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Homer (Ancient Greek: Ὅμηρος [hómɛːros], Hómēros) is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.
When he lived, as well as whether he lived at all, is unknown. Herodotus estimates that Homer lived no more than 400 years before his own time, which would place him at around 850 BCE or later.Pseudo-Herodotus estimates that he was born 622 years before Xerxes I placed a pontoon bridge over the Hellespont in 480 BCE, which would place him at 1102 BCE, 168 years after the fall of Troy in 1270 BCE. These two end points are 252 years apart, representative of the differences in dates given by the other sources.
The importance of Homer to the ancient Greeks is described in Plato's Republic, which portrays him as the protos didaskalos, "first teacher", of the tragedians, the hegemon paideias, "leader of Greek culture", and the ten Hellada pepaideukon, "teacher of [all] Greece". Homer's works, which are about fifty percent speeches, provided models in persuasive speaking and writing that were emulated throughout the ancient and medieval Greek worlds. Fragments of Homer account for nearly half of all identifiable Greek literary papyrus finds in Egypt.
Actors: Jesse Lucas (composer), Jose Javier Reyes (writer), Roselle Y. Monteverde (producer), Annette Gozon-Abrogar (producer), Lou Veloso (actor), Lily Y. Monteverde (producer), Lui Manansala (actress), Vangie Labalan (actress), Manny Castañeda (actor), Eddie Gutierrez (actor), Richard Gutierrez (actor), Eugene Domingo (actress), Ruffa Gutierrez (actress), Jeffrey Cantuba (miscellaneous crew), Jose Javier Reyes (director),
Plot: Single-mom Esme gives her daughter for adoption to her elder brother who immediately goes to America. Twenty-seven years later, daughter Abby goes back to the Philippines to meet her real mom. But Abby's excitement is foiled upon knowing that Esme is loud mouthed and worst nightmare. Days spelled hell for Abby, as she discovers that she and her horrific mother are complete polar opposites.
Keywords: abusive-mother, adoption, airport, biological-mother, birth-mother, catfight, coming-home, daughter-searching-for-missing-father, discovery-of-birth-mother, dogActors: William Knight (actor), Sarah Silverman (actress), Karl T. Hirsch (actor), Greg Benson (actor), Stirling Gardner (actor), Shiva Rose (actress), Matthew Rose (producer), Nicolas Roye (actor), James Morley III (editor), James Morley III (producer), James Morley III (writer), James Morley III (director), Ari Margolis (writer), D. Reynolds (actor), Ari Margolis (producer),
Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Romance,Actors: Oliver Tobias (actor), Maryam d'Abo (actress), Straw Weisman (miscellaneous crew), Richard Harris (actor), Julian Fellowes (actor), Angus Deayton (actor), Stephen Marcus (actor), Mark Burns (actor), John Cater (actor), Jamie Harris (actor), Jerry Hall (actress), Bill Thomas (actor), Stephanie Collie (costume designer), Lucien Morgan (actor), Keith Hayley (producer),
Genres: Thriller,Actors: Anne Meara (actress), Judd Apatow (producer), Jerry Stiller (actor), Ben Stiller (actor), Ben Stiller (actor), Kenan Thompson (actor), Jeffrey Tambor (actor), Judd Apatow (actor), Tim Blake Nelson (actor), Paul Feig (actor), Allen Covert (actor), Tom Hodges (actor), David Bowe (actor), Jack Giarraputo (producer), Roger Birnbaum (producer),
Plot: Jerry, an overweight pre-teen, is sent to a "fat farm" for the summer, lured by the promise of go-karts and swimming fun. When he arrives, however, he finds that the camp has been bought out by an exercise/fitness guru whose mental stability quickly deteriorates. Jerry and his friends--including a counselor whose been there 18 years--finally make a stand.
Keywords: actor-plays-multiple-characters, bankruptcy, black-humor, boy, boy-with-glasses, child's-point-of-view, cult-film, exercise, fat-camp, fat-jokeActors: Jerry Krepakevich (producer), Graydon McCrea (producer), Peter Svab (editor), Kent Gallie (actor), Glenn Beck (actor), Tracy Long (miscellaneous crew), Lorelei Kuchera (miscellaneous crew), David MacLeod (miscellaneous crew), Brian Martell (actor), Harvey Spak (director), Harvey Spak (writer), Julie Bond (actress), James Defelice (actor), Robert Koons (actor), Roger Deegan (composer),
Plot: In the early years of the National Film Board of Canada before the rise of television, a major way for NFB films to be presented in small town Canada was through the movie showmen. This film follows the trials of one such showman as he travels around the rural areas to present a cinematic vision of the world people cannot otherwise see.
Keywords: canada, canadian-filmmaking, canadian-history, film-historyActors: Anatole Dauman (producer), Joachim von Mengershausen (producer), Hans Martin Stier (actor), Lajos Kovács (actor), Teresa Harder (actress), Otto Sander (actor), Didier Flamand (actor), Nick Cave (actor), Bruno Ganz (actor), Blixa Bargeld (actor), Curt Bois (actor), Peter Falk (actor), Jürgen Heinrich (actor), Wim Wenders (writer), Wim Wenders (producer),
Plot: This Wim Wenders film centers around the story of two angels wandering in a mixture of post-war and modern Berlin. Invisible to humans, they nevertheless give their help and comfort to all the lonely and depressed souls they meet. Finally, after many centuries, one of the angels becomes unhappy with his immortal state and wishes to become human in order to experience the joys of everyday life. He meets a circus acrobat and finds in her the fufillment of all his mortal desires. He also discovers that he is not alone in making this cross over, and that a purely spiritual experience is not enough to satisfy anyone.
