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Astrophysics (Greek: Astro - meaning "star", and Greek: physis – φύσις - meaning "nature") is the branch of astronomy that deals with the physics of the universe, including the physical properties of celestial objects, as well as their interactions and behavior. Among the objects studied are galaxies, stars, planets, exoplanets, the interstellar medium and the cosmic microwave background. Their emissions are examined across all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum, and the properties examined include luminosity, density, temperature, and chemical composition. Because astrophysics is a very broad subject, astrophysicists typically apply many disciplines of physics, including mechanics, electromagnetism, statistical mechanics, thermodynamics, quantum mechanics, relativity, nuclear and particle physics, and atomic and molecular physics. In practice, modern astronomical research involves a substantial amount of physics. The name of a university's department ("astrophysics" or "astronomy") often has to do more with the department's history than with the contents of the programs. Astrophysics can be studied at the bachelors, masters, and Ph.D. levels in aerospace engineering, physics, or astronomy departments at many universities.
Actors: Michael J. Widger (writer), Michael J. Widger (director), Brian Hewitt (actor), Joel Miscione (actor), Eliza Widger (writer), Eliza Widger (director), Richard L. Breyer (actor), Richard L. Breyer (actor), Peter Mahan (actor),
Plot: Mars is on a crash course with Earth, and today is THE END... Tom travels to a run down grocery store in search of last minute provisions for his wife and children, COR binges on sex and drugs, Nicole yearns for love, Oxburg copes with his unsuccessful rap career, and a pack of armed bikers go on a killing spree. Various characters crisscross and collide in a series of unusual adventures, all of which take place in the small city of Syracuse, NY.
Genres: Drama, Horror, Romance, Short,Actors: Al Cerullo (miscellaneous crew), Lorne Michaels (producer), Tina Fey (actress), Holland Taylor (actress), Sigourney Weaver (actress), Ryan Kavanaugh (producer), Denis O'Hare (actor), Steve Martin (actor), Will Forte (actor), Amy Poehler (actress), James Rebhorn (actor), Greg Kinnear (actor), Fred Armisen (actor), Wendy Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Wendy Cohen (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Successful and single businesswoman Kate Holbrook has long put her career ahead of a personal life. Now 37, she's finally determined to have a kid on her own. But her plan is thrown a curve ball after she discovers she has only a million-to-one chance of getting pregnant. Undaunted, the driven Kate allows South Philly working girl Angie Ostrowiski to become her unlikely surrogate. Simple enough ... After learning from the steely head of their surrogacy center that Angie is pregnant, Kate goes into precision nesting mode: reading childcare books, baby-proofing the apartment and researching top pre-schools. But the executive's well-organized strategy is turned upside down when her Baby Mama shows up at her doorstep with no place to live. An unstoppable force meets an immovable object as structured Kate tries to turn vibrant Angie into the perfect expectant mom. In a battle of wills, they will struggle their way through preparation for the baby's arrival. And in the middle of this tug-of-war, they'll discover two kinds of family: the one you're born to and the one you make.
Keywords: amniotic-fluid, apology, artificial-insemination, attorney, baby, baby-book, baby-born, baby-shower, biological-clock, birthActors: Forrest J Ackerman (actor), Forrest J Ackerman (actor), Rudy Behlmer (actor), Bob Burns (actor), David J. Skal (producer), David J. Skal (writer), David J. Skal (director), John Rafter Lee (actor), Vincent Di Fate (actor), Gregory Benford (actor), Gregory Benford (actor), Samuel R. Delany (actor), George A. Slusser (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Richard Stanley (actor), Irma St. Paule (actress), Bill Raymond (actor), Raymond Mamrak (actor), Rick Warner (actor), Brad Pitt (actor), David Morse (actor), Christopher Plummer (actor), Stephen Bridgewater (actor), Aaron Michael Lacey (actor), John Panzarella (actor), Christopher Meloni (actor), Frank Gorshin (actor), Chris Marker (writer), Bruce Willis (actor),
Plot: An unknown and lethal virus has wiped out five billion people in 1996. Only 1% of the population has survived by the year 2035, and is forced to live underground. A convict (James Cole) reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to 1996 to gather information about the origin of the epidemic (who he's told was spread by a mysterious "Army of the Twelve Monkeys") and locate the virus before it mutates so that scientists can study it. Unfortunately Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990, six years earlier than expected, and is arrested and locked up in a mental institution, where he meets Dr. Kathryn Railly, a psychiatrist, and Jeffrey Goines, the insane son of a famous scientist and virus expert.
Keywords: 1910s, 1990s, 2030s, 20th-century, 21st-century, abandoned-theater, activism, activist, airplane, airport