese punk band *Thin Man Films, a British film production company *Thin Man Press, a London-based publisher *"Thin Man", a song by Suzanne Vega from her 1996 album ''Nine Objects of Desire'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thin Man
''The Thin Man'' (1934) is a detective novel by Dashiell Hammett, originally published in a condensed version in the December 1933 issue of ''Redbook''. It appeared in book form the following month. A film series followed, featuring the main characters Nick and Nora Charles, and Hammett was hired to provide scripts for the first two. Plot The story is set in New York City during the Christmas season of 1932, in the last days of Prohibition in the United States. The main characters are Nick Charles, a former private detective, and Nora, his socialite wife. Nick, the son of a Greek immigrant, now spends most of his time in San Francisco managing his former father-in-law's businesses in between heavy drinking sessions. While in a New York speakeasy, Charles meets Dorothy, the now grown-up daughter of a former client, Clyde Wynant, who says she is trying to contact the father she has not seen since his divorce. Two days later, Nick sees a newspaper report of the shooting of Wynant' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thin Man (comics)
The Thin Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by artist Klaus Nordling and an unknown writer in ''Mystic Comics'' #4 (August 1940), and published by Marvel predecessor Timely Comics during the time fans and historians call the Golden Age of Comic Books. The Thin Man was one of the first "stretching" superheroes, predating Quality Comics's more famous Plastic Man by more than a year and DC Comics's Elongated Man and Marvel Comics's Mister Fantastic by more than twenty years. Publication history In his origin story, explorer Bruce Dixon climbs Mount Kalpurthia in Tibet, and finds the lost city of Kalahia, where everyone can turn themselves super-thin at will. He learns their secrets, and leaves the valley to fight crime in America, with Olalla, a pretty Kalahian girl, at his side. Using his special skill, he can slip under doors and surprise criminals. He made no further Golden Age appearances following his deb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Objects Of Desire
''Nine Objects of Desire'' is the fifth studio album by American musician Suzanne Vega, released on September 10, 1996 through A&M Records. As with her previous album (1992), it was produced by her then-husband Mitchell Froom (who also co-wrote three tracks). Much like its predecessor, ''Nine Objects of Desire'' integrates experimental instrumentation and arrangements into Vega's signature sound. Additionally, elements of jazz are present on tracks such as "Caramel" and "Tombstone". High-profile contributors to the album include Tchad Blake on guitar, Jerry Marotta on drums, and members of Elvis Costello's backing band the Attractions. ''Nine Objects of Desire'' peaked at number 92 in the US, continuing a downward trend in Vega's album sales throughout the 1990s. However, it received positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised the songwriting and production, and spawned a UK top 40 hit in "No Cheap Thrill". Music and lyrics ''Nine Objects of Desire'' features experime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thin Man Press
Thin Man Press is a London-based boutique publisher. In July 2014, Thin Man Press published Libertines' front man Peter Doherty's second book ''From Albion to Shangri-La''. It is a compilation of extracts from Doherty's journals and tour diaries, edited by Nina Antonia. In 2012, Thin Man Press published an English translation of Osama bin Laden's bodyguard's memoir: ''Guarding Bin Laden, My Life in Al-Qaeda'' by Nasser al-Bahri, originally published in France, co-written by Le Figaro journalist, Georges Malbrunot. Thin Man Press has also published, among other titles: ''Spark In The Dark'', the first collection of poetry by Southwark Mysteries playwright, John Constable (aka John Crow); ''The Rise and Fall of The Clash'' an account of tracking down the various members of The Clash and then making the eponymous film, by director, Danny Garcia; ''A Wave of Dreams'', the surrealist classic by Louis Aragon Louis Aragon (, , 3 October 1897 – 24 December 1982) was a French p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thin Man Films
Thin Man Films is a British film production company, based in London. It was founded in 1988 by director Mike Leigh and producer Simon Channing WilliamsDuedil: Thin Man Films Limited Linked 2013-05-27 to produce Mike Leigh's films. They chose the company name because both founders were the opposite of it. Following Channing Williams' death from cancer in 2009, producer , who had assisted in the production of all Mike Leigh films since 1993, became the company's main producer, and in 2011 Mike Leigh made her his new company partner. Thin Man films shares its offices in London's |
Thin Man (band)
Thin Man (瘦人乐队 ''shouren yuedui'') are a Chinese rock band formed in Shandong in 1993 and moved to Beijing in 1994. As other first wave Chinese rock bands such as Black Panther became more pop-orientated, Thin Man was one of the bands which continued to play heavy rock. Nevertheless, Thin Man became the first rock band allowed to perform on CCTV's Tongyi Shou Ge ("The Same Song") on June 30, 1999. The line up in 2011 was lead singer Dai Qin (戴秦) Inner Mongolian, guitar Zhou Kun (周坤), bass San'er (仨儿) and drummer Hayato from Japan. Discography * '' Thin Man 1'' (瘦人1), 1999 * '' Beijing Dream'' 北京梦, 2002 * ''The Seventh Day The seventh day may refer to: * Saturday in some calendars * Sunday in other calendars * Friday in the Bahá'í calendar * Shabbat in Judaism * Sabbath in seventh-day churches * Qixi Festival, a Chinese festival that falls on the seventh day ...'' (第七天, The Seventh Day), 2008 * ''Yi lu xiang bei'' (一路向北) EP, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noble "Thin Man" Watts
