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Ray is a 2004 American musical biographical film focusing on 30 years in the life of rhythm and blues musician Ray Charles. The independently produced film was written, produced and directed by Taylor Hackford, and stars Jamie Foxx in the title role. Foxx received an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as well as the Golden Globe, BAFTA, Screen Actors Guild and Critics' Choice awards, becoming the second actor to win all five major lead actor awards for the same performance, and the only one to win the Golden Globe in the Musical or Comedy (rather than the Drama) category.
Charles was set to attend an opening of the completed film, but died of liver disease in June, several months before its premiere.
Raised on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles Robinson went blind at the age of seven, shortly after witnessing his younger brother drown. Inspired by a fiercely independent mother who insisted he make his own way in the world, Charles found his calling and his gift behind a piano keyboard. Touring across the chitlin circuit, the soulful singer gained a reputation before exploding onto the worldwide stage when he pioneered the incorporation of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, gospel, country, jazz and orchestral influences into his inimitable style.
Actors: Michael Paré (actor), Nick Mancuso (actor), Lazar Rockwood (actor), Ray Abruzzo (actor), Robert Gulassarian (director), Tess Spentzos (actress), Joshua James (actor), Steve Price (actor), Sofia (actress), Itself (writer), Lilia Pokhyl (actress), Nicola Pullus (actor), Alexia Chavtaraeva (actress),
Plot: Nick Mancuso, an acclaimed actor, now distraught with life treads on the verge of insanity as he journeys towards a bridge to make the only decision that has any meaning in life. His friend Lazar tries to talk him out of it as he himself is pursued by vicious Serbians out to collect a debt. This is a document of suicide in its raw form.
Keywords: death, life, suicide, truthActors: Patrick Sheridan (actor), Sam Sleiman (producer), Haylar Garcia (editor), Haylar Garcia (director), Haylar Garcia (writer), Tarik Heitmann (producer), Kathryn Gould (actress), Michael Haskins (actor), Jennifer Wilde (actress), Troy Alan (actor), Ilya Osovets (miscellaneous crew), Dusten Forbes (miscellaneous crew), Joe Abplanalp (actor), Graham Emmons (actor), Jhene Chase (costume designer),
Genres: ,Actors: Mark Webber (actor), Mark Webber (writer), Jason Ritter (actor), Michael Cera (actor), Michael Angarano (actor), Mark Webber (producer), Mark Webber (producer), Mark Webber (director), Amanda Seyfried (actress), Aubrey Plaza (actress), Brian Groh (actor), Shannyn Sossamon (actress), Alia Shawkat (actress), Michael Bacall (actor), Jocelin Donahue (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Nick Mancuso (actor), Lou Martini Jr. (actor), Sally Kirkland (actress), Braxton Davis (actor), John Savage (actor), Ralph Rieckermann (composer), Johnny Williams (actor), Vinny Vella (actor), Nick Mancuso (producer), Steven Bauer (actor), Al Burgo (actor), Rick Ravanello (actor), Adam D. Wright (miscellaneous crew), Rick Borgia (actor), Ángel Salazar (actor),
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Corey Browne (producer), Robby Haynes (actor), Martin Poole (actor), Gary Swan (actor), Leigh Acton (actor), Colin Osborne Jr. (actor), Sarah Pemberton (actress), Leigh Acton (producer), Charlie Carter (actor), Lee Thompson (composer), Chris Foreman (composer), Harry McGeough (editor), Harry McGeough (producer), Harry McGeough (writer), Tricia Stewart (actress),
Plot: It's a movie about a Pub Crawl in Camden, London. It takes place in a one day period on the day of the Grand National. Old friends re-live the days and memories of their youth. Ray, an Internet Entrepreneur and Bill, an out of work press photographer, have their first pint of the day in the Halfway House. They meet up with painter brothers Tony and Paul. Mick a publican tips them an Irish Raider to win the big race. Enter, Bob a film producer who they meet at the Fiddlers Elbow. The guys watch the race and Ray wins £7,000 pounds from Mick's tip of Numbersixvalverde. To celebrate the winner they start a pub crawl around Camden.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Matt Seeley (director), Ryan Macdonald (actor), Matt Seeley (actor), Matt Seeley (producer), Matt Seeley (writer), Josh Ennis (editor), Josh Ennis (director), Josh Ennis (actor), Josh Ennis (writer), Josh Ennis (producer), Daniel Letto (actor), Hamza Adam (actor), David Nguyen (editor), David Nguyen (actor), Luc Roderique (actor),
Plot: "When 'Office Time' employee, Lee, volunteers to switch over from days to the night shift with his best friend, lazy but well-intentioned slacker, James, he finds more than he bargained for! The new night crew tandem is faced with quitting employees, Psychotic customers, mutual feelings for the brash and vivacious Constance, keeping their meddling friends at bay, and trying to get a little bit of work done! Nothing the night shift has to offer is more difficult, however, than avoiding the watchful eye of their overbearing manager, Brock. When James and Lee get put together on the "Night Shift", they learn one thing that's certain. They have a lot to learn about each other in this comedy that's funny day or night!"
