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Odessa (Russian: Одесса, pronounced [ɐˈdʲesːə]) or Odesa (Ukrainian: Одеса, pronounced [ɔˈdɛsɑ]) is the third largest city in Ukraine, with a population of 1,003,705. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast.
The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement, was founded by Hacı I Giray, the Khan of Crimea, in 1240 and originally named after him as "Hacıbey"[citation needed]. After a period of Lithuanian control, it passed into the domain of the Ottoman Sultan in 1529 and remained in Ottoman hands until the Ottoman Empire's defeat in the Russo-Turkish War of 1792. The city of Odessa was founded by a decree of the Empress Catherine the Great in 1794. From 1819 to 1858 Odessa was a free port. During the Soviet period it was the most important port of trade in the Soviet Union and a Soviet naval base. On 1 January 2000 the Quarantine Pier of Odessa trade sea port was declared a free port and free economic zone for a term of 25 years.
The Bee Gees were a musical group founded in 1958. The group's line-up consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s/early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the late 1970s.
The group sang three-part tight harmonies that were instantly recognisable; Robin's clear vibrato lead was a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the late 1970s and 1980s. The brothers wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists.
Born in the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived their first few years in Chorlton, Manchester, England, then moved in the late 1950s to Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, where they began their musical careers. After achieving their first chart success in Australia with "Spicks and Specks" (their 12th single), they returned to the United Kingdom in January 1967 where producer Robert Stigwood began promoting them to a worldwide audience.
Actors: Jeffrey Nordling (actor), Matthew Gray Gubler (actor), Will Sasso (actor), Mircea Monroe (actress), Brendan Sexton III (actor), John Walcutt (actor), Jeannetta Arnette (actress), Diora Baird (actress), Gordy Haab (composer), Joel Viertel (editor), Joel Viertel (producer), John E. Waterman (miscellaneous crew), Johann Urb (actor), Johann Urb (producer), Mika Walter (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Benjamin James (miscellaneous crew), Ashley Undercuffler (actress), Bohdan Neswiacheny (writer), Dave Gregory (actor), Bohdan Neswiacheny (producer), Bohdan Neswiacheny (director), Vincent Chimato (actor), Chris Marks (actor), Jeremiah Erikson (miscellaneous crew), Patricia Karrh (miscellaneous crew), Rico Reid (actor), Patricia Karrh (miscellaneous crew), Mackenzie McGahee (actress), Andrew Gebhart (actor), Jessica Janel (actor),
Plot: Mind Taker is about a teenage girl, Heidi, as she copes with amazing telepathic abilities, which she uses to guide and help those around her but, she eventually discovers that she's not the only one with telepathic gifts and not everyone with these gifts use it for good.
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Graci Carli (actress), John J Thomassen (actor), David Pring-Mill (producer), David Pring-Mill (writer), Tina Balthazar (actress), Valéry Lessard (actress), Alexander Cosmos (editor), Alexander Cosmos (producer), Alexander Cosmos (director), Lawrence Sharp (actor),
Genres: Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Beth Grant (actress), Octavia Spencer (actress), Beth Grant (producer), Michael Maxwell (miscellaneous crew), Carol A. Compton (miscellaneous crew), Dale Dickey (actress), Elizabeth Maxwell (miscellaneous crew), Annie Jeeves (miscellaneous crew), Luis Colina (editor), Del Shores (director), Del Shores (producer), Del Shores (writer), Del Shores (writer), David Steen (actor), Vivian Fullerlove (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Tommy Yacoe (producer), Tommy Yacoe (writer), Tommy Yacoe (actor), Tommy Yacoe (editor), Tommy Yacoe (producer), Tommy Yacoe (director), Andrew Mitrak (actor), Nick Lee (actor), Nick Lee (writer), Christian Telesmar (actor), Nick Lee (producer), Nick Lee (producer), Nick Lee (writer), Matthew Palomo (actor), Matthew Palomo (producer),
Plot: After the infamous terrorist Dmitri Koskov kills an American agent, the CIA sends their best man, Jacques Ryen, after him. Hot on his trail, Ryen soon discovers that Koskov is just the tip of the iceberg in a massive political conspiracy. Left without anyone he trust, Ryen must decide for himself where his true allegiance lies; in his friends, his government, or his country.
