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United Skates
''United Skates'' is a 2019 Emmy nominated documentary film directed by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown about African American roller skating culture. The film was Executive Produced by John Legend and features Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio and Naughty By Nature. Acquired by HBO, the film features several notable roller rink A roller rink is a hard surface usually consisting of hardwood or concrete, used for roller skating or inline skating. This includes roller hockey, speed skating, roller derby, and individual recreational skating. Roller rinks can be located i ...s in the United States, including Skate Depot and World on Wheels. References External links * ''United Skates''at HBO HBO documentary films Roller skating {{sport-documentary-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyana Winkler
Dyana Winkler is an American director, producer and writer. She was named one of Variety's 2018 top 10 documentary filmmakers and is best known for her work on the documentary film ''United Skates''. Life and career Winkler grew up in Kilauea, Kaua’i. She holds a BA from Mount Holyoke College and an MFA in screenwriting, directing and production, from EICAR in Paris. Her narrative screenplay, ''Bell'', was awarded the 2016 Sundance Sloan Commissioning grant, participated in the 2017 Sundance Screenwriter’s Lab as part of the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship, and the 2017 SFFILM Cinema Filmmaker Fellowship. In 2018, Winkler wrote, co-directed and produced the feature documentary, ''United Skates'', Executive Produced by John Legend. It features Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio and Naughty By Nature. The film screened at over 140 film festivals, including its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award and was acquired by HBO. In 2020 the film was nominated for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Legend
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and record producer. He began his musical career by working behind the scenes, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's " Everything Is Everything", and making uncredited guest appearances on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys's "You Don't Know My Name". He then signed to Kanye West's GOOD Music and released his debut album ''Get Lifted'' (2004), which reached the top ten on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Legend received nine nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, including nominations for the singles " So High" with Lauryn Hill and "Ordinary People", with the latter song winning for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. The album also earned him awards for Best New Artist and Best R&B Album. His second studio album ''Once Again'' (2006), spawned the single "Save Room", and became his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa (also stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa or Salt 'N Pepa) is an American hip-hop group formed in New York City in 1985, that comprised Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper). Their debut album, ''Hot, Cool & Vicious'' (1986), sold more than 1 million copies in the US, making them the first female rap act to achieve gold and platinum status by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Salt-N-Pepa Outsold Wu-Tang, So Why Don't We Talk About Them More? Medium. Retrieved on February 28, 2019 The album included the single, " Push It", which was released in 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coolio
Artis Leon Ivey Jr. (August 1, 1963 – September 28, 2022), known professionally as Coolio, was an American rapper. First rising to fame as a member of the gangsta rap group WC and the Maad Circle, Coolio achieved mainstream success as a solo artist in the mid-to-late 1990s with his albums '' It Takes a Thief'' (1994), ''Gangsta's Paradise'' (1995), and '' My Soul'' (1997). He is best known for his 1995 Grammy Award–winning hit single "Gangsta's Paradise", as well as other singles "Fantastic Voyage" (1994), "1, 2, 3, 4 (Sumpin' New)" (1996), and "C U When U Get There" (1997). From 1996 on, Coolio released albums independently, and provided the opening track "Aw, Here It Goes!" for the 1996 Nickelodeon television series ''Kenan & Kel''. He created the web series ''Cookin' with Coolio'' and released a cookbook. Early life Artis Leon Ivey Jr. was born on August 1, 1963, in Los Angeles, California, and was raised mostly in Compton. His mother was a factory worker who divorced h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roller Rink
A roller rink is a hard surface usually consisting of hardwood or concrete, used for roller skating or inline skating. This includes roller hockey, speed skating, roller derby, and individual recreational skating. Roller rinks can be located in an indoor or outdoor facility. Most skating center facilities range anywhere from under to more than . History Massachusetts businessman James Plimpton's 1863 invention of an improved roller skate led to a boom in popularity in the late 19th century, particularly in cities of the American East Coast. At first, people roller skated at home, but within twenty years businesses dedicated to the activity began to spring up. Plimpton himself is credited with opening the first roller skating rink in New York City. Patrons who enjoyed ice skating during the winter months participated in the similar activity, now year-round. Early roller rinks varied greatly in size and type, both indoor and outdoor. Many consisted of simple wooden platforms tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skate Depot
Skate Depot was a skating rink in Cerritos, California, United States. The rink opened in 1966 and closed in 2014. The rink is featured in the HBO documentary film ''United Skates ''United Skates'' is a 2019 Emmy nominated documentary film directed by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown about African American roller skating culture. The film was Executive Produced by John Legend and features Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio and Naughty By Na ...''. References 1966 establishments in California 2014 disestablishments in California Cerritos, California Roller skating rinks {{California-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World On Wheels
World on Wheels was a roller rink in Los Angeles, California, United States. The rink opened in 1981, then closed in 2013. After reopening in 2017, it closed again in 2020. The rink is featured in the HBO documentary film ''United Skates ''United Skates'' is a 2019 Emmy nominated documentary film directed by Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown about African American roller skating culture. The film was Executive Produced by John Legend and features Salt-N-Pepa, Coolio and Naughty By Na ...''. References 1981 establishments in California Sports venues in Los Angeles Roller skating rinks 2020 disestablishments in California {{California-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HBO Documentary Films
Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television, premium television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. The overall Home Box Office business unit is based at Warner Bros. Discovery's corporate headquarters inside 30 Hudson Yards in Manhattan's West Side (Manhattan), West Side district. Programming featured on the network consists primarily of Art release#Film, theatrically released feature film, motion pictures and Original programming, original television programs as well as made-for-cable movies, documentaries, occasional comedy and concert television special, specials, and periodic Interstitial television show, interstitial programs (consisting of short films and making-of documentaries). HBO is the oldest and longest continuously operating subscription television service in the United States. HBO pioneered modern pay television upon its launch on November 8, 1972: it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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