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A city council, town council, town board, or board of aldermen is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.
Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies. However, it is generally only those local government areas which have been specifically granted city status (usually on a basis of population) that are entitled to refer to themselves as cities. The official title is "Corporation of the City of ------" or similar.
Some of the larger urban areas of Australia are governed mostly by a single entity (see Brisbane and other Queensland cities), while others maybe controlled by a multitude of much smaller city councils. Also some significant urban areas can be under the jurisdiction of otherwise rural local governments. Periodic re-alignments of boundaries attempt to rationalize these situations and adjust the deployment of assets and resources.
Local councils in New Zealand do vary in structure, but are overseen by the government department Local Government New Zealand. For many decades until the local government reforms of 1989, a borough with more than 20,000 people could be proclaimed a city. The boundaries of councils tended to follow the edge of the built-up area, so little distinction was made between the urban area and the local government area.
Actors: Billy St. John (actor), William Nelson (editor), William Nelson (producer), William Nelson (producer), William Nelson (writer), William Nelson (director), Lionel Pena Wolff (actor), Krista Hefner (actor), Mitch Manina (actor), Pat Tomsha (actor), Rose Duke (actor), George Eberth (actor), Steve Schneiderman (actor), Joe Wulczynski (actor), Kasey Nelson (actress),
Plot: Just recovering from the horrifying events this small town has recently experienced and barely getting over the loved ones they have lost. The locals are once again terrorized by the nightmare that they once thought was over. Only this time it is out for blood, revenge and no longer human, mutated into a horrifying gruesome creature like none that has been seen before. What once was the sweet boy named 'Johny Campbell' is now something to fear,as the worms burrow through his body he becomes what is surely a walking nightmare from Hell.
Genres: Horror,Actors: Phil Harrington (actor), Fred P. Watkins (writer), Fred P. Watkins (producer), Fred P. Watkins (director), José Juan Sauceda (writer), José Juan Sauceda (actor), José Juan Sauceda (director), Jaret P. Watkins (editor), Russ Marker (actor), Bill Cleavelin (actor), Joshua D. Smith (actor), Jason LeGrande (actor), Allen Arkus (actor), Julie E. Furnas (producer), Jeffie Legend (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Sigourney Weaver (actress), Susan Ruttan (actress), Henry Czerny (actor), Dug Rotstein (miscellaneous crew), Russell Mulcahy (director), Lee Garlington (actress), Greg Bernstein (miscellaneous crew), Stanley M. Brooks (producer), Dan Butler (actor), Amanda Mason (miscellaneous crew), David Permut (producer), Victor Du Bois (editor), Damian Ganczewski (producer), Sam Logan Khaleghi (actor), William C. Fox (actor),
Plot: In "Prayers for Bobby," Mary Griffith is a devout Christian who raises her children with the conservative teachings of the Presbyterian Church. However, when her son Bobby confides to his older brother he may be gay, life changes for the entire family after Mary learns about his secret. While Bobby's father and siblings slowly come to terms with his homosexuality, Mary believes God can cure him of what she considers his 'sin' and persuades Bobby to pray harder and seek solace in church activities in hopes of changing him. Desperate for his mother's approval, Bobby does what is asked of him, but through it all, the church's apparent disapproval of homosexuality causes him to grow increasingly withdrawn and depressed. Guilty over the pain he is causing Mary, Bobby moves away, yet hopes that some day his mother will accept him. His subsequent depression and self-loathing intensifies as he blames himself for not being the 'perfect' son and is driven to suicide. Faced with their tragedy, Mary begins to question her faith when she receives no answers from her pastor concerning her devastating loss. Through her long and emotional journey, Mary slowly reaches out to the gay community and discovers unexpected support from a very unlikely source. The film is based on the 1995 Leroy Aarons book of the same name.
Keywords: acceptance, activism, argument, bare-chested-male, based-on-book, based-on-true-story, betrayal, bible, bible-quote, biblical-interpretationActors: Jefferson Moore (writer), Jefferson Moore (actor), Jefferson Moore (producer), Jefferson Moore (writer), Jefferson Moore (director), Tom Luce (actor), Christopher Morrow (producer), Jerry L. Wallace (actor), Randy E. Moore (actor), Matt Wallace (actor), Pate Walters (editor), Marci Miller (actress), BJ Davis (composer), Armando Garza (actor), Pattie Crawford (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Nick Lombardo (producer), Dean Hargrove (producer), Robert Halmi Jr. (producer), Larry Levinson (producer), Blue Deckert (actor), Lea Thompson (actress), Kyle A. Clark (producer), Scott Paulin (actor), Joe Penny (actor), Matt Fitzsimons (producer), Richard Libertini (actor), Shashawnee Hall (actor), William R. Moses (actor), Erin Gray (actress), Michael Moran (producer),
Plot: After two CSA agents assassinate their mentors but don't remember the crimes, master puzzle-solver Cathy Davis, a.k.a. Jane Doe, connects the incidents to a secret government experiment in mind control. Now, Cathy must quickly uncover who is behind this murderous mission -- before the next agent kills.
