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English draughts (British English) or checkers (American English and Canadian English), also called American checkers, straight checkers or, damka (Israel), is a form of the board game draughts. Unlike international draughts, it is played on an eight-by-eight squared board (with sixty-four total squares) with twelve pieces on each side. The pieces move and capture diagonally. They may only move forward until they reach the opposite end of the board, when they are crowned or kinged and may henceforth move and capture both backward and forward.
As in all draughts variants, English draughts is played by two people, on opposite sides of a playing board, alternating moves. Traditionally the pieces are either black, red, or white. The opponent's pieces are captured by jumping over them.
In tournament English draughts, a variation called three-move restriction is preferred. The first three moves are drawn at random from a set of accepted openings. Two games are played with the chosen opening, each player having a turn at either side. This tends to reduce the number of draws and can make for more exciting matches. Three-move restriction has been played in the United States championship since 1934. A two-move restriction was used from 1900 until 1934 in the United States and in the British Isles until the 1950s. Before 1900, championships were played without restriction: this style is called go-as-you-please (GAYP).
Actors: Alan Abrams (miscellaneous crew), James Best (actor), Bridget Durnford (editor), Avril Beukes (editor), Don Johnson (actor), Michael Damian (writer), Michael Damian (director), Mark Thomas (composer), Michael Damian (producer), Brad Krevoy (producer), Jason Nolan (miscellaneous crew), Lori Loughlin (actress), Janeen Damian (writer), Janeen Damian (producer), Tom Carey (actor),
Plot: The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers who has jumped out of his paddock. Although Moondance returns the horse to his rightful owner, the gruff and mysterious Dante Longpre, she is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper in disguise and is determined to help him realize his full potential. Moondance manages to talk Dante into training her and Checkers for the Bow Valley Classic and despite the criticism of her peers; discovers that perseverance, loyalty and individuality can land you in the winner's circle.
Keywords: animal, bareback-riding, barn, bonding, cemetery, champion, character-name-in-title, competition, eccentric, equestrianActors: Alan Abrams (miscellaneous crew), James Best (actor), Bridget Durnford (editor), Avril Beukes (editor), Don Johnson (actor), Michael Damian (writer), Michael Damian (director), Mark Thomas (composer), Michael Damian (producer), Brad Krevoy (producer), Jason Nolan (miscellaneous crew), Lori Loughlin (actress), Janeen Damian (writer), Janeen Damian (producer), Tom Carey (actor),
Plot: The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers who has jumped out of his paddock. Although Moondance returns the horse to his rightful owner, the gruff and mysterious Dante Longpre, she is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper in disguise and is determined to help him realize his full potential. Moondance manages to talk Dante into training her and Checkers for the Bow Valley Classic and despite the criticism of her peers; discovers that perseverance, loyalty and individuality can land you in the winner's circle.
Keywords: animal, bareback-riding, barn, bonding, cemetery, champion, character-name-in-title, competition, eccentric, equestrianActors: Alan Abrams (miscellaneous crew), James Best (actor), Bridget Durnford (editor), Avril Beukes (editor), Don Johnson (actor), Michael Damian (writer), Michael Damian (director), Mark Thomas (composer), Michael Damian (producer), Brad Krevoy (producer), Jason Nolan (miscellaneous crew), Lori Loughlin (actress), Janeen Damian (writer), Janeen Damian (producer), Tom Carey (actor),
Plot: The curiously named, Moondance Alexander is a spirited teen living with her eccentric mother. She is faced with another uneventful summer until she discovers a lost pinto pony named Checkers who has jumped out of his paddock. Although Moondance returns the horse to his rightful owner, the gruff and mysterious Dante Longpre, she is convinced that Checkers is a champion jumper in disguise and is determined to help him realize his full potential. Moondance manages to talk Dante into training her and Checkers for the Bow Valley Classic and despite the criticism of her peers; discovers that perseverance, loyalty and individuality can land you in the winner's circle.
