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Jon Stewart (born Jonathan Stuart Leibowitz; November 28, 1962) is an American political satirist, writer, television host, actor, media critic and stand-up comedian. He is widely known as host of The Daily Show, a satirical news program that airs on Comedy Central.
Stewart started as a stand-up comedian, but branched into television as host of Short Attention Span Theater for Comedy Central. He went on to host his own show on MTV, called The Jon Stewart Show, and then hosted another show on MTV called You Wrote It, You Watch It. He has also had several film roles as an actor. Stewart became the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central in early 1999. He is also a writer and co-executive-producer of the show. After Stewart joined, The Daily Show steadily gained popularity and critical acclaim, resulting in his sixteen Emmy Awards.
Stewart has gained acclaim as an acerbic, satirical critic of personality-driven media shows, in particular those of the US media networks such as CNN, Fox News Channel, and MSNBC. Critics say Stewart benefits from a double standard: he critiques other news shows from the safe, removed position of his "fake news" desk. Stewart agrees, saying that neither his show nor his channel purports to be anything other than satire and comedy. In spite of its self-professed entertainment mandate, The Daily Show has been nominated for news and journalism awards. Stewart hosted the 78th and 80th Academy Awards. He is the co-author of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction, which was one of the best-selling books in the U.S. in 2004 and Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race released in 2010.
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Larry Ravioli is a fun comedic film as well as TV pilot for an ongoing series. It tells the story of Larry Ravioli, an unintentional goof who is forced to be a hit-man for the mob in order to pay off a debt, but would much rather be singing his heart out as a lounge singer. Now paired up with a deadly assassin named Gina and given the nearly impossible assignment of taking out a rival mobster, Larry is out on his own and murder and mayhem ensue.
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Beena struggles to follow her dream of the freedom to choose her own destiny and the love of her life, but her overly dramatic and meddlesome Indian mother Billo, wants to marry her off. Billo has even talked to her dentist about her daughter's arranged marriage. Beena's best friend Mary Jane, an American girl,knows that James Dean from Sweden is Beena's dream boy. Mary Jane wants a boyfriend in her life also and is desperately looking for one but she always falls for the wrong guys.
Keywords: beach, bend, best-friend, bicycle, boy, california, city, friend, friendship, girl
Falling Down is Not a Failure, Refusing to get up is!!
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A lonely film student's longing for an elusive dreamer has brought his life to an emotional and creative stand still. That is until flirty acting student Sara slips into Arthur's life. As their seemingly inconsequential affair soon blossoms into an enriching entanglement, Arthur begins to face the dark secret and terrible betrayal that haunts his life. When the girl of his dreams returns, however, Arthur is torn between the love that nurtures him and the romance that excites him.
Keywords: ampersand-in-title, film-professor, film-student, film-within-a-film, filmmaking, girl-trouble, independent-film, punctuation-in-title, three-word-title
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Business partners Frank and Josh go bankrupt after their dot-com start-up collapses before it goes online. Frank, a bachelor and broke, reluctantly moves back home to live with his parents while Josh, a hippie computer wiz who's married and has a son, is forced to consider the unthinkable - getting a real job.
Keywords: bedtime-story, business-failure, entrepreneur, internet, money-laundering, number-in-title, paramedic
Sometimes life drives you crazy.
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Seth Davis is a college dropout running an illegal casino from his rented apartment. Driven by his domineering fathers disapproval at his illegitimate existence and his desire for serious wealth, Seth suddenly finds himself seduced by the opportunity to interview as a trainee stock broker from recent acquaintance Greg ('Nicky Katt' (qv)). Walking into the offices of JT Marlin, a small time brokerage firm on the outskirts of New York - Seth gets an aggressive cameo performance from Jay ('Ben Affleck' (qv)) that sets the tone for a firm clearly placing money above all else. Seth's fractured relationship with his father and flirtatious glances from love interest Abbie ('Nia Long' (qv)) are enough to keep Seth motivated in his new found career. As he begins to excel and develop a love for the hard sale and high commission, a few chance encounters leads Seth to question the legitimacy of the firms operations - placing him once again at odds with his father and what remains of his morality. With homages to Wall Street, and Glengarry Glen Ross, it's a decent debut feature for Ben Younger who's script exposes a truly sinister side of an already immoral business.
Keywords: arrest, audio-surveillance, bankster, bar, bar-fight, billiards, blackjack-game, break-up, bridge-financing, broken-leg
Motion creates Emotion!
Where would you turn? How far would you go? How hard will you fall?
There's no such thing as making too much money or taking too many risks
Welcome to the New American Dream.
Anyone who says that money is the root to all evil, doesn't have it.
Greg Weinstein: Don't you have a canoli you can stick in your mouth?::Chris Varick: Don't you have a menorah you could shove up your ass?
