King Lear

King Lear is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare. It depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character, after he disposes of his kingdom giving bequests to two of his three daughters based on their flattery of him, bringing tragic consequences for all. Derived from the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king, the play has been widely adapted for the stage and motion pictures, with the title role coveted by many of the world's most accomplished actors.

Originally drafted in 1605 or 1606, with its first known performance on St. Stephen's Day in 1606, the first attribution to Shakespeare was a 1608 publication in a quarto of uncertain provenance; it may be an early draft or simply reflect the first performance text. The Tragedy of King Lear, a more theatrical revision, was included in the 1623 First Folio. Modern editors usually conflate the two, though some insist that each version has its own individual integrity that should be preserved.

King Lear (2008 film)

King Lear is a 2008 television film based on the William Shakespeare play of the same name, directed by Trevor Nunn. It was broadcast on More4 in the UK on Christmas Day, and shown on PBS' Great Performances in the United States in March 2009. The production was filmed mainly at Pinewood Studios in England.

It features the same cast and director as the 2007 RSC production, and started filming only a few days after the final performance at the New London Theatre, at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. The film was released on DVD in the UK and then in the US on 21 April 2009. It was shown on Channel 4 on 26 December 2008, as well as being broadcast on PBS in 2009 and a number of other TV stations internationally, including NHK Japan.

Cast and crew

Cast

Crew

Production history

King Lear started filming only a few days after the final stage performance on 12 January 2008. Filming at Pinewood Studios lasted for around a month.

Whilst McKellen appeared fully nude in the original production, PBS would not allow this on screen, so there was only a partial nudity.

Al Pacino

Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (/pəˈn/; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor of stage and screen, filmmaker and screenwriter. Often considered by audiences and commentators to be one of the greatest actors of all time, Pacino has had a career spanning more than fifty years, during which time he has received numerous accolades and honors both competitive and honorary, among them an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, a British Academy Film Award, four Golden Globe Awards, the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute, the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, and the National Medal of Arts. He is also one of few performers to have won a competitive Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony Award for acting, dubbed the "Triple Crown of Acting".

A method actor and former student of the Herbert Berghof Studio and the Actors Studio in New York City, where he was taught by Charlie Laughton and Lee Strasberg, Pacino made his feature film debut with a minor role in Me, Natalie (1969) and gained favourable notices for his lead role as a heroin addict in The Panic in Needle Park (1971). He achieved international acclaim and recognition for his breakthrough role as Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972). He received his first Oscar nomination and would reprise the role in sequels Part II (1974) and Part III (1990). Pacino's performance as Corleone is now regarded as one of the greatest screen performances in film history.

Business telephone system

A business telephone system is a multiline telephone system typically used in business environments, encompassing systems ranging from small key telephone systems to large-scale private branch exchanges.

A business telephone system differs from an installation of several telephones with multiple central office (CO) lines in that the CO lines used are directly controllable in key telephone systems from multiple telephone stations, and that such a system often provides additional features related to call handling. Business telephone systems are often broadly classified into key telephone systems, and private branch exchanges, but many hybrid systems exist.

A key telephone system was originally distinguished from a private branch exchange (PBX) in that it did not require an operator or attendant at the switchboard to establish connections between the central office trunks and stations, or between stations. Technologically, private branch exchanges share lineage with central office telephone systems, and in larger or more complex systems, may rival a central office system in capacity and features. With a key telephone system, a station user could control the connections directly using line buttons, which indicated the status of lines with built-in lamps.

Follow Me (sculpture)

Follow Me is a United States Army memorial located at Fort Benning, Georgia. It was created in 1959 by two soldiers, Private First Class Manfred Bass, sculptor and designer, and Private First Class Karl H. Van Krog, his assistant. The model for the statue was Eugene Wyles, an officer candidate and ten-year Army veteran. It depicts a 1950s-era infantry soldier charging forward and gesturing for others to follow.

Originally called The Infantryman, the statue was installed on Eubanks Field on May 3, 1960. In 1964, it was renamed Follow Me and moved in front of Infantry Hall. Some students and graduates of the U.S. Army Infantry School call the statue "Iron Mike", after Lieutenant General John W. "Iron Mike" O'Daniel, but most soldiers use the term Iron Mike to refer to the Airborne Trooper statue at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

In 2004, a new bronze version was cast and the original statue was moved to the front of the National Infantry Museum.

