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Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, California, United States situated west-northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of American cinema. Today, much of the movie industry has dispersed into surrounding areas such as the Westside neighborhood, and the San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys, but significant auxiliary industries, such as editing, effects, props, post-production, and lighting companies remain in Hollywood, as does the backlot of Paramount Pictures.
On February 16, 2005, California Assembly Members Jackie Goldberg and Paul Koretz introduced a bill to require California to keep specific records on Hollywood as if it were independent, although it is not the typical practice of the City of Los Angeles to establish specific boundaries for districts or neighborhoods. For this to be done, the boundaries were defined. The bill was unanimously supported by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and the Los Angeles City Council. Assembly Bill 588 was approved by the Governor of California on August 28, 2006, and now the district of Hollywood has official borders. The border can be loosely described as the area east of West Hollywood, south of Mulholland Drive, Laurel Canyon, Cahuenga Boulevard, and Barham Boulevard, and the cities of Burbank and Glendale, north of Melrose Avenue and west of the Golden State Freeway and Hyperion Avenue. This includes all of Griffith Park and Los Feliz[citation needed] – two areas that were hitherto considered separate from Hollywood by most Angelenos. The population of the district, including Los Feliz, as of the 2000 census was 123,436 and the median household income was $33,409 in 1999.
George Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, and talk show host. He is mostly known for starring in his self-produced ABC sitcom George Lopez. His stand-up comedy examines race and ethnic relations, including the Mexican American culture. He was the host of the late-night talk show Lopez Tonight on TBS until its cancellation on August 12, 2011.
Lopez was born on April 23, 1961 in Mission Hills, California. He was deserted by his father when he was two months old and by his mother when he was 10 years old, but was raised by his maternal grandmother, Benita Gutierrez, a factory worker, and step-grandfather, Refugio Gutierrez, a construction worker.
In 1999, Lopez hosted a major morning radio show for Clear Channel Communications in Los Angeles. He was the first Latino to have headlined the keystone morning radio slot on an English-language station in LA—the nation’s top radio market.
In 2000, after several years of performing stand-up comedy, Lopez was approached by actress Sandra Bullock for Lopez to produce and star in a comedy. Bullock was concerned about the lack of Hispanic-oriented sitcoms on American television and pushed to get a sitcom on television that starred Hispanics without being exclusively about the Hispanic American community. Long criticized by Hispanic American groups for lack of Latinos on their television shows, ABC quickly picked up the television series. In 2002, Lopez became one of the few Latinos to star in a television comedy series, following in the footsteps of Desi Arnaz, Freddie Prinze, and John Leguizamo. George Lopez is an American situation comedy that originally aired on ABC from 2002–2007. Lopez is the co-creator, writer, producer, and star of the show.
Marina Lambrini Diamandis (Greek: Μαρίνα-Λαμπρινή Διαμάντη, pronounced [ðʝaˈmadi]; born 10 October 1985), better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds (sometimes stylised as Marina & the Diamonds), is a Welsh singer-songwriter. She rose to fame after reaching number two on the BBC Sound of 2010 poll list, coming second to Ellie Goulding. After releasing one private EP, Diamandis released her second extended play, The Crown Jewels EP, with help from Neon Gold Records, in 2009. Now signed to 679 Recordings, she released her debut full length studio album, The Family Jewels, followed by her third extended play, The American Jewels EP, in 2010. In 2011, Diamandis announced that she was working on her second album, Electra Heart, which was released in April 2012 and went to #1 in the UK and Ireland.
Her stage name, "Marina and the Diamonds", consists of Diamandis' first name and the translation of her surname which means "Diamonds" in Greek. Although "The Diamonds" is often mistakenly believed to refer to her backing band, it in fact refers to Diamandis' fans: she explains this on her Myspace page by saying "I'm Marina. You are the diamonds."
