- published: 22 Oct 2014
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Marine biology is the scientific study of organisms in the ocean or other marine or brackish bodies of water. Given that in biology many phyla, families and genera have some species that live in the sea and others that live on land, marine biology classifies species based on the environment rather than on taxonomy. Marine biology differs from marine ecology as marine ecology is focused on how organisms interact with each other and the environment, and biology is the study of the organisms themselves.
Marine life is a vast resource, providing food, medicine, and raw materials, in addition to helping to support recreation and tourism all over the world. At a fundamental level, marine life helps determine the very nature of our planet. Marine organisms contribute significantly to the oxygen cycle, and are involved in the regulation of the Earth's climate.Shorelines are in part shaped and protected by marine life, and some marine organisms even help create new land.
Marine biology covers a great deal, from the microscopic, including most zooplankton and phytoplankton to the huge cetaceans (whales) which reach up to a reported 30 meters (98 feet) in length.
Actors: Jessica Ask (producer), Michael Haslund-Christensen (producer), Michael Haslund-Christensen (producer), Michael Haslund-Christensen (writer), Morten Revsgaard Frederiksen (producer), Peter Hyldahl (producer), Daniel Dencik (writer), Daniel Dencik (director), Mimmi Spång (producer), Rebecka Lafrenz (producer), Per Sandholt (editor), Mads Heldtberg (composer), Rebekka Lønqvist (editor), Janus Metz Pedersen (producer), Janus Metz Pedersen (writer),
Plot: A real adventure film - but in a very modern sense. On a three-mast schooner aboard with artists, scientists and ambitions worthy of Noah or Columbus, we set off towards the end of the world: in this case, the rapidly melting ice massifs in North-East Greenland. An epic journey where the brave sailors get acquainted with imaginary tent pitches, polar bear nightmares and entirely new species. But in their encounter with the new, unknown parts of our world, the crew - which ranges from the artists Tal R and Daniel Richter to the geologist Minik Rosing - addresses a number of questions of a fundamental, existential nature. Curiosity, great pathos and a liberating splash of humor come together in a film that is superbly orchestrated by the cinematic talent Daniel Dencik, who in one iconic image after another seduces us both far beyond and deep into the historical footnote that is humanity. A film that is both conceived and brought into life on a large scale, just like an old childhood dream realized in adult company.
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Documentary, Fantasy,Actors: Cat Stone (miscellaneous crew), Bruce Resnik (miscellaneous crew), Adam M. Stone (miscellaneous crew), Barry Levinson (director), Christopher L. Perez (miscellaneous crew), Lisa Callif (miscellaneous crew), Sean Oliver (miscellaneous crew), Anthony Reynolds (actor), Barry Levinson (writer), Marcelo Zarvos (composer), Jason Blum (producer), Andy Stahl (actor), Barry Levinson (producer), Truman Van Dyke (miscellaneous crew), Robert C. Treveiler (actor),
Plot: This 'found-footage' film is set in 2009 in the town of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland where something has infected the water there. But it's not 100% known what it is or how it is transmitted. But when people start turning up dead and others start to do strange things, fear turns to panic and the town is shut down. The Government confiscate all video footage from every source possible. The Government didn't want you to see this. This is that footage which is put together by a news reporter who was there.
Keywords: american-flag, amputation, baby, bare-chested-male, bay, blood-vomiting, boat, body-horror, boil, cameramanActors: Mark Terry (director), Mark Terry (writer), Mark Terry (producer), Mark Terry (actor), Jordana Aarons (producer), Ken Simpson (editor), David J. Woods (producer), John Kelly (producer), Pino Halili (producer), Pim Kuus (actor), Bruno Tremblay (actor), Stephane Julien (actor), Jean-Eric Tremblay (actor), Lisa Earle (actress), Maxime Geoffroy (actor),
Plot: Sought by explorers for centuries as a possible trade route, Canada's Northwest Passage was first navigated by Norwegian Roald Amundsen in 1903-1906, a true polar explorer. Amundsen was the first man to reach the South Pole as well. Until 2009, the Arctic pack ice prevented regular marine passage throughout most of the year, but climate change has reduced the pack ice, and this Arctic shrinkage has made the waterways more navigable. Mark Terry's latest polar adventure explores the Passage on a three-week scientific expedition taking place on the aptly named icebreaker, the Amundsen. Studying the effects of climate change in this Arctic region, in general, and discovering new life on the ocean seabed and other previously inaccessible areas of the Arctic seas, in particular, is the focus of this one-hour HD documentary. This historic journey, featuring the work of many of the world's foremost polar scientists, is the highlight of a film that also compares and contrasts these findings with the latest studies being conducted at the other end of the earth - Antarctica. New scientific discoveries being made related to climate change this year in Antarctica are included to provide a unique comparison of current climate change research at both ends of the earth. In addition to showing how warmer temperatures are affecting the speed of melting glaciers, icebergs, pack ice and floes, an examination of the drastically changing eco-systems in both areas is presented. The film and its findings were invited by the United Nations Environment Programme to present to delegates attending COP16, the Climate Change Conference in Cancun in December, 2010. Will this film influence policy-makers and result in a new resolution being adopted? This question is answered in the film's dramatic conclusion.
