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John Hamm
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John Frederick Hamm, OC is a Canadian physician and politician and was the 25th Premier of Nova Scotia. Hamm, a graduate of the University of Kings College and Dalhousie University, was a doctor in his hometown of Stellarton, Nova Scotia. He entered politics in 1993, becoming the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the riding of Pictou Centre, Hamm was elected leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia in 1995, succeeding Terry Donahoe. After taking office, Hamm sold or closed government-owned industries such as Sydney Steel and he invested more in education and health care, and implemented some tax cuts. His government was the first to truly balance provincial finances in 25 years, in 2001, Hamm was at odds with the Nova Scotia Government Employees Union, trying to legislate nurses back to work after a legal strike. In the 2003 election, Hamms Progressive Conservatives were reduced to a minority government, the main issue in that election was the increasing cost of car insurance and whether Nova Scotia should begin to allow general Sunday shopping. Despite the minority government, Hamms government was able to drop an NDP plan for government automobile insurance issue, Hamm is opposed to Sunday shopping and a public auto insurance system. On September 29,2005, Hamm announced his intention to retire as Premier, in the Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia leadership election,2006, Rodney MacDonald was elected his successor. In 2009, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the province of Nova Scotia as a premier, family physician. In May 2014 he was awarded an Doctor of Civil Law from University of Kings College, Halifax, Nova Scotia for his service to King’s, his community, October 2014, he was awarded an Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Also in October 2014, John Hamm was appointed the Honorary Colonel for the 1st Battalion Nova Scotia Highlanders for the three years
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Jonathan Hamm
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Jonathan Hamm is a former standout amateur boxer, actor, football player and current mixed martial artist. Hamm was the #1 Super-Heavyweight Amateur boxer in the United States in 2011 after winning the 2011 U. S. Nationals, Hamm is originally from Atlanta, Georgia but now lives and trains out of Jacksons Submissions Fighting in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Following a hamstring injury, however, Hamm was cut by the Saints, in 2009, Hamm was a member of the San Angelo Stampede Express of the Indoor Football League. Hamm had modeled and appeared in commercials by 2007, and was discovered by Robert D. Siegel when Siegel was casting for the independent film. That film was received by critics, but Hamm didnt believe that he had a future in acting. Hamm was recruited to become a boxer in 2009 by All-American Heavyweights, through All-American Heavyweights Hamm was matched with Johnny Johnson, the proprietor of the Rice Street Gym in St Paul. Johnson trained Hamm until a motorcycle accident curttailed Johnsons involvement, so Adonis Frazier of Circle of Discipline Boxing Gym in Minneapolis is filling in while Johnson recovers, Hamm draws great comparison to former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis, with his size, hair and athleticism. His nickname is Beauty Salon because of his longhair, long eyelashes, Hamm has a boxing sponsorship with hip-hop mogul 50 Cents Street King Energy Drink. In 2011 Hamm qualified for the US Olympic Trials by winning the 2011 USA Boxing championship, Hamm currently fights out of Carson, California at the Rock Boxing Gym
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Paley Center for Media
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The Paley Center for Media & Paleyfest Location, formerly the Museum of Television & Radio and the Museum of Broadcasting, founded in 1975 by William S. With an ever-growing collection of content broadcast on radio and television, the New York City branch is in the heart of Midtown Manhattan at 25 West 52nd Street between 5th and 6th Avenues. The Los Angeles branch is located at 465 N Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills and this was adjacent to the Doubleday Book Store on Fifth Avenue. The Museum of Broadcastings name was changed to The Museum of Television & Radio with the September 12,1991 move into the William S. Paley Building. Designed by Philip Johnson and located at 25 West 52nd Street and it has two front entrances, the one on the left is for office staff, and the main entrance on the right for the general public. The Alexander Mackendrick film Sweet Smell of Success has a location scene with different angles revealing how the neighborhood looked in the years before the building was constructed. Reservations to use the Library are made at the front desk, in addition to the elevator, a staircase on the first floor leads down to the large basement-level theater. The fourth floor has numerous Macintosh computers, used by visitors to scan titles in the collection, when a selection is made, it can be watched on the computer. Computers are available both for individuals and for groups, on another floor, visitors can hear pre-programmed channels in the Ralph Guild Listening Room, named for Ralph C. Guild, Chairman of the Board for Interep, the largest independent national sales and marketing organization specializing in radio, in the rear of the Listening Room is the museums radio broadcasting studio. The Museum of Television & Radio in Los Angeles at 465 North Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, opened March 18,1996 in a new building designed by Richard Meier and named for Leonard H. Goldenson. When the Los Angeles building opened, it featured a collection duplicated from the tapes in the New York collection, rooms are named for the celebrity sponsors, the Danny Thomas Lobby, the Aaron Spelling Reception Area and the Garry Marshall Pool. Screenings are held in the 150-seat John H. Mitchell Theatre, the Ahmanson Radio Listening Room has headphones for use with five pre-programmed channels. The Paley Center for Media is committed to the idea that many television and radio programs are significant works, instead of collecting artifacts and memorabilia, the Paley Center comprises mostly screening rooms, including two full-sized theaters. Some television programs are from the 1940s with radio programs dating back to the 1920s, the museum does not sell the material or permit it to leave the premises. Viewing copies of programs are Hi-8mm video tape dubs. The originals are kept in a vault outside of New York City, the Paley Center has acquired many lost episodes of classic television shows and has produced documentary features about the history and impact of television and radio. In recent years, the Center has sponsored advance viewing of the episodes of each networks new programs
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The Paley Center for Media, New York City
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The Paley Center for Media, Beverly Hills
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The cast and crew of
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St. Louis
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St. Louis is an independent city and major U. S. port in the state of Missouri, built along the western bank of the Mississippi River, on the border with Illinois. Prior to European settlement, the area was a regional center of Native American Mississippian culture. The city of St. Louis was founded in 1764 by French fur traders Pierre Laclède and Auguste Chouteau, in 1764, following Frances defeat in the Seven Years War, the area was ceded to Spain and retroceded back to France in 1800. In 1803, the United States acquired the territory as part of the Louisiana Purchase, during the 19th century, St. Louis developed as a major port on the Mississippi River. In the 1870 Census, St. Louis was ranked as the 4th-largest city in the United States and it separated from St. Louis County in 1877, becoming an independent city and limiting its own political boundaries. In 1904, it hosted the Louisiana Purchase Exposition and the Summer Olympics, the economy of metro St. Louis relies on service, manufacturing, trade, transportation of goods, and tourism. This city has become known for its growing medical, pharmaceutical. St. Louis has 2 professional sports teams, the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball, the city is commonly identified with the 630-foot tall Gateway Arch in Downtown St. Louis. The area that would become St. Louis was a center of the Native American Mississippian culture and their major regional center was at Cahokia Mounds, active from 900 AD to 1500 AD. Due to numerous major earthworks within St. Louis boundaries, the city was nicknamed as the Mound City and these mounds were mostly demolished during the citys development. Historic Native American tribes in the area included the Siouan-speaking Osage people, whose territory extended west, European exploration of the area was first recorded in 1673, when French explorers Louis Jolliet and Jacques Marquette traveled through the Mississippi River valley. Five years later, La Salle claimed the region for France as part of La Louisiane. The earliest European settlements in the area were built in Illinois Country on the east side of the Mississippi River during the 1690s and early 1700s at Cahokia, Kaskaskia, migrants from the French villages on the opposite side of the Mississippi River founded Ste. In early 1764, after France lost the 7 Years War, Pierre Laclède, the early French families built the citys economy on the fur trade with the Osage, as well as with more distant tribes along the Missouri River. The Chouteau brothers gained a monopoly from Spain on the fur trade with Santa Fe, French colonists used African slaves as domestic servants and workers in the city. In 1780 during the American Revolutionary War, St. Louis was attacked by British forces, mostly Native American allies, the founding of St. Louis began in 1763. Pierre Laclede led an expedition to set up a fur-trading post farther up the Mississippi River, before then, Laclede had been a very successful merchant. For this reason, he and his trading partner Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent were offered monopolies for six years of the fur trading in that area
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An illustrated map by F. Graf; Saint Louis in 1896.
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South Broadway after a May 27, 1896, tornado
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Westward view of St. Louis skyline, September 2008.
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Missouri
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Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, achieving statehood in 1821. With over six million residents, it is the eighteenth most populous state, the largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia. The capitol is in Jefferson City on the Missouri River, the state is the twenty-first most extensive by area and is geographically diverse. The Northern Plains were once covered by glaciers, then tallgrass prairie, in the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals, and recreation. The Mississippi River forms the border of the state, eventually flowing into the swampy Missouri Bootheel. Humans have inhabited what we now call Missouri for at least 12,000 years, the Mississippian culture built cities and mounds, before declining in the 1300s. When European explorers arrived in the 1600s they encountered the Osage, the French established Louisiana, a part of New France, and founded Ste. Genevieve in 1735 and St. Louis in 1764, after a brief period of Spanish rule, the United States acquired the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Americans from the Upland South, including enslaved African Americans, rushed into the new Missouri Territory, many from Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee settled in the Boonslick area of Mid-Missouri. Soon after, heavy German immigration formed the Missouri Rhineland, Missouri played a central role in the westward expansion of the United States, as memorialized by the Gateway Arch. The Pony Express, Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail, as a border state, Missouris role in the American Civil War was complex and there were many conflicts within. After the war, both Greater St. Louis and the Kansas City metropolitan area became centers of industrialization and business, today, the state is divided into 114 counties and the independent city of St. Louis. Missouris culture blends elements from the Midwestern and Southern United States, the musical styles of ragtime, Kansas City jazz, and St. Louis Blues, developed in Missouri. The well-known Kansas City-style barbecue, and lesser known St. Louis-style barbecue can be found across the state, St. Louis is also a major center of beer brewing, Anheuser-Busch is the largest producer in the world. Missouri wine is produced in the nearby Missouri Rhineland and Ozarks, Missouris alcohol laws are among the most permissive in the United States. Outside of the large cities popular tourist destinations include the Lake of the Ozarks, U. S. President Harry S. Truman is from Missouri. Other well known Missourians include Mark Twain, Walt Disney, Chuck Berry, some of the largest companies based in the state include Express Scripts, Monsanto, Emerson Electric, Edward Jones, and OReilly Auto Parts. Missouri has been called the Mother of the West and the Cave State, however, Missouris most famous nickname is the Show Me State, the state is named for the Missouri River, which was named after the indigenous Missouri Indians, a Siouan-language tribe
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A physiographic map of Missouri.
