The Cycle (2009 film)

The Cycle, also known as The Devil's Ground, is a 2009 Canadian/Czech horror film. The movie was filmed during a fifteen day period.

Plot summary

The film begins with a young woman named Amy (Leah Gibson) fleeing a masked, black-clad man wielding a machete (Twan Holliday). Meanwhile a female driver named Carrie (Daryl Hannah) is pressured to stay the night at a local motel by a man named Jimmy (also Holliday), but refuses. She drives on and nearly hits Amy, who persuades Carrie to take her to the next town. While in the car, Amy reluctantly tells Carrie her story.

Amy tells Carrie that she and four fellow Boston University students came to the area to look for a Native American burial ground in Bradford, Pennsylvania. The area was due to become a mine and their professor had promised them a pass grade if they found evidence of the burial ground. On the way to the town they stop to get gas and all but Amy end up mocking the gas station's owner Billy (Daniel Probert) for his hillbilly appearance, speech and lack of hands. This prompts him to warn Amy not to go up to the burial ground, which he calls the "Devil's Playground".

The Cycle

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The Cycle (TV program)

The Cycle was an ensemble news and political talk show on MSNBC hosted by four network analysts/commentators: Moderate Republican Abby Huntsman, author and culture critic Touré Neblett, The Nation correspondent Ari Melber, and former congressional candidate turned Democratic strategist Krystal Ball. Per its ensemble format, all four hosts appear on every show, with each host taking turns to facilitate the discussions.

The program debuted on June 25, 2012 and ran until July 31, 2015. On July 30th, 2015, MSNBC President, Phil Griffin announced that the series had been cancelled in an effort to transiton the network's daytime programming to more breaking news reporting and less political commentary and opinion.

Format

The Cycle was an ensemble program, with all four hosts appearing on every broadcast, each one taking turns to facilitating the discussion. Usually, the segment was named after the host leading the discussion: "Touré TV", "Abby's Road", "Ari's Angle", and "Krystal Clear". "Spin Cycle" was a segment in which each host discusses a story (usually political) from their point of view. "Guest Spot" was a topical discussion with a featured guest of the day. The format was similar to The Five on rival news network Fox News, although the hosts and producers have denied that The Cycle is derivative. Ball, Melber and Touré are self-proclaimed liberal commentators while Huntsman is a self-proclaimed conservative.

The Cycle (1975 film)

The Cycle (دایره مینا, Dayereh-ye Mina) is a 1975 Iranian film directed by Dariush Mehrjui. It was Iran's submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 50th Academy Awards, the first year that Iran participated in the award. The film was banned for three years before being given permission to release, and was finally released in Iran on April 12, 1978.

The film's plot centered on "the illegal trade in blood donations against the backdrop poverty and life in shanty-towns". A young man, Ali (Saeed Kangarani), takes his sick father (Esmail Mohammadi) to a hospital in Tehran. When his father is unable to be admitted, they wait outside the hospital and meet Sameri (Ezzatollah Entezami). Dr. Sameri offers them enough money for Ali's father's treatment if they assist him with some work. They meet him the next morning at a crossroads and get in a truck with some other people, unaware of what they will be doing or where they will be going. They arrive at a laboratory, where Ali's father is asked to give blood. He refuses, but Ali agrees to have his blood taken, and for that he is given 20 tomans. Sameri deals in blood - He buys the blood cheaply off of the poor and addicted, and sells it on to the hