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Bachelorette is an American English term for an unmarried woman. The term is derived from the word bachelor, and is often used by journalists, editors of popular magazines, and some individuals. "Bachelorette" was famously the term used to refer to female contestants on the old Dating Game TV show.
In older English, the female counterpart term to "bachelor" was "spinster". However, this has acquired negative connotations and mostly been abandoned. When used now, it tends to imply that the woman has never been married and is too old to find a marriage and have children. A bachelorette may have previously been in a relationship.
In Canada, the term bachelorette also refers to a small bachelor apartment. The term bachelor apartment, used in Canada and South Africa, refers to an apartment with only one large room serving as a bedroom and living room plus a separate bathroom (see studio apartment).
The more proper neologism would be bacheloress, since the -ess suffix is the standard English suffix denoting a female subject, while -ette is a French-origin diminutive suffix, indicating that the subject is smaller and is of feminine gender. However, in American English the -ess suffix is only marginally morphologically productive, and the -ette suffix can indicate a feminine version of a noun without a change in size (though many such words in -ette were intended to be jocular when they were first coined). The -ess suffix is also slowly falling into disuse in the English language due to attempts to neutralize professional terms; it is therefore less commonly applied to new terms nowadays.
Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American radio personality, television host and producer. He is known internationally as host of the top-rated primetime talent showcase American Idol. He has been nominated for an Emmy award in the "Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program" category for his work on American Idol. He won a Daytime Emmy Award for co-hosting the 2005 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade with Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa. As a television producer, Seacrest has won an Emmy for the ABC show Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. On radio, Seacrest is host of On Air with Ryan Seacrest, his market-topping #1 nationally syndicated LA morning drive-time radio show for Clear Channel’s 102.7 KIIS-FM. , as well as a nationally-syndicated Top 40 radio show. Seacrest hosted the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 16, 2007. Seacrest has extensive deals with brand heavyweights Proctor & Gamble, Coca-Cola and Microsoft, and has a strategic marketing and technology alliance with Eventful, Inc.
Eunice Kathleen Waymon (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), better known by her stage name Nina Simone /ˈniːnə sɨˈmoʊn/, was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist widely associated with jazz music. Simone aspired to become a classical pianist while working in a broad range of styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.
Born the sixth child of a preacher's family in North Carolina, Simone aspired to be a concert pianist as a child. Her musical path changed direction after she was denied a scholarship to the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, despite a well-received audition. Simone was later told by someone working at Curtis that she was rejected because she was black. She then began playing in a small club in Philadelphia to fund her continuing musical education to become a classical pianist and was required to sing as well. She was approached for a recording by Bethlehem Records, and her rendition of "I Loves You Porgy" became a smash hit in the United States in 1958. Over the length of her career, Simone recorded more than 40 albums, mostly between 1958 — when she made her debut with Little Girl Blue — and 1974.
Actors: Joseph Smith (actor), Joe Hotham (actor), Shane Wheeler (actor), Shane Wheeler (actor), Shane Wheeler (writer), Shane Wheeler (producer), Shane Wheeler (director), Robert P. Young (actor), Lillian Lamour (actress), Nick Dear (producer), Keith Schloemp (actor), Keith Schloemp (actor), Nick Dear (actor), Nick Dear (editor), Tristan Ward (actor),
Plot: The only one more scared than his victims is the killer himself! When underground fighter Sean Porter attends a meeting to advance his fighting career, he awakens into a nightmarish scenario. Framed for murder and sealed into a suit with his fingers sewn shut, a knife in his hand, and a remote control taser on his back, Sean is forced to play the part of a masked serial killer- or die trying. Fighting to save his victims and himself, can Sean find a way to turn the tables, or will he die as a... Captive of a Death Mask.
Genres: Horror,Actors: Suzanne Guacci (producer), Suzanne Guacci (director), Suzanne Guacci (writer), Michael LaVoie (editor), Margaret Donlin (actress), Theresa Aquilina (producer), Meredith Riordan (actress), Michael Magnifico (director),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Suzanne Guacci (producer), Suzanne Guacci (director), Suzanne Guacci (writer), Michael LaVoie (editor), Ed Dennehy (actor), Margaret Donlin (actress), Gail Merzer-Behrens (actress), Theresa Aquilina (producer), Tania Wilk (actress), Meredith Riordan (actress), Rob Ryan (actor), Michael Magnifico (director), Nina Freeman (actress), TracyLynn Conner (actress), Ethan Ritter Schrott (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Austin Nordell (producer), Austin Nordell (producer), Brenton Covington (producer), Kimber Leigh (actress), Emilee Edwards (miscellaneous crew), Emilee Edwards (actress), Jae Staats (writer), Jae Staats (editor), Timothy Avent (actor), Vincent Alfonzo Jamal (actor), Rylan Ryker (actor), Kai Staats (director), Megan Accordino (actress), Lisa Wolf (actress),
Genres: Horror, Short,Actors: Scott Rudin (producer), Lisa Hammer (actress), Tiffany Pulvino (actress), Jane Krakowski (actress), Lisa Kudrow (actress), Richard Benjamin (director), Bruce Altman (actor), Christine Baranski (actress), Richard Benjamin (actor), Matthew Morrison (actor), Mary Hart (actress), Damon Wayans (actor), Martin Pfefferkorn (actor), Jay Floyd (miscellaneous crew), Al Cerullo (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: While delivering an award to her humanitarian father Ben Feld, the stylish wealthy Jewish Caucasian Marci Feld is surprised by the attack of the conservative senator Mary Ellen Spinkle to her father in the media. The motive is the lyrics of the rap "Shoot Ya' Teacha " sing by Dr. S and released by the hip-hop record label Felony Assault that belongs to Ben. He has a heart attack, and his daughter decides to assume the problem and negotiate a public excuse of Dr. S in the MTV Award. However, the bad boy sings a polemic song on television to humiliate Merci that gives senator Sprinkle the chance to promote the "Buttgate".
