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Bijou
Bijou is a French word meaning ''jewel'', often loosely applied to buildings to mean small and elegant. It may also refer to: Buildings * Bijou Palace, also known as the Al-Gawhara Palace, a palace in Cairo, Egypt * Bijou Theatre (Manhattan), two former Broadway theaters in New York City * Bijou Theatre (Boston), Massachusetts * Bijou Theatre (Knoxville, Tennessee) * Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, Australia * Bijou Theatre Building, Marinette, Wisconsin * Bijou Theater (Chicago), Illinois * Royal Bijou Theatre, a former theatre in Paignton, Devon, England Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters * Bijou, a character in the South Korean manhwa series '' Ragnarok'' *Andréia Bijou, a character in the Brazilian telenovela ''Duas Caras'' *Bijou, a character in the American war film ''Passage to Marseille'' * Bijou, a hamster in the Japanese anime series ''Hamtaro'' * Bijou, a fish in the American television series ''FishCenter Live'' Film and television * ''Bijou'' (film), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou Phillips
Bijou Lilly Phillips Masterson (born April 1, 1980) is an American actress, model and singer. The daughter of musician John Phillips and Geneviève Waïte, she began her career as a model. Phillips made her singing debut with '' I'd Rather Eat Glass'' (1999), and since her first major film appearance in ''Black and White'' (1999), she has acted in ''Almost Famous'' (2000), ''Bully'' (2001), ''The Door in the Floor'' (2004), '' Hostel: Part II'' (2007), and '' Choke'' (2008). From 2010 to 2013, she played the recurring role of Lucy Carlyle on the television series ''Raising Hope''. Early life Phillips was born on April 1, 1980, in Greenwich, Connecticut, and is the daughter of John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas and his third wife, Geneviève Waïte, a South African model, artist, and actress. She was named for the song "My Petite Bijou" by Lambert, Hendricks & Ross (''bijou'' means ' jewel' in French). She is the youngest of Phillips's children; she has one brother, Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou Thaangjam
Bijou Thaangjam (born Thangjam Biju Singh) is an Indian actor, lyricist, art director, chef and entrepreneur. He is of Meitei descent originally from Imphal, Manipur. He was one of the contestants on the reality cooking competition MasterChef India 2. He is known for his role in the film Mary Kom and Shivaay. Masterchef India Bijou Thaangjam competed on the Star Plus reality cooking competition, Masterchef India. He was one of the Top 50 contestants of Masterchef India 2011. Career Bijou Thaangjam first appeared as a contestant on the reality cooking competition MasterChef India 2. He later debuted as an actor and a lyricist in Omung Kumar's Mary Kom (film) (2014) starring Priyanka Chopra as Mary Kom. He played the role 'Kancha' in Shivaay (2016) which is a Hindi film directed and produced by Ajay Devgan. He was also seen in successful films like Jagga Jasoos, Paltan, Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi, Vodka Diaries, III Smoking Barrels and Penalty. He also debuted as an Art Dir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou (footballer)
Davidson Renato da Cruz Coronel (born 14 April 1986), known as Bijou, is a Cape Verdean former footballer who played as a central midfielder. He spent his entire professional career in Portugal. Club career Bijou was born in Praia. After being spotted at local Sporting Clube da Praia by scouts from S.L. Benfica he moved to Portugal, playing his first year as a senior with the reserve side in the third division. Benfica B folded after that season and Bijou was loaned, alongside teammate Nicolás Canales, to Gondomar S.C. of the second level, where he only played one league game. Released by his parent club in the summer of 2007, he met the same fate at his next team, C.D. Fátima in the same tier, having to resume his career in the lower leagues of the country. On 29 March 2017, nearly one year after leaving his last club, Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco Sport Benfica e Castelo Branco, commonly referred to as Benfica e Castelo Branco is a semi-professional football cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou Funnies
