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Michael John Douglas (born September 5, 1951), better known by his stage name Michael Keaton, is an American actor. He is currently a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University. Keaton first rose to fame for his comedic film roles in Night Shift (1982), Mr. Mom (1983), Johnny Dangerously (1984), and Beetlejuice (1988), and he earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of Bruce Wayne / Batman in Tim Burton's Batman (1989) and Batman Returns (1992). Since then, he has appeared in a variety of films ranging from dramas and romantic comedies to thriller and action films, such as Clean and Sober (1988), The Dream Team (1989), Pacific Heights (1990), Much Ado About Nothing (1993), My Life (1993), The Paper (1994), Multiplicity (1996), Jackie Brown (1997), The Other Guys (2010), Need for Speed (2014), and RoboCop (2014), and he also provided voices for characters in the animated films Cars (2006), Toy Story 3 (2010), and Minions (2015).
Keaton's critically praised lead performance in Birdman (2014) earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy, the Critics' Choice Award for Best Actor, and a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award, British Academy Film Award, and Academy Award for Best Actor. He previously received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in Live from Baghdad (2002) and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for The Company (2007). Keaton was awarded a Career Achievement Award from both the Hollywood Film Festival and Zurich Film Festivals.
Raymond Albert "Ray" Kroc (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He joined McDonald's in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world. Kroc was included in Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century, and amassed a fortune during his lifetime. He owned the San Diego Padres baseball team from 1974 until his death in 1984. Similar to another fast-food giant, KFC founder Harland Sanders, Kroc's success came later in life when he was past his 50th birthday.
Kroc was born on October 5, 1902 in Oak Park, near Chicago, to parents of Czech origin, Rose Mary (Hrach) and Louis Kroc. His father was from the village Břasy near Plzeň, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). He grew up and spent most of his life in Oak Park, Illinois. During the First World War he lied about his age and became a Red Cross ambulance driver at 15, though the war ended and unlike Walt Disney, who served a year in France, he was not shipped overseas. Between the end of the war and the early 1950s he tried his hand at a number of trades including paper cup salesman, pianist, jazz musician, band member and radio DJ at Oak Park radio station WGES. At one time, Ray worked for room and board at one of Ray Dambaugh's restaurants in the midwest to learn the restaurant business. Later he became a traveling salesman for food processing equipment maker Prince Castle, selling multi-mixer milkshake machines.
Adam Smith (16 June 1723 NS (5 June 1723 OS) – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher, pioneer of political economy, and a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment.
Smith is best known for two classic works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776). The latter, usually abbreviated as The Wealth of Nations, is considered his magnum opus and the first modern work of economics. Smith is cited as the father of modern economics and is still among the most influential thinkers in the field of economics today.
Smith studied social philosophy at the University of Glasgow and at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was one of the first students to benefit from scholarships set up by fellow Scot, John Snell. After graduating, he delivered a successful series of public lectures at Edinburgh, leading him to collaborate with David Hume during the Scottish Enlightenment. Smith obtained a professorship at Glasgow teaching moral philosophy, and during this time he wrote and published The Theory of Moral Sentiments. In his later life, he took a tutoring position that allowed him to travel throughout Europe, where he met other intellectual leaders of his day.
