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Athena (1954) is a romantic musical comedy, starring Jane Powell, Edmund Purdom, Debbie Reynolds, Vic Damone, Louis Calhern, and Norma Varden, and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
The film tells the story of an old-fashioned conservative lawyer who falls in love with a daughter from a family of fitness fanatics.
Conservative lawyer Adam Calhorn Shaw (Edmund Purdom) hopes to be elected to office, like his father, and his father's father. He is engaged to a sophistocated society lady, Beth Hallson (Linda Christian).
Arriving at a nursery to complain about the peach trees he had previously purchased, Adam meets the energetic and eccentric Athena Mulvain (Jane Powell), the oldest of seven sisters in a family of anti-smoking, vegetarian, teetotallers who follow astrology and numerology.
Athena offers to give him advice on how to mulch the peach trees, however, Adam is uneasy, and leaves. Later, at a party, Athena arrives, mulches Adam's peach trees, kisses him, and announces her intention to marry him. She also decides, after a numerological calculation, that Adam's friend Johnny Nyle (Vic Damone) would be perfect for her sister, Minerva (Debbie Reynolds).
Actors: Craig Michael Beck (actor), Matthew Krueger (actor), Pepi Streiff (actress), Desiree Markella (actress), Richard Seng (actor), Luke McMahon (producer), Jennifer Bird (producer), Jennifer Bird (writer), Gianfranco Svagelj (actor), Jackson Whalen (actor), Samantha Barnes (composer), Holly Hubbell (actor), Jeff McGinnis (actor), Joseph Johnson (actor), Brian Nettles (actor),
Plot: The Flight, is a fable about a girl named Athena (Holly Hubbell) who finds her courage to follow her beliefs. On an island surrounded by nothing but water, Athena lives under the oppressive regime of a post-apocalyptic society. Athena feels strangled by her community and the rigid expectations enforced in it. One fateful night Athena breaks in to her society's housing of censored old world artifacts. There, she finds a mysterious book with plans for a flying machine. This ignites the courage to risk everything to create the flying machine and seize her freedom.
Keywords: lgbtq, steampunkActors: Dee Dee Rescher (actress), Lili Bordán (actress), Joel Brooks (actor), Duke Valenti (actor), Diane Timmons (miscellaneous crew), Michael J. Marino (producer), Michael J. Marino (writer), Michael J. Marino (director), Elena L Perez (miscellaneous crew), Michael Kuya (actor), Amanda Jane Fleming (actress), Andrew Vallentine (actor), Don Stephens Jr. (actor), John Marino (producer), Joel Zaldivar (actor),
Plot: Up in the heavens of Mount Olympus, the classic Gods of ancient lore sit on their thrones, debating over whether they still have the power that they used to over the human race. To prove to Poseidon that he still reigns over man, Zeus decides to choose one human at random to make bend to his whim. Down on present day Earth, Levi Katz is in the process of being thrown out of his home by his wife for backed up bills and unpaid debts. Desperate to prove his self-worth and become the breadwinner for the family, Levi is given one last chance to fix things by getting a job interview as a local accountant. What he doesn't realize is that between him and that interview, stands a divine war that will push him to his very limits.
