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Breakthrough
Breakthrough or break through may refer to: Arts Books * ''Break Through'' (book), a 2007 book about environmentalism by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger * ''Break Through'' (play), a 2011 episodic play portraying scenes from LGBT life * '' The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer'', a 2018 book by Charles Graeber * '' The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama'', a 2009 book by journalist Gwen Ifill * "The Breakthrough" (story), a 1971 short story by Daphne du Maurier Film and television * Break-through (1944 film), a Canadian documentary film * ''Breakthrough'' (1950 film), an American war film featuring John Agar * ''Breakthrough'' (1986 film), a Soviet disaster film * ''Breakthrough'' (1979 film), a West German war film, sequel to ''Cross of Iron'' * ''Break Through!'', a 2005 Japanese film directed by Kazuyuki Izutsu * Break-through (2006 film), a Russian drama film * ''Breakthrough'' (2019 film), an American Christian film * ''B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakthrough (Colbie Caillat Album)
''Breakthrough'' is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat. The album was released on August 19, 2009 through Universal Republic Records. The follow-up to her successful debut album, '' Coco'' (2007), ''Breakthrough'' was developed in late 2008 when Caillat returned to her home after two years on tour, with the singer setting up a "writing camp" with songwriters and producers in Hawaii and writing over 40 songs for the record. Inspired by the fact that she was trying to find herself again and breaking the creativity chains that surrounded her, ''Breakthrough'' deals with themes of growing up, experiencing life, love, making mistakes and learning from them, as well as heartbreak and why everlasting love seems elusive. To help develop her expected sound and lyrics, Caillat worked with previous collaborators, such as Mikal Blue, Ken Caillat and Jason Reeves, while working for the first time with Kara Dioguardi, Rick Nowels, John Shanks, Greg Wells and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakthrough (2019 Film)
''Breakthrough'' is a 2019 American Christian drama film directed by Roxann Dawson in her feature film directorial debut. The film was written by Grant Nieporte, based on the Christian book, '' The Impossible'', an account of true events written by Joyce Smith with Ginger Kolbaba. It stars Chrissy Metz, Josh Lucas, Topher Grace, Mike Colter, Marcel Ruiz, Sam Trammel, and Dennis Haysbert with a cameo by Phil Wickham and Lecrae. Stephen Curry and Samuel Rodriguez are executive producers. The film tells the story of a St. Louis teenager who slipped through an icy lake on January 19, 2015 and was underwater for 15 minutes before resuscitative efforts were started. Although being rescued, he is in a coma, and his family must rely on their faith to get through the ordeal. ''Breakthrough'' premiered in St. Louis on March 20, 2019, and was released in the United States on April 17, 2019, by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures through their 20th Century Fox label. It is the stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Breakthrough
''The Breakthrough'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Mary J. Blige, released on December 20, 2005, by Geffen Records. Blige recorded the album with a host of songwriters and record producers, including 9th Wonder, Rodney Jerkins, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Bryan-Michael Cox, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Raphael Saadiq, Chucky Thompson, Cool & Dre, Ron Fair, and will.i.am. ''The Breakthrough'' received positive reviews from most critics and debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. It has been certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 3,100,000 copies in the United States. Release and promotion Mary J. Blige embarked on several live performances and appearances to promote the release of ''The Breakthrough''. Blige performed with rapper The Game during his performance of " Hate It or Love It" at the BET Awards on June 28, 2005. Blige sung a medley of "You're All I Need to Get By" with Method Man, "I'm Goin' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakthrough (The Gaslamp Killer Album)
''Breakthrough'' is the first studio album by American alternative-hip hop producer The Gaslamp Killer. It was released on Brainfeeder on September 17, 2012. The album features guest appearances from Gonjasufi, Daedelus, and Samiyam, among others. Background and recording While The Gaslamp Killer's earlier work was characterized by a heavy use of samples, on ''Breakthrough'' he chose to work with musicians to recreate the "vibe" of particular tracks. Comparing his method to the way that Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ... used blues music, he said, "I'm just trying to get ideas from world music, different rock 'n' roll records, library records, psychedelic shit, jazz – getting ideas from other records and trying to recreate them ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakthrough (Twice Song)
"Breakthrough" is a song recorded by South Korean girl group Twice. It is the group's fifth Japanese maxi single, featuring three other tracks. The song was pre-released digitally on June 12, 2019, and the CD single was later released on July 24 by Warner Music Japan. Background and release On April 6, 2019, Twice announced the release of their fifth Japanese single titled "Breakthrough". On June 12, it was pre-released as a digital single on various online music portals and the full music video was also released online on the same day. The single physically released on July 24, 2019, along with the news that Twice would appear in a commercial for cosmetic brand "Aube", featuring "Breakthrough" as the commercial song. In celebration of the release of the new songs, Twice's new AbemaTV original variety show would be aired on July 19. Twice members would fulfill requests from fans which has been recruited in advance, on SNS at all Hawaii locations. A special gift campaigns was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break Through (book)
''Break Through: From the Death of Environmentalism to the Politics of Possibility'', first published in October 2007, is a book written by Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger, both long-time environmental strategists. ''Break Through'' is an argument for a positive, "post-environmental" politics that abandons the traditional environmentalism, environmentalist focus on nature protection for a focus on creating a new sustainability, sustainable economy. The book is based on a controversial October-2004 essay by the same authors, "The Death of Environmentalism: Global Warming Politics in a Post-Environmental World." The essay argues that environmentalism is conceptually and institutionally incapable of dealing with climate change and should "die" so that a new politics can be born. The essay was widely discussed among liberals and greens at ''Salon.com, Salon'', ''Grist.org, Grist'', and ''The New York Times''. After the failure of climate legislation in the U.S. Senate for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakthrough (TV Series)
''Breakthrough'' is a scientific documentary television series on National Geographic Channel that premiered on November 1, 2015. It is produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer. All of the episodes are directed by guest directors such as ''Friday Night Lights'' creator Peter Berg, actors Paul Giamatti and Angela Bassett, screenwriter Akiva Goldsman and director Shane Carruth. In July 2016, the series was renewed for a second season, with Ana Lily Amirpour, David Lowery, Shane Carruth, Shalini Kantayya, Emmett Malloy, Brendan Malloy and A.G. Rojas serving as directors. The series covers the history of current scientific "breakthroughs" in science, including aviation, fighting pandemics, robotics, and aging. A new PBS series, ''Breakthrough: The Ideas That Changed the World'', hosted by Patrick Stewart began airing in 2019 with six episodes, covering "The Telescope", "The Airplane", "The Robot", "The Smartphone", "The Rocket", and "The Car". Another similar series, Scientific A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakthrough (1979 Film)
''Breakthrough'', also released as ''Steiner - Das Eiserne Kreuz, 2'' and ''Sergeant Steiner'' is a 1979 war film set on the Western Front, specifically the Normandy coastline. The picture is a sequel to Sam Peckinpah's ''Cross of Iron'', and includes several characters from that film. The film starred several big names including Richard Burton, Robert Mitchum and Rod Steiger. Burton (Sergeant Steiner) and Helmut Griem (Major Stransky) assume the roles played by James Coburn and Maximilian Schell respectively in the original film. The supporting cast features Michael Parks and Curd Jürgens. Klaus Löwitsch is the only actor from ''Cross of Iron'' to reprise his role. Plot Starting in late May 1944, during the German retreat on the Eastern Front, Captain Stransky (Helmut Griem) orders Sergeant Steiner (Richard Burton) to blow up a railway tunnel to prevent Russian forces from using it. Steiner's platoon fails in its mission after coming up against a Russian tank. He then takes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break Through (play)
''Break Through'' is an episodic play written by Alexandre Wall. It originally debuted at the University of Central Florida Conservatory Theater on March 17, 2011. The play comprises various monologues and scenes that chronicle different aspects of the lives of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans. The theme of overcoming discrimination and other obstacles is persistent throughout each of the scenes, which are grouped into two acts. The final scene touches on the topic of suicide, an issue that first came to the foreground of national consciousness in late 2010 amid a wave of LGBT teen suicides. It had a successful run at several Central Florida theaters and was featured at Orlando's premiere LGBT pride event, Come Out With Pride 2011 and raised over $2,000 for an LGBT non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakthrough (George Adams And Don Pullen Album)
''Breakthrough'' is an album by the Don Pullen- George Adams Quartet recorded in 1986 for the Blue Note label.Don Pullen discography accessed May 18, 2011 Reception The review by Richard S. Ginell stated: "Throughout the record, the band's creativity burns at white heat, making this disc a good first choice for newcomers to Pullen".Ginell, R. SAllMusic Review accessed May 18, 2011 Track listing :''All compositions by Don Pullen except as indicated'' # "Mr. Smoothie" (George Adams) - 6:07 # "Just F ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breakthrough (1950 Film)
''Breakthrough'' is a 1950 film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring John Agar about an American infantry unit in World War II. Approximately one-third of the film was assembled from preexisting footage. Plot Captain Hale ( David Brian) leads a company of infantrymen from the 1st Infantry Division from the D-Day landings through the Normandy campaign. They resent the presence of a fresh lieutenant Joe Mallory (John Agar). Cast * David Brian as Capt. Tom Hale * John Agar as Lt. Joe Mallory * Frank Lovejoy as platoon Sgt. Pete Bell * William Campbell as Cpl. Danny Dominick (as Bill Campbell) * Paul Picerni as Pvt. Edward P. Rojeck * Greg McClure as Pvt. Frank Finley * Richard Monahan as Pvt. 'Four-Eff' Nelson * Edward Norris as Sgt. Roy Henderson (as Eddie Norris) * Matt Willis as Pvt. Jumbo Hollis * Dick Wesson as Pvt. Sammy Hansen * Suzanne Dalbert as Collette * William Self as Pvt. George Glasheen * Danny Arnold as Pvt. Rothman * Danni Sue Nola ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Break-through (2006 Film)
''Break-through'' (russian: Прорыв) is a 2006 Russian war drama film directed by Vitaliy Lukin. Plot The film takes place during the anti-terrorist operation in Chechnya in 2000. The Russian army is looking for gangs hiding in the mountains. One reconnaissance group engages in a battle with a detachment of militants. But the battle will be very difficult. Cast * Ildus Abrahmanov * Andrey Abramov * Andrei Bogdanov as Ivolgin * Anton Borisov as Mytarin * Oleg Stefan as Col. Gen. Selivanov (as Oleg Shtefanko) * Igor Lifanov Igor Romanovich Lifanov (russian: И́горь Рома́нович Лифа́нов; born 25 December 1965) is Russian actor of theater, cinema and TV. Biography Igor Lifanov born December 25, 1965, in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, ... as Capt. Fyodor Stozharov References External links * {{IMDb title, id=6109182 2006 films 2000s Russian-language films Russian war drama films 2000s war drama films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
