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Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London, and often extended to refer to the clock and the clock tower. The tower is officially known as Elizabeth Tower, renamed to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012; previously it was known simply as the Clock Tower. The tower holds the second largest four-faced chiming clock in the world (after Minneapolis City Hall). The tower was completed in 1858 and had its 150th anniversary on 31 May 2009, during which celebratory events took place. The tower has become one of the most prominent symbols of the United Kingdom and is often in the establishing shot of films set in London.
Elizabeth Tower (previously called the Clock Tower or St. Stephen's Tower), more popularly known as Big Ben, was raised as a part of Charles Barry's design for a new palace, after the old Palace of Westminster was largely destroyed by fire on the night of 16 October 1834. The new Parliament was built in a Neo-gothic style. Although Barry was the chief architect of the Palace, he turned to Augustus Pugin for the design of the clock tower, which resembles earlier Pugin designs, including one for Scarisbrick Hall. The design for the tower was Pugin's last design before his final descent into madness and death, and Pugin himself wrote, at the time of Barry's last visit to him to collect the drawings: "I never worked so hard in my life for Mr Barry for tomorrow I render all the designs for finishing his bell tower & it is beautiful." The tower is designed in Pugin's celebrated Gothic Revival style, and is 315 feet (96.0 m) high.
Jay Chou ((traditional Chinese: 周杰倫; simplified Chinese: 周杰伦; pinyin: Zhōu Jiélún, born 18 January 1979) is a Taiwanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, director, and actor.
In 2000, Chou released his debut album, titled Jay (2000), under the record company Alfa Music. Since then his music has gained recognition throughout Asia, most notably in regions such as Taiwan, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea, Japan and in the Asian communities of Western countries such as the United States and Australia. He has sold more than 30 million albums and has received numerous awards for his musical work. Chou has also written songs for other artists whilst working on his albums. In 2003, he was the cover story of Time magazine (Asia version), titled New King of Asian Pop, acknowledging his influence on popular culture. He has since held six world tours, performing in cities around the world to more than 10 million people.
Chou debuted his acting career in the film Initial D (2005); followed shortly by his role as the honorable son, Prince Jai, in the multi-nominated Mandarin Chinese epic, Curse Of The Golden Flower (2006). He has since ventured into many other movie projects, becoming known to western audiences when he made his Hollywood debut in 2011 with The Green Hornet, starring alongside Seth Rogen and Christoph Waltz. Chou also manages his own record and management company JVR Music.
Actors: Dave Courtney (actor), Ryan Claffey (director), Ryan Claffey (producer), Ryan Claffey (writer), Robert Toretto (actor), Eaoifa Forward (actress), Scott Hinds (actor), Gabe Castillo (actor), Mike Linnane (actor), Ian Floodgate (actor), Danny Howard (actor), Tony Bowden (actor), Francesca Marie Claire (actress), Kassidy Chaplin (actor), Alex Roseman (actor),
Plot: Sacrifice tells the story of a group of car thieves who steal a car with a boot full of cocaine. This leads to them unknowingly busting up a drug deal, between crime bosses, Frank Morgan and the Carbone Brothers. The Carbone brothers, itching to expand their influence into Frank's territory see this situation as a way to declare a war on Frank. During this Mayhem unravels a story of an American card player. Nick Hayden has sought refuge in the UK after a terrifying ordeal with a gangster in New York City. Compelled to leave card playing behind him, he seeks a way to leave calculating the odds and reading peoples reactions behind him. However through the influence of Claudia he soon finds himself ushered back into the world of underground poker. Linking these stories together is the sad tale of Charlene. A woman in her late twenties who desperately wishes to leave the sex industry behind her. She soon finds herself the victim of a witch hunt, led by a single mother in the tower block where she lives.
Genres: Crime,Actors: Frank Gigante (editor), Frank Gigante (producer), Frank Gigante (producer), Frank Gigante (writer), Frank Gigante (director), Anthony Gigante (actor), Vito Gigante (actor), Anna M. Gigante (director), Antonio Gigante (actor), Vincent Gigante (actor), Gabriella Velez (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Matt Walsh (actor), David M. Sitbon (actor), Csaba Lucas (actor), Brigitte Hagerman (actress), J. Emerson McGowan (actor), Robin Brecker (actor), Nick Gregorio (producer), Nick Gregorio (actor), Christina Rose (actress), Nick Gregorio (writer), Nick Gregorio (director), Eric M. Levy (producer), Eric M. Levy (writer), Eric M. Levy (director), Eric M. Levy (actor),
Plot: It's early July in Philadelphia. Childhood trauma has its hold on Harris Malden: he has no facial hair, so to compensate, he draws a mustache or beard on his face every morning, and he won't leave his neighborhood. His younger brother, Melvin, his best friend Paul, who lives next door, Paul's grandmother, and the entire neighborhood play along. But at the party for his 25th birthday, Paul's new girlfriend Susan points out to Harris that his mustache is a fake. This causes a crisis in Harris and threatens the friendship with Paul. Meanwhile, Melvin is trying to break into TV commercials. Hair, honesty, growing up, and moving on challenge each character and each relationship.
