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Ayn Rand ( /ˈaɪn ˈrænd/; born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum, February 2 [O.S. January 20] 1905 – March 6, 1982) was a Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright, and screenwriter. She is known for her two best-selling novels The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism.
Born and educated in Russia, Rand moved to the United States in 1926. She worked as a screenwriter in Hollywood and had a play produced on Broadway in 1935–1936. After two initially unsuccessful early novels, she achieved fame with her 1943 novel The Fountainhead. In 1957, she published her best-known work, the philosophical novel Atlas Shrugged. Afterward she turned to nonfiction to promote her philosophy, publishing her own magazines and releasing several collections of essays until her death in 1982.
Rand advocated reason as the only means of acquiring knowledge and rejected all forms of faith and religion. She supported rational and ethical egoism, and rejected ethical altruism. In politics, she condemned the initiation of force as immoral and opposed all forms of collectivism and statism, instead supporting laissez-faire capitalism, which she believed was the only social system that protected individual rights. She promoted romantic realism in art. She was sharply critical of the philosophers and philosophical traditions known to her besides Aristotle.
Randal Howard "Rand" Paul (born January 7, 1963) is the junior United States Senator for Kentucky. He is a member of the Republican Party. A member of the Tea Party movement, he describes himself as a "constitutional conservative" and a libertarian. He is the son of Republican Congressman and 2012 Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul of Texas and had never previously held political office. Paul first received national attention in 2008 when making political speeches on behalf of his father. Rand Paul is the first United States Senator in history to serve alongside a parent in the United States House of Representatives.
A graduate of the Duke University School of Medicine, Paul has been a practicing ophthalmologist in Bowling Green, Kentucky, since 1993, and established his own clinic in December 2007. In 1994, he founded Kentucky Taxpayers United, of which he is still the chairman.
In 2010, Paul ran as the Republican candidate for the United States Senate seat being vacated by retiring Senator Jim Bunning of Kentucky and defeated Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway. As a supporter of the Tea Party movement, Paul has been vocal in advocating for term limits, a balanced budget amendment, and the Read the Bills Act, in addition to the widespread reduction of federal spending and taxation. He has gained prominence for his independent positions on many political issues, often clashing with both Republicans and Democrats.
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Genres: Action, Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi,Actors: Louis Gossett Jr. (actor), Michael Joiner (actor), John Nasraway (producer), Howard Klausner (producer), Howard Klausner (writer), John R. Saunders (producer), Shelly Gillette (miscellaneous crew), Russ Anderson (miscellaneous crew), Michael Higgenbottom (actor), Mary Tolley (miscellaneous crew), Chris Johnson (actor), Megan Cheng (actress), Chris Thomas (actor), Benjamin Cheng (actor), Chad Knorr (actor),
Plot: Everything can change in an instant ... and take a lifetime to unravel. When Mac McDonald loses his son in an accident, the ensuing 17 years of bitterness and pain erodes his love for his family and leaves him angry with God ... and just about everyone else. Mac's rage stonewalls his career in the police department and makes for a combustible situation when he's partnered with Sam Wright, a rising star on the force who happens to be a part-time pastor and a loving family man. Can they somehow join forces to help one another when it's impossible for either of them to look past their differences-especially the most obvious one? Every day, we have the opportunity to rebuild relationships and heal deep wounds by extending and receiving God's grace. Offer THE GRACE CARD ... and never underestimate the power of God's love.
Keywords: african-american, anger, christian, christian-film, church, cop, counseling, counsellor, death-of-child, dysfunctional-familyActors: Cathy Baron (actress), Jake Helgren (director), Jake Helgren (producer), Jake Helgren (writer), Alexis Celeste Elliott (actress), Erin Larson (actress), Phillip Emanuel (actor), Mary Alice Watkins (actress), Sarah Timming (actress), Heath Shelby (actor), Madeline Schmidt (actress), Paul Alexander (actor), Kyle Walker (producer), Kyle Walker (composer), Crystal Crawford (producer),
Plot: A small group of college students decides to film a documentary on the twenty-year old murders of two sorority girls for their senior thesis project. Each student carries a secret that threatens to sever the seams of the film's production and, even worse, their friendships. But one student's secret verges on deadly, and soon the group finds themselves running for their lives from a maniacal killer intent on hiding the past.
