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Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 BC – 27 November 8 BC), known in the English-speaking world as Horace, was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus. The rhetorician Quintillian regarded his Odes as almost the only Latin lyrics worth reading, justifying his estimate with the words: "He can be lofty sometimes, yet he is also full of charm and grace, versatile in his figures, and felicitously daring in his choice of words."
Horace also crafted elegant hexameter verses (Sermones and Epistles) and scurrilous iambic poetry (Epodes). The hexameters are playful and yet serious works, leading the ancient satirist Persius to comment: "as his friend laughs, Horace slyly puts his finger on his every fault; once let in, he plays about the heartstrings". Some of his iambic poetry, however, can seem wantonly repulsive to modern audiences.
His career coincided with Rome's momentous change from Republic to Empire. An officer in the republican army that was crushed at the Battle of Philippi in 42 BC, he was befriended by Octavian's right-hand man in civil affairs, Maecenas, and became something of a spokesman for the new regime. For some commentators, his association with the regime was a delicate balance in which he maintained a strong measure of independence (he was "a master of the graceful sidestep") but for others he was, in John Dryden's phrase, "a well-mannered court slave".
Steven Vincent "Steve" Buscemi (/bʉˈʃɛmi/ boo-SHEM-ee or boo-SEM-ee; born December 13, 1957) is an American actor, writer and film director. An associate member of the renowned experimental theater company The Wooster Group, Buscemi has starred and supported in successful Hollywood and indie films including New York Stories, Mystery Train, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Desperado, Con Air, Armageddon, The Grey Zone, Ghost World and Big Fish; and the HBO television series The Sopranos. He is also known for his appearances in many films by the Coen brothers: Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink, The Hudsucker Proxy, Fargo, The Big Lebowski and Paris, je t'aime.
Since 2010, he has starred in the critically acclaimed series Boardwalk Empire, which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Awards, a Golden Globe, and a nomination for an Emmy Award.
He made his directorial debut in 1996, with Trees Lounge, in which he also starred. Other works include Animal Factory (2000), Lonesome Jim (2005) and Interview (2007).
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Plot: A dual-perspective he-said she-said romantic comedy about two 20-somethings' chance meeting at an LA coffee shop, that takes us on a roller coaster ride as they attempt to find one another and find true love within the superficial LA singles scene.
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Plot: Baa and Billie have built a fantastic new see-saw in the meadow. Jess can't wait to have a go. But when he tries to make it go up and down with him on one end and Baa and Billie on the other he just gets stuck in the air and can't get the see saw down. 'How can I go up and down on the see saw?' he asks? -desperate to have all the 'up and down' fun he see the puppies having when they jump on the see-saw. Jess asks Horace the hoppy frog what he knows about 'up and down', he talks to Willow about scales and weighing things until finally he works it out - if he finds someone roughly the same weight as him - balanced just like the puppies were - he'll do it! He works out that Mimi - of all his friends- weighs about the same as him and just as he worked out they jump on the see saw and go up and down, up and down and have a fantastic time! Yippety Yay!
