![]() There is a scene where Szpilman, in one of the safe houses he is taken, discovers an upright piano. As the pianist of the story he exudes intelligence. ![]() Adrien Brody is an interesting actor to watch. His role is simply to witness the battle from his vantage point in one of the safe houses across the street from where the action takes place. He will never fight side by side with the real heroes of the ghetto uprising. He never offers to do anything other than keep on hiding, which is a human instinct. He's a man intent in not dying, but he's not a fighter. Wladyslaw Szpilman, as played by Adrien Brody, is puzzling sometimes, in that we never get to know what's in his mind. Harewood show us that all was not as noble and dignified as some other films have treated this ugly side of war. Had this been made by an American director, this aspect would have never surfaced at all. The fact that Jews were used to control other Jews is mind boggling, but it was a fact, and it's treated here matter of factly. What is amazing in the film, is the frankness in which director Polanski portrays the duplicity of some Jews in the ghetto. Well, not only the Americans, but the rest of the world would not raise a finger to do anything for the people that were being imprisoned and made to live in the confined area of Warsaw. There is a very interesting point raised by the the pianist's father who upon reading something in the paper, comments about how the Americans have forgotten them. Szpilman's story by playwright Ronald Harwood, is the fact that we never get to know the real Wladyslaw Szpilman, the man, as some of the comments made to this forum also have indicated. ![]() The only fault one can find with the adaptation of Mr. Roman Polanski's account of the survival of the pianist, Wladyslaw Szpilman, is a document about how one man can overcome the worst possible situations in a world gone completely mad around him. "-" denotes a recording that did not chart.The Pianist is an incredible film in many aspects. (featuring Jazze Pha and Brooke Valentine) Singles List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Williamson has also contributed both his music and performed voice work of the character Dupree in the video game 187 Ride or Die. He is the brother of rapper Hot Dollar, and both rappers are part of the Dolla Figga hip-hop collective. and even pays homage to Biggie on his "Real Niggaz Say Real Shit" mixtape, on the track "Letter to B.I.G." Williamson also bears a resemblance to Biggie. He has been both criticized and praised for having a similar voice and delivery to The Notorious B.I.G. Featured artists on the Mixtape included Hot Dollar, T-Pain, and Akon. It is notable for Williamson's change in rapping style, a change he acknowledges on several tracks. His latest mixtape, "The Black Tapes" was released in 2009. Williamson released a track titled "400 Shotz, the Funeral" taking aim at The Game, Jermaine Dupri and Daz Dillinger. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he came to fame after releasing his debut album Guerilla City (2004), which featured the singles "Compton" featuring Beenie Man and "You're The One" featuring Mario Winans. Charles Williamson (born 1977), better known by his stage name Guerilla Black, is an American rapper from Compton, California.
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