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Samson, Shimshon (Hebrew: שמשון, Modern Shimshon Tiberian Šimšôn, meaning "man of the sun"); Shamshoun (Arabic: شمشون) or Sampson (Greek: Σαμψών) is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible) (Book of Judges chapters 13 to 16).
Samson was granted supernatural strength by God in order to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats such as wrestling a lion, slaying an entire army with only the jawbone of an ass, and destroying a pagan temple. Samson is believed to have been buried in Tel Tzora in Israel overlooking the Sorek valley. There reside two large gravestones of Samson and his father Manoah. Nearby stands Manoah’s altar (Judges 13:19-24). It is located between the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol.
Samson's activity takes place during a time when God was punishing the Israelites, by giving them "into the hand of the Philistines". The Angel of the Lord appears to Manoah, an Israelite from the tribe of Dan, in the city of Zorah, and to his wife, who had been unable to conceive. The Angel of the Lord proclaims that the couple will soon have a son who will begin to deliver the Israelites from the Philistines. The wife believed the Angel of the Lord, but her husband wasn't present, at first, and wanted the heavenly messenger to return, asking that he himself could also receive instruction about the child that was going to be born.
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (Russian: Реги́нa Ильи́нична Спе́ктор, IPA: [rʲɪˈɡʲinə ˈspʲɛktər], English: /rɨˈdʒiːnə ˈspɛktər/; born February 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her music is associated with the anti-folk scene centered in New York City's East Village.
Spektor was born in Moscow, Soviet Union in 1980 to a musical Russian Jewish family. Her father, Ilya Spektor, is a photographer and amateur violinist. Her mother, Bella Spektor, was a music professor in a Soviet college of music and now teaches at a public elementary school in Mount Vernon, New York. She has a brother Barry (Bear), who was featured in track 7, "* * *", or "Whisper", of her 2004 album, Soviet Kitsch.
She learned how to play piano by practising on a Petrof upright that was given to her mother by her grandfather. She was also exposed to the music of rock and roll bands such as The Beatles, Queen, and The Moody Blues by her father, who obtained such recordings in Eastern Europe and traded cassettes with friends in the Soviet Union. The family left the Soviet Union in 1989, when Regina was nine and a half, during the period of Perestroika, when Soviet citizens were permitted to emigrate. Regina had to leave her piano behind. The seriousness of her piano studies led her parents to consider not leaving the USSR, but they finally decided to emigrate, due to the ethnic and political discrimination that Jews faced. Spektor is fluent in Russian and reads Hebrew, and has since paid tribute to her Russian heritage, quoting the poem February by the Russian poet Boris Pasternak in her song Après Moi, and stating “I’m very connected to the language and the culture.”
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Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Rebecca Grace Larkin (miscellaneous crew), Elaine Hendrix (actress), Janeane Garofalo (actress), Larry Miller (actor), Tyler MacIntyre (editor), Jennifer Glynn (producer), Federico Dordei (actor), Maiara Walsh (actress), Glenn Akers (miscellaneous crew), Brenda Blair (miscellaneous crew), Bobby Campo (actor), Sam Ayers (actor), Seth Cassell (actor), Mercedes Masöhn (actress), Jimmy Wong (actor),
Plot: Levi Collins is set to go to the local University on a tennis scholarship, but he forgot to tell his parents one thing - he didn't graduate. As a result, he must take summer school before his mom and dad discover he's failed senior science. At school, Levi falls in love with his classmate, Katie, and learns that he has to make a choice between playing tennis and receiving a proper education. General Education is a quirky comedy about a family learning to grow together.
Keywords: brother-sister-relationship, college, scholarship, summer-school, tennis, tennis-court, tennis-player, two-word-title, university, university-studentActors: Synco Schölvinck (editor), Corina Van Eijk (writer), Corina Van Eijk (producer), Corina Van Eijk (director), Anouk Briefjes (actress), Charles Alvez da Cruz (actor), Rutger Raateland (actor), Klara Uleman (actress), Charlotte Besijn (actress), Peter Michailov (actor), Pieter van Rooy (costume designer),
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Plot: The story revolves around a group of young musicians - rock 'n rollers who venerate Bob Marley and wish to become a famous band. But their lives on the lowest rungs of Sri Lankan society, with its poverty and violence, offer them little if no opportunities. Friends returning from Italy talk about the money to be made. But the journey there is not straightforward because it's not legal. The film follows them on their dangerous journey with all its hazards, its comradeship, its tears and laughter, and also death. When in Naples, Italy, the appalling conditions of their day-to-day living, the hard labor, but also the basic human frailties, strengths, loves and hates, are also shown. On returning to Sri Lanka, somehow they seem to be better equipped to survive either in Sri Lanka, or to return to Italy, this time as legal immigrants.
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Plot: "I'M SAMMY HAGAR" is a short film about a David Lee Roth-obsessed karaoke superstar who finds the true meaning of love through the lyrics of Sammy Hagar. While trying to maintain the sleazy/confident facade of David Lee Roth, Samson fails to realize a relationship with the girl of his dreams. In the end, Samson must realize that it's got what it takes, so why can't this be love?
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Archie Adamos (actor), Angelica Panganiban (actress), Gloria Romero (actress), Trina N. Dayrit (producer), Malou N. Santos (producer), Charo Santos-Concio (producer), Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario (writer), Mon del Rosario (composer), Eric Quizon (director), Roxy Liquigan (miscellaneous crew), Jackie Y. Liu (miscellaneous crew), Carlo Aquino (actor), Roldan Aquino (actor), Manjo del Mundo (actor), Dolphy (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family,Actors: Lisa Ortiz (actress), Tara Sands (actress), Masaharu Satô (actor), Rachael Lillis (actress), Tesshô Genda (actor), Yuri Shiratori (actress), Akira Ishida (actor), Toshiyuki Morikawa (actor), Norio Wakamoto (actor), Kenji Utsumi (actor), Dan Green (actor), Wayne Grayson (actor), Fûrin Cha (actor), Akiko Yajima (actress), Veronica Taylor (actress),
Plot: Gatsu was brought up by a mercenary group since birth. After killing his guardian in self-defence, he runs away. Years later, he encounters Griffith and The Band of the Hawk. The Hawks fight for the King of Midland, and after winning the 100-year war against the neighbouring Chuda, they become the King's personal guard. However, once they reach the top, things take a turn for the worse.
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Genres: Drama, Short,Oh, Samson, it's been said you were a mighty man
I've heard it said you killed a lion with your hands
And when the people of Philistia raised your Ire
Ain't you the man who set their fields on fire?
You faced an army of Philistines all alone
And didn't you tear at their flesh with just a bone?
So tell me, Samson, if these things I hear are true
How could you let a woman get the best of you?
I've heard it said you were the best of many men
That you could tear a city gate right off it's hinge
And that the strongest rope just could not hold you bound
And you completely tore one temple down
How could you let yourself get caught in such disgrace?
You got the best of every man you ever faced
And after all the mighty enemies you slew
How could you let a women get the best of you?
You've battled many a man till he has turned and fled
Then turned around and let a woman turn your head
You loved the best, my man, but you were bound to fall
By the very thing that you loved best of all
Oh, Samson, it's been said you were a mighty man
And women were your weakness, this I understand
But after all the mighty armies you went through
How could you let a woman get the best of you?
Oh, Samson, it's been said you were a mighty man
And women were your weakness, this I understand
But after all the mighty armies you went through
How could you let a woman get the best of you?