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Donovan (born Donovan Philips Leitch, 10 May 1946) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and guitarist. Initially labelled as an imitator of Bob Dylan, Donovan quickly developed an eclectic and distinctive style that blended folk, jazz, pop, psychedelia, and world music (notably calypso). He has variously lived in Scotland, London, California and Ireland, and currently lives with his family in County Cork in Ireland.
Emerging from the British folk scene, Donovan shot to fame in the United Kingdom in early 1965 with a series of live performances on the pop TV series, Ready Steady Go!. Initially signing with the British label Pye Records in 1965, he recorded a handful of singles and two albums in the folk music vein, but after signing a new contract with the US label Epic Records his popularity rapidly spread to the US and other countries. After extricating himself from his original management contract, he began a long and successful collaboration with Mickie Most, one of the leading British independent record producers of the era, scoring a string of hits in the UK, the US, Australia and other countries. His successful records in the 1960s included the UK hits "Catch the Wind" and "Colours" in 1965, while "Sunshine Superman" topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart the following year, and reached #2 in Britain. Donovan was the first artist to be signed to CBS/Epic Records by then-new Administrative Vice President Clive Davis, who later became head of the CBS Record empire.
Actors: Russ Tamblyn (actor), Mike Groner (miscellaneous crew), David Cross (director), Julia Stiles (actress), Rosemary Howard (actress), Erika Canchola (miscellaneous crew), Jason Ritter (actor), David Cross (writer), Matt Walsh (actor), David Koechner (actor), Michael Cera (actor), Kevin Craig West (actor), Derek Waters (actor), James Adomian (actor), Erinn Hayes (actress),
Plot: HITS is a dark comedy exploring the nature of fame in 21st Century YouTube America. The film takes place in a small town in upstate New York populated by people who trade in unrealistic expectations. Its a story in which fame, delusion, earnestness, and recklessness meet, shake hands, and disrupt the lives around them.
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Andra Hayes (miscellaneous crew), Nora L. Ferris (miscellaneous crew), Chris Conlee (editor), Chris Ridenhour (composer), Paul Bales (producer), David Rimawi (producer), David Michael Latt (producer), Kari Nissena (actress), Daryl Hannah (actress), Michael Gaglio (actor), Steve Goldenberg (actor), Stephen Graham (actor), Tim Russ (actor), Adrian Bustamante (actor), Marcus Bradford (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: An A-student's life is turned upside-down when inappropriate status updates and photos appear on her online profile. She claims she is being set up, but no one believes her. Her only solace during this crisis is her mother, although even she admits that she's not looking forward to being all alone once her daughter leaves for college. Now she must figure out who is hacking her profile before her reputation and chance to get into a good college are ruined. Maybe it's her ex-boyfriend, a jealous friend competing for the same scholarship or someone far more dangerous than she could have ever imagined.
Keywords: computer, high-school, mother-daughter-relationship, nervous-breakdown, psychopath, violenceActors: Victor Syrmis (producer), Geo Epsilanty (actor), Rainer Cvillink (director), Rainer Cvillink (producer), Rainer Cvillink (editor), Rainer Cvillink (writer), Arthur Scappaticci (actor), Gregory Scott Bedford (actor), Scotty B. Bassham (actor), Sean Dunne (writer), Esther Paxinos (producer), Spyro Paxinos (producer), Liam Manthis (composer), Andrew Ganzon (miscellaneous crew), Chris Blackwood (actor),
Plot: A pair of working class stiffs kidnap the son of San Francisco's most feared gangster only to find out that the father doesn't want him back. Things go from bad to worse when they realize that their abductee is not only perniciously uncooperative, but, incurably suicidal.
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Thriller,Actors: Michael Rispoli (actor), Johnny Depp (producer), Adolf Hitler (actor), Giovanni Ribisi (actor), Marshall Bell (actor), Bill Smitrovich (actor), John F. Kennedy (actor), Aaron Lustig (actor), Julian Holloway (actor), Richard Jenkins (actor), Johnny Depp (actor), Aaron Eckhart (actor), Richard Nixon (actor), Colleen Atwood (costume designer), Christopher Young (composer),
Plot: Hard-drinking journalist Paul Kemp takes a job at a besieged newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico. His volatile editor, Lotterman, assigns him to tourist pieces and horoscopes, but promises more. Paul rooms with Sala, an aging and equally alcoholic reporter, in a rundown flat. Sanderson, a wealthy entrepreneur, hires Paul to flack for a group of investors who plan to buy an island near the capital and build a resort. Sanderson's girl-friend, the beguiling Chenault, bats her eyes at Paul. His loyalties face challenges when he and Sala get in trouble with locals, when a Carnival dance enrages Sanderson, and when the paper hits the skids. Is the solution always alcohol?
