Michael Jackson's This Is It is a 2009 American documentary–concert movie directed by Kenny Ortega. This movie shows footage of Michael Jackson's rehearsals for his concert "This Is It". It was released on October 28, 2009, Halloween. It received positive reviews. It made $261,183,588 around the world. It was released on DVD and Blu-ray in North America on 26 January 2010. The movie was shown on Channel Five for the first time in the United Kingdom on Christmas Day 2013. Twenty songs are performed. In the movie Jackson sings with Judith Hill.
The two-disc soundtrack album was released on 26 October 2009. It entered the "Billboard" 200 at number one. One single, "This Is It", was released from the album. In 2011 the song was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the Grammy Awards.
Mud (movie)
Mud is a 2012 American drama movie directed by Jeff Nichols. It is Nichols first movie that he ever directed. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Sam Shepard, and Reese Witherspoon.
The movie is set in Arkansas. It was released for a limited time on April 26, 2013 and later on May 10, 2013. It received very positive reviews. It currently has a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.
The Illinois
The Mile High Illinois, Illinois Sky-City, or simply The Illinois was a proposed skyscraper that would have been high, said by Frank Lloyd Wright in his 1956 book, "A Testament".
The design, was to be built in Chicago, would have included 528 stories, with an area of . Wright said that there would be parking for 15,000 cars and 150 helicopters.
Had it been built, it would have been the tallest building in the world by far, being more than four times the height of the then tallest building in the world, the Empire State Building, and it would be nearly twice as tall as the world's current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa.
The building is one of the visionary buildings meant to be an alternative to the increasing urban sprawl occurring in most cities. None of these has ever been viewed as financially feasible.
The design of the Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, is said to have been inspired by that of The Illinois.
Mount Pearl
Mount Pearl is the third largest community in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is southwest of St. John's, on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. Mount Pearl is part of the St. John's Metropolitan Area.
Corner Brook
Corner Brook is a city in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is on the west coast of the island of Newfoundland.
The area was originally four different communities:
In 1956, these communities combined to become the present-day City of Corner Brook.
Corner Brook is home to the Corner Brook Pulp & Paper Mill (owned by Kruger Inc.). Many people work at the mill. The city has the largest regional hospital in western Newfoundland. The Grenfell Campus of Memorial University of Newfoundland is here.
Lelydorp
Lelydorp is the capital city of Wanica District, Suriname. Lelydorp is the second largest city in Suriname, after Paramaribo. It is located at around .
Lelydorp was originally called "Kofi Djompo". It was renamed by Cornelis Lely, the Dutch governor of Suriname in 1905.
Lelydorp is the most important halfway stopping point between Paramaribo and Zanderij. (The Johan Pengel Airport is in Zanderij.)
Lelydorp's people are a mixture of Javanese, Hindustani, Creoles, Europeans and Portuguese Jews.
Parham
Parham is a village and civil parish in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England. In 2001 there were 305 people living in Parham. Parham has a church called St Mary.
Ramsholt
Ramsholt is a village and civil parish in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England. In 2001 there were 32 people living in Ramsholt. Ramsholt has a church called All Saints.
Reform School Girl
Reform School Girl is a 1957 movie directed by Edward Bernds. It was produced by American International Pictures (AIP) and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It stars Gloria Castillo, Ross Ford, and Edd Byrnes. The movie is about a young woman who is sent to reform school after she refuses to disclose what she knows about a traffic accident in which a pedestrian was killed. It was remade in 1994 with the same title.
High School Hellcats
High School Hellcats is a 1958 crime movie directed by Edward Bernds. It stars Yvonne Lime, Brett Halsey, and Jana Lund. The movie is about a group of juvenile delinquent high school girls. It was produced by American International Pictures (AIP) and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. This is the last film to be released through RKO Radio Pictures.
Fantastic Voyage
Fantastic Voyage is a 1966 science fiction movie directed by Richard Fleischer. It stars Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch, Donald Pleasence, and Edmond O'Brien.
The movie is about scientists who are made miniatures in order to enter the blood stream of someone who has a blood clot in the brain. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation.
Beach Party
Beach Party is a 1963 musical comedy movie directed by William Asher. It stars Robert Cummings, Dorothy Malone, Annette Funicello, Frankie Avalon, Morey Amsterdam, and Harvey Lembeck. Musical group Dick Dale and the Del Tones starred as themselves. The movie is about an anthropology professor who studies the sex habits of a group of fun-loving, surfing teenagers on the beach. The movie was the first of five beach party movies from American International Pictures (AIP). It won the 1964 Golden Laurel "Sleeper of the Year" Award.
Havelock Ellis
Henry Havelock Ellis, known as Havelock Ellis (2 February 1859 – 8 July 1939), was a British physician, writer, and social reformer who studied human sexuality. He published works on a variety of sexual practices and inclinations, including transgender psychology. He is credited with introducing the notions of narcissism and autoeroticism, later adopted by psychoanalysis. He served as president of the Galton Institute and, like many intellectuals of his era, supported eugenics.
Attitudes towards homosexuality and masturbation were altered by the publications of Havelock Ellis. Ellis was the first person to say in print that masturbation was normal, and did not cause any medical problems. He was co-author of the first medical textbook in English on homosexuality in 1897. His work, with others, prepared the way for the later sexual revolution.
Oliver Twist (movie)
Oliver Twist is a 1948 movie directed by David Lean. It stars John Howard Davies as Oliver, Alec Guiness as Fagin, Robert Newton as Bill Sikes, and Kay Walsh as Nancy. The movie is about the difficult life of an orphan on the streets of London. It is based on the book "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens.
Rendham
Rendham is a village and civil parish in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England. In 2001 there were 262 people living in Rendham. Rendham has a church called St Michael. Rendham is on the River Alde.
Saxtead
Saxtead is a village and civil parish in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England. In 2001 there were 342 people living in Saxtead. Saxtead has a church called All Saints.
Ixelles Ponds
The Ixelles Ponds () or Elsene Ponds () are two ponds in the Brussels municipality of Ixelles. They are between the Abbey of La Cambre and Flagey Square.
With the surrounding park, the Ixelles Ponds reach from the Sonian Forest to the center of Brussels. The ponds are a very popular place for local residents. However, the water is polluted and signs are all around the ponds. The total lengths are 700 metres (2,200 feet), and widths are 50 metres (170 feet). The ponds are separated by land.
Shottisham
Shottisham is a village and civil parish in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England. In 2001 there were 179 people living in Shottisham. Shottisham has a church called St Margaret.
Snape, Suffolk
Snape is a village and civil parish in Suffolk Coastal, Suffolk, England. In 2001 there were 623 people living in Snape.
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