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Pong (marketed as PONG) is one of the earliest arcade video games, and is a tennis sports game featuring simple two-dimensional graphics. While other arcade video games such as Computer Space came before it, Pong was one of the first video games to reach mainstream popularity. The aim is to defeat the opponent in a simulated table tennis game by earning a higher score. The game was originally manufactured by Atari Incorporated (Atari), who released it in 1972. Allan Alcorn created Pong as a training exercise assigned to him by Atari co-founder Nolan Bushnell. Bushnell based the idea on an electronic ping-pong game included in the Magnavox Odyssey, which later resulted in a lawsuit against Atari. Surprised by the quality of Alcorn's work, Atari decided to manufacture the game.
Pong quickly became a success and is the first commercially successful video game, which led to the start of the video game industry. Soon after its release, several companies began producing games that copied Pong's gameplay, and eventually released new types of games. As a result, Atari encouraged its staff to produce more innovative games. The company released several sequels that built upon the original's gameplay by adding new features. During the 1975 Christmas season, Atari released a home version of Pong exclusively through Sears retail stores. It was also a commercial success and led to numerous copies. The game has been remade on numerous home and portable platforms following its release. Pong has been referenced and parodied in multiple television shows and video games, and has been a part of several video game and cultural exhibitions.
Actors: Gerry Arguelles (miscellaneous crew), William Cabahit (miscellaneous crew), Marya Ignacio (editor), Malou N. Santos (producer), Michael Angelo Bernardo (miscellaneous crew), Princess Lou Bernardo (miscellaneous crew), Elma S. Medua (producer), Melissa Mendez (actress), Edgar Mortiz (actor), Mel Kimura (actress), Carmi Raymundo (producer), Charo Santos-Concio (producer), Tetchie Agbayani (actress), Thellie Castro-Palanisamy (miscellaneous crew), Remegio Capiral (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Comedy, Romance,Actors: Roberto Alagna (actor), Gérard Lacroix (producer), Giuseppe Adami (writer), Gérard Pont (producer), Renato Simoni (writer), Chris Merritt (actor), François Goetghebeur (director), Sylvain Plantard (producer), Alain Duault (actor), Marco Spotti (actor), Orchestre national de France (actor), Charles Roubaud (miscellaneous crew), Marc Barrard (actor), Florian Laconi (actor), Ensemble vocal des Chorégies d'Orange (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Yuthlert Sippapak (producer), Yuthlert Sippapak (writer), Yuthlert Sippapak (director), Mario Maurer (actor), Manel Soler (actor), Arak Amornsupasiri (actor), Tawat Siripong (editor), Surachai Chetchotisak (producer), Piyapan Choopetch (producer), Kriangkai Chetchotisak (producer), Ong-Art Singlumpong (producer), Sushar Manaying (actress), Abid (actor), James P. Walsh (actor), Paweenut Pangnakorn (actress),
Plot: Four young boys are kidnapped from their families and handicapped by their abductors. Forced to become beggars on the street they soon find refuge in a skillful Shaolin Kung Fu master who teaches them the art of his craft. When tragedy hits this clan they will discover that together they are invincible as they unite and fight for justice to stop the man responsible for the death of their beloved master.
