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William Hurt (born March 20, 1950) is an Academy Award winning American actor. Born in Washington, D.C., William Hurt is the stepson of Henry Luce III (the son of the founder of Time Magazine). Hurt graduated from Middlesex School in 1968 where he was the Vice President of the Dramatics Club and had the lead role in several of the school plays. His high school yearbook predicted, "With characteristics such as these, you might even see him on Broadway." Hurt attended Tufts University and studied theology, but turned inste ...

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1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). 1950 - Events. January 5 - U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the U.S. January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China. The Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. January 9 - The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. January 11 - Huk gu ...

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Albert Camus (November 7, 1913 – January 4, 1960) was a French author and philosopher and one of the principal luminaries (with Jean-Paul Sartre) of existentialism. Camus was the second youngest-ever recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature (after Rudyard Kipling) when he received the award in 1957. He is also the shortest-lived of any literature laureate to date, having died in a car crash 3 years after receiving the award. Albert Camus - Early years. Albert Camus was born in Mondovi, Algeria to a Fre ...

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A baby boomer is someone who is born in a period of increased birth rates, such as those during the economic prosperity that in many countries followed World War II. In the United States, the term is commonly used to refer to the generation which demographers have identified with birth years between 1946 to 1964, despite the fact that the U.S. birth rate actually began to decline after 1957. Baby boomers presently make up the lion's share of the political, cultural, industrial and academic leadership class in the United ...

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See also: 1984 in film, other events of 1985, 1986 in film, list of 'years in film'. 1985 in film - Events. 1985 in film - Top grossing films. Back to the Future, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd and Lea Thompson Rambo: First Blood Part II, starring Sylvester Stallone Rocky IV, starring Sylvester Stallone The Color Purple, starring Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Oprah Winfrey, Margaret Avery, Rae Dawn Chong, ...

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Altered States is the only novel (ISBN 0060107278) and last film written by Paddy Chayefsky. Both novel and film are based on Dr. John C. Lilly's sensory deprivation research conducted in isolation tanks and sometimes under the influence of drugs like LSD. Although Chayefsky never contacted Lilly directly, Lilly liked the film version, and noted the following in an Omni magazine interview published in January 1983: The scene in which the scientist becomes cosmic energy and his wife grabs him and brings him back to human form is straight out ...

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Dark City is a 1998 movie written by Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs and David S. Goyer, and directed by Proyas. It stars Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, and Jennifer Connelly. While not a box office hit, it has a considerable reputation. Film critic Roger Ebert is a well-known fan of the movie, having rated it with four stars out of four[1] and naming it the best film of 1998[2]. Ebert uses it in his teaching, and ...

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A.I.: Artificial Intelligence (actual on-screen title: Artificial Intelligence: A.I.) is a science fiction film that was released in 2001. It was the last project on which filmmaker Stanley Kubrick worked. Kubrick had long planned to film A.I., but had been putting it off until he was confident that the effects could be handled convincingly, all the while working on the story in close cooperation with Steven Spielberg. After many years of exchanging ideas about the project Kubrick became convinced th ...

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This article is about a method of interrogation. For therapeutic uses, see Isolation tank Sensory deprivation is the deliberate reduction or removal of stimuli from one or more of the senses. Simple devices such as blindfolds and earmuffs can cut off sight and hearing, while more complex devices can also cut off the sense of smell, touch, taste, thermoception (heat-sense), and 'gravity'. Sensory deprivation has been used in various alternative medicines and in psychological experiments ...

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Connelly was born to Gerard Connelly (a clothing manufacturer of Irish Catholic and Norwegian descent) and Eileen (a New York-bred Jewish mother who was an antiques dealer and a masseuse at Esalen). Jennifer was raised in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn near the Brooklyn Bridge, attending St. Ann's School, except for four years the family spent living in Woodstock, New York. One of her father's friends through the garment trade was an advertising executive. The executive friend suggested Jennifer audition at a modelling agency. At the age of 10, her career started in newspaper and mag ...

