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The title, chief of staff, identifies the leader of a complex organization, institution, or body of persons and it also may identify a Principal Staff Officer (PSO), who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual, such as a president.
In general, a chief of staff provides a buffer between a chief executive and that executive's direct-reporting team. The chief of staff generally works behind the scenes to solve problems, mediate disputes, and deal with issues before they bubble up to the Chief Executive. Often Chiefs of Staff act as a confidante and advisor to the Chief Executive, acting as a sounding board for ideas. Ultimately the actual duties depend on the actual position and the people involved.
In general, the positions listed below are not "chiefs of staff" as defined at the top of this page. In general, they are the heads of the various forces/commands. Note that, in general, they tend to have subordinates that do fulfill the "chief of staff" roles.
"The Man" is a slang phrase that may refer to the government or to some other authority in a position of power. In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may also serve as a term of respect and praise.
The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority, and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either openly or via sabotage.
The earliest recorded use[citation needed] of the term "the Man" in the American sense dates back to a letter written by a young Alexander Hamilton in September 1772, when he was 15. In a letter to his father James Hamilton, published in the Royal Dutch-American Gazette, he described the response of the Dutch governor of St. Croix to a hurricane that raked that island on August 31, 1772. "Our General has issued several very salutary and humane regulations and both in his publick and private measures, has shewn himself the Man." [dubious – discuss] In the Southern U.S. states, the phrase came to be applied to any man or any group in a position of authority, or to authority in the abstract. From about the 1950s the phrase was also an underworld code word for police, the warden of a prison or other law enforcement or penal authorities.
A press secretary or press officer is a senior advisor who provides advice on how to deal with the news media and, using news management techniques, helps their employer to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage.
They often, but not always, act as the organization's senior spokesperson. Many governments also have press secretaries. A deputy press secretary is typically a mid-level political staffer who assists the press secretary and communications director with aspects of public outreach. They often write the press releases and media advisories for review by the press secretary and communications director. There are usually assistant press secretaries and press officers that support the press secretary.
Actors: Jose Rosete (actor), Lorenzo Lamas (actor), Christopher McDonald (actor), Asad Farr (actor), Robert Miano (actor), Robert Miano (producer), Asad Farr (producer), Ron Gilbert (actor), Sienna Guillory (actress), Charese Mongiello (miscellaneous crew), Ben Maccabee (actor), Carlotta Montanari (actress), Aldo Shllaku (composer), Ron Althoff (producer), Jennifer Goebel (actress),
Genres: Action, Drama,Actors: Dan Rather (actor), Stephen Root (actor), Tim Blake Nelson (actor), Jeff Bergman (actor), Dermot Mulroney (actor), Rob Riggle (actor), Peter Jennings (actor), John Krasinski (actor), Bruce Altman (actor), Ted Danson (actor), Tom Brokaw (actor), James Le Gros (actor), John Michael Higgins (actor), Drew Barrymore (actress), Kathy Baker (actress),
Plot: An animal-loving volunteer and a small-town news reporter are joined by a native Alaskan boy to rally an entire community - and eventually rival world superpowers - to save a family of majestic gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle.
Keywords: 1980s, alaska, animal-in-title, animal-rescue, arctic-circle, based-on-true-story, business-executive, death-of-an-animal, ecology, environmentalismActors: Jack Scalia (actor), Jayme Bohn (costume designer), Tom Sizemore (producer), Mary Shellogg (miscellaneous crew), Tom Sizemore (actor), Tricia Helfer (actress), Stephen Baldwin (producer), Jack Scalia (producer), Stephen Baldwin (actor), Paula Jai Parker (actress), Bill Lippincott (actor), Timothy A. Chey (editor), Timothy A. Chey (director), Timothy A. Chey (producer), Timothy A. Chey (writer),
Plot: A lunatic madman has placed a nuclear bomb 10 blocks from the White House. He enlists the President of the United States and a group of geniuses to try to solve the world's problems in one night. If they fail, the world will come to an end. The group attempt to solve world hunger, war, cancer, terrorism, rush hour traffic, jerks, and finally the meaning of life. By morning, the group finds redemption in themselves and quite possibly in the world...
Keywords: argument, bomb, bomb-threat, cancer, christian, christian-movie, conference-room, discussion, flashback, geniusActors: Ashley Kravitz (miscellaneous crew), Mark Harmon (actor), Marek Vasut (actor), Michael J. Harker (miscellaneous crew), Christian Henson (composer), Charles Bodycomb (miscellaneous crew), Jan Kuzelka (actor), Adrian Bouchet (actor), Miriam Margolyes (actress), Jeremy Piven (actor), Mandy Moore (actress), Garrick Hagon (actor), Jim Hajicosta (miscellaneous crew), Caroline Goodall (actress), Annabella Sciorra (actress),
Plot: Anna Foster has never had an ordinary life. At eighteen years old, she is the most protected girl in America; she is the First Daughter. Frustrated with her overprotective father, the President of the United States of America, Anna makes a deal with him: only two agents are allowed to guard her while she attends a concert in Prague. When her father backs out of his promise, Anna flies into a temper and goes on the run with Ben Calder, a handsome photographer she runs into outside of the music club. They travel together with the intention of going to the Love Parade in Berlin. Anna hasn't told Ben who she is but more importantly, Ben hasn't told her who he is. Under the orders of Anna's father, Ben is supposed to keep an eye on the rebellious girl but falling in love with her wasn't something he expected to do. Romance blossoms between the wild, sassy Anna and the cool, distant Ben as they backpack through Europe. Problem is, when it is time to go back and Anna finds out about Ben, what will happen to the two lovers?
