Zelda Rubinstein
Also Known As: Zelda Rubenstein
Biography: Zelda Rubinstein was an American actress and human rights activist, known as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. Playing 'Ginny', she was a regular on David E. Kelley's Emmy Award winning television series Picket Fences for several seasons. She also made guest appearances in the TV show Poltergeist: The Legacy (1996), as seer 'Christina' and was the voice ofSkittles candies in their long-running 'Taste the Rainbow' ad campaign. Rubinstein was also known for her outspoken activism for little people and her early participation in the fight against HIV/AIDS. CC - en.wikipedia.org
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Adult: No
Birthday: May 28, 1933
Age: 91 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: January 27, 2010
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Poltergeist
Overview: Upon realizing that something truly evil haunts his home, Steve Freeling calls in a team of parapsychologists to help before it's too late.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-04
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Poltergeist III
Overview: Carol Anne has been sent to live with her Aunt and Uncle in an effort to hide her from the clutches of the ghostly Reverend Kane, but he tracks her down and terrorises her in her relatives' appartment in a tall glass building. Will he finally achieve his target and capture Carol Anne again, or will Tangina be able, yet again, to thwart him?
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-06-10
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Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
Overview: The next great psycho horror slasher has given a documentary crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the sleepy town of Glen Echo, all the while deconstructing the conventions and archetypes of the horror genre for them.
Genres: Comedy Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-29
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Poltergeist II: The Other Side
Overview: The Freeling family move in with Diane's mother in an effort to escape the trauma and aftermath of Carol Anne's abduction by the Beast. But the Beast is not to be put off so easily and appears in a ghostly apparition as the Reverend Kane, a religious zealot responsible for the deaths of his many followers. His goal is simple - he wants the angelic Carol Anne.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-23
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Teen Witch
Overview: Louise is not very popular at her highschool. Then she learns that she's descended from the witches of Salem and has inherited their powers. At first she uses them to get back at the girls and teachers who teased her and to win the heart of the handsome footballer's captain. But soon she has doubts if it's right to 'cheat' her way to popularity.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-28
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Little Witches
Overview: When an ancient book of spells transforms 6 naughty Catholic school girls into a sexy coven of witches, all hell breaks loose. Witness the evil craft of Little Witches as the execute their devilish deeds.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-12-23
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Cages
Overview: An estranged family goes through the painful process of healing their wounds in this drama set in modern-day Singapore.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-07
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Anguish
Overview: An ophthalmologist's assistant with an unhealthy interest in human eyeballs goes on a killing spree to collect eyeballs for his overbearing mother's collection. Reality soon takes a bizarre turn, both for the characters and the audience.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1987-03-23
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Sixteen Candles
Overview: With the occasion all but overshadowed by her sister's upcoming wedding, angst-ridden Samantha faces her 16th birthday with typical adolescent dread. Samantha pines for studly older boy Jake, but worries that her chastity will be a turnoff for the popular senior. Meanwhile, she must constantly rebuff the affections of nerdy Ted, who is unfortunately the only boy in school who seems to take an interest in her.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-04
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle
Overview: It looks like young Keith Gridley will have a lonely summer, until he meets a talking mouse named Ralph. Ralph takes an immediate liking to Keith's toy motorcycle and can ride it just by making a motor noise. Ralph even acts heroically when Keith comes down with a nasty fever, while dodging cats, owls and a guest's noisy dog.
Genres: Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-11-07
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USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland
Overview: Making of the movie Southland Tales
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-18
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Stormy Weathers
Overview: Shepherd is the detective hired by an aristocratic Italian to locate a relative and thereby solve an ancient inheritance problem. As she sinks into the case, however, she finds out that there is much more to the case.
Genres: Mystery Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-05-04
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Frances
Overview: The true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood and the tragic turn her life took when she was blacklisted.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-03
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Guilty As Charged
Overview: A female parole officer discovers a secret death row prison under a meat plant, that's being run by the plant's unhinged vigilante owner and his reverend friend. A politician with a shady past becomes its latest "guest". But is he guilty?
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-04-19
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Under the Rainbow
Overview: In World War II era Los Angeles, the manager of the Culver Hotel leaves his nephew in charge for a weekend. The nephew changes the name to the Hotel Rainbow and overbooks with royalty, assassins, secret agents, Japanese tourists, and munchkins. Secret Service agent Bruce Thorpe and casting director Annie Clark find romance amidst the intrigue and confusion.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-31
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Timemaster
Overview: Young Jesse is traveling through time in order to stop some evil virtual reality fight managers from a parallel universe trying to destroy Earth.
Genres: Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-01
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Lover's Knot
Overview: A pair of lovers have no idea that their affair is overseen and orchestrated by an angel sent by Cupid to see that they remain together in this romantic comedy.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1996-07-12
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Acting on Impulse
Overview: An erotic thriller actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a B-movie producer, leading her to hide out and engage in sexual thrills with a pair of innocents.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-07-10
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Southland Tales
Overview: Set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Boxer Santaros is an action star who's stricken with amnesia. His life intertwines with Krysta Now, an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and Ronald Taverner, a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy.
Genres: Science Fiction Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-14
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Wishcraft
Overview: Brett is a high-school outcast who doesn't run with the in crowd, unlike Samantha, the cheerleader he has a desperate crush on. Then one day, he gets a parcel in the mail -- a totem with the power to grant his deepest, darkest desires. Brett wishes for Samantha to love him, and she does, although after a while her affection starts leaning toward obsession. Then murders start occurring in the school, which Brett gradually starts to connect to the totem.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-09-25
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The Dancing Princesses
Overview: A king with six daughters who is extremely over protective locks them in their room at night. But for some reason they order shoes from the cobbler practically every day and the king has to pay for them. And when he ask them why, they don't give him a straight answer. So he sends word that whoever figures out why they need so many shoes, he will have the hand of the daughter of his choice. But so far none have succeeded cause they make sure no one can find out. But a soldier upon learning of this decides to find out after being given a cloak that renders him invisible.
Genres: Romance Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-14
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The Flintstones: On the Rocks
Overview: With their marriage on the rocks, Fred and Wilma take a holiday together to rekindle the fire in their relationship.
Genres: Animation Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-02
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Sinbad: The Battle of the Dark Knights
Overview: A young boy is taught to use his imagination by his grandfather who casts him in a great adventure back in time. Using a magic coin, he enters the medieval world of Sinbad, who must rescue a beautiful princess from the clutches of an evil knight.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-06-11
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National Lampoon's Last Resort
Overview: Sam and Dave are living the boring life until they are beckoned to Sam's uncle's Island. When they get there (still not quite sure how that worked) they are compelled by beautiful women and a dastardly enemy of the Island. After accidentally convincing Sam's uncle to sign away rights to his island, they must somehow fix the problem.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-29
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The Gambler Returns: The Luck Of The Draw
Overview: Hawkes, Jones and Cassidy are on their way to the biggest poker game in history. But a few folks want to see them fold before they even get there.
Genres: Western TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-03
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Americathon
Overview: In a story told in narrative flashbacks, a young TV consultant is hired by the President of a bankrupt USA to organize a telethon in order to prevent the country from being repossessed by wealthy Native Americans.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-10
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