Noble "Thin Man" Watts (February 17, 1926 – August 24, 2004) was an American blues, jump blues and rhythm and blues saxophonist. He primarily played tenor saxophone. The AllMusic journalist, Bill Dahl, considered Watts "one of the most incendiary ..fire-breathing tenor sax honkers" of the 1950s. Biography Born in DeLand, Florida, Watts studied violin and trumpet in his youth, later switching to sax. He gained musical training at Florida A&M, where he played in the school's marching band with future saxophonist Cannonball Adderley. Hired to play with The Griffin Brothers after college, Watts began his professional career. During the 1950s, he would work with Lionel Hampton, Paul "Hucklebuck" Williams, Dinah Washington, Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, the Everly Brothers, and others. He also appeared on ''American Bandstand'' with Johnny Mathis in 1957, and performed in the house band at a Harlem club owned by boxer Sugar Ray Robinson. Watts's career would eventua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie's Angels (film Series)
''Charlie's Angels'' is an American media franchise created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts and owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which began with the original television series of the same name. The franchise follow the adventures of the Angels, a team of women working for the Townsend Agency, a private secret agent agency, under the leadership of Charlie Townsend, their unseen boss. The original television series enjoyed huge popularity with audiences and was a top ten hit in the Nielsen ratings for its first two seasons. Following its cancellation in 1981, the series continues to have a 1970s American cult and pop culture following through syndication and DVD releases. A numerous variety of merchandise were produced, including dolls, a toy line, board games, beauty products, several sets of trading cards and a comic book series by Dynamite Entertainment. A film series was launched in 2000. Taking place after the events of the original series, the films are a continuation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolis (1927 Film)
''Metropolis'' is a 1927 German expressionist science-fiction drama film directed by Fritz Lang and written by Thea von Harbou in collaboration with Lang from von Harbou's 1925 novel of the same name. Intentionally written as a treatment, it stars Gustav Fröhlich, Alfred Abel, Rudolf Klein-Rogge, and Brigitte Helm. Erich Pommer produced it in the Babelsberg Studios for Universum Film A.G. (UFA). The silent film is regarded as a pioneering science-fiction movie, being among the first feature-length movies of that genre. Filming took place over 17 months in 1925–26 at a cost of more than five million Reichsmarks, or the equivalent of about € million. Made in Germany during the Weimar period, ''Metropolis'' is set in a futuristic urban dystopia and follows the attempts of Freder, the wealthy son of the city master, and Maria, a saintly figure to the workers, to overcome the vast gulf separating the classes in their city and bring the workers together with Joh Fredersen, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thin Man (film)
''The Thin Man'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code Hollywood, pre-Code comedy-mystery directed by W. S. Van Dyke and based on the 1934 The Thin Man, novel of the same name by Dashiell Hammett. The film stars William Powell and Myrna Loy as Nick and Nora Charles, a leisure-class couple who enjoy copious drinking and flirtatious banter. Nick is a retired private detective who left his very successful career when he married Nora, a wealthy heiress accustomed to high society. Their Fox Terrier (Wire), wire-haired fox terrier Asta was played by canine actor Skippy (dog), Skippy. In 1997, the film was added to the United States National Film Registry having been deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." The film's screenplay was written by Albert Hackett and Frances Goodrich, a married couple. In 1934, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. The titular "Thin Man" is not Nick Charles, but the man Charles is initially hired to find – Clyde Wynan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thin Man (nuclear Bomb)
"Thin Man" was the code name for a proposed plutonium gun-type nuclear bomb that the United States was developing during the Manhattan Project. Its development was abandoned when it was discovered that the spontaneous fission rate of nuclear reactor-bred plutonium was too high for use in a gun-type design due to the high concentration of the isotope plutonium-240. Early decisions In 1942, prior to the United States Army taking over control of wartime atomic research in what became known as the Manhattan Project, Robert Oppenheimer held conferences in Chicago in June and Berkeley, California in July, at which physicists discussed nuclear bomb design issues. A gun-type design was chosen, in which two sub-critical masses of plutonium would be brought together by firing a "bullet" into a "target". The idea of an implosion-type nuclear weapon was suggested by Richard Tolman, but it attracted scant consideration, being far more complex. Oppenheimer reviewed his options in early 1943 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thin Man (TV Series)
''The Thin Man'' is a half-hour weekly television series based on the mystery novel ''The Thin Man'' (1933) by Dashiell Hammett. The 72 episodes were produced by MGM Television and broadcast by NBC for two seasons from 1957–1959 on Friday evening. accessed October 6, 2016 It was the first TV series produced by MGM. Overview The series starred and as |
