genre the perfect holiday
A record producer or ___MASK85___ producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer ' s ___MASK85___ , which may range from recording one ___MASK69___ to recording a lengthy concept album . A producer has many roles during the recording process . The roles of a producer vary . He or she may gather ___MASK20___ ideas for the project , collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist / group , work with artists and help them to improve their songs , lyrics or arrangements . ___MASK29___ of a Sista is the second studio ___MASK27___ by American rapper Queen Latifah , released on September 3 , 1991 , in the United States . It is the final ___MASK27___ on Tommy Boy Records . 10 Things I Hate About You is a 1999 American ___MASK43___ film directed by Gil Junger and starring Julia Stiles , Heath Ledger , Joseph Gordon - Levitt , and Larisa Oleynik . The screenplay , written by Karen McCullah Lutz and Kirsten Smith , is a modernization of William Shakespeare ' s late - 16th century comedy " The Taming of the Shrew ", retold in a late - 1990s American high school setting . In the story , new student Cameron ( Gordon - Levitt ) is smitten with Bianca ( Oleynik ) and , in order to get around her father ' s strict rules on dating , attempts to get bad boy Patrick ( Ledger ) to date Bianca ' s ill - tempered sister , Kat ( Stiles ). The film is titled after a poem written by Kat about her bittersweet romance with Patrick . Much of the filming took place in the Seattle metropolitan area , with many scenes shot at Stadium High School in Tacoma . Lackawanna ___MASK87___ is an American ___MASK28___ written by Ruben Santiago - Hudson that premiered in 2001 . It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005 . The ___MASK28___ dramatizes the character of the author ' s primary caregiver when he was growing up in Lackawanna , New York , during the 1950s and 1960s . Donald Frank " Don " Cheadle Jr . ( born November 29 , 1964 ) is an American actor , writer , producer , and director . He had an early role in " Hamburger Hill " ( 1987 ), before building his career in the 1990s with performances in " Devil in a Blue Dress " ( 1995 ), " Rosewood " ( 1997 ) and " Boogie Nights " ( 1997 ). He started a collaboration with director Steven Soderbergh that resulted in the films " Out of Sight " ( 1998 ), " Traffic " ( 2000 ) and " Ocean ' s Eleven " ( 2001 ). Other films include " The Rat Pack " ( 1998 ), " Things Behind the Sun " ( 2001 ), " Swordfish " ( 2001 ), " Crash " ( 2004 ), " Ocean ' s Twelve " ( 2004 ), " Ocean ' s Thirteen " ( 2007 ), " Reign Over Me " ( 2007 ), " Talk to Me " ( 2007 ), " Traitor " ( 2008 ) and " The Guard ". Cheadle co - wrote , directed and starred in " Miles Ahead " ( 2015 ), based on the life of ___MASK24___ musician Miles Davis . He plays the ___MASK63___ Colonel ___MASK83___ ' Rhodey ' Rhodes / War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic ___MASK8___ and has appeared in " Iron Man 2 " ( 2010 ), " Iron Man 3 " ( 2013 ), "" ( 2015 ) and "" ( 2016 ). Dana Elaine Owens ( born ___MASK80___ 18 , 1970 ), known professionally by her stage name Queen Latifah , is an American rapper , songwriter , singer , actress , model , ___MASK57___ producer , record producer , and ___MASK78___ host . Born in Newark , New Jersey , she signed with Tommy Boy Records in 1989 and released her debut album " All Hail the Queen " the same year , featuring the hit single " Ladies First ". Her second album , " Nature of a Sista " ( 1991 ), was her final album with Tommy Boy Records . A ___MASK57___ producer is a person who oversees all aspects of video production on a ___MASK57___ program . Some producers take more of an executive role , in that they conceive new programs and pitch them to the ___MASK57___ networks , but upon acceptance they focus on business matters , such as budgets and contracts . Other producers are more involved with the day - to - day workings , participating in activities such as screenwriting , set design , casting , and directing . Morris Lamont Chestnut , Jr . ( born January 1 , 1969 ) is an American actor . He first came to attention for his role in the groundbreaking 1991 film " Boyz n the Hood ". He has appeared in numerous feature films and on ___MASK4___ , including the starring role of pathologist Dr . Beaumont Rosewood , Jr . in the Fox TV series " Rosewood ". August Rush is a 2007 American ___MASK36___ film directed by Kirsten Sheridan and produced by Richard Barton Lewis . The ___MASK70___ is by Nick Castle and James V . Hart , with a story by Paul Castro and Castle . It involves an 11 year - old ___MASK20___ prodigy who runs away to New York City . He begins to unravel the mystery of who he is , all while his mother is searching for him while his father is searching for her . The Walt Disney Company , commonly known as Disney , is an American diversified multinational ___MASK67___ media and ___MASK93___ conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California . It is the world ' s second largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue , after Comcast . Disney was founded on October 16 , 1923 , by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O . Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio , and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live - action film production , television , and theme parks . The company also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio , then Walt Disney Productions . Taking on its current name in 1986 , it expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theater , radio , music , publishing , and online media . Tommy Boy ___MASK93___ ( formerly known as Tommy Boy Records ) is an American independent record label started in 1981 by Tom Silverman . After parting ways with Warner Bros . Records in 2002 , the label licensed its trademark to Warner - Elektra - Atlantic ( WEA ) for use on its reissues to date , now controlled by Warner Music Group , through Rhino / Atlantic Records . It created Tommy Boy Films LLC with Michael " Mic " Neumann . Disney Channel ( originally called The Disney Channel from 1983 to 1997 and commonly shortened to Disney from 1997 to 2002 ) is an American ___MASK14___ cable and satellite ___MASK57___ network that serves as the flagship property of owner Disney Channels ___MASK57___ Group , itself a unit of the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company . She ' s All That is a 1999 American teen ___MASK43___ film directed by Robert Iscove and starring Freddie Prinze , Jr ., Rachael Leigh Cook , Paul Walker and Matthew Lillard . It is a modern adaptation of George Bernard Shaw ' s play " Pygmalion " and George Cukor ' s 1964 film " My Fair Lady ". It was one of the most popular teen films of the 1990s and reached No . 1 at the box office in its first week of release . In April 2015 , it was announced that the film will be remade by The Weinstein Company . CBS ( an initialism of the network ' s former name , the Columbia Broadcasting System ) is an American commercial broadcast ___MASK57___ network that is a flagship property of CBS Corporation . The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City with major production facilities and operations in New York City ( at the CBS Broadcast Center ) and Los Angeles ( at CBS ___MASK57___ City and the CBS Studio Center ). The Perfect Holiday is a 2007 ___MASK41___ ___MASK42___ starring Gabrielle Union , Morris Chestnut , and Terrence Howard and is produced by Academy Award - nominated actress Queen Latifah , who also narrates the movie . The film was released on December 12 , 2007 . The film has also appeared on many television networks , including Disney Channel and Family and BET . Tagline : This Christmas , the perfect man just happens to be Santa . Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American teen hood ___MASK36___ film written and directed by John Singleton in his directorial debut , and starring Ice Cube , Cuba Gooding , Jr ., Morris Chestnut , Laurence Fishburne , Nia Long and Angela Bassett . This was the film debut for both Ice Cube and Morris Chestnut . Dead Presidents is a 1995 American ___MASK90___ ___MASK50___ co - written by Michael Henry Brown , and the Hughes brothers , Albert and Allen , who also produced and directed the film . It stars Larenz Tate , Keith David , Chris Tucker , Freddy Rodriguez , N ' Bushe Wright , and Bokeem Woodbine . The film chronicles the life of Anthony Curtis , focusing on his teenage years as a high school graduate and his experiences during the Vietnam War . As he returns to his hometown in The Bronx , Curtis finds himself struggling to support himself and his family , eventually turning to a life of ___MASK90___ . Shine Through It is Terrence Howard ' s first studio ___MASK27___ . It was released in the UK on September 1 , 2008 . It contains 11 tracks all produced by himself and Miles Mosley . All 11 tracks were written by himself , four of which were co written by Miles Mosley , and a further one co written by Ilsey Juber . Most of the ___MASK27___ lyrics were inspired by past experiences in his life and some by his children . All Hail the Queen is the debut ___MASK27___ by ___MASK1___ artist Queen Latifah , released on November 28 , 1989 , under Tommy Boy Records . The ___MASK27___ was unusually successful for a ___MASK1___ record at the time , buoyed by the single " Wrath of My Madness ", and was certified gold in July 1990 . The feminist anthem " Ladies First " ( with Monie Love ) remains one of Latifah ' s signature songs . Gabrielle Monique Union - Wade ( born October 29 , 1972 ) is an American actress . She began her career in 1990s , appearing on ___MASK57___ sitcoms , before landing supporting roles in teen comedy films " She ' s All That " and " 10 Things I Hate About You " ( 1999 ). Her breakthrough role was in the 2000 teen ___MASK42___ " Bring It On ", after which she was female lead in the short - lived CBS medical ___MASK36___ series " City of Angels " later that year . A songwriter is an individual who writes the lyrics , melodies and chord progressions for songs , typically for a ___MASK34___ genre such as rock or country music . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the ___MASK99___ genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . Mr . Holland ' s Opus is a 1995 American ___MASK36___ film directed by Stephen Herek , produced by Ted Field , Robert W . Cort , and Michael Nolin , and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan . The film stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role of Glenn Holland , a high - school music teacher who aspires to write his own composition . The cast also includes Glenne Headly , Olympia Dukakis , William H . Macy , and Jay Thomas . Terrence Dashon Howard ( born ___MASK80___ 11 , 1969 ) is an American actor and singer . Having his first major roles in the 1995 films " Dead Presidents " and " Mr . Holland ' s Opus ", Howard broke into the mainstream with a succession of ___MASK57___ and cinema roles between 2004 and 2006 . He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in " Hustle & Flow ". Howard has had prominent roles in many other movies including " Winnie ", " Ray ", " Lackawanna ___MASK87___ ", " Crash ", " Four Brothers ", " Get Rich or Die Tryin '", " Idlewild ", " August Rush ", " The Brave One " and " Prisoners ". Howard played ___MASK83___ Rhodes in " Iron Man " and reprised the role in the video game adaptation . However , he was replaced by Don Cheadle for the future films . He currently stars as the lead character Lucious Lyon in the ___MASK4___ " Empire ". His debut album , " Shine Through It ", was released in September 2008 .