Code of Silence
Written by Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack and Mike Gray
Directed by Andrew Davis
U.S.A., 1985
Eddie Cusack (Chuck Norris) and his crew (among them Dennis Farina, Ralph Foody and Joe Guzaldo) are undercover cops stationed just outside a rundown apartment complex in a Chicago slum, waiting for the right to storm the building for a drug bust. Unbeknownst to the detectives, a rival gang is also prepping to raid the building, and when both forces collide, the entire operation explodes into a mess for all three factions. At present, two Chicago gangs are on the cusp of war and Eddie Cusack must contend not only with that terrible situation but a cover up within the force following the unwarranted demise of a teenage boy during the muffed raid. As the film’s tagline states, Eddie Cusack is a good cop having a very bad day!
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Written by Michael Butler, Dennis Shryack and Mike Gray
Directed by Andrew Davis
U.S.A., 1985
Eddie Cusack (Chuck Norris) and his crew (among them Dennis Farina, Ralph Foody and Joe Guzaldo) are undercover cops stationed just outside a rundown apartment complex in a Chicago slum, waiting for the right to storm the building for a drug bust. Unbeknownst to the detectives, a rival gang is also prepping to raid the building, and when both forces collide, the entire operation explodes into a mess for all three factions. At present, two Chicago gangs are on the cusp of war and Eddie Cusack must contend not only with that terrible situation but a cover up within the force following the unwarranted demise of a teenage boy during the muffed raid. As the film’s tagline states, Eddie Cusack is a good cop having a very bad day!
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- 4/1/2015
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
Though legal issue may prevent him from releasing his project with Michael Jackson, will.i.am does hope the record will, someday, be dropped for purchase. "I don't know if it will come out because of legalities but I hope it does," he said.
Despite his previous statement that the new material was kept only by Michael because the late singer didn't want it to be leaked, will.i.am revealed he had the song on his computer. "It was on my computer. It's pretty fresh, it's pretty great," the Black Eyed Peas' member gushed.
Describing on what can be expected from the project, will.i.am told The Daily Mirror, "It's something Michael has never done before - a dance music album. I was very proud of it."
Beside working on a dance music album with will.i.am, Michael Jackson was also rumored to craft an instrumental...
Despite his previous statement that the new material was kept only by Michael because the late singer didn't want it to be leaked, will.i.am revealed he had the song on his computer. "It was on my computer. It's pretty fresh, it's pretty great," the Black Eyed Peas' member gushed.
Describing on what can be expected from the project, will.i.am told The Daily Mirror, "It's something Michael has never done before - a dance music album. I was very proud of it."
Beside working on a dance music album with will.i.am, Michael Jackson was also rumored to craft an instrumental...
- 7/15/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Aeg CEO Randy Phillips says, 'I'm heartbroken, but the company is fine.'
By Gil Kaufman
Michael Jackson at his tour announcement press conference in March
Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
Concert promoter Aeg Live took a titanic risk in signing Michael Jackson up for a 50-date concert run at the O2 Arena in London, mostly because the frail singer had a long history of announcing major deals and projects and then not following through. But, before his death on June 25 at the age of 50, Jackson seemed primed and ready to perform the shows, which generated more than $85 million in ticket sales.
Given that Aeg had sunk more than $30 million into the production and is now offering full refunds to the nearly 1 million ticket holders, it would seem that the Los Angeles-based company could be in for some serious financial headaches as a result.
But, according to CEO Randy Phillips,...
By Gil Kaufman
Michael Jackson at his tour announcement press conference in March
Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
Concert promoter Aeg Live took a titanic risk in signing Michael Jackson up for a 50-date concert run at the O2 Arena in London, mostly because the frail singer had a long history of announcing major deals and projects and then not following through. But, before his death on June 25 at the age of 50, Jackson seemed primed and ready to perform the shows, which generated more than $85 million in ticket sales.
Given that Aeg had sunk more than $30 million into the production and is now offering full refunds to the nearly 1 million ticket holders, it would seem that the Los Angeles-based company could be in for some serious financial headaches as a result.
But, according to CEO Randy Phillips,...
- 7/6/2009
- MTV Music News
The world may never have the chance to hear the music Michael Jackson was working on at the time of his death, but at least we get to hear about it. Jackson collaborators spoke to Billboard about two very different albums the King of Pop was developing: one in his fame-making pop genre and also a more surprising foray into the instrumental classical vein. Composer David Michael Frank worked with Jackson back in 1989 on a TV special and two months ago received a call from the star's assistant about collaborating again. Frank, who recalls being impressed with Jackson's knowledge of classical music, says: "He had two demos of two pieces he'd written, but they weren't complete. For one of them, he had...
- 7/4/2009
- E! Online
What kind of music was the King of Pop dreaming up before he died? Read on for the dish. The late star was at work on a pop album and classical, instrumental pieces, says Billboard.com. On the pop album, he was collaborating with songwriter Claude Kelly and R&B star Akon, who says Michael was inspired by popular demand for tickets to his shows. "He said, 'My fans are still there. They still love me. They're alive,'" Akon says. "His kids are like his first priority, and they had never seen him perform live. He was trying to create the most incredible show for his kids." Akon says he and Michael had their final conversation three months before the King of Pop died. "He would always tell me to eat right and ask me if I was exercising and drinking water," he says. "He'd always stress you had...
- 7/3/2009
- by TheInsider
- TheInsider.com
Composer David Michael Frank has claimed that Michael Jackson was working on an instrumental classical composition at the time of his death. The pop singer, who passed away last week aged 50, was in the middle of production on two LPs, according to Billboard. He was recording a conventional pop album with Claude Kelly and Akon, while simultaneously progressing with his classical project. Jackson and Frank teamed up in 1989 on a Sammy Davis Jr TV special and the 'Thriller' singer apparently called him two months ago about possibly collaborating again. "He had two demos of two (more)...
- 7/3/2009
- by By Alex Fletcher
- Digital Spy
After Black Eyed Peas' member will.i.am admitted he and Michael Jackson had crafted a new dance music album before the King of Pop died, recent news arrived, suggesting that Michael actually worked on two albums. According to Billboard, Michael cooked up an instrumental classical composition and pop effort.
In getting the instrumental pieces done, Michael reunited with composer David Michael Frank with whom he collaborated in a tribute show to late Tony Award-nominated actor Sammy Davis Jr. "He had two demos of two pieces he'd written, but they weren't complete," David said of their studio project.
"For one of them, he had a whole section of it done in his head," David told Billboard. "He had not recorded it. He hummed it to me as I sat at the keyboard in his pool house and we figured out the chords - I guess this recording I made...
In getting the instrumental pieces done, Michael reunited with composer David Michael Frank with whom he collaborated in a tribute show to late Tony Award-nominated actor Sammy Davis Jr. "He had two demos of two pieces he'd written, but they weren't complete," David said of their studio project.
"For one of them, he had a whole section of it done in his head," David told Billboard. "He had not recorded it. He hummed it to me as I sat at the keyboard in his pool house and we figured out the chords - I guess this recording I made...
- 7/3/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
While it's well-known that Michael Jackson was working on a new album within the last couple of years, it seems the King Of Pop hoped to tackle some jazz and classical as well. Jackson had been writing with Akon and songwriter Claude Kelly for a pop-leaning set, but was also in contact with composer David Michael Frank, according to Billboard, for classical instrumental pieces he had in mind. "He had two demos of two pieces he'd written, but they weren't complete," Frank said. "For one of them, he had a whole section of it done in his head. He had not recorded...
- 7/2/2009
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
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