Genres: Animation, Family,Actors: Victor Argo (actor), Joe Grifasi (actor), Amos Kollek (producer), Larry Pine (actor), Mark Margolis (actor), Amos Kollek (writer), Irma St. Paule (actress), Amos Kollek (director), Austin Pendleton (actor), Jordan Charney (actor), Louise Lasser (actress), Joey Dedio (actor), Jordan Brendan Finnegan (miscellaneous crew), Rizwan Manji (actor), Alexander von Roon (actor),
Plot: 24 year old Queenie prefers the slums of the East Village in Manhattan to her parents multi-million dollar estate in Westchester. A wacky character who plays pranks on everyone, Queenie works as a social worker with kids while unsuccessfully pursuing an acting career in New York. Horace is a middle-aged ex-cop who lives by himself in the same neighborhood. Having been diagnosed by his doctor as terminal with only a few months to live, Horace starts going to a shrink and tries to find meaning to his life, at which point he meets Queenie, who takes him on a whirlwind of a ride, before they finally, truly find one another. Horace's milieu also includes Martha and Spencer, a married couple of ex-gangsters now living a mundane life supplementing their income by throwing occasional S&M; orgies for a few dollars. Queenie's crowd includes Skip, her fiancé, an ambitious Wall Street broker, and her best friend, Tzocki, who is about to be married.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, dominatrix, independent-film, love, new-yorkActors: Jack Palance (actor), Boyd Banks (actor), Gerry Quigley (actor), John Corbett (actor), J.C. Kenny (actress), Michael O'Keefe (actor), Randy Miller (composer), Reg Dreger (actor), Raffaella De Laurentiis (producer), Steve Holt (miscellaneous crew), Sean Albertson (editor), Oscar L. Costo (producer), Oscar L. Costo (producer), Georgina Yarhi (costume designer), Jonathan Walker (actor),
Plot: Preteen brothers from a broken marriage live with their mother, Denise, in a rural town. Ryan, the cheeky elder boy, wants to go live with their father, Matt, in Chicago. This confuses shy Charlie, the youngest, who is also the butt of bigger school kids' often mean pranks. Then he finds two reindeer on his way home from school which he believes to be Santa's called Prancer and his son and heir, also called Prancer, which he tries to hide at home. Ryan's help bonds the brothers again. Alas when Prancer gets out, evil vice-principal James Klock is bitten and wants the 'public danger' put down. Charlie runs away with his protégé. Denise is useless, but her ex-boyfriend, handyman Tom Sullivan, comes to the youngster's rescue.
Keywords: boy, brother-brother-relationship, child's-point-of-view, christmas, christmas-spirit, father-figure, father-son-relationship, magical-creature, prank, public-humiliationActors: Elizabeth Himelstein (miscellaneous crew), David Mansfield (composer), Robert Duvall (director), Francie Brown (miscellaneous crew), Julie Johnson (actress), Robert Duvall (writer), Walton Goggins (actor), Robert Duvall (producer), Farrah Fawcett (actress), Miranda Richardson (actress), Robert Duvall (actor), James Gammon (actor), Billy Bob Thornton (actor), Terence Rosemore (actor), June Carter Cash (actress),
Plot: Eulis 'Sonny' Dewey is a preacher from Texas living a happy life with his beautiful wife Jessie. Suddenly his stable world crumbles: Jessie is having an affair with young minister Horace. Sonny gets enraged and hits Horace with a softball bat, putting him into a coma. After that he leaves town, takes a new name, 'Apostle E.F.' and goes to Louisiana. There he starts to work as a mechanic for local radio station owner Elmo, and Elmo lets him preach on the radio. E.F. starts to preach everywhere: on the radio, on the streets, and with his new friend, Reverend Blackwell he starts a campaign to renovate an old church.
Keywords: 1930s, actor-director-writer, bulldozer, car-accident, car-in-a-river, christian, church, directed-by-star, divorce, evangelical-christianityActors: Rusty Schwimmer (actress), Ernie Lively (actor), Alice Krige (actress), Ron Perlman (actor), Dan Martin (actor), Clive Barker (actor), Brian Krause (actor), Joe Dante (actor), John Landis (actor), Mark Hamill (actor), Jim Haynie (actor), Tobe Hooper (actor), Stephen King (actor), Nicholas Pike (composer), Stephen King (writer),
Plot: Charles Brady and his mother Mary move to a small town. They are sleepwalkers - they can change their appearance and they need the life force from young women. Charles has picked out young Tanya as his next victim. He asks her for a date and invites her home...
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Genres: Horror,Actors: June Randall (miscellaneous crew), Frank Atkinson (actor), John Boxer (actor), Meredith Edwards (actor), Frank Forsyth (actor), John Horsley (actor), Sam Kydd (actor), Harry Towb (actor), Mona Washbourne (actress), Peter Rogers (producer), Peter Rogers (writer), Gerald Thomas (director), Conrad Phillips (actor), Carol White (actress), Peter Boita (editor),
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