Actors: Bill Bellamy (actor), Jason Mewes (actor), Casper Van Dien (producer), I. Elijah Baughman (actor), Lin Shaye (actress), Jon Gries (actor), Casper Van Dien (actor), Rick Overton (actor), Mindy Sterling (actress), Kip Konwiser (producer), Michael E. Morales (miscellaneous crew), Richard Speight Jr. (actor), Jesse Heiman (actor), Catherine Annette (actress), Brien Perry (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Adel L. Morales (director), Juliette Fairley (actress), Michael A. Pinckney (director), Shawn Luckey (director), Shawn Luckey (producer), Dahiana Torres (actress), Crystal Roman (writer), Crystal Roman (miscellaneous crew), Crystal Roman (director), Crystal Roman (actress), Crystal Roman (producer), Deron Campbell (actor), Antonio Miguel Lopez (actor), Eliud Kauffman (actor), Reginald L. Barnes (actor),
Plot: Originally developed by the Black Latina Movement in late 2010 as a stage play, The Colors of Love confronts and discusses various issues that are prevalent in today's relationships and provides a first hand view into the intimate world of four couples. The Colors of Love first debuted off-Broadway with an all Black Latino/African American cast in early 2011. In Summer 2011 The Colors of Love underwent development for its transition to the television screen.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Ronnie Alvarez (actor), Noel Gugliemi (producer), Noel Gugliemi (actor), Liana Mendoza (actress), David Fernandez Jr. (actor), Lobo Sebastian (actor), Soledad St. Hilaire (actress), Danny De La Paz (actor), Danny De La Paz (producer), Chris Jensen-Soto (editor), Chelsea Rendon (actress), Chris Trouble Delfosse (actor), Alfredo Ramos (producer), Alfredo Ramos (writer), Alfredo Ramos (director),
Plot: Kill Kapone is a realistic, hyper-violent action/drama that follows gang member, Kapone through the gritty alleys of East L.A. while getting chased all day by his own vicious gang. The story unfolds when Kapone's parole agents, Webster and Ardmore wake him up early in the day to take him in for violating his parole. Unfortunately for Kapone, while escaping through one of the alleys, he comes across a vindictive dope fiend who is hard up for his next fix. Kapone denies him of his fix which infuriates the dope fiend. To get back at Kapone, Georgie labels Kapone a snitch to his own hood. As it turns out, Georgie is the one who witnesses a gruesome murder committed by gang member Marcos. Marcos, the younger brother of gang leader Crow, is the culprit of killing an innocent woman in the alley so Ardmore and Webster pressure Georgie to come up with the name of the murderer or face a jail term himself. In order to save his own ass, Georgie snitches on Marcos who then gets arrested for the homicide. When Crow gets wind that Georgie may have been the one who snitched on his brother, Georgie shifts the blame to Kapone. This sets off a long and brutal day for Kapone who will find himself running for his life while constantly getting shot at from his own people. Shot caller Crow is furious at Kapone for having him "drop a dime" on his little brother so he puts a "green light" on Kapone with a group of young baby-faced killers. Hood prospects Sick, Fresco and Blind are given the mission to whack Kapone no matter what it takes. The trio wants to move up the gang's ladder so they are intent on blowing away Kapone before the day's end. This makes it a "no-where-to hide" situation for Kapone. As a result of the 12 action packed hours, almost a dozen people are killed in the worst day for gang-related homicides in the history of East L.A.
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,Actors: Kent Harper (actor), Billy Drago (actor), James Handy (actor), Adam Johnson (actor), Sam Reinis (miscellaneous crew), Nina Kaczorowski (actress), Natalie Denise Sperl (actress), Mark Atienza (writer), Mark Atienza (director), Mark Atienza (actor), Mark Atienza (producer), Kelli Nordhus (actress), Mikael Paul (actor), William Grossman (producer), Erik Fellows (actor),
Plot: "Here is to friends." As Terry, Jensen and Will raise their glasses in the air and toast something many take for granted, friendship. Rounds follows these three, each on a private quest to find what friendship means to each other, where instant attractions, casual betrayals and an innocent glance can test that very thing. Hollywood's rock and roll nights and coffee house days set the backdrop as they must rely on each other to make it successfully through the maze of adulthood where their pasts, the fears and lessons they've been taught threaten to destroy it all, including their friendship. In life, we all make the rounds; will we make them matter?
