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Night or nighttime is the period of time between the sunset and the sunrise when the Sun is below the horizon. This occurs after dusk. The opposite of night is day (or "daytime" to distinguish it from "day" as used for a 24-hour period). The start and end points of time of a night vary based on factors such as season, latitude, longitude and timezone.
At any given time, one side of the planet Earth is bathed in light from the Sun (the daytime) and the other side of the Earth is in the shadow caused by the Earth blocking the light of the sun. This shadow is what we call the darkness of night. Natural illumination is still provided by a combination of moonlight, planetary light, starlight, diffuse zodiacal light, gegenschein, and airglow. In some circumstances, bioluminescence, aurorae and lightning can provide some illumination. The glow provided by artificial illumination is sometimes referred to as light pollution because it can interfere with observational astronomy and ecosystems.
Kanye Omari West ( /ˈkɑːnjeɪ/; born June 8, 1977) is an American musician, film director and fashion designer. West first rose to fame as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records, where he eventually achieved recognition for his work on Jay-Z's album The Blueprint, as well as hit singles for musical artists including Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and Janet Jackson. His style of production originally used pitched-up vocal samples from soul songs incorporated with his own drums and instruments. However, subsequent productions saw him broadening his musical palette and expressing influences encompassing '70s R&B, baroque pop, trip hop, arena rock, folk, alternative, electronica, synthpop, and classical music.
West released his debut album The College Dropout in 2004, his second album Late Registration in 2005, his third album Graduation in 2007, his fourth album 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, and his fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy in 2010. West released a collaborative album, Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in 2011, which is the duo's first collaborative album. His five solo albums, all of which have gone platinum, have received numerous awards and critical acclaim. As of 2012, West has won a total of eighteen Grammy Awards, making him one of the most awarded artists of all-time. All albums have been very commercially successful, with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy becoming his fourth consecutive No. 1 album in the U.S. upon release. West has had 5 songs exceed 3 million in digital sales as of July 2011, with "Gold Digger" selling 3,086,000, "Stronger" selling 4,402,000, "Heartless" selling 3,742,000, "E.T." selling over 4,000,000 and "Love Lockdown" selling over 3,000,000 placing him third in overall digital sales of the past decade. He has sold over 30 million digital songs in the United States making him one of the best-selling digital artists of all-time.
Carice Anouk van Houten (Dutch pronunciation: [kaˑˈris ɑˈnuk vɑn ˈɦʌu̯tə(n)]; born 5 September 1976) is a Dutch stage and film actress. She won five Golden Calves for her roles in Suzy Q (1999), Undercover Kitty (2001), Black Book (2006), De Gelukkige Huisvrouw (2010) and most recently for Black Butterflies (2011). Her role in Black Book launched her international career. She acted in the American films Valkyrie (2008) and Repo Men (2010).
Van Houten was born on 5 September 1976 in Leiderdorp, the Netherlands. Her mother Margje Stasse is on the board of Dutch educational TV and her father Theodore van Houten is a writer and broadcaster. She has a younger sister, Jelka van Houten, who is also an actress. She went to the St. Bonifatiuscollege (high school) in Utrecht, where she played the leading role in Hugo Claus' Tijl Uilenspieghel, directed by Ad Migchielsen. Van Houten studied at the Kleinkunstacademie in Amsterdam.
Carice van Houten played her first leading role in Martin Koolhoven's TV film Suzy Q. Van Houten won a Golden Calf for her part as Suzy. She also won the Pisuisse Award and the Top Naeff Award for her stage acting and another Golden Calf for her part as the kitten that becomes a girl in Undercover Kitty (2001). The first time she could be seen in cinemas in the USA was when Martin Koolhoven's AmnesiA (2001) got a small theatrical release.
Actors: John Rogers (producer), Stan Harrington (actor), Steve Agee (actor), Scott Schaffer (miscellaneous crew), Nora L. Ferris (miscellaneous crew), Danny Trejo (actor), John Heard (actor), Keith Szarabajka (actor), Clare Grant (actress), Mike Jerome Putnam (actor), Javier Montoya (miscellaneous crew), Javier Montoya (producer), Alimi Ballard (actor), Gil Medina (producer), Lori Franklin-Garcia (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller,Actors: Tygh Runyan (actor), Gil Bellows (director), Phyllida Law (actress), Luke Bradshaw (miscellaneous crew), Gil Bellows (actor), Gil Bellows (writer), Gil Bellows (producer), Don McKellar (actor), Michael Eklund (actor), Christopher Heyerdahl (actor), Luis Alberto García (actor), John Cassini (actor), Robin Dunne (actor), Kris Holden-Ried (actor), Greg Wise (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Franklin Ruehl (actor), J. Kristopher (actor), Al Burke (actor), Alison Lees-Taylor (actress), John Campbell-Mac (actor), John Campbell-Mac (writer), Shaun Parker (actor), Shaun Parker (actor), Edward Joyce (actor), Matthew Temple (writer), John Michael Herndon (actor), Matthew Temple (actor), Matthew Temple (producer), Mike Hatton (producer), Mike Hatton (actor),
Plot: L.A. Paranormal follows the ups and downs of a Los Angeles-based team of paranormal investigators. The group is led by second generation ghost hunter and skeptic Vince Norton. He is aided by Max Rutledge, his neurotic best friend and old college roommate. Also on board are metaphysicist and consultant Elliott Szpigiel, the team's technical wizard, and playboy medium John London, a psychic artist and former British television personality. During an investigation at the famously haunted Hollywoodland mental asylum, the team collects remarkable evidence that may support the existence of life after death. But soon after, an accusation of fraud lights a firestorm of controversy and sends them into a downward spiral that threatens to tear the group apart. The investigations get less appealing and the team loses credibility even amongst their peers, as they search for a way to clear their name and just maybe, once and for all, prove that ghosts really do exist.
