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Acer ( /ˈeɪsər/) is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.
Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in Sapindaceae. The type species of the genus is Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore maple).
There are approximately 128 species, most of which are native to Asia, with a number also appearing in Europe, northern Africa, and North America. Only one species, the poorly studied Acer laurinum, is native to the Southern Hemisphere. Fifty-four species of maples meet the International Union for Conservation of Nature criteria for being under threat of extinction in their native habitat.
The word Acer derives from a Latin word meaning "sharp" (compare "acerbic"), referring to the characteristic points on maple leaves. It was first applied to the genus by the French botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort in 1700. The earliest known fossil maple is Acer alaskense, from the Latest Paleocene of Alaska.
Jay Chou; (born 18 January 1979) is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for popular Mandarin singers. Although he was trained in classical music, Chou combines Chinese and Western music styles to produce songs that fuse R&B, rock and pop genres. He composes all his own songs, as well as songs for other singers.
In 2000, Chou released his first album, titled Jay, under the record company Alfa Music. Since then he has released one album per year except in 2009, selling several million copies each. His music has gained recognition throughout Asia, most notably in regions such as Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and in overseas Asian communities. He has sold more than 28 million albums worldwide up to 2010. He debuted his acting career in Initial D (2005), for which he won Best Newcomer Actor in both the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Horse Awards, and was nominated for Best Supporting Actor by Hong Kong Film Awards for his role in Curse of the Golden Flower (2006). He produced the theme song for the film Ocean Heaven starring Jet Li. His career now extends into directing and running his own record company JVR Music.
Actors: Stephen Chow (writer), Stephen Chow (producer), Sanping Han (producer), Stephen Chow (director), Qi Shu (actress), Stephen Chow (producer), William Kong (producer), Ying-Wah Wong (composer), Pik Kwan Lee (costume designer), Zhongjun Wang (producer), Chi Wai Chan (editor), Ivy Kong (producer), Zhonglei Wang (producer), Ivy Kong (writer), Chrissie Chow (actress),
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy,Actors: Samm Hill (producer), Samm Hill (actor), Samm Hill (director), Samm Hill (writer), Jason Ferrell (editor), Mikaela Bennett (producer), Mikaela Bennett (actress), Ian Gotlier (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Tony Tarantino (composer), Tony Tarantino (actor), Leo Foti (actor), Alden Olmsted (producer), Alden Olmsted (editor), Henry Wong (producer), Luis Juarez (producer), Laura Elise Phillips (writer), Laura Elise Phillips (producer), Raquel Brussolo (actress), Laura Elise Phillips (writer), Laura Elise Phillips (miscellaneous crew), Sonny Cool (producer), Rochelle Rousso (actress), Sonny Cool (composer),
Genres: Romance, Short,Actors: Ali Demir (miscellaneous crew), Shruti Ganguly (producer), Bridget Palardy (director), Bridget Palardy (writer), Bridget Palardy (editor), Danny Flaherty (actor), Rebecca Rodriguez (producer), Britt Lower (actress), Kat Palardy (actress), Bajir Cannon (director), Sanam Erfani (actress), Bajir Cannon (miscellaneous crew), Eamon J. Fahey (actor), Christine Romulus (actress), Ryan McGinnis (actor),
Plot: Spark is set in a future where fire is banned, clean air is precious, and an over-protective society fears the natural disasters of the past. Young 'Very,' is the quiet, new girl in an unfriendly classroom teeming with technology, hormones and cruelty. When a false fire alarm is triggered, she is unexpectedly swept up in a rebellious crime and thrust into an outsider culture. Only with her new accomplices does she discover friendship and a more organic connection to the planet, fire and her past.
Genres: Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Carson Grant (actor), Don Money (producer), Don Money (actor), Bern Cohen (actor), Dwayne Buckle (producer), Dwayne Buckle (editor), Dwayne Buckle (director), Dwayne Buckle (producer), Dwayne Buckle (writer), Allyson Sereboff (actress), Jay McCarey (actor), Woodie King Jr. (producer), Ian Pfister (actor), Joel Johnstone (actor), Sayra Player (actress),
Plot: The nicest guy in the world, gets pushed to the brink of insanity.
Keywords: action-noir, betrayed, black-comedy, death, encouraged, future, gun, honesty, hope, loyalActors: David Fine (actor), Rob Nilsson (actor), Rob Nilsson (writer), Rob Nilsson (director), Diane Gaidry (actress), Irit Levi (actress), Cory DuVal (actor), Johnny Holiday (actor), Brian Danker (actor), Chikara Motomura (editor), Marianne Heath (actress), Mira Larkin (actress), John Hunsaker (actor), Bruce Marovich (actor), Kirsten Long (actress),
Plot: NEED is film #6 in the nine film 9@ Night cycle. A cinema portrait of 40-50 inner city characters living in the San Francisco Tenderloin circa 2001-2005 cast from the Tenderloin yGroup Actor's Ensemble. NEED goes into the shady alleys and smoky bars explored in many films with "noir" pedigree and genre intentions but takes a different tack. It tries to avoid the stereotypes of underworld life and the conventions of crime shows and detective series. Instead of "satin sheets, satin pillows" fatalism. it depicts the fragile friendships, the familial struggles, the competition as well as the solidarity between four women who work in the sex business in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. It is also a personal look at four distinct people and the people they love, deceive, endure and seek to know. Petite struggles to hold onto her relationship with Tyrone, a pool hustler, while Jane works as a stripper in the Gold Club. Lou, Jane's mother and a heroin addict, is a renegade aging prostitute who works the streets and bars in defiance of the pimps. Francesca manages an escort service and does phone sex. The film concentrates on the shared experiences which hold these women together and the strains of the business which threaten their friendship. In a profession which thrives on fantasy and martyrdom they struggle to hold onto their reasons for caring for each other.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Fran Bennett (actress), Sharon Lewis (producer), Sharon Lewis (producer), Sharon Lewis (actress), Sharon Lewis (writer), Tonya Lee Williams (producer), Melanie Nicholls-King (actress), Billy Mayo (actor), Andy Marshall (producer), Kai Soremekun (director), Steve Pacini (producer), Aysia Polk (actress), Shari Price (editor), Joanna Saunders (costume designer),
Genres: Short,Actors: John Griesemer (actor), Rusty De Wees (actor), Rusty De Wees (actor), George Woodard (actor), Jennifer Latham (miscellaneous crew), Kim Meredith (actress), Shannon Hall (actress), Michael Thomas (producer), Nora Jacobson (writer), Nora Jacobson (director), Nora Jacobson (producer), E.W. Stetson (producer), Laurie Morrison (actress), Jake Crumbine (actor), Molly Hickok (actress),
Genres: ,Actors: Hal Roach (writer), Mickey Daniels (actor), Robert F. McGowan (director), Jack Davis (actor), William Gillespie (actor), Allen 'Farina' Hoskins (actor), H.M. Walker (writer), Ernest Morrison (actor), Jackie Condon (actor), Fanny Kelly (actress), Mary Kornman (actress), Charley Chase (producer), Hal Roach (producer), Katherine Grant (actress), Richard Daniels (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Family, Short,Come on over
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