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Aesop (pronounced /ˈiːsɒp/ EE-sop, Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aisōpos, c. 620-564 BC) was a fabulist or story teller credited with a number of fables now collectively known as Aesop's Fables. Although his existence remains uncertain and (if they ever existed) no writings by him survive, numerous tales credited to him were gathered across the centuries and in many languages in a storytelling tradition that continues to this day. In many of the tales, animals speak and have human characteristics.
Scattered details of Aesop's life can be found in ancient sources, including Aristotle, Herodotus, and Plutarch. An ancient literary work called The Aesop Romance tells an episodic, probably highly fictional version of his life, including the traditional description of him as a strikingly ugly slave (δοῦλος) who by his cleverness acquires freedom and becomes an adviser to kings and city-states. Older spellings of his name have included Esop(e) and Isope. A later tradition (dating from the Middle Ages) depicts Aesop as a black Ethiopian. Depictions of Aesop in popular culture over the last 2500 years have included several works of art and his appearance as a character in numerous books, films, plays, and television programs.
Ian Matthias Bavitz (born June 5, 1976), better known by his stage name Aesop Rock, is an American hip hop artist and producer. He was at the forefront of the new wave of underground and alternative hip hop acts that emerged during the late 1990s and early 2000s (decade). He was signed to El-P's Definitive Jux label until it went on hiatus in 2010. The music site betterPropaganda ranked him at number 19 at the Top 100 Artists of the Decade. He is a member of the groups The Weathermen, Hail Mary Mallon (with Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz), and Two Of Every Animal (with Cage). Regarding his name, he said: "I acquired the name Aesop from a movie I had acted in with some friends. It was my character's name and it sort of stuck. The rock part came later just from throwing it in rhymes."
Bavitz was born at Syosset Hospital in Syosset, New York and raised in Northport, Long Island, New York to his father Paul and mother Jameija. Ian has two brothers: Chris (born 1975) and Graham (born 1977). Ian, along with his siblings, was raised Catholic but later on in his life became agnostic. Bavitz attended Northport High School in 1990 and graduated in 1994. He married Allyson Baker, guitarist and vocalist of rock band Dirty Ghosts in 2005. They now reside in San Francisco, California. The couple has now since divorced.
Actors: Cricket Batz (actress), Zack Yanni (actor), Tariq Rasheed (actor), Gerard Joseph (actor), Gordon Del Giorno (producer), Cathy Simpson (actress), G. Lloyd Morris (director), G. Lloyd Morris (writer), Le'Jean Jamere (actor), Brinton S. Duncan (editor), Tim Roderick (actor), Dawn Morris (producer), Damion Gross (actor),
Plot: After being released from prison, Evan has vowed that he is done with the life that has cost him his freedom. Though frustrated with broken promises, his brother Miles agrees to let Evan stay with him. The catch: 'be here in 20 minutes, otherwise, stay where you're at.' So begins the journey to pass through his old surrounding to reach his new opportunity. He's immediately faced with temptations that can prevent him from getting to his brothers house in time. Evan quickly reconnects with Kentucky, who offers a quick run for cash. Aware of his responsibilities - a child, a promise to his brother, and the pledge to himself to never return to jail - Evan has 20 minutes to decide. Does he make it?
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Short,Actors: Jon 'Corn Mo' Cunningham (actor), Mary Micari (actress), Kris Cheppaikode (miscellaneous crew), Kris Cheppaikode (miscellaneous crew), Peter Kohl (composer), Peter Kohl (writer), Wilder Selzer (actor), Cara Maria O'Shea (director), Cara Maria O'Shea (actress), Cara Maria O'Shea (writer), Ben Parish (miscellaneous crew), Ben Parish (miscellaneous crew), Albert Covelli (miscellaneous crew), Albert Covelli (miscellaneous crew), Adam Collett (actor),
Plot: Once upon a time there was a band called The Family Johnson, hyped as "the coolest band in New York City." But sadly, on the eve of its success, the band broke up, due to the lead singer's bad behavior. A year and a half later, former frontman Bugs, in rehab again, seeks to apologize to Shelly, his old friend and former bandmate. But Shelly, whose solo career is now taking off, has little time for Bugs. Aesop's Diner is a heartbreakingly humorous fable of "fast and careless" vs. "slow and steady" set to a stunningly beautiful, upbeat original soundtrack.
