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In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, supporting branches and leaves in most species. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height. Trees are not a taxonomic group but include a variety of plant species that have independently evolved a woody trunk and branches as a way to tower above other plants to compete for sunlight. In looser senses, the taller palms, the tree ferns, bananas and bamboos are also trees. Trees tend to be long-lived, some reaching several thousand years old. The tallest known tree, a coast redwood named Hyperion, stands 115.6 m (379 ft) high. Trees have been in existence for 370 million years. It is estimated that there are just over 3 trillion mature trees in the world.
A tree typically has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground by the trunk. This trunk typically contains woody tissue for strength, and vascular tissue to carry materials from one part of the tree to another. For most trees it is surrounded by a layer of bark which serves as a protective barrier. Below the ground, the roots branch and spread out widely; they serve to anchor the tree and extract moisture and nutrients from the soil. Above ground, the branches divide into smaller branches and shoots. The shoots typically bear leaves, which capture light energy and convert it into sugars by photosynthesis, providing the food for the tree's growth and development. Flowers and fruit may also be present, but some trees, such as conifers, instead have pollen cones and seed cones; others, such as tree ferns, produce spores instead.
Actors: Oliver Platt (actor), Brian Blessed (actor), Carol A. Compton (miscellaneous crew), Patrick Stewart (actor), Bernadette Peters (actress), Susan Bliss (miscellaneous crew), James Belushi (actor), Martin Short (actor), Kelsey Grammer (actor), Dan Aykroyd (actor), Tom Kenny (actor), Pete Sepenuk (actor), Lea Michele (actress), Douglas Hodge (actor), Hugh Dancy (actor),
Plot: In the latest chapter in the Oz legacy, Dorothy returns to Kansas only to find it devastated by the tornado that had whisked her away to Oz. The home she has been so desperate to return to is severely damaged and the townspeople are packing up and moving out. But shortly after arriving, she is magically transported back to Oz. She finds out that Oz is in trouble and the people there need her help. Dorothy's old friends have disappeared and Oz is in a state of decay. As she journeys to find her friends, she encounters a number of new companions (and lots of problems).
Keywords: based-on-novel, cgi, oz, tornadoActors: Jim Fitzpatrick (producer), Tom Nowicki (actor), Jim Fitzpatrick (actor), Corbin Timbrook (director), Jim Fitzpatrick (writer), Corbin Timbrook (producer), Corbin Timbrook (actor), Lucius Baston (miscellaneous crew), Jodi Knotts (actress), Jodi Knotts (producer), Ross Francis (actor), Kimberly McVicar (actress), Con Schell (actor), Keith Pratt (actor), John Castellanos (actor),
Plot: Over 2000 years ago, the 12 Apostles of Christ were warned that one day Satan would retaliate against God, for casting he and his Angels into hell, so the Apostles each made a special Dagger to kill each of Satan's 12 equivalent Demons, he has unleashed to re-stake his claim. That day has come, as was written in the Books of Revelations. However, direct-Blood-line Descendants of the Apostles, called the 'Alpha Disciples', have collected the Daggers passed-down through time, and come together to take-on Satan's deadly Cult of Gothic Demons, before ALL of hell's demons are released upon the earth.
Keywords: angel, apostle, armageddon, beast, bible, blessing, curse, death, demon-spawn, devilActors: Edrick Browne (actor), Frank Reynolds (editor), Franklin Ojeda Smith (actor), Peter Calandra (composer), Seth Carmichael (miscellaneous crew), Rayan Lawrence (actor), Christopher Pizzo (miscellaneous crew), Edgar Nicholson (actor), Seth Eisman (producer), Khalil Maasi (actor), Sam Neave (editor), Randy Clark (actor), Postell Pringle (actor), Andrew Kletjian (miscellaneous crew), Layla Edwards (actress),
Plot: Ellison (aka L) just graduated high school and life is breezy. But after his father suddenly dies, all his security is gone. He bounces from place to place staying with a series of friends before landing on the street, and into a shelter. Desperate, he tries to enlist, but the asthma he got from government housing disqualifies him for the Army. Finally, he turns to Zee, his charismatic wealthy neighbor, who has hustled his way up from the streets. Will L honor his hard-working father, or go the way of the streets?
