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Nick Antosca is an American author of literary fiction. He is the author of three novels: Fires (2006, Impetus Press; re-released in 2011 by Civil Coping Mechanisms), Midnight Picnic (2009, Word Riot Press), and The Obese (2012, Lazy Fascist Press). Midnight Picnic was set to be published by Impetus Press, but the small publisher folded under financial pressure in the fall of 2008. Word Riot Press stepped in and the novel was published in 2009. Antosca was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and currently lives in Los Angeles, California. He is a 2005 graduate of Yale University.
His writing has appeared in literary journals, newspapers, and websites including The New York Sun, n+1, The Paris Review, nerve (website), Hustler, Film Threat, The Barcelona Review, and The Daily Beast. In 2011, he wrote the screenplay for the horror film The Cottage, directed by Christopher Jaymes and starring David Arquette. He has also written for MTV's Teen Wolf.
Nick Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor and comedian best known for his role as Ruxin on The League. He previously co-starred in comedy programs such as Best Week Ever, Cavemen, Sit Down, Shut Up, and The Life & Times of Tim.
The son of Kroll Inc. founder Jules B. Kroll, Nick Kroll was raised Jewish in Westchester County, NY. He went to the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester until the 8th grade, but then left for high school going to Rye Country Day. After attending Rye Country Day School he went on to graduate from Georgetown University. He has been a contributing writer to Comedy Central's Chappelle's Show and MTV's Human Giant. Kroll's live work is a mix of standup, sketch and characters. He is probably best known as a performer for his characters Bobby Bottleservice, Fabrice Fabrice, craft services coordinator for the sitcom That's So Raven, and Gil Faizon of the Oh, Hello Show, which he created with writing partner John Mulaney.
Kroll voices Stu on the HBO animated series The Life & Times of Tim. He also co-stars as Ruxin in the FX comedy series The League and had a recurring role on Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim. In 2008, Kroll co-starred in the ABC sitcom Cavemen based on the popular GEICO Cavemen commercials and was a regular commentator on VH1's Best Week Ever. Kroll is one of the co-authors of the critically acclaimed book Bar Mitzvah Disco and a graduate of Rye Country Day School, where he gave a contentious graduation speech in which, contrary to widespread belief, he did not expose his genitals, although he did gently chastise the school administration.
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Based in England, Nikhil Mathur is employed as an Investment Banker and has a idealist girlfriend in Radhika Awasthi. His friend, Jignesh Patel, works as a Security Guard in a mall and is the guardian of Veer, his late sister's son, and under close scrutiny of the Social Services Department. Global recession takes a toll on Nikhil - he not only loses his job but also his investments, while Jignesh gets fired for failing to prevent theft by a minor. Nikhil is unable to find employment and after Jignesh gets fired from yet another job, the duo end up working as male escorts with 'Desi Boyz' as Rocco and Hunter, and bring in enough income to keep them going. Radhika soon finds out and dumps Nikhil, while a Social Worker, Vikrant Mehra, takes custody of Veer and has him placed in a foster home. With their lives turned upside down, the duo blame each other and part company. Unable to even speak with Radhika, Nikhil is dismayed when he finds her in the company of a new boyfriend, Ajay Bapat. With the adverse publicity generated by their involvement as male escorts - and the recession holding strong - what will the duo do in a country where people, including educationists, racially profile ethnic minorities with impunity.
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Tom Lane is the star columnist for the media conglomerate owned San Francisco Sun newspaper. The company is thinking about increasing Tom's exposure by producing a new television show around him. Liz Madison is the advice columnist for the little read community newspaper, the Marin County Voice, which is a throwback to gentler times. Besides their journalistic occupations, one other similar aspect between Tom and Liz is that they are both currently single, with their friends and family doing whatever they can to find that special someone for their personal life. On November 2, the staff at the Voice learn that the Sun ownership has bought their newspaper, with the probable goal of folding it into the operations of the Sun. If this move does happen, the staff at the Voice will lose their jobs. To fight back, Liz decides to change her column to an editorial espousing the meaning of Christmas and the newspaper to the community. Because of the feisty and entertaining stance of Liz's new column, the circulation of the Voice increases so much so that the owner has second thoughts about folding it, which in turn would put Tom's new television show in jeopardy. To protect his career advancement, Tom decides to write a counterpoint column to Liz's, his about instilling some practicality into Christmas. The competing columns become a personal battle for the two columnists. But as Tom and Liz spew their mutual loathing for each other, their respective friends try to convince them of the old adage that there is a fine line between love and hate.
Keywords: christmas
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Being a lone young boy in the 'hood" is dangerous and unpleasant. This is what Max experiences when he fools a gang of local toughs who cornered him at school. The gang finds out that the key he gave them is of no value in committing a robbery, and they chase him through the streets of his neighborhood, bent on revenge. He tries to escape by slipping into the open door of an old warehouse, but they follow him there, too. While running from them through aisles filled with all kinds of stuff, he bumps into an old boom box. By doing that, he manages to release Kazaam, a genie who has been held captive for thousands of years. In order to stay free, Kazaam must give Max three wishes.