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University of Texas at Austin
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Founded in 1881 as The University of Texas, its campus is in Austin, Texas—approximately 1 mile from the Texas State Capitol. The institution has the nations seventh-largest single-campus enrollment, with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 24,000 faculty, UT Austin was inducted into the American Association of Universities in 1929, becoming only the third university in the American South to be elected. It is a center for academic research, with research expenditures exceeding $550 million for the 2014–2015 school year. J. Pickle Research Campus and the McDonald Observatory, among university faculty are recipients of the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, the Wolf Prize, the Emmy Award, the Turing Award, and the National Medal of Science, as well as many other awards. UT Austin student athletes compete as the Texas Longhorns and are members of the Big 12 Conference and its Longhorn Network is the only sports network featuring the college sports of a single university. The first mention of a university in Texas can be traced to the 1827 constitution for the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. Although Title 6, Article 217 of the Constitution promised to establish education in the arts and sciences. On April 18,1838, An Act to Establish the University of Texas was referred to a committee of the Texas Congress. On January 26,1839, the Texas Congress agreed to set aside fifty leagues of land towards the establishment of a publicly funded university, in addition,40 acres in the new capital of Austin were reserved and designated College Hill. In 1845, Texas was annexed into the United States, interestingly, the states Constitution of 1845 failed to mention higher education. On February 11,1858, the Seventh Texas Legislature approved O. B,102, an act to establish the University of Texas, which set aside $100,000 in United States bonds toward construction of the states first publicly funded university. The legislature also designated land reserved for the encouragement of railroad construction toward the universitys endowment, Texas secession from the Union and the American Civil War delayed repayment of the borrowed monies. At the end of the Civil War in 1865, The University of Texas endowment was just over $16,000 in warrants, the more valuable lands reverted to the fund to support general education in the state. The legislature additionally appropriated $256,272.57 to repay the funds taken from the university in 1860 to pay for frontier defense, the 1883 grant of land increased the land in the Permanent University Fund to almost 2.2 million acres. Under the Act of 1858, the university was entitled to just over 1,000 acres of land for every mile of railroad built in the state. On March 30,1881, the legislature set forth the structure and organization. By popular election on September 6,1881, Austin was chosen as the site, galveston, having come in second in the election was designated the location of the medical department. On November 17,1882, on the original College Hill, smite the earth, smite the rocks with the rod of knowledge and fountains of unstinted wealth will gush forth
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The university's Old Main building in 1903
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The University of Texas at Austin
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The Tower, completed in 1937, stands 307 ft (94 m) tall and dons
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Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum
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University of Missouri
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The University of Missouri is a public land-grant research university located in Columbia, Missouri, U. S. It was founded in 1839 as the first public institution of higher education west of the Mississippi River, as the largest university in the state, it enrolled 32,777 students in 2016, offering over 300 degree programs in 19 academic colleges in the 2014–2015 school year. It is the campus of the University of Missouri System, which also maintains campuses in Kansas City, Rolla. MU is one of the nations top-tier R1 institutions and one of the 34 public universities to be members of the Association of American Universities, there are more than 300,000 MU alumni living worldwide with over one half continuing to reside in Missouri. The university was ranked 103rd among national universities in the 2016 U. S. News & World Report rankings, starting in December 1953, it boasts the countrys only university-owned TV network affiliate, operated by the Missouri School of Journalism. In 1908, the worlds first school of journalism was founded by Walter Williams as the Missouri School of Journalism, the University of Missouri Research Reactor Center is the worlds most powerful university research reactor. MU is one of six public universities in the United States with a school of medicine, veterinary medicine, engineering, agriculture. The university also owns the University of Missouri Health Care system, the only athletic program that operates a NCAA Division I FBS football team in Missouri is known as the Missouri Tigers and competes as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The schools mascot, Truman the Tiger, is named after Missourian, according to the NCAA, the American tradition of homecoming was established at the university in 1911, the tradition has since been adopted nationwide. In 1839, the Missouri Legislature passed the Geyer Act to establish funds for a state university and it would be the first public university west of the Mississippi River. To secure the university, the citizens of Columbia and Boone County pledged $117,921 in cash, the land on which the university was eventually constructed was just south of Columbias downtown and owned by James S. Rollins. He was later called the Father of the University, as the first public university in the Louisiana Purchase, the school was shaped by Thomas Jeffersons ideas about public education. In 1862 the American Civil War forced the university to close for much of the year, residents of Columbia formed a home guard militia that became known as the Fighting Tigers of Columbia. They were given the name for their readiness to protect the city and university, in 1890, the universitys newly formed football team took the name the Tigers after the Civil War militia. In 1870 the institution was granted land-grant college status under the Morrill Act of 1862, the act led to the founding of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy as an offshoot of the main campus in Columbia. It developed as the present-day Missouri University of Science and Technology, in 1888 the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station opened. This grew to encompass ten centers and research farms around Missouri, by 1890 the university encompassed a normal college, engineering college, arts and science college, school of agriculture and mechanical arts. School of medicine, and school of law, on January 9,1892, Academic Hall, the institutions main building, burned in a fire that completely gutted the building, leaving little more standing than six stone Ionic columns
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Fire at
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Painting of the Red Campus soon after the construction of
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Francis Quadrangle, featuring the columns and
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Jennifer Westfeldt
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Westfeldt was born in Guilford, Connecticut, the daughter of Constance Connie, a therapist, and Patrick McLoskey Westfeldt, Jr. an electrical engineer. She graduated from Guilford High School and attended Yale University, where she sang with the a cappella group Redhot & Blue, Westfeldt started her career as a New York-based theater actor, and has starred in over 25 Off-Broadway and regional productions. She first came to Hollywood in 1997 and that year, she co-wrote and starred in an Off-Broadway play with Heather Juergensen called Lipschtick, The Story of Two Women Seeking The Perfect Shade that caught the attention of Hollywood studios. It was optioned by Radar Pictures and made into Kissing Jessica Stein, in which Westfeldt, in 2002, Westfeldt starred as Jessica in Kissing Jessica Stein. The film was a version of one of the sketches Westfeldt. In 2004, Westfeldt starred opposite Paul Schneider in the film How to Lose Your Lover. Westfeldt wrote, produced, and starred alongside Chris Messina in Ira & Abby, which premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival in June 2006, in 2011, she wrote, produced, starred and made her directorial debut in Friends with Kids. The cast included Westfeldts boyfriend, Jon Hamm, the film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011, and was released by Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions in March 2012. Westfeldt was cast in a regular role for Two Guys, a Girl. In 2001 she was featured in three episodes of Judging Amy, in 2007, she was cast as the lead of ABCs Notes from the Underbelly, directed and executive produced by Barry Sonnenfeld. Notes ran for two seasons on ABC and her recent television credits include memorable arcs on ABCs hit Greys Anatomy, as well as starring in the TV movie Before You Say I Do opposite David Sutcliffe. Additional television credits include appearances in The Gene Pool, Dante, Hack, Snoops, in 2010, she was a guest star on Numb3rs and the show 24. She first appeared in the first four episodes of season eight and she provided the voice of Kit Luntayne in the Martha Speaks episodes Cora. Westfeldt has starred in over 25 Off-Broadway and regional productions and she made her 2004 Broadway debut in a revival of Wonderful Town. Her performance won her a Theatre World Award, a Drama League Award for Outstanding Broadway Debut, in 1997, Westfeldt began a relationship with actor Jon Hamm. They owned homes in Los Angeles and the Upper West Side in New York, what we have is much deeper and we both know that. To me, people get married when theyre ready to have kids, in April 2009, Hamm and Westfeldt formed their own production company, Points West Pictures. Hamm and Westfeldt are advocates of animal rescue and have adopted a mixed breed dog named Cora from the Much Love Animal Shelter in California, in September 2015, Hamm and Westfeldt announced they were ending their relationship
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Jennifer Westfeldt and Jon Hamm (2008)
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Don Draper
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Donald Francis Don Draper is a fictional character and the protagonist of AMCs television series Mad Men, portrayed by Jon Hamm. Up to the Season 3 finale, Draper was Creative Director of Manhattan advertising firm Sterling Cooper and he then became a founding partner at a new firm, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, after he and his superiors left their previous agency in advance of an unwanted acquisition. The agency later merged with a firm, Cutler Gleason & Chaough. The character of Don Draper is partially inspired by Draper Daniels, a director at Leo Burnett advertising agency in Chicago in the 1950s. Most of the characters in the series are portrayed as knowing little, if anything, of Drapers history and true identity, Harry Crane remarks, who knows anything about that guy. No ones ever lifted that rock and he could be Batman for all we know. Clues are given through flashbacks, confessions, and clandestine visits with figures from his past, as the series unfolds, it is gradually revealed through flashbacks that Donald Francis Draper is an assumed identity, the character was born Richard Dick Whitman. He hated her just as much, years later, upon learning that she died in agonizing pain of cancer, he simply says and she later gave birth to a boy named Adam, who considered Dick his brother. The one person to him any kindness as a child was Uncle Mac. During this period of his life, he begins to suffer from croup and is left under the care of a prostitute named Aimee, there is some ambiguity concerning Drapers and Whitmans birthdays. Or he could be referring to his Life Insurance Birthday, which says you turn a year older six months before your actual birthday. The 1960 presidential election was held on November 8, making the real Don Drapers birth year 1917—thus making him eight or nine years older than Dick Whitman. On a business trip to Baltimore in March 1963, however, Draper tells Shelly, a TWA stewardess, that today is his birthday, but showing his drivers license will not help prove it. Whitman supposedly never finishes high school, and in his early 20s he runs away to enlist in the U. S. Army during the Korean War, Whitman is appalled and immediately realizes his mistake in enlisting. Whitman soon learns that Lieutenant Draper, having been drafted during college, is close to completing his tour of duty. During an enemy attack, the two men scramble for cover. When the firing stops, neither man is wounded, gasoline however has been spilled and is seen trailing out of a container onto the dirt. Whitman is so scared that he urinated on himself
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Jon Hamm as Don Draper.
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Hamm has received a
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AMC (TV channel)
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AMC is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by AMC Networks. The channels programming, similar to that of FXM, primarily consists of released films. The channels name originally stood for American Movie Classics, but since 2002 the full name has been de-emphasized as a result of a shift in its programming. As of July 2015, AMC was received by approximately 94,832,000 households in the United States that subscribe to a pay television service. In March 2015, Dish Networks Sling TV announced it would begin making AMC channels available to cord cutters, including AMC, BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV. American Movie Classics, as AMC was originally known, debuted on October 1,1984 as a premium channel, AMC was originally operated as a joint venture between Rainbow Media and cable television provider Tele-Communications Inc. During its early years, it was not uncommon for AMC to host a marathon of Marx Brothers films, in 1987, the channel began to be carried on the basic cable tiers of many cable providers. By 1989, AMC was available to 39 million subscribers in the U. S, on December 1,1990, AMC began operating on a 24-hour-a-day schedule. Beginning in 1993, AMC presented an annual Film Preservation Festival to raise awareness of, portions of the festival were often dedicated to all-day marathons focusing on a single performer. During its fifth year in 1998, Scorsese credited the Festival for creating not only a greater awareness. In 1996, curator of the Museum of Modern Art Mary Lee Bandy called the Festival the most important public event in support of film preservation. By its tenth anniversary in 2003, the Festival had raised $2 million from the general public, the following year, Time Warner also attempted to acquire at least part of Liberty Medias stake in AMC. Turner owns rights to the RKO Radio Pictures film library and licensed RKOs films to AMC in a deal that was slated to last through 2004. Under the terms of the deal, AMC would obtain the RKO titles in exclusive windows, around this time, General Electric/NBC owned a stake in AMC – which it divested in the early 2000s. From 1996 to 1998, AMC aired its first original series, Remember WENN, the show was well received by both critics and its enthusiastic fans, but was abruptly cancelled after its fourth season following management changes at the channel. Despite a well publicized campaign to save the series, the show was not renewed for its originally scheduled fifth season. One popular AMC program was American Pop. which ran from 1998 to 2003, the majority of the films presented on AMC during the 1990s had originally been released by Paramount Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, and Universal Studios. The channel also showed classic silent films
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Mad Men
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Mad Men is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. The series premiered on July 19,2007, on the cable network AMC, after seven seasons and 92 episodes, Mad Mens final episode aired on May 17,2015. According to the pilot, the phrase Mad men was a slang term coined in the 1950s by advertisers working on Madison Avenue to refer to themselves. The plot focuses on the business of the agencies as well as the lives of the characters, regularly depicting the changing moods. Season one begins in March 1960 and moves through November 1970 by the conclusion of season seven, throughout its run, Mad Men received widespread critical acclaim for its writing, acting, and historical authenticity, it has won many awards, including 16 Emmys and five Golden Globes. The show was also the first basic cable series to receive the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series and it is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time. In 2000, while working as a writer for Becker. Television producer David Chase recruited Weiner to work as a writer on his HBO series The Sopranos after reading the script in 2002. It was lively, and it had something new to say, here was someone who had written a story about advertising in the 1960s, and was looking at recent American history through that prism. Weiner and his representatives at Industry Entertainment and ICM tried to sell the script to HBO and Showtime. The Sopranos was completing its final season then, and the network happened to be getting into the market for new series programming. Weiner listed Alfred Hitchcock as an influence on the visual style of the series. He also was influenced by director Wong Kar-wai in the music, mise en scène and he also says that Mad Men would have been some sort of crisp, soapy version of The West Wing if not for The Sopranos. Tim Hunter, the director of a half-dozen episodes from the shows first two seasons, called Mad Men a very well-run show and he said, They have a lot of production meetings during pre-production. The day the script comes in we all meet for a first page turn, then theres a tone meeting a few days later where Matt tells us how he envisions it. And then theres a full crew production meeting where Matt again tells us how he envisions it. The pilot episode was shot at Silvercup Studios and various locations around New York City and it is available in high definition for showing on AMC HD and on video-on-demand services available from various cable affiliates. Each episode had a budget between US$2–2.5 million, though the episodes budget was over $3 million
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Mad Men Season 5 core cast from left to right: Christina Hendricks, John Slattery, Jared Harris, Vincent Kartheiser, Jon Hamm, Robert Morse, Elisabeth Moss
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Providence (TV series)
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Providence is an American television drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8,1999 until December 20,2002, Sydney lives with her father Jim, brother Robbie, sister Joanie, and Joanies baby Hannah in a large home in suburban Providence that also houses her fathers veterinary clinic. Sydneys mother dies in the first episode but continues to appear to Sydney as a spirit, the show ends rather abruptly, with a two-part wedding episode. Reruns of the show are currently running in the UK on the True Entertainment channel on Sky, dr. Sydney Syd Hansen – A high-profile plastic surgeon who returns home for her sisters wedding. Unfortunately, her mother dies before the ceremony begins, Syd returns to Los Angeles, only to find her boyfriend cheating on her with another man. Ultimately she decides to back home to Providence to help her family. While struggling with her new specialty of medicine and helping her family, she also tries to rebuild her love life. Joan Joanie Hansen – Sydneys younger sister and single mother of young Hannah and her mothers death interrupts her wedding and, after giving birth to Hannah, she decides to not marry Hannahs father, Richie. Her love life, however, is as complicated as her older sisters, though mostly loyal to her family, Joanie often feels overshadowed by the accomplishments of Syd, and is known to squabble with Syd frequently. Joanie senses that her parents, especially her father, tend to favor Syd, so she decides to take over as her fathers caregiver after he survives a near-fatal gunshot head wound that was intended for his dog, Fearless. Joanie often makes Syd feel guilty about having her own life and priorities, while Joanie admires her sister, she mostly finds herself resenting her. Robert Robbie Hansen – Syds younger brother, a charming bad boy who manages a pub and is a gambling addict. After much trouble, he settles down when he marries Tina, a divorced mother of one, Pete. Lynda Hansen – Sydney, Joanie, and Robbies overbearing mother and she dies before her pregnant daughters wedding service, and afterwards appears only to Syd in dreams, giving her advice. Dr. Jim Hansen – Sydney, Joanie, and Robbies father, a warm-hearted veterinarian who runs a clinic in his basement and who occasionally relates better to animals than to people. Dr. Helen Reynolds – Syds friend and head of the clinic in Season 1. Afterwards, she returns to her hometown, leaving the clinic in Sydneys hands, regular writers include Masius, Mike Kelley, Carol Barbee, Elle Triedman, Robert De Laurentiis, Robert Fresco, Tim Kring, Jennifer M. Johnson, and Ann Lewis Hamilton. In the United States, the song was In My Life
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The Providence Collection DVD box set. Clockwise from top left: Tomei, Peterson, Farrell, Kanakaredes, and Cale.