Keywords: character-name-in-title, culture-clash, directed-by-co-star, female, female-protagonist, hip-hop, interracial-relationship, jewish-american-princess, rap-music, rapperActors: Scott Rudin (producer), Lisa Hammer (actress), Tiffany Pulvino (actress), Jane Krakowski (actress), Lisa Kudrow (actress), Richard Benjamin (director), Bruce Altman (actor), Christine Baranski (actress), Richard Benjamin (actor), Matthew Morrison (actor), Mary Hart (actress), Damon Wayans (actor), Martin Pfefferkorn (actor), Jay Floyd (miscellaneous crew), Al Cerullo (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: While delivering an award to her humanitarian father Ben Feld, the stylish wealthy Jewish Caucasian Marci Feld is surprised by the attack of the conservative senator Mary Ellen Spinkle to her father in the media. The motive is the lyrics of the rap "Shoot Ya' Teacha " sing by Dr. S and released by the hip-hop record label Felony Assault that belongs to Ben. He has a heart attack, and his daughter decides to assume the problem and negotiate a public excuse of Dr. S in the MTV Award. However, the bad boy sings a polemic song on television to humiliate Merci that gives senator Sprinkle the chance to promote the "Buttgate".
Keywords: character-name-in-title, culture-clash, directed-by-co-star, female, female-protagonist, hip-hop, interracial-relationship, jewish-american-princess, rap-music, rapperActors: Lincoln Hoppe (actor), Richard Dutcher (actor), Gordon Jump (actor), Gordon Jump (producer), Adam Johnson (actor), Kirby Heyborne (actor), Robert Conder (actor), Mary Jo Manwill-Conder (miscellaneous crew), Mycole Metcalf (actress), Jimmy Chunga (actor), Kurt Hale (writer), Kurt Hale (director), Brady Hallongren (miscellaneous crew), Brittany Wiscombe (miscellaneous crew), Kurt Hale (producer),
Plot: When Jonathan Jordan gets divorced he's thrust back into the world of being a single Mormon - a world who's ultimate goal is eternal marriage. Struggling to fit in, Jonathan decides to stop going to church only to be pursued by the members of the local singles ward who want to reactivate him. Nothing works until Jonathan falls for Cammie Giles, the ward activities director. Suddenly, going to church becomes much more appealing. But his he going for the right reasons?
Keywords: airport, breaking-the-fourth-wall, bungee-jump, christian, church, comedian, dating, divorce, hospital, independent-filmActors: Mary Shellogg (miscellaneous crew), Wendy Braun (actress), Christopher May (actor), Matt Radecki (producer), Shannon Mitchell (editor), Gale Van Cott (actress), Kathleen Davison (actress), Rachel Reenstra (actress), Rachel Reenstra (actress), Gabrielle Conforti (actress), Andrea Marcellus (actress), Gregory J. Lanesey (director), Gregory J. Lanesey (writer), Gregory J. Lanesey (producer), Francine Sama (actress),
Plot: A Midwesterner, now living in Los Angeles, recounts his romantic misadventures in flashback over the seven years he has lived there. Struggles include an asthma attack, a bout with a woman who later admits to having herpes, the perennial sexual dynamo, and ultimately masturbation. Throughout, our narrator reflects on his misguided attempts to understand the female animal. Also undercut throughout are females contemplating the opposite sex from their own views.
Keywords: dating, flashback, independent-film, masturbation, number-in-title, turning-thirtyActors: Christine Baranski (actress), Alice Drummond (actress), Steven Weber (actor), Jeffrey Ross (actor), David Thornton (actor), Patrick Stewart (actor), Victor Garber (actor), Peter Maloney (actor), Kevin Nealon (actor), Ethan Phillips (actor), Barton Heyman (actor), Robert Klein (actor), Nathan Lane (actor), Camryn Manheim (actress), Olympia Dukakis (actress),
Plot: Jeffery, a young gay man in New York, decides that sex is too much and decided to become celibate. He immediately meets the man of his dreams and must decide whether or not love is worth the danger of a boyfriend dying.
Keywords: aids, based-on-play, catholic-priest, central-park-manhattan-new-york-city, character-name-in-title, gay, gay-bashing, gay-friend, gay-kiss, gay-lead-characterActors: Alfredo Pea (actor), Ivano Marescotti (actor), Mariella Valentini (actress), Silvia Cohen (actress), Flavio Bonacci (actor), Sebastiano Filocamo (actor), Carlos Pasini Hansen (producer), Alison J. Forest (actress), Sandro Baldoni (writer), Sandro Baldoni (director), Sergio Castellani (producer), Giorgio Melazzi (actor), Johnny Dell'Orto (writer), Roberto Mantovani (actor), Johnny Dell'Orto (producer),
Plot: During a train journey, to please his bored daughter, a father tells her three stories. In the first a man discovers that, because he hasn't payed the air-bill, he can't breath any more. The run to the air-office is full of problems. In the second a lonely woman buys in a supermarket a man marked "tender". When she comes to know that the "product" is out of date, she gives it back furiously. In the third story the natural antipathy between two families, who differ by social status, geographical and cultural origin, becomes worse and worse, until a true war. In the end the train stops in the countryside, the passengers get down curiously, and discover the rest of the "Italicus", a train destroyed by a bomb in the 70's. The true responsibles were never discovered: another weird story...
Keywords: 1990s, anni-di-piombo, episodic, family-relationships, grandfather-grandson-relationship, italy, surrealism, train, violence, years-of-lead