Man on phone: Take me off your list.::Seth Davis: Fine, fine. I'm gonna take you off my list of successful people today.
Jim Young: And there is no such thing as a no sale call. A sale is made on every call you make. Either you sell the client some stock or he sells you a reason he can't. Either way a sale is made, the only question is who is gonna close? You or him? Now be relentless, that's it, I'm done.
Jim Young: They say money can't buy happiness? Look at the fucking smile on my face. Ear to ear, baby.
Jim Young: Anybody who tells you money is the root of all evil doesn't fucking have any.
Seth Davis: What do you mean, you're gonna pass. Alan, the only people making money passing are NFL quarterbacks and I don't see a number on your back.
Greg Weinstein: Don't pitch the bitch.
Chris Varick: Hey, kid, get the fuck outa here.
Seth Davis: I read this article a while back, that said that Microsoft employs more millionaire secretary's that any other company in the world. They took stock options over Christmas bonuses. It was a good move. I remember there was this picture, of one of the groundskeepers next to his Ferrari. Blew my mind. you see shit like that, and it just plants seeds, makes you think its possible, even easy. And then you turn on the TV, and there's just more of it. The $87 Million lottery winner, that kid actor that just made 20 million o his last movie, that internet stock that shot through the roof, you could have made millions if you had just gotten in early, and that's exactly what I wanted to do: get in. I didn't want to be an innovator any more, i just wanted to make the quick and easy buck, i just wanted in. The Notorious BIG said it best: "Either you're slingin' crack-rock, or you've got a wicked jump-shot." Nobody wants to work for it anymore. There's no honor in taking that after school job at Mickey Dee's, honor's in the dollar, kid. So I went the white boy way of slinging crack-rock: I became a stock broker.
Broker: I know you're not standing on your front porch with a bag of money waiting for me to call you. But I'm not some 18-year-old selling a cure for AIDS. I'm 46 years old, I have 22 years market experience, I know this business. So pick up your skirt, grab your balls, and lets go make some money
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Now back in San Francisco after their holiday in New York, Nick and Nora find themselves trying to solve another mystery. It's New Year's Eve and they are summoned to dinner at Nora's elderly, and very aristocratic, family. There they find that cousin Selma's husband Robert has been missing for three days. Nick reluctantly agrees to look for him but the case takes a twist when Robert is shot and Selma is accused of murder. Several other murders occur but eventually Nick gathers everyone into the same room to reveal the identity of the killer.
Keywords: 1930s, accused-of-murder, amateur-detective, blackmail, check-fraud, chinatown, chinese, chinese-restaurant, cocktail, cocktail-bar
Continuing the fun in their NEW hit!
Nick Charles: Come on, let's get something to eat. I'm thirsty.
Nick Charles: You see, when it comes to words like that, an illiterate person...::Polly Byrnes: Whaddaya mean "illiterate"? My father and mother were married right here in the city hall!::Nick Charles: [Leans toward Nora] Having a good time, Mrs. Charles?::Nora Charles: It couldn't be better.
Nora Charles: Are you packing?::Nick Charles: Yes dear, I'm putting away this liquor.
Polly Byrnes: Say, is that Mrs. Landis?::Nick Charles: Yep, want to meet her?::Polly Byrnes: No thanks, I've had enough of this family.
'Dancer', Lichee Club Owner: Have you ever been thrown out of a place, Mr. Charles?::Nick Charles: Let's see. How many was it up to yesterday, Mrs. Charles?::Nora Charles: Well, uh, how many places were you in, Mr. Charles?
[Last line, as Nick gapes at Nora knitting baby boots]::Nora Charles: And you call yourself a detective.
Nick Charles: Good morning!::Lieutenant Abrams, San Francisco Homicide Squad: Good evening.::Nick Charles: Uh, yes, good evening. Will you have some breakfast?::Lieutenant Abrams, San Francisco Homicide Squad: Thanks, I just had dinner.::Nick Charles: I give up.
'Dancer', Lichee Club Owner: Once a gumheel, always a gumheel, huh? Well, I don't like gumheels, but I thought you'd quit it when you married a pot of money.::Nora Charles: Did he call me a pot?
Lum Kee, Lichee Club Co-Owner: You bet you. You catch my brother. You play trick on him.::Nick Charles: No play trick on him, no catch him. You bet you. Is he still in?::Lum Kee, Lichee Club Co-Owner: You bet you. For five years more.
Nora Charles: Do you think she'll really take him home?::Nick Charles: She'll take him somewhere, I'm sure of that.::Nora Charles: What do you mean?::Nick Charles: I mean, did I ever tell you that you're the most fascinating woman this side of the Rockies?::Nora Charles: Wait till you see me on the other side.