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Gem generally refers to a gemstone, a cut rock or mineral.
Gem may also refer to:
Charles Thomas "Chuck" Close (born July 5, 1940) is an American painter and photographer who achieved fame as a photorealist, through his massive-scale portraits. Though a catastrophic spinal artery collapse in 1988 left him severely paralyzed, he has continued to paint and produce work that remains sought after by museums and collectors.
Close was born in Monroe, Washington. His father died when he was eleven years old. Most of his early works are very large portraits based on photographs (Photorealism or Hyperrealism technique) of family and friends, often other artists. In an interview with Phong Bui in The Brooklyn Rail, Close describes an early encounter with a Jackson Pollock painting at the Seattle Art Museum: "I went to the Seattle Art Museum with my mother for the first time when I was 11. I saw this Jackson Pollock drip painting with aluminum paint, tar, gravel and all that stuff. I was absolutely outraged, disturbed. It was so far removed from what I thought art was. However, within 2 or 3 days, I was dripping paint all over my old paintings. In a way I’ve been chasing that experience ever since."
JJ Lin (traditional Chinese: 林俊傑; simplified Chinese: 林俊杰; pinyin: Lin Jun Jie) is a Singaporean Mandopop Singer-songwriter, Composer and Actor based in Taiwan. JJ Lin was managed by Ocean Butterflies from 2003 to 2011 . JJ is presently managed by Warner Music Taiwan. Lin won Best New Artist for his work on his debut album Music Voyager at the 15th Golden Melody Awards in 2004.
Lin was born in Singapore and graduated from Anglo-Chinese School and Saint Andrew's Junior College before joining the Singapore Armed Forces.
He is of overseas Chinese descent. In addition to English, Mandarin and Hokkien, he is also able to speak Cantonese and has released several cover versions of his songs in Cantonese. He came to musical prominence and success in the Greater China region. In Taiwan, he was awarded the "Best New Artist" award in the Taiwan Golden Melody Awards.
Signed to Ocean Butterflies, he has written songs for various artists, notably "Remember" (記得 Jì Dé) for Taiwanese singer A-Mei, fellow label mate A-Do's "Let Go" (放手 Fàng Shǒu), Harlem Yu's "What's Wrong With You?" (幹嘛你看不爽我 Gàn Má Nǐ Kàn Bù Shuǎng Wǒ), Comic Boyz's "Heart of Superman" (超人心 Chāo Rén Xīn) and other songs. He writes all the melodies for all of his albums.
Actors: Joe Grisaffi (actor), Andrew Sensenig (actor), Donny Boaz (actor), Giona Ostinelli (composer), Jackson Burns (producer), Marc Isaacs (actor), Eric Martinez (actor), Julitta Pourciau (actress), Melissa Mars (actress), Elle LaMont (actress), Brenden Whitney (actor), Bill Ross (actor), Antoinette Anders (actress), Troy Parker (actor), Chad Thackston (actor),
Plot: Fieldhouse, Texas October 12, 1992, Detective Salinas is involved in one of the worst discoveries ever in this small town. Police cars and ambulance surround the crime scene. Two corpses are found inside -- of accused American Spree Serial Killers. THREE WEEKS AGO -- La Sal, Utah. A woman by the name of Mila Sweeney is kidnapped while on the way to her mother's house. Serial Killers at large are eluding the state troopers. One has just escaped a psychiatric ward. Group finds refuge in the outskirts of La Sal a small town. Days later, Mila's Mother comes, knocking at this house. Mila is inside. In front of her eyes, serial killers kill her mother. Then take poor Mila to their hometown in Texas where they keep her days on torturing her. The woman survives and eventually escapees. Sorrow is a story about revenge. When a young woman takes matters into her hands to exact revenge on her mother's killers. She is confronted with the results of her actions, as local police are moving in closer.
Keywords: escape, killer, moab-utah, one-word-title, psychoActors: Jef Taylor (editor), José Yapur (producer), Bobby Barry (composer), Marta Barrio (actress), Barra Collins (actor), Jorge Cuaik (producer), Jorge Cuaik (writer), Jorge Cuaik (costume designer), Jorge Cuaik (director), Christina Kelton Garner (producer), Freda Barratt (actress), Georgia Blake (actress), Pam-Kelly Smith (producer), Rakel Weinberg (producer),
Plot: Ken an estate agent from London gets mysteriously locked in one of his company's properties at number eight Dwellings Close. Inside he meets Gem, an eccentric young woman who claims to be the property's new tenant, together they will try to find a way out.