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Atom Egoyan (producer), Noam Jenkins (actor), Colin Brunton (miscellaneous crew), Shauna MacDonald (actress), Scott Gibson (actor), Joel Green (miscellaneous crew), John Kalangis (actor), David Sutcliffe (actor), John Kalangis (writer), John Kalangis (director), Simone Urdl (producer), Don Ackerman (actor), Kathryn Zenna (actress), Paul Winestock (editor), Evan Georgiades (actor),
Plot: Jack discards Jill right before their impending marriage. But Jack and Jill decide to continue with an open relationship. Each starts a new affair. Jack meets Laura, Jill meets Stephen. Jill gets serious with Stephen. Jack decides he really wants Jill and Laura is willing to help him get her back. Meanwhile both are telling their stories separately to Veronica, the local bartender.
Keywords: character-name-in-title, independent-filmActors: William Bassett (actor), Amy Smart (actress), Chris Ellis (actor), Bonnie Bedelia (actress), Brian Austin Green (actor), Joe Spano (actor), Steven Gilborn (actor), Sheldon Pinchuk (producer), Roma Maffia (actress), Gina Philips (actress), Deanna Esmaeel (miscellaneous crew), Kenneth Mancebo (miscellaneous crew), David Ramsey (actor), Lori-Etta Taub (producer), R. Scott Poole (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Buck Adams (actor), Jerry Butler (actor), Greg Derek (actor), Jamie Gillis (actor), Ashley Moore (actor), Colleen Brennan (actress), Sheena Horne (actress), Jamie Summers (actress), Tasha Voux (actress), James Macreading (editor), Will Jarvis (actor), Will Jarvis (actor), Cassandra Leigh (actress), Joyce Snyder (writer), Joyce Snyder (producer),
Genres: Action, Adult, Drama,Actors: Andrew Divoff (actor), Matthew Asner (actor), Mark Headley (producer), John Lafayette (actor), George McDowell Agnew (miscellaneous crew), Victor Brandt (actor), Joseph A. Porro (costume designer), Adrienne Hamalian-Mangine (miscellaneous crew), Herb Linsey (producer), James Acheson (actor), Leilani Sarelle (actress), Brian Leonard (producer), Doyle McCurley (actor), Trish Doolan (actress), Marta Kober (actress),
Plot: Something disturbing is going on in San Francisco each and every night. Certain locals who are out at night, are being set upon and slain, by someone or something, to be found in the morning mutilated or parts missing. Ocassionally they are never found at all ditto the parts that go missing. Tonight one teen is going to witness a massacre at the hands of this lethal mystery. And might be able to shed some light over it to the cops. That is if she survives the night.
Keywords: arrow, bathtub, bikini, bikini-girl, black-humor, blood, blow-job, character-melts, city, costume-partySometimes I sit and think about yesterday... of all those simple words that I didn't even say. I just sit back and wonder why... (wonder why...) ...everything is just bought and sold, and why everyone listens to what they're told. No matter what you do you'll never get ahead and to everyone else you're just better off dead! Sometimes I sit and watch you on T.V. and I just think about how cruel it would be... to call your family at a quarter til' four. "Ray doesn't live here anymore..." (anymore...) Survey... sez, Survey sez yeah! Survey... sez.