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Petra (Arabic: البترا, Al-Batrāʾ; Ancient Greek: Πέτρα), originally known as Raqmu to the Nabataeans, is a historical and archaeological city in the southern Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock-cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved.
Established possibly as early as 312 BC as the capital city of the Arab Nabataeans, it is a symbol of Jordan, as well as Jordan's most-visited tourist attraction. It lies on the slope of Jebel al-Madhbah (identified by some as the biblical Mount Hor) in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Petra has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1985.
The site remained unknown to the western world until 1812, when it was introduced by Swiss explorer Johann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate Prize-winning poem by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage". Petra was named amongst the New7Wonders of the World in 2007 and was also chosen by the Smithsonian Magazine as one of the "28 Places to See Before You Die".
Actors: Michelle Meadows (actress), Axel Palmkvist (editor), Axel Palmkvist (writer), Åsa; Johansson (director), Axel Palmkvist (director), Åsa; Johansson (editor), Åsa; Johansson (producer), Åsa; Johansson (producer), Axel Palmkvist (producer), Axel Palmkvist (producer), Åsa; Johansson (writer), Rasmus Luthander (actor), Jonas Nilsson (actor), David Book (actor), Hannah Canvert (actor),
Plot: On their way home from her sister's house, Helena and her boyfriend Jakob discover that they have different views of the evening. The disagreement about her sister's life choices raises doubts about the foundation of their own relationship. But as the crack grows, so do the efforts to bridge it. A pushing thirty drama where Ingmar Bergman meets Lena Dunham.
Genres: Drama, Short,Actors: Steven Bauer (actor), Michael Madsen (actor), Daryl Hannah (actress), William Baldwin (actor), Alanna Ubach (actress), Tim Colceri (actor), Serena Lorien (actress), David Danberg (miscellaneous crew), Vladimir Alenikov (producer), Lindsay Cohen (miscellaneous crew), Michael Weiss (miscellaneous crew), Michael Beardsley (actor), Jed Rees (actor), Shaun Gerardo (actor), Anya Avaeva (actress),
Plot: Lenny and Abbott are garbage truck drivers who service the homes of movie stars in Beverly Hills and Hollywood. They deal with the likes of 'Daryl Hannah' (qv), 'William Baldwin (I)' (qv) and 'Ben Stiller' (qv) on daily basis. During a routine landfill trip, they discover 'Cuba Gooding Jr.' (qv)'s Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "_Jerry Maguire (1996)_ (qv)". As they trace their steps back to Cuba's house, wondering how the Oscar got in the trash, the news breaks out in the media and they become overnight celebrities. As they get sucked into the Hollywood scene and celebrity world, Lenny starts to dream big and loses it completely when he sees his dreams go up in smoke, while jeopardizing his friendship with Abbott, their jobs and their lives.
Keywords: academy-award, agent, celebrity, dashed-hopes, dump-truck, fame, garbage, garbage-truck, hollywood-california, hollywood-signActors: Torry Martin (actor), David Ruprecht (actor), Steven F. Zambo (producer), Steven F. Zambo (writer), Steven F. Zambo (director), Elizabeth M. Zambo (producer), Matt Koester (actor), Shannon Moore (actress), Karen Spiegelberg (actress), Frank Datzer (producer), Jack Albert (miscellaneous crew), Frank Datzer (editor), Daniel Koester (actor), Ken T. Williams (actor), Rick Richter (actor),
Plot: One year after the classic Dickens' A Christmas Carol Ebenezer Scrooge finds himself on a new journey. Once again he is visited by Jacob Marley. This time Scrooge is sent on an adventure which takes him into the life of Timothy Cratchit the VI, the great, great, great grandson of Bob Cratchit.
Keywords: adventurer, christ, christmas, faith, forgiveness, holiday, hope, love, time-travelActors: Amit Jain (editor), Amit Jain (producer), Amit Jain (writer), Amit Jain (writer), Amit Jain (director), Rafael Augusto (actor), Sunny Ray (actor), Val Tredrea (actor), Shipra Jain (writer),
Plot: Sam happens to meet Petra by chance and finds the love of his life. Petra, a young girl in her early twenties has all the reasons to like Sam, except for one. Mrs. Walker, a single mother, is an over possessive mother, who controls the life of her son Sam. 'Please Forgive Me' is a short film shot in Auckland, New Zealand. It reflects a tale of human emotions of love, hatred, understanding and misunderstanding. The story is set in the modern day environment, blended with the communication tools of modern era.
