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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Lost City Ramblers' John Cohen, "Long-playing, short-selling records." Everyone remarked on Dylan's lyric gift and driving ambition. After just a few months, and before he was 20, he had scored his first professional gig in the Village (a supporting act to blues singer John Lee Hooker). Rejected by the traditional labels, Folkways and Vanguard (whose A&R man said, "We don't record freaks"), he made an odder move: being signed by legendary producer John Hammond for Mitch Miller's Columbia Records. Miller called Dylan "Hammond's folly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bob Dylan at 65 | 5/24/2006 | See Source »

...Perhaps the film's most surprising twist is its humor. When an unwitting real estate agent comes to collect his rent from the bed-confined couple, Candy tells him: "We're junkies; I'm a hooker; he's hopeless." When they move to the country, Candy complains that their living room is too dark, so Dan knocks a skylight through the roof. In this way, Armfield lets light into their darkest hours, bringing a heightened sense of mortality that seems to stem from his own childhood. "When I was 13 years old, my mum was given six months to live...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Filming It Sweet | 5/22/2006 | See Source »

...name. At another college, I might have discovered my talent as a rugby player, majored in “Peace and Justice Studies,” or dated a girl. The missed opportunities seemed endless.But after a week of moping and considering life as a peace-loving lesbian (rugby) hooker, I realized I had to make a concrete decision about whether or not to take a semester off. I needed to remember what had made me fall in love with Harvard to begin with, and why it was worth it to stay here. Once I got to thinking, I discovered...

Author: By Kristina M. Moore, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Falling in Love Again | 4/19/2006 | See Source »

...because it runs on the basic principles that video is predicated upon. Learning filmmaking is like learning to drive stick shift.” There are two different sections: one is taught on Mondays and Wednesdays by Moss; the other is taught on Tuesdays and Thursdays by Hooker Professor of the Visual Arts Alfred Guzzetti. All the classes are held in the basement of Sever and are three to four hours long.“There’s a lot more interaction with the professor than there has been with any other professor...

Author: By April B. Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: VES 50: Fundamentals of Filmmaking | 12/8/2005 | See Source »

...during the “Take Me Out” number strikes the perfect balance between playfulness and erotic menace—fans of Robert Rodriguez’s “Sin City” will likely be reminded of Dawson’s portrayal of the mercenary hooker, Gail. Fault for the film’s failure falls squarely on Columbus’ shoulders: The strong performances of “Rent” cannot compensate for his lackadaisical direction. As a result, the film plays like a series of music videos casually strung together by stuporous expository...

Author: By Bernard L. Parham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rent | 11/17/2005 | See Source »

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