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Jason Mraz ( /məˈræz/; born June 23, 1977 in Mechanicsville, Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, Mr. A-Z, in 2005, that Mraz achieved major commercial success. The album peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 and sold over 100,000 copies in the US. In 2008, Mraz released his third studio album, We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 and was a commercial success worldwide, peaking in the top ten of many international charts.
Mraz's international breakthrough came with the release of the single "I'm Yours" from the album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. The single peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, giving Mraz his first top ten single. The song was on the Hot 100 for 76 weeks, beating the previous record of 69 weeks held by LeAnn Rimes' "How Do I Live". The song was a huge commercial success in the US, receiving a 5x platinum certification from the RIAA for sales of over five million. The song was successful internationally, topping the charts in New Zealand and Norway and peaking in the top ten of multiple international charts.
"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.
The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either openly or via sabotage.
The earliest recorded use[citation needed] of the term "the Man" in the American sense dates back to a letter written by a young Alexander Hamilton in September 1772, when he was 15. In a letter to his father James Hamilton, published in the Royal Dutch-American Gazette, he described the response of the Dutch governor of St. Croix to a hurricane that raked that island on August 31, 1772. "Our General has issued several very salutary and humane regulations and both in his publick and private measures, has shewn himself the Man." [dubious – discuss] In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.
Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol. He is also the owner of the television production and music publishing house Syco.
As a judge, Cowell is known for his blunt and often controversial criticisms, insults and wisecracks about contestants and their abilities. He is also known for combining activities in both the television and music industries, having promoted singles and records for various artists, including television personalities. He was most recently featured on the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent and the first season of The X Factor USA.
In 2010, the British magazine New Statesman listed Cowell at number 41 in a list of "The World's 50 Most Influential Figures 2010".
Cowell was born in Lambeth, London and brought up in Elstree, Hertfordshire. His mother, Julie Brett (née Josie Dalglish), is a former ballet dancer and socialite, and his father, Eric Selig Phillip Cowell (1918–1999), was an estate agent developer and music industry executive. Cowell's father was from a mostly Jewish family, though he did not discuss his background with his children (Cowell's paternal grandmother had immigrated from Poland). Cowell's mother was from a Christian background, and is of part Scottish descent. He has one brother and three half-brothers and a half sister; younger brother Nicholas Cowell, half-brother John Cowell, half-brother Tony Cowell, half-brother Michael Cowell and half sister June Cowell.
Actors: Pasha Ebrahimi (writer), Pasha Ebrahimi (producer), Pasha Ebrahimi (director), Pasha Ebrahimi (actor), Matthew Hayes (director), Matthew Hayes (producer), Matthew Hayes (writer), Alyssa Autumn (actor),
Genres: Drama, Short, Thriller,Actors: Charles Halford (actor), Clara Aranovich (actress), Kiran Pallegadda (editor), Jon Edward Miller (producer), Luke Morgan (actor), Kyle Burns (producer), Kyle Burns (writer), Kyle Burns (director), Kristin Barker (actor), Gabriel Blanco (producer),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Short,Actors: Myles Arthurs (editor), Myles Arthurs (director), Myles Arthurs (producer), Myles Arthurs (writer), Aleks Malpass (producer), Robin Laisby (actor), Aleks Malpass (actor), Robin Laisby (actor), Taryn Ozorio (actor), Dan Kidd (actor), Emma-Jane Bentley (actor),
Genres: Horror, Short, Thriller,Actors: Dylan Wilbur (producer), Bobby Gryzynger (editor), Bobby Gryzynger (actor), Bobby Gryzynger (producer), Bobby Gryzynger (writer), Bobby Gryzynger (director), Livy Baldwin (actor), Ben Fox (actor), Pat Reinholz (composer), Patrick Reinholz (composer), Ben Fox (actor),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Ahmad Alyaseer (director), Ahmad Alyaseer (writer), Ahmad Alyaseer (editor), Ahmad Alyaseer (producer), Reem Katami (producer), Reem Katami (miscellaneous crew), Zaid Baqaeen (actor), Rana Alyaseer (writer), Dana Ghunaim (producer), Najwan Baqaeen (actor), Philip Hashweh (composer), Hani Al Dahshan (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Zad is a revolutionist who is trying to free his country, but most of his plans went wrong. He has been looking for a woman for more than three years believing that she holds many secrets within herself that are capable of saving him, the entire world and maybe earth! Now he's on a mission to convince her to go with him in order to rebuild what he has destroyed, he believes that she has changed a lot while she believes she has never met him! Will Zad succeed in convincing her and eventually saves the humanity and the planet? (When Time Becomes a Woman) is a film that takes you into a journey of self-discovery. It takes place in one location with two characters only. Could this 70-minute meeting change both of their lives and fate? Could they take decisions that they long feared to take? This first Sci-Fi Arabic film aims to portray human stories within nothing but dialogue and emotions.
Keywords: one-location, reference-to-albert-einstein, revolution, science, scientist, storytelling, surprise-ending, survival, time-travelActors: Charles Halford (actor), Clara Aranovich (actress), Kiran Pallegadda (editor), Jon Edward Miller (producer), Luke Morgan (actor), Kyle Burns (producer), Kyle Burns (writer), Kyle Burns (director), Kristin Barker (actor), Gabriel Blanco (producer),
Plot: In the days before a horrific act, time passes and an urge builds until it can't be contained anymore. Inside this house, the boy wants to be free. Someone stands in his way. A prologue to the feature film WHAT HE DID, written and to be directed by Kyle Burns, currently in development with the assistance of the Sundance Feature Film Program (Screenwriters Lab).
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Short,Actors: Cait Davis (producer), Cait Davis (writer), Cait Davis (director), Cait Davis (editor), Fatima Adamu (actor),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Short,Actors: Tyler Mahoney (editor), Tyler Mahoney (composer), Lauren Augarten (actor), Amelia Ghirardello (producer), Amelia Ghirardello (director), Amelia Ghirardello (editor), Alex Millwood (actor), Sam de Teliga (producer), Ewen Hollingsworth (producer), Ewen Hollingsworth (writer), Sam de Teliga (editor), Anna Dixon (costume designer),
Genres: Drama, Short, Western,Actors: Doris Chia Ching Lin (writer), Doris Chia Ching Lin (director), Doris Chia Ching Lin (editor), Laura C. Berberich (actor),
Plot: Ancient Greek comic playwright Aristophanes believed humans were born like conjoined twins, as a unit and were living in world peace. But after two thousand years, humans have fallen into the lost cycles of pursuing distant intimacy. In these isolated relationships, they miss their pieces, also their peaces.
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Short,Actors: Patrick Bokanowski (actor), Patrick Bokanowski (writer), Patrick Bokanowski (director), Patrick Bokanowski (editor), Olivier Esmein (editor), Michèle Bokanowski (composer), Daniel Borenstein (miscellaneous crew), Chantal Fuselier (miscellaneous crew), François Lauzon (actor),
Plot: A housewife is preparing a duck à l'orange in her kitchen. But the reluctant bird tries to escape from her but the woman manages to recaptures it and plucks it savagely. Once the duck is put in the oven, an alligator unexpectedly appears in the kitchen, threatening the cook. She tries to escape from it first, then pursues it and finally sits down at the table with it. Meanwhile, the duck succeeds in opening the the door of the oven and flies away through the open window.
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