Keywords: accountant, chapman-university, divine-intervention, epic, father, greek, greek-god, greek-mythology, hero, husband-wife-relationshipActors: Nathan Felix (composer), Jacob Beyer (editor), Jacob Beyer (producer), Jacob Beyer (writer), Jacob Beyer (director), Rafael Virguez (actor), Christina Leidel (actor), Christina Leidel (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance, Short,Actors: Moritz Freise (composer), Anna Scholich (costume designer), Greggor Diessner (director), Nadja Laura Mijthab (actress), Greggor Diessner (producer), Greggor Diessner (writer), Christian Kuß (editor), Charlene Beck (actress), Imran Khan (composer), Lilian Viegas (actor), Tejinder Kumar (actor),
Plot: Three bosom friends are thrown into a world of memories that reflect their shared past. Every memory is a space and every door the path into another story. They playfully explore this world and discover key moments of their lives a second time around.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Cisy Lam (director), Cisy Lam (writer), Cisy Lam (writer), Shi Qian Wang (actor), Manson Cheung (actor), Manson Cheung (actor), Shi Qian Wang (actor), Sana Lam (writer), Jazz Chung (writer), Kobe Chen (editor),
Plot: Adapted from the Greek myth Narcissus. Nelson was always in the dilemma between dreams and reality, and he finally met Echo, the perfect love that he always yearned for. Unfortunately, their relationship was not accepted by Athena, Nelson's best friend, and Athena sent Nelson to the hospital for mental illness. Nelson never understood the reason behind, until Athena explained the truth to him: Nelson felt for a person that he never should, which almost killed him. Half a year later, Nelson revisited the place where he and Echo met. This time, Nelson saw someone which looks identical to Echo. When Nelson was still in hesitation, the woman called him. Will Nelson miss the chance of meeting his love of his dreams again?
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Short,Actors: David Cohen (actor), Edward M. Kelahan (actor), Britt Prentice (actor), Edward Hewitt Jr. (editor), Alex Luria (actor), Leland White (actor), Ryan Gawel (actor), Walter Hochbrueckner (actor), Kelly Dolan (actress), Jim Patneaude (actor), Rhonda Dunwood (actress), J. Hunter Ackerman (actor), Ricky Reidling (actor), Ricky Reidling (writer), Ricky Reidling (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: John Mossman (actor), Gerard Jamroz (producer), Gerard Jamroz (actor), Gerard Jamroz (director), Gerard Jamroz (writer), Robert Tobin (actor), Ivory Tiffin (actress), Paul Miller (producer), Maria Stephens (actress), Frank Hillis (actor), Flesz (composer), Nina O'Neil (producer), Katherine O'Neill (actress),
Plot: Alex is an immigration officer whose life is falling apart around him. He is a lonely man given to panic attacks due to a murky incident from his recent past. He has a jerk of a boss (McDowell) and his wife has left him. After a chance encounter with a desperate nursing student(Louise) and a drag queen(Athena), he finds himself playing good Samaritan to his regret. His noble actions however have unintended complications and opportunities. He meets Olivia a woman who is getting over the death of her husband. He also meets Roger a street wise barber whose dimwits belie his gentle nature. This unlikely group of people discover secrets about each other and themselves. In the end will fate and chance bring them together or will it forever rip them apart.
Keywords: actor, cassavetes, chicago-illinois, diy, handheld-camera, independent-film, theaterActors: Ben Lazarus (producer), Ben Lazarus (director), Ben Lazarus (editor), Ben Lazarus (actor), Ben Lazarus (writer), Tara Carbajal (actor), Alan Evans (actor),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: GiGi Erneta (actress), Francine York (actress), Tony Longo (actor), Joe Estevez (actor), Brad M. Bucklin (actor), Joe Ross (actor), Pepper Jay (actress), Eva Derrek (actress), Steve Bakken (actor), Ali Saam (actor), J. Keith van Straaten (actor), James Martin Jr. (actor), Anoush NeVart (actress), Jack Nathan Harding (actor), Tennessee Reid Norton (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Armen Dzhigarkhanyan (actor), Ernst Romanov (actor), Veronika Izotova (actress), Veronika Izotova (actress), Sergey Migitsko (actor), Anatoliy Ravikovich (actor), Tatyana Kuznetsova (actress), Evgeniy Tilicheev (actor), Valentina Yegorenkova (actress), Nikolay Marton (actor), Aleksandr Blok (actor), Arkadi Shalolashvili (actor), Valeri Krishtapenko (actor), Konstantin Pluzhnikov (actor), Vladimir Solodovnikov (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Musical,