Free is The Party's second studio album. Teddy Riley wrote three songs for the album, including the new jack swing-tinged title song, "Free," which was also remixed by house-music legends Steve "Silk" Hurley and E-Smoove. Dr. Dre produced the song "Let's Get Right Down to It," and the group itself also got involved in the writing and producing of the album, which would once again land it another concert tour opening spot with Color Me Badd, its last special for the Disney Channel, "All About The Party," and an appearance on Blossom. However, the album was not as successful on the charts as previous ones, which prompted Damon Pampolina to leave the group.
Free: The Future of a Radical Price is the second book written by Chris Anderson, Editor in chief of Wired magazine. The book was published on July 7, 2009 by Hyperion. He is also the author of The Long Tail, published in 2006.
Free follows a thread from the previous work. It examines the rise of pricing models which give products and services to customers for free, often as a strategy for attracting users and up-selling some of them to a premium level. That class of model has become widely referred to as "freemium" and has become very popular for a variety of digital products and services.
Free was released in the United States on July 7, 2009, though the night before, on his blog, Chris Anderson posted a browser readable version of the book and the unabridged audiobook version. Anderson generated controversy for plagiarizing content from the online encyclopedia Wikipedia in Free. Anderson responded to the claim on his The Long Tail blog, stating that there were disagreements between him and the publisher over accurate citation of Wikipedia due to the changing nature of its content, leading him to integrate footnotes into the text. Also on his blog, he took full responsibility for the mistakes and noted that the digital editions of Free were corrected. The notes and sources were later provided as a download on his blog.
Gratis /ˈɡrɑːtᵻs/ or /ˈɡreɪtᵻs/ is the quality of an action where the action is willingly provided without any requirement by the provider for compensation or monetary remuneration. It is often referred to in English and Dutch as free of charge (FOC), complimentary, or on the house. Companies, producers, and service providers often provide certain things free of charge as part of a larger business model, pricing strategy, or as a donation.
The English term gratis has its origins in late Middle English; from Latin. A contraction of gratiis, meaning 'as a kindness' or 'a show of goodwill', which in turn stems from the root gratia meaning 'grace' or 'kindness'. It is widely used in the Afrikaans, Slovakia, Czech, Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian, Polish, French, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Indonesian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German and some of the other Germanic languages, with the same meaning.
In a standard business model where goods and services are exchanged for a monetary compensation, pricing of the goods is a fundamental element of the marketing process. While it would defeat the business model if companies provide all of their goods and services free of charge, it is common for them to provide limited amount of free goods in their promotional mix. Many companies often provide free samples to the press in order to generate media coverage for their products. Depending on the product, companies may provide free samples to prospective buyers.
Actors: Mark Anthony Williams (actor), Corbin Bleu (actor), Nastassja Kinski (actress), Wes Studi (actor), Kate Eastridge (miscellaneous crew), William Clark Coit III (miscellaneous crew), Erika Canchola (miscellaneous crew), Joan Scheckel (miscellaneous crew), Cameron Daddo (actor), Angus Macfadyen (actor), James Babson (actor), James R. Rosenthal (producer), James R. Rosenthal (producer), Michael Palmerio (editor), Rotimi Rainwater (producer),
Plot: Based on true events, Sugar is the story of a young girl with a troubled past trying to survive on the streets of Venice Beach. Sugar suffers from PTSD after losing her entire family in a horrific car crash. She survives with her group of outcast friends on the streets of Venice Beach trying to find their own place in the world. Like so many homeless youth, Sugar is running from the pain of her past and will do anything to escape it. However with the help of Bishop, her counselor in the youth shelter, she is able to reconnect with her uncle who has been searching for her. Sugar's new world starts to crumble when forced to confront the demons she's run from for the last two years. Sugar is an all too common story of a troubled youth learning how to stop hiding, and to start healing.