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The Division
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The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7,2001 and ended on June 28,2004 after 88 episodes, the show focused on the lives of five policewomen in the felony division headed by Captain Kate McCafferty. Storylines revolved around the personal and professional lives, and their attempts to balance both. The series tackled such topics as alcoholism, drug addiction, homophobia, the series premiered on January 7,2001, earning a 3.1 rating and drew the largest audience of any basic cable original series premiere in 2001. After 4 seasons, the show was canceled on June 28,2004, the Division later was rebroadcast on the Lifetime network after its cancellation in various timeslots until 2007. As of 2008, reruns of the air on Lifetime Real Women. James L. Avery, Sr. com The Division at epguides. com
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What About Brian
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What About Brian. is an American comedy-drama television series created by Dana Stevens and co-produced by J. J. Abrams company Bad Robot Productions. The series premiered on April 16,2006, on ABC, as a mid-season replacement, the series returned October 9,2006, with a full 22-episode season confirmed by November 10,2006. The second season order was scaled back to 19 episodes by the network. Ended its run after two seasons on March 26,2007, 32-year-old Brian Davis is living the life of a single guy in Venice Beach, California. However, he is the only left in his group of friends. His best friend, lawyer Adam Hillman, recently got engaged to his long-time girlfriend Marjorie, a girl Brian is secretly in love with and his older sister, record executive Nicole, has recently married Italian model Angelo Varzi and is pregnant with a girl she names Bella. The second season of the series premiered on October 9,2006, along with Wife Swap and The Bachelor, it was part of ABCs first primetime Monday evening lineup for the fall not to include Monday Night Football, since that shows shift to ESPN. Every episode in the season begins with What About. An unaired pilot with a different structure from the first episode was created. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment has released the series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time. Howie Days Collide is the used in the announcement commercials. The theme song appears at the beginning of each episode is Calling All Friends by Low Stars. The 1970 song Hey Hey What Can I Do. by Led Zeppelin inspired the theme song and also has lyrics that parallel the shows plot. The lyrics of the tell of a mans love for a woman that he will never have all to himself, a woman who wants to ball all day, stays drunk all the time. The first verse is a declaration of his love and his desire to tell her that she is the one for him. The second verse describes her infidelity and his jealousy and frustration, colin Hays music has been used in several episodes of What About Brian. Hays song Waiting for My Real Life to Begin, ended the episode Two in 24 and was also used in the episode Sex, Lies and Videotape. Beautiful World ended the episode Moving Day, dont Wait Up ended the episode The Importance of Being Brian and was also in the episode Sex, Lies and Videotape
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The Season 1 cast
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Related
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Related is an American comedy-drama series that aired on The WB network during the 2005-2006 television season. It revolved around the lives of four close-knit sisters - of Italian descent, the show was created by former Sex and the City writer Liz Tuccillo, and executive produced by Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman. Despite heavy promotion, initial ratings did not warrant the show being picked up for a season when The WB network was folded into The CW. The untitled Related theme song is sung by The Veronicas, whose music was featured in episodes. Ginnie – Ginnie, the oldest of the Sorelli sisters, is an ambitious 30-year-old corporate attorney, in the premiere episode, Ginnie learned that she was pregnant. Bob Spencer – Bob is Ginnies husband and he is British and works as a software engineer in the music industry. He recently worked on Jack Johnsons tour, Ann - Ann,26, the second-oldest sister, is a therapist who specializes in counseling transvestites. At the beginning of the series, she was working as a party planner and dating her bosss boyfriend, later, Marjee quit her job and started a business with Jason. Rose, the youngest of the Sorelli sisters, is a 19-year-old college student attending NYU, originally she was a pre-med major, but later changed her major to drama, despite her fathers wishes. Joe Sorelli - Joe Sorelli, the father of the Sorelli sisters, is a widower who owns, Renée - Renée is Joe Sorellis new wife. Danny - Danny is Anns ex-boyfriend and the owner of a restaurant called Sabroso, Ann had been going with Danny for six years when he moved out of their apartment and dumped her. Ann suspected Danny of having an affair with Megan, Marco - Marco grew up with Ann and works at Sorelli’s Deli where he makes sausage. Ann slept with him breaking up with Danny. Zach - Zach is a student who lives in the same dorm as Rose at NYU. Ann slept with him breaking up with Danny. Trish Houghton - Trish was Marjees boss and was dating Jason Greenstein until he began dating Marjee, Trish is obsessed with her dog and hates both Marjee and Jason for what theyve done to her. Jason Greenstein - Jason worked for Trish and dated her, while also seeing Marjee and he later left Trish and started a business with Marjee. Joel - Joel is a student at NYU and has been Roses best friend for a long time, hes also in love with her
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The Sorelli sisters L-R: Marjee, Ginnie, Rose, Ann
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Space Cowboys
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Space Cowboys is a 2000 American space disaster drama film directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. It stars Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, in 1958, two U. S. Air Force pilots and aspiring astronauts, William Hawk Hawkins and Frank Corvin, are testing a modified X-plane when Hawk decides to try to break a height record. The plane stalls and they are forced to eject, narrowly missing a B-50 Superfortress piloted by navigator Tank Sullivan as they parachute to safety, on the ground, Frank punches Hawk for putting their lives at risk, but their fight is broken up by engineer Jerry ONeill. In the present day, NASA is tasked to prevent a Soviet communications satellite, IKON, from decaying out of orbit, the design of the satellites electronics are archaic and based on those of Skylab that Frank had developed. Bob, now a manager at NASA, sends astronaut Sara Holland to request Franks help. Frank is initially hostile as he still despises Bob, but agrees to put aside his differences to help with the current situation, however, Frank insists that he have the help of his Team Daedalus including Hawk, Tank, and Jerry. Bob agrees to this, though plans to have younger astronauts shadow the four. When the press learn of Franks team, however, the Vice President convinces Bob that Franks team must be part of the mission for good publicity. The old and young teams, though competitive, soon work together. As they train and undergo examinations, Hawk is found to have cancer and given only eight months to live. The launch is scheduled, and the space shuttle Daedalus successfully launches into orbit and they find the satellite but all agree it looks nothing like a communication satellite. They secure the satellite with the loading arm and begin repairs, but soon find it houses six nuclear missiles, relics from the Cold War. The mission is put under secrecy. NASA and the crew devise a plan to use the payload-assist rockets to push the satellite out of orbit, Hawk quickly volunteers to sacrifice himself, hoping that he will be able to land himself on the moon to fulfill his lifes dream. After helping Hawk to rig the satellite for launch, Frank takes Ethan back to the shuttle to be tended to, Frank, Tank, and Jerry say their goodbyes to Hawk as he engages the rockets, successfully propelling the missiles away from earth. Frank, Tank, and Jerry now work to bring the back to earth, with the plan to achieve a low enough altitude to allow the shuttle to be evacuated over water since landing it would be difficult. Frank successfully pilots the shuttle to reenter orbit but with too fast a speed, after safely ejecting Ethan and Roger, Tank and Jerry stay with Frank regardless of the risk. Frank recalls a maneuver Hawk had used before, purposely stalling the shuttle to drop its speed quickly, the crew is welcomed back as heroes
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Kissing Jessica Stein
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Kissing Jessica Stein is a 2001 American independent romantic comedy film, written and co-produced by the films stars, Jennifer Westfeldt and Heather Juergensen. The film also stars Tovah Feldshuh and is directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld and it is also one of the earlier film appearances of actor Jon Hamm. The film is based on a scene from the 1997 off-Broadway play by Westfeldt, the advertisement has been placed by Helen Cooper, a thirtysomething bisexual art gallerist who is seeking a lesbian relationship to replace her unsatisfying and meaningless sex with men. Given some of the men Jessica is shown to be test-dating at the start of the film, as nervous as Jessica is about dating Helen, she realizes after a surprise kiss that a different experience can be good. Through the early part of their relationship, Jessica finds in Helen everything shed dreamed of finding in a man and they are compatible, they like many of the same things, and they are caring for one another. Even when Helen gets sick—which she says earlier in the film never happens to her—Jessica is there to care for her, the only predicament for the relationship is Jessicas nervousness concerning same-sex intimacy. Over the early weeks of their relationship, she and Helen slowly work on building up her confidence in this area by gradually extended make-out sessions, eventually, they graduate to full intimacy, which is initiated by Jessica during an over night stay at her parents home in Scarsdale. In spite of Jessicas happiness with Helen, she keeps the relationship secret, Jessicas secrecy means that she has to endure scenes that would not happen had she been open about the two of them. One example occurs during a dinner to celebrate her brothers engagement and her mother had invited an IBM executive in hopes of setting him up with Jessica. Helen and Jessica later get into a quarrel about Jessicas refusal to inform her family of their relationship and it isnt until later, as her brothers wedding approaches, that her mother figures out that they are dating. Her mother reminds Jessica of when she was little and had given the lead in the school play. She quit the play because she thought the play wouldnt be the best ever and she then tells Jessica that she thinks Helen is a very nice girl. This acceptance on her mothers part gives Jessica the confidence to come out in the open with her relationship with Helen, Helen quickly becomes popular with the other women at the reception, who dont seem to mind at all her lesbian relationship with Jessica. At the same time, Jessica gets a confession from her ex-beau and current boss Josh. Jessica rejects him, explaining that she already has Helen, Jessica and Helen move in together, but their relationship, while good in most respects, begins to suffer from a lack of frequent sexual intimacy. Jessicas behavior towards Helen is more akin to that of a best friend rather than a sexual partner, the relationship ends amidst Jessicas tears and Helens realization that she wants more than Jessica is willing to offer. The film was shown at the Toronto International Film Festival, with screenings scheduled the day before. The two filmmakers decided to eliminate the nine or ten scenes featuring the Twin Towers because they werent integral to the story, the website AfterEllen. com, which tracks the portrayal of lesbian and bisexual women in the media, reviewed the film positively
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Golden Globe Award
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Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. The annual ceremony at which the awards are presented is a part of the film industrys awards season. The 74th Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film, the 1st Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best achievements in 1943 filmmaking, was held in January 1944, at the 20th Century-Fox studios. Subsequent ceremonies were held at venues throughout the next decade, including the Beverly Hills Hotel. In 1950, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association made the decision to establish an honorary award to recognize outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. Recognizing its subject as a figure within the entertainment industry. The official name of the award became the Cecil B. In 1963, the Miss Golden Globe concept was introduced, in its inaugural year, two Miss Golden Globes were named, one for film and one for television. The two Miss Golden Globes named that year were Eva Six and Donna Douglas, respectively, in 2009, the Golden Globe statuette was redesigned. It was unveiled at a conference at the Beverly Hilton prior to the show. The broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards, telecast to 167 countries worldwide, generally ranks as the third most-watched awards show each year, behind only the Oscars, gervais returned to host the 68th and 69th Golden Globe Awards the next two years. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted the 70th, 71st and 72nd Golden Globe Awards in 2015, the Golden Globe Awards theme song, which debuted in 2012, was written by Japanese musician and songwriter Yoshiki Hayashi. On January 7,2008, it was announced due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. The ceremony was faced with a threat by striking writers to picket the event, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was forced to adopt another approach for the broadcast. In acting categories, Meryl Streep holds the record for the most competitive Golden Globe wins with eight, however, including honorary awards, such as the Henrietta Award, World Film Favorite Actor/Actress Award, or Cecil B. DeMille Award, Barbra Streisand leads with nine, additionally, Streisand won for composing the song Evergreen, producing the Best Picture, and directing Yentl in 1984. Jack Nicholson, Angela Lansbury, Alan Alda and Shirley MacLaine have six awards each, behind them are Rosalind Russell and Jessica Lange with five wins. Meryl Streep also holds the record for most nominations with thirty, at the 46th Golden Globe Awards an anomaly occurred, a three way-tie for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
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The Golden Globe statuette
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The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008 film)
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The Day the Earth Stood Still is a 2008 American science fiction film, a loose adaptation of the 1951 film of the same name. The screenplay by David Scarpa is based on the 1940 classic science fiction short story Farewell to the Master by Harry Bates and it follows Klaatu, an alien sent to try to change human behavior or eradicate humans from Earth. The film was scheduled for release on May 9,2008. In its opening week, the film took top spot at the U. S. box office, the Day the Earth Stood Still was released on home video on April 7,2009. In 1928, a solitary mountaineer encounters a glowing sphere and he loses consciousness and when he wakes, the sphere has gone and there is a scar on his hand where a sample of his DNA has been taken. In the present day, a moving object is detected beyond Jupiters orbit. It is moving at 30,000 kilometers per second, enough to all life on Earth. The United States government hastily assembles a group of scientists, including Dr. Helen Benson and her friend Dr. Michael Granier, as it nears the planet, the object slows down just before impact. Revealed to be a spherical spaceship, it lands gently in Central Park. The sphere is surrounded by NYPD and heavily armed US military forces. An alien emerges and Helen moves forward to greet it, but amidst the confusion, a gigantic robot appears and temporarily disables everything in the vicinity before the wounded alien voices the command Klaatu barada nikto to shut down the robots defensive response. The aliens exterior is found to be a space suit. The being quickly ages into Klaatu, who looks like the mountaineer from 1928, Klaatu informs Secretary of Defense Regina Jackson that he is a representative of a group of civilizations, sent to talk to the leaders of Earth about saving the planet. When Jackson instead sends him to be interrogated, Klaatu escapes and reconnects with Helen and her stepson, Jacob, the presence of the sphere, and other smaller ones that begin to appear all over the world, causes widespread panic. The military launches an attack on the Central Park sphere. The military takes an approach, cautiously enclosing the robot, soon nicknamed GORT, and transporting it to Mount Weather. Klaatu meets with another alien, Mr. Wu, who has lived on Earth for 70 years, Wu tells Klaatu that he has found the human race to be destructive, stubborn and unwilling to change, which matches Klaatus experiences. Klaatu orders the smaller spheres to collect specimens of animal species and he clarifies for Helen that he means to save the Earth from destruction by humankind
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Keanu Reeves and Scott Derrickson on film promotion in Mexico. December 12, 2008.
