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Raymond Edward Johnson (1927–1995), known primarily as a collagist and correspondence artist, was a seminal figure in the history of Neo-Dada and early Pop art. Once called “New York’s most famous unknown artist", Johnson also staged and participated in early performance art events associated with the Fluxus movement and was the founder of a far-ranging mail art network – the New York Correspondence School - which picked up momentum in the 1960s and is still active today. He lived in New York City from 1949 to 1968, when he moved to a small town in Long island and remained there until his suicide.
Born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 16, 1927, Ray Johnson grew up in a working class neighborhood and attended an occupational high school where he was enrolled in the advertising art program. He took weekly classes at the Detroit Art Institute and spent a summer drawing at Ox-Bow School in Saugatuck, Michigan, affiliated with the Art Institute of Chicago.
Actors: Marnie Young (miscellaneous crew), Andrew Francis (actor), Harvey Kahn (producer), Michael Scott (producer), Harvey Kahn (producer), Eric Keenleyside (actor), Michael Scott (director), Tom Cavanagh (actor), Gil Bellows (actor), Alvin Sanders (actor), Faith Ford (actress), Colin House (miscellaneous crew), Gabrielle Miller (actress), Mike Coleman (actor), Darcy Wild (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Widow Emily (Faith Ford) calls her BFF Faith (Gabrielle Miller) for sympathy when Emily's daughter Heather won't return to Oregon from college in Boston for Xmas. Emily will be alone in Oregon for Xmas because divorcee Faith now lives in a distant city. Emily trades houses for Xmas with Charles, a Boston professor. Charles is desperate to break his writer's block on his latest novel overdue at the publisher. Emily's attempt to surprise Heather for Xmas goes awry because Heather has secretly flown to Phoenix with her boyfriend. Adding insult to injury, Emily sets off Charles' silent burglar alarm. Summoned by the security company, Charles' brother Ray unlocks Charles' door and causes the police to walk in on Emily. Meanwhile, Faith tries to surprise Emily in Oregon for Xmas and she walks in on Charles. Romance buds in Boston while things are icy in Oregon.
Keywords: author, beer-keg, boston-massachusetts, bus, champagne, chattering-teeth, chinese-food, christmas, christmas-cookie, christmas-decorationActors: Scott Magie (editor), Scott Magie (producer), Paul Foster (director), Paul Foster (producer), Paul Foster (writer), Jeremy Leclair (composer), Jeremy Leclair (producer), Liberty Clark (actress), Ben Tillinghast (actor), Christine Nimetz (actress),
Genres: Short,Actors: Robert Ben Garant (actor), Oliver Platt (actor), Ken Marino (actor), Thomas Lennon (actor), Jon Hamm (actor), Ken Marino (actor), Joe Lo Truglio (actor), Adam Bertocci (actor), Michael Ian Black (actor), Adam Brody (actor), Bobby Cannavale (actor), Rob Corddry (actor), H. Jon Benjamin (actor), Liev Schreiber (actor), Paul Rudd (actor),
Plot: Quirky inter-related stories. Standing by two tablets, Jeff promises to introduce ten short stories, each about one of the commandments. A man survives a fall from a plane and his fiancée marries someone else before falling in love with a marionette; a surgeon causes the death of a patient and in prison tries to choose his mate; a woman encounters Jesus in Mexico and later confronts her husband on the Sabbath; twins and their mother reflect on fatherhood; covetous neighbors miss a chance to be heroes; and, between each story, Jeff's love triangle with Gretchen and Liz plays out. In the end, all the characters join in singing that it's all about love.
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Genres: Drama,Actors: Aaron Spelling (producer), Tina Lifford (actress), Glenn Jordan (producer), Lynne Marie Stewart (actress), Mae Whitman (actress), Eva Marie Saint (actress), Natalija Nogulich (actress), Zeljko Ivanek (actor), Aaron Lustig (actor), Scott Michael Campbell (actor), Dean Norris (actor), Peter Facinelli (actor), Bruce Davison (actor), E. Duke Vincent (producer), Meredith Baxter (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Chris Mulkey (actor), Lamont Johnson (director), Ralph Macchio (actor), Bill Finnegan (producer), Beau Bridges (actor), Buck Taylor (actor), Jan Sterling (actress), Alan Autry (actor), Karen Carlson (actress), Dale Ishimoto (actor), Max Wright (actor), Ward Wood (actor), Robert L. Kimble (editor), Steven M. Porter (actor), Creed Bratton (composer),
Genres: Drama,