Simple Twist of Fate, A (film)
Simple Twist of Fate, A (film) Cabinetmaker Michael McCann has withdrawn from society to lead a solitary, unencumbered life, but one fateful winter’s night, the beguiling baby daughter of a young mother who has died in the snow wanders into Michael’s secluded cabin. As a result, his life changes forever. A strong attachment develops between …
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Simple Machines: A Moving Experience (film) Educational film; released in March 1986. 15 min. Introduction to basic concepts of mechanical physics using simple machines and mimes performing the same movements.
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Simply Mad About the Mouse (video) Classic Disney songs sung to a modern beat, with singers surrounded by animated backgrounds and special effects. Directed by Scot Garen. Features Billy Joel, Ric Ocasek, LL Cool J, The Gipsy Kings, Harry Connick Jr., Bobby McFerrin, Soul II Soul, Michael Bolton. Video release on September 27, 1991. 35 …
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Sim, Alastair (1900-1976) Actor; appeared in The Littlest Horse Thieves (Lord Harrogate).
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Simba
Simba Lion hero of The Lion King; voiced by Jonathan Taylor Thomas (young) and Matthew Broderick (adult).
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Simon Birch (film) Simon Birch is the smallest baby ever born at Gravestown Memorial Hospital, and as he gets older, he remains small. Certain he is going to become a hero, he argues about faith with his Sunday school teacher and priest, and pals around with his best friend, Joe. However, when his first hit …
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Simmons, Jean (1929-2010) Actress; appeared on The Disney Channel in Great Expectations (Miss Havisham) and in the television movie One More Mountain.
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Silvers, Phil (1912-1985) Actor; appeared in The Boatniks (Harry Simmons) and The Strongest Man in the World (Krinkle).
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Silver Screen Partners A limited partnership formed to put up money for the production costs of films, with the investors recouping their investment from the gross amounts the films earned in all their markets and forms. The partners were guaranteed their principal back five years after a film’s initial theatrical release. There have been three …
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Silly Symphony A series of 75 cartoons, beginning with The Skeleton Dance in 1929. Composer Carl Stalling suggested to Walt Disney that there be a second cartoon series to be different from the Mickey Mouse series, which was based on comedic action centered around one character. The Silly Symphonies would be based on musical themes, …
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