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Odetta Holmes, (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008) known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a human rights activist, often referred to[who?] as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, she was influential to many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin. Time included her song "Take This Hammer" on its list of the All-Time 100 Songs, stating that "Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music."
Odetta was born in Birmingham, Alabama, grew up in Los Angeles, California, attended Belmont High School, and studied music at Los Angeles City College while employed as a domestic worker. She had operatic training from the age of 13. Her mother hoped she would follow Marian Anderson, but Odetta doubted a large black girl would ever perform at the Metropolitan Opera. Her first professional experience was in musical theater in 1944, as an ensemble member for four years with the Hollywood Turnabout Puppet Theatre, working alongside Elsa Lanchester; she later joined the national touring company of the musical Finian's Rainbow in 1949.
Actors: Richy Müller (actor), Isolde Barth (actress), Götz Schubert (actor), Helmut Berger (actor), Sophie von Kessel (actress), Maximilian Brückner (actor), Ulrike Folkerts (actress), Ute Platzer (miscellaneous crew), Georg Söring (editor), Gerd Baumann (composer), Marcos Eberle (miscellaneous crew), Ilona Hüttersen (miscellaneous crew), Markus Zimmer (producer), Herbert G. Kloiber (producer), Marco Haaf (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Vincent Duvall (actor), Helene Udy (actress), Helene Udy (producer), Vincent Duvall (writer), Vincent Duvall (director), Jay Walters (producer), Cenzo DePasquale (producer), Hayden Houser (producer), Jack Doggit (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Shawn Levy (director), T.J. Miller (actor), John Stamos (actor), Jimmy Mulville (producer), Gillian Vigman (actress), Chris Mollica (actor), Clint Culp (actor), Marty Adelstein (producer), Brad E. Wilhite (editor), Carl McDowell (actor), Zach Callison (actor), Stephanie James (miscellaneous crew), Kevin Funston (miscellaneous crew), Robert Nyerges (miscellaneous crew), Mike Royce (writer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: John Legend (actor), Vanessa del Rio (actress), Donald Meyers (actor), Ritchie Montgomery (actor), Isaac Hayes (actor), Jennifer Coolidge (actress), Bernie Mac (actor), Ken Davitian (actor), Randy Jackson (actor), Sean Hayes (actor), Ted Ferguson (actor), Affion Crockett (actor), Mike Epps (actor), Bob Weinstein (producer), Samuel L. Jackson (actor),
Plot: When R&B; legend Marcus Hooks dies suddenly, VH-1 invites his original back up duo, Floyd Henderson and Louis Hinds, "The Real Deal," to appear at a memorial tribute at the Apollo Theater. Floyd, who's bored in retirement, wants this more than anything; Louis, a philosophical ex-con, does not. Plus, there's bad blood between them (Louis's wife Odetta left him to marry Floyd - then left Floyd). Floyd begs, Louis consents but won't fly, so they leave L.A. in Floyd's flashy Cadillac with five days to get to New York. On the road, they must get back their vocal chops, renew their friendship, and sort out the past. With Floyd's bad hip and Louis's bad kidneys, will they even make it?
Keywords: band, black-singer, box-office-flop, concert, gangster, masturbation, rapper, reunion, reunion-concert, singerActors: Sven-Ole Thorsen (actor), Fred Tatasciore (actor), Master P (actor), Thomas Rosales Jr. (actor), Brion James (actor), Bill Duke (actor), Bill Nunn (actor), Jonathan Banks (actor), Clifton Powell (actor), Andrew Dice Clay (actor), Gary Carlos Cervantes (actor), Emmy Collins (actor), Eddie Griffin (actor), Master P (producer), Marla Gibbs (actress),
Plot: Eddie Griffin is Miles Waise, a fast rising nightclub comedian. His life is made difficult by his manager, who wants him to sell out for big bucks, and his brother Fifty Dollah, a scheming hood whose dream is to start a comedy club with Foolish.
Keywords: accidental-killing, character-name-in-title, drug-humor, drug-lord, independent-film, profanity, sexual-humor, stand-up-comedian, stand-up-comedyActors: Alain Sarde (producer), Nicole Garcia (writer), Antoinette Moya (actress), Roberto Herlitzka (actor), Philippe Carcassonne (producer), Margherita Buy (actress), Gérard Lanvin (actor), Marc Berman (actor), Jean-Marc Barr (actor), Bernard Giraudeau (actor), Karin Viard (actress), Philippe Duclos (actor), Pierre Mondy (actor), Philippe Sarde (composer), Nicole Garcia (writer),
Plot: Nicole Garcia's film shows a family through an adult man's figure, and his weekdays. The main character is one of the sons of an old and ill man who is in hospital nowadays. The father has 2 other sons too. Jean Paul visits his father all day. After he divorced his life is unexciting and troubled. He has a lot of dark suits, a good car, a big house but he has some debts, and his private life touch bottom. He has to call his brothers and ask them to help ...
Keywords: 1990s, 360-degree-pan, adopted-son, boxing, boxing-club, boxing-injury, brother, brother-brother-conflict, brother-brother-estrangement, brother-brother-relationshipActors: Peter Kreuder (composer), Géza von Bolváry (director), Georg C. Klaren (writer), Rossano Brazzi (actor), Antonie Jaeckel (actress), Maria Krahn (actress), Elsa Wagner (actress), Rudolf Platte (actor), Klaus Pohl (actor), Albrecht Schoenhals (actor), Karl Günther (actor), Axel von Ambesser (actor), Hugo Werner-Kahle (actor), Karl Etlinger (actor), Peter Elsholtz (actor),
Genres: Romance,Face is blank, emotion free
walk the highlands, walk the creed
so super ultra clean
there's no need to kill a dream
keep your fingers in the cream
so super ultra clean
chorus
and i see the wonders
(theese chemicals can do)
this will all preserve the peace
it'll put your mind at ease
so super ultra clean
face down in the mud you'll see
there's a way for you and me
to be super ultra clean
live your life in fear of dirty laundry
live your life in land of ultra clean
in my dreams my shirts come back to haunt me