With more than 50 million Latinos now living in the United States, Latinos are taking their seat at the table as the new American power brokers in the world of entertainment, business, politics and the arts. As Latinos’ influence in American society has soared, they have entered mainstream American culture, and the proof is in the music. Executive produced by legendary music mogul Tommy Mottola, THE LATIN EXPLOSION: A NEW AMERICA features a dazzling array of artists at the center of Latino cultural power and influence, including Marc Anthony, Emilio Estefan Jr., Gloria Estefan, José Feliciano, Eva Longoria, George Lopez, Jennifer Lopez, Los Lobos, Cheech Marin, Ricky Martin, Rita Moreno, Pitbull, Romeo Santos, Shakira, Thalía and Sofía Vergara. Narrated by John Leguizamo.
Three men fishing on a naomhóg, one of them crowns himself king, the other two execute a clever revenge.
Andrea lives with her girlfriend Marie. Getting pregnant, and never having had sex with a man, Marie believes it might, in fact, be a miracle.
With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense that only 'found' elements were used, and that it defies interpretation based on ordinary cause-and-effect time sequence.
Kathleen Madigan drops in on Detroit to deliver material derived from time spent with her Irish Catholic Midwest family, eating random pills out of her mother's purse, touring Afghanistan, and her love of John Denver and the Lunesta butterfly.
The sixteenth night of the tournament took place on August 8th, 2023 at Act City Hamamatsu in Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.
UFC 82: Pride of a Champion was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event that took place on 1st March, 2008 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The main event was a UFC & Pride FC middleweight title unification match between UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and PRIDE FC welterweight champion Dan Henderson.
The Hong Kong detectives, Chau and Beethoven, are back once more. This time, their mission is to protect a young girl from a gang boss' henchmen, who are trying to eliminate her so she couldn't testify in court against their boss. Meanwhile, the plot thickens when a police medical report revealed that Chau apparently has cancer; therefore, Beethoven will see to it that his partner will have a well-deserved vacation in his remaining months.
A young writer embarks on a journey to find out more about the taxi business in Lagos by becoming a taxi driver, he meets a young lady along the way and becomes fond of her.
Ruth Butler, a clerk in an emporium, marries Jimmy Rutledge and thereby greatly displeases his mother, the owner of the emporium, because of Ruth's lowly origins. Renaud Graham, one of Mrs. Rutledge's friends, becomes interested in Ruth, forces his way into her apartment, and attempts to make violent love to her. Jimmy walks in on their embrace and, suspecting the worst, leaves Ruth. In the family way, Ruth finds refuge in a boardinghouse where she meets Al Bryant, an aspiring writer. Ruth tells Al her life story, and he makes it into a bestselling novel and then into a play. Jimmy sees the play and comes to his senses, winning Ruth's forgiveness.
The Testimony of Randolph Carter is based on Lovecraft's "The Statement of Randolph Carter," with some additional story material lifted from other Carter tales, especially "Through the Gates of the Silver Key." The film was shot on VHS using home equipment in 1987. It was filmed at various locations throughout Colorado. Part of the budget came from The Colorado College Award in Literature, a grant to fund independent educational projects.
Ichiro Miki is a child living in the industrial district of Kawasaki, where his parents' constant struggle to make ends meet often leaves the schoolboy alone. Constantly teased by a bully nicknamed Gabara, his only friends are toy consultant Shinpei and fellow classmate Sachiko. Ichiro turns to escapist dreams of Monster Island where he befriends the equally bullied Minilla.
A counterfeit count is aided in his courtship of the heroine by her father who is overwhelmed by his "title."
Millionaire Baron de Courland and his fiancée Linda Stewart employ Jim Logan as a guide for their hunting trip in the jungle. Linda finds unplanned adventure in her sudden love for Jim, ultimately forsaking her future with the Baron for the joys of true love.
When a woman begins seeing a mysterious man who challenges her to a series of tests, she enters the dangerous and dark side of online dating.
μ's Go→Go! LoveLive! 2015 ~Dream Sensation!~ is a DVD/Blu-Ray disc of μ's live concert that took place in Saitama Super Arena on January 31st and February 1st, 2015. It was released on September 30, 2015. The concert was live-streamed to cinemas across Japan, as well as Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.
Straka zlodějka, italsky La Gazza ladra, na libreto G. Gherardiniho podle francouzské literární předlohy se v Rossiniho zpěvoherní tvorbě řadí do kategorie semiseria, tedy opery polovážné, která mísí prvky komické a tragické zároveň. Žánr podmiňuje také přítomnost, tzv. basso buffo (komického basu), jímž je v příběhu purkmistr Gottardo (Michele Pertusi), zde však v postavě mstivého sukničkáře. Dílo má též charakter francouzské porevoluční záchranné opery (opéra a sauvetage). Služka na statku Ninetta (Rosa Feola) je v trojím ohni. Chce si vzít statkářova syna Giannetta (Edgardo Rocha), který se právě vrátil z vojny a miluje ji, snaží se ukrýt svého otce (Alex Esposito), válečného zběha, jemuž hrozí trest smrti a chce mu rychle sehnat peníze. Navíc vzdoruje purkmistrovu neodbytnému nadbíhání, které rezolutně odmítá. To vše zkomplikuje křivé obvinění z krádeže stříbrné lžičky s iniciálami F. V., které se shodují se jménem jejího otce i zaměstnavatele, jímž je Fabrizio Vingradito...