- published: 04 Jan 2013
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A warlord is a person with power who has both military and civil control over a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. The term can also mean one who espouses the ideal that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to engage in war. Today, the word has a strong connotation that the person exercises far more power than his official title or rank (if any) legitimately permits. Under feudalism, by contrast, the local military leader may enjoy great autonomy and a personal army, and still derive legitimacy from formal fealty to a central authority.
Warlordism was coined to describe chaos at the end of the Qing Dynasty and the birth of the Republic of China, especially after the death of Yuan Shikai, as the warlord era of China. It can however be used to describe similar periods in other countries or epochs such as in Japan during the Sengoku period, or in China during the Three Kingdoms, or in Somalia during the Somali Civil War.
The word "warlord" entered English as a translation from the German word "Kriegsherr", which was an official title of the German Emperor. Its use for Chinese military commanders who had a regional power base and ruled independently of the central government dates from the early 1920s, with Bertram Lenox Simpson being one source, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Genres: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy,Actors: Bruce Spielbauer (actor), Matt Ukena (actor), Dan Kattman (miscellaneous crew), Dan Kattman (producer), Aaron Farb (actor), Drew Maxwell (editor), Drew Maxwell (writer), Drew Maxwell (director), R. Michael Gull (actor), Debra Lopez (actress), Amanda Shalhoub (actress), Ryan Berard (actor), Ryan Berard (actor), Sam Eigen (producer), Mitch Rasque (actor),
Plot: A group of desperate soldiers hatch a plan to steal a Warlord's treasure and start a new life. Faced with the threat of a horrific death at the hands of the Warlord's executioners, the men escape into a desolate and forbidden land known only as the Shadowlands. Now the men must flee from the Warlord's vicious assassins whilst defending themselves from the terrifying creatures that inhabit the land.
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Genres: Drama,Actors: Jason Konopisos (producer), Robert Z'Dar (actor), Ryan Wickerham (producer), Jason Konopisos (actor), Ryan Wickerham (actor), Joe Estevez (actor), Ryan Wickerham (actor), Robert Z'Dar (producer), Larry Thomas (actor), Michael Charron (writer), Leland Freeman (actor), Leland Freeman (producer), Michael Charron (producer), Leland Freeman (editor), Michael Charron (director),
Plot: The Cast and Crew of a shoe string budget horror film are in for more than they bargained for when they travel to a desolate house in the woods run by the eccentric Aunt Bee. A cross between Living in Oblivion & Hostel this schlock n shock blend of comedy and horror will leave you asking the question Who will make the cut?
Keywords: butt, camping, dog-humping-someone's-leg, fan, gay, killer, sex, sexinessActors: Andy Wickens (miscellaneous crew), Dezi Rorich (miscellaneous crew), Frédéric North (miscellaneous crew), Harald Kloser (composer), Brendan Gunn (miscellaneous crew), Roland Emmerich (director), Roland Emmerich (producer), Omar Sharif (actor), Harald Kloser (producer), Cliff Curtis (actor), Harald Kloser (writer), Mark Gordon (producer), Roland Emmerich (writer), Renée April (costume designer), Thomas Tull (producer),
Plot: A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter named D'Leh's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. When a band of mysterious horse-riding warlords raid the Yaghal camp and kidnaps his heart's desire - the beautiful Evolet along with many others, D'Leh is forced to lead a small group of hunters south to pursue the warlords to the end of the world to save her. Driven by destiny, the unlikely band of warriors must battle saber-toothed cats and terror birds in the Levant.
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Genres: Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Rob Lane (composer), Jon Baker (miscellaneous crew), Stuart Urban (writer), Gavan O'Herlihy (actor), Shaun Parkes (actor), Jon Costelloe (editor), James Vaughan (actor), Lee Whitlock (actor), Shaun Prendergast (actor), Shaun Prendergast (writer), Akbar Kurtha (actor), Gino Salvano (actor), Chris Larkin (actor), Heland Lee (actor), Raji James (actor),
Plot: On patrol in the South Seas, British Type-23 frigate HMS Monarch receives a distress call from the merchant vessel Corona, which has been carrying gold bullion and is under attack from pirates. Responding to the call, the Captain and crew of HMS Monarch find themselves drawn into a struggle against the megalomaniac ambitions of a despotic warlord. With the lives of hostages at stake, the crew HMS Monarch races against the clock to save them... and themselves.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Family, War,Actors: Yung-chiang Peng (actor), Ma Wu (actor), Huang-hsi Liu (actor), Richard Ng (actor), Yung-sheng Pan (actor), Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (producer), Biu Gam (actor), Woon Ling Hau (actress), Sammo Hung Kam-Bo (actor), Ching-Ying Lam (actor), Billy Lau (actor), Corey Yuen (actor), Wing-Cho Yip (actor), Chau Sang Lau (actor), Anders Nelsson (composer),
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Plot: Expelled by a band of restless ghosts in his village, Taoist Priest Mao Ming, and his two spirit companions, visit another village to seek wealth. There, Ming meets Master Gau, the "Vampire Buster," who is trying to defeat an evil Sorceress and her henchmen, whose goal is to conquer the human race. Gau also informs Ming that humans and ghosts cannot co-exist peacefully. As Ming and his ghost companions part ways, they are later attacked by the Sorceress. As a result, Ming joins forces with Gau to put a stop to the evil menace.
Keywords: chinese-vampire, sequelI've failed in so many ways Failed in my attempt to praise Sweetest One you never sway Dearest Love please hear me pray Help me to know Your love is real Please show me the pain You feel I can't fight this battle in my heart Why is my heart always torn? Why do I always play the whore? You give and give and I just take I see you weep and Your heart break
Why is my heart so blank Please forgive me, please take me back I just want to to say I do I only want to say I do