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Cass McCombs is an American songwriter and performer.
McCombs was born in Concord, California in 1977. He has led a nomadic existence for most of his adult life, moving from one city to the next, living in cars, on couches and at campsites. McCombs spent time developing his songwriting abilities in New York City, until the events of 9/11 (coupled with running out of money) sent him back, via Greyhound bus, to San Francisco, where he recorded his debut E.P., entitled Not the Way E.P. It would be released by the small Baltimore-based Monitor Records in 2002. After relocating there, his first full-length album, A, was released early the following year on Monitor in the U.S. and in Europe and the U.K. by 4AD. McCombs and his band spent much of 2003 and 2004 touring, performing everywhere from the All Tomorrow's Parties festival to house shows. McCombs otherwise divided his time amongst the Pacific Northwest, England and Baltimore. After a week of recording in Michigan, his second LP, PREfection, arrived in spring 2005. Later that year, he decamped to Southern California to begin work on his third full-length, Dropping the Writ, which was released on October 9, 2007, by Domino Records and later named one of Amazon.com’s Best Albums of 2007. Following a period in Chicago, he returned to California to record Catacombs before its eventual U.S. release on July 7, 2009. The album was named one of the top 50 albums of 2009 by Pitchfork Media. His fifth LP, Wit's End, was released by Domino on April 26, 2011. It was followed by another LP, entitled Humor Risk and released on November 8, 2011 - less than 7 months after the release of his previous LP. Like Catacombs and Wit's End, it was produced by Ariel Rechtshaid and McCombs.
Cass is the story of a middle class family in Detroit - a single father, his fifteen-year old daughter and eleven-year old son - whose lives are changed when a mysterious artist takes up residence in the abandoned building next door. From the brilliant murals of the Diego Rivera courtyard to the hollowed-eyed homes in Detroit neighborhoods, the film explores issues of passion - of what and who we long for - as well as the secrets we keep to protect ourselves and the ones we love.
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Actors: Denise Roberts (producer), Denise Roberts (director), Ken Wallace (writer), Jace Pickard (actor), Screenwise (producer), Alannah Robertson (actor), Challito Browne (actor), Debbie Neilson (actor), Cass Beasley (actor), Simon Watts (editor), Stephanie Beck (actor), Luke Davis (actor), Lauren Hansom (actor), Emily Kivilcim (actor), Hannah Pembroke (actor),
Plot: What happens when you can't drink the water? Set in an Australian country town where the water source has been poisoned ,' Contamination' is a half hour comedy exploring the dilemma of thirteen young townsfolk. Lovers, artists, liars and those who want to escape to the bright lights all get the chance of a lifetime whilst avoiding that nice cup of tea.
Keywords: country-town, ecology, young-peopleActors: Brad Leo Lyon (actor), Jon Avnet (producer), Mykelti Williamson (actor), Jon Avnet (director), Ed Shearmur (composer), Laurence Fishburne (actor), Martin Landau (actor), Bradley Whitford (actor), Andrew Gottlieb (producer), Brent Shields (producer), Nicole Marostica (miscellaneous crew), Cameron Johann (producer), Anika Noni Rose (actress), Michael Justice (actor), Morris Lee Sullivan (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Emilio Rivera (actor), Mos Def (actor), Sarah Clifford (miscellaneous crew), Steve Berman (miscellaneous crew), Sarah Clifford (miscellaneous crew), Marilyn Penn (miscellaneous crew), Donald Faison (producer), Mike Epps (actor), Donald Faison (actor), Noor Ahmed (miscellaneous crew), Debbie Allen (actress), Darius McCrary (actor), Lombardo Boyar (actor), Glenn D. Feig (miscellaneous crew), Malik Barnhardt (actor),
Plot: When a misguided delivery driver inadvertently delivers a package containing concealed bricks of cocaine to the wrong address, it sets in motion a desperate search and battle for the coke between the furious dealer that sent it, the fearful intended recipients that missed it, and the conniving accidental recipients that plan to flip it. Time is running out and everyone's trying to get their hands on the package that's been sent...Next Day Air!
