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Magpies are birds of the Corvidae (crow) family, including the black and white Eurasian magpie, which is considered one of the most intelligent animals in the world, and the only non-mammal species able to recognize itself in a mirror test. In addition to other members of the genus Pica, corvids considered as magpies are in the genera Cissa, Cyanopica and Urocissa.
According to some studies, magpies do not form the monophyletic group they are traditionally believed to be—a long tail has certainly elongated (or shortened) independently in multiple lineages of corvid birds. Among the traditional magpies, there appear to be two distinct lineages. One consists of Holarctic species with black/white colouration and is probably closely related to crows and Eurasian jays. The other contains several species from South to East Asia with vivid colouration which is predominantly green or blue. The azure-winged magpie and the Iberian magpie, formerly thought to constitute a single species with a most peculiar distribution, have been shown be two distinct species and classified as the genus Cyanopica.
Mr. Bean is a British sitcom created by Rowan Atkinson and Richard Curtis, and starring Atkinson in the title role. Atkinson co-wrote all fifteen episodes with either Curtis, Robin Driscoll, or both, with Ben Elton co-writing the pilot. Thirteen of the episodes were broadcast on ITV, from the pilot on 1 January 1990, until "Goodnight Mr. Bean" on 31 October 1995. A clip show, "The Best Bits of Mr. Bean", was broadcast on 15 December 1995, and one episode, "Hair by Mr. Bean of London", was not broadcast until 2006 on Nickelodeon.
Based on a character originally developed by Atkinson while he was studying for his master's degree at Oxford University, the series follows the exploits of Mr. Bean, described by Atkinson as "a child in a grown man's body", in solving various problems presented by everyday tasks and often causing disruption in the process. Bean rarely speaks, and the largely physical humour of the series is derived from his interactions with other people and his unusual solutions to situations. The series was influenced by physical performers such as Jacques Tati and comic actors from silent films.
Actors: Ray Brady (actor), Christopher Ettridge (actor), João Seiça (actor), Robert Harman (actor), Mark Duffield (director), Mark Duffield (editor), Mark Duffield (writer), Mark Duffield (producer), George Clemens (editor), Lockhart Ogilvie (actor), Tom Rooke (actor), Ryan Wichert (actor), Emilio Aquino (actor), Howard Martin (actor), Matthew Mellalieu (actor),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Rusty Apper (actor), Damian Morter (producer), Damian Morter (actor), Damian Morter (editor), Damian Morter (director), Damian Morter (writer), Tim Rutherford (actor), Daniel Bennett (actor), Francesca Turton (actress), Theresa Pope (actress), Chris Bowe (actor), June Bladon (actress), Nicola Morter (producer), Jay Barnett (actor), Tim Mcgill Grieveson (producer),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Jimmy Ahlander (editor), Jimmy Ahlander (producer), Jimmy Ahlander (writer), Jimmy Ahlander (composer), Jimmy Ahlander (director), Jimmy Ahlander (actor), Runo Sundberg (actor), Paul Graaf (actor), Veine Johansson (actor), Flemming Mauritsen (actor), Christoffer Holmström (composer),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Christopher Baker (actor), Sean Lynch (actor), Christopher Baker (producer), Sean Lynch (producer), Christopher Baker (writer), Sean Lynch (writer), Christopher Baker (director), Sean Lynch (director), Damian McDermott (producer), Damian McDermott (director), Damian McDermott (editor), Benjamin Thatcher (composer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Peter Sherayko (miscellaneous crew), Peter Sherayko (miscellaneous crew), Jonathan Erickson Eisley (actor), Jeff White (writer), Jeff White (actor), Jeff White (producer), Jeff White (director), Anders Anderson (producer), Anders Anderson (editor), Anders Anderson (actor), Matt Diehm (composer),
Plot: Out West in 1866, Charlie is summoned back east as the only remaining heir to his family fortune. Along the way, he befriends an ex-Missouri partisan named Wade. Unbeknownst to Charlie, Wade is a wanted horse thief being pursued by two relentless bounty hunters. Making their way to an abandoned town in Kansas, it is only a matter of time before Charlie, Wade and the bounty hunters cross paths for a deadly showdown.