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Stolen (2009 drama film)
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Stolen is a 2009 American drama mystery thriller film, directed by Anders Anderson and starring Josh Lucas, Jon Hamm and Rhona Mitra. A small-town policeman works to uncover the truth behind two crimes, the disappearance of his son eight years earlier, and a homicide of another boy. In the opening scenes, a corpse is unearthed at a construction site. At first the policeman fears and welcomes closure to the search for his son, however, the film continues with parallel stories in flashback, showing the events leading to the crimes and the investigation. Work has become an obsession for Detective Tom Adkins since the disappearance of his ten-year-old son, when an early morning phone call leads him to the mangled remains of a young boy who was brutally murdered 50 years ago, Adkins takes on the case in hopes of finding absolution. His investigation leads him to a man who lived in 1958 named Matthew Wakefield and his mentally retarded son, the striking similarities in the cases pushes Adkins’ obsession over the top. Barely holding onto his sanity and bound by redemption, Adkins unravels the truth behind what happened to his son. In January 2010, IFC Films acquired the rights of the theatrical release, Stolen was released on March 3,2010 as Video on Demand and in a limited theatrical release on March 12. Upon release, the film was panned by critics. It currently holds a 0% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, official website Stolen at AllMovie Stolen at Box Office Mojo Stolen at the Internet Movie Database Stolen at Metacritic Stolen at Rotten Tomatoes
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The Town (2010 film)
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The Town is a 2010 American crime drama film co-written, directed by and starring Ben Affleck, adapted from Chuck Hogans novel Prince of Thieves. The film premiered on September 8,2010 at the Venice Film Festival before being released in the United States on September 17,2010 to positive reviews. Renner was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance, four lifelong friends from the Boston neighborhood of Charlestown, Douglas Doug MacRay, James Jem Coughlin, Albert Gloansy MacGloan, and Desmond Dez Elden, rob a bank. They take the manager, Claire Keesey, hostage, but release her unharmed. When they find out Claire lives in their neighborhood, Doug begins to follow her to find out how much she has told the authorities, soon a romance grows between them, which Doug hides from the gang. As they grow closer, Doug tells Claire of his search for his long-lost mother and he also recounts his chance to be a professional hockey player which he threw away for a life of crime, following in his fathers footsteps. She in turn tells Doug that she saw a tattoo on one of the robbers and he knows that Jem will kill her if he discovers the truth, so he persuades her that the authorities cannot protect her, and she decides not to tell the police. After Claire tells Doug about being harassed and her car vandalized by Alex, a thug, Doug enlists Jem for a favor. Doug and Jem don hockey masks and violently assault the offenders without Jem knowing the reason for the favor is to protect Claire. FBI Agent Adam Frawley surveils the gang and recognizes their ties to crime lord Fergus Fergie Colm. During a visit to his father Stephen in prison, Doug reveals his plans to leave Boston, the gangs next robbery in the North End goes awry, and the gang barely escapes. The gang is interrogated by Frawley, but he fails to get any confessions and is forced to release them, Doug asks Claire if she will go away with him, and she agrees. When Frawley learns that Claire quit her job, he wiretaps her phone, shocked to discover that her lover was one of her assailants, she is forced to cooperate with the FBI and breaks up with Doug. Meanwhile, Fergie and Jem are pressuring Doug about the next heist, Fergie threatens to kill Claire if Doug does not go through with the job, and reveals to Doug how he controlled his father by making his mother an addict, which led to her suicide. Doug gives in but swears that he will kill Fergie if anything happens to Claire, at Fenway Park, Doug and Jem enter disguised as Boston police officers, steal $3,500,000 in gate cash, and prepare to escape in an ambulance disguised as paramedics. Dougs ex-girlfriend and Jems sister Krista, threatened by Frawley and heartbroken by Dougs going away without her, the gang is caught in a firefight with FBI SWAT, and Dez and Gloansy are killed. Frawley spots Jem and they exchange gunfire, Jem, determined not to go back to prison and out of ammunition, commits suicide by cop by running out of cover with his guns unloaded and is killed. Knowing that Claire is in danger and that he will never escape as long as Fergie is alive, Doug murders Fergie and his bodyguard and calls Claire
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The exterior of a former
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Jon Hamm and
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Sucker Punch (2011 film)
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Sucker Punch is a 2011 American fantasy, steampunk action film directed by Zack Snyder and co-written by Snyder and Steve Shibuya. It is Snyders first film based on an original concept, the film stars Emily Browning, as a young woman who is committed to a mental institution. In order to cope, she envisions the asylum as a brothel, as she collects the items she needs to escape, she enters another level of fantasy, in which the women become strong, experienced warriors. Each fantasy is a parallel to the events in the brothel, Abbie Cornish, Jena Malone, Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung portray the four prisoners imagined as dancers by Babydoll. Carla Gugino plays Dr. Vera Gorski, a psychiatrist who, in Babydolls mind, is known as Madame Gorski, Oscar Isaac plays Blue Jones, the asylums orderly, who in Babydolls mind, is the corrupt owner of the brothel. The film was released in conventional and IMAX theatres in the United States at midnight on March 25,2011. The film was received by critics and under-performed at the box office. During her admission to the institution, Babydoll takes note of four items that she would need to attempt an escape. Babydoll slips into a world in which she is newly arrived in a brothel owned by Blue, whom she envisions as a mobster, where she. In this realm, she befriends four other dancers – Amber, Blondie, Rocket, Dr. Gorski is envisioned as the girls dance instructor. Blue informs Babydoll that her virginity will be sold to a client known as the High Roller, Gorski encourages Babydoll to perform an erotic dance, during which Babydoll further fantasizes she is in feudal Japan, meeting the Wise Man. She then fights three samurai giants, as her fantasy ends, she finds herself back in the brothel, her dance having impressed Blue and other onlookers. Babydoll convinces the four girls to join her in preparing an escape and she plans to use her dances as a distraction while the other girls obtain the necessary tools. During her dances, she imagines fantastic adventures that mirror the escape efforts, Blue overhears Blondie relaying Babydolls plan to Gorski, confirming his suspicions that something is amiss. He has Sweet Pea locked in a utility closet and confronts the other girls backstage and he shoots Amber and Blondie and attempts to rape Babydoll, but she stabs him with the kitchen knife and steals his master key. Babydoll frees Sweet Pea and starts a fire to keep the orderlies occupied while they look for an exit and they escape into the courtyard, where they find a throng of men blocking their way. Babydoll deduces that the item needed for the escape is in fact her own sacrifice. She concludes that this is actually Sweet Peas story, despite Sweet Peas protests, she insists on revealing herself to the visitors, thus distracting them long enough to allow her friend to slip away unnoticed
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Cast of Sucker Punch at the 2010
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Bridesmaids (2011 film)
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Bridesmaids is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Paul Feig, written by Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig, and produced by Judd Apatow, Barry Mendel and Clayton Townsend. The plot centers on Annie, who suffers a series of misfortunes after being asked to serve as maid of honor for her best friend, Lillian, actresses Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig wrote the screenplay following Wiigs casting in Apatows 2007 comedy film Knocked Up. Budgeted at $32.5 million, filming took place in Los Angeles, upon its opening release in the United States and Canada on May 13,2011, Bridesmaids was both critically and commercially successful. The film grossed $26 million in its weekend, eventually grossing over $288 million worldwide. It received a 90% overall approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes and served as a touchstone for discussion about women in comedy, the film was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. On January 24,2012, the film was nominated for both the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Melissa McCarthy and Best Original Screenplay for Wiig and this made it the first Apatow-produced film to be nominated for an Academy Award. Annie Walker is a woman in her late 30s. Her businesss failure was so painful that she has given up baking entirely and she has a no-strings-attached sexual relationship with the self-absorbed Ted but hopes for something more from him. Her best friend, Lillian, is virtually her only source of happiness, Lillian becomes engaged and asks Annie to be her Maid of Honor. At the engagement party, Annie meets Lillians bridesmaids, cynical cousin Rita, idealistic friend Becca, the grooms raunchy sister Megan, and Helen, the rich and beautiful wife of the grooms boss. Helen and Annie, who are jealous of each others friendship with Lillian, take an instant dislike to each other, Annie takes Lillian and the bridesmaids to a Brazilian steak restaurant for lunch before going to a chic bridal shop. Helen uses her influence to gain entry to the shop because Annie didnt make a reservation, while trying on gowns, the whole party— with the exception of Helen, who chose not to eat before the fitting —becomes sick from food poisoning. Later, Annies suggestion of a party at Lillians parents lake house is overruled in favor of a trip to Las Vegas planned by Helen. Worried about her finances and too proud to accept a paid for by Helen. The trip is cut short by an outburst from Annie, who had accepted a sedative from Helen because of her fear of flying, the plane makes an emergency landing in Casper, Wyoming, and the party takes a bus back home. Annie apologizes, but Lillian decides she wants Helen to take over planning the shower and the wedding. Annie continues to hope for a relationship with Ted, but Nathan Rhodes, Nathan encourages her to open a new bakery, but Annie refuses. Following a night together, Nathan buys baking supplies for Annie to start baking again, Annie is later fired for being rude to a customer and kicked out of her apartment by her roommates, forcing her to move in with her mother
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Top to bottom:
Saturday Night Live alumnae
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Maya Rudolph star in the film.