''Bijou Funnies'' was an American underground comix magazine which published eight issues between 1968 and 1973. Edited by Chicago-based cartoonist Jay Lynch, ''Bijou Funnies'' featured strong work by the core group of Lynch, Skip Williamson, Robert Crumb, and Jay Kinney, as well as Art Spiegelman, Gilbert Shelton, Justin Green, and Kim Deitch. ''Bijou Funnies'' was heavily influenced by '' Mad'' magazine, and, along with ''Zap Comix'', is considered one of the titles to launch the underground comix movement. Publication history ''Bijou Funnies'' evolved from ''The Chicago Mirror'', an underground newspaper co-produced by Jay Lynch and Skip Williamson, which published three issues in 1967–1968.Schwartz, Ben"Culture Jamming,"''Chicago Reader'' (June 25, 2004). After seeing Robert Crumb's ''Zap Comix'' #1 (published in February 1968), Lynch immediately converted the ''Mirror'' from a newspaper to a comic book and, under his own Bijou Publishing Empire produced the first issue of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou Theatre (Knoxville, Tennessee)
The Bijou Theatre is a theater located in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Built in 1909 as an addition to the Lamar House Hotel, the theater has at various times served as performance venue for traditional theatre, vaudeville, a second-run moviehouse, a commencement stage for the city's African-American high school, and a pornographic movie theater. The Lamar House Hotel, in which the theater was constructed, was originally built in 1817, and modified in the 1850s. The building and theater were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.Dean Novelli, "On a Corner of Gay Street: A History of the Lamar House—Bijou Theater, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1817 – 1985." East Tennessee Historical Society ''Publications'', Vol. 56 (1984), pp. 3-45. The Lamar House Hotel was built by Irish immigrant Thomas Humes (1767–1816) and his descendants, and quickly developed into a gathering place for Knoxville's wealthy. In 1819, Andrew Jackson became t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou Fernandez
Bijou Fernandez (November 4, 1877 – November 7, 1961) was an American stage and silent film actress. Her theatrical career endured for seven decades, from the 1880s until the mid 20th century. She appeared in a few movies in the silent film era. Early life and career Bijou Fernandez was born in New York City on November 4, 1877. She was the daughter of Escamillo L. Fernandez and Emily L. Bradshaw, who was a noted theatrical agent. As a youth she was tutored in acting by her mother.''Fun For The Stage Children'', ''The New York Times'', December 28, 1885, pg. 5.''Bijou Fernandez, Stage Actress, 84, ''The New York Times'', November 8, 1961, pg. 35. Fernandez, at the age of thirteen, was described in a review as ''bright-eyed, slender, and fragile.'' Her voice and demeanour on stage were likened to ''an unaffected child.'' She was not exceedingly precocious as was Bijou Heron, who acted the role of ''Adrienne'' in ''Monsieur Alphonse'', as a juvenile player. She was a photograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou D'Inde
Bijou d'Inde (9 March 1993 – 19 June 2010) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Bred in Hampshire and trained in Yorkshire he was a natural front-runner who was best at distances of around one mile. As a two-year-old he showed very good form, recording victories in the Acomb Stakes in England and the Futurity Stakes in Ireland. In the following year he was narrowly beaten in the 2000 Guineas before defeating very strong field in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot in June. He then finished second in the Eclipse Stakes but was well beaten in his last eight races. He was retired at the end of the 1997 season and stood with little success as a breeding stallion in England, New Zealand and Turkey. Background Bijou d'Inde was a chestnut horse with a white star bred in England by the Hampshire-based Whitsbury Manor Stud. His sire, Cadeaux Genereux won several major sprint races including the Nunthorpe Stakes and the July Cup. At stud he sired over 1,000 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou Heron
Helene Wallace Stoepel (September 1, 1863 – March 18, 1937), known professionally as Bijou Heron, was an American stage actress, who became famous as a child actor in the 1870s. Biography Helene Wallace Stoepel was born in New York City to the German composer and orchestra conductor Robert Stoepel and the Irish-American actress Matilda Heron. She was introduced to audiences at the age of six in a production of ''Medea'' at the Bowery Theater where her mother played the title role. In 1873, she joined the Augustin Daly company at the Fifth Avenue Theatre and took on the stage name Bijou Heron. Her first leading role was in ''Monsieur Alphonse'', a dramatic adaptation of a novel by Alexandre Dumas. The following season she received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Oliver in ''Oliver Twist''. The cast included actors Fanny Davenport, Charles Fisher, and James Lewis. In 1876, she joined the A. M. Palmer Company at the Union Square Theatre. She played in ''Miss Multon' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou Theatre Building
