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A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including stream, creek, brook, rivulet, tributary and rill. There are no official definitions for generic terms, such as river, as applied to geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream may be defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; one example is "burn" in Scotland and northeast England. Sometimes a river is said to be larger than a creek, but this is not always the case, because of vagueness in the language.
Rivers are part of the hydrological cycle. Water within a river is generally collected from precipitation through a drainage basin from surface runoff and other sources such as groundwater recharge, springs, and the release of stored water in natural ice and snowpacks (e.g., from glaciers). Potamology is the scientific study of rivers.
Joan Alexandra Molinsky (born June 8, 1933), better known by her stage name Joan Rivers, is an American television personality, comedian, and actress. She is known for her brash manner; her loud, raspy voice with a heavy New York accent; and her numerous cosmetic surgeries. Rivers' comic style relies heavily on her ability to poke fun at herself and other Hollywood celebrities.
Joan Rivers was born Joan Alexandra Molinsky in Brooklyn, a borough of New York City, the daughter of Russian Jewish immigrants Beatrice (née Grushman; January 6, 1906 – October 1975) and Meyer C. Molinsky (December 7, 1900 – January 1985). She was raised in Brooklyn, New York, and her family later moved to Larchmont, in Westchester County, New York. She attended Connecticut College between 1950 and 1952 and graduated from Barnard College in 1954 with a bachelor-of-arts degree in English literature and anthropology. Before entering show business, Rivers worked at various jobs such as a tour guide at Rockefeller Center, a writer/proofreader at an advertising agency and as a fashion consultant at Bond Clothing Stores. During this period, the agent Tony Rivers advised her to change her name, so she chose Joan Rivers as her stage name.
John William "Johnny" Carson (October 23, 1925 – January 23, 2005) was an American television host and comedian, known for thirty years as host of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1992). Carson received six Emmy Awards, the Governor Award, and a 1985 Peabody Award. He was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1987. Johnny Carson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992 and received a Kennedy Center Honor in 1993.
Although his show was already successful by the end of the 1960s, during the 1970s Carson became an American icon and remained so until his retirement in 1992. He adopted a casual, conversational approach with extensive interaction with guests, an approach pioneered by Arthur Godfrey and previous Tonight Show hosts Steve Allen and Jack Paar. Late night hosts David Letterman, Jay Leno, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson, and Jimmy Fallon have all cited Carson's influence on their late-night talk shows, which resemble his in format and tone.
Carson was born in Corning, Iowa, in the year 1925, to Homer Lloyd "Kit" Carson, a power company manager, and Ruth Hook Carson, who was of Irish descent. He grew up in the nearby towns of Avoca, Clarinda, and Red Oak in southwest Iowa before moving to Norfolk, Nebraska, at the age of eight. At the age of twelve, Carson found a book on magic at a friend's house and immediately purchased a mail-order magician's kit. He debuted as "The Great Carsoni" at fourteen and was paid $3; many other performances at local picnics and country fairs followed.
Actors: Ray Liotta (actor), Steven Feder (producer), Steven Feder (director), Steven Feder (writer), Madison Davenport (actress), Tony Grazia (producer), Ellen S. Wander (producer), Roger Joseph Pugliese (producer), Christina D. Ramirez (producer), Mark Thomas (producer), Stephen Pass (producer),
Genres: Crime, Thriller,Actors: Brian Skiba (writer), David C. Hayes (writer), Brian Skiba (producer), Michael Z. Gordon (writer), David C. Hayes (producer), Bivas Biswas (producer), David C. Hayes (actor), Brian Ronalds (actor), Michael Z. Gordon (producer), Tiffany Shepis (actress), Wayne Farris (actor), Bivas Biswas (actor), Ron Jeremy (actor), Brian Skiba (editor), Brian Skiba (director),
Plot: In a parallel dimension, censorship has been rescinded from all movies and television so people can do and say almost anything on TV. As a result, everyone in the country watches television day and night. It is a national addiction. Enter Dusty Velvet, whose husband has been "taken" for service in the national armed forces. The chances of him surviving are slim because wars have broken out all over Iraq & Iran and the only way to get him back is to "buy" him back from the military for $500,000. A new reality "game show" is on the air offering $1M for the contestant who can last sixty days in a solitary confinement chamber with nothing but a bed, table and toilet. A video camera watches each of the contestants 24/7 and it is the hottest show on television. Dusty Velvet is chosen as a contestant and is slowly becoming the newest "American Idol" for her antics inside the chamber. However, after a long period in darkness and isolation, things suddenly take a horrid turn for the worse in this tale from the darker side of reality.