Actors: Keith Griffiths (producer), Paul Hillier (miscellaneous crew), Tony Way (actor), Tony Way (actor), Phelim Kelly (actor), Nora-Jane Noone (actress), Roger Goula Sarda (composer), Janine Marmot (producer), Tim Roza (editor), Simon Pummell (director), Simon Pummell (writer), Robert Wilfort (actor), Reinier Selen (producer), Farah Abushwesha (producer), Suzanne Cave (costume designer),
Plot: Slater obsessively chases Nadia, the love of his life. When she suddenly disappears, Slater wants to report her missing, but realizes he knows nothing about her. The only clue he has is Brand New-U, a strange organization that deals in new personalities. In an attempt to find Nadia, Slater makes a deal with the organization and takes on a new identity. But when the borders between his identities start to blur, Slater will have to confront himself.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Stephanie Stevens (actress), Barry Piacente (actor), Baby Norman (actress), Paul McComiskey (actor), Porsha Ferguson (actress), Porsha Ferguson (writer), Porsha Ferguson (producer), Erica Page (actress), Blue Kimble (actor), Mamie Morgan (actress), Byron Baudo (actor), Courtney Pierce (actress), Czharcus M. Jones (director), Mickulus A Rubin (actor), Mickulus A Rubin (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: Ken Arnold (producer), Joe Estevez (actor), Suzi Lorraine (producer), Suzi Lorraine (actress), Matthew James Gulbranson (actor), Ken Arnold (actor), Kelley Slagle (actress), Michael Merino (actor), Michael Merino (editor), Michael Merino (producer), Michael Merino (writer), Michael Merino (director), Regen Wilson (actor), Gabriel Voss (actor), Patrick Morganelli (composer),
Plot: THE HAUNTING of PEARSON PLACE, In hopes of rebuilding their once-storybook marriage, Gwen and Steven (a young, attractive and successful couple) purchase a vacant Victorian house in a small town, intent on rebuilding the once beautiful house along with their marriage. The house at Pearson Place was once used as a hospice for returning soldiers from World War I. The now long-dead veterans were expecting kindness upon arrival at Pearson Place only to find that the war was Heaven compared to the house which is truly Hell. Our modern day couple intend to use the house as a B&B; but - Pearson Place and its previous tenants have their own ideas.
Genres: Comedy, Horror, Thriller,Actors: Ian Patrick Williams (actor), Christian Boeving (actor), Jeremy Glazer (actor), America Olivo (actress), Landon Williams (editor), Sita Young (actress), Aram Mandossian (composer), Chase Hudson (producer), Chase Hudson (producer), Paulie Rojas (actress), Forest Robin (producer), Nick Ballard (actor), Roman Salcedo (actor), Nathan Oliver (writer), Ryan Reels (producer),
Plot: Kathleen, a bride to be, and her four bridesmaids Sophia, Jessica, Beth, and Amber travel to Mexico in hopes of having a last "hoorah" before the wedding a few weeks away. After partying hard the night before, Sophia splits from the group to pursue Rob, a hansom young tourist from the states. The other girls decide to take a tour of the countryside without her, but are robbed and left for dead in a remote rugged terrain. As night falls, the tired and injured girls arrive at an abandon resort and decide to take shelter until morning. When they enter, strange things begin to happen, as the girls become overwhelmed by an unspoken evil that possesses the resort. Back in town, Sophia is worried about her friends and works hard to track them down. After realizing they took a scenic tour, Sophia and Rob do the same, in hopes of finding her lost friends. Sophia and Rob finally discover the resort and attempt to help their friends, but an unspeakable evil has taken control of all who travel to The Resort.
Keywords: bachelorette-party, blood, evil, female-nudity, gun, haunting, independent-film, mexico, resort, robberyActors: Ian Patrick Williams (actor), Christian Boeving (actor), Jeremy Glazer (actor), America Olivo (actress), Landon Williams (editor), Sita Young (actress), Aram Mandossian (composer), Chase Hudson (producer), Chase Hudson (producer), Paulie Rojas (actress), Forest Robin (producer), Nick Ballard (actor), Roman Salcedo (actor), Nathan Oliver (writer), Ryan Reels (producer),
Plot: Kathleen, a bride to be, and her four bridesmaids Sophia, Jessica, Beth, and Amber travel to Mexico in hopes of having a last "hoorah" before the wedding a few weeks away. After partying hard the night before, Sophia splits from the group to pursue Rob, a hansom young tourist from the states. The other girls decide to take a tour of the countryside without her, but are robbed and left for dead in a remote rugged terrain. As night falls, the tired and injured girls arrive at an abandon resort and decide to take shelter until morning. When they enter, strange things begin to happen, as the girls become overwhelmed by an unspoken evil that possesses the resort. Back in town, Sophia is worried about her friends and works hard to track them down. After realizing they took a scenic tour, Sophia and Rob do the same, in hopes of finding her lost friends. Sophia and Rob finally discover the resort and attempt to help their friends, but an unspeakable evil has taken control of all who travel to The Resort.
Keywords: bachelorette-party, blood, evil, female-nudity, gun, haunting, independent-film, mexico, resort, robbery