Keywords: 1980s, actor, actor-playing-himself, afterlife, airplane, ambulance, american, angel, angel-on-earth, armorActors: Leiji Matsumoto (director), Peter Fernandez (miscellaneous crew), Yoshinobu Nishizaki (producer), Michael Bertolini (actor),
Plot: In the late 2100s, the planet Gamilon, a world far beyond Earth's Solar System, declares war on all of Earth. The nations of Earth fight as one against the Gamilons, but one by one, Earth's fleets are defeated. When the nations of Earth refuse to surrender, Gamilon begins bombarding Earth with Planet Bombs, radioactive missiles that look like meteors, which gradually spread deadly radiation all over Earth, forcing what's left of humanity to retreat to underground cities. Queen Starsha of planet Iscandar contacts Earth and promises to provide Cosmo-DNA that can remove the radioactivity and restore Earth to beautiful life. She provides plans to an engine that will allow a brave, young group of technicians to journey more than a hundred thousand light-years to Iscandar, obtain the Cosmo-DNA, and return to Earth within one Earth year. In 2199, an old sea-going vessel is fitted with the awesome engine and launched toward Iscandar. Along the way, the intrepid crew must fight the Gamilons, who are determined to prevent the brave voyagers from saving Earth from extinction.
Keywords: anime, fighter-pilot, quest, space, space-carrier, space-war, spacecraftActors: John Milius (actor), Linda Purl (actress), Cloris Leachman (actress), Sally Kirkland (actress), Vince Barnett (actor), Bill Paxton (actor), Stuart Whitman (actor), John Aprea (actor), Carmen Argenziano (actor), Dennis Quaid (actor), Jim Backus (actor), Dick Miller (actor), Bill McLean (actor), Jonathan Demme (director), Ann Sothern (actress),
Plot: Jonathan Demme directs this joyous unrelentlessly kitchy celebration of 50's America: opportunity, rock'n'roll, and the road. He follows three generations of women and the men they pick up, for a crime spree from California to the old family homestead in Arkansas.
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Plot: This is the story of a black man who has been elected sheriff in a U.S. southern county, due to the vote of blacks. He receives a huge amount of hostility from the non-tolerant white establishment, making his job very hard. The white former sheriff has his own struggle, as he balances his devotion to the law with his family and community relations. Things come to a head when the black sheriff puts a white man, the son of a wealthy land-owner of a neighboring county, in jail, and his daddy comes after him. Everyone around has to decide where their values really lie.
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Genres: Comedy,A compilation of Homer Simpson's best moments. *Updated.
classic dinner plate scene!
The Simpsons - Homer Becomes A Teacher Part 2
The Simpsons - Homer becomes a Grandmaster Part 1
A compilation of Homer Simpson's best moments. *Updated.
classic dinner plate scene!
The Simpsons - Homer Becomes A Teacher Part 2
The Simpsons - Homer becomes a Grandmaster Part 1
Intro: dj rell nigga. one thing bout it, u kepp da shiit real cuz n da bullshiit will fall, atlanta we stack, ask real niggaz u bitch niggaz like give da fukq bout u
(Chorus)
Blow ha, towe ha, diamonds look like rover, big ass circle diamond chain same size of a doughnut, bolder-crest nigga with da same bella of proma, ballin super strong, I bet 2 time ball like homer.x2
{verse}1
Diamond color diamond, burnets don't be shinnin, step inside my house, my house is da same size of a mountain. money steady runnin, so we fix it like a fountain, atlanta zoo chain on da symbol is a flacon. slidin on diz eight, boi am high just like a falcon, brought my fisrt car turn birdview dragon, I'm heavy in da game all diz niggaz dey was slackin, keep da heater on me for dem niggaz who is jackin, cockaine traptivity like hiker our package, give da bitch da fruity but I also did da package.now I do show getttin money on da balcony.hater suk my dick and ur bitch can catch da backhand...
(Chorus)
Blow ha, towe ha, diamonds look like rover, big ass circle diamond chain same size of a doughnut, boulder-crest nigga with da same bella of proma, ballin super strong, I bet 2 time ball like homer.x2
{verse 2}
Krispy green charm, bitch look at my arm, I'm texaco shawty and da bushes hold my bums, and if u touch da mothafuker 4, 5 for alarm, I'm just like one dollar boi am super strong, and I didn't take no ana ana... I did diz on my own, with pirates n da headbeater in my momma home, so every monday come around I throw my momma bums, my bag 2 tie bal head mowlin super strong, boulder-crest nigga plus a balle put me on, dats y I scream da crest dawg every time is on, I'm stupid guapamoli n my pistol mi a long, and I did caught ur men say he love me daady lon.
(Chorus)