Keywords: afro, ak-47, apartment-building, bag-of-money, bank-robbery, bare-chested-male, beating, blood, blunt, body-in-a-trunkActors: Rhys Mitchell (producer), Shane Fox Neville (actor), Finn Stewart (writer), Josh Dawson (producer), Craig Stott (actor), Lewis Mitchell (actor), Josh Simons (producer), Josh Simons (writer), Josh Simons (director), Josh Simons (actor), Josh Simons (writer), Dyllan Corbett (actor), Ford Sarhan (actor), Tashi Dewhurst (actress), Kevin McCallum (actor),
Plot: The film follows the lives of four 18 year old boys and their gradual loss of innocence. Taking over an abandoned house, the boys become involved with a squatter, whose situation and past begin to affect/effect the boys' subsequent actions. A character narrative that culminates in an intense final act, where each boy is literally struggling to hang onto their own life.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Peter Wight (actor), Geoffrey Beevers (actor), Paul Kaye (actor), Tamer Hassan (actor), Ralph Ineson (actor), Joe Egan (actor), Leo Gregory (actor), Bronson Webb (actor), Yvette Rowland (actress), Carole Salisbury (miscellaneous crew), Linda Bassett (actress), Natalie Press (actress), Nick Bartlett (actor), Ricky Diamond (actor), David Lea (actor),
Plot: An orphaned Jamaican baby, adopted by an elderly white couple and brought up in an all white area of London, became one of the most feared and respected men in Britain. CASS grew up in a time before political correctness and was forced to endure racist bullying on a daily basis, until one day when the years of pent up anger came out in a violent burst. CASS found through violence the respect he never had and became addicted to the buzz of fighting. His way of life finally caught up with him when an attempted assassination on his life, saw him shot three times at point blank range. His inner strength somehow managed to keep him alive but he was left with a dilemma; whether to seek vengeance as the street had taught him, or renounce his violent past.
Keywords: adoption, african-anglo, bare-breasts, biracial, biracial-child, bully, bullying, cell-mate, character-name-in-title, christmasActors: David Rountree (editor), David Rountree (director), David Rountree (actor), David Rountree (producer), David Rountree (writer), Ewan Chung (actor), Choice Skinner (actor), Sean Cronin (actor), Kathy Lamkin (actress), Jerry Mathers (actor), Kiko Ellsworth (producer), Kiko Ellsworth (actor), Warren Ostergard (actor), Jonathan Breck (actor), Andrea Ajemian (actress),
Plot: The film "Will to Power" is the story of redemption and two best friends (Jason and Erik) who end up planning a murder that goes anything but right. Kathryn is the 'innocent' target of the murder plan and in the end Jason proves to be one of the darkest characters in the film and represents the underlying theme to never underestimate anyone.
Genres: Drama, Thriller,Actors: Gloria Romero (actress), Jose N. Carreon (director), Rudy Meyer (actor), Odette Khan (actress), Carmina Villaroel (actress), Jose N. Carreon (writer), Boy Roque (actor), Dick Israel (actor), Cloyd Robinson (actor), Ernie Forte (actor), Boy Gomez (actor), Tonton Gutierrez (actor), Jaime Cuales (actor), Lolit Solis (miscellaneous crew), Jaime Cuales (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Used to living in poverty, it seemed impossible for Cass and Cary to have a comfortable and bountiful life until Doqa Gracia comes to bring them into her home. The rich woman seeks the help of her lawyers to find her lost grandson Cary and eventually finds him living in a deprived area with Cass. Now in Doña Gracia's care, the buddies could not believe their dream has finally come true.
Keywords: character-name-in-titleActors: Stephen Marcus (actor), Peter McNamara (actor), Damian Jones (actor), Damian Jones (miscellaneous crew), David Barrass (actor), Glenn Doherty (actor), Charles McDougall (director), Valerie Gogan (actress), Steve Nieve (composer), Sidney Cole (actor), Simon Fisher-Becker (actor), Hayley Carmichael (actress), Kevin O'Donohoe (actor), Russell Gold (actor), Ian Fairbairn (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Gorton Hall (director), Gorton Hall (writer), Brian King (producer), Roy Clark (actor), Roy Clark (actor), Glenn Brock (actor), Jimmy Hughes (actor), Ralph Martin (actor), Tom Winston (actor), Gena Powers (actress), Toby Willis (actor), Scotti Fox (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Adult,Actors: Bruce Dern (actor), Joyce King (miscellaneous crew), Casey Kasem (actor), Gary Kent (actor), Berry Kroeger (actor), Jack Lester (actor), William Bonner (actor), Phil Hoover (actor), Susan Arnold (costume designer), John Lawrence (producer), John Lawrence (writer), Anthony M. Lanza (editor), Anthony M. Lanza (director), John Bloom (actor), Albert Cole (actor),
Plot: Dr. Roger Girard is a rich scientist conducting experiments on head transplantation. His caretaker has a son, Danny, who, although fully grown, has the mind of child. One day an escaped psycho-killer invades Girard's home, killing Danny's father before being gunned down himself. With the maniac dying and Danny deeply unsettled by his father's death, Dr. Girard decides to take the final step and transplant the killer's head onto Danny's body. Of course, things go horribly wrong and the two-headed creature escapes to terrorize the countryside.
Keywords: bound-and-gagged, caretaker, chase, death-of-father, head-transplant, independent-film, lunatic, mad-scientist, murder, number-in-title