Aasif Mandvi
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English
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"My father moved our family to the United States because of a word. It was a word whose meaning fascinated him. It was a singularly American word, a fat word, a word that could only be spoken with decadent pride. That word was... Brunch! "The beauty of America," he would say, "is they have so much food, that between breakfast and lunch they have to stop and eat again.-from "International House of Patel"
If you're an Indo-Muslim-British-American actor...
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English
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Today’s Special, a heartwarming comedy with culinary flavor, tells the story of Samir (Aasif Mandvi, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart), a sous chef whose dreams of becoming the head chef at an upscale Manhattan restaurant are squelched when his father has heart attack and he is forced to take over Tandoori Palace, the nearly bankrupt family restaurant in Jackson Heights.
Publisher
CBS
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
In Season Two of Evil, Kristin struggles with her darker nature after killing a man, while David suffers temptation as he gets closer to his ordination. Meanwhile, Ben is visited by night terrors that prey on his greatest fears. Includes all thirteen episodes plus over 20 minutes of deleted scenes!
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Where does science end and the supernatural begin? That's the mysterious, and dangerous, line explored by skeptical psychologist Kristen Bouchard when she teams up with priest-in training David Acosta to explore the evil humanity is capable of. Together, they dive into the Catholic Church's files of occult phenomena to bring them to rational conclusions...or attempt to.
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Join Aang, an extraordinary boy with incredible 'bending' powers, as he journeys through an exotic land filled with magical creatures and powerful friends. As the Avatar, he is the only one who can end the age-old conflict between the four nations, Air, Water, Earth, and Fire.
6) Ghost town
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Bertram Pincus is an irritable dentist whose people skills leave much to be desired. Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Even worse, they all want something from him. Frank Herlihy, in particular, pesters him into breaking up the impending marriage of his widow Gwen. Now, Pincus is put squarely in the middle of a triangle with spirited...
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Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Hard-luck hound Hank finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
8) Margin call
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Lions Gate Films, Inc
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Who cares about the suffering--existential, financial, or other--of those who blindly mismanaged our monies into this ever-expanding, nay, verily bottomless pit of debt? No one, but this film may help viewers understand A) the birth of current financial woes, and B) what it might have been like, in those first few hours within the confines of an early investment trading firm casualty. Fueled by a mass layoff, a thumb drive, and a rocket-scientist-cum-analyst...
9) Margin Call
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English
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Set in the first twelve hours that launched the 2008 financial crisis, an entry-level analyst unlocks information that could prove to be the downfall of an investment firm.