Genres: Sci-Fi, Thriller,Actors: Aaron Doolittle (actor), Aaron Doolittle (writer), Aaron Doolittle (editor), Aaron Doolittle (director), Chris Santucci (producer), Chris Santucci (editor), Dominic Luongo (editor), Chuck Cobb (actor), Michael William Thompson (producer), Michael William Thompson (actor), Ryan Taber (actor), Katie Stubbe (producer), Sarah Maine (actress), Cassie Gorniewicz (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Seth Gilliam (actor), Lynda Balsama (writer), Lynda Balsama (director), Lynda Balsama (editor), Chris Orbach (actor), Chris Orbach (writer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Connie Sawyer (actress), Sharron Reynolds (miscellaneous crew), John Slattery (actor), Wendy Crewson (actress), Bill McKinney (actor), Pamella D'Pella (miscellaneous crew), Kamala Lopez (actress), Miguel Sandoval (actor), John Hawkes (actor), Ken Jenkins (actor), Giancarlo Esposito (actor), Mos Def (actor), Miguel Ferrer (actor), Mary Zophres (costume designer), Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: After making a 3-hour fiasco about New York City's water supply, a two-man film crew decides to take it up a notch by documenting life in the private investigator offices of "Boone and Murphy". Cheating husbands and missing dogs fail to bring in the big bucks however, and after sleeping with the wife of one of their clients Murphy leaves. To stop Boone from having to close down the business the two film-makers must resort to a hands-on approach in the investigations to ensure the completion of their movie.
Keywords: adultery, crime-filmmaking, deadpan-comedy, death, documentary-filmmaking, dog, dog-excrement, fake-documentary, female-nudity, film-studentActors: Kevin Kline (actor), Kevin Conway (actor), Paul Gleason (actor), James Earl Jones (actor), Gil Bellows (actor), Kevin Conway (actor), John Gielgud (actor), F. Murray Abraham (actor), Derek Jacobi (actor), Paul Guilfoyle (actor), Alec Baldwin (actor), Kenneth Branagh (actor), Alec Baldwin (actor), Al Pacino (actor), Michael Maloney (actor),
Plot: Director Al Pacino juxtaposes scene's from Richard III, scenes of rehearsals for Richard III, and sessions where parties involved discuss the play, the times that shaped the play and the events that happened at the time the play is set. Interviews with mostly British actors are also included, attempting to explain why American actors have more problems performing Shakespearean plays than they do.
Keywords: acting, ambition, based-on-play, behind-the-scenes, birthplace, character-name-in-title, cripple, globe-theatre, hunchback, interviewActors: Russell Barrett (actor), Russell Barrett (producer), Russell Barrett (writer), Russell Barrett (director), Jacey Margolis (actress), Adam Clinton (actor), Adam Clinton (producer), Jay Wendorff (producer), Jay Wendorff (actor), Katy Clinton (actress), Janet Coyle (actress), Clay Speer (actor), Traci Tullius (actress), Gary Clinton (actor), John Bartlett (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Claudia Karvan (actress), Peter Carrodus (editor), Steve Bastoni (actor), Barbara Gibbs (producer), William McInnes (actor), Ian Anderson (miscellaneous crew), Nick Lathouris (miscellaneous crew), Nick Lathouris (actor), Robin Cuming (actor), Michael Jenkins (director), Michael Jenkins (writer), Esme Melville (actress), Alex Dimitriades (actor), Kevin Plummer (miscellaneous crew), Michael Ienna (actor),
Plot: Michael Jenkins' movie "The Heartbreak Kid" centres on the coming of age relationship between a teacher (Claudia Karvin), and a wild and spirited student (Alex Demitrides). The teacher , Christiana jolts the young man, Nicks sexuality beyond belief. This story is centred in the Australian-Greek life upbringing which Nick is shown the truth about street life. Christiana is locked into traditions of how women are restricted into Greek traditions of women in the work place. Also how she commits herself into destined life of marriage with children which leaves her living across the street with her mom and dad.
Keywords: based-on-play, independent-filmActors: George Lynn (actor), Robert Malcolm (actor), Nolan Leary (actor), Don Haggerty (actor), John Butler (actor), Norman Leavitt (actor), Paul Harvey (actor), Paul Kelly (actor), Harry Antrim (actor), Farley Granger (actor), Whit Bissell (actor), King Donovan (actor), John Gallaudet (actor), James Craig (actor), Paul Marion (actor),
Plot: Joe Norson, a poor letter carrier with a sweet, pregnant wife, yields to momentary temptation and steals $30,000 belonging to a pair of ruthless blackmailers who won't stop at murder. After a few days of soul-searching, Joe offers to return the money, only to find that the "friend" he left it with has absconded. Now every move Joe makes plunges him deeper into trouble, as he's pursued and pursuing through the shadowy, sinister side of New York.
Keywords: alcoholic, badger-game, bartender, blackmail, body-in-a-river, broker, central-park-manhattan-new-york-city, change-of-heart, chanteuse, cheap-hotelActors: Sidney Bracey (actor), Dennis Morgan (actor), Sonny Bupp (actor), Tommy Bupp (actor), Spencer Charters (actor), Al Bridge (actor), Joe Devlin (actor), Frank Faylen (actor), Chester Gan (actor), Charles Halton (actor), George Humbert (actor), Roger Imhof (actor), Jimmy Conlin (actor), Edward McWade (actor), Jack Mower (actor),
Plot: Andrew Plummer is content living in an old soldiers home, but he agrees to move in with his son and his wife thinking that his son needs help with his business. Andrew later finds out that he's only in the way in his new surroundings. He finds solace when he befriends Tommy, a street kid who lives with a thieving uncle.
Keywords: based-on-play, bath, bridge-game, charity, cook, deafness, dog, employer-employee-relationship, false-accusation, father-in-law