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Nicolas Cage (born Nicolas Kim Coppola; January 7, 1964) is an Academy Award–winning American actor, producer and director, having appeared in over 60 films including Raising Arizona (1987), The Rock (1996), Face/Off (1997), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), Adaptation (2002), National Treasure (2004), Lord of War (2005), Ghost Rider (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), Kick-Ass (2010), and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (2012).
Cage was born Nicolas Kim Coppola on January 7, 1964 in Long Beach, California. His father, August Coppola, a professor of literature, and his mother, Joy Vogelsang, a dancer and choreographer, divorced in 1976. He was raised in a Catholic family. Cage's mother is of German descent and his father was of Italian descent. His paternal grandparents were composer Carmine Coppola and actress Italia Pennino, and his paternal great-grandparents were immigrants from Bernalda, Basilicata. Through his father, Cage is the nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola and actress Talia Shire, and the cousin of directors Roman Coppola and Sofia Coppola, film producer Gian-Carlo Coppola, and actors Robert Carmine and Jason Schwartzman. Cage's two brothers are New York radio personality Marc "The Cope" Coppola and director Christopher Coppola. He attended Beverly Hills High School, which is known for its many alumni who became entertainers. He aspired to act from an early age and also attended UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television. His first non-cinematic acting experience was in a school production of Golden Boy.
John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer, music theorist, writer, and artist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading figures of the post-war avant-garde. Critics have lauded him as one of the most influential American composers of the 20th century. He was also instrumental in the development of modern dance, mostly through his association with choreographer Merce Cunningham, who was also Cage's romantic partner for most of their lives.
Cage is perhaps best known for his 1952 composition 4′33″, which is performed in the absence of deliberate sound; musicians who present the work do nothing aside from being present for the duration specified by the title. The content of the composition is not "four minutes and 33 seconds of silence," as is sometimes assumed, but rather the sounds of the environment heard by the audience during performance. The work's challenge to assumed definitions about musicianship and musical experience made it a popular and controversial topic both in musicology and the broader aesthetics of art and performance. Cage was also a pioneer of the prepared piano (a piano with its sound altered by objects placed between or on its strings or hammers), for which he wrote numerous dance-related works and a few concert pieces. The best known of these is Sonatas and Interludes (1946–48).
Actors: Darren W. Conrad (actor), David Schifter (actor), Tara-Nicole Azarian (actress), Vanelle (actress), Darren W. Conrad (miscellaneous crew), David Lowe (actor), Andrew R. Kaplan (actor), Kayli Maree Tolleson (actress), Gordon Price (actor), Vanessa Ore (actress), Catherine Trail (actress), Jerry Cashman (actor), Jennifer Russoli (actress), Jenny-Lynn Waugh Azarian (actress), George Peroulas (actor),
Plot: PENDULUM SWINGS follows a man into a dark place in his life - a place at which he arrives through a combination of bad decisions and forces beyond his control. When he finally hits bottom, he is presented with an opportunity to climb out of his despair with a helping hand from a small number of people who could have chosen to judge him or write him off, but choose instead to offer compassion and grace.
Keywords: destructive-lifestyle, divorced-father, faith, hope, losing-everything, pastoral-guidence, pendulum, restoration-of-life, spiritual-redemption, suicide-contemplationActors: Willow Hale (actress), Joe Spano (actor), Delpaneaux Wills (actor), Christine Johnnie (actress), Carly Johnnie (actress), Kelle Leonard (actor), Kelle Leonard (director), Kelle Leonard (writer), Cory W. Grant (actor), Zander DeNador (editor), Daniel Crooke (writer), Alia Chapman (actress), Michael Yunez (actor), Taylor Forster (producer), Dylan Dunlap (composer),
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Short,Actors: Ian M. Stratford (miscellaneous crew), Joel Thingvall (actor), James McDaniel (actor), John Hawkes (actor), Zach Grenier (actor), Bruce MacVittie (actor), Jon Niccum (actor), Tecia Esposito (miscellaneous crew), Tecia Esposito (actress), Charlotte Kyle (actress), Pamela Garrett (miscellaneous crew), Laura Kirk (producer), Laura Kirk (actress), Edward Seamon (actor), Stew Redwine (actor),
Plot: In 1994, real-life crop artist Stan Herd traveled from Kansas to Manhattan's Upper West Side to create a massive environmental artwork on land owned by Donald Trump. The multi-acre artwork was made from soil, rock, plants and vegetation near an underground railway tunnel. Stan recruited a number of homeless individuals living in the tunnel to become his crew. Over the months it took to complete the earthwork, Stan dealt with a myriad of difficulties in bringing his unique, rural art form to an urban canvas and the many costs his art exacted upon his life. In the process, he unexpectedly encountered the true meaning of his art and it's ultimate, lasting rewards.
Keywords: art, artist, crop, earthwork, hometown, new-york-city, one-word-titleActors: Phillip Roebuck (actor), Shawn Cain (actor), Shawn Cain (director), Shawn Cain (writer), Shawn Cain (producer), Sean Pomper (producer), Sean Pomper (producer), Neil D'Monte (actor), Stefano Capone (actor), Megan Clark (actress), Rick Diaz (writer), Rick Diaz (producer), Rick Diaz (actor), Rick Diaz (editor), Rick Diaz (director),
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller,Actors: Brinke Stevens (actress), Carl Washington (actor), Michael Herz (producer), Felissa Rose (actress), Lloyd Kaufman (producer), Ron Jeremy (actor), Ford Austin (producer), Lloyd Kaufman (actor), Ford Austin (actor), Seymore Butts (actor), Chris Watson (producer), Chris Watson (costume designer), Chris Watson (actor), Brad Paulson (actor), Mighty Mike Murga (producer),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Jose Rosete (actor), Kane Black (actor), Karen Mattingly (miscellaneous crew), Adam Cardon (actor), Constance L. Hoy (producer), Amy Searcy (actress), Pete Kelly (actor), Robert W. Davis (actor), José Vargas (actor), Steve Gresser (actor), Steve Gresser (actor), Jerome Green (actor), Erik J. Carpenter (actor), Arnold Corella (producer), Arnold Corella (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Chris Halstead (editor), Chris Halstead (actor), Chris Halstead (producer), Chris Halstead (writer), Chris Halstead (composer), Chris Halstead (director), Richard Walsh (actor), David Lougee (composer), Jessey Gilbert (actor), Bryn Gallagher (actor), Dave Smith (actor), Debbie Burns (actress), Justin Beck (composer),
Genres: Short,Actors: William Smith (actor), Tom Savini (actor), Jeff Burr (actor), Edwin Neal (actor), Trent Haaga (actor), Fred Olen Ray (actor), Uwe Boll (actor), Ron Jeremy (actor), J.R. Bookwalter (actor), Lloyd Kaufman (actor), Joe Estevez (actor), Conrad Brooks (actor), Jeff Dylan Graham (actor), Matthew Jason Walsh (actor), Eric Spudic (actor),
Plot: These zombies are a human-like race created by Satan. When the "zombie-looking freaks" begin taking over the world, dirty cops Jeff and Cage find themselves in the unenviable position of having to stop them before it's too late. Jeff soon learns that he alone has the power to defeat them if he's up to the task. As the body count piles up and internal affairs officers investigate Jeff and Cage for their prior wrongdoings, time is running out...
Keywords: female-nudity, nudity, sex, zombieActors: Gary Oldman (actor), Tim Bevan (producer), Lena Olin (actress), Juliette Lewis (actress), Stephen Tobolowsky (actor), Will Patton (actor), Tony Sirico (actor), David Proval (actor), Michael Wincott (actor), Ron Perlman (actor), Dennis Farina (actor), Roy Scheider (actor), James Cromwell (actor), Paul Webster (producer), Eric Fellner (producer),
Plot: A corrupt police sergeant who supplies tips on the locations of safeguarded witnesses to the Mob bites off more than he can chew when he attempts to assassinate a beautiful but ruthless Russian hitwoman in this no holds barred noir thriller.
Keywords: adultery, amputee, anti-hero, arm-amputation, assassin, avant-garde, bad-guy, beating, black-comedy, black-panties