Keywords: 1962-chevrolet-corvette, airplane, airport, alcohol, alcohol-abuse, alcoholic, alcoholism, american-abroad, arrest, barActors: Ellen David (actress), Jay Baruchel (producer), Aron Tager (actor), Liev Schreiber (actor), Alison Pill (actress), Don Carmody (producer), Howard Jerome (actor), Don Carmody (actor), Nicholas Campbell (actor), Eugene Levy (actor), Jay Baruchel (actor), Seann William Scott (actor), Kim Coates (actor), Cynthia Amsden (miscellaneous crew), Jay Baruchel (writer),
Plot: Not content with his job as a bouncer at a local Beantown bar and a bit of an embarrassment to his accomplished family, Doug Glatt dreams of the kind of success enjoyed by minor league hockey goon Ross Rhea. When a chance encounter with an on-ice thug leads to a bloody fist fight that Doug easily wins, the coach of the Halifax Highlanders sees potential in this mammoth sized man who is only hampered by his lack of any hockey playing ability and his brother's old figure skates. Standing up to the taunts of the other players, Doug manages to join the team, and with the encouragement of his hockey obsessed best friend quickly becomes a rising star. Soon he'll have the opportunity to face off against Ross "The Boss" Rhea and perhaps finally land a girlfriend. Now - all he needs is to learn how to skate.
Keywords: bare-breasts, bare-chested-male, based-on-true-story, bouncer, broken-tooth, brother-brother-relationship, canadian-stereotype, casual-sex, cleavage, cocaine-useActors: Desmond Devenish (writer), Desmond Devenish (director), Desmond Devenish (writer), Desmond Devenish (editor), Desmond Devenish (producer), Desmond Devenish (producer), Matt Austin (actor), Sigurður Eyþórsson (producer), Tarek Karkoutly (miscellaneous crew), Gregg Sarfaty (composer), Gregg Sarfaty (editor), Daniel Chavez Araujo (actor), Betsy Hume (actress), Chuck Lee Bramlet (composer), Marques Jacobson (producer),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: John Duffy (producer), Stephen J. Cannell (producer), Tim Thomerson (actor), Michael Worth (actor), John W. Hyde (producer), Patty McCormack (actress), Michael E. Morales (miscellaneous crew), Monica Keena (actress), Corey A. Jackson (composer), Steven R. Monroe (director), Kerry Moynahan (miscellaneous crew), Shawnelle Cherry (costume designer), Travis Van Winkle (actor), Catherine A. McCabe (miscellaneous crew), Cody Klop (actor),
Genres: Horror, Thriller,Actors: John Corbett (actor), Bret Roberts (actor), Chris Ellis (actor), Curtis Armstrong (actor), Taylor Negron (actor), George Wendt (actor), Andrew Gross (composer), Kevin Thomas Roy (miscellaneous crew), Brian Groh (actor), Quinton Flynn (actor), Jay Michael Ferguson (actor), Adam Tomei (actor), Rob Benedict (actor), Andrea Ajemian (actress), Kirk Ward (actor),
Genres: Drama, Music,Actors: Danny DeVito (actor), David A. Prior (writer), Jan A.P. Kaczmarek (composer), Red West (actor), David Warner (actor), David A. Prior (director), Lance Henriksen (actor), Leo Rossi (actor), Jeffrey Combs (actor), David Gardner (actor), Joe Don Baker (actor), Charles Napier (actor), Ted Prior (producer), Tony Malanowski (editor), Ashley Laurence (actress),
Plot: A reality cop show films a police raid on a drug ring that goes awry and results in the massacre of 11 policemen. All of this gets taped by the cameraman who tries to sell the tape to the gangsters and gets killed for his efforts. Meanwhile the film commentator gets pursued by the cops, the gangsters, and some crooked FBI agents. All are after the film which he doesn't have.
Keywords: bridge, cameraman, cia, double-cross, explosion, field, hospital, independent-film, louisiana, new-orleans-louisianaActors: Spring Byington (actress), Frank Sully (actor), Lillian Bronson (actress), Nicky Blair (actor), Stephen Chase (actor), Monte Montague (actor), Paul McVey (actor), Don DeFore (actor), Bill Baldwin (actor), David Janssen (actor), Ted Jordan (actor), Jack Kelly (actor), Tony Curtis (actor), Piper Laurie (actress), Jack Daly (actor),
Plot: Alvah, a young GI who happens to own a vineyard, elopes to Las Vegas with Lee, his housekeeper's daughter. But Alvah's chicken pox postpone the wedding night. The rest revolves around more delays to the consummation, caused by Lee's manipulative Mama and the flock of mostly obnoxious relatives with whom she's filled the house.
Keywords: based-on-novel, soldier