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A writer is a person who uses written words in various styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce various forms of literary art and creative writing such as novels, short stories, poetry, plays, screenplays, and essays as well as various utilitarian forms such as reports and news articles. Writers' texts are published across a range of media. Skilled writers who are able to use language to express ideas well often contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society. The word is also used elsewhere in the arts – such as songwriter – but as a standalone term, "writer" normally refers to the creation of written language. Some writers work from an oral tradition.
Writers can produce material across a number of genres, fictional or non-fictional. Other writers use multiple media – for example, graphics or illustration – to enhance the communication of their ideas. Another recent demand has been created by civil and government readers for the work of non-fictional technical writers, whose skills create understandable, interpretive documents of a practical or scientific nature. Some writers may use images (drawing, painting, graphics) or multimedia to augment their writing. In rare instances, creative writers are able to communicate their ideas via music as well as words.
Aaron Benjamin Sorkin (born June 9, 1961) is an American screenwriter, producer, and playwright. His works include the Broadway plays A Few Good Men and The Farnsworth Invention; the television series Sports Night, The West Wing, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, and The Newsroom; and the films A Few Good Men, The American President, Charlie Wilson's War, The Social Network, Moneyball, and Steve Jobs.
Sorkin's trademark rapid-fire dialogue and extended monologues are complemented, in television, by frequent collaborator Thomas Schlamme's characteristic directing technique called the "walk and talk". These sequences consist of single tracking shots of long duration involving multiple characters engaging in conversation as they move through the set; characters enter and exit the conversation as the shot continues without any cuts.
Sorkin was born in Manhattan, New York City, to a Jewish family, and was raised in the NY suburb of Scarsdale. His mother was a schoolteacher and his father a copyright lawyer who had fought in WWII and put himself through college on the G.I. Bill; both his older sister and brother went on to become lawyers. His paternal grandfather was one of the founders of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union (ILGWU). Sorkin took an early interest in acting. Before he reached his teenage years, his parents were taking him to the theatre to see shows such as Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and That Championship Season.
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Actors: Javi Araguz (producer), Javi Araguz (editor), Javi Araguz (actor), Javi Araguz (director), Javi Araguz (writer), Pau Bertomeu (producer), Carles Araguz (actor), Isabel Hierro (producer), Isabel Hierro (writer), Gloria Ariza (composer), Kim Smits (actor), Raul Tigel (actor), Axel Bertran (actor), Josep Adell (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Brynn Baron (actress), Brynn Baron (producer), gregg Alexander (actor), Stefan Feuerherdt (producer), Christopher Alley (director), Ruth Witteried (producer), Barbara McCormick Thomas (writer),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Cassian Elwes (actor), Michael De Luca (actor), Leonardo DiCaprio (actor), Neal Dodson (actor), Russell Crowe (actor), Michael Fassbender (actor), Johnny Depp (actor), George Clooney (actor), George Clooney (actor), Woody Allen (actor), Woody Allen (actor), George Clooney (actor), Willem Dafoe (actor), Ryan Gosling (actor), Harrison Ford (actor),
Genres: ,Actors: Varsha Usgaonkar (actress), Kishore Kadam (actor), Anand Abhyankar (actor), Ashok Samarth (actor), Jyothi Kunkolienkar (producer), Pramod Salgaocar (producer), Chandrakant Barve (writer), Jyothi Kunkolienkar (writer), Chandrakant Barve (director), Prabhakar Panshiker (actor), Dilip Ghare (actor), Sachin Natekar (editor), Arvind Haldipur (composer),
Plot: This is debate between two friends; a jailer and an author of international repute on capital punishment. The author is an abolitionist whereas the jailer believes that a criminal terrorist must be hanged. The terrorist is sentenced to death and the author loses hopes of saving him. So now he decides to interview him in order to understand the mental condition of the murderer who is about to be hanged for murdering an innocent person. He wants to know how he feels, whether he repents, whether he is scared. The interview is organized by his jailer friend but the author gets into a nightmare like situation from which he is facing death himself.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller,Actors: Franco Castan (producer), Franco Castan (actor), Daniel Dowding (editor), Daniel Dowding (director), Daniel Dowding (producer), Chaz Ahern (actor), Laura Dowding (composer), Sudan Jeffers (actor), Danny Watters (actor), Kevin Hazzard (writer), Kevin Hazzard (writer), Noah Fleming (actor), Renae Sallee (actress), Elizabeth Fleming (actress), Elizabeth Langmade (actress),
Plot: All of humanity is linked; by lineage, by history, by space, by experience and by emotion. And yet somehow we remain so completely insulated from one another, refusing to unlatch that door chain. In short, this piece is less about what divides us than it is about what connects us.