Genres: Action, Comedy, Mystery,Actors: Sasha Stuber (actress), Brian Quist (actor), Victoria Drake (actress), Rick Gratzer (composer), Rick Gratzer (producer), Rick Gratzer (director), Rick Gratzer (writer), Dawn Quinn (miscellaneous crew), Charlie Butler (actor), Riley Gratzer (actor), Juan Rivera (actor), Jeff Bass (producer), Dawn Quinn (producer), Riley Gratzer (composer), Jeff Bass (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Music,Actors: Bruce McGill (actor), Gailard Sartain (actor), Giancarlo Esposito (actor), Ted Levine (actor), Steven Randazzo (actor), Paul Rodriguez (actor), Michael Dorn (actor), LeVar Burton (actor), Jamie Foxx (actor), Barry Shabaka Henley (actor), Vincent De Paul (actor), Joe Morton (actor), Leon (actor), Will Smith (actor), Ron Silver (actor),
Plot: In 1964, a brash new pro boxer, fresh from his olympic gold medal victory, explodes on to the scene, Cassius Clay. Bold and outspoken, he cuts an entirely new image for African Americans in sport with his proud public self confidence with his unapologetic belief that he is the greatest boxer of all time. To his credit, he sets out to prove that with his highly agile and forceful style soon making him a formidable boxer who soon claims the heavyweight championship. His personal life is no less noteworthy with his allegiance to the Nation of Islam, his friendship with the controversial Malcolm X and his abandonment of his slave name in favour of Muhammad Ali stirring up controversy. Yet, at the top of his game, both Ali's personal and professional lives face the ultimate test with the military draft rules are changed, making him eligible for military induction during the Vietnam War. Despite the fact that he could easily agree to a sweetheart deal that would have meant an easy tour of duty for himself, Ali refuses to submit on principle to cooperate in an unjust war for a racist nation that treated his people so poorly. The cost of that stand is high as he finds himself unable to legally box in his own country while his case is contested in court. What follows is a battle for a man who would sacrifice so much for what he believes in and a comeback that would cement his legend as one of the great sports figures of all time.
Keywords: 1960s, 1970s, adultery, africa, african-american, african-american-protagonist, african-americans, airplane, american-broadcasting-company, american-flagActors: Stefan Sauk (writer), Klaus Maria Brandauer (actor), Tomas Eskilsson (producer), Aleksandr Domogarov (actor), Stefan Sauk (writer), Tomas von Brömssen (actor), Alexander Skarsgård (actor), Keve Hjelm (actor), Leif Andrée (actor), Jarmo Mäkinen (actor), Bjørn Floberg (actor), Stefan Sauk (actor), Petter J. Borgli (producer), Jon Øigarden (actor), Randall Meyers (composer),
Plot: In the repercussions of a big robbery the loot shall be taken to a Baltic country to Sweden by the Russian Mafia's female courier. She, however, doesn't know that the robbers had planned to lock her up in the boat, sink it and take care of the loot themselves. The woman manages to save herself from the sinking boat. A Swedish fisherman picks her up and together they suddenly find themselves escaping from two rival criminal gangs. They are from widely different worlds, but now their lives are linked together more and more.
Keywords: breasts, diver, female-nudity, fisherman, russian-mafia, sex-sceneActors: Jesse Ventura (actor), Joel Silver (producer), Miguel Sandoval (actor), Kevin Pollak (actor), Denzel Washington (actor), Lindsay Wagner (actress), Thomas Rosales Jr. (actor), John Lithgow (actor), John Amos (actor), Steven E. de Souza (actor), Ice-T (actor), George Cheung (actor), Cylk Cozart (actor), Alan Silvestri (composer), Steven E. de Souza (writer),
Plot: In this action thriller, Denzel Washington plays Nick Styles, the assistant district attorney of L.A. The film opens in his early days as a cop on the L.A.P.D. During a carnival, master criminal Earl Talbot Blake creates a scene after a botched drug deal. Styles and Blake confront each other, during which Blake is wounded by Styles and later sent to prison. Seven years later, Blake escapes from prison during a parole board hearing to carry out his revenge against Styles, and what follows is a violent series of events that destroys Styles' career. This sets the stage for one last bloody duel between Styles and Blake.
Keywords: 1980s, arm-wrestling, aryan-brotherhood, bad-guy, balisong, basketball, black-cop, brawl, capture, child-pornographyActors: John Cork (writer), Mareo-Ahmir Lawson (actor), Frantz Turner (actor), Albert Lloyd Olson (composer), Ben Lokey (actor), Irene Amen (actress), Shaun Hunter (actor), Deborah G. Dalton (actress), Beverlyn Fray (director),
Genres: Drama, Short,