The Bijou Theatre Building is located in Marinette, Wisconsin, USA. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. History The building was constructed for Frank Lauerman to be both a vaudeville theater and a retail store. It was later transformed into a movie theater A movie theater (American English), cinema (British English), or cinema hall ( Indian English), also known as a movie house, picture house, the movies, the pictures, picture theater, the silver screen, the big screen, or simply theater is a .... References Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Cinemas and movie theaters in Wisconsin Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Former theatres in the United States Buildings and structures in Marinette County, Wisconsin Neoclassical architecture in Wisconsin Theatres completed in 1905 National Register of Historic Places in Marinette County, Wisconsin 1905 establishment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou Theater (Chicago)
The Bijou Theater (often referred to as The Bijou) was a gay adult theater and sex club in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood. The Bijou Theater opened in 1970 and it was the longest-running gay adult theater and sex club in the United States. The Bijou Theater featured the "Bijou Classics"—adult films produced by Bijou Video in the 1970s and 80s—every Monday. The theater also hosted live shows featuring adult entertainers, a non-sexual cabaret show written and directed by drag entertainer Miss Tiger and special appearances by gay porn stars. The theater permanently closed its door on September 30, 2015. Description Theater The Bijou Theater featured a 15-by-18-foot silver screen and seats 77 people in anchored, theater-style cushioned seating. The theater's lobby hosted a DVD counter to purchase gay adult films. A desk and computer were set up for patrons who would like to peruse the Bijou's website listing over 14,000 titles. Titles found on the website were then available for pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matinee At The Bijou
''Matinee at the Bijou'' is a television series that premiered nationally on Public Broadcasting Service, PBS in 1980. It recreated the American moviegoing experiences of the 1930s and '40s, with trailers, a cartoon, one or more selected short subjects, a cliff-hanging serial chapter "to be continued," and a tightly edited feature presentation. The 90-minute series ran for five consecutive first-run seasons, each consisting of 16 episodes, and continued on PBS for three subsequent years in reruns. The series was an independent production from Bijou Productions, Inc., of Medford, Oregon. Overview Going to the movies prior to 1960, and especially prior to the advent of television, could last for several hours, and include many short films along with a single- or double-feature presentation. Each episode of ''Matinee at the Bijou'' had only 90 minutes to replicate an authentic theater program, so the weekly serial chapter was usually shortened to about half its length and the featur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bijou (film)
''Bijou'' is an 1972 American gay pornographic film directed and edited by Wakefield Poole and starring Bill Harrison as a construction worker who witnesses a car accident and discovers an invitation to a club called Bijou in the purse of the victim. Production Using some of the proceeds from his debut film ''Boys in the Sand'', director Wakefield Poole bought a Beaulieu 16 mm camera for $10,000. Poole recorded screen tests of each actor he wanted to use, and had each of them "seduce the camera", undress, and masturbate to climax. Poole shot the film over four days at his apartment. The interiors of the Bijou club were filmed in his living room; the crew covered the walls and floors with black felt and built a platform in the center of the room that was covered with black velvet. Poole edited the film over the summer of 1972. Release Poole first screened ''Bijou'' during a weekend in August 1972. The film opened in October, with a 24-week run at the 55th Street Playhouse. Cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
