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Devo ( /ˈdiːvoʊ/, originally /diːˈvoʊ/) is an American band formed in 1972 consisting of members from Kent and Akron, Ohio. The classic line-up of the band includes two sets of brothers, the Mothersbaughs (Mark and Bob) and the Casales (Gerald and Bob), along with Alan Myers. The band had a #14 Billboard chart hit in 1980 with the single "Whip It", and has maintained a cult following throughout its existence. Their style over time has shifted between punk, art rock, post-punk, and New Wave. Their music and stage show mingle kitsch science fiction themes, deadpan surrealist humor, and mordantly satirical social commentary. Their often discordant pop songs feature unusual synthetic instrumentation and time signatures that have proven influential on subsequent popular music, particularly New Wave, industrial and alternative rock artists. Devo was also a pioneer of the music video, creating many memorable clips for the Laser Disc format, with "Whip It" getting heavy airplay in the early days of MTV.
David Bowie ( /ˈboʊ.i/ BOH-ee; born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He is known for his distinctive voice and the intellectual depth and eclecticism of his work.
Bowie first caught the eye and ear of the public in July 1969, when his song "Space Oddity" reached the top five of the UK Singles Chart. After a three-year period of experimentation he re-emerged in 1972 during the glam rock era with the flamboyant, androgynous alter ego Ziggy Stardust, spearheaded by the hit single "Starman" and the album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Bowie's impact at that time, as described by biographer David Buckley, "challenged the core belief of the rock music of its day" and "created perhaps the biggest cult in popular culture." The relatively short-lived Ziggy persona proved merely one facet of a career marked by continual reinvention, musical innovation and striking visual presentation.
Actors: Ripper Brown (actor), Pauly Page (actor), Pauly Page (producer), Pauly Page (editor), Pauly Page (writer), Pauly Page (director), Cordel Al-Ruh (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Rob Tillitz (actor), Carl Schreiber (actor), Doc Divecchio (actor), Doc Divecchio (producer), Christopher Leonard (actor), Christopher Leonard (producer), Christopher Leonard (producer), Christopher Leonard (director), Christopher Leonard (writer), Christopher Leonard (editor), Christopher Leonard (miscellaneous crew), Oliver Ferrasci (producer), LaTanika Wallace (producer), Oliver Ferrasci (actor), Joletta Hardman (actress),
Plot: For rookie Almaden Police Officer Derek Cooper, his first shift riding solo is like any other: micromanagement from his superiors, petty offenses, and the constant challenge of balancing compassionate service with aggressive authority. Worlds collide when Derek takes interest in a struggling single mom on the same day that a pair of career criminals set up shop in the quiet town. As the sun sets on Almaden, the young officer finds that his every action has an effect on the community he protects: a place where nothing, even Derek himself, is quite what it seems.
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Rihaan Patel (producer), Rihaan Patel (writer), Rihaan Patel (director), Rihaan Patel (editor), Devaram Hiragar (actor),
Genres: History, Short,Actors: Ryan Gosling (actor), Kristin M. Burke (costume designer), Clea DuVall (actress), Amy Adams (actress), David O. Russell (producer), Gavin O'Connor (producer), Frederic Perrin (miscellaneous crew), Kelly Lynch (actress), David Morse (actor), Robert Hawk (producer), Ethan Anderson (miscellaneous crew), Brent White (editor), Greg O'Connor (producer), Geraldine Keams (actress), David Cale (actor),
Plot: Roy gets cut from his high school football team just days after his estranged father dies. For him, football is more than a proving ground; it is a promised escape from his lonely rural existence and salvation from the paralyzing passivity that dominates his life. Enter Gideon, a loner living on the roughneck fringe who is looking for gamers--kids who scrap hard--to play on his six-man football squad. Roy joins the Renegades, and he and Gideon enter into tenuous friendship that pushes the limits of male bonding.
Keywords: american-football, coming-of-age, condom, country-music, diabetic, father-son-estrangement, football-coach, gay-friend, gay-interest, homosexual-subtextActors: Jason Jones (actor), Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (producer), Whitney Hamilton (actress), Matthew Myers (producer), Clint Jordan (composer), Clint Jordan (actor), Denny Bess (actor), Patrick Sullivan (actor), Tom Brangle (actor), Joe Maggio (writer), Joe Maggio (director), Joe Maggio (producer), Ted Hamm (actor), Marc Romeo (actor), Kirsten Russell (actress),
Plot: Virgil Bliss is a man obsessed with living a normal life, finding a good job, marrying a decent woman, and building a family of his own. But as a recently paroled career thief with a hair-trigger temper and the social skills of a child, he faces distinct challenges. At the halfway house where he gets his first taste of freedom in over a decade, Virgil meets Manny Alvarez, a fiery miscreant who takes the emotionally naive Virgil under his wing and initiates him in the ways of the world. It's Manny who introduces Virgil to Ruby, an opportunistic junkie with whom Virgil falls instantly in love. As Virgil and Ruby learn to trust each other, they share their concerns: Ruby plans to win back custody of her four-year-old son and Virgil confesses the horrible and senseless crime that landed him in prison. After his release from the halfway house, Virgil finds work as a janitor and moves in with Ruby. But their attempts to adjust as a family come undone with the arrival of the psychotic Manny.
Keywords: accidental-death, african-american, amusement-park, arcade, basketball, bathroom, beach, beaten-to-death, beating, birthdayActors: Dina Pearl (actress), Jean-Yves Le Castel (actor), Andrea Nobili (actor), Alberto Rey (actor), Philippe Soine (actor), Erica Bella (actress), Joe D'Amato (director), Dawn C. Dreiling (miscellaneous crew), Piero Montanari (composer), Shalimar (actress), Paula Gonzales (miscellaneous crew), Otello Tomassini (miscellaneous crew), Fabrizio Fornaci (composer), Richard Castleman (miscellaneous crew), Susanna Katona (actress),
Genres: Adult, Adult,Actors: James Keane (actor), Paul Herman (actor), Michael Higgins (actor), Victor Argo (actor), Adrien Brody (actor), Mark Boone Junior (actor), Paul Herman (actor), Paul Herman (actor), Woody Allen (actor), Larry David (actor), Chris Elliott (actor), Peter Gabriel (actor), Steve Buscemi (actor), Giancarlo Giannini (actor), Ed Koch (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance,Actors: Jamaa Fanaka (writer), Jamaa Fanaka (director), Jamaa Fanaka (producer), Eddie Smith (actor), Michelle Davison (actress), Alex Brown (actor), H.B. Barnum (composer), Robert Fitzgerald (editor), Alicia Dhanifu (actress), Leopoldo Mandeville (actor), Malik Carter (actor), Dexter King (actor), Gammy Burdett (actress), Jewell Williams (actress), Charles D. Brooks III (actor),
Plot: A native young girl from the South moves in with her relatives in a Los Angeles ghetto. At first she is made fun of, but eventually she is accepted and plots to rob a bank to raise bail money for her new boyfriend, who is a jailed drug dealer.
Keywords: blaxploitation, independent-filmActors: Roy Jenson (actor), Cheryl Ladd (actress), Christopher L. Stone (composer), Stephen Boyd (actor), Roosevelt Grier (actor), Art Metrano (actor), David Ladd (actor), Virginia L. Stone (producer), Virginia L. Stone (director), Virginia L. Stone (editor), Darby Hinton (actor), Chuck Woolery (actor), Jim Bryan (editor), J.A.S. McCrombie (producer), J.A.S. McCrombie (writer),
Genres: Adventure,