Keywords: buddy, historical-fiction, western-town, western-u.s.Actors: Dave Mallow (actor), György Miklósy (actor), Endre Harkányi (actor), Nóra Tábori (actress), Mike Reynolds (actor), Miklós Benedek (actor), Ferenc Zenthe (actor), László Csákányi (actor), László Horesnyi (actor), Mátyás Usztics (actor), Magda Hap (editor), István Mikó (actor), Milton James (actor), János Gálvölgyi (actor), József Székhelyi (actor),
Genres: Animation, Animation, Comedy, Comedy, Crime, Family,Actors: Milburn Morante (actor), Ted Adams (actor), Jimmy Aubrey (actor), Tim McCoy (actor), Ben Corbett (actor), Jim Corey (actor), Rube Dalroy (actor), Bob Card (actor), Stephen Chase (actor), Jack King (actor), Jack 'Tiny' Lipson (actor), Carl Mathews (actor), Kermit Maynard (actor), Clyde McClary (actor), George Morrell (actor),
Plot: When Blackton outbids Bill Carson. Bill suspects he will have to rustle cattle to fulfill the contract. So Bill arrives posing as an Mexican. When he rustles the cattle from the rustlers, it gets him into the gang. Hoping to bring them all to justice, he is in trouble when his true identity is revealed.
Keywords: 1930s, arizona, b-movie, b-western, bar-shootout, barfly, bartender, bid, cattle-rustling, crooked-businessmanActors: Holbrook N. Todd (editor), Budd Buster (actor), Ben Corbett (actor), Kenne Duncan (actor), John Elliott (actor), Herman Hack (actor), Chick Hannan (actor), Reed Howes (actor), Carl Mathews (actor), Tim McCoy (actor), Lew Meehan (actor), Kansas Moehring (actor), Dave O'Brien (actor), Artie Ortego (actor), Tex Palmer (actor),
Plot: El Puma, a Mexican desert guide, escorts an archaeological expedition headed by Professor Lucious Lloyd ('Forrest Taylor (I)' (qv) through the Indian badlands of Mexico. Marian (Joyce Bryant (I)'), the professor;s niece accompanies the party as only she can translate the Aztec writings in the diary of her father, murdered on a similar expedition six years previous. THe professor is murdered by a knife, and the weapon is recognized as the property of El Puma. Magpie ('Ben Corbett (I)' (qv)), a Federal Investigtor, knows that El Puma is really "Lightnin' Bill' Carson ('Tim McCoy (I)' (qv)), a former federal agent who has been missing since Marian's father was slain. The reluctant Magpie believes that his old pal is guilty. Carson sets out to prove otherwise.
Keywords: 1930s, archaeological-expedition, archeologist, assassin, aztec, b-movie, b-western, badlands, bandit, cigarette-smokingActors: Sam Katzman (miscellaneous crew), Budd Buster (actor), Ben Corbett (actor), Kenne Duncan (actor), John Elliott (actor), Herman Hack (actor), Chick Hannan (actor), Carl Mathews (actor), Tim McCoy (actor), Malcolm 'Bud' McTaggart (actor), Tex Palmer (actor), Ralph Peters (actor), Forrest Taylor (actor), Sam Newfield (director), Holbrook N. Todd (editor),
Plot: Recovering a saddle with fingerprints from the Lasson County gang, Bill, Magpie, and Margaret arrive posing as Gypsies. Bill tells fortunes using cards and later checks them for fingerprints. Not finding any matches they arrive at the gang's hideout. But gang leader Lee soon realizes what's happening and they are in trouble.
Keywords: gypsy, lightning-bill-carsonActors: Holbrook N. Todd (editor), Jimmy Aubrey (actor), Barney Beasley (actor), Nora Lane (actress), Sam Katzman (producer), Isadore Bernstein (writer), Sam Newfield (director), Ted Adams (actor), Stephen Chase (actor), Ben Corbett (actor), Rube Dalroy (actor), Earl Dwire (actor), Oscar Gahan (actor), Herman Hack (actor), Karl Hackett (actor),
Plot: Chasing jewel thieves, Captain Carson and Magpie head for the border where Carson, posing as a Chinaman, opens a store that buys jewelry. To flush the thieves into the open, Carson wins all their money at poker. They agree to sell him the jewels but plan to kill him and keep both the jewels and the money.
Keywords: 1930s, ambush, armed-robbery, assignment, b-movie, b-western, border, burial, cabaret, californiaYou're skipping every crack on the ground today, feeling like you'll fall apart.
Every now and then things don't go your way, try again from the start.
One for sorrow, two for joy, there's no explosions here. Forgive me now I'm still a boy, this face reduced to tears because...
I saw a bird, I saw a bird falling fast to the ground, I saw a plan, I saw a plan, it picked a life straight out the sky.
You only read the signs that you've tried to find, you're only really looking to blame.
Do you ever stop and think there's a balance here? Will you ever stop playing this game?
One for sorrow, two for joy, there's no explosion here. Forgive me now I'm still a boy, this face reduced to tears because...