k.d. lang
Nascimento : 1961-11-02, Consort, Alberta, Canada
História
Kathryn Dawn Lang OC AOE (born November 2, 1961), known by her stylized stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. Lang has won Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Hits include the songs "Constant Craving" and "Miss Chatelaine".
A mezzo-soprano, lang has contributed songs to movie soundtracks and has collaborated with musicians such as Roy Orbison, Tony Bennett, Elton John, The Killers, Anne Murray, Ann Wilson, and Jane Siberry. She performed at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, and at the opening ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, where she performed Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah".
Lang has also been active as an animal rights, gay rights, and Tibetan human rights activist. She is a tantric practitioner of the old school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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k.d. lang performs at the legendary Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas following an unforgettable tour celebrating the 25th anniversary of the GRAMMY award-winning, critically acclaimed album "Ingenue". This special concert features the entire "Ingenue" album (including her hit "Constant Craving"), along with classics from her 2004 album "Hymns of the 49th Parallel.
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Pioneering gay activist Jim Egan publicly challenged a culture of rampant homophobia in the press starting in the late 1940s, when it was dangerous to speak out.
A star-studded musical celebration in tribute to Leonard Cohen—the Montreal-born writer, composer, performer and man of letters—that took place in November 2017 at the Bell Centre.
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19-time Grammy Award-winner Tony Bennett's 90th birthday is celebrated by a host of celebrities in this two-hour music special held at Radio City Music Hall, New York City, with musical performances by Bennett, Andrea Bocelli, Michael Bublé, Lady Gaga, Billy Joel, Elton John, Diana Krall, k.d. lang, Leslie Odom Jr., Rufus Wainwright and Stevie Wonder.
Tells the story of Canadian music in the 1970s, a ground-breaking era of great sounds, from glam and progressive rock to punk and reggae.
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Backed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, critically acclaimed vocalist k.d. lang wows fans with her distinctive voice in this concert filmed at St. Luke's Church in London during her world tour in support of 2008's "Watershed" album. Highlights from this thrilling performance include "Coming Home," "Wash Me Clean," "Western Stars," "Smoke Rings," "I Dream of Spring" and lang's singular interpretation.
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An intimate journey with the legendary Anne Murray and some of the world's top female vocalists. Featuring a behind the scenes peek into the recording process of Anne's latest CD release, 'Duets'; candid interviews with Anne and her duet partners; and dazzling performances of Anne's best loved songs.
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Tony Bennett's most recent album Duets: An American Classic featured Bennett recording duets of his greatest hits with today's greatest stars including Bono, Elton John, Paul McCartney, John Legend, Sting, Billy Joel, Michael Buble, Barbra Streisand, James Taylor, and many more! Now, Duets: The Making Of An American Classic goes into the studio for a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Tony Bennett's acclaimed 2006 album. Features Elton John, Bono, Barbra Streisand, Stevie Wonder, Sting, the Dixie Chicks, and others who participated in this musical celebration of Bennett's 80th birthday.
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Tony Bennett canta clássicos com um elenco de artistas convidados de primeira grandeza, e as estrelas prestam homenagem à sua carreira. No ano que Tony Bennett completa 80 anos, ele lança o CD "Duets, An American Classic", e para a Public Broadcasting System ele grava nove duetos (oito do álbum) e um solo na frente de uma audiência em Los Angeles. Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Bruce Willis, John Travolta e Robert de Niro fazem breves comentários e há alguns clipes e um monte de fotografias de Bennett em sua carreira. Principalmente ele está cantando: com Barbra Streisand, John Legend, kd lang e Chris Botti, Diana Krall, Juanez, Elton John, Michael Bublé, Stevie Wonder e Christina Aguilera. Os Tony Bennett Dancers participam de vários números com apresentações de dança de cabaré e dos anos 60.
Lesbian Bar Singer (uncredited)
Um jovem policial e sua equipe descobre corpos de mulheres dilaceradas na cidade, parecidos com o caso da Dália Negra, de 1947. Um serial Killer parece ter copiado o massacre brutal de Betty Short, aspirante à estrela de Hollywood dos anos 1940. Suas investigações o levaram a um assustador covil de morte e tortura, todas partes de uma terrível fantasia que o assassino está tentado trazer a vida.
The love affair that began forty years ago with Tony Bennett and the City by the Bay continues with a very special evening of song, "TONY BENNETT'S WONDERFUL WORLD: LIVE FROM SAN FRANCISCO." Filmed at the famed Fairmont Hotel on Nob Hill, the site of Bennett's first public performance in 1962 of his now renowned signature song, "I Left My Heart In San Francisco," this definitive concert showcasing Bennett's musical legacy airs on PBS stations nationwide in December 2002. Filmed in front of a live audience who enjoyed 90 minutes of an unforgettable evening of Bennett's greatest hits and personal favorites.
