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Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the family of Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. Under natural conditions, the cotton bolls will tend to increase the dispersal of the seeds.
The plant is a shrub native to tropical and subtropical regions around the world, including the Americas, Africa, and India. The greatest diversity of wild cotton species is found in Mexico, followed by Australia and Africa. Cotton was independently domesticated in the Old and New Worlds.
The fiber is most often spun into yarn or thread and used to make a soft, breathable textile. The use of cotton for fabric is known to date to prehistoric times; fragments of cotton fabric dated from 5000 BC have been excavated in Mexico and the Indus Valley Civilization in Ancient India (modern-day Pakistan and some parts of India). Although cultivated since antiquity, it was the invention of the cotton gin that lowered the cost of production that led to its widespread use, and it is the most widely used natural fiber cloth in clothing today.
Captain America is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 (cover dated March 1941) from Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics. Captain America was designed as a patriotic supersoldier who often fought the Axis powers of World War II and was Timely Comics' most popular character during the wartime period. The popularity of superheroes waned following the war and the Captain America comic book was discontinued in 1950, with a short-lived revival in 1953. Since Marvel Comics revived the character in 1964, Captain America has remained in publication.
Captain America wears a costume that bears an American flag motif, and is armed with a nearly indestructible shield that he throws at foes. The character is usually depicted as the alter ego of Steve Rogers, a frail young man enhanced to the peak of human perfection by an experimental serum to aid the United States government's imminent efforts in World War II. Near the end of the war, he was trapped in ice and survived in suspended animation until he was revived in the present day. Although Captain America often struggles to maintain his ideals as a man out of his time with its modern realities, he remains a highly respected figure in his community which includes becoming the long-time leader of the Avengers.
Actors: Wendell Ramos (actor), Phillip Salvador (actor), Topel Lee (director), Joross Gamboa (actor), Derek Ramsay (actor), Arci Muñoz (actress), Gerhard Acao (actor), Emerzon Texon (composer), Renato Custodio Jr. (writer), Jasmine Curtis (actress),
Plot: Undercover is about a former criminal investigator named Roy Velasco (Derek Ramsay). He is known for bringing the nation's high profile law offenders, including smuggling lord Don Faustino a.k.a. Amang (played by Phillip Salavador). Being a highly decorated police officer, Roy lives a perfect life with his well-off family and loving fiancée Julia (played by Arci Muñoz). Things took a turn for the worse when he was kidnapped on his wedding day and was held captive on a cell specially designed for him. After six years of physical and psychological torture, Roy is released without knowing the identity of his captors. He returns home only to find out that Julia is already married to his adaptive brother Alex (played by Wendell Ramos). Forced to move on, Roy becomes motivated by his determination to find the person responsible for all his suffering. With the help of his fellow investigator Cotton (played by Gerard Acao), IT expert Claire (played by Jasmine Curtis-Smith) and con-artist Jimboy (played by Joross Gamboa), Roy sets up a team of undercover vigilantes to know the identity of his captors while putting his enemies of the law behind bars. How will Roy figure out who is the mastermind behind his six years of captivity? Will Roy be able to get justice? What will Julia do when she learns that Roy is still alive? Will they choose to let go of their love story or will they have a forbidden romance?
Genres: Action, Drama,Actors: Isaiah Headen (editor), Sun King Davis (director), Sun King Davis (editor), Sun King Davis (actor), Sun King Davis (writer), Vaughn Irving (actor), John W. Link (writer), John W. Link (producer), John W. Link (director), Matt Baldoni (actor),
Plot: A mockumentary about 3 brothers who are drawn together because one has a compulsive involvement in a series of spiritual cults. The older 2 have just extracted their younger sibling from the latest ('The Rose') and are attempting to 'de-program' him, only to be deprogrammed themselves.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family, Short,Actors: Michael Mendelsohn (producer), John Thompson (producer), Matthew Lillard (actor), Dave Sheridan (actor), Brad Leo Lyon (actor), Christina Ricci (actress), Ann-Margret (actress), Dave Sheridan (actor), Ewan Bourne (actor), Bill Engvall (actor), Cedric the Entertainer (actor), Martin Klebba (actor), Michael Mendelsohn (actor), Jeff Cardoni (composer), John Thompson (producer),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Eric Tomosunas (producer), Eric Tomosunas (writer), Cullen Moss (actor), Traci Dinwiddie (actress), David Eubanks (producer), Michele Seidman (miscellaneous crew), Jon Stafford (actor), Julia Tasker (miscellaneous crew), Big Daddy Kane (actor), Anghus Houvouras (writer), Anghus Houvouras (writer), Anghus Houvouras (producer), Michael L. Kuhn (actor), Michael L. Kuhn (miscellaneous crew), Anderson Boyd (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In Miami, four small time thieves leaded by Ski decide to rob a bank in the small town of Maysville. The lord Hustle demands a 10% commission and sends his experienced bodyguard Ackson to help the gang in their plan. He goes to the target bank to check the security system, but Ski decides to anticipate the plan for that afternoon. They succeed in the heist, but Deputy Kate activates the alarm and one of the criminals shoots Deputy Duff. When the bank is under siege of the police force, they are attacked by weird creatures. The former government agent Hunter comes to the bank and tells that the vampire zombies had been contaminated by an experimental virus developed by the government through the subjects that have escaped from the laboratory, attacking people in the New Moon to feed themselves. The group joins force to survive to the massive attack of the creatures.
