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Merv (Turkmen: Merw, Persian: مرو, Marv), formerly Achaemenid Satrapy of Margiana, and later Alexandria (Ἀλεξάνδρεια) and Antiochia in Margiana (Greek: Ἀντιόχεια τῆς Μαργιανῆς), was a major oasis-city in Central Asia, on the historical Silk Road, located near today's Mary in Turkmenistan.
Several cities have existed on this site, which is significant for the interchange of culture and politics at a site of major strategic value. It is claimed that Merv was briefly the largest city in the world in the 12th century. The site of ancient Merv has been listed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. (See List of World Heritage Sites in Turkmenistan)
Merv's origins are prehistoric: archaeological surveys have revealed many traces of village life as far back as the 3rd millennium BC and that the city was culturally part of the Bactria-Margiana Archaeological Complex. Under the name of Mouru, Merv is mentioned with Balkh in the geography of the Zend-Avesta (commentaries on the Avesta). Mouru was among the sixteen perfect lands created by Ahura Mazda.
Andy Warhol (/ˈwɔːrhɒl/; born Andrew Warhola; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, celebrity culture, and advertisement that flourished by the 1960s. After a successful career as a commercial illustrator, Warhol became a renowned and sometimes controversial artist. The Andy Warhol Museum in his native city, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, holds an extensive permanent collection of art and archives. It is the largest museum in the United States dedicated to a single artist.
Warhol's art used many types of media, including hand drawing, painting, printmaking, photography, silk screening, sculpture, film, and music. He was also a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1984, two years before his death. He founded Interview magazine and was the author of numerous books, including The Philosophy of Andy Warhol and Popism: The Warhol Sixties. He managed and produced The Velvet Underground, a rock band which had a strong influence on the evolution of punk rock music. He is also notable as a gay man who lived openly as such before the gay liberation movement. His studio, The Factory, was a well known gathering place that brought together distinguished intellectuals, drag queens, playwrights, Bohemian street people, Hollywood celebrities, and wealthy patrons.
Actors: Damon Herriman (actor), Carol A. Compton (miscellaneous crew), Ewan McGregor (actor), Nash Edgerton (actor), John Fox (miscellaneous crew), Aaron L. Gilbert (producer), Timothy White (producer), Margot Hand (producer), Jacek Koman (actor), Mick Innes (actor), Will Clarke (producer), Alexei Mizin (miscellaneous crew), Chrissie Vides Alvarado (miscellaneous crew), Tom Budge (actor), Andy Mayson (producer),
Plot: Locked up for a minor crime, 19 year old JR quickly learns the harsh realities of prison life. Protection, if you can get it, is paramount. JR soon finds himself under the watchful eye of Australia's most notorious criminal, Brendan Lynch. But protection comes at a price. Lynch and his crew have plans for their young protegee. Upon release, JR must help secure Lynch's freedom, staging a daring prison break. As a reward, he's invited to join the crew as they plan a gold heist that promises to deliver millions. However, as things start to go wrong, a deadly game of cat and mouse ensues. JR finds himself unsure of whom he can trust and on a collision course with his former mentor.
Genres: Action, Crime, Drama,Actors: Caroline Nash (actress), Katy Sink (director), Katy Sink (actress), Currie Terrell (director), Joe Slack (actor), Currie Terrell (actor), Currie Terrell (writer), Tyler Alverson (actor), Katie Vohwinkel (actress), Alexandra Pinkus (actress), Robert Morrison (actor), Erik Sink (actor), Patrick McMillan (actor), Joshua Serdenia (actor),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Parker Posey (actress), Lex Lang (actor), Bo Derek (actress), Erika Canchola (miscellaneous crew), Danny Glover (actor), Elsa Ramo (miscellaneous crew), Claude Rains (actor), Will Young (actor), Blake Clark (actor), Bob Gunton (actor), John Carroll Lynch (actor), Billy Burke (actor), Debbie Pearl (miscellaneous crew), Vernee Watson-Johnson (actress), Kimberly Elise (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Drama,Actors: David Wenham (actor), Emily Watson (actress), Hugo Weaving (actor), Marg Downey (actress), Carolina Giammetta (actress), Nathan Smith (miscellaneous crew), Lisa Gerrard (composer), Jo Beckett (miscellaneous crew), Bob Baines (miscellaneous crew), Geoff Morrell (actor), Neil Calder (miscellaneous crew), Lesley Wise (miscellaneous crew), Warwick Young (miscellaneous crew), Tara Morice (actress), Richard Dillane (actor),
Genres: Drama, History,Actors: Burt Reynolds (actor), Marthe Keller (actress), Laurel Bresnahan (miscellaneous crew), David Steinberg (miscellaneous crew), Cynthia Amsden (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Warren (editor), John Scott (composer), David Perlmutter (producer), John Neville (actor), Lewis Chesler (producer), Jason Priestley (actor), Frank Hübner (producer), Shauna MacDonald (actress), Robert Vaughn (producer), Anthony Lemke (actor),
Plot: A boy makes an unusual and dangerous friend in this family drama. Aaron McGregor (Devin Douglas Drewitz) is a young boy who, after the death of his parents, goes to live with his aunt and uncle in a rural community. Aaron feels like an outcast in his new home, not accepted by his schoolmates and receiving little in the way of support or affection from his Aunt Rebecca (Marthe Keller). One of the few things that comforts Aaron is the sound of a pack of wolves who howl on the prairies late in the night. When a band of farmers attempt to kill the animals, Aaron discovers one is still alive and he attempts to nurse the survivor back to health. However, while Aaron is happy with his new friend, he learns the hard way that keeping a wolf under wraps is no easy task.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Burt Reynolds (actor), Marthe Keller (actress), Laurel Bresnahan (miscellaneous crew), David Steinberg (miscellaneous crew), Cynthia Amsden (miscellaneous crew), Jeff Warren (editor), John Scott (composer), David Perlmutter (producer), John Neville (actor), Lewis Chesler (producer), Jason Priestley (actor), Frank Hübner (producer), Shauna MacDonald (actress), Robert Vaughn (producer), Anthony Lemke (actor),
Plot: A boy makes an unusual and dangerous friend in this family drama. Aaron McGregor (Devin Douglas Drewitz) is a young boy who, after the death of his parents, goes to live with his aunt and uncle in a rural community. Aaron feels like an outcast in his new home, not accepted by his schoolmates and receiving little in the way of support or affection from his Aunt Rebecca (Marthe Keller). One of the few things that comforts Aaron is the sound of a pack of wolves who howl on the prairies late in the night. When a band of farmers attempt to kill the animals, Aaron discovers one is still alive and he attempts to nurse the survivor back to health. However, while Aaron is happy with his new friend, he learns the hard way that keeping a wolf under wraps is no easy task.