Keywords: boom-box, candy, character-name-in-title, chase, divorce, fairy-tale, father-son-relationship, genie, genie-in-a-bottle, hamburger
The world's most powerful genie has just met his match.
He's A Rappin' Genie With An Attitude... And He's Ready For Slam-Dunk Fun!
Kazaam: Grab my belly and make a wish.
Kazaam: Who dare to wake me? Ain't gonna mame this a mystery. Don't wanna do time on your wishes three. Watch it, boy! You don't want to dis me! Or I'll dish out my misery. Now. who's that sorry wanna-be that disturbed my z's? If you wanna be number one, I'm sorry boy, that's been done! But if you got the itches for a sack of riches don't matter how avaricious, I'm the man that can grant your wishes! Hey, don't turn your butt on me! I'm the man of the ages, straight out of the pages. Hang on! I'm contagious, outrageous, spontaneous! You can't contain this. I am KAZAAM!::Max Connor: I'm really happy for you.::Kazaam: Where do you think you're going? Make your three wishes and I'm of your face, back in my box and out of this place.::Max Connor: listen Mr. Psychopathic Dork in the Basement, I don't think you're ordering anyone.::Kazaam: Do you realize who I am? I'm your genie!::Max Connor: In that case I wish i was as big as you, but not so stupid
Nick Connor: You get no second chances in life, no second chances.
Max Connor: You smell like hippopotamus butt.
Alice Connor: That's right, it's poisoned. I figured if I ended your suffering, mine would end too.
Kazaam: I am... Kazaam!
Kazaam: Is that a wish?
Max Connor: [after he wishes for junk-food to come out of the sky] So... tell me that wasn't a wish.::Kazaam: Like the main man did with the loaves and the fish?::Max Connor: Yeah... hey... stop rhyming, o.k.
Kazaam: [lifting malik by the neck] Now, where's Max?::Malik: Uh... du... du... du... uh... he... uh... he went down that shaft.::Kazaam: WHAT?::Malik: Umm... uh... uh... there was nothin I could do, now put me down... [starts choking]... I'm afraid of heights.::Kazaam: Wish not granted! [Shapes Malik into a basketball, and then slam-dunks him into the Air duct]
Kazaam: That's not a wish, that's an insult!
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Mr. Morris, the owner of a large metropolitan department store, gives jobs to paroled ex-convicts in an effort to help them reform and go straight. Among his 'employed-prison-graduates' are Helen Roberts and Joe Dennis, working as sales clerks. Joe is in love with Helen and asks her to marry him, but she is forbidden to marry as she is still on parole, but she says yes and they are married. In spite of their poverty-level life, their marriage is a happy one until Joe discovers she has lied about her past, in order to marry him. Disillusioned, he leaves, goes back to his old gang and plans to rob the department store.
Keywords: 1930s, bartender, bath-house, burglary, childbirth, cigarette-girl, cigarette-smoking, co-worker, crook, denouncement
Every time she says "I Love You"... she breaks the law!
Jerome Morris: Most people think if they pay a few dollars to a community chest and good will agencies and so on, they've done their duty and they can shrug aside all responsibility. But you've got to do more than that.
Helen Dennis: It isn't you, and it isn't me. It's you and me.
Helen Dennis: The big shots aren't little crooks like you. They're politicians.
Mrs. Mary Morris: You act more like you're opening a safe than a can.::Patsy: Ain't it funny how them habits hang on?
Cuffy: Funny. Last Christmas I was on the inside lookin' out and thinkin' I'd go bats if I couldn't get outside. And now I'm out... I don't know. Come to think of it, it was kinda cozy in that little cell.
Mickey Bain: They'd follow you over a cliff.::Joe Dennis: I don't WANT to go over a cliff. That's what I've been tryin' to tell ya.
Jerome Morris: My wife wanted me to collect stamps. I don't know why my hobby had to be idiots.
Nick tuns my way
I think about what I should say
I don't think I can say much
As he takes my breath out
I can't help btu worry about
If he knows I love him
I worry day and night
About everything that might
Happen and will
[Chorus:]
I wonder if he knows
The way I feel about him
About the love he shows
I think I'm ready to say
I'm gonna tell him today
I hope he feels the same
Oh I hope he does
I'll approach it slowly
Not gonna rush
Don't think I should say much
I love you should do
And if nick says it too
I think I'll just hold him tight
It'll end up alright
Lets just cherish this moment
I want it to last forever
Lets end up together
[Chorus:] [x2]
I wonder if nick knows
The way I feel about him
About the love he shows
I think I'm ready to say
I'm gonna tell him today
I hope he feels the same