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An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a map of Earth or a region of Earth, but there are atlases of the other planets (and their satellites) in the Solar System. Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic features and political boundaries, many atlases often feature geopolitical, social, religious and economic statistics. They also have information about the map and places in it.
The origin of the term atlas is a common source of misconception, perhaps because two different mythical figures named 'Atlas' are associated with map making.
In works of art, this Atlas is represented as carrying the heavens or the Celestial Sphere, on his shoulders. The earliest such depiction is the Farnese Atlas, now housed at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale Napoli in Naples, Italy. This figure is frequently found on the cover or title-pages of atlases. This is particularly true of atlases published by Dutch publishers during the second half of the seventeenth century. The image became associated with Dutch merchants, and a statue of this figure adorns the front of the World Trade Center in Amsterdam.
Thomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor, producer, writer, and director. Hanks is known for his roles in Philadelphia and as the title character in Forrest Gump, roles which won him two consecutive Academy Awards for Best Actor. Hanks is also known for his Oscar nominated roles in Big, Saving Private Ryan and Cast Away.
Hanks' other acting roles include Apollo 13 as Jim Lovell, The Green Mile as Paul Edgecomb, Toy Story as Woody and Charlie Wilson's War as Charlie Wilson.
Hanks was born in Concord, California. His father, Amos Mefford Hanks (born in Glenn County, California, on March 9, 1924 – died in Alameda, California, on January 31, 1992), was an itinerant cook. His mother, Janet Marylyn (née Frager; born in Alameda County, California, on January 18, 1932), was a hospital worker. Hanks' mother is of Portuguese ancestry, while two of his paternal great-grandparents immigrated from Britain. Hanks's parents divorced in 1960. The family's three oldest children, Sandra (now Sandra Hanks Benoiton, a writer)[citation needed], Larry (now Lawrence M. Hanks, PhD, an entomology professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Tom, went with their father, while the youngest, Jim, now an actor and film maker, remained with his mother in Red Bluff, California.[citation needed]
Halle Berry ( /ˈhæli ˈbɛri/; born August 14, 1966) is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming the first and, as of 2012, only woman of African American descent to have won the award for Best Actress. She is one of the most highly paid actresses in Hollywood and also a Revlon spokesmodel. She has been involved in the production side of several of the films in which she performed.
Before becoming an actress, Berry entered several beauty contests, finishing as the 1st runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant (1986), and coming in 6th place in the Miss World Pageant in 1986. She made her film debut with a small role in 1991's Jungle Fever. This led to starring roles in The Flintstones (1994), Bulworth (1998), X-Men (2000) and its sequels, and as Bond Girl Jinx in Die Another Day (2002). She also won the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress in 2005 for Catwoman and accepted the award in person—one of the few performers to do so.
Actors: Randy Kent (director), Iyad Hajjaj (actor), Dawna Lee Heising (actress), Dawna Lee Heising (producer), Hans Hernke (actor), David Hill (actor), Sunny Vachher (actor), LeJon (actor), Michael London (actor), Brian Ceponis (actor), Bill Suplee (actor), John Luksetich (producer), John Luksetich (producer), John Luksetich (actor), John Luksetich (writer),
Plot: A seemingly homeless man who catches butterflies in the park witnesses a gangland shooting. He's dragged off into a tunnel to be killed, passes out only to awaken to a bloody nightmare - The cops rule it a drug deal gone bad releasing the Butterfly Man. Soon the CIA is on their doorstep looking for a rogue psychopathic agent who disappeared 15 years ago and the only person who has possibly seen him is the Butterfly Man.
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Nick Walker (director), Nick Walker (writer), Nick Walker (producer), Nick Walker (editor), Leah Bateman (actress), David de la Rosa (actor), David de la Rosa (actor), Jennifer Jolliff (actress), Scott Harless (actor), Spencer Reza (actor), Scott Harless (actor), Petunia (actress), Emma Hansen (actress), Lizette Coronado (actress), Melissa De Santis (actress),
Plot: George Biddle, CPA is a swashbuckling accountant challenged by Ronald Black, his old high school math nemesis, now a rogue IRS Agent. Their last childhood face-off ended in controversy... and now Black wants a rematch. He's leading our hero down a paper-trail of challenges (loosely based on the Twelve Labors of Hercules) that culminate in a renewed face-off at the Biddle Family Chicken Farm and Feather Pillow Factory.