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Oxnard, California
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30 Rock
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30 Rock is an American satirical television sitcom created by Tina Fey that ran on NBC from October 11,2006, to January 31,2013. The series, loosely based on Feys experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live and this series is produced by Broadway Video and Little Stranger, Inc. in association with NBCUniversal. 30 Rock episodes were produced in a setup, and were filmed in New York. The pilot episode premiered on October 11,2006, and seven seasons followed, tonally,30 Rock uses surreal humor to parody the complex corporate structure of NBC and its then parent company General Electric. Television critic Todd VanDerWerff of The A. V, club once remarked that it usually adopts the manic pacing of a live-action cartoon. The show was influential in its use of smash cuts, sudden. 30 Rock also became known for its dedication to making these extremely elaborate,30 Rock received critical acclaim throughout its run, winning several major awards, and achieving the top ranking on myriad critics year-end best of 2006-2013 lists. On July 14,2009, the series was nominated for 22 Primetime Emmy Awards, over the course of the series, it was nominated for 103 Primetime Emmy Awards and won 16, in addition to numerous other nominations and wins from other awards shows. Despite the high praise, the series struggled in the ratings throughout its run, today,30 Rock is regarded as a landmark series. Its series finale in particular has been named as one of the greatest in history by several publications. In 2013, the Writers Guild of America named 30 Rock the 21st best-written television series of all time, in 2002, Fey was the head writer and a performer on the television show Saturday Night Live. She pitched the show that became 30 Rock to NBC, originally as a sitcom about cable news, NBC Entertainment president Kevin Reilly felt that Fey was using the news setting as a fig leaf for her own experience and encouraged her to write what she knew. The show was reworked to revolve around an SNL-style sketch show. After being presented to Reilly once more, the show was set to air during the 2005–2006 television season, eventually, Lewis gave in just a month before his retirement, and Melcher backed down. Filming was postponed due to Tina Feys first pregnancy, during the 2004–2005 pilot season, a pilot was announced named Untitled Tina Fey Project. The 30 Rock pilot focused on the boss of a variety show who must manage her relationships with the shows volatile star and its charismatic executive producer. The storyline evolved into one that dealt with a writer of a variety show who dealt with both of the stars, as well as the shows new network executive. 30 Rock was officially given the light to air May 15,2006
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Alec Baldwin's performance as Jack Donaghy has been praised by critics.
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Fey has won six
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is an American web television sitcom created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, starring Ellie Kemper in the title role, that has streamed on Netflix since March 6,2015. Originally set for a 13-episode first season on NBC for spring 2015, since its premiere, the show has received critical acclaim, with critic Scott Meslow calling it the first great sitcom of the streaming era. As of July 14,2016, the series has been nominated for eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, on January 17,2016, the series was renewed for a third season, which is scheduled to premiere on May 19,2017. The show was created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock when NBC executives asked them to develop a show for Ellie Kemper, Fey stated that they found an innocence about Kempers face, but also noted there was a strength to it. One idea was for the show to center on Kempers character waking up from a coma, the show was initially under development for NBC under the title Tooken. However, this was changed to the current title. Eventually NBC sold the series to Netflix, Fey has stated that this was in part due to NBC not feeling confident about watching comedies. Prior to the switch, NBC planned to air the series as either a mid-season replacement or as a summer series. Casting announcements for the roles were held on March 2014, with Tituss Burgess cast as the role of Kimmys roommate. Titus is a singer who works odd entertainment jobs such as dressing up like a robot in Times Square or as a singing waiter at a theme restaurant. Also cast was Carol Kane as Kimmy and Titus landlord Lillian Kaushtupper, shortly afterwards, Sara Chase and Lauren Adams joined the series. Jane Krakowski was later cast in the role of Jacqueline Voorhees, megan Dodds was originally cast before she was replaced with Krakowski. The shows theme song, Unbreakable, was produced by The Gregory Brothers and it is a tribute to The Gregory Brothers’ YouTube show Songify the News – auto-tuned news interviews that became viral videos. Richmond also wrote Peeno Noir, a song performed by character Titus Andromedon during season 1, in the first season, Kimmy Schmidt was in 8th grade when she was kidnapped for fifteen years by Reverend Richard Wayne Gary Wayne. The Reverend held Kimmy and three other women hostage in a bunker, and convinced them that doomsday had come, gone. Once the women are rescued, they go on to appear on the Today Show in New York City, after the show, Kimmy finds herself not wanting to return to Indiana, but instead to start a new life in New York City. Roaming around the city, Kimmy comes across landlady Lillian Kaushtupper, Kaushtupper offers Kimmy a chance to room with Titus Andromedon in her downstairs apartment. However, Kimmy has to seek a job in order to get the apartment, soon after, Jacqueline hires Kimmy to be a nanny for her 10-year-old son
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Sky Arts
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Sky Arts is an art-oriented television channel offering 24 hours a day of programmes dedicated to highbrow arts, including theatrical performances, movies, documentaries and music. Sky Arts HD is also available on Sky, Virgin Media, in its early days, it was owned and managed by a public partnership including Sir Jeremy Isaacs. However, the channel suffered severe financial difficulty, in July 2002, it even staged its own farewell party, only to find emergency funding that very evening. In 2003, with a staff, it was facing closure. At this point, Sky stepped in, taking an initial 50% stake, Sky subsequently bought out the remaining shareholders and in June 2005 took full control, reducing the staff further, and dropping the channels premium subscription fee shortly afterwards. 60 hours of music along with seven full-length operas were broadcast each month to help bring in potential new subscribers. John Cassy, the manager of Artsworld, said, It is great news for the arts that a dedicated cultural channel will be available to millions of households. On 1 March 2007, Artsworld became Sky Arts and Artsworld HD became Sky Arts HD and this resulted in all of BSkyBs wholly owned channels carrying the Sky name. From 8 June 2007, Sky Arts introduced a series called Friday Night Hijack, artists were invited to schedule a night of television that reflects their tastes, interests and passions. Guests included legendary punk DJ Don Letts, Don McCullin, Saffron Burrows, Anthony Horowitz, Malcolm McLaren, Phill Jupitus, Germaine Greer, George Melly and this weekly feature was later moved and renamed as Sunday Night Hijack. Queen concerts and documentaries also air frequently on Sky Arts 1, in 2013 Sky Arts launched a painting competition series Portrait Artist of the Year presented by Frank Skinner and Joan Bakewell. The series is judged by art experts Tai-Shan Schierenberg, Kathleen Soriano, nick Lord won the first series and was awarded a commission to paint Hilary Mantel for the British Library. In 2014 the second series was won by Christian Hook and his portrait of Alan Cumming is now part of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery collection, in 2015 Sky Arts introduced a development of the competition for landscape painters called Landscape Artist of the Year in association with National Trust. The first series was won by Nerine McIntyre and she was awarded a commission to paint the scene made famous by John Constable at Flatford, on 9 June 2015, Sky Arts 2 closed and merged its content with Sky Arts 1 to form one channel. Sky Arts focused on the modern and independent side of Sky Arts programming. Schedules included cutting-edge documentaries, cult films, and rock concerts, but since 9 June 2015 it has also featured the high brow programmes from the former Sky Arts 2. This channel focused on high brow programme and featured music, opera, dance, fine arts programming. From 30 March to 14 April 2013, Sky Arts 2 was temporarily rebranded as Sky Arts Rieu in honour of André Rieu, broadcasting back-to-back concerts by the violinist
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The 1990s Sky Arts logo
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Parks and Recreation
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Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, the series aired on NBC from April 9,2009 to February 24,2015, for 125 episodes, over seven seasons. It was written by the writers and uses the same filming style as The Office. The writers researched local California politics for the show, and consulted with urban planners, Poehlers character, Leslie Knope, underwent major changes after the first season, in response to audience feedback that she seemed unintelligent and ditzy. The writing staff incorporated current events into the episodes, such as a government shutdown in Pawnee inspired by the global financial crisis of 2007–2008. Several guest stars, such as Jason Mantzoukas, Kathryn Hahn, Sam Elliott, Bill Murray, Paul Rudd, and Jon Hamm, have been featured in the show, and their characters often appear in multiple episodes. Parks and Recreation was part of NBCs Comedy Night Done Right programming during its Thursday night prime-time block, the series received mixed reviews during its first season, but, after a re-approach to its tone and format, the second and subsequent seasons were widely acclaimed. In TIMEs 2012 year-end lists issue, Parks and Recreation was named the number one television series of that year, in 2013, after receiving four consecutive nominations in the category, Parks and Recreation won the Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy. Parks and Recreation focuses on Leslie Knope, the deputy director of the Parks, local nurse Ann Perkins demands that a construction pit in the abandoned lot beside her house be filled in after her boyfriend, Andy Dwyer, fell in and broke his legs. Leslie promises to turn the pit into a park, despite resistance from the parks director Ron Swanson, later, Ann becomes furious to learn Andy had his cast removal postponed for two weeks so Ann would pamper him longer. Meanwhile, a drunken and lonely Mark takes Leslie to the pit and kisses her, an embarrassed Mark accidentally falls into the pit and injures himself. Ann breaks up with Andy and begins dating Mark, with Leslies approval and it is revealed that Toms marriage to pediatric surgeon Wendy is actually a green card marriage, which, to his disappointment, eventually ends in divorce. The pit is filled in, after which Ron is visited by his horrible ex-wife Tammy Two. April becomes attracted to Andy, but he remains fixated on Ann, just as Mark plans to propose to Ann, she reveals she no longer has feelings for him. They break up, and Mark leaves his city hall career for a private sector job, meanwhile, a crippling budget deficit leads state auditors Chris Traeger and Ben Wyatt to shut down the Pawnee government temporarily, much to Leslies horror and Rons delight. Meanwhile, Andy develops feelings for April, but she fears he is hung up on Ann. Ann later kisses Andy due to conflicting emotions from her break-up with Mark, the season ends with Toms shocked discovery that Ron is now dating his ex-wife, Wendy. Leslie decides to bring back the defunct Pawnee harvest festival, the success or failure of which determine the financial future of the department. While working on the festival, Leslie and Ben begin to develop feelings for each other, after weeks of planning, the festival becomes a tremendous success through Leslies efforts
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The cast of the first season Parks and Recreation included (from left to right),
Paul Schneider,
Aziz Ansari,
Amy Poehler,
Rashida Jones,
Nick Offerman,
Aubrey Plaza, and
Chris Pratt.
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Rob Lowe (left) and Adam Scott (right) joined the cast of Parks and Recreation during the last two episodes of the second season.
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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
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Wet Hot American Summer, First Day of Camp is a 2015 satirical comedy web television series written by David Wain and Michael Showalter, and directed by Wain. The eight-episode Netflix series is a prequel to Wains 2001 film Wet Hot American Summer, although many of the original films ensemble cast have gone on to high-profile work, all of the then-adult actors returned for this series, playing even younger versions of their original roles. The episodes were released for viewing at the end of July 2015. After years of speculation and reports on a sequel to Wet Hot American Summer. The entire adult cast of the returned in the same roles. Much of the film was shot in Los Angeles, on April 27,2016, it was announced that Netflix ordered a follow-up series entitled Wet Hot American Summer, Ten Years Later, which will be set ten years after the events of the film. Wet Hot American Summer, First Day of Camp received positive reviews from critics, on Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a score of 92%, based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 7. 3/10. On Metacritic series has a score of 74 out of 100, based on 23 critics, for the 6th Critics Choice Television Awards, John Slattery was nominated for Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series. Official website Wet Hot American Summer, First Day of Camp at the Internet Movie Database
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Shrek Forever After
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Shrek Forever After is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated fantasy comedy-drama film. It is the installment in the Shrek series, produced by DreamWorks Animation. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews, John Cleese reprise their previous roles, taking place after Shrek the Third, Shrek is now a family man and beloved among the local villagers. Yearning for the days when he was feared, he makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin, to restore his existence, Shrek has to regain Fionas love and kiss her before the sun rises, or he will disappear forever. The film premiered on April 21,2010 at the Tribeca Film Festival and it was also released in 3D and IMAX 3D formats. The film was the #1 film in the United States and Canada for three weeks and grossed a worldwide total of $752 million. Additionally, Shrek Forever After is DreamWorks Animations second highest-grossing film at the box office. Shrek has grown tired of being a family man and celebrity among the local villagers. When he takes his family to Far Far Away to celebrate his childrens first birthday, Shrek encounters Rumpelstiltskin, who seizes his chance, having observed Shreks angry outburst. He follows Shrek and arranges for Shrek to appear to save his life and he gives Shrek a day to live like a real ogre, in exchange for a day from his childhood that he would not remember being erased to thank him. Shrek signs the contract and appears in a reality where the events starting from Fionas rescue are irrelevant. Now feared by villagers, he takes the opportunity to cause some lighthearted mischief until he finds WANTED posters for Fiona and his home deserted and he is kidnapped by witches and taken to Rumpel, now the King of Far Far Away, which has become derelict and run down. Upon inquiry, Rumpel reveals that he took away the day Shrek was born, therefore, Shrek never saved Fiona or met Donkey, and consequently Rumpel was able to get King Harold and Queen Lillian to sign their kingdom away, making them both disappear. When the day ends, Shrek will disappear as well, Shrek escapes Rumpels castle with Donkey. Initially terrified of Shrek, Donkey decides to trust him after seeing Shrek cry over his erased history, after Shrek explains the situation, Donkey helps him find a hidden exit clause, the contract can be nullified by true loves kiss. They soon encounter a band of ogres who are resisting Rumpel, the ogres are led by a still-cursed Fiona who, after escaping from the tower where she was held captive, keeps the retired and overweight Puss in Boots as a pet. Shrek does everything he can to gain Fionas love, but she is too busy preparing an ambush on Rumpel and she is also bitterly cynical and disillusioned about the power of true love and throws herself into planning Rumpels capture. While sparring with her, Fiona begins to like Shrek, Puss encourages him to continue pursuing Fiona
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Theatrical release poster
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Mike Myers,
Eddie Murphy,
Cameron Diaz,
Antonio Banderas and
Walt Dohrn at the premiere of the film at the 2010
Tribeca Film Festival.