Genres: Crime, Mystery,Actors: Raymond Iwata (actor),
Plot: Ghost Whisperer: The Other Side (www.cbs.com/innertube) A new episode of this online companion series to CBS' hit Ghost Whisperer debuts every Friday. The Other Side explores the spirit world from the perspective of an earthbound spirit named Zach, who as he searches for answers about his death meets ghosts that teach him how to intersect with the land of the living. Mark Halpa stars as Zach, with Matthew Alan as Danny, the friend Zach holds responsible for his death; Robin Hines as Sarah, Zach's teacher in the spirit world; rapper DNA as Sam, Zach's spirit buddy; Graham McTavish as the Shadow Spirit, a ghost from the Dark Side; and fashion model Taylor as Zach's girlfriend Katie. Zach will make an appearance in the upcoming second season finale of Ghost Whisperer.
Genres: Sci-Fi,Actors: Ken Lerner (actor), Robert Costanzo (actor), Michael Z. Gordon (composer), Michael Z. Gordon (producer), Robert A. Ferretti (editor), Tamela D'Amico (actress), Leo Rossi (actor), Michael Z. Gordon (producer), Johnny Williams (actor), Tony Devon (actor), Leo Rossi (writer), Raymond Serra (actor), Lou Albano (actor), Frank Adonis (actor), Tony Luke Jr. (actor),
Plot: Apparent heir to the Philadelphia Paradiso mafia family, Frank Paradiso, finds himself confronted with tough choices after an assassination attempt on his father, Don Antonio Paradiso. Frank, family under-bossman Vito Lupo, and consiglieri Danny Defino try to find out who is responsible for usurping the family's power before they implode from their own internal strife.
Genres: Crime, Drama,Actors: Jon Gries (actor), Logan Ramsey (actor), Joe Don Baker (actor), John Diehl (actor), Greydon Clark (director), Helen Kelly (actress), Greydon Clark (producer), Susie DeSanto (costume designer), Becky LeBeau (actress), Larry Bock (editor), Brenda Weisman (miscellaneous crew), Al Gomez (writer), Corinne Bohrer (actress), Scott McGinnis (actor), George W. Perkins (producer),
Plot: There's trouble in town and it's video games. High school students spend so much time with the electronic monsters that there's no time for schoolwork. Shucks.
Keywords: 1980s, arcade, buxom, camp, campy, female-nudity, generation-gap, independent-film, nerd, one-word-titleActors: Lester Dorr (actor), Mike Donovan (actor), John Dilson (actor), Sam Ash (actor), Charles Arnt (actor), Sidney D'Albrook (actor), Frank Darien (actor), Ernie Alexander (actor), Harry Allen (actor), Felix Bressart (actor), Davison Clark (actor), David Clyde (actor), Tristram Coffin (actor), Joseph Crehan (actor), John Eldredge (actor),
Plot: Edna marries Texan Sam Gladney, operator of a wheat mill. Edna discovers by chance how the law treats children who are without parents and decides to do something about it. She opens a home for foundlings and orphans and begins to place children in good homes, despite the opposition of "conservative" citizens, who would condemn illegitimate children for being born out of wedlock. Eventually Edna leads a fight in the Texas legislature to remove the stigma of illegitimacy from birth records in that state, while continuing to be an advocate for homeless children.
Keywords: adoption, adoption-agency, african-american, banker, bigotry, birth, birth-certificate-law, black-american, boy, butlerActors: Oliver Hardy (actor), Raymond McKee (actor), Julian Reed (actor), Caroline Rankin (actress), Willard Louis (director), Jean Dumar (actress), Dallas Welford (actor), William W. Pratt (writer), Lou Gorey (actress),
Plot: In a small town, O'Toole is the only police officer. After there's a burglary and O'Toole doesn't catch anyone, the town council threatens to fire him. O'Toole sets up a fake arrest, but it backfires, and the town council makes Mrs. O'Toole the new police chief.
Genres: Comedy, Short,