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Movie - Breathe (2024)

 

Movie - Love Me Tonight (1932)

  The story describes an encounter between a  Parisian  tailor named Maurice Courtelin (Chevalier) and a family of local  aristocrats . These include Vicomte Gilbert de Varèze (Ruggles), who owes Maurice a large amount of money for tailoring work; Gilbert's uncle the Duc d'Artelines ( C. Aubrey Smith ), the family  patriarch ; d'Artelines' man-hungry niece Valentine (Loy); and his other 22-year-old niece, Princesse Jeanette (MacDonald), who has been a widow for three years. D'Artelines has been unable to find Jeanette a new husband of suitable age and rank. The household also includes three aunts and an ineffectual suitor the Comte de Savignac (Butterworth). Maurice custom-tailors clothing for de Varèze on credit, but the Vicomte's unpaid tailoring bills become intolerable, so Maurice travels to d'Artelines’ castle to collect the money owed to him. On the way, he has a confrontation with Princesse Jeanette. He immediately professes his love for her, but she ...

Movie - One Way Passage (1932)

 

Movie - Doctor X (1932)

  My views Followed by The Return of Doctor X (1939) Plot Daily World  newshawk Lee Taylor is investigating a series of pathological murders that have taken place over a series of months in New York City. The murders always take place at night, under the glow of a full moon, and each body has been cannibalized after the murder. Witnesses describe a horribly disfigured "monster" as the killer. Doctor Xavier is called in for his medical opinion, but the police have an ulterior motive. They want to investigate Xavier's medical academy, as the brain scalpel used to cannibalize the bodies of the victims is exclusive to that institution. Aside from Xavier, the other suspects are: Wells, an amputee who has made a study of cannibalism; Haines, who displays a sexual perversion with  voyeurism ; Duke, a grouchy paralytic; and Rowitz, who is conducting studies of the psychological effects of the moon. The police give Xavier 48 hours to apprehend the killer in his own way. During thi...

Movie - Blonde Venus (1932)

Plot Ned Faraday, an American chemist, has been inadvertently poisoned by  radium  and expects to die within a year, until he learns that Professor Holzapfel, a famous physician in  Dresden , has developed a treatment that may be able to heal him. The night after he hears this good news, while putting his son Johnny to bed, Ned and his wife Helen recite the story of the day on which they had met. While traveling in Germany as a young man, Ned encountered Helen swimming in a pond with several other girls. She coyly told him that she would grant him a wish if he left, and Ned wished to see her again. He watched her perform onstage at a local theater and then they went for a walk and had their first kiss. Blond Venus ad from  The Film Daily , 1932 After Johnny falls asleep, Ned discusses with Helen the possibility of traveling to see Professor Holzapfel. To help pay for the trip, Helen decides to return to the stage and finds employment at a local nightclub. She befrien...

Movie - A Farewell to Arms (1932)

 

Movie - Awake (2007)

 

Movie - Unthinkable (2010)

 

Movie - The Signal (2014)

 

Movie - Land of Bad (2024)

 

TV Serie - Twisted Metal (2023‑ ) - Season 1

 

Movie - Stargate (1994)

Movie - Revenger (2018)

 

Movie - Trouble in Paradise (1932)

 

Movie - The Sign of the Cross (1932)

 

Movie - Monkey Man (2024)

 

Movie - Living (2022)

 

Movie - If I Had a Million (1932)

 

Movie - Malice (1993)

 

Movie - Get Out (2017)

 

Book - The Five Dysfunctions of a Team Book by Patrick Lencion (22002)

 

Movie - The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

 

TV Mini Serie - Shôgun (2024)

 

Education - IBM - Troubleshooting for Hardware, Networks, and Software

  client’s workstation to troubleshoot a problem with their computer. Their computer is on, but their screen is blank. Based on some basic troubleshooting that you’ve already done, you suspect that the client’s monitor is not working properly. What can you do to verify that the monitor is the problem in this scenario? A.       Use another computer to verify if the monitor is the problem or not. B.       Read the user manual to verify if the monitor should be blank or not. C.      Use another working monitor to verify if the monitor is the problem or not. D.      Write a script and check the system logs for information about the monitor. Answer: Q: You’re an IT professional supporting a nonprofit organization. Two volunteers have ongoing problems with their wireless network connection. After removing variables and trying some functional troubleshooting, you discover that both ...

Movie - Skyscraper (2018)

 

Movie - Dredd (2012)

 

Movie - Final Destination (2000)

 

Movie - The Equalizer 3 (2023)

 

Movie - Freaks (1932)

 

Movie - The Bricklayer (2023)

 

Movie - Sleeping Dogs (2024)

 Similar general plot from Knox Goes Away (2023)  with Michael Keaton

Movie - Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver (2024)

 

TV Serie - Manhunt (2024)

 

Movie - Le sang d'un poète (1932)

 

Movie - Yara (2021)

 

Movie - Rambo (2008)

 

Movie - Shanghai Express (1932)

 

Movie - Le salaire de la peur (2024)

 

TV Mini Serie - Anthracite ( 2024‑2024)

 

Movie - Stolen | Stöld [SE] (2024)

 

Movie - Millie (1931)

 

Life - Retirement

Destinaton Positive Negative Sicilia - Palermo region (not city) Weather Food Language Property prices (when compared to Germany) Beaches Easy access to Itaky, Malta, Sardinia, Corsega, North of Africa Low cost of living Poorest area of Italy Almost no green areas Almost no rain Fresh water availability Car is a requirement Portugal Weather Food Language Property prices (when compared to Germany) Beaches  Low cost of living Property prices (when compared to Sicily) End of EU. Nearest place is Spain Spain Weather Food Beaches Many new properties Easy to drive around the country High speed trains Squaters legislation Socialist government out of control Sardinia ...

TV Serie  - Fallout (2024) - Season 1