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2005 Cannes Film Festival - Jury. Emir Kusturica, President (Serbia and Montenegro) Fatih Akin (Germany) Javier Bardem (Spain) Nandita Das (India) Salma Hayek (Mexico) Toni Morrison (United States) Benoît Jacquot (France) Agnès Varda (France) John Woo (China) 2005 Cannes Film Festival - Films in Competition. Lemming, by Dominik Moll (opening film) A History of Violenc ...

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The story begins in the 22nd century, when an ecological disaster has resulted in a drastic reduction of the land area of the Earth and also of the human population. These problems have been successfully addressed by technology. Androids with very high levels of artificial intelligence (called mechas, as opposed to orgas for "organics", i.e. humans) have become commonplace but have been granted no civil rights and must submit to government registration or else be destroyed. While mechas have a level of intelligence compa ...

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Tom Stall is a restaurant owner, living with his wife Edie, his son Jack, and his little daughter in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana. He becomes a local hero after defending himself and others in an attempted robbery, killing the robbers. When his story receives national attention, several members of the Philadelphia Mafia arrive in town, believing him to be someone named Joey who crossed them 20 years ago. This endangers the whole family. Jack has always avoided fighting when bullied at school, but now attacks his tormentors. Th ...

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(Note that Howe and Schwartz begin the Boom Generation in 1943 -- not 1946, on grounds that the years 1943 and 1943 reflect a divide of temperament between older Silent and younger, more radical Boomers). 1946 Kathleen Casey – Born 1 second after midnight on January 1st, 1946. Generally regarded as the "First Baby Boomer" Bill Clinton – 42nd President of the United States Dolly Parton – country singer and songwriter, actress Gregory Hines – dancer, actor - deceased Donald Trum ...

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A major part of the school, the Pre-College Division is that part of the school which teaches students that are enrolled in elementary, junior high, and high school. It does not teach beginners, but students who are advanced and have a wish to learn and become professional instrumentalists. Many faculty also teach in the College Division. The Pre-College Division is made up of several parts: orchestral instruments, composit ...

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The general public now most recognizes Lost In Space via the memorable, oft-repeated warning lines of the Robot, "Warning! Warning!" and, of course, "Danger, Will Robinson!". Although it retains a cult following, the science-fiction community often points to Lost In Space as an example of TV's bad record at producing science-fiction (perhaps overlooking the series' deliberate fantasy elements), comparing it to its rival, Star Trek. Ironically, Lost In Space was a modest ratings success; and so was Star Trek, which received modest ratings d ...

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The film received positive reviews when it was released in 1981. Most reviewers, like Roger Ebert, compared the film favorably to film noir of the past: "Yes, Lawrence Kasdan's Body Heat (1981) is aware of the films that inspired it--especially Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity (1944). But it has a power that transcends its sources. It exploits the personal style of its stars to insinuate itself; Kael is unfair to Turner, who in her debut role played a woman so sexually confident that we can believe her lover (William Hurt) could be ...

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Steven Spielberg - Indiana Jones. But what some would consider Spielberg's greatest film work was still to come, beginning in the 1980s. In 1981, Spielberg teamed up for the first time with his friend George Lucas to make Raiders of the Lost Ark, his homage to the cliffhanger serials of the Golden Age of Hollywood, with Harrison Ford (whom Lucas had previously cast in his Star Wars films) as the dashing hero Indiana Jones. Raiders itself spawned two sequels, also directed by Spielberg ...

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List of Lutherans - U.S. Governors. Cecil Andrus (D), former governor of Idaho (1971-1975; 1987-1995). Otis R. Bowen (R), former governor of Indiana (1973-1981) and Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Ronald Reagan. Bill Janklow (R), former governor of South Dakota (1979-1987; 1995-2003). Gary Johnson (R), former governor of New Mexico (1995-2003). Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus (R), former governor of Minnesota (1921-1925). Stan Stephens (R), former ...

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Spacey attended Chatsworth High School in Chatsworth, California, which was reknowned for its drama department. In Grade 12 he starred in the school's senior production of The Sound of Music, playing the part of Captain Von Trapp, opposite Mare Winningham as Maria. Spacey's first professional stage appearance was as a messenger in a New York Shakespeare Festival performance of Henry VI, part 1 in 1981. The following year he made his first Broadway appearance in Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts. Although his interest soon tur ...

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