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Minions (film)
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Minions is a 2015 American 3D computer-animated comedy film, serving as a spin-off/prequel to the Despicable Me franchise. Produced by Illumination Entertainment for Universal Pictures, it was directed by Pierre Coffin and Kyle Balda, written by Brian Lynch, and produced by Chris Meledandri and Janet Healy. The film stars the voices of Coffin, Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton, Allison Janney, Steve Coogan, and Jennifer Saunders with the narration provided by Geoffrey Rush. It was first foreshadowed in the end credits of Despicable Me 2, where Kevin, Stuart, Minions had its premiere on June 11,2015, in Leicester Square, London, and went into general release in the United States on July 10,2015. The film has grossed over $1.1 billion worldwide, making it the 11th highest-grossing film of all time, the 2nd highest-grossing animated film, a sequel is announced to be released on July 3,2020. Minions are small, yellow creatures who have existed since the beginning of time, after many years, the Minions become depressed, restless and unmotivated without a master to serve. To regain their dignity and sense of purpose, Kevin, one fearless Minion, decides to set out to find a new master, Stuart, a musically inclined Minion and Bob, a young and inexperienced but enthusiastic Minion, are recruited. The trio journey to New York where the year is 1968, the trio manage to hitchhike a ride with a family of villains called the Nelsons and impress them with their accidental villainy. Once at the convention, they see Scarlet Overkill, the first female supervillain and they make their way to England to find Kevin, Bob, and Stuart. Enraged by this, Scarlet confronts the Minions, and Bob abdicates in her favor, Making their way to Westminster Abbey, the three of them interrupt the coronation by accidentally dropping a chandelier on Scarlet, who immediately orders their execution. Dozens of villains chase them and Bob and Stuart are caught while Kevin finds his way into a pub and he sees Scarlet on a television, promising that she will kill Stuart and Bob if Kevin doesnt show up by dawn. Kevin sneaks into Scarlets home to weapons, but inadvertently triggers a machine Herb was building. He tramples through London, rescuing his friends just as the other Minions reunite with them, Scarlet tries to eradicate them, but Kevin swallows a massive missile she fires at them. Scarlet and Herb attempt to escape with her rocket-dress, but Kevin holds onto it, the missile detonates, apparently killing Kevin and the Overkills. After the Minions briefly mourn him, Kevin reappears, having returned to his normal size, Bob gives his crown to the frozen Scarlet, as the Minions see Gru as their new potential master and give chase to follow him home. Sandra Bullock as Scarlet Overkill, a female supervillain. On August 21,2012, it was announced that the film would be released on December 19,2014, in February 2013, Sandra Bullock joined the cast to voice Scarlet Overkill, with Jon Hamm joining two months later as her husband Herb Overkill. The official soundtrack for the film was released on July 10,2015, the soundtrack also features the films original music, composed by Heitor Pereira
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Theatrical release poster
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Minions peluches at the
Romics 2015.
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Irish people
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The Irish people are a nation and ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, who share a common Irish ancestry, identity and culture. Ireland has been inhabited for about 9,000 years according to archaeological studies, for most of Irelands recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland, the people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities, including Irish, Northern Irish, British, or some combination thereof. The Irish have their own customs, language, music, dance, sports, cuisine, although Irish was their main language in the past, today the huge majority of Irish people speak English as their first language. Historically, the Irish nation was made up of kin groups or clans, there have been many notable Irish people throughout history. After Irelands conversion to Christianity, Irish missionaries and scholars exerted great influence on Western Europe, the 6th-century Irish monk and missionary Columbanus is regarded as one of the fathers of Europe, followed by saints Cillian and Fergal. The scientist Robert Boyle is considered the father of chemistry, famous Irish writers include Oscar Wilde, W. B. Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Bram Stoker and James Joyce, notable Irish explorers include Brendan the Navigator, Robert McClure, Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean. By some accounts, the first European child born in North America had Irish descent on both sides, many presidents of the United States have had some Irish ancestry. The population of Ireland is about 6.3 million, but it is estimated that 50 to 80 million people around the world have Irish forebears, historically, emigration from Ireland has been the result of conflict, famine and economic issues. People of Irish descent are mainly in English-speaking countries, especially the United Kingdom. There are also significant numbers in Argentina, Mexico and New Zealand, the United States has the most people of Irish descent, while in Australia those of Irish descent are a higher percentage of the population than in any other country. Many Icelanders have Irish and Scottish Gaelic forebears, in its summary of their article Who were the Celts. The National Museum Wales notes It is possible that genetic studies of ancient. However, early studies have, so far, tended to produce implausible conclusions from very small numbers of people and using outdated assumptions about linguistics, nineteenth century anthropology studied the physical characteristics of Irish people in minute detail. During the past 10,000 years of inhabitation, Ireland has witnessed some different peoples arrive on its shores, the ancient peoples of Ireland—such as the creators of the Céide Fields and Newgrange—are almost unknown. Neither their languages nor terms they used to describe themselves have survived, as late as the middle centuries of the 1st millennium the inhabitants of Ireland did not appear to have a collective name for themselves. Ireland itself was known by a number of different names, including Banba, Fódla, Ériu by the islanders, Iouerne and Hiverne to the Greeks, other Latin names for people from Ireland in Classic and Mediaeval sources include Attacotti and Gael
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Carrowmore tomb, circa 3000 BC
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Robert Boyle, Anglo-Irish scientist and
father of chemistry, whose family obtained land in the plantations
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Finnian of Clonard imparting his blessing to the "
Twelve Apostles of Ireland "
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Irish Gaels in a painting from the 16th century
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Creve Coeur, Missouri
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Creve Coeur /ˈkriːv ˈkʊər/ is a city located in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, in Greater St. Louis. The population was 17,833 at the 2010 census, Creve Coeur borders and shares a ZIP code with the neighboring city of Town and Country. It is home to the headquarters of Monsanto, the name crève cœur is said to derive from Creve Coeur Lake. When the area was acquired by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, during the American Civil War, men from the area served on both sides of the conflict, but most residents were southern sympathizers. Creve Coeur was incorporated in 1949, although there are cabins that are more than 200 years old in the community, it grew primarily as a stopping point along Olive Boulevard between University City and Creve Coeur Lake. It expanded faster following construction of Interstate 270 and U. S. Route 40, the lake and its associated park of the same name, which was the first county park in St. Louis County, is now part of Maryland Heights to the north of Creve Coeur. Creve Coeur is located at 38°40′2″N 90°26′33″W, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.27 square miles, all of it land. The City of Creve Coeur’s Charter was adopted in 1976, providing for a Council-City Administrator form of government, the Mayor is elected by the voters while the City Council consists of eight members. The Mayor is elected at large for a three-year term, the City Administrator is hired by the City Council and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the city. Creve Coeur has 104 government employees, the city is located in the 2nd Congressional District, 7th and 24th State Senate District, and 82nd and 87th State Representative Districts. The City of Creve Coeur’s Standard & Poor bond rating is AAA, the city’s Police Department is accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. Ranked 3rd in highest assessed value in St. Louis County the median income for a household in the city was $94,852, males had a median income of $65,106 versus $39,102 for females. The per capita income for the city was $59,496, about 1. 8% of families and 2. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1. 8% of those under age 18 and 2. 7% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2010, there were 17,833 people,7,654 households, the population density was 1,736.4 inhabitants per square mile. There were 8,433 housing units at a density of 821.1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 79. 9% White,7. 2% African American,0. 2% Native American,10. 1% Asian,0. 7% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 6% of the population. 32. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age in the city was 44.3 years
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Location of Creve Coeur, Missouri
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Clayton, Missouri
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Clayton is a city in and the county seat of St. Louis County, Missouri, United States, and borders the city of St. Louis. The population was 15,939 at the 2010 census, the city was organized in 1877 and is named after Ralph Clayton, who donated the land for the courthouse. The city is known for its multiple skyscrapers in its business district. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 2.48 square miles. The architecture of central Clayton reflects its economic activity and eras of growth, an impressive collection of mid-century Modernist low and high rise structures contrast with earlier mansions, stores and flats. In the St. Louis region, Clayton is well known for housing a wealthy and educated young professional, as of the census of 2010, there were 15,939 people,5,322 households, and 2,921 families residing in the city. The population density was 6,427.0 inhabitants per square mile, there were 6,321 housing units at an average density of 2,548.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 78. 0% White,8. 2% African American,0. 2% Native American,10. 8% Asian,0. 4% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 1% of the population. 37. 5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.12 and the average family size was 2.86. The median age in the city was 29.2 years. 15. 8% of residents were under the age of 18,27. 6% were between the ages of 18 and 24,23. 3% were from 25 to 44,21. 6% were from 45 to 64, and 11. 8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50. 9% male and 49. 1% female, in 2012, the median income per household was $87,756 up from $64,184 in 2010. As of the census of 2000, there were 12,825 people,5,370 households, the population density was 5,164.4 people per square mile. There were 5,852 housing units at a density of 2,356.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 84. 94% White,7. 77% Black or African American,0. 12% Native American,5. 62% Asian,0. 03% Pacific Islander,0. 29% from other races, and 1. 22% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 49% of the population,40. 4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the family size was 2.90. In the city, the population was out with 20. 1% under the age of 18,10. 7% from 18 to 24,32. 3% from 25 to 44,22. 6% from 45 to 64
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View of Clayton skyline from Brentwood, October 2014.
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Location in Missouri
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A
Blue Line MetroLink train bound for
Shrewsbury-Lansdowne I-44 station passes by downtown Clayton. The train is travelling within the median of Forest Park Parkway.
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Winnie the Pooh
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Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic teddy bear created by English author A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh, Milne also included a poem about the bear in the childrens verse book When We Were Very Young and many more in Now We Are Six. All four volumes were illustrated by E. H. Shepard, hyphens in the characters name were dropped by Disney when the company adapted the Pooh stories into a series of features that became one of its most successful franchises. In popular film adaptations, Pooh Bear has been voiced by actors Sterling Holloway, Hal Smith, a. A. Milne named the character Winnie-the-Pooh for a teddy bear owned by his son, Christopher Robin Milne, who was the basis for the character Christopher Robin. The rest of Christopher Robin Milnes toys, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, two more characters, Owl and Rabbit, were created by Milnes imagination, while Gopher was added to the Disney version. Christopher Robins toy bear is on display at the Main Branch of the New York Public Library in New York City. Christopher Milne had named his toy bear after Winnie, a Canadian black bear he often saw at London Zoo, and Pooh, a swan they had met while on holiday. The bear cub was purchased from a hunter for $20 by Canadian Lieutenant Harry Colebourn in White River, Ontario, Canada and he named the bear Winnie after his adopted hometown in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winnie was surreptitiously brought to England with her owner, and gained recognition as The Fort Garry Horse regimental mascot. Colebourn left Winnie at the London Zoo while he and his unit were in France, after the war she was donated to the zoo. Pooh the swan appears as a character in its own right in When We Were Very Young, in the first chapter of Winnie-the-Pooh, Milne offers this explanation of why Winnie-the-Pooh is often called simply Pooh, But his arms were so stiff. They stayed up straight in the air for more than a week, and I think – but I am not sure – that that is why he is always called Pooh. The Winnie-the-Pooh stories are set in Ashdown Forest, East Sussex, the forest is a large area of tranquil open heathland on the highest sandy ridges of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty situated 30 miles south of London. In 1925 Milne, a Londoner, bought a home a mile to the north of the forest at Cotchford Farm. And we would spend a whole glorious month there in the spring, in the centre of this hilltop was a clump of pines. Most of his fathers visits to the forest at this time were, he noted, Christopher added that, inspired by Ashdown Forest, his father had made it the setting for two of his books, finishing the second little over three years after his arrival. Many locations in the stories can be linked to places in. As Christopher Milne wrote in his autobiography, Pooh’s forest and Ashdown Forest are identical, the landscapes depicted in E. H
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Pooh in an illustration by
E. H. Shepard
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Original Winnie-the-Pooh stuffed toys. Clockwise from bottom left:
Tigger,
Kanga, Edward Bear ("Winnie-the-Pooh"),
Eeyore, and
Piglet.
Roo was lost long ago; the other characters were made up for the stories.