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One night in 2000, the extraordinary k.d. lang delivered an emotional and truly magical concert recorded for the A & E series Live by Request, spanning lang's career, from her gripping rendition of Roy Orbison's "Crying" to "Constant Craving" to songs from 2000's Invincible Summer album. Songs: Summerfling, Big Boned Gal, Black Coffee, Trail of Broken Hearts, Crying, Don't Smoke in Bed, The Consequences of Falling, Miss Chatelaine, MacArthur Park, Three Cigarettes in an Ashtray, Fever, Barefoot, Constant Craving, Wash Me Clean, Pullin' Back the Reins, Simple. 67 minutes.
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Joni attended as various musicians paid tribute to her and her music. Among the performers were Cyndi Lauper, James Taylor, Cassandra Wilson, Richard Thompson, Shawn Colvin and Elton John. Joni also performed accompanied by a full orchestra.
Trace the career trajectory of master musician Roy Orbison in this DVD, a collection of concert segments combined with interviews of modern-day musicians as diverse as stadium rock star Bono and country music legend Dwight Yoakam, all of whom count Orbison as an inspiration. Songs include "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Blue Bayou" and "Crying."
Hilary
“The Eye” é um agente da polícia secreta britânica, designado a espionar uma sedutora e enigmática mulher, Joanna Eris, suspeita de chantagear o filho de um funcionário oficial do Estado. Utilizando uma aparelhagem high-tech, “The Eye” desenvolve um jogo de voyeurismo e sedução com Joanna, alguém com quem nunca pode falar ou capturar, apenas observar.
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Sissy Hankshaw (Uma Thurman) é uma bela mulher de 29 anos que tem algo de muito diferente: ela tem polegares enormes, completamente desproporcionais. Aproveitando o seu "dom", ela decidiu que ia viver pelas estradas, pedindo carona. Modelo em Nova York, ela começa a trabalhar para a exótica Condessa (John Hurt), dona também de uma fazenda de beleza, no Oregon. Chamada para fazer um comercial de produtos de higiene íntima no tal rancho, ela acaba se aproximando da bela Bonanza Jellybean (Rain Phoenix) e entra em uma rebelião junto com as vaqueiras locais para tranformar o lugar em um santuário ecológico.
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Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who want her to live a little, drag her out to parties. The next thing she knows, she has been drugged, kidnapped, made a redhead, tattooed, and wearing leather?!? Her captors seem to be the most inept crooks ever. They seem to have a plan, if only she could figure out why it involves her.
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This classic Vegan Society video remains one of the most entertaining and informative introductions to veganism. Viewers will learn why avoiding meat, leather, dairy and eggs is not only the most healthy way to live but also the most compassionate. Highly recommended for both existing vegans and anyone considering becoming a vegan.
Kotzebue
A young orphaned woman, named Kotzebue, is trying to find out who her parents are in the icy landscapes of Alaska. Kotzebue (K.d. Lang) is helped by a east-german librarian (Rosel Zech), whose husband was killed while fleeing from the GDR. Although both women could not be more different from each other, a fragile relationship forms.
This collection of videos, gleaned from TV and live appearances, is mandatory viewing for the serious kd lang fan. It's chronological presentation allows the viewer to experience kd in the early years when she made regular apearances on country music's standard bearer, "Austin City Limits," and various other gigs.
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"Stand On Your Man" takes us into the the largest lesbian CW club to find out what this preoccupation with Country and Western music and style are all about. Features performances from k.d. lang, Patsy Cline, the Well Oiled Sisters, and the Stetson Sisters.
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This music special is dedicated to dispelling the prejudices associated with the HIV infection and raising money for AIDS research and relief. Some of today's most celebrated recording artists performing their interpretations of the classic songs of Cole Porter.
Pee-wee Herman and pals are celebrating Christmas in the Playhouse in their own creative ways: Pee-wee makes a list for Santa Claus 1 1/2 miles long, teaches Little Richard how to ice skate, goes for a sleigh ride with Magic Johnson, commands Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello to make Christmas cards, receives a long phone call from Dinah Shore, even has more musical fun with k.d. lang, the Del Rubio Triplettes and Charo! Finally, Big Red arrives and announces that Pee-wee's Christmas list was so big, he didn't have enough presents for all the children of the world. Will Pee-wee follow his own advice and help others?
Este concerto gravado em 1988 é uma retrospectiva da carreira de Roy Orbison, com a participação de artistas como Tom Waits, Elvis Costelo, K.D. Lang, entre outros.
