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John Adams (October 30, 1735 (O.S. October 19, 1735) – July 4, 1826) was an American Founding Father, and the second President of the United States (1797–1801). He was also a lawyer, statesman, diplomat, political theorist, and a leading champion of independence in 1776. Hailing from New England, Adams, a prominent lawyer and public figure in Boston, was highly educated and represented Enlightenment values promoting republicanism. A Federalist, he was highly influential and one of the key Founding Fathers of the United States.
Adams came to prominence in the early stages of the American Revolution. As a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress, he played a leading role in persuading Congress to declare independence and assisted Thomas Jefferson in drafting the Declaration of Independence. As a diplomat in Europe, he was a major negotiator of the eventual peace treaty with Great Britain, and chiefly responsible for obtaining important loans from Amsterdam bankers. A political theorist and historian, Adams largely wrote the Massachusetts Constitution in 1780 which soon after ended slavery in Massachusetts, but was in Europe when the federal Constitution was drafted on similar principles later in the decade. One of his greatest roles was as a judge of character: in 1775, he nominated George Washington to be commander-in-chief, and 25 years later nominated John Marshall to be Chief Justice of the United States.
Actors: Mark Dacascos (actor), Scott Galloway (director), Scott Galloway (writer), Mo Rocca (actor), Greg Grzeszczak (editor), Bobby Flay (actor), Brooke Johnson (actress), Julia Child (actress), Rachael Ray (actress), Emeril Lagasse (actor), Alton Brown (actor), Tyler Florence (actor), Giada De Laurentiis (actress), Guy Fieri (actor), Sheri Spitz (producer),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Oz Guttman (editor), Noa Baharav (costume designer), Ori Davidovitch (producer), Tal Aloni (writer), Amir Shebi (actor), Boaz Shchori (composer), Tal Aloni (director), Mordechai Rozenzweig (actor), Miguel Auerbach (actor), Rotem Pitaro (actor),
Plot: Israel after a nuclear holocaust. Nothing remains but one apartment building. To survive, its tenants adhere to the directives of the all knowing chairman of the home committee and they never leave the building. Micha, a lonely introverted man, wakes up one morning to find his favorite toy fish has disappeared. He embarks on a search for the fish, however Micha s quest leads him to surprising discoveries that will force him and the other tenants to reexamine their loyalty and their priorities.
Keywords: alternative, jewish, magical-realism, neo-noir, student-film, surrealismActors: Peter Bowles (actor), David Schofield (actor), Gary Stretch (actor), Phil Daniels (actor), Geoff Bell (actor), Eddie Hamilton (editor), Eddie Webber (actor), William Thomas (actor), Huggy Leaver (actor), Laila Rouass (actress), Celia Haining (editor), Marcus Gilbert (actor), David Reid (producer), Adam Bohling (producer), Gwenllian Davies (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Jonathan Rhodes (actor), David Cann (actor), Dan Poole (actor), Paul Nash (producer), Paul Nash (writer), Gus Alvarez (editor), Gus Alvarez (producer), Gus Alvarez (director), Derek Horsham (actor), Julian Bushell (producer), Niall Urquhart (producer), Hermann Djoumessi (producer), Pedro Theye (actor), Anthony Tyler (actor), Dan Coggins (composer),
Plot: A man is held captive and threatened and mentally tortured by his captors. An anxious boardroom gathers to watch the resulting hostage tape; the tension mounts as it draws to its inevitable, traumatic conclusion... But events are even more sinister than they initially appear.