Keywords: 20-year-old, character-name-in-title, hollywood, homeless, homeless-boy, one-word-titleActors: Jim Dobson (miscellaneous crew), Sam Neill (actor), Willem Dafoe (actor), John Brumpton (actor), Dan Wyllie (actor), Roland Gallois (editor), Frances O'Connor (actress), Jacek Koman (actor), Sullivan Stapleton (actor), Emily Seresin (costume designer), Liz Watts (producer), Matteo Zingales (composer), Gary Ticehurst (miscellaneous crew), Michael Lira (composer), Andrew Lancaster (composer),
Plot: The independent and lonely hunter Martin David is hired by the powerful biotech company Red Leaf to hunt down the last Tasmanian tiger. Red Leaf is interested in the DNA of the animal and Martin travels to Tasmania alone. He poses as a researcher from a university and lodges in the house of Lucy Armstrong. Martin learns that Lucy's husband has been missing for a long time and he befriends her children, Sass and Bike. When Martin goes to the village, he has a hostile reception from the locals. Along the days, Martin spends his days in the Tasmanian wilderness chasing the Tiger and becomes closer and closer to the Armstrong family. But Red Leaf wants results no matter the costs.
Keywords: ash-scattering, backpack, bar, bathtub, burnt-building, butchering-an-animal, cave, crying-man, eco-activist, environmental-activistActors: János Breckl (costume designer), Béla Vaszary (miscellaneous crew), Ferenc Elek (actor), Krisztina Szigeti (miscellaneous crew), Wanda Kiss (editor), Szabolcs Thuróczy (actor), Tibor Gáspár (actor), Sándor Csányi (actor), Zsolt Nagy (actor), Zoltán Varga (actor), Lili Bordán (actress), Andrea Fullajtár (actress), Zsolt Kovács (actor), Krisztián Kovács (actor), Frigyes Gödrös (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Romance,Actors: Janet B. Milstein (writer), Janet B. Milstein (actor), Bill Redding (actor), Matt Wechsler (producer), Matt Wechsler (editor), Matt Wechsler (director), Stanley Coelho (actor), Kristin Broadwell (actress), Barbara Lhota (writer), Jamie Black (actor), Deirdre Hayes (actress), Andrew R. Shaw (actor), Megan Hincks (actress), Tanya Cooper (actress), Barry Despenza (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Martin Pfefferkorn (actor), Mercer Boffey (actor), Anna Margaret Hollyman (actress), Helene Taylor (actress), Letty Serra (actress), Jenn Dees (actress), Tommy Nohilly (actor), Daniel Pettrow (actor), Matt Hobby (actor), Brendan Choisnet (producer), Nanette Drazic (actress), Brendan Choisnet (director), Barry Smith (actor), Kathryn Merry (actress), Emanuel Xavier (actor),
Plot: An intellectual and farcical comedy that fades up on a New York cafe & bar, bustling with hipsters, poets, and posers. Our main man, Joseph, steps up to the mic and begins a Network-style self-important rant about the twenty-something generation. Joseph's problem is with his own generation of bored, unhappy cynics. He thinks the hipster generation is so preoccupied with being cool, that they won't believe in anything. But Joe doesn't want to be jaded anymore, so he's going to start a cult of sincerity. He wants to find something to believe in, something simple enough to put on a T-shirt. Reminiscent of Don Quixote, Joseph sets out to find the most genuine thing you could ever say to anyone. And secretly, Joseph's trying to get his divorced parents back together. Joseph immediately starts trying to be "true-blue," by opening doors for strangers, planting trees in the city, and apologizing to anyone who'll listen for things like chauvinism, sarcasm, and fascism. Along the way, he meets a cast of sleazy music agents, oversexed nihilists, pretentious filmmakers, and finally, an elderly woman who shows him that simplicity doesn't mean stupidity. But by then it's too late. "The cult of sincerity" has been appropriated by Joseph's community as the next hip-status movement. Joe finds himself in the same café as before, surrounded by "cult" buttons, trucker hats, and phony fans. And Joe must now decide between fake sincerity and genuine mistrust. The Cult of Sincerity is the witty exploration of changing friendships, permanent regrets, and hope in the age of irony.
