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Eleven-year-old Ricky attempts to brighten the spirits of his ailing grandma by telling her a story in which her bridge club turned superheroes fight off an evil villain: Ricky's teacher, in this story about a young boy who shows grandma just how much she means to him! The real question - is it just a story?
A young boy spins a tale about his superhero grandma and her crime fighting friends... or does he?
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Cooper, a twenty-two year old drug dealer, finds a laptop left aboard a commuter train. Cooper quickly becomes obsessed with the family pictures on the computer. He soon discovers that the daughter of the family, Muriel, is a crystal meth addict who frequents the same dance club as Cooper's partner, East. Cooper and Muriel form an unlikely relationship that leads to Cooper's ascent out of the drug world. Unfortunately, Cooper finds that the journey to a better life is often hindered by the decisions of our past.
Keywords: drug-dealing, drugs, mental-illness, soren-kierkegaard
We live away from ourselves and vanish like shadows.
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Drama about life at Rugby School in Victorian England. The headmaster is fair but not effective and life is brutal for the young boys because of bullying and it's consequences. The acting and character development are good and the roles well cast. It's a good adaptation of the novel and was filmed at The Rugby School.
Keywords: abortion, anarchy, bare-butt, barn, based-on-novel, bath, bathtub, beating, boarding-school, boy
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When the notorious rock star East is murdered on stage at an Animal Rights benefit gig, young filmmaker Hadi captures vital evidence on videotape. He finds he has possession of the most sought-after footage in the TV industry - and the most lethal.
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Bernie Goldsmith, a long-time civilian employee of the U.S. Navy is suspended as a security risk when investigators discover he had communist affiliations in his youth. Snubbed by former friends and harassed by others in the community, Goldsmith hires a lawyer to fight the charges and clear his good name.
Keywords: abuse-of-power, anti-communism, anti-communist-zealotry, atomic-age, based-on-article, based-on-true-story, biased-authority, biased-inquiry, bitterness, board-of-inquiry
It Actually Happened!
Heart-Warming Story Of One Man And His Family Caught Up In The Merciless Web Of Rumor, Gossip And Prejudice!
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A faithful rendition of the Thomas Hughes book of life at the famed Rugby School for Boys in 1834, when Dr. Thomas Arnold, headmaster, was trying to alleviate the brutality of the 'hazing system' which was supposed to make men of the young boys, but which actually was a mask for passionate, unregenerate cruelty. The primary story has Tom Brown ragged continually by one particularly brutal upper-class-man, Flashman. Tom's bravery and school-spirited silence gains him Arnold's admiration.
Keywords: 1830s, 19th-century, abuse, admiration, based-on-novel, boarding-school, boys'-school, bravery, british-school-system, brutality
A Thrilling New Motion Picture!
Tadpole: Ooh you lucky brute!
Flashman: [To Ned] You lying blackguard!::Dr. Arnold: Silent.::Flashman: [flustered] ...but...this man has a private grudge against me sir..!::Dr. Arnold: Silent, I say!
Dr. Arnold: You're expelled.
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Thomas Arnold is hired to be the new headmaster at Rugby, whose students have acquired a reputation for being wild, disruptive, and dishonest. He institutes strict disciplinary policies, and expels numerous boys as a result. Many of the teachers, trustees, and parents turn against him. Squire Brown, his most vocal supporter, decides to send his own son Tom to Rugby as a demonstration of confidence. Tom soon learns that the school is plagued by bullies, and he is frequently targeted by them. He and the other boys are hindered, though, by an unwritten understanding that none of them will ever report the misdeeds of another to the authorities.
Keywords: based-on-novel, boarding-school, boy, boys'-school, bully, bully-comeuppance, character-name-in-title, discipline, educator, expulsion
THE GREATEST SCHOOL-STORY EVER WRITTEN COMES TO THE SCREEN IN ALL ITS GLORY! (original print ad - all caps)
Dr. Thomas Arnold: A new boy is always important. He may be an influence for good or for evil.
Old Grimey: Moral principles! What's a school boy to do with moral principles? Feed him one end and beat him the other! That's education!
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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
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World War I (WWI), which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939 (World War II), and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy; but, as Austria–Hungary had taken the offensive against the agreement, Italy did not enter into the war). These alliances both reorganised (Italy fought for the Allies), and expanded as more nations entered the war. Ultimately more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilised in one of the largest wars in history. More than 9 million combatants were killed, largely because of enormous increases in lethality of weapons, thanks to new technology, without corresponding improvements in protection or mobility. It was the sixth-deadliest conflict in world history, subsequently paving the way for various political changes such as revolutions in the nations involved.