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Short,Actors: Tony Curtis Blondell (actor), Gabriel Diani (actor), Elaine Partnow (actress), Maria Valentina Bove (producer), Buck Lindelof (producer), Buck Lindelof (writer), Buck Lindelof (director), Buck Lindelof (producer), Rebecca O'Brien (actress), Jenn Gulotta (actress), Stephen Strosin (writer), Michael Karman (actor), Oliver Schnee (composer), Ross Everett (actor), Matt Green (editor),
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Short,Actors: Pablo S. Gomez (writer), Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario (writer), June T. Rufino (producer), Veronique Del Rosario-Corpus (producer), Vicente G. del Rosario III (producer), Wenn V. Deramas (writer), Hermie Go (producer), Candy Pangilinan (actress), John Lapus (actor), Vic del Rosario Jr. (producer), Eugene Domingo (actress), Gloria Romero (actress), Dennis Padilla (actor), Vincent de Jesus (composer), Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario (writer),
Plot: Peter Kasimsiman was once a submissive son to his parents. But losing his mother at a tender age, left him with an abusive father who only knew of tending to his carriage horse, Brown Beauty. Peter is eager to win the love and attention of his indifferent Tatay. But an unfortunate incident forces him to run away from home. His horrible life starts to change its course when he meets the nurturing haciendera Helena who provides him shelter and unconditional affection he knew his father would never be able to give. Helena teaches Peter love and kindness, grooming him as the sole heir to the hacienda in the event of her death. Albeit fueled with the guidance of the good-natured foster mother, who's known for her passionate concern for her employees, Peter has an intolerable bad temper especially towards her mother's loyal servant, Maita and the latter's beautiful and gifted daughter, Samantha. Peter's almost perfect life is threatened as people from the hacienda adore the beauty and goodwill of Samantha. These include the estate's striking horse trainer, Erickson, the good-looking veterinarian, Dickson and even the trusted estate horse, Sylvester. Add the unwanted presence of his long-lost sister, Peter's life seemed like an everyday living hell. Little did Peter know that Diobayo, the Goddess of Horses, watches every move he makes as he grows oblivious to other people and the surrounding horses' needs. To teach Peter a painful lesson, Diobayo cursed him transforming him into the horse, Petra, whenever he acts surly and proud. Will Peter choose to continue his grumpy personality? Or will he be able to use his 'horse instinct' to change for the better?
Keywords: abusive-father, adopted-child, adopted-son, adoptive-mother, airline, animal-in-title, animal-name-in-title, arrogance, balloon, based-on-comicActors: Robert Guédiguian (writer), Alexandre Desplat (composer), Virginie Ledoyen (actress), Horatiu Malaele (actor), Robert Guédiguian (director), Marc Leroyer (miscellaneous crew), Ariane Ascaride (actress), Serge Avedikian (actor), Lucas Belvaux (actor), Patrick Bonnel (actor), Simon Abkarian (actor), Jean-Pierre Darroussin (actor), Gilles Taurand (writer), Gilles Taurand (writer), Bernard Sasia (editor),
Plot: The poet Missak Manouchian leads a mixed bag of youngsters and immigrants in a clandestine battle against the Nazi occupation. Twenty-two men and one woman fighting for an ideal and for freedom. News of their daring attacks, including the assassination of an SS general, eventually reaches Berlin.
Keywords: 1940s, anti-communism, armenian, assassination, assassination-plot, bare-breasts, camp-drancy, circumcision, clandestine-activity, collaboration-with-nazisActors: John Fleck (actor), Michael Dobson (actor), Joe Mantegna (actor), Garry Chalk (actor), David Lewis (actor), Mark Rolston (actor), Ian Tracey (actor), Jay Brazeau (actor), Roman Podhora (actor), Michael Lerner (actor), Tommy Lee Wallace (director), Roark Critchlow (actor), Don Thompson (actor), Ted Bauman (miscellaneous crew), Jim Lampley (actor),
Plot: To teach a team of Russian wanna-be baseball players the finer points of the all-American game is no easy task, but for a grudgingly resentful, recently fired baseball manager from the States, the task is formidable. In fact, there are many times when he considers chucking the whole thing and going back home and forgetting baseball entirely. But he perseveres... to the point where he finally believes that his players may be good enough to represent the Soviet Union in the upcoming Olympics in America. However, performing in this Country under such pressures not only shows these Russian players something about themselves, it also makes their American manager aware of something rather special about himself, as well.
Keywords: baseballActors: Lily Y. Monteverde (producer), Janno Gibbs (actor), Lucita Soriano (actress), Manilyn Reynes (actress), Max Alvarado (actor), Dely Atay-atayan (actress), Naty Santiago (actress), Roy Alvarez (actor), Metring David (actress), Lucy Quinto (actress), Roderick Paulate (actor), Tony Carreon (actor), Perry de Guzman (actor), Pablo S. Gomez (writer), Malou N. Santos (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Fantasy,Actors: George Ardisson (actor), Gordon Mitchell (actor), Mario Novelli (actor), Jacques Stany (actor), Albert Band (producer), Joseph E. Levine (producer), Ugo Liberatore (writer), Albert Band (director), Joseph E. Levine (miscellaneous crew), John Woodcock (editor), Roger Browne (actor), Everett Sloane (actor), Gordon Scott (actor), Fred Steiner (composer), Paul Stevens (actor),
Plot: Superstrong hero Hercules, aided by young Ulysses and scientific wit Diogenes, journeys to Troy, where the city's virgins are being sacrificed to a horrible sea monster. When Princess Diana, heir to the Trojan throne currently being held by her evil uncle Petra, is selected to become the sea monster's next victim, Hercules must battle the monster - and Petra's warriors - in order to save her.
Keywords: action-hero, adventure-hero, adventurer, ambush, ancient-greece, bare-chested-male, battle, beach, beefcake, bow-and-arrowWords and music by Bob Hartman
Based on Luke 19:40, Psalm 69:34, 148:9
Somebody's gonna praise His name
Somebody's gonna call Him Lord
It'll either be you and me
Or it's gonna be a rock or tree
Somebody, somewhere is gonna praise His name
Jesus said that it couldn't be stopped
Jesus said that it had to be heard
His creation will praise Him
Jesus said we could be assured
If we all maintain our silence
Even stones will cry out so loud
His creation will praise Him
All alone or in a crowd
In the end every tongue will confess
Every knee will eventually bow
His creation will praise Him
It's so easy to go for it now
And it's gonna be me
It's gonna be me
Somebody's gonna praise Him
And it's gonna be me
Lord I lift my voice to You
And I magnify Your name
You are Alpha and Omega
You are everyday the same
As long as I draw breath my lips will praise You
As long as I have strength I want to praise Your name