Genres: Short,Actors: Mohamed Zineddaine (writer), Mohamed Zineddaine (producer), Mohamed Zineddaine (director), Mohamed Zineddaine (editor), Silvio Piersanti (composer), Wahabi Noureddine (actor), Harrada Abdelkader (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Bill Irwin (actor), Charles Inslee (actor), Richard Attenborough (actor), Woody Allen (actor), Charles Chaplin (actor), Woody Allen (actor), Syd Chaplin (actor), Syd Chaplin (actor), Woody Allen (actor), Winston Churchill (actor), Johnny Depp (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Robert Downey Jr. (actor), Milos Forman (actor), Bill Irwin (actor),
Plot: Narrated by Sydney Pollack, film critic Richard Schickel's dazzling two-hour plus documentary to one of the towering figures in film: Charles Chaplin. Hardcore Chaplin fans may not find much new material here, but more unfamiliar admirers will gain some valuable information about one of the most famous personalities of the 20th century. Schickel has constructed the documentary as a chronological survey of Chaplin's work, starting with his most significant shorts and covering all of his features. Schickel supports his narration with testimony from artists familiar with Chaplin's work and family members who offer personal insights into the comedian's life. The documentary plays down but doesn't ignore the controversies that swirled around Chaplin's private life. But the main focus is on the films. They include some of the best-loved movies of all time. Clips from "Kid Auto Races at Venice," the 1914 Keystone short in which Chaplin first used his Tramp costume, reveal a startlingly modern technique and sensibility, as if the filmmakers were predicting and mocking reality TV. Subsequent shorts show Chaplin refining his 'Little Tramp' character while absorbing the essentials of filmmaking. By the time he made "Easy Street," in 1917, Chaplin had perfected a combination of knockabout farce and Victorian sentiment that still proves irresistible. Chaplin's early features, including "The Kid," "The Gold Rush" and "City Lights," were such blockbuster hits that he could essentially ignore the coming of sound for almost a decade. Those making appearances on the program include Woody Allen, Richard Attenborough, Jeanine Basinger, Claire Bloom, Geraldine Chaplin. Sydney Chaplin, Johnny Depp, Robert Downey Jr., Milos Forman, Bill Irwin, Norman Lloyd, Marcel Marceau, David Raksin, David Robinson, Andrew Sarris, Martin Scorsese and Jeffrey Vance.
Keywords: actor, character-name-in-title, comedian, comedy-filmmaking, film-director, filmmaker, filmmaking, silent-filmmakingActors: Kristy Swanson (actress), Charlie Sheen (actor), Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (actor), Valeria Golino (actress), Lloyd Bridges (actor), Jon Cryer (actor), Cary Elwes (actor), Pat Proft (actor), Pat Proft (actor), Jim Abrahams (actor), Jim Abrahams (actor), William O'Leary (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Jack May (actor), Lindsay Shonteff (producer), Lindsay Shonteff (director), Lindsay Shonteff (writer), Jack Smethurst (actor), Anthony Jacobs (actor), Sue Bond (actress), Neville Barber (actor), Fred Hugh (actor), Alan Gorrie (composer), Toby Lennon (actor), Linda Dean (actress), Jackson J. Bowdell (editor), Louisa Livingston (actress), Greta Nelson (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Holbrook N. Todd (editor), George M. Merrick (director), Ernie Adams (actor), Tom Herbert (actor), Arthur Loft (actor), Norbert A. Myles (actor), Hal Taliaferro (actor), Mae Busch (actress), Luana Walters (actress), Douglas MacLean (producer), Lester F. Scott Jr. (producer), Betty Burbridge (writer), George Cowl (actor), David Callis (actor),
Genres: ,Down the road a piece he was waiting
Yes, he was waiting and you know me
I had had my fill of hesitating
And I always knew it had to be
To love, to love, to love, to love
All you need's the opportunity
To love, to love, to love, to love
Baby don't you make a fool of me
I never will forget our first encounter
Yes, I'm proud to say that it was all right
And I was so glad that I had found him
As ready as I was that night
To love, to love, to love, to love
All you need's the opportunity
To love, to love, to love, to love
Baby don't you make a fool of me
There are those of us too cool for passion
They're the ones that it could do some good
And there are those who say it's out of fashion
They're the ones who only wish they could
To love, to love, to love, to love
All you need's the opportunity
To love, to love, to love, to love
Baby don't you make a fool of me
Baby don't you make a fool of me
Baby, don't you make a fool of me
Baby, don't you make a fool of me
Baby, don't you make a fool of me