- published: 06 Sep 2011
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Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate, best known for his Virgin Group of more than 400 companies.
His first business venture was a magazine called Student at the age of 16. In 1970, he set up an audio record mail-order business. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores. Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic Airways and expanded the Virgin Records music label.
Branson is the 4th richest citizen of the United Kingdom, according to the Forbes 2011 list of billionaires, with an estimated net worth of US$4.2 billion.
Branson was born in Blackheath, London, the son and eldest child of barrister Edward James Branson (10 March 1918 – 19 March 2011) and Eve Huntley Branson (née Flindt). His grandfather, the Right Honourable Sir George Arthur Harwin Branson, was a judge of the High Court of Justice and a Privy Councillor. Branson was educated at Scaitcliffe School (now Bishopsgate School) until the age of thirteen. He then attended Stowe School until the age of sixteen. Branson has dyslexia and had poor academic performance as a student, but later discovered his ability to connect with others.
Actors: Tim Kaiser (actor), Rich Swingle (actor), Zack Lawrence (editor), Zack Lawrence (director), Zack Lawrence (producer), Zack Lawrence (actor), Zack Lawrence (writer), Rebekah Cook (actress), Rebekah Cook (miscellaneous crew), Hannah Marshall (actress), Stacey Bradshaw (actress), Ken Lawrence (actor), Ken Lawrence (producer), Cesar Marquez (actor), Sylvia Atkins (actress),
Plot: When a homeless man interrupts the comfortable routine of First Church of Raymond, life will never be the same for the apathetic congregation. Convicted by the vagrant's words, Pastor Henry Maxwell, Rachel Winslow, Virginia Page, Alex Powers, and Jasper Chase are thrust into a journey of discovering what life is like beyond "Christianity as usual." But as they find themselves opposed by family strife, church politics, and scorned lovers, will they be able to keep their commitment, or will they be dragged back into fruitless lives?
Keywords: author, based-on-novel, christian, christian-family, christian-film, christianity, church-service, faith-based, homeless-man, homeless-peopleActors: Adam Weldrick (actor), Timothy Samuels (miscellaneous crew), Timothy Samuels (producer), Timothy Samuels (writer), Timothy Samuels (director), Timothy Samuels (editor), Timothy Samuels (miscellaneous crew), Ian Jenkins (actor), Stephen Devey (actor), Jackie Lam (actor), Lorna Baker (miscellaneous crew), Sheraz Ahmed (writer),
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Short, Thriller,Actors: Zack Lawrence (director), Zack Lawrence (editor), Zack Lawrence (producer), Zack Lawrence (writer), Cesar Marquez (actor), Ken Lawrence (producer), Ken Lawrence (actor), Charles Sheldon (writer), Victoria Marquez (miscellaneous crew), Victoria Marquez (actress), Amity Sampley (composer), Christine Lawrence (miscellaneous crew), Robert Lawrence (miscellaneous crew), Heather Lawrence (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Ragged Edge tells the story of Jack Manning, one of the many who have found themselves unemployed due to the difficult economic times. As he struggles to find a job to support him and his daughter, he faces constant difficulties and hardships. Eventually, after losing everything, he is forced to take to the road in search of any kind of work... and the hope to keep going. A chance encounter with the pastor of a church he passes causes him to wonder why Christians don't actively offer more of the hope they claim to have to the lost and hurting like himself. Serving as a "prequel" to the novel In His Steps by Charles Sheldon, set in the modern day, this short film is designed to challenge Christians to actively share their faith, especially with those that they encounter that are hurting and searching for true hope.
Keywords: based-on-novel, christian, faith, faith-based-film, father-daughter-relationship, flashback, homeless, homeless-man, independent-filmActors: Richard Gibbs (composer), Sigrid Thornton (actress), David Williamson (writer), Vince Colosimo (actor), Robert Rabiah (actor), Sasha Dylan Bell (editor), Matthew Newton (actor), Michael Rymer (director), Michael Rymer (writer), Luke Ford (actor), Laura Gordon (actress), Dino Antoniou (miscellaneous crew), Lauren Clair (actress), Chris Connelly (actor), Gregory Apps (producer),
Plot: Face to Face is adapted from David Williamson's play of the same name which is in turn based on the transcripts from real conflict resolution sessions. The story is about a young scaffold construction worker who is charged with assaulting his boss. By the end of the film, all our assumptions about guilt and blame are turned on their heads. As 10 people sit in a room discussing the turn of events that brought our protagonist to breaking point, twists and surprises reveal that all is not quite as simple as it seems. Michael Rymer directs his screen adaptation of 'Face to Face' (written by Australian playwright David Williamson), as an ensemble piece about 10 very dissimilar Australians bound together by a complex pattern of relationships and shared histories. Hysterically funny and deeply moving, each character's role in the drama peels back another layer as the story digs down to the roots of who these people really are.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Amy Adams (actress), Robert Peters (actor), Ray Baker (actor), Laura Karpman (composer), Irwin M. Rappaport (miscellaneous crew), Barry L. Caldwell (miscellaneous crew), Deborah Dutch (actress), Fred Savage (actor), Vyto Ruginis (actor), Stephen Quadros (actor), Ira S. Rosenstein (producer), Ira S. Rosenstein (producer), Art Bonilla (actor), Marcel Valcarce (miscellaneous crew), Robert Romanus (actor),
Plot: When a young accountant is devastated after discovering his inspiringly beautiful girlfriend is cheating on him, his best friend, who's engaged to a girl he doesn't love, convinces him to go on a "run" and sleep with as many women as he can to get over his heart break.
