Recent examples include Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley ( originally published in 1955 ), Ira Levin's Sliver ( 1991 ), with the cover photograph depicting a steamy sex scene between Sharon Stone and William Baldwin straight from the 1993 movie, and, again, Bret Easton Ellis's American Psycho ( 1991 ).

William Joseph " Billy " Baldwin ( born February 21, 1963 ) is an American actor, producer, and writer, known for his starring roles in such films as Flatliners ( 1990 ), Backdraft ( 1991 ), Sliver ( 1993 ), Fair Game ( 1995 ), Virus ( 1999 ), Double Bang ( 2001 ), as Johnny 13 in Danny Phantom ( 2004 – 2007 ), Art Heist ( 2004 ), The Squid and the Whale ( 2005 ), as himself in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as Senator Patrick Darling in the TV drama Dirty Sexy Money ( 2007 – 2009 ) on ABC, Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths ( 2010 ), and now Baldwin is currently a regular guest on Gossip Girl as William van der Woodsen and Parenthood as Gordon Flint.

Other notable films from that period in which he was featured include Born on the Fourth of July ( 1989 ), Shattered ( 1991 ), Sliver ( 1993 ), and Chasers ( 1994 ).

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*" Star Sail ", the opening track of A Storm In Heaven, is featured in the 1993 film Sliver and is featured on the Virgin Records US release of the soundtrack.

Their most successful worldwide single release is their reggae / pop version of "( I Can't Help ) Falling In Love With You ", which was the main title to the 1993 Sharon Stone movie Sliver and was a number one hit across Europe and in the US.

There are 3 lounges in this terminal including the Oryx Lounge, which is used by all airlines premium passengers, The Qatar Airways Gold Lounge which is used by Qatar Airways Gold Privilege Club members and the Qatar Airways Sliver lounge, used by Qatar Airways sliver privilege club card holders.

On Mondays to Thursdays this is followed by international reports from UCB correspondents Steve Johnson ( United States ), Ruth Price ( Australia ), Jeff Fountain ( Europe ) and James Totton ( Asia ); on Fridays Aaron uses this timeslot to speak to David Sliver from the Israel-based Out of Zion Christian ministry.

Sliver: The Best of the Box is a compilation album by the American rock band, Nirvana, released in November 2005.

" Sliver " is a song by American grunge band Nirvana.

On Weezer's 2008 Troublemaker tour, Wilson played drums and sang lead vocals first on a three part lead vocal with Scott Shriner and Rivers Cuomo on " My Name is Jonas "; sang lead vocals and played lead guitar on " Automatic " and covers of Nirvana's " Sliver ," Oasis's " What's the Story ( Morning Glory )," and Pink Floyd's " Time "; and played drums and sings back-up vocals on " The Greatest Man That Ever Lived.

" Spank Thru " is the only track from the tape to be officially released, arriving on the 2005 Nirvana rarities album Sliver: The Best of the Box.

The song is featured on the soundtrack of the 1993 movie Sliver.

The song appears prominently in the 1993 film Sliver, and is present on the film's soundtrack.

This image is used as the main header for the episode "" because it shows Sliver Fox and Maverick, the character featured in this episode.

Unfortunately the 1. 5 s is only available in 3 colours: White, Dark Steel Mica and Sliver Mica Metallic.

Baldwin starred alongside Cindy Crawford in the 1995 film Fair Game, then in 1996 starred in a low-budget film by Miramax Films titled Curdled, and was paid US $ 150, 000 for his performance compared to the $ 1. 7 million he received for his role in Sliver with Sharon Stone in 1993.

According to Rolling Stone magazine, the title and cover photograph for the 2005 box set Sliver: The Best of the Box, were chosen by Cobain.

Although he was Jewish, he specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many standards, including " Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer " ( a hit for Gene Autry and others ), " I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day " ( first recorded by Bing Crosby ), " Rockin ' Around the Christmas Tree " ( a hit for Brenda Lee ), " A Holly Jolly Christmas " ( recorded by the Quinto Sisters and later by Burl Ives ), Sliver and Gold ( for Burl Ives ) and " Run Rudolph Run " ( recorded by Chuck Berry ).

In 1993, Cretu was given an offer by producers to compose the full soundtrack of the motion picture Sliver, but he was unable to accept the offer.

Cretu was approached by Paramount Pictures to write the soundtrack of the movie Sliver and he came up with another 1993 single " Carly's Song " after the main female character's name.

According to Rolling Stone, the title and cover photograph for Sliver: The Best of the Box were chosen by Frances Bean, the daughter of Cobain and Courtney Love.

It featured performances by bands such as Guns N ' Roses, Redd Kross, Hole, Jane's Addiction, Arab and The Suburban Turbans, Dream Syndicate, The Lonesome Strangers, Snake Farm, The Billy Bremner Band, The Shades, Tex & the Horseheads, Lock-Up, Mary's Danish, The Miracle Workers, Social Distortion, The Electric Ferrets, the Mentors, GG Allin, The Nymphs, and Los Lobos, as well as out-of-town acts like Nirvana ( as seen on the cover of Nirvana's 7 " single, " Sliver "), Pink Fairies, Pussy Galore, Mod Fun and Kyuss.

* A demo version, recorded by Jack Endino in January 1990 in Seattle, Washington, appears on the 2005 compilation album, Sliver: The Best of the Box.

The vocals in the song are whispered by Sandra Cretu and the lyrics actually refers to the main character from Sliver, Carly Norris ( played by Sharon Stone ).

Visionss Suq ' Ata Assassin was the last new poison creature created by Wizards for 10 years, until Virulent Sliver appeared in Future Sight.

It was released on October 25, 2005 in Japan as Sliver: The Best of Nirvana + 3 in reference to the three previously-unreleased songs As of 2007, Sliver: The Best of the Box has sold over 300, 000 copies in the U. S. alone.

* " Bound 4 Da Reload ( Casual Trousers )"-UK # 1 in May 2000 U. K sales: 200, 000 + BPI: Sliver

* " No Good 4 Me " ( featuring Megaman, MC Romeo & Lisa Maffia )- UK # 6 in December 2000 U. K sales: 200, 000 + BPI: Sliver

Phillip Noyce directed a film, Sliver, based on the book, which was released in 1993.

Incesticide consists of their 1990 single " Sliver ", demos, outtakes, covers, and radio broadcast recordings.

*" Dive " and " Sliver " were released on the " Sliver " single in 1990.

The " Sliver " Sub Pop single session.

It was re-released in 2005 on the band's compilation album, Sliver: The Best of the Box.

He went on to produce such films as Chinatown, Marathon Man, Black Sunday, Popeye, Urban Cowboy, The Cotton Club, The Two Jakes, Sliver, Jade, The Phantom, The Saint, and How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.

Many of these films, such as the 1981 remake of The Postman Always Rings Twice, Angel Heart ( 1987 ), Stripped to Kill ( 1987 ), Basic Instinct ( 1992 ), and Sliver ( 1993 ) gained more notoriety for their exploitative use of explicit sex and nudity than for anything else.

Other developments include casting wafers instead of sawing, concentrator modules, ' Sliver ' cells, and continuous printing processes.

*" Sliver tooth " saws have teeth on both sides but they have different profiles.

Sliver teeth are non-cutting teeth designed to wipe slivers out of the way when the blade needs to back out of a cut.

The most notable songs on the album are " Return to Innocence ", which was released as a single and featured in several film soundtracks, " Age of Loneliness ( Carly's Song )" which was written especially for the film Sliver and included on its soundtrack and " The Eyes of Truth " which was also used as the music on the trailer for film " The Matrix ".