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Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
Billie Paul Piper (born Lianne Piper, 22 September 1982, in Swindon, Wiltshire) is an English singer and actress.
She began her career in the late 1990s as a pop singer and then switched to acting. She started in acting and dancing and was talent spotted at the Sylvia Young stage school by Smash Hits magazine who wanted a "face" for their magazine. A recording contract was the route given to her. She later decided to retire from singing and refocus on her original ambition, acting. Her most famous role is as Rose Tyler, companion to the Doctor, in the television series Doctor Who from 2005 to 2006, a role she reprised in 2008 and 2010. In 2007, Broadcast magazine listed Piper at no. 6 in its "Hot 100" list of influential on-screen performers, the top woman on the list. From 2007 until 2011, she starred as the high-flying escort Belle de Jour in the TV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl.
When she was selected to appear on the Saturday morning children's television show Scratchy & Co. Piper later landed a role in a television commercial promoting the pop magazine Smash Hits. Piper was offered a record deal at the age of 15, and in 1998 became the youngest artist ever to debut at number one in the UK singles chart with "Because We Want To", released under the stage mononym "Billie". Her follow-up single "Girlfriend" also debuted at number one.
Actors: Sam Mason-Bell (director), Sam Mason-Bell (writer), Mike Peter Reed (editor), Thomas Davenport (producer), Jackson Batchelor (actor), Ross Doney (actor), Ryan Carter (actor), Phoebe Howe (actress), Natasha Kendall (actress), Richard Stride (actor), Ryan Carter (producer), Hannah Walker (actress),
Plot: An untradional love story that questions the nature of love and sexuality. When best friends Sophie and Billie meet the mysterious Michael they are forced to re-evaluate their own understanding of relationships and their outlook on society. There love is reversed.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Gary Gustin (actor), Robb Stech (actor), Steve Underwood (writer), Shawn Caple (director), Shawn Caple (editor), Christian Sarkis Graham (editor), Montana Marks (actress), Jason Glover (writer), Dave Shaver (actor), Dolores Hillgrube (actress), Brian Simon (producer), Brian Simon (editor), Kevin M. Costello (actor), Cheryl Wallace (editor), Cheryl Wallace (producer),
Plot: Don Simpson lives a routine existence in a dying town, hanging out and drinking with his best friends Mickey and Tim. But when the girl who got away returns home from traveling abroad, old regrets and painful secrets are brought to light. Now, Don's inability to express his feelings for her leads to a deep-seated anxiety. Mickey's gambling addictions attract the attention of an old mobster just as his estranged father tries to patch things up. Meanwhile, Tim struggles with homosexuality in a town where shame is the only thing he's come to expect. And at the heart of it all is Sammie, the girl who came back to the last place she wanted to be. Life is a hard road of choices that change with the seasons. Together, these four will grow up as they face their last summer.
Keywords: friend, summerActors: Friday Savathphoune (miscellaneous crew), I. Michael Toth (director), I. Michael Toth (producer), I. Michael Toth (writer), I. Michael Toth (editor), Kevin Viol (actor), Kevin Viol (actor), Irena Micijevic (actress), Patricia Barber (composer), Patricia Panarella (actress), Timothy Burke (actor), Christopher Gentry (producer), Tom Winter (actor), Tom Winter (actor), Natasha Vuchurovich Djukich (costume designer),
Plot: Mark is a new actor in town rehearsing for 'The Dream Play' by August Strindberg at a local theater. While trying to master the multiple roles he was cast to play, he recollects a day from his past when a chance encounter with a hitchhiker changed the course of his life and his identity. Struggling to make ends meet, he answers an ad placed on the theater's message board by a mysterious young woman, which leads him to participate in a private play that will alter his perspective on acting, theater and his own life.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Monica McDowell (editor), Christina Norris (director), Christina Norris (writer), Christina Norris (actress), Baron Norris (writer), Baron Norris (composer), Baron Norris (director), Frank Rubio (actor), William Liev (miscellaneous crew), William Liev (producer), Steve Dietrich (actor), Warren Paine (composer), Jeff Utterback (producer), Kimberly Chavez (actor), Gabriela Alcantar (actor),
Plot: A world weary young man intent on suicide meets a battered young woman in the California desert. He is tired of living and she wants more from life. Together they find what they never thought existed, happiness. Happiness proves transitory as their world is torn from their fingertips.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Tristan Aronovich (actor), Tristan Aronovich (composer), Tristan Aronovich (producer), J.G. Hertzler (actor), Jodi Nelson (writer), Jodi Nelson (actress), Jodi Nelson (producer), Omar Kaczmarczyk (producer), Wes Hambright (composer), Joan MacIntosh (actress), Daniel Glasser (director), Chad Christopher (actor), Dan White (actor), Teague Cowley (producer), Teague Cowley (editor),
Plot: The gritty, hard pavement of a lonely highway is a path fraught with pain and desperation, but it's also a path that leads to big dreams. Annie Chase leaves everything behind to go to Los Angeles with her rock band seeking fame and fortune. Unfortunately, it's destined to be a disaster when she and her boyfriend, Jake, the guitarist and self-imposed leader of the group, break down in the middle of nowhere. With no money or means to reach the other two band members, who have taken off without them they are forced to turn back and find shelter in a seedy Motel in a racist town in Texas. Planning to stay only long enough to get their car fixed - they find life has other plans. It will be here where parallel lives will cross and force Annie to face the troubles of her past in order to find her true destiny. Annie is on a path destined for fame and fortune and in the midst of it all she finds her own sense of identity. In the end, everyone gets what they wanted all along - just not how they planned.
Keywords: abandonment, alcoholic, alibi, assault, attempted-rape, baby, bad-luck, bar, bass-guitar, beer-bottleActors: Kristina Perez (miscellaneous crew), Art Chudabala (editor), Jonathan Firth (actor), Eugenia Yuan (actress), Frank Donner (producer), Joel J. Richard (composer), Gerald McCullouch (actor), Stacey Hinnen (actor), Brynn Horrocks (actress), Linda Emmons-Cunningham (miscellaneous crew), Jeanie Moore (producer), Juli C. Lasselle (producer), Juli C. Lasselle (writer), Juli C. Lasselle (director), Josh Carson (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: When Anna returns to her childhood country home in Locke following her father's death, she finds herself unable to let go of the abuse her father inflicted on her as a child. Left even more vulnerable after being kicked out by her boyfriend, George, the triggers of Anna's childhood issues intensify when she is sexually accosted by her sister's fiancé during what is supposed to be a weekend celebration. Anna and her sister, Mia, have never seen eye to eye on their past. But Anna decides to make the best of it when Mia and Mia's fiancé, Eric, arrive at the country home to celebrate their engagement, along with Mia's best friend, Kate, and Kate's husband, Rhys. Despite Anna's best efforts, the celebration takes a backseat to a weekend of drama in dealing with unresolved childhood and romantic relationship issues. Between Eric's unwanted sexual advances, George's uninvited arrival, and Mia's continual denial and superiority, Anna is left feeling desperate and pressured into telling the truth about her secrets. The weekend in Locke becomes a key to unlock the past, as we learn that everyone at the country home is struggling to find the balance between their past and present.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Erville Alderson (actor), Harry A. Bailey (actor), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (actor), Don Beddoe (actor), Clem Bevans (actor), Stanley Brown (actor), Tommy Bupp (actor), Jack Chefe (actor), James Craig (actor), Joe Cunningham (actor), Dick Curtis (actor), Jack Daley (actor), Joe Devlin (actor), Richard Fiske (actor), Gus Glassmire (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Ewald André Dupont (director), Albert Conti (actor), Norman Kerry (actor), Charles Puffy (actor), Charles Sellon (actor), George Siegmann (actor), Henry B. Walthall (actor), Mathilde Brundage (actress), Betty Compson (actress), Emily Fitzroy (actress), Martha Mattox (actress), Carl Laemmle (miscellaneous crew), Daniel Mandell (editor), Walter Anthony (writer), Edward L. Cahn (editor),
Plot: In Old Vienna in the days prior to The Great War, a beautiful woman, Hannerl, has her choice of two men; the first is a dashing young army officer who can provide blazing romance and little long-time security. The other is an older man, influential in the affairs of Austria, who could provide wealth...and tender devotion. Hannerl thinks about it.
Keywords: austria, based-on-novel, choice, cigar-smoking, cigarette-smoking, coachman, dancing, europe, german, governmentActors: Clarence Brown (editor), James Young (actor), Clara Kimball Young (actress), E. Magnus Ingleton (writer), Maurice Tourneur (director), Chester Barnett (actor), Paul McAllister (actor), George L. Du Maurier (writer), D.J. Flanagan (actor), Wilton Lackaye (actor), Phyllis Neilson-Terry (actress), Paul M. Potter (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Rowland Moore (director), Alesia Leon (actress), Billie Boreham (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,