Keywords: birthday, character-name-in-title, fake-moustache, mustache, sweatyActors: Matt Clark (actor), Richard Farnsworth (actor), Ben Johnson (actor), Dirk Benedict (actor), Linda Blair (actress), Paul Maslansky (producer), Jerry Gatlin (actor), Max Kleven (writer), Max Kleven (director), Clifford A. Pellow (actor), Taylor Lacher (actor), Jon Van Ness (actor), Lata Ryan (miscellaneous crew), Nava Levin (miscellaneous crew), Bennie E. Dobbins (actor),
Plot: Kyle Hanson is a Vietnam veteran whose traumatic war-time experiences have left him unable to rejoin mainstream society. When Kyle, unkempt and in dirty fatigues, stops in a small town for some food, the local bullies can't wait for an opportunity to harass him. After Kyle uses his Special Forces training to escape the bullies, he becomes the subject of a community-wide manhunt. Only Jenny Bellows, a local girl whose husband was declared missing in action in Vietnam, is willing to give Kyle a chance.
Keywords: bully, bullying, car-chase, chase, diner, dirt-bike, drifter, father-in-law-daughter-in-law-relationship, hamburger, harassmentActors: Suzanne De Passe (writer), Bob Mackie (costume designer), Isabel Sanford (actress), George Wyner (actor), Richard Pryor (actor), Michel Legrand (composer), Diana Ross (actress), Virginia Capers (actress), Scatman Crothers (actor), Billy Dee Williams (actor), Ned Glass (actor), Sid Melton (actor), Milton Selzer (actor), Lawrence Schiller (miscellaneous crew), Sidney J. Furie (director),
Plot: Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.
Keywords: 1930s, african-american, alcohol, arrest, baltimore-maryland, bandleader, based-on-book, blaxploitation, brothel, carnegie-hall-manhattan-new-york-cityActors: Emmett Vogan (actor), Sidney Toler (actor), Rick Vallin (actor), Tristram Coffin (actor), Ted Billings (actor), Leslie Denison (actor), Dudley Dickerson (actor), Willie Best (actor), Bruce Edwards (actor), Dick Elliott (actor), Herbert Evans (actor), Joseph Crehan (actor), John Harmon (actor), Selmer Jackson (actor), Victor Sen Yung (actor),
Plot: A treasury agent traveling aboard a ocean liner confides to fellow passenger Charlie Chan that he's on the trail of a counterfeiting ring operating from the South Pacific and has survived two recent attempts on his life. Chan helps him avoid a third but is helpless to prevent a knife thrown in his back in the ship's club room. Although the ship will be docking shortly in Samoa, Charlie is confident that he will unmask the killer before then. Among the suspects are an elitist reverend and his wife, a beautiful young woman traveling with forged papers, a shady loudmouth of a salesman, a larcenous ship's steward, and a professional knife-thrower.
Keywords: absent-without-leave, african-american, african-american-comedian, african-american-hero, archive-footage, asian-comedian, asian-detective, asian-hero, attempted-murder, bankrollActors: Joseph E. Bernard (actor), Tex Driscoll (actor), Eddie Borden (actor), Chet Brandenburg (actor), Ted Billings (actor), Ralph Bucko (actor), Roy Bucko (actor), Rod Cameron (actor), Douglas Carter (actor), Tom Coleman (actor), Ben Corbett (actor), Victor Cox (actor), William Desmond (actor), Andy Devine (actor), Eddie Dunn (actor),
Genres: Romance, Western,Actors: Fuzzy Knight (actor), Benny Baker (actor), Monte Blue (actor), Bob Burns (actor), Jules Cowles (actor), Buster Crabbe (actor), Stanley Andrews (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Leif Erickson (actor), Chester Gan (actor), Kenneth Harlan (actor), Raymond Hatton (actor), Dean Jagger (actor), Lew Kelly (actor), Frank Lackteen (actor),
Plot: Adam Larey becomes a fugitive from justice when he escapes after being blamed for a crime he did not commit. He wanders into the desert wastelands and joins an outlaw gang who prey on gold prospectors. Years later, he meets his wife and her gold-prospecting father as they have come there seeking their fortune, and not knowing the danger of the treacherous desert wastes, the poisoned-water holes and the outlaw bands of marauders who roam the desert in search of the gold found by others. He comes to their aid and, eventually, manges to clear his name of the false charge against him.
Keywords: 1880s, bartender, based-on-novel, california, chinese, cigarette-smoking, croupier, damsel-in-distress, dancehall-girl, dancerActors: Larry Semon (director), Monty Banks (actor), Jack Duffy (actor), Jack Duffy (actor), Dorothy Vernon (actress), Larry Semon (writer), Frank Alexander (actor), William Hauber (actor), Frank Hayes (actor), Larry Semon (actor), Pete Gordon (actor), Lucille Carlisle (actress), Brian Benison (composer),
Plot: Big Ben has the largest store in the town of New Ralgia. His chief clerk is in love with the post mistress. The three of them get involved in a series of mishaps with their customers and with the town ladies' man, whose advances conceal a more sinister purpose.
Keywords: two-reelerActors: Jack Mower (actor), George Stanley (actor), Florence Hale (actress), William Burke (actor), Natalie De Lonton (actress),
Genres: Drama, Short,Centuries long,day after day
A tune kept tolling over London
Big Ben's bells got very famous
So all the others were redundant
Since the 80's it slightly changed
But no one paid any attention
'Cause the tune it plays is very simple
But the words must come straight from your heart
We like heavy,heavy metal
We like heavy,heavy metal
I don't know who made that tune
But that really doesn't matter,does it ?
All I know is that it should be known
By every fucking metal maniac
There are lots of us,let's unite & rejoice
If you don't know how just use your voice
It's a simple tune so it won't take long
Take a breath & sing this song
We like heavy,heavy metal
We like heavy,heavy metal
Centuries long,day after day
A tune kept tolling over London
Big Ben's bells got very famous
So all the others were redundant
Since the 80's it slightly changed
But no one paid any attention
'Cause the tune it plays is very simple
But the words must come straight from the heart
We like heavy,heavy metal