Keywords: conspiracy, hostage, political-satireActors: Ian J. Adrian (producer), Ian J. Adrian (director), Ian J. Adrian (composer), Ian J. Adrian (writer), Ian J. Adrian (producer), Virgilio Aponte (actor), Virgilio Aponte (editor), Brandon Martin (actor), Claudia Doege (producer), Shanti Wesley (actress), Marc Stern (producer), Ryan Masten (actor),
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: David A. Prior (writer), David A. Prior (director), Jack Starrett (actor), Paul L. Smith (actor), Mark Mancina (composer), David Winters (producer), John Frick (miscellaneous crew), Dawn C. Dreiling (miscellaneous crew), Gary R. Thieman (actor), Yakov Bentsvi (producer), Brian O'Connor (actor), Peter Yuval (producer), Bob Ivy (actor), Chet Hood (miscellaneous crew), Chet Hood (actor),
Plot: After a man's sister is killed by two gunmen who seemingly come out of nowhere, he manages to find and kill them. He then discovers that the men he killed were part of a multi-millionaire's bizarre "death game", where someone is hunted through the streets of Los Angeles by teams of killers who get a big-money prize for killing their quarry--and he realizes that now he is "it".
Keywords: betrayal, car-chase, chase, female-nudity, game, independent-film, police, police-shootout, shootout, splatterActors: Sid Caesar (actor), Juliet Mills (actress), Tim Wellburn (editor), Robert Kline (producer), Bruce Spence (actor), Daws Butler (actor), Norman Panama (director), Brian May (composer), Hugh Keays-Byrne (actor), James Condon (actor), James S. Henerson (writer), Preston Fischer (producer), Ivar Kants (actor), James Davern (producer), Gene Levitt (producer),
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Family,Actors: Katharine Hepburn (actress), Giulietta Masina (actress), Yul Brynner (actor), Henri Virlojeux (actor), Charles Boyer (actor), Gilles Ségal (actor), Henri Cogan (actor), Paul Henreid (actor), Claude Dauphin (actor), Oskar Homolka (actor), Danny Kaye (actor), Richard Chamberlain (actor), Donald Pleasence (actor), Edward Anhalt (writer), Fernand Gravey (actor),
Plot: Life is a Sunday in the park for Aurelia, a dotty Parisian countess. But sooner or later, Aurelia had to find out about the so-called sane world. Join her in a whimsical look at a topsy-turvy world...and at a handful of kooks crazy enough to care.
Keywords: based-on-play, eiffel-tower-paris, foreign-language-adaptationActors: Carlo Lizzani (director), Pupo De Luca (actor), Renzo Marignano (actor), Renato Terra (actor), Ugo Tognazzi (actor), Giovanna Ralli (actress), Sergio Amidei (writer), Luciano Vincenzoni (writer), Giampiero Albertini (actor), Elio Crovetto (actor), Nino Crisman (actor), Enzo Jannacci (actor), Giuliana Rivera (actress), Pippo Starnazza (actor), Antonino Faà di Bruno (actor),
Plot: Licenziato dai padroni della miniera presso cui lavora come responsabile dei servizi culturali, Luciano Bianchi decide di vendicarsi, anche per scuotere l'opinione pubblica sulla morte di alcuni minatori avvenuta in una grave sciagura sul lavoro. Raggiunge perciò Milano, con l'intento di far saltare con la dinamite la sede centrale della miniera. In città conosce Anna, giovane corrispondente di un giornale di sinistra, della quale s'innamora. Per poter sopravvivere nella metropoli, senza lavoro, Luciano si arrangia a fare il traduttore per una casa editrice; ma, dopo un pò, trova la sua ispirazione nel produrre e realizzare spot pubblicitari. Questo lavoro, che egli disprezza, farà venir fuori tutta la sua genialità e gli consentirà, addirittura, di ottenere un'ottimo lavoro presso la stessa società che lo aveva licenziato. La vendetta sembra ormai dimenticata e con essa la moglie ed il figlio lasciati in provincia. Vorrebbe costruire una vita "tranquilla" con Anna, ma l'amore svanisce con l'arrivo delle comodità e del benessere borghese. Alla fine, Luciano accompagna Anna alla stazione, salutandola definitivamente, e corre ad accogliere la moglie ed il figlio, appena arrivati a Milano per ricomporre la famiglia.
Keywords: 1960s, advertising, bomb, broken-dream, cheating-wife, director, industrial-town, italy, milan-italy, mine