Genres: Drama,Actors: Ted Johnson (actor), Duncan Kirk Bohannon (composer), Justin St. Gelais (actor), Charley Coleman (actor), Cooper Musgrove (actor), Cherie Mendez (actress), Matt Micucci (actor), Matt Micucci (actor), Nathan Connelly (writer), Nathan Connelly (actor), John S. Parson (producer), John Siragusa (producer), Woody Griffin (editor), Christopher Hobgood (actor), Daniel John Lerch (writer),
Plot: "Shoebox Heroes" is the tale of young Frank from Bedford, Virginia. In 1942, his older brother, Chuck, heads out to the European front to fight. But before he leaves, Chuck gives his little brother a comic all about war called "Sergeant Cutter." Frank loves it, imagining Sergeant Cutter and Chuck as one, killing German soldiers and being the glorious hero in the pages of his comic. But can Frank maintain his virtuous vision of war the longer his brother fights overseas?
Keywords: comic-book, world-war-twoActors: Vanessa Williams (actress), Dick Anthony Williams (actor), Richard Lawson (actor), Robert Townsend (director), Victoria Rowell (actress), Robert Townsend (writer), Robert Townsend (actor), Harry Lennix (actor), John Dennis Johnston (actor), Janet MacLachlan (actress), Heavy D (actor), Jazsmin Lewis (actress), Bobby McGee (actor), A.J. Johnson (actress), Calvin Levels (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: John Flaus (actor), John Clarke (actor), Bill Hunter (actor), John Clarke (miscellaneous crew), Ken Sallows (editor), Tony Martin (actor), Greg Sitch (producer), Greg Sitch (miscellaneous crew), Mick Molloy (producer), Mick Molloy (writer), Mick Molloy (actor), Monica Maughan (actress), Brett Swain (actor), Frank Wilson (actor), Samuel Johnson (actor),
Plot: When dwindling membership and increasing overheads makes a local bowling club and prime candidate for a takeover, it's all hands on deck to save the club, in what turns into an epic battle where young meets old, greed meets good and people rise to the occasion in extraordinary circumstances.
Keywords: australia, lawn-bowls, parking-space, scamActors: Wyclef Jean (composer), Dan Perri (miscellaneous crew), Emily Glatter (miscellaneous crew), Paul Prokop (miscellaneous crew), Isaiah Washington (actor), Nick Wechsler (producer), Nia Long (actress), Bill Bellamy (actor), Stephen Andrzejewski (miscellaneous crew), Maysie Hoy (editor), Larenz Tate (actor), Adrienne Swan (miscellaneous crew), Jeremiah Samuels (producer), Bonnie Weis (miscellaneous crew), Jaqueline Fleming (actress),
Plot: Darius Lovehall is a young black poet in Chicago who starts dating Nina Moseley, a beautiful and talented photographer. While trying to figure out if they've got a "love thing" or are just "kicking it," they hang out with their friend, talking about love and sex. Then Nina tests the strength of Darius' feelings and sets a chain of romantic complications into motion.
Keywords: african-american, black-romance, ex-boyfriend, independent-film, middle-class, sexActors: Erik Betts (actor), Erik Betts (miscellaneous crew), Wendy Delouche (miscellaneous crew), Lisa Marie Hill (miscellaneous crew), Norman J. Grossfeld (producer), Debby Freeman (miscellaneous crew), Rey-Phillip Santos (actor), Alfred Kahn (producer), Alfred Kahn (writer), Clayton J. Barber (actor), Bill Freda (editor), Kelly Farrell (miscellaneous crew), Gil Bettman (miscellaneous crew), Michael Attanasio (producer), Kathryn A. Borland (producer),
Plot: For centuries, each of the various martial arts disciplines declared its techniques superior to those of the competing combat arts. But there existed no forum in which to prove these claims. Finally, the grand masters set aside their differences and formed a governing body, The World Martial Arts Council to determine the greatest martial artist on earth.
Keywords: actor-performing-own-stunts, actor-playing-himself, fight, fighting-arena, health-gauge, interracial-friendship, life-lesson, martial-artist, martial-arts, martial-arts-philosophyActors: Peter Weir (director), Peter Weir (actor), Peter Weir (actor), Peter Weir (writer), Grahame Bond (writer), Grahame Bond (actor), Grahame Bond (composer), Grahame Bond (actor), Rory O'Donoghue (composer), Rory O'Donoghue (actor), Anna Nygh (actress), Geoff Malone (actor), James Dellit (actor), James Dellit (actor), Peter Campbell (actor),
Genres: Comedy,