Shutter Island (film)
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| - | "'''This Bitter Earth'''" is a [[1960 in music|1960 song]] made famous by [[rhythm and blues]] singer [[Dinah Washington]]. Written and produced by [[Clyde Otis]], it topped the [[R&B number-one hits of 1960 (USA)|U.S. R&B charts]] for the week of 25 July 1960 and also reached #24 on the U.S. pop charts. The song is a key piece in the 1977 film ''[[Killer of Sheep]]'' by director [[Charles Burnett (director)|Charles Burnett]]. | ||
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| - | == Other recordings == | ||
| - | *[[Aretha Franklin]] released a cover in 1964 on Columbia Records | ||
| - | * The song was re-done by [[The Satisfactions]] and released in May 1970, reaching #36 on the U.S. R&B charts. | ||
| - | * In 2004, break-core musician [[Venetian Snares]] used vocals from this song in his own composition with the same title on his mini-album [[Moonglow / This Bitter Earth]].{{Fact|date=March 2009}} | ||
| - | * In 2007, [[R&B]]/[[Dance]] singer [[Deborah Cox]] made a remake of this song on her album ''[[Destination Moon (album)|Destination Moon]]''. | ||
| - | * In 2009, Dinah Washington's voice was remixed with an orchestral piece, "On the Nature of Daylight" by [[Max Richter]], for the [[Martin Scorsese]] film [[Shutter Island (film)#Music|Shutter Island]]. On June 10th, 2010, this was danced to on "[[So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]," in a routine choreographed by [[Mia Michaels]]. | ||
| + | '''''Shutter Island''''' is a 2010 American [[psychological thriller|psychological thriller film]] [[film director|directed]] by [[Martin Scorsese]]. The film is based on [[Dennis Lehane]]'s [[2003 in literature|2003]] [[Shutter Island|novel of the same name]]. Production started in March 2008. [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] stars as U.S. Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels, who is investigating a psychiatric facility located on the island named in the title. | ||
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Shutter Island is a 2010 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. The film is based on Dennis Lehane's 2003 novel of the same name. Production started in March 2008. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as U.S. Marshal Edward "Teddy" Daniels, who is investigating a psychiatric facility located on the island named in the title.
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