Genres: Fantasy,Actors: Sarah-Jane Woulahan (director), Sarah-Jane Woulahan (producer), Sarah-Jane Woulahan (editor), Luke McGregor (actor), Lou Sanz (producer), Lou Sanz (actor), Lou Sanz (writer), Oliver Clark (composer), Geraldine Hickey (actress), Oliver Clark (actor), Wendy Little (actress), Robert Dobson (writer), Alison Bice (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Artur Nalivkin (actor), Artur Nalivkin (writer), Artur Nalivkin (director), Artur Nalivkin (producer), Maxim Tikhonov (actor), Maxim Tikhonov (editor), Maxim Tikhonov (writer), Maxim Tikhonov (producer), Ivan Dmitriev (actor), Dmitri Achkasov (actor), Alexey Svetlichni (actor), Vladimir Kuryshov (actor), Dmitri Hropach (actor), Ruslan Cheremisin (composer), Ruslan Cheremisin (actor),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: James Duval (producer), Danny Torres (producer), Richard Scott (producer), Tyler Ross (producer), Scott Hayman (actor), Bonnie Steiger (actress), Chelese Belmont (actress), Quan Tran (editor), David Guilmette (actor), Christina N. Jin (miscellaneous crew), Bruce Frausto (producer), Dan Albracht (writer), Blake Beaudette (actor), Dan Albracht (director), Jeff Hayman (composer),
Plot: On the surface it seems that everything is fine with Calvin. He's your average twenty-one-year-old who hangs out with his friends and goes out looking for girls. However, beneath the surface, Calvin still hasn't learned how to deal with his father's death, or even muster the courage to move out of his mother's house, and his only means of dealing with any of this is by drinking. Forced to see a "life specialist," Calvin remains steadfast in his ways until the one thing comes along that makes him want to change for the better: a beautiful girl.
Keywords: alcoholism, family-relationships, interracial-relationship, single-mother, teenagerActors: Brett William Mauser (editor), Gary Teague (actor), Brett William Mauser (producer), Brett William Mauser (actor), Brett William Mauser (writer), Brett William Mauser (director), Bradley Bates (producer), Bradley Bates (actor), Amanda Nutting (producer), Amanda Nutting (actress), Jake Jecmenek (actor), Ann Hollingsworth Patrie (producer), DeMarcus Young (actor), Jade Esteban Estrada (actor), Sergio Cantu (actor),
Plot: Detective Mike Lorenzo and his partner Diane Loveland are given a small collection of ancient and rare coins by a confidential informant. After the informant kills himself, the coins are taken back to the evidence locker. Within 24 hours, a group of professional killers have raided the police station the coins were located at, taken the coins, and left a trail of bodies. Knowing that the killers were hired by Collin Donovan, Detective Lorenzo begins a long journey to bring down the powerful businessman. Meanwhile, the killers learn that the project they have been protecting is a science experiment designed to view past events. The killer's loyalties split as the quest for power and the hunger for the project leads half of them to betray the others. The first chapter in a ten feature film project called The Innocence Saga.
Genres: Action,Actors: Jean-Noël Brouté (actor), Alain Chabat (actor), Eddy Mitchell (actor), Aurélien Wiik (actor), Chantal Lauby (actress), Alain Chabat (producer), Alain Chabat (writer), Chantal Lauby (writer), Chantal Lauby (director), Nathalie Iund (miscellaneous crew), Catherine Benguigui (actress), Amandine Billot (producer), Maïté (actress), Dustin Dennard (actor), Frederick Malahieude (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Daniel Auteuil (actor), Claude Berri (producer), Michel Blanc (writer), Susanna Lenton (miscellaneous crew), Michel Blanc (director), Claude Fenioux (miscellaneous crew), Frances Barber (actress), Pierre Grunstein (producer), Michel Blanc (writer), Noah Taylor (actor), Keith Allen (actor), Peter Mullan (actor), Heathcote Williams (actor), Béatrice Agenin (actress), Rachel James (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Charles Band (writer), Ted Nicolaou (director), Charles Band (producer), William Stanford Davis (actor), Kirk Edward Hansen (producer), Benjamin Carr (writer), William L. Johnson (actor), Rick Michaels (actor), Jennifer Echols (actress), Mona C. Vasiloiu (producer), Freda Payne (actress), Marcus Ionis (miscellaneous crew), Mel Johnson Jr. (producer), Frederic Tucker (actor), Danny Wooten (actor),
Genres: Fantasy, Horror,Actors: Antony I. Ginnane (producer), Chris Haywood (actor), Bryce Menzies (producer), Martyn Sanderson (actor), Andrew Wiseman (producer), Daniel Scharf (miscellaneous crew), Sheila Florance (actress), Ian Pringle (producer), Melita Jurisic (actress), Roger Scholes (writer), Roger Scholes (director), Roger Scholes (editor), Sheila Kennelly (actress), Rod Zuanic (actor), Paul Schutze (composer),
Plot: In the 20's, Ruby Rose lives alone with her husband Henry and their stepson Gem in the cold mountains of in Tasmania, Australia. While Henry hunts with Gem, Ruby stays at home missing her mother and fearing the darkness. One day, Ruby decides to travel alone to the city where her father lives in a journey of discoveries and redemption.
Keywords: 1920s, australia, family-relationships, independent-film, mountain, redemption, tasmania