Genres: Action,Actors: Petchtai Wongkamlao (writer), Petchtai Wongkamlao (actor), Petchtai Wongkamlao (director), Petchtai Wongkamlao (producer), Petchtai Wongkamlao (writer), Prachya Pinkaew (producer), Somsak Techaratanaprasert (producer), Sukanya Vongsthapat (producer), Chookiat Iamsook (actress), Nirachara Wannalai (costume designer), Bawriboon Chanreuang (actor), Robin De Lano (miscellaneous crew), Sita Vosbein (producer), Padung Songsang (actor), JeeJa Yanin (actress),
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime,Actors: Mon Confiado (actor), Dexter Doria (actress), Richard Quan (actor), Crisaldo Pablo (actor), Ferdinand Lapuz (producer), Idda Yaneza (actress), G.A. Villafuerte (actor), Joselito Altarejos (producer), Joselito Altarejos (director), Ces Aldaba (actor), Marco Morales (actor), Lex Bonife (writer), Lex Bonife (producer), Lex Bonife (actor), Richard Gonzales (composer),
Genres: Drama,Actors: James Brolin (actor), Spencer Garrett (actor), Kip Pardue (actor), Tom Waller (producer), Carl Bressler (actor), Erich Fleshman (miscellaneous crew), Erich Fleshman (actor), Erich Fleshman (miscellaneous crew), Lee Chatametikool (editor), Janet Chiarabaglio (actress), Samavee Pummoung (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Hare (writer), Jeff Hare (writer), Jeff Hare (director), Sompob Benjathikul (actor),
Plot: American businessman Brian Chandler has a perfect life with a great job and beautiful fiancée. When his boss, renegade coffee mogul Calvert Jenkins sends him to Thailand to inspect a crop for purchase, Brian meets Ticha, a beautiful Bangkok executive who has long-since given up on the prospects of finding love. At the urging of her old village and her coffee farmer parents, Ticha brings Brian to the coffee fields of Southern Krabi, with the hopes that Brian will purchase coffee there. The only problem with this plan is that Brian and Ticha absolutely can not stand to be around each other. As they go from the cosmopolitan bustle of Bangkok to the pristine, white sands beaches of Krabi, their relationship becomes more than just a coffee deal.
Keywords: american-company, american-overseas, attempt-to-kiss, boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, business-trip, coffee, coffee-bean, coffee-shop, cultural-difference, engaged-coupleActors: Sorapong Chatree (actor), Lee Chatametikool (editor), Aditya Assarat (writer), Aditya Assarat (director), Su-jeong Lim (actress), Spannada Plupthong (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Kohtee Aramboy (actor), Kom Chauncheun (actor), Kavee Tanjararak (actor), Somphong Kunapratom (actor), Khwannapa Reuangsri (actress), Duangrudee Boonbumroong (actress), Visa Sarasas (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Zubin Mehta (actor), Yimou Zhang (actor), Paul Smaczny (producer), Bernd Helthaler (producer), Eugene Rizzo (actor), Allan Miller (editor), Margaret Smilow (producer), Allan Miller (director), Margaret Smilow (producer), Shaohong Li (miscellaneous crew), Barbara Hendricks (actress), Barbara Frittoli (actress), Walter Scheuer (producer), Sergej Larin (actor), Cristina Gallardo Domas (actress),
Plot: In May of 1997, Zubin Mehta conducts and Zhang Yimou directs Puccini's "Turnadot" in Florence. A year later, they stage nine performances in Beijing. This documentary focuses on the China production: a huge and elaborate set, hundreds of extras, three sets of principles, props and costumes matching the Ming Dynasty. Mehta, with his Indian roots and European training, revels in bringing disparate cultures together. Zhang wants the music to come through and anticipates the demands (and habits) of the Chinese audience. Rehearsals; production work; rain; talks with singers, crew, and local officials -- can it all come together? When the chorus is in full volume, no one sleeps.
Keywords: acoustics, acrobat, anxiety, asian-indian, backstage, beijing-china, china, china-performing-arts-agency, chinese, chinese-armyActors: Brian Large (director), Giuliano Montaldo (miscellaneous crew), Giuseppe Adami (writer), Carlo Gozzi (writer), Renato Simoni (writer), Robin Scott (producer), Nanà Cecchi (costume designer), Orazio Mori (actor), Cecilia Gasdia (actress), Manuela Crivelli (miscellaneous crew), Orchestra dell'Arena di Verona (actor), Coro dell'Arena di Verona (actor), Ghena Dimitrova (actress), Ivo Vinco (actor), Gianfranco Manganotti (actor),
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Music,I'm lyin' here on the floor where you left me
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