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Paul Bales (producer), Anthony Fankhauser (producer), Chris Ridenhour (composer), Myles Cranford (actor), David Michael Latt (producer), Lorenzo Lamas (actor), David Rimawi (producer), Deborah Gibson (actress), Nora L. Ferris (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Blackehart (actor), Mikos Zavros (actor), Michael Teh (actor), Marq Morrison (editor), Sean Lawlor (actor), Jack Perez (writer),
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi,Actors: Philip Jackson (miscellaneous crew), Mark Terry (actor), Mark Terry (producer), Mark Terry (writer), Mark Terry (director), Mark Terry (actor), Russell Walker (composer), Stavros C. Stavrides (producer), Jordana Aarons (producer), Carolyn Kelly (producer), Alan Gibb (editor), Alexandra Shackleton (actress), Ed Rafferty (miscellaneous crew), David Ainley (actor), Adrian Saywell (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Sunny Leone (actress), Scott Styles (actor), Jim Wynorski (director), Nikki Nova (actress), Tristan Seagal (actor), Kelle Marie (actress), Monique Alexander (actress), Ashley Blue (actress), Jay Richardson (actor), Hanna Harper (actress), Jelena Jensen (actress), Samantha Phillips (producer), Angela Little (actress), Angela Little (actress), Glori-Anne Gilbert (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Mystery,Actors: Mark Jenkin (editor), Mark Jenkin (producer), Nick Darke (actor), Nick Darke (actor), Nick Darke (writer), Nick Darke (producer), Jeremy Gibson (producer), Jane Darke (producer), Jane Darke (director), Paul Tonkin (actor), Morgan Lowndes (miscellaneous crew), Jim Roberts (actor), Mike Cunliffe (producer), Brian Bate (actor), Ruth Grey (actress),
Plot: Nick Darke, who comes from a long line of beachcombers ("wreckers", to use the Cornish term), traces the origins of all the items that he has discovered during one stormy winter while beachcombing along the coast of Cornwall near his home. Some of the objects have come from as far away as Labrador or the Amazon Basin.
Genres: Documentary,Actors: Robert Cooper (producer), Robert Cooper (producer), Bronagh Gallagher (actress), Kevin Jackson (miscellaneous crew), Dominic Muldowney (composer), Francis Magee (actor), Colin McKeown (producer), Richard Dormer (actor), Michael Liebmann (actor), Stella McCusker (actress), Lee Clyne (miscellaneous crew), Mary Callery (producer), George Shane (actor), Andrew Cooke (miscellaneous crew), James Doran (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Wendy Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Eddie Frierson (miscellaneous crew), Joe Medjuck (producer), Anthony LaPaglia (actor), Courteney Cox (actress), Leigh French (miscellaneous crew), Ivan Reitman (producer), Michael Badalucco (actor), Alice Drummond (actress), Aidan Quinn (actor), Tom Aldredge (actor), Louis Zorich (actor), Amy Sedaris (actress), Peter Jacobson (actor), Michael Jablow (editor),
Plot: Seth Warner has reached the end of his rope. Ever since his wife died two years earlier, his world has been in turmoil. He is despondent, his career has fallen apart, even his house has been destroyed. There seems to be nothing left for him to live for. Confused and angry after two years of suffering, he finally directs his wrath at God from the rooftop of his apartment building in New York City. In the midst of a wild thunderstorm he demands to know why he has been betrayed by the god he has believed in and honored his whole life. God's answer is to strike down Seth's dog in a bolt of lightning. Pushed beyond his limits, Seth decides to respond to his years of torment by breaking each of the biblical Ten Commandments. While staying with his sister-in-law, Rachel, much to the chagrin of her shifty reporter husband, Harry, he systematically sets out to break each commandment one by one. A natural at breaking commandments, Harry is drawn to Seth's mission in the hopes of using it to further his career, but ultimately they clash as Seth turns the table and uses Harry to fulfill some of his missions. Things get further complicated when Rachel and Seth are romantically drawn to each other as he struggles with his crisis of faith and she struggles with a failing marriage. Inevitably, Seth comes down to the last and most important commandment, Thou shall not kill. In a climactic battle of will and redemption, Seth, Harry and Rachel cross paths with a raging hurricane at the far end of Long Island. Echoing Seth's first confrontation with God, the sky and the sea open up in this fateful encounter at the Montauk Lighthouse. Individually, each confronts forces beyond human control and more importantly, must come to an understanding of their own life choices and decisions. The resolution to the story for all characters is surprising, mystical and ultimately just.
Keywords: black-comedy, death-of-pregnant-woman, detective, drowning, fight, guitar, gunshot, gunshot-wound, hurricane, infidelityActors: Arthur Franz (actor), Richard Martin (director), Dan Perry (editor), Stan Waterman (actor), William A. Bairn (writer), Jim Hunter (actor), Erich Hoyt (actor), Derek Todd (producer), Derek Todd (producer),
Genres: Adventure, Documentary,