Genres: Action, Comedy,Actors: Tivi Magnusson (producer), Toke Lars Bjarke (actor), Toke Lars Bjarke (producer), Lars Wissing (editor), Jesper Milsted (actor), Anders Walter (writer), Anders Walter (director), Rasmus Walter Hansen (composer), Clara Algren (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Anthony LaPaglia (actor), Kevin Michael Richardson (actor), Obba Babatundé (actor), Steve Blum (actor), Steve Blum (actor), Edward Asner (actor), Steve Blum (actor), James Denton (actor), James Denton (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), John DiMaggio (actor), Robin Atkin Downes (actor), Obba Babatundé (actor), Matthew Gray Gubler (actor), Kevin Michael Richardson (actor),
Plot: While saving the crew of the first manned mission to the sun, Superman is poisoned by solar radiation. Dying, he decides to fulfill his lifelong dreams, while still saving the Earth from various threats. But when Lex Luthor reveals his latest plot to control the world, Superman must use his remaining strength to stop him.
Keywords: action-hero, action-violence, alien, cape, cartoon-violence, dc-comics, death-of-hero, death-of-protagonist, flying, funeralActors: Geneviève Appleton (producer), Chris Wiseman (editor), Amnon Buchbinder (director), Amnon Buchbinder (producer), Anthony William Wallace (composer), Ishai Buchbinder (actor), Ishai Buchbinder (writer), Jesse Corrigan (composer),
Plot: The last man in the world is not alone. Well, actually, he is. It's just that when he puts on a play, holed up in a grand theatre with costumes, set and script, he has to play all the parts himself. Now, only the characters in his imagination (and perhaps his questionable acting ability) can sabotage the last performance in the world.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Short,Actors: Nick Aldis (actor), Michael Van Wijk (actor), Barri Griffiths (actor), David McIntosh (actor), Amy Guy (actress), Du'aine Ladejo (actor), Wayne Gordon (actor), Sam Bond (actor), Kara Nwidobie (actress), Jemma Palmer (actress), Jenny Pacey (actress), Shirley Webb (actress), Roderick Bradley (actor), Garron Mitchell (actor), Zoe Williams (actress),
Genres: Reality-TV, Sport, Talk-Show,Actors: Göran Schauman (actor), Sampo Sarkola (actor), Stan Saanila (actor), Jerry Wahlforss (actor), Fabian Silén (actor), Maria Ahlroth (actress), Emil Sallinen (director), Emil Sallinen (writer), Artur Sallinen (writer), Max Forsman (actor), Pontus Borg (composer), Taneli Sallinen (producer), David Sandqvist (actor), Michel Budsko (actor), Jonatan Seeskari (composer),
Genres: Short,Actors: Kali Cook (producer), Kali Cook (miscellaneous crew), Kali Cook (actress), Kali Cook (miscellaneous crew), Shannon Bucci (actress), Shannon Bucci (writer), Shannon Bucci (producer), Libby Anderson (miscellaneous crew), Shannon Bucci (director), Shannon Bucci (actress), Shannon Bucci (producer), Eric Myszka (producer), Eric Myszka (editor), Lindsay Young (miscellaneous crew), Lindsay Young (actress),
Plot: "Your Heart" all too literally takes us on the journey of a broken heart. A young woman whose heart has been ripped out (and chewed on, run over, buried with, played with, etc.) shows us that although the pain can become unbearable at times, we can slowly begin the healing process and, though we have our fears and our doubts, we can find the strength inside to move on, and possibly, to love again.
Genres: Short,Actors: John Astin (actor), Vito Scotti (actor), David Wader (miscellaneous crew), Henry Darrow (actor), Carolyn Jones (actress), Jackie Coogan (actor), Carolyn Jones (actress), Charles W. Fries (producer), Parley Baer (actor), Elvia Allman (actress), Felix Silla (actor), Ted Cassidy (actor), Vic Mizzy (composer), Charles M. Fries (producer), Patrick Campbell (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Horror,