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Now showing — Way of the Dragon Publishing · 5 works

  • 8 Mile Film · 2000s

    A young white rapper battles his way through Detroit's underground scene. Curtis Hanson channels Eminem's origin story into a working-class pressure cooker.

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  • Born This Way Music · 2010s

    Born This Way is a 2011 album associated with Lady Gaga and Interscope Records. It keeps the music field anchored in recognizable listening lines rather than anonymous album slots.

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  • In a Silent Way Music · 1960s

    In a Silent Way is a studio album by the American jazz trumpeter, composer, and bandleader Miles Davis, released on July 30, 1969, on Columbia Records. Produced by Teo Macero, the album was recorded in one session date on February 18, 1969, at CBS 30th Street Studio in New York City. Macero edited and arranged Davis...

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  • Way of the Dragon Film · 1970s

    Way of the Dragon is a 1972 film from British Hong Kong, associated with Bruce Lee. It keeps a wider cinema field of scale, memory, and regional contrast in view without reducing the title to a bare metadata shell.

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  • After Hours Film · 1980s

    After Hours is a 1985 American neo-noir black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese, written by Joseph Minion, and produced by Amy Robinson, Griffin Dunne, and Robert F. Colesberry. Dunne stars as Paul Hackett, an office worker who experiences a series of misadventures while attempting to make his way home from Ma...

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  • In a Silent Way Music
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  • Tao Te Ching Essays