Genres: Drama,Actors: Jackie Richardson (actress), Graham Greene (actor), Casper Van Dien (actor), Corinne Conley (actress), Tony Meyler (actor), Chris Benson (actor), Eve Crawford (actress), Heenan Blaikie (miscellaneous crew), Paul Schneider (director), Matthew Knight (actor), Kim Yu (producer), Christopher Marren (actor), Randy Butcher (actor), Tara Spencer-Nairn (actress), Donna Goodhand (actress),
Plot: Orphan Eddie Burton is not bad, but too many screw-ups land him repeatedly in jail, so his 8-year old son Will, simply abandoned by his 'mother', has nobody else then Eddie's granny. When he hears about a program for convicts working an a foundation's farm for retired race horses, Eddie signs up and proves his talent with Big Spender, who was found completely run down. He nurses the horse back to health, and convinces Jake Cotter, the man in charge, to try a stunt: train him for an new career in jumping, which is a success when his dedicated race jockey Mel Tennant volunteers to ride him again. If he does really well, he may even get a certificate opening the perspective of a real job, which he desperately needs when grandma dies after having him swear he'll get out: the nightmare alternative is to leave Will lingering in the very home that did Eddie no good...
Keywords: animal-abuse, animal-care, convict, criminal-rehabilitation, family-man, family-relationships, father-son-relationship, horse, horse-farm, horse-ownerActors: Paul Danhauser (producer), Paul Danhauser (writer), Paul Danhauser (director), Paul Danhauser (editor), Brent Bollenbach (actor), Aaron Sturz (composer),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Martin Donovan (actor), Patrick Malahide (actor), Richard Schiff (actor), Kate Walsh (actress), Harvey Weinstein (producer), Bob Weinstein (producer), Karl Urban (actor), Wynter Blathwayt (miscellaneous crew), Fran Walsh (miscellaneous crew), Joanna Going (actress), Liz DiFiore (miscellaneous crew), Dianne Moffatt (miscellaneous crew), Vance Hartwell (miscellaneous crew), Jared Connon (miscellaneous crew), Victoria Kelly (composer),
Plot: A struggling architect, being sued for divorce by his wife and struggling with booze and gambling, finds work remodeling a friend's strip club, the Paradise. There he meets a transsexual stripper who is bothered by accurate, but extremely violent visions of future events. The increasingly violent visions start including the architect, who doesn't believe in the prophesy. One who does however is a psychiatrist who is seeing both the stripper and the architect and is sleeping with the ex-wife. He uses the prophecies for his own financial gain. Finally the scenes from the vision move into reality amidst many plot turns.
Keywords: alleyway, ambulance, anal-intercourse, anger, anxiety, architect, arson, audio-cassette, bar, bartenderActors: Terry O'Quinn (actor), Jim Turner (actor), Bubba Smith (actor), Mako (actor), Mark Steven Grove (actor), Greg LaVoi (costume designer), Carlos Palomino (actor), Lars Lundgren (actor), Burt Douglas (actor), Peter Garrity (producer), Christophe Clark (actor), Dale Girard (actor), Julian Lee (actor), James M. Crumley Jr. (actor), Tupper Cullum (actor),
Plot: A boy, Peter McCrea, witnesses a gangland murder. He turns to his martial arts teacher, Young Park, to help defend him from the gangsters. On the run from both the gang and the police, Peter learns self-defense and the courage to face his fears.
Keywords: boy, child-martial-arts, falling-from-height, gang, independent-film, martial-arts, mentor, murder, teenage-boy, villainActors: Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Billy Bletcher (actor), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Dr. Seuss (producer), Dr. Seuss (writer), Carl W. Stalling (composer), Chuck Jones (director), Treg Brown (editor),
Genres: Animation, Short,Falling across forgotten landscapes
Transcending all time and space
Well I've read from this book before but through different lips
Turned by different fingertips
I never learn the lesson until I learn the lesson too late I fold and I start again
Rise up and over and collapsing in
MY SOUL IS RECYCLABLE
Dying and rotting away
To wake up and start a brand new day
Like a bottle brought back then thrown away
My soul's in the process in the cycle of change
MY SOUL IS RECYCLABLE
I've learned these lessons before but I'll be damned
I have forgotten them
I've read from this book before