Keywords: assisted-suicide, bag-of-money, bank, bitten-in-the-neck, bitten-on-the-arm, blood-on-shirt, blood-spatter, chase, corpse, covered-in-bloodActors: Hal Roach (miscellaneous crew), Ernie Alexander (actor), Jerry Tucker (actor), Tiny Ward (actor), Hal Roach (producer), Gus Meins (director), Tony Campanaro (miscellaneous crew), Charles Levin (miscellaneous crew), Wally Albright (actor), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (actor), Scotty Beckett (actor), Harry Bernard (actor), Tommy Bond (actor), Tommy Bupp (actor), Charlie Hall (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Family, Short,Actors: Hal Roach (producer), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (actor), Georgie Billings (actor), Joe Cobb (actor), Mary Kornman (actress), Richard C. Currier (editor), Robert F. McGowan (director), Baldwin Cooke (actor), Mickey Daniels (actor), Hal Roach (miscellaneous crew), Donald Haines (actor), Charles Levin (miscellaneous crew), Allen 'Farina' Hoskins (actor), Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins (actor), Tony Campanaro (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Stymie and his friends plot to play hooky from school in order to go fishing, unaware that their teacher, Miss Kornman, is closing the school for the day in order to take the kids to the amusement park. Mickey, the truant officer, gets wind of the hooky plans and, just for fun, chases the would-be hooky players all around the park.
Keywords: actor-shares-first-name-with-character, children, our-gangActors: Hal Roach (miscellaneous crew), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (actor), Harry Bernard (actor), Tommy Bond (actor), George 'Spanky' McFarland (actor), Dickie Moore (actor), Estelle Etterre (actress), Ruth Hiatt (actress), Robert F. McGowan (producer), Hal Roach (producer), Robert F. McGowan (director), Jack Ogilvie (editor), Tony Campanaro (miscellaneous crew), Charles Levin (miscellaneous crew), Billy Gilbert (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Family, Short,Actors: George 'Spanky' McFarland (actor), Dickie Moore (actor), Harry Bernard (actor), Georgie Billings (actor), Jim Mason (actor), Harry Bernard (actor), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (actor), Dick Gilbert (actor), Dick Gilbert (actor), Donald Haines (actor), Harry Bowen (actor), Jack Hill (actor), Jack Hill (actor), Bobby 'Wheezer' Hutchins (actor), James C. Morton (actor),
Plot: Filled with stories of Aladdin's magic lamp, the gang starts rubbing every lamp in sight in hopes of finding the one with the magic. A series of coincidences leads the gang to think they've found the magic lamp, and a helpful vaudeville magician augments the illusion. After Spanky decides to wish that Stymie's little brother Cotton was a monkey, an escaped chimpanzee shows up and frightens Cotton away. The gang believes the wish has come true and mayhem ensues as they try to keep the police from shooting the runaway simian.
Keywords: children, magician, our-gang, racial-stereotype, two-reelerActors: Hooper Atchley (actor), Marcia Mae Jones (actress), Lillian Rich (actress), Robert F. McGowan (producer), Hal Roach (producer), Leroy Shield (composer), Robert F. McGowan (director), Richard C. Currier (editor), Tony Campanaro (miscellaneous crew), Charles Levin (miscellaneous crew), Hal Roach (miscellaneous crew), Matthew 'Stymie' Beard (actor), Harry Bernard (actor), Georgie Billings (actor), Gordon Douglas (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Family, Short,Actors: Thomas Pratt (editor), Matthew Betz (actor), Jules Cowles (actor), Alec B. Francis (actor), Joseph W. Girard (actor), Holmes Herbert (actor), Otto Hoffman (actor), Edward Everett Horton (actor), John Miljan (actor), Conrad Nagel (actor), Louise Fazenda (actress), May McAvoy (actress), Harvey Gates (writer), Joseph Jackson (writer), Edgar Wallace (writer),
Genres: Horror, Mystery,If I came back to the land of cotton
Would you love just me?
Old loves lost are never forgotten
That's the way it's supposed to be
Are you short or are you long?
Are you easy to see?
Are you weak or are you strong?
Makes no never to me
All the ballerina sees when her world's on fire
Is where she puts her feet
If she burns her toes, she'll just jump higher
Never skip a beat
I've been good most of the time
Since you last saw me
You come 'cross my mind from time to time
Now look at me
I'm standing at your door with my heart in your hands
Ain't you gonna ask me in?
If you say, "No", I'll understand dear
And never come South again
If I came back to the land of cotton
Would you love just me?
Old loves lost are never forgotten
That's the way it's supposed to be