Keywords: slasher, teenagerActors: Eva Mendes (actress), Wendy Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Maggie Gyllenhaal (actress), Billy Crudup (actor), Julianne Moore (actress), Ellen Barkin (actress), Garry Shandling (actor), David Duchovny (actor), Paul Hecht (actor), James Le Gros (actor), Jacqueline Lovell (actress), Jim Gaffigan (actor), Bob Balaban (actor), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), Wendy Cohen (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: New York. Rebecca (Moore), an actress, is crushed to discover that her marriage may be falling apart. Her husband Tom (Duchovny) leaving long-suffering Rebecca to pick up the pieces of their relationship. Rebecca's brother Tobey (Crudup), meanwhile, is in a long-term relationship with Elaine (Gyllenhaal) that has begun to turn sour. Both couples are spoiled and bratty.
Keywords: actress, adultery, airplane-trip, autograph, beauty-salon, best-friend, black-eye, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, break-up, breakfastActors: Art Roberts (actor), Mark Shady (actor), Dennis Kinard (actor), Peter Cilella (actor), Garrett Liggett (actor), Alicia Fusting (actress), Ted Pitsis (actor), Steve Oreste (actor), Matt Donnelly (editor), Matt Donnelly (writer), Matt Donnelly (director), Jonathan Brooks (actor), Tim Enstice (producer), James Weston (actor), Dack LaMarque (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Matthew Lillard (actor), Glenn Garland (editor), Dana Delany (actress), David Zellner (actor), Alain Siritzky (producer), Alain Siritzky (miscellaneous crew), Randall Batinkoff (actor), Nathan Zellner (actor), Keri Russell (actress), Michael Vartan (actor), Henry Strozier (actor), Pierre Kalfon (miscellaneous crew), Pierre Kalfon (producer), Julie Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Kris McGaha (actress),
Plot: Tim, Chris and Rand are campus roommates. They are not the closest of friends. When it is announced as being usual to get the best possible grades as compensation for the psychic stress of a roommates' suicide, Tim and Chris decide to kill Rand. After Rand's "suicide", his girlfriend Natalie takes her life, too. She was the roommate of Chris' girl Emma. Who's tricking who?
Keywords: alcohol, alternative-music, based-on-urban-legend, black-comedy, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, catcher-in-the-rye, cliff, college, directorial-debut, faked-suicideActors: Jürgen Prochnow (actor), Richard Marvin (composer), Mark Amin (producer), Andrew Divoff (actor), John Prosky (actor), J. Kenneth Campbell (actor), Mark Carlton (miscellaneous crew), Thom Adcox-Hernandez (actor), John D. Brancato (writer), Jon Cedar (actor), Michael Ferris (writer), Mimi Maynard (miscellaneous crew), Tricia Gray (costume designer), Sandy Holt (miscellaneous crew), Glenn Morgan (editor),
Plot: While test flying a stealth-fighter with a new Virtual-Reality control circuit somewhere over Turkey, Capt. Christopher Winfield encounters problems and must eject from the plane, that subsequently crashes. Capt. Winfield must follow the two remaining stealth-fighters home to the US in the cargo-bay of a transport-plane flown by Maj. Janet Morgan for a court martial. A group of terrorists led by a man called Phillips are very interested in the planes and try to high-jack one in mid-air, thus forcing Capt. Winfield to go into action.
Keywords: action-hero, air-force, aviation, b-movie, beretta, blood-spatter, captain, combat, cult-film, die-hard-scenarioActors: Roscoe Lee Browne (actor), William Berger (actor), Federico Boido (actor), Jacques Sernas (actor), Robert Guillaume (actor), George Wang (actor), Ron O'Neal (actor), Ron O'Neal (director), Ron O'Neal (writer), Dominic Barto (actor), Hunt Downs (miscellaneous crew), Roy Bosier (actor), Sig Shore (producer), Sig Shore (writer), Silvio Noto (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,Actors: Lucien Littlefield (actor), Henry Slate (actor), Rodney Bell (actor), Ivan Tors (producer), Ernest Gold (composer), Jack Scholl (composer), Wally Brown (actor), Thomas Browne Henry (actor), Taylor Holmes (actor), Chester W. Schaeffer (editor), Paul Smith (actor), Irene Seidner (actress), Dick Nelson (actor), Helen McCaffrey (miscellaneous crew), Barbara Turner (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Mystery,