"Follow Me!" is also the US Army Infantry motto.

Follow Me (Amanda Lear song)

"Follow Me" - a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1978 by Ariola Records.

Song information

"Follow Me" was released as the first single from Amanda's second album, Sweet Revenge, in the spring of 1978. The B-side of the single was "Mother, Look What They've Done to Me" in most countries. The only exception to this in Europe was Spain, with "Run Baby Run", that would later become the second A-side release off the album, and where the single bore the subtitle "Sigueme". In Canada, the B-side was "Enigma (Give a Bit of Mmh to Me)", later a separate single from the album.

Amanda Lear wrote the song lyrics herself, as she did on every Sweet Revenge track, and the music was composed by Anthony Monn, her long-time producer and collaborator. Musically, "Follow Me" showcased mainstream disco sound, popular in the second half of the 1970s. However, it contained symphonic elements and revealed inspiration from the innovatory work of German band Kraftwerk. Lyrically, the song tells about seduction. It was the first of five Sweet Revenge tracks, that made a compact whole on the album, a conceptual suite telling a story about a girl being tempted by a Devil. An alternative version of "Follow Me" tops the suite, billed as "Follow Me (Reprise)" and containing different lyrics. A 10-minute Wally MacDonald remix of the song was released in Canada, which was a blend of the original version and the reprise.

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Follow Me

by: Lil' Bow Wow

I'm game (what?)
I'm game (ok)
I see that ya'll wanna be like the boy wonder (true true)
Well, don't they all (me me me me)
So just sit back and relax and let holla at ya'll
(Talk to em playboy)
This how you be me (how)
It's me capital B
Rap lil B
Different after me
What a disaster see
It's a fact that no other cat attractive as me (nope)
Can't no other mc step in my IV's
But see I wrote a booklet for you to get (ha)
The game on top, a couple platinum plaques
Number one, it's apparent you gotta appeal the parents
Be real, won't they see through you like you transparent
Number two, I scan the whole world in panoramic
Find a loophole to develop my flow then I ran with it
Now step number three
Ha, it ain't that easy (nope)
Gotta listen close if you wanna be Weezy (yup)
Dress wired, make sure yo attire stay hot
Top to bottom, got them school girls cryin
Step off, you gotta make sure yo style remains raw
But wait, there's more
Yeah
All you young'ns tryina do it how I done it
What I been yo, what I'm becomin
But it's nothin now
Follow
All you kids tryina get it how I get it
Wanna spit it how I live it
Won't you listen then
Follow
Yeah, gotta have some attitude
Can't dress sloppy (no)
Talk with some slang and you gotta act cocky
Make sure yo pants sag low
And if you rock an Air new fit it
Make sure that you stick to shows (haha)
It's a must that you rock two chains (bling)
Cuz dawg where I'm from
Well, money ain't a thang
Clothes oversized (yeah) tires real wide
Gotta pay my dime over just so she can ride
Gotta be real smooth
Be too cool
Gotta be that cat that guy that dude
If you wanna be Bow
Watch how I walk this (ok)
Easy, sit back, listen while I'm talkin
Make sure yo shoot game is up to par
Make sure you remain number one on 106 & Park (yeah)
Gotta like yo girls ghetto
Gotta be a headliner
Gotta be a platinum back to back rhymer
I'm game
Follow me follow me but don't lose yo grip (ah uh)
Get yo cornrows and shelltoes and learn how to skip
Mix that and a throwback and a flow that's sick
Now hold that pose right there
That's almost it
And if you wanna copy my jewels
Don't go and get no Looney Tunes tryina do what I do
Like dude I got more karats than that wascaly wabbit
And it's a fact that I'm responsible for ya'll funny rappers (haha)
I try to rhyme for a minute
But every time I get a sentence its like ya'll re-spit it (yeah)
Re-admit into the system right after I did it
You get it
You make a livin off the way that I'm livin (true)
Copy my image
So I'm one of a percentage
Listen, don't be sloppy
I'll show you how to get it
You gotta rhyme hotter, dress proper
So you got a lotta ladies and diamonds in yo pocket now




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