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4 days ago · 3. Has Joe Dallesandro worked in mainstream movies? While Joe Dallesandro garnered fame in underground cinema, he also had roles in mainstream movies. He appeared in films like “The Cotton Club” and “ Cry-Baby ,” showcasing his versatility and talent beyond the avant-garde film scene. 4.
4 days ago · Francis Ford Coppola's expensive opus is a lot of things at once, but mostly a reminder that an imaginative mess can be preferable to a safe, tasteful enterprise.
5 days ago · The Limey is a 1999 American crime film directed by Steven Soderbergh, featuring Terence Stamp as an English career criminal who travels to Los Angeles to investigate the suspicious death of his daughter. The plot revolves around Wilson's intense quest for vengeance against those he suspects to be involved in his daughter's demise.
1 day ago · George Gordon Byron was born on 22 January 1788, on Holles Street in London, England [1] – his birthplace is now supposedly occupied by a branch of the department store John Lewis . Byron was the only child of Captain John Byron (known as 'Jack') and his second wife, Catherine Gordon, heiress of the Gight estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
3 days ago · English sailors became known as “Limeys” because of the lime juice rations provided to them by the Royal Navy. The lime juice was used to prevent scurvy, which was discovered to be an effective treatment for the disease by Dr. James Lind after conducting one of the earliest recorded examples of a clinical trial.
5 days ago · The 'Limey' nickname, for instance, is often seen as a stereotypical representation of British sailors, perpetuating the image of them as scurvy-fighting, lime-juice-guzzling seafarers. The etymology of this nickname reveals a fascinating glimpse into the cultural exchange and perceptions between nations.