Keywords: cult, hipster, sincerity, t-shirt, williamsburg, youtubeActors: Flax Glor (miscellaneous crew), Trevor Rabin (composer), Lee Stanley (producer), Ryan Kavanaugh (producer), Neal H. Moritz (producer), Shane Stanley (producer), Dan Martin (actor), Anna Maria Horsford (actress), Allan Graf (actor), Brett Cullen (actor), Xzibit (actor), Dwayne Johnson (actor), Kevin Dunn (actor), David Linck (miscellaneous crew), Allan Graf (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: In the Kilpatrick juvenile detention center, the supervisor and former football player Sean Porter sees the lack of discipline, self-esteem, union and perspective in the teenage interns and proposes to prepare a football team to play in one league. He is supported by his superiors and his successful experience changes the lives of many young kids.
Keywords: abusive-boyfriend, american-football, based-on-true-story, domestic-violence, fight, fighting, football-movie, juvenile-delinquency, loss-of-mother, mother-son-relationshipActors: Judd Apatow (producer), Bob Bergen (miscellaneous crew), Jeffrey Tambor (actor), Abraham Benrubi (actor), Mike Binder (director), Mike Binder (writer), David Schwimmer (actor), Stephen Baldwin (actor), Mike Binder (actor), Ken Jenkins (actor), Richard Edson (actor), Sean Waltman (actor), Jerry Lynn (actor), Bridget Hoffman (miscellaneous crew), Rick Eyler (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: An off-screen narrator, Mort Golden, takes us back to winter around 1975, the year he was 21. He and his two buddies, Tim and Danny, have a fateful trip over the bridge from Detroit into Canada. The three of them are going nowhere in life, although Mort has thoughts of being a writer, while his mom wants him to go to college. He and his pals contemplate making a quick fortune transporting drugs over the border in their beat-up Buick, "the war wagon." Mort's also hopelessly in love with a girl he dated briefly a couple years before. With border inspectors, Tim's temper, and Danny's bottled up emotions, is there any way this can end well?
Keywords: 1970s, coming-of-age, detroit-michigan, drug-smuggling, male-bonding, sex, year-1975Actors: Peter Scolari (actor), Annette Haven (actress), David Christopher (actor), Eric Edwards (actor), Georgina Spelvin (actress), Oscar Wilde (writer), Vanessa del Rio (actress), Holly Woodlawn (actress), Lesllie Bovee (actress), Peter Andrews (actor), Clea Carson (actress), Wade Nichols (actor), Armand Weston (writer), Armand Weston (producer), Patty Boyd (actress),
Genres: Adult, Comedy, Fantasy,Actors: James Bell (actor), Charles C. Wilson (actor), Hobart Cavanaugh (actor), Heinie Conklin (actor), Eddie Dunn (actor), Irving Bacon (actor), Arthur Hohl (actor), Charles Lane (actor), Eddie Phillips (actor), William Powell (actor), Georges Renavent (actor), Rolfe Sedan (actor), Harry Seymour (actor), Bill Elliott (actor), Joan Barclay (actress),
Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance,I'm a soldier boy
standing on the battlefield
and I hear the bugle call
calling me to my destiny
all around me is people falling down.
I'm a soldier boy
standing on the battlefield
Oh! The sky is red overhead
burns my eyes like a fireball
all around me is people falling down.
I'm a soldier boy
standing on the battlefield.
Free is The Party's second studio album. Teddy Riley wrote three songs for the album, including the new jack swing-tinged title song, "Free," which was also remixed by house-music legends Steve "Silk" Hurley and E-Smoove. Dr. Dre produced the song "Let's Get Right Down to It," and the group itself also got involved in the writing and producing of the album, which would once again land it another concert tour opening spot with Color Me Badd, its last special for the Disney Channel, "All About The Party," and an appearance on Blossom. However, the album was not as successful on the charts as previous ones, which prompted Damon Pampolina to leave the group.