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Killing Me Softly (Ferrante
Killing Me Softly may refer to: * ''Killing Me Softly'' (Roberta Flack album), 1973 * " Killing Me Softly", single by the Fugees, 1996 * ''Killing Me Softly'' (Ferrante & Teicher album), 1973 * ''Killing Me Softly'' (film), a 2002 erotic thriller starring Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes * ''Killing Me Softly'' (novel), a 1999 psychological thriller novel by Nicci French, that the film is based upon See also * "Killing Me Softly with His Song", a 1971 song performed most notably by Roberta Flack in 1973, and subsequently covered by several other performers * ''Killing Me Softly with Her Song'' (album), a 1973 album by Johnny Mathis * " Killing Me Softly with His Height", an episode of ''Hannah Montana'' * ''Killing 'em Softly'', a 1982 Canadian film *''Killing Them Softly ''Killing Them Softly'' is a 2012 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Andrew Dominik, starring Brad Pitt. It is based on George V. Higgins's 1974 novel '' Cogan's Trade.'' The st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Me Softly (Roberta Flack Album)
''Killing Me Softly'' is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Roberta Flack, released on August 1, 1973, by Atlantic Records. She recorded the album with producer Joel Dorn for 18 months. The album was dedicated to Rahsaan Roland Kirk. ''Killing Me Softly'' reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape and number two on the Soul LPs chart. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album gold on August 27, 1973, and double platinum on January 30, 2006, denoting shipments of two million copies in the United States. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year, which it lost to Stevie Wonder's 1973 album ''Innervisions''. The album's title track was released as a single and topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It won the 1974 Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Promotion ''Record World'' called the single "Jesse" a "gorgeous Janis Ian tune reportedly dedicated to Rev. Jesse Jackson hat isimpeccably produced by Joe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Me Softly With His Song
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" is a song composed by Charles Fox with lyrics by Norman Gimbel. The lyrics were written in collaboration with Lori Lieberman after she was inspired by a Don McLean performance in late 1971. Denied writing credit by Fox and Gimbel, Lieberman released her version of the song in 1972; but it did not chart. The song has been covered by many other artists. In 1973, it became a number-one hit in the United States, Australia and Canada for Roberta Flack, and also reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. In 1996, Fugees recorded the song with Lauryn Hill on lead vocals. Their version became a number-one hit in twenty countries; including Germany, where it became the first single to debut atop the chart. The version by Flack won the 1974 Grammy for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The version by Fugees won the 1997 Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. Propelled by the success of the Fugees tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Me Softly (Ferrante & Teicher Album)
Ferrante & Teicher were a duo of American pianists known for their clever arrangements of familiar classical pieces, movie soundtracks, and show tunes, as well as their signature style of florid, intricate, and fast-paced piano playing performances. Career Arthur Ferrante (September 7, 1921, New York City – September 19, 2009, Longboat Key, Florida), and Louis Teicher (August 24, 1924, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania – August 3, 2008, Highlands, North Carolina) met while studying at the Juilliard School of Music in New York in 1930. Musical prodigies, they began performing as a piano duo while still in school. After graduating, they joined the Juilliard faculty. In 1947, they launched a full-time concert career, at first playing nightclubs, then quickly moving up to playing classical music with orchestral backing. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith relates the story that in the 1950s the two students practiced in the home of his grandmother Constance Neidhart Tallarico. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Me Softly (film)
''Killing Me Softly'' is a 2002 erotic thriller film directed by Chen Kaige and starring Heather Graham and Joseph Fiennes. Based on the 1999 novel of the same name by Nicci French, it introduces several substantial changes to the story and focuses heavily on the intense sexual relationship between the two lead characters. It is Chen's only English-language film to date. Plot Alice is a young American woman living in London who believes she is happy in a secure job and a relationship with her boyfriend. After a chance encounter with a mysterious stranger, she seeks him out, taking a taxi with him to his house and having passionate sex. She returns home to her boyfriend and unsuccessfully attempts to bring out the same feelings between them that she had with the strange man. The following day she seeks the stranger out again, discovering his name is Adam - a mountain climber who is considered a hero after saving six people in a tragic event that killed several others, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Me Softly (novel)