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Macarena Gómez (actress), Najwa Nimri (actress), Manolo Solo (actor), Pascal Gaigne (composer), Álvaro Augustín (producer), Víctor Clavijo (actor), Vicente Canales (miscellaneous crew), Manel Vicaria (miscellaneous crew), Enrique López Lavigne (producer), Verónica Echegui (actress), Elena Ruiz (editor), Miguel Ángel Silvestre (actor), Rafa Martínez (miscellaneous crew), Belén Atienza (producer), Eduardo Chapero-Jackson (writer),
Genres: Adventure, Fantasy,Actors: Harry Lennix (actor), Giovanni Zelko (editor), Giovanni Zelko (producer), Giovanni Zelko (writer), Giovanni Zelko (director), Lee Ross (producer), Jaye Razor (actor), Tomm Voss (actor), Solomon Campbell (producer), Martin Lazniarz (producer), Mark Schwartz (producer), Anna Mulhern (producer), Daniel Villalva (producer), Steve Carlesi (producer), Sonia Maroudas (producer),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Crime, Short,Actors: Marian Seldes (actress), Roger Rees (actor), Kate Burton (actress), Hans Christian Andersen (writer), Dylan Baker (actor), Chris Henry Coffey (producer), Jenna Lamia (actress), Andrew Mendelson (producer), Kerry Butler (actress), James David Hart (producer), James David Hart (writer), James David Hart (director), Christopher Fitz Patton (composer),
Plot: A Mother's child is stolen by Death. The Mother madly pursues Death in an attempt to save her child's life and in the process, encounters several characters, Night, a Thorn Bush, a Lake, an Old Woman at Death's Greenhouse and finally, Death himself. She is made to surrender parts of herself on her journey to the various characters in order to find her child. At the conclusion, a little more than a shell of who she once was, The Mother is made to realize it is not her choice as to whether her child lives or dies. She says "Let God's will be done." As a result the child dies.
Genres: Animation,Actors: Ara Paiaya (producer), Ara Paiaya (miscellaneous crew), Ara Paiaya (editor), Ara Paiaya (director), Robert Tai (actor), Ara Paiaya (writer), Ara Paiaya (producer), Ara Paiaya (actor), Bey Logan (actor), Toby Russell (actor), Raquel Paiaya (producer), Raquel Paiaya (actress), Vinnie Wilson (actor), Alex Clark (actor), Behrouz Abolghassem (actor),
Plot: A professional assassin is double crossed and left for dead. Only to be saved by a mysterious crime fighting organization. They send him to a fabled martial arts master in Hong Kong. There he learns Kung Fu and embarks on his new mission - cleaning up the mean streets ! No wires, tricks or special effects.
Genres: Action,Actors: Robert Tai (actor), Ara Paiaya (miscellaneous crew), Ara Paiaya (writer), Ara Paiaya (director), Ara Paiaya (actor), Ara Paiaya (editor), Ara Paiaya (producer), Bey Logan (actor), Raquel Paiaya (producer), Raquel Paiaya (actress), Vinnie Wilson (actor), David Skene (actor), Alex Clark (actor), Behrouz Abolghassem (actor), Scott Taylor (actor),
Genres: Action,Actors: Takashige Ichise (producer), Wai-Man Chan (actor), Leon Lai (actor), Chi Hung Ng (actor), Wai-keung Lau (director), Wai-keung Lau (producer), Terence Yin (actor), Reila Aphrodite (actress), Ronald Cheng (actor), Mo-Chan Chik (actor), Curran Pang (editor), Asaka Seto (actress), Asaka Seto (actress), Ka Hee Wong (miscellaneous crew), Keith Li (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Sam, a Hong Kong cop, has busted crime lord Night. Ann, Sam's girlfriend, is the prosecuting witness. Night is jailed for five years. On a trip to Paris, Ann is killed by an assassin. Sam quits the force and two years later, runs a bar on Lamma Island with his uncles. One day, a Japanese tourist who looks exactly like Ann arrives. Sam and the lady soon fall in love. However, that love is shortened when she holds a dark past and after a successful appeal, Night is back and out for revenge.
Keywords: blood, knife-fight, shooting, violenceActors: Tim Kincaid (actor), Nick Elliott (director), Scott Heath (actor), Tony Lee (actor),
Genres: Adult,