Keywords: airforce-one, berlin-germany, bodyguard, border-crossing, box-office-flop, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, bungee-jump, campfire, christmas, college-campusActors: Leslie Phillips (actor), Vic Reeves (actor), Steve Pemberton (actor), Jon Culshaw (actor), Winston Churchill (actor), David Schneider (actor), Alistair McGowan (actor), Phil Cornwell (actor), Bob Mortimer (actor), Rik Mayall (actor), Kevin Eldon (actor), Harry Enfield (actor), Mackenzie Crook (actor), Neve Campbell (actress), Christian Slater (actor),
Plot: In this irreverent parody, the British court and war government consist mainly of idiots and/or traitors. Hitler moves into Buckingham palace and plans to marry into the Windsors. A US Army officer claims the cigar-smoking iconic PM was an actor, Ray Bubbles, impersonating his own father, USMC lieutenant Winston Churchill, a genius spy who stole an enigma code machine and almost single-handedly won a very alternative battle for Britain.
Keywords: 1940s, air-raid, airfield, alternative-comedy, birthday-party, buckingham-palace-london, character-name-in-title, dancing, face-slap, fictional-biographyActors: Claes Eriksson (composer), Claes Eriksson (director), Kerstin Granlund (actress), Olof Thunberg (actor), Claes Eriksson (writer), Waldemar Bergendahl (producer), Jan Rippe (actor), Claes Eriksson (actor), Claes Eriksson (actor), Peter Rangmar (actor), Knut Agnred (actor), Anders Eriksson (actor), Per Fritzell (actor), Jan Persson (editor), Jan Nygren (actor),
Plot: A middle-aged simple man, Egil, becomes the victim of a candid-camera in Hacke Häger's television show 'Långa näsan'. But to Häger's surprise, Egil refuses to give them his permission to broadcast it. Häger is under pressure to make a good show and broadcasts it anyhow. Hacke Häger's employer, media tycoon Sune Finåker owns 12 TV-channels, but is hungry for more power. He forms his own party and promises easy entertainment for everybody in the future. It is time for elections and with all his TV channels, there seem to be no way to stop him from getting a majority with the votes from the couch potatoes...
Keywords: candid-camera, corruption, depiction-of-god, dog, election-campaign, entertainment, goldfish, government, media-empire, media-monopolyActors: Philip Yordan (producer), Philip Yordan (writer), Billy Curtis (actor), Philip Yordan (writer), Albert Sendrey (composer), Linda Dona (actress), Jeff O'Haco (actor), Murray Cruchley (actor), Pamela Mann (actress), Marneen Fields (actress), Marneen Fields (actress), Dale E. Turner (actor), Will Gotay (actor), Greg Mascarena (miscellaneous crew), Jay Schlossberg-Cohen (producer),
Genres: Horror, Thriller,Actors: Mark Harmon (actor), Stephen E. Miller (actor), David Greene (director), Diana Scarwid (actress), Linda Darlow (actress), Mark Hildreth (actor), Donnelly Rhodes (actor), Alex Diakun (actor), Rosemary Dunsmore (actress), Blu Mankuma (actor), Janet Wright (actress), Ron Talsky (costume designer), Adrien Dorval (actor), Lillian Carlson (actress), Michael Robinson (actor),
Plot: Elmer Jackson is a carpenter in a small Californian town in the 1930s. Struggling to bring up 4 young boys after the death of his wife, he is horrified when the Government (citing trumped-up charges of parental neglect) places the boys into various foster homes and institutions, unaware of the abuse that boys would then be subjected to. The conditions imposed by the court and the difficulties caused by the Depression make Jackson's determined and vigorous quest to find his boys extremely difficult.
Keywords: based-on-true-storyActors: Robert Tai (miscellaneous crew), Run Run Shaw (producer), Cheh Chang (writer), Kuang Ni (writer), Cheh Chang (director), Hsing-lung Chiang (editor), Shen Chan (actor), Tat-wah Cho (actor), Philip Kwok (actor), Huang-hsi Liu (actor), Meng Lo (actor), Wai Man Tam (actor), Han Chen Wang (actor), Hsiung Yang (actor), Feng Lu (actor),
Plot: The heroes pose as gun dealers and acrobats in order to get close to the bad guys so they can avenge the death of one of their brothers. In the end they lock the bad guys in a warehouse for a final battle to the death!
Keywords: acrobat, kung-fu, machine-gun, martial-arts, pistol, revengeActors: Billy Gray (actor), Charles Evans (actor), Patrick Aherne (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Lawrence Dobkin (actor), Roy Engel (actor), John Close (actor), James Conaty (actor), Frank Conroy (actor), John Burton (actor), Marshall Bradford (actor), James Craven (actor), Jack Daly (actor), Wheaton Chambers (actor), Sam Harris (actor),
Plot: An alien (Klaatu) with his mighty robot (Gort) land their spacecraft on Cold War-era Earth just after the end of World War II. They bring an important message to the planet that Klaatu wishes to tell to representatives of all nations. However, communication turns out to be difficult, so, after learning something about the natives, Klaatu decides on an alternative approach.
Keywords: afi, alien, alien-contact, alien-language, ambassador, android, anti-nuclear, anti-war, arlington-cemetery, back-from-the-dead