''Killing Me Softly'' is a psychological thriller by writing team Nicci French from 1999. Synopsis Alice Loudon, a pharmaceutical researcher who lives in London, leaves her boyfriend Jake to marry Adam Tallis, a mountain climber she met only recently. When Adam shows violent behaviour, Alice starts asking questions about his past. She finds out that he saved people's lives during an expedition on the Chungawat in the Himalayas. Several people had died on this expedition, including his former girlfriend Françoise. A woman who read an article about the rescue claimed to have been raped by Adam, but he has been acquitted. When Alice starts to suspect that Adam has killed several of his ex-girlfriends, people around her think she needs psychiatric help. Main characters *Alice Loudon: pharmaceutical researcher who lives in London *Adam Tallis: mountaineer with whom Alice has an affair and then marries *Mike: Alice's boss at Drakon Pharmaceutical Company *Jake: Alice's boyfriend at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Me Softly With Her Song (album)
''Killing Me Softly with Her Song'' is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released on May 25, 1973, by Columbia Records and leaned heavily on covers of the latest radio favorites. The album made its first appearance on ''Billboard'' magazine's Top LP's & Tapes chart in the issue dated June 30, 1973, and remained there for seven weeks, peaking at number 120.. One of the two original songs on the album, " Show and Tell", began a three-week run on ''Billboards Easy Listening chart in that year's May 12 issue and peaked at number 36.. The other, "Arianne", music and lyrics by Martin Charnin. reached number 24 on that same chart in 1977 during a nine-week stay that began in the July 23 issue. Reception William Ruhlmann of AllMusic described the place of this album within the Easy Listening genre in his review. "The early 1970s was a tough time for established ballad singers, but Johnny Mathis, who was younger than his peers and Columbia Records labelmates like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Me Softly With His Height
The third season of American show Disney Channel teen sitcom ''Hannah Montana'' aired from November 2, 2008, until March 14, 2010. Filming for the season started a day after the 2008 Teen Choice Awards on August 5, 2008. The third season of ''Hannah Montana'' focuses on how the characters grow up than the previous seasons. Hannah has grown up into a new look. Different from the previous two seasons, she has shorter hair and an untraditional style which includes a lot of zebra print and unique boots. Oliver and Lilly start dating starting from the episode " What I Don't Like About You". Later, Lilly moves in with the Stewarts. At the end of the season, the Stewarts and Lilly move from Malibu while Oliver prepares to go on tour with a band. This is the last season to be broadcast in Standard Definition. Production Disney Channel renewed the series for a third season in April 2008, which was filmed from August 2008 to June 2009. Casting The main cast of season 3 remained the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing 'em Softly
''Killing em Softly'' is a 1982 Canadian thriller film directed by Max Fischer, starring Irene Cara, George Segal, Clark Johnson and Nicholas Campbell."Max Fischer's 'The Man in 5A'". ''Cinema Canada'', September 1983. It is most noted for production problems which led to it becoming one of the first Canadian films ever to be released direct to video, and led to a court case over production funding which was not resolved until 1995."Tele-Metropole ordered to pay $8 million for film fiasco". ''Montreal Gazette'', May 27, 1995. Based on Laird Koenig's novel ''The Neighbor'', the film's plot centres on the girlfriend of a murdered man, who falls in love with her boyfriend's killer. Irene Cara also performs the opening theme song "City Nights". Cast * George Segal as Jimmy Skinner * Irene Cara as Jane Flores * Joyce Gordon as Poppy Mellinger * Andrew Thomson as Lou Eberhard (credited as Andrew Martin Thompson) * Clark Johnson as Michael * Barbara Cook as Susan * Nicholas Campbell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Them Softly
''Killing Them Softly'' is a 2012 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Andrew Dominik, starring Brad Pitt. It is based on George V. Higgins's 1974 novel '' Cogan's Trade.'' The story follows Jackie Cogan, a hitman who is hired to deal with the aftermath of a Mafia poker game robbery that ruptured the criminal economy. The events are set during the 2008 United States presidential election and the 2008 financial crisis. Also starring in the film are Scoot McNairy, Ben Mendelsohn, Richard Jenkins, James Gandolfini, Ray Liotta, and Sam Shepard. On May 22, 2012, the film premiered in competition for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and received positive early reviews. ''Killing Them Softly'' was released on November 30, 2012, domestically by the Weinstein Company and internationally by Inferno Distribution, to mostly positive reviews and moderate financial success, grossing $37.9 million against a budget of $15 million. Plot During the 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |