In meteorology, a cyclone is an area of closed, circular fluid motion rotating in the same direction as the Earth. This is usually characterized by inward spiraling winds that rotate counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth. A "tropical cyclone" is a synonym for a hurricane. Most large-scale cyclonic circulations are centered on areas of low atmospheric pressure. The largest low-pressure systems are cold-core polar cyclones and extratropical cyclones which lie on the synoptic scale. Warm-core cyclones such as tropical cyclones, mesocyclones, and polar lows lie within the smaller mesoscale. Subtropical cyclones are of intermediate size. Upper level cyclones can exist without the presence of a surface low, and can pinch off from the base of the Tropical Upper Tropospheric Trough during the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere. Cyclones have also been seen on extraterrestrial planets, such as Mars and Neptune.
Cyclogenesis describes the process of cyclone formation and intensification.Extratropical cyclones form as waves in large regions of enhanced mid-latitude temperature contrasts called baroclinic zones. These zones contract to form weather fronts as the cyclonic circulation closes and intensifies. Later in their life cycle, cyclones occlude as cold core systems. A cyclone's track is guided over the course of its 2 to 6 day life cycle by the steering flow of the cancer or subtropical jet stream.
Actors: Rob Schneider (actor), Jesse McCartney (actor), Aleksandr Lenkov (actor), Josh Duhamel (actor), Tom Skerritt (actor), Gregg Berger (actor), Hilary Duff (actress), Valentin Gaft (actor), Andrey Merzlikin (actor), Aleksandr Ilin (actor), Aleksandr Semchev (actor), Stan Wertlieb (producer), Ben Diskin (actor), Dan O'Day McClellan (actor), Barry Brooker (producer),
Plot: A few weeks before a big airshow competition one young aircraft fighter gets his acceptance letter to take part in this prestigious competition. Determined to be the next champion, Ace ventures out to find and train with Colonel, a legendary retired aircraft fighter. As training begins Colonel sets a very disciplined schedule teaching Ace new aircraft tricks and speed tactics. As training continues, lurking in the wings of the flight training camp, Cyclone sets up an evil plan, using Windy as bait, to distract Ace and make sure that he will be the next airshow champion. On the day of the big competition, Ace and Cyclone compete against each other leaving only one brave aircraft fighter, not only the champion, but a hero.
Genres: Adventure, Animation, Comedy,Actors: Phil Marshall (composer), Sinbad (actor), Paul Rodriguez (actor), Nicole Marostica (miscellaneous crew), Nestor Serrano (actor), Bill Borden (producer), Don Brochu (editor), Rick Ducommun (actor), Mary Malin (costume designer), Paul Gittins (actor), Lillian Hurst (actress), Duwayne Dunham (director), Theresa Saldana (actress), John Sumner (actor), David Rowell (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Family, Sport,Actors: Lupe Ontiveros (actress), Natalija Nogulich (actress), Danny Trejo (actor), Billy Bob Thornton (actor), Ving Rhames (actor), Thomas F. Wilson (actor), Mike Genovese (actor), Steve Eastin (actor), Delroy Lindo (actor), Benjamin Bratt (actor), Gary Carlos Cervantes (actor), Damian Chapa (actor), Richard Masur (actor), Bill Conti (composer), Taylor Hackford (producer),
Plot: Based on the true life experiences of poet Jimmy Santiago Baca, the film focuses on half-brothers Paco and Cruz, and their bi-racial cousin Miklo. It opens in 1972, as the three are members of an East L.A. gang known as the "Vatos Locos", and the story focuses on how a violent crime and the influence of narcotics alter their lives. Miklo is incarcerated and sent to San Quentin, where he makes a "home" for himself. Cruz becomes an exceptional artist, but a heroin addiction overcomes him with tragic results. Paco becomes a cop and an enemy to his "carnal", Miklo.
Keywords: 1970s, 1980s, accordion, african-american, art-competition, art-gallery, artificial-leg, artist, aryan-brotherhood, aunt-nephew-relationshipActors: Francesco Quinn (actor), Elliott Gould (actor), Susan Bierbaum (miscellaneous crew), Cuba Gooding Jr. (actor), Amy Hill (actress), Karen Black (actress), Jacob Vargas (actor), Sydney Lassick (actor), Ed Lauter (actor), Orestes Matacena (actor), Andre Rosey Brown (actor), Keith MacKechnie (actor), George Lakes (miscellaneous crew), George Lakes (producer), Raymond Cruz (actor),
Plot: A musically talented Chicano teen gets involved with a gang after a music teacher throws him out of a classroom where he snuck in too practice the piano. Aligning himself with the gang, they sneak back in and destroy the music room. This leads to more major crimes including a drive by shooting. A judge (Chelsea Walker) then tries to aid the boy, whom she does not believe is the standard gang member.
Keywords: blood, dead-children, female-nudity, hypnotism, independent-film, judge, juvenile-court, juvenile-delinquent, murder, physical-abuseActors: Tom Brocato (miscellaneous crew), Billy Pittard (miscellaneous crew), Lee Reherman (actor), Mike Adamle (actor), Jaime Fowler (editor), Larry Csonka (actor), Lawrence Frank (miscellaneous crew), Julia Gilbert (miscellaneous crew), Todd Christensen (actor), John Troxtel (miscellaneous crew), Lynn 'Red' Williams (actor), Natalie Lennox (actress), Daniel Brimer (miscellaneous crew), Shelley Beattie (actress), Erika Andersch (actress),
Plot: A seasonal competition in which two men and two women compete against each other and a roster of "American Gladiators". Events include, The Assault, Joust, The Wall, Breakthrough and Conquer, Hang Tough, Powerball, and many others, all culminating in the final event, "The Eliminator", a difficult obstacle course race. Every season there is a tournament to determine its "Grand Champion". For two seasons, there was an "International" competition taped in England where the champions from 4-6 countries competed similarly.
Keywords: contest, non-fictionActors: Dan Perri (miscellaneous crew), William H. Macy (actor), Chazz Palminteri (actor), Misha Segal (composer), Mike Starr (actor), Christopher Holmes (editor), Michael Schultz (director), Bruce Miller (composer), Keshia Knight Pulliam (actress), Carl Anthony Payne II (actor), Grant Harper Reid (miscellaneous crew), Ernie Reyes Jr. (actor), Rupert Hitzig (producer), Lester Wilson (miscellaneous crew), Christopher Murney (actor),
Plot: A young man searches for the "master" to obtain the final level of martial arts mastery known as the glow. Along the way he must fight an evil martial arts expert and an rescue a beautiful singer from an obsessed music promoter.
Keywords: brother-brother-relationship, bullet-catching, catching-a-bullet-in-one's-teeth, cult-film, cult-film, harlem-manhattan-new-york-city, independent-film, kidnapping, kung-fu, kung-fu-classicActors: Fred Williamson (actor), Clint Eastwood (actor), Bruce Lee (actor), Raquel Welch (actress), John Wayne (actor), Liza Minnelli (actress), Ron Van Clief (actor), Adolph Caesar (actor), Ricardo Cruz (actor), Terry Levene (producer), Terry Levene (miscellaneous crew), Matthew Mallinson (writer), Matthew Mallinson (editor), Matthew Mallinson (director), Jeffrey D. Brown (editor),
Genres: Documentary, Sport,Actors: Irving Cummings (director), Frank Austin (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Ed Brady (actor), Frank McGlynn Sr. (actor), Harold Minjir (actor), Charles R. Moore (actor), Charles Sellon (actor), Spencer Tracy (actor), Raymond Walburn (actor), Astrid Allwyn (actress), Wendy Barrie (actress), Virginia Sale (actress), Gladys Lehman (writer), Arthur Lange (composer),
Plot: Socialite Jane Dale and lawyer Bill Shevlin run into each other in an automobile accident. Clummerhorn is a small town judge, sheriff, etc. and decides to try them. She is trouble at first, but she and Bill warm to each other as the trial goes forth.
Keywords: based-on-novelActors: Boris Karloff (actor), Lila Lee (actress), Arthur Hotaling (actor), Jimmy Aubrey (actor), Cullen Landis (actor), Sheldon Lewis (actor), Frank S. Mattison (director), Robert 'Buddy' Shaw (actor), Frank Merrill (actor), Cecil Burtis Hill (writer), Minnie Steppler (editor), Putnam Hoover (writer), Cyclone the Dog (actor), Gordon Kalem (writer),
Genres: ,Actors: Robert Armstrong (actor), Clyde Cook (actor), Otto Lederer (actor), Jack Perry (actor), Tay Garnett (writer), John W. Krafft (writer), Tay Garnett (director), Doane Harrison (editor), Lina Basquette (actress), Dot Farley (actress), Elliott J. Clawson (writer), Ralph Block (producer), George Dromgold (writer), David Tearle (actor), Willard Keefe (writer),
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