Irish American Tom Murphy hasn't a clue about Ireland or love. He eventually learns about the country of his heritage and that he should listen to his own heart concerning love. Shot on location in Cleveland, Dublin and County Clare, Ireland, "The Yank" is a farcical satire on Irish America and it's "paddywhackery."
Shot on location in Cleveland, Dublin and County Clare, Ireland, "The Yank" is a farcical satire on Irish America and it's "paddywhackery." It's the story of Tom Murphy, a middle-aged Cleveland bachelor whose view of Ireland comes from The Quiet Man, starring John Wayne.
Walt has Saul fake a threat on Hank's life, and the DEA arrange for around-the-clock protection for Hank's and Walt's families, temporarily halting Hank's investigation. This also allows Walt to operate without interference to take out Gus by working with Hector after learning he and Gus are nemeses.
Character biography. Hank is the brother-in-law of main character Walter White, and is a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Throughout the series, he leads the investigation of the methamphetamine cook "Heisenberg" — unaware that the elusive drug kingpin is his own brother-in-law.
The film "Philadelphia" was not a fictional movie, as Tri-Star Pictures says, but the true story of an attorney who sued the world's largest law firm for firing him because he had AIDS, a lawyer argued today.
Geoffrey Francis BowersFILMMAKERS ADMIT `PHILADELPHIA' WAS BASED ON REAL LIFE The Medford, Mass., family said TriStar Pictures Inc. made the movie based on the life of Geoffrey Francis Bowers, a 33-year-old lawyer who died of AIDS. The Bowers family said it was paid nothing.
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After a riot at his mills, he finally goes on strike. He reconciles with Francisco. He returns to help Dagny free John Galt from capture. At the end, he returns safely to Atlantis.
'Beckett' is a political psychological thriller about an American tourist in Greece. While some of the plot of Beckett could seem plausible (foreigner on vacation getting into trouble), the film is not based on a true story. The conspiracy thriller begins like it could have actually happened.
Fearing it would compromise his career, lawyer Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) hides his homosexuality and HIV status at a powerful Philadelphia law firm. But his secret is exposed when a colleague spots the illness's telltale lesions. Fired shortly afterwards, Beckett resolves to sue for discrimination, teaming up with Joe Miller (Denzel Washington), the only lawyer willing to help. In court, they face one of his ex-employer's top litigators, Belinda Conine (Mary Steenburgen).Philadelphia / Film synopsis
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In his childhood, Hanks's family moved often; by the age of 10, he had lived in 10 different houses. While Hanks's family religious history was Catholic and Mormon, one journalist characterized Hanks's teenage self as being a "Bible-toting evangelical" for several years.
'Atlas Shrugged': From Fiction to Fact in 52 Years - WSJ.
Atlas Shrugged is one of the most controversial books in modern literature. It is a passionate defence of Rand's belief that the world is best served when individuals act entirely in their own rational self-interest. Or, to put it more bluntly, they act selfishly.
The theme of Atlas Shrugged, according to Ayn Rand, “is the role of the mind in man's existence.” It is the mind, the story shows, that is the root of all human knowledge and values — and its absence is the root of all evil.