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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.
As Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton was the primary author of the economic policies of the George Washington Administration, especially the funding of the state debts by the Federal government, the establishment of a national bank, a system of tariffs, and friendly trade relations with Britain. He became the leader of the Federalist Party, created largely in support of his views, and was opposed by the Democratic-Republican Party, led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Hamilton served in the American Revolutionary War. At the start of the war, he organized an artillery company and was chosen as its captain. He later became the senioraide-de-camp and confidant to General George Washington, the American commander-in-chief. He served again under Washington in the army raised to defeat the Whiskey Rebellion, a tax revolt of western farmers in 1794. In 1798, Hamilton called for mobilization against France after the XYZ Affair, and secured an appointment as commander of a new army, which he trained for a war. However, the Quasi-War, although hard-fought at sea, was never officially declared. In the end, President John Adams found a diplomatic solution that avoided war.
Sweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as the murderer of the Victorian penny dreadful The String of Pearls (1846–1847) and he was later introduced as an antihero of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and its film adaptations. Claims that Sweeney Todd was a historical person are strongly disputed by scholars, although there are possible legendary prototypes.
In the original version of the tale, Todd is a barber who dispatches his victims by pulling a lever while they are in his barber chair, which makes them fall backward down a revolving trapdoor into the basement of his shop, generally causing them to break their necks or skulls. Just in case they are alive, he goes to the basement and "polishes them off" (slitting their throats with his straight razor). In some adaptations, the murdering process is reversed, with Todd slitting the throats of his customers before they are dispatched into the basement via the revolving trapdoor. After Todd has robbed his dead victims of their goods, Mrs. Lovett, his partner in crime (in some later versions, his friend and/or lover), assists him in disposing of the bodies by baking their flesh into meat pies, and selling them to the unsuspecting customers of her pie shop. Todd's barber shop is situated at 186 Fleet Street, London, next to St. Dunstan's church, and is connected to Mrs. Lovett's pie shop in nearby Bell Yard by means of an underground passage. In most versions of the story, he and Mrs. Lovett hire an unwitting orphan boy, Tobias Ragg, to serve the pies to customers.
Actors: Charles Burnett (director), Charles Burnett (producer), Stephen James Taylor (composer), Lucius Baston (actor), Ed Santiago (editor), Ed Santiago (producer), Ray Lenard Brown (writer), Ray Lenard Brown (producer), Niara Robinson (actress),
Plot: In 1944 in Alcolu, South Carolina, a 14 year old boy named George Stinney Junior was sentence to death for murder. Accused of killing two white girls, Betty June Binnicker, age 11, and Mary Emma Thames, age 8, George was coerced into confessing and was rushed unjustly through the system and straight to the electric chair. His trial from jury selection to sentencing only lasted one day and less than two months later, George was put to death. He is the youngest to ever be executed in the United States in the 20th century. There were only 83 days from the time of his arrest to the day of his execution.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Flavio Bauraqui (actor), Júlio Braga (actor), Rogério Gomes (director), Roberto Birindelli (actor), Rosane Gofman (actress), Chico Expedito (actor), Gillray Coutinho (actor), Sandra Corveloni (actress), Alex Teix (actor), Rafael Sieg (actor), Mayana Neiva (actress), Mayana Neiva (actress), Michel Bercovitch (actor), Alexandre Rodrigues (actor), Lucci Ferreira (actor),
Genres: Romance,Actors: Lou Martini Jr. (actor), Dennis Albanese (actor), Tom Muschamp (director), Tom Muschamp (writer), Tony Dadika (actor), Mike DiGiacinto (actor), Aimee Denaro (producer), Aimee Denaro (actress), Kimberly Evan (actress), Joe Amato (actor), Michael Graves (actor), Betsy Friedman (producer), Robert Freedman (actor), Richard Flight (actor), Roger Hervas (actor),
Plot: An alluring young woman, Katherine Hunter, seemingly lives an illustrious life, yet boredom and sadness consume her. She finally finds excitement in a new career working for the private detective, Rick Sawtelle. Under his employ, she must cunningly lure information from clients. One of her assignments is Graham Goodman, a journalist who's working on the biggest story of his career. But when he shows her the key to his investigation, has she seen too much? Awoken by thugs in the middle of the night, Katherine experiences a horrific attempt on her life. Her body is left for dead in the middle of the Atlantic. Washing up on the Hamptons shore, Katherine is certain of only one thing: she has no memory of her previous life. Desperate to repaint her past, Katherine utilizes the eyes and ears of Manhattan's surveillance camera network. Upon discovering the death of journalist Graham Goodman, Katherine realizes that she has no one left to trust. Teaming up with Graham Goodman's brother Mitch, Katherine must convince the world of her innocence, while experiencing danger at every turn. Was Katherine responsible for Graham's death? Is she being manipulated by Mitch, Sawtelle or both? Will she discover the truth about who she was? Set on the pristine shoreline of the Hamptons, and taking a roller coaster ride through the historic sights of Manhattan, See Saw is an unexpected thriller and the poignant story of one woman's determination to become a better person.