Keywords: accountant, female-nudity, sex, sex-addiction, stripper, threesomeActors: Anthony R. Lovett (actor), Richard Pepin (producer), Louis Febre (composer), Stuart Whitman (actor), Art Camacho (actor), Charla Driver (producer), Steve Railsback (actor), Joseph Merhi (producer), Ken Davitian (actor), James Lew (actor), Tim Colceri (actor), Victor Licas (miscellaneous crew), Victor Licas (miscellaneous crew), Michael DeLano (actor), John Weidner (editor),
Plot: A wealthy businessman is trying to "convince" the inhabitants of an old neighborhood to abandon their homes in order to build a huge business center there. To achieve his goals, he bribes the police and uses organized bands to intimidate the neighbors. But perhaps this alcoholic ex-cop, Manning, could help them, but how?
Keywords: alcoholic, ambush, antihero, beating, blood-splatter, burglar, businessman, city, community, corruptionActors: Lou Antonio (director), Booth Colman (actor), Byron Morrow (actor), Bill Quinn (actor), Julie Newmar (actress), Barbara Rush (actress), Jaclyn Smith (actress), Glen A. Larson (producer), Glen A. Larson (writer), Jerry Fielding (composer), Lee Holdridge (composer), Glen A. Larson (composer), Robert Hogan (actor), Barry Nelson (actor), Maxine Stuart (actress),
Plot: Comedy anthology pilot with three segments focusing a satiric look on a different form of sin. In the first segment, "I've Gotta Be Me," a singer falls in love with a chorus girl; in the second, "Is There a Doctor in the House?," a married man falls for his wife's best friend and in "What About That One?," a banker tries to impress a beautiful woman with money he's stolen from his own company.
Keywords: anthology, banker, chorus-girl, embezzlement, extramarital-affair, nightclub, satire, sin, singer, unsold-tv-series-pilotActors: Bud McClure (actor), Bob Card (actor), Chuck Baldra (actor), Buck Connors (actor), Ben Corbett (actor), Jim Corey (actor), Edmund Cobb (actor), Frank Ellis (actor), Francis Ford (actor), Francis Ford (actor), Dick Hatton (actor), Jack Jones (actor), Jack Kirk (actor), Charles Le Moyne (actor), Tim McCoy (actor),
Plot: Jack Manning ('Tim McCoy (I)' (qv)) arrives in a midwestern town from Gold Creek in Califonia. He brings a message from Goerge Woods ('Francis Ford (I)' (qv)) to his brother Tom Woods ('Francis Ford (I)' (qv)), in a dual role, and niece Mary ('Allene Ray' (qv), informing them he has struck gold and asking them to join him in California via a wagon train. Jack and Mary fall in love to the great displeasure of Rance Carter ('Wilbur McGaugh' (qv)) who has a yen for Mary himself. Jack and Mary not only have to be wary of Carter's crooked ways and machinations, but also of Indian uprisings, caused by Carter.
Keywords: actor-shares-first-name-with-character, barfly, bartender, based-on-book, brother, buckskin, burning-building, california, cliffhanger, damsel-in-distressActors: Albert S. Rogell (director), Jim Corey (actor), Cesare Gravina (actor), Hilliard Karr (actor), Albert J. Smith (actor), Albert S. Rogell (writer), Art Acord (actor), Ben Corbett (actor), Gertrude Howard (actress), Rex the Dog (actor), Raven the Horse (actor), Nancy Deaver (actress), George Austin (actor), Moe McCrea (actor),
Genres: Western,Actors: J.M. Kerrigan (actor), J.M. Kerrigan (director), Kathleen Murphy (actress),
Genres: Drama, Romance, Short,