Genres: Drama,Actors: Michael Barnes (miscellaneous crew), Spanky Dustin Ward (miscellaneous crew), Richard Portnow (actor), Rod Steiger (actor), Paul Brooks (producer), Tucker Tooley (producer), Ricky Schroder (actor), Chazz Palminteri (actor), Peter Dobson (actor), Frank Gerrish (actor), Christopher Walken (actor), Michael Rosenbaum (actor), Glenn Plummer (actor), Joanna L. Rees Jones (miscellaneous crew), Phillip Glasser (actor),
Plot: Obsessed by the world of pool, Johnny ('Mars Callahan' (qv)) could be one of the best. But his mentor and "trainer" Joe ('Chazz Palminteri' (qv)), a shady hustler who decides how and who Johnny plays, is holding him back from his dream. When the day finally comes, Johnny breaks from Joe, which leads to only one thing -- violence. Joe is beaten up by some of Johnny's buddies as a sign to leave him alone, and with this final act of freedom, Johnny leaves the world of pool-sharking. After an ultimatum from his girlfriend Tara ('Alison Eastwood'), Johnny finally commits to a "real" job in the construction business, but is soon miserable there. He finds himself spending most of his time with his younger brother Danny ('Michael Rosenbaum (I)' (qv)) who it seems is following in his footsteps on the road to a life Johnny left when he broke from Joe. As for Joe, he is bent on revenge for the beating he took, and soon he has a new protégé Brad ('Rick Schroder' (qv)) who is just as good if not better then Johnny. And he's got his eye on Johnny's brother. The two play a high-stakes game of pool which ends in a huge debt owed to Joe, and soon Johnny finds that his brother is in jail for trying to steal the money he owes. The only way out for Johnny is to play Brad, which results in a "race to nine" showdown that pits two of the greatest players against each other for large sums of money, and Johnny and Danny's lives.
Keywords: african-american, alley, arm-in-a-cast, balloon, band, bar-mitzvah, bare-breasts, bathroom, beating, beerActors: David Hirschfelder (composer), Baz Luhrmann (writer), Baz Luhrmann (writer), Barry Otto (actor), Baz Luhrmann (director), Jo Weeks (miscellaneous crew), Baz Luhrmann (writer), Bill Hunter (actor), Kris McQuade (actress), Gia Carides (actress), Jill Bilcock (editor), Michael Burgess (actor), Tara Morice (actress), Paul Mercurio (miscellaneous crew), Peter Whitford (actor),
Plot: Scott Hastings is a champion caliber ballroom dancer, but much to the chagrin of the Australian ballroom dance community, Scott believes in dancing "his own steps". Fran is a beginning dancer and a bit of an ugly duckly who has the audacity to ask to be Scott's partner after his unorthodox style causes his regular partner to dance out of his life. Together, these two misfits try to win the Australian Pan Pacific Championships and show the Ballroom Confederation that they are wrong when they say, "there are no new steps!"
Keywords: acoustic-guitar, apology, audition, australia, ballroom-dancing, bed, blond-man, blonde, breakthrough, brunetteActors: John Cater (actor), Paul Luty (actor), Roy Clarke (writer), Don McKillop (actor), Maggie Jones (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Albert Glasser (composer), Roger Corman (producer), Harry Essex (writer), Harry Essex (director), Harry Essex (producer), Al Ward (actor), John Barnum (actor), Robert Freeman (editor), Maria De Aragon (actress), James Ragan (actor), Cecil Reddick (actor), Jax Jason Carroll (producer), Jax Jason Carroll (actor), R.N. Bullard (actor), Elizabeth Leach (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Sci-Fi,I wish I was cool
Yeah, cooler than you
I wish I was cool
Yeah, cooler than you
I wish I had bangs and black leather jacket
A movie-star girl and a big hit record
I wish I was cool
Yeah, cooler than you
I am a nobody
I just want to be cool
I am a nobody
I just want to be cool
(Yeah)
I wish I was bad
Yeah, bad as fuck
I wish I was bad
Yeah, bad as fuck
I wish I had a full-blown Maserati,
Thousand-dollar bills and a personal swami
I wish I was cool
Yeah, cooler than you
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I just want to be cool
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