Keywords: animal, bareback-riding, barn, bonding, cemetery, champion, character-name-in-title, competition, eccentric, equestrianActors: Charlotte Rampling (actress), Geoffrey Carey (actor), Joe Sheridan (actor), Jean-Louis Trintignant (actor), Charles Gassot (producer), Julie Adams (miscellaneous crew), Féodor Atkine (actor), Dominic Gould (actor), Yann Collette (actor), Thomas Kretschmann (actor), Geoffrey Carey (actor), Frédéric Pierrot (actor), Olivier Achard (actor), Mimi Lempicka (costume designer), Paul Bandey (actor),
Plot: This movie is set in the year 2095, hence the presence of mutant humans and extraterrestrials. The main character is known as Jill. She is not human. When she is discovered by Dr. Elma Turner she is diagnosed as being the most interesting genetic test subject Turner has ever come across. Her organs are not in the right place, she has no memory and her internal biological age appears to be only three months old. Turner gives her a break, giving her an identity card and a place to stay, in exchange for Jill being her guinea-pig to work on and discover more about. Nicopol is a frozen prisoner who is due to be released a year after the film is set. There is a problem in the frozen prisoners' ward and several are thrown down to the ground(dying in the process), including Nicopol, but he lives and only loses a leg. There is a lot more to this story but I can't disclose it in this summary; I don't have the words.
Keywords: 2090s, alien-space-craft, artificial-leg, bar, bare-breasts, based-on-comic, based-on-comic-book, based-on-graphic-novel, bath, bathroomActors: Michael Mercurio (actor), Loren Small (editor), Nathan Huber (writer), Nathan Huber (editor), Nathan Huber (director), Scott Fogg (actor), Ryan Pardeiro (actor), Rodney Vance (writer), Ryan Pardeiro (editor), Zach C. Gray (actor), Gary Bear (actor), Tana Lee Bristow (actress), Chelsea Jo Claxton (actress), David George (producer), Alyssa Bonagura (actress),
Plot: Rip LeBeau lives hard. The rhythm of an open road and the roar of a Harley Davidson are the heartbeat of his life. Freedom is always to be found somewhere else, and the siren call of the open highway eases his restlessness. Storming through Arizona's majestic desert landscape in route to California, Rip and his pack of fellow road warriors find themselves stranded when a clutch breaks down. The guarded hospitality of a rancher's wife and her nine-year-old daughter Becky are about to alter LeBeau's odyssey. Filled with a colorful cast of characters, Angel in Chains is an entertaining ride that shows the heart of a seasoned biker is no match for the wisdom of a little girl.
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Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Ivan Miller (actor), George Chandler (actor), Tom McGuire (actor), Spencer Charters (actor), Stuart Erwin (actor), Francis Ford (actor), Lon Chaney Jr. (actor), Stanley Andrews (actor), Howard C. Hickman (actor), Sid Jordan (actor), Edward Keane (actor), Paul Kruger (actor), Wilfred Lucas (actor), Wilbur Mack (actor), Vester Pegg (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Edward Sedgwick (actor), Jean Acker (actress), Matthew Betz (actor), Adrian Johnson (writer), Richard Stanton (director), Thomas Carrigan (actor), Robert Elliott (actor), William Fox (producer), Tammany Young (actor), Bertram Marburgh (actor), Charles Fang (actor), Buck Black (actor), Frank Beamish (actor), Ellen Cassidy (actress), Freeman Barnes (actor),
Plot: Edward Campbell, known as Checkers, is a racetrack tout. Determined to reform himself, he foreswears gambling, but must take it up once more in order to save someone he loves from disaster.
Keywords: based-on-novel, based-on-play, remakeThere’ll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow, just you wait and see
Well,there’ll be love and laughter
And peace ever after
Tomorrow, when the world is free
The shepherd will tend his sheep
The valley will bloom again
And Johnny will go to sleep
In his own little room again
There’ll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow, just you wait and see
[Instrumental]
The shepherd will tend his sheep
The valley will bloom again
And Johnny will go to sleep
In his own little room again
There’ll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover
Tomorrow, just you wait and see
There’ll be bluebirds over
The white cliffs of Dover