Genres: Thriller,Actors: F. Murray Abraham (actor), Robert Young (director), Charles Salmon (producer), Jessica Reavis (miscellaneous crew), Joanne Reichling (miscellaneous crew), Laura Aikman (actress), Mark Ryder (composer), Matt Ryan (actor), Sebastian Armesto (actor), George LaVoo (writer), George LaVoo (writer), Charles Olins (composer), Vasit Suchitta (miscellaneous crew), Anuradha Singh (editor), Amy Manson (actress),
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller,Actors: Joel Schoenbach (miscellaneous crew), Mike Thompson (actor), Chris McInroy (actor), Joe Berry (actor), Robert Shupe (producer), Robert Shupe (director), Robert Shupe (actor), Robert Shupe (writer), Patrick Sean Clark (actor), Jill Ramirez (actress), Rebecca McInroy (actress), Teri Dukas (actress), Nathan Farnsworth (actor), Warren D. Cobb (producer), Nathan Farnsworth (editor),
Plot: What should've been a happy, jovial welcoming for foreign exchange student Kimmo has quickly turned into something else. Something far more dark and sinister. From the moment he steps off the plane, Kimmo must navigate through a treacherous landscape and its bizarre inhabitants, which include a hustling cab driver, two rogue sheriff deputies, a pair of homicidal brothers, and a mysterious government agency that oversees all. By day's end, Kimmo will receive an education far beyond his worst nightmares.
Genres: ,Actors: Corey Feldman (director), John J. Kelly (miscellaneous crew), Joseph Merhi (producer), Julie Strain (actress), Monique Parent (actress), John Gonzalez (composer), Richard Pepin (producer), Ron Jeremy (actor), Elliott Gould (actor), Corey Feldman (actor), Corey Haim (actor), Rance Howard (actor), Todd Bridges (actor), Griffin Drew (actress), Ava Fabian (actress),
Plot: The sleepy summer resort of Amity houses the wildest and craziest officers on the entire Eastern Seaboard, particularly since they're hookers! The town's unique police station has taken crime off the street and into their jail (which now serves as a bordello). But when the town Mayor hires Captain Mary Mae to head up the station, she discovers a new meaning to the term "vice squad."
Keywords: bank-robbery, black-lingerie, black-panties, boardwalk, brushing-teeth, cancan-dance, corn-on-the-cob, cucumber, dancing, double-exposure-sceneActors: Dana Satler Hankins (producer), Ray Bumatai (actor), Dave Coennen (miscellaneous crew), Cam Eason (writer), Jay K. Evans (editor), Tim Savage (director), James Grant Benton (actor), Tracy Anderson (actor), Dean Kaneshiro (actor), Cedric Yamanaka (writer), Keiko Sakuma-Neubauer (miscellaneous crew), Stan Wentzel (composer), Debbie Nishimoto (costume designer), Wade Cambern (composer), Alyssa Miller (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: ,Actors: Steve Gehrke (miscellaneous crew), Lauren Hutton (actress), Sam Irvin (director), Paul Colichman (producer), Heather Graham (actress), Rod Steiger (actor), Isaac Hayes (actor), Sam Irvin (actor), Irwin Keyes (actor), Michael Beach (actor), Earl Boen (actor), Billy Beck (actor), Mitch Pileggi (actor), Lyman Ward (actor), Miles A. Copeland III (producer),
Plot: Rod Steiger stars as a vigilante who with the aid of his helper, Isaac Hayes, captures men whom he considers evil and executes them in his homemade electric chair.
Keywords: corrupt-politician, criminal, death-penalty, electric-chair, execution, independent-film, kidnapping, kidnapping, murder, murdererActors: Paul Feig (actor), Jay Roach (director), Nikki Tyler (actress), John Benjamin Martin (actor), Daniel Villarreal (actor), David Pires (actor), Kevin Ian Ackerman (costume designer), Christopher Halsted (actor), Manuel Oteyza (miscellaneous crew), Jeffrey Culver (actor), Eric Small (producer), Mike Akrawi (actor), Julie Robb (actress), Craig M. Saavedra (actor), Craig M. Saavedra (producer),
Plot: Under the terms of their father's will, rival radio station managers Burt and John Powell must compete with each other for their inheritance. Burt's KLST and John's KWIN have six months to build their ratings, with the winner getting the whole sixty million dollars. The KLST weirdos party on as the KWIN suits hatch schemes.
Keywords: independent-film, radioActors: Felix Basch (actor), Friedrich Kühne (actor), Josefine Dora (actress), Felix Basch (director), Esther Carena (actress), Irmgard Bern (actress),
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