Genres: Short,Actors: Victor Glynn (producer), Noel Coward (writer), Carroll Baker (actress), Clive Swift (actor), Jane Carr (actress), Alan Shallcross (producer), Sandra Dickinson (actress), Tony Britten (composer), Helen Horton (actress), Rita Davies (actress), David Gilliam (actor), Bradley Lavelle (actor), Jacqueline Pearce (actress), Paul Daneman (actor), Ted Maynard (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Harry Manfredini (composer), Sean S. Cunningham (producer), Fred J. Lincoln (actor), Sean S. Cunningham (director), John Travers (miscellaneous crew), Steve Miner (editor), Steve Miner (producer), Kevin Moore (actor), John Anthony Williams (actor), Noel Cunningham (actor), Liz Argo (miscellaneous crew), Jessica Cunningham (actress), Sean P. Griffin (actor), Xavier Rodrigo (actor), David Schmalholz (actor),
Plot: Amiable cop Eddie Burke and his clumsy partner Burt Honneger get the impossible job of coaching a little league baseball team called the Tigers that's made up of assorted losers and misfits. Can Eddie and Burt whip the Tigers into shape and get the motley crew of oddballs to start winning games so they can have a real shot at the local championship?
Keywords: independent-film, little-league, remakeActors: Daws Butler (actor), Charles Ruggles (actor),
Genres: Animation, Fantasy,Actors: John Byner (actor), Bill Cosby (actor), Dal McKennon (actor), Larry Storch (actor), Jane Webb (actress), Norm Prescott (producer), Lee Rich (producer), Lou Scheimer (producer), Earl Hamner Jr. (writer), June Gilham (miscellaneous crew), John Erwin (actor), Hal Sutherland (director), Robert Chenault (director), Jere Fields (actress), Keith Hamilton (actor),
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical,Actors: Brock Peters (actor), Marvin Miller (actor), Charlton Heston (actor), Michael Pate (actor), James Coburn (actor), R.G. Armstrong (actor), Mario Adorf (actor), Whitey Hughes (actor), Warren Oates (actor), Ben Johnson (actor), L.Q. Jones (actor), Enrique Lucero (actor), Cliff Lyons (actor), Richard Harris (actor), Slim Pickens (actor),
Plot: During the last winter of the Civil War, cavalry officer Amos Dundee leads a contentious troop of Army regulars, Confederate prisoners and scouts on an expedition into Mexico to destroy a band of Apaches who have been raiding U.S. bases in Texas.
Keywords: 1860s, african-american, ambush, american-civil-war, american-flag, american-frontier, american-southwest, ammunition, amputee, apacheActors: Bill Scott (actor), Bill Scott (producer), Daws Butler (actor), Bill Scott (writer), Hans Conried (actor), Walter Tetley (actor), Pete Burness (director), Daws Butler (actor), Charles Ruggles (actor), Edward Everett Horton (actor), Roger Donley (editor), Julie Bennett (actress), Ed Hansen (editor), Allan Burns (writer), Fred Steiner (composer),
Plot: Main continuing story involved Rocky and Bullwinkle in conflict with spies Boris and Natasha. Other segments included "Fractured Fairy Tales", "Peabody's Improbable History" (smart dog Peabody and his boy Sherman get in the way-back machine), the "Adventures of Dudley Doright" (Canadian Mountie vs. evil Snidley) and "Aesop and Son" (odd telling of the famous fables).
Keywords: actor-playing-multiple-roles, boy-and-dog, breaking-the-fourth-wall, character-name-in-title, cold-war, cult-tv, cult-tv, femme-fatale, flying-squirrel, foreign-agentActors: Lamont Johnson (actor), Sarah Churchill (actress), Helene Hanff (writer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Rex Evans (actor), Al Ferguson (actor), Douglass Dumbrille (actor), Richard Alexander (actor), Turhan Bey (actor), John Berkes (actor), Colin Campbell (actor), Paul Cavanagh (actor), Joseph E. Bernard (actor), Ray Collins (actor), Harry Cording (actor), Pedro de Cordoba (actor), Jerome Cowan (actor), Wade Crosby (actor), Thomas Gomez (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Show me the nerves twitching on your face
Killing the flesh on the bone
You're just one final scream away
You love it to death ya know
Tell me ya lie on your bed of nails
Tell me you're losing control
Nightmares in ecstacy ya need
A razorlike crown of thorns
Hey, hey, yeah take the addiction
Hey, hey, yeah just a little, It's just one pretty kill away
Hey, hey, yeah kiss the affliction
Oh a pretty kill away, a kill away tonight
Screaming babies on razor blades
Into the hole you slide
Barbed-wire and twisting snakes
In a bed of nails you die
Hey, hey, yeah take the addiction
Hey, hey, yeah just a little, It's just one pretty kill away
Hey, hey, yeah kiss the affliction
Oh a pretty kill away, a kill away tonight