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Harry Colebourn and Winnie, 1914
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Winnie-the-Pooh's debut in the 24 December 1925 London Evening News
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Judas Iscariot
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Judas Iscariot was, according to the New Testament, one of the twelve original disciples of Jesus Christ, and son of Simon Iscariot. He is known for the kiss and betrayal of Jesus to the Sanhedrin for thirty silver coins and his name is often used synonymously with betrayal or treason. Though there are varied accounts of his death, the traditional version sees him as having hanged himself following the betrayal and his place among the Twelve Apostles was later filled by Matthias. Despite his notorious role in the Gospel narratives, Judas remains a figure in Christian history. Gnostic texts – rejected by the mainstream Church as heretical – praise Judas for his role in triggering humanitys salvation, Judas is mentioned in the synoptic gospels, the Gospel of John, and at the beginning of Acts of the Apostles. Judas was a name in New Testament times. Judas Iscariot should not be confused with Jude Thomas, or with Saint Jude Thaddaeus who was one of the Twelve Apostles. Origen of Alexandria, in his Commentary on Johns Gospel, reflected on Judass interactions with the other apostles, Simon Peter spoke for the twelve, Lord, to whom shall we go. You have the words of eternal life, but Jesus observed then that although Judas was one of the twelve whom he had chosen, marks Gospel states that the chief priests were looking for a way to arrest Jesus. They decided not to do so during the feast, since they were afraid people would riot, instead. According to Lukes account, Satan entered Judas at this time, according to the account in the Gospel of John, Judas carried the disciples money bag or box, but Johns Gospel makes no mention of the thirty pieces of silver as a fee for betrayal. However, in John 13, 27-30, when Judas left the gathering of Jesus and His disciples with betrayal in mind and they used it to buy the potters field. The Gospel account presents this as a fulfillment of prophecy, the Acts 1, 18-19 says that Judas used the money to buy a field, but fell headfirst, and burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. This field is called Akeldama or Field of Blood, the non-canonical Gospel of Judas says Judas had a vision of the disciples stoning and persecuting him. The existence of conflicting accounts of the death of Judas has caused problems for scholars who have them as threatening the reliability of Scripture. This problem was one of the points causing C. S. Lewis, for example, various attempts at harmonization have been suggested. Some have taken the descriptions as figurative, that the falling prostrate was Judas in anguish, and they argue that the author adds imaginative details such as the thirty pieces of silver, and the fact that Judas hangs himself, to an earlier tradition about Judass death. Even writers such as Jerome and John Calvin concluded that this was obviously an error
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Judas Iscariot (right), retiring from the
Last Supper, painting by
Carl Bloch, late 19th century
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A 16th-century fresco depicting Judas being paid the thirty pieces of silver.
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Judas Iscariot from Tarzhishte Monastery, Strupets, Bulgaria, 16th-century fresco
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The kiss of Judas Iscariot, coloured engraving, 15th century.
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Godspell
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Godspell is a musical, composed by Stephen Schwartz with the spoken parts by John-Michael Tebelak. Several cast albums have been released over the years and one of its songs, Day by Day from the original cast album, the structure of the musical is that of a series of parables, mostly based on the Gospel of Matthew. The parables are interspersed with a variety of music set primarily to lyrics from traditional hymns. It started as a project performed by students at Carnegie Mellon University. It was then re-scored for a production which became a long-running success. A junior one-act version with songs and monologues removed has also been made under the title Godspell Junior. The show originated in 1970 as Tebelaks masters thesis project, under the direction of Lawrence Carra, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, a version was performed at Carnegie Mellon in 1970, with several of the cast members from the CMU Music Department. Tebelak then directed the show, with much of the student cast, for a two-week, ten performance run at La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club, New York City, opening February 24,1971. It was brought to the attention of producers Edgar Lansbury, Joseph Beruh, and Stuart Duncan by Carnegie alumnus Charles Haid, the producers hired Stephen Schwartz, another alumnus of Carnegie Mellons theater department, to write a new song score. Schwartzs songs incorporated a variety of styles, from pop to folk rock, gospel. One song, By My Side, written by CMU students Jay Hamburger, as with the original score, most of the non-Schwartz lyrics were from the Episcopal Hymnal. The original cast defined the personalities of each character as the show was developed, most of the characters names are simply the first name of the actor, so the characters are more easily identified by the song they sing. The only two named roles are Jesus, and John the Baptist, who doubles in the show as Judas Iscariot. The stage version applies the following names and traits to the group of characters who act out the parables and sing, Gilmer, Herb, Jeffrey, Joanne, Lamar, Peggy. All ten actors are on stage throughout the show, the show begins with Gods Voice, spoken by Jesus, declaring his supremacy, My name is Known, God and King. I am most in majesty, in whom no beginning may be, the company then enters and takes the role of various philosophers throughout the ages. They sing fragments of their philosophies, first as solos. In response to these philosophers, John the Baptist enters blowing a shofar to call the community to order and he then beckons them to Prepare Ye, The Way of the Lord
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Corbin Bleu took over in the starring role, as Jesus.
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Poster for Godspell by
David Byrd in the
Cherry Lane Theatre
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John Burroughs School
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Founded in 1923, John Burroughs School is a private, non-sectarian preparatory school with 600 students in grades 7-12. Its 47.5 acre campus is located in Ladue, Missouri and it is named for U. S. naturalist and philosopher John Burroughs. John Burroughs has long had a philosophy of liberal and progressive education. It has been recognized as one of the nations premier preparatory schools, the school ranked among the nations top 50 in sending graduates to eight top universities in a December 2007 survey by the Wall Street Journal. The school operates on a campus of 47.5 acres, facilities include a main classroom building, a performing arts center, a library, a science building, an athletic center, and a fine arts facility. Burroughs also operates an education and biology facility in the Ozarks known as Drey Land. The faculty includes about 88 full-time and 31 part-time members, since 2009, the Head of School has been Andy Abbott, formerly an English teacher and the schools head of college counseling. He replaced Keith Shahan, who held the job for 23 years, each class contains about 100 students, for a total student body of about 600. The primary admission level is seven, but applicants are considered for grades eight through 10 as openings permit. Admission is based on records, recommendations, entrance examination results. The school is accredited by the Independent Schools Association of the Central States, tuition for the 2014–2015 school year is $24,690. Twenty percent of students receive tuition aid annually in the form of grants, the average award covers more than 70 percent of tuition. For more than a decade, Burroughs has had the highest percentage of semifinalists in the State of Missouri, since 1995, four Presidential Scholars have been Burroughs graduates. Nearly all students go on to attend colleges, including a number to Ivy League schools. The school has more than 6,200 living alumni, the varsity sports teams are referred to as the John Burroughs Bombers. The school colors are blue and gold, the school has an athletic rivalry with nearby Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School. John Burroughs also holds a rivalry with The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City. The Bombers football team has won the championship in Division 2A in 1975,1980,1985,1989,1991,1992,1995 and 2001
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Sarah Clarke
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She currently stars as Eleanor Wish in Amazon Studios police procedural drama Bosch. Clarke was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the daughter of Carolyn, a homemaker, and Ernest Clarke and she attended John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri, and Indiana University, where she studied Fine Arts and Italian. During that time she dated fellow actor Paul Rudd for a short time. While a student at IU, Clarke became a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and she was initiated into the Beta chapter in 1990. Clarke first became interested in acting while studying abroad during her year in Bologna. Upon returning to the United States, she began studying architectural photography, Clarke began her acting career with an appearance in a 1999 award-winning commercial for Volkswagen. She followed this with a role in the 2000 short film Pas de deux, clarkes career soon blossomed with minor roles, including films All About George in 2000 and The Accident in 2001, as well as television shows such as Ed and Sex and the City. In 2001, Clarke auditioned for the role of CTU agent Nina Myers on 24 and she won the role on the day that filming began. The wardrobe department didnt have time to fit her, so she had to wear her own outfit for the season of filming. In her three seasons with the show, Clarke was featured in a total of 36 episodes, Clarke won a Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Drama Series for this role. Clarke also lent her voice to 24, The Game, as her 24 character and she has guest-starred on House and Life. She played Renée Dwyer, Bella Swans mother, in Twilight and she accepted a leading role on new TNT series entitled Trust Me, opposite Eric McCormack and Thomas Cavanagh. The series premiered on January 26,2009 to positive reviews, in 2010, Clarke reprised her role as Renée Dwyer in Eclipse, the third movie in the Twilight series. In 2013, she was cast as Marla Jameson in the US version of The Tomorrow People, Clarke met her husband, Xander Berkeley, while on the set of 24 and they were married in September 2002, a year after meeting. They have two daughters, Olwyn Harper and Rowan, Sarah Clarke at the Internet Movie Database Sarah Clarke Interview at www. reviewgraveyard. com
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Xander Berkeley and Clarke on the set of 24 in 2002.
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Sigma Nu
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Sigma Nu is an undergraduate college fraternity founded at the Virginia Military Institute on January 1,1869. The fraternitys existence remained secret until the founders publicly announced their new society on January 1,1869, since its founding, Sigma Nu has more than 279 active and inactive chapters and colonies across the United States and Canada and has initiated more than 227,000 members. Sigma Nu, Kappa Alpha Order and Alpha Tau Omega make up the Lexington Triad, Sigma Nu prides itself on its anti-hazing principles, upon which the organization was founded and continues to uphold through its anti-hazing initiative. The fraternitys values are summarized as an adherence to the principles of love, honor, because of its military heritage, Sigma Nu retains many military trappings in its chapter ranks and traditions, and places importance on the concept of personal honor. In 1945, William Yates inspired the formation of the Sigma Nu Inc and its name was changed to the Sigma Nu Educational Foundation, Inc. The foundation assists collegiate members with financial aid supplements, and the fraternity in the development of a leadership program, James Frank Hopkins, Greenfield Quarles, and James McIlvaine Riley enrolled at the Virginia Military Institute in 1866. Hopkins entered the institute at the age of 21 and was, at the time, both Hopkins and Quarles had served in the American Civil War as Confederate soldiers. At this time, many societies were being formed on the VMI campus. In Hopkins third year at VMI, he joined the Masonic Lodge in Lexington, the masons inspired him to create a similar organization at VMI. Hopkins shared his ideas with Quarles and Riley, and in October 1868, the three founders would go on to bring others into the Legion of Honor over the rest of the year. On January 1,1869, the founders, along with the rest of the members of the Legion of Honor, the first year of Sigma Nu also saw the creation of the Badge, the original Constitution, and the Law. The Badge designed by Hopkins stands mostly unchanged from its original form, the badges were first introduced in the spring of 1869. Early members, Edward Arthur and Linton Buck, both wrote the original Constitution and Law, respectively, some conflict arose because Arthur had been a member of the Honduras Emigrant Society and had included some influences from that organization in the constitution. Linton Buck felt these influences should be removed and his revision became the first Law of Sigma Nu. This first chapter of Sigma Nu chose as its motto nulli secundus, there were many efforts in the beginning years to establish chapters at other schools. By 1883, Alpha chapter attempted to establish 11 additional chapters, one of the many factors was the anti-fraternity sentiment during this time period. Kappa chapter established in 1881, at North Georgia College & State University, gave the fraternity an important member, Howard suggested that the fraternity drop the use of Roman numerals for chapter designation in favor of using a Greek letter designation. He is also responsible for the creation of The Delta, Sigma Nus fraternity magazine, the name The Delta originated from the location of the three active chapters of Sigma Nu forming a Delta
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James Frank Hopkins
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Leon Czolgosz
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Leon Frank Czolgosz was an American anarchist and former steel worker who assassinated U. S. President William McKinley in September 1901. Czolgosz was executed later that year, Czolgosz was born in Alpena, Michigan, on May 5,1873. He was one of eight children of Paul Czolgosz and his wife Mary Nowak, the Czolgosz family moved to Detroit when Leon was five. At the age of 10, while living in Posen, Michigan, Czolgoszs mother died six weeks after giving birth to his sister and his first job was at about age fourteen to sixteen in a glass factory in Natrona, Pennsylvania, returning home two years later. By age seventeen he found employment at the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company, after the economic crash of 1893, when the factory closed for some time and looked to reduce wages, the workers went on strike, putting Leon and his brothers out of work. He joined a moderate workingmans socialist club, the Golden Eagle Society and he did little to assist in the running of the farm and was constantly at odds with his stepmother and with his familys Roman Catholic beliefs. It was later recounted that throughout his life he had never shown any interest in friendship or romantic relationships and was bullied during his childhood by peers and he became a recluse and spent much of his time alone reading socialist and anarchist newspapers. He was impressed after hearing a speech by the political radical Emma Goldman, after the lecture Czolgosz approached the speakers platform and asked for reading recommendations. He only had time to explain to her about his disappointment in Clevelands socialists. She later wrote a piece in defense of Czolgosz, the attention of the comrades is called to another spy. He is well dressed, of medium height, rather narrow shoulders, blond, up to the present he has made his appearance in Chicago and Cleveland. In the former place he remained but a time, while in Cleveland he disappeared when the comrades had confirmed themselves of his identity and were on the point of exposing him. His demeanor is of the sort, pretending to be greatly interested in the cause. If this same individual makes his appearance elsewhere the comrades are warned in advance, Czolgosz believed there was a great injustice in American society, an inequality which allowed the wealthy to enrich themselves by exploiting the poor. He concluded that the reason for this was the structure of government itself, then he learned of a European crime which changed his life, On July 29,1900, King Umberto I of Italy had been shot dead by anarchist Gaetano Bresci. Bresci told the press that he had decided to take matters into his own hands for the sake of the common man, the assassination shocked and galvanized the American anarchist movement, and Czolgosz is thought to have consciously imitated Bresci. New York City police lieutenant Joseph Petrosino believed that the group had previously targeted President McKinley. On August 31,1901, Czolgosz traveled to Buffalo, New York, the site of the Pan-American Exposition, where he rented a room in Nowaks Hotel at 1078 Broadway
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Leon Czolgosz circa 1900, unknown photographer
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President McKinley greeting Well-Wishers at a reception in the Temple of Music minutes before he was shot September 6, 1901
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Site of McKinley murder-marked by "x" in lower right
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A sketch of Czolgosz shooting
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Assassins (musical)
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Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman, based on an idea by Charles Gilbert, Jr. It uses the premise of a carnival game to produce a revue-style portrayal of men and women who attempted to assassinate Presidents of the United States. The music varies to reflect the music of the eras depicted. The musical first opened Off-Broadway in 1990, and the 2004 Broadway production won five Tony Awards, as a panelist at producer Stuart Ostrows Musical Theater Lab, Sondheim read a script by playwright Charles Gilbert, Jr. Sondheim asked Gilbert for permission to use his idea. Gilbert consented and offered to write the book, but Sondheim declined, Weidman had written the book for Pacific Overtures and would work with Sondheim again on Road Show. Assassins opened Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons on December 18,1990, directed by Jerry Zaks the cast included Victor Garber, Terrence Mann, Patrick Cassidy, Debra Monk, Greg Germann, and Annie Golden. According to the Los Angeles Times, The show has sold out since previews began. Frank Rich in his New York Times review wrote Assassins will have to fire with sharper aim and fewer blanks if it is to shoot to kill. On October 29,1992, Assassins opened in London at the Donmar Warehouse with direction by Sam Mendes, the show ran for 76 performances, closing on January 9,1993. The first US regional production was mounted by the San Jose Civic Light Opera in San Jose and this was the world premiere of the 13-piece orchestration by Michael Starobin. Next was the New Line Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri in 1994, roundabout Theater Companys Broadway production was originally scheduled for 2001 but was postponed to April 22,2004, because the content was sensitive in light of the events of September 11,2001. After 101 performances at Studio 54, Assassins closed on July 18,2004, Michael Cerveris played John Wilkes Booth, for which he received a Tony Award. The 2004 production was noted for a coup de théâtre, the Zapruder film of the death of John F. Kennedy projected onto Lee Harvey Oswalds T-shirt by projection designer Elaine J. McCarthy, on 3 December 2012, the Broadway cast reunited for a special benefit. The Los Angeles premiere opened in 1994 at the Los Angeles Theatre Center and included Patrick Cassidy playing Booth, a 2010 production in Toronto by BirdLand Theatre and Talk is Free Theatre won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Production in the Musical Theatre Division. The Union Theatre, London, produced Assassins in July 2010 and it was staged and directed by Michael Strassen. It attained Show of the Week and Critics choice in Time Out, Assassins is being included in the 2017 season of Encores. The three versions were not identical, as roles were combined, and the song Something Just Broke was new to the London production, in 1991, Theatre Communications Group published the libretto, which did not feature Something Just Broke. The current licensed version of the musical reflects the 2004 Broadway revival, although the script does not combine The Balladeer and Oswald into a single role, many productions have followed the revival in doing so
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original poster art
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Ellie Kemper
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Elizabeth Claire Ellie Kemper is an American actress, comedian, and writer. Kemper gained prominence when she starred in the NBC series The Office as receptionist Erin Hannon for five seasons. After her role in The Office, Kemper was cast in a role as Kimmy Schmidt in the Netflix comedy series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. Kemper is also known for her roles in the films Bridesmaids and 21 Jump Street. In summer 2015, she joined NBC News as a temporary co-host on NBCs morning news program, Kemper was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the second of four children of Dorothy Dotty Ann and David Woods Kemper, one of the wealthiest families in the State of Missouri. She is the granddaughter of Mildred Lane Kemper, the namesake of the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum at Washington University in St. Louis, kempers father was the chairman and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancshares, a bank holding company founded by the Kemper family. She is also the sister of television writer Carrie Kemper. Kemper has Italian, English, and German ancestry, the family moved to St. Louis when Kemper was five years old. She attended Conway Elementary School in the St. Louis suburb of Ladue and then high school at John Burroughs School, one of her teachers was actor Jon Hamm, with whom she appeared in a school play. In 1999, Kemper made her debut at the Veiled Prophet Ball, Kemper graduated from Princeton University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts in English. At Princeton, she played hockey in the 1999 season. Her field hockey team went to the championship in her first year. She then attended the University of Oxford, where she studied at Worcester College towards a degree in English. Kemper continued her interest in comedy while in Princeton. Princetons oldest improv group, and the Princeton Triangle Club. She also appeared in a spot for Dunkin Donuts. Kemper earned her Screen Actors Guild card doing commercial advertising of a sale of tents at Kmart. The commercial featured her camping with a husband, and a shot in which a tarantula crawls across her face
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Kemper in 2002
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Kemper performing "Feeling Sad/Mad with Ellie Kemper" at the
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Ellie Kemper on the red carpet at the 38th People's Choice Awards on January 11, 2012, at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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Netflix
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Netflix is an American entertainment company founded by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph on August 29,1997, in Scotts Valley, California. It specializes in and provides streaming media and video-on-demand online and DVD by mail, in 2013, Netflix expanded into film and television production, as well as online distribution. As of 2017 the company has its headquarters in Los Gatos, Netflixs initial business model included DVD sales and rental, although Hastings jettisoned DVD sales about a year after Netflixs founding to focus on the DVD rental by mail business. In 2007, Netflix expanded its business with the introduction of streaming media, while retaining the DVD, Netflix entered the content-production industry in 2013, debuting its first series, House of Cards. It has greatly expanded the production of film and television series since then, offering Netflix Original content through its online library of films. Netflix released an estimated 126 original series or films in 2016, in January 2017, Netflix reported having over 93 million subscribers worldwide, including more than 49 million in the United States. Netflix was founded on August 29,1997, in Scotts Valley, California, by Marc Randolph, Randolph worked as marketing director for Hastings company, Pure Atria Corporation. Randolph was a co-founder of MicroWarehouse, a mail order company. Hastings, a computer scientist and mathematician, sold Pure Atria to Rational Software Corporation in 1997 for $700 million in what was then the richest acquisition in Silicon Valley history. Hastings, Randolphs mother and Integrity QA founder Steve Kahn invested $2.5 million in cash for Netflix. Randolph admired the fledgling e-commerce company Amazon and wanted to find a category of portable items to sell over the internet using a similar model. He and Hastings considered and rejected VHS tapes as too expensive to stock and too delicate to ship. When they heard about DVDs, which were available in only a few markets in 1997, when the disc arrived intact, they decided to take on the $16 billion home video sales and rental industry. Netflix introduced the monthly subscription concept in September 1999, and then dropped the model in early 2000. Since that time, the company has built its reputation on the model of flat-fee unlimited rentals without due dates, late fees, shipping and handling fees. In 2000, Netflix offered to be acquired by Blockbuster for $50 million, Netflix initiated an initial public offering on May 29,2002, selling 5.5 million shares of common stock at the price of US$15.00 per share. On June 14,2002, the company sold an additional 825,000 shares of stock at the same price. After incurring substantial losses during its first few years, Netflix posted its first profit during fiscal year 2003, in 2005,35,000 different films were available, and Netflix shipped 1 million DVDs out every day
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Netflix headquarters in Los Gatos.
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Example of a Netflix DVD rental of
Kill Bill. Discs are returned in the same envelopes they are sent to customers.
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Paul Rudd
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Paul Stephen Rudd is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He studied theatre at the University of Kansas and the British American Drama Academy, Rudd received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on July 1,2015. Rudd was born in Passaic, New Jersey to a Jewish family and his parents were born in the United Kingdom, his father from Edgware and his mother from Surbiton, both in London. Rudds parents are both English-born and Jewish, the familys original surname, Rudnitzky, was changed by his grandfather to Rudd. Rudd had a bar mitzvah ceremony, growing up he loved reading British comics, The Beano and The Dandy, which his uncle in the U. K. would send to him. When he was ten, Rudds family moved to Lenexa, Kansas and his family also spent three years living in Anaheim, California, because of his fathers occupation. Rudd attended Broadmoor Junior High and graduated from Shawnee Mission West High School in the class of 1987, Rudd then went to the University of Kansas, where he majored in theater. He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternitys Nu Chapter there and he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts/West in Los Angeles. Rudd spent three months studying Jacobean drama at the British American Drama Academy based in Oxford, U. K, while attending acting school, Rudd worked as a Bar Mitzvah disc jockey. Rudd made his debut in 1992 with the television drama Sisters where he played Kirby Quimby Philby. In 1994, he appeared in Wild Oats for six episodes, Rudd left Sisters in 1995 to then appear in the comedy film Clueless with Alicia Silverstone. He also appeared in Halloween, The Curse of Michael Myers, William Shakespeares Romeo + Juliet, The Locusts, Overnight Delivery, The Object of My Affection, and 200 Cigarettes. He was then in the 1999 film The Cider House Rules that earned him and he played FBI Agent Ian Curtis in Benny Chans 2000 Hong Kong action film Gen-Y Cops. In 2002, he was cast as Mike Hannigan on the sitcom Friends who dates and then marries Phoebe Buffay, played by Lisa Kudrow. In 2006, he appeared in episodes of Reno 911. as Guy Gerricault, the coach of a lamaze class. He guest-starred as a has-been 1990s rock star, Desmond Fellows, on the television series Veronica Mars and he subsequently worked with Apatow in 2007s Knocked Up, as frustrated husband Pete, married to Leslie Manns character. In that film, he co-starred with Jason Segel, Jonah Hill, Seth Rogen, Rudd appeared as uncredited cameos in Year One and Bridesmaids. In 2012, he starred and also co-produced with Apatow on the film Wanderlust with Jennifer Aniston and he starred in the comedy film This Is 40 with Leslie Mann, a spinoff from Knocked Up, which was directed and produced by Apatow
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Rudd at the premiere of
Ant-Man in 2015
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Rudd (right) with I Love You, Man co-stars
Jason Segel and
Rashida Jones at the premiere in March 2009
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Rudd with his wife, Julie Yaeger, at the world premiere of
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Rudd at the Hollywood Life Magazine’s 7th Annual Breakthrough Awards
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William Shakespeare
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William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the worlds pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called Englands national poet, and the Bard of Avon and his extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays,154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright, Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had three children, Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between 1585 and 1592, he began a career in London as an actor, writer. He appears to have retired to Stratford around 1613, at age 49, Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were primarily comedies and histories, which are regarded as some of the best work ever produced in these genres. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, in his last phase, he wrote tragicomedies, also known as romances, and collaborated with other playwrights. Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and it was prefaced with a poem by Ben Jonson, in which Shakespeare is hailed, presciently, as not of an age, but for all time. In the 20th and 21st centuries, his works have been adapted and rediscovered by new movements in scholarship. His plays remain highly popular and are studied, performed. William Shakespeare was the son of John Shakespeare, an alderman and a successful glover originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden and he was born in Stratford-upon-Avon and baptised there on 26 April 1564. His actual date of birth unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23 April. This date, which can be traced back to an 18th-century scholars mistake, has proved appealing to biographers because Shakespeare died on 23 April 1616 and he was the third child of eight and the eldest surviving son. At the age of 18, Shakespeare married 26-year-old Anne Hathaway, the consistory court of the Diocese of Worcester issued a marriage licence on 27 November 1582. The next day, two of Hathaways neighbours posted bonds guaranteeing that no lawful claims impeded the marriage, twins, son Hamnet and daughter Judith, followed almost two years later and were baptised 2 February 1585. Hamnet died of unknown causes at the age of 11 and was buried 11 August 1596, after the birth of the twins, Shakespeare left few historical traces until he is mentioned as part of the London theatre scene in 1592. The exception is the appearance of his name in the bill of a law case before the Queens Bench court at Westminster dated Michaelmas Term 1588 and 9 October 1589
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The
Chandos portrait, artist and authenticity unconfirmed.
National Portrait Gallery, London.
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John Shakespeare's house, believed to be
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Shakespeare's coat of arms, as it appears on the rough draft of the application to grant a coat-of-arms to John Shakespeare. It features a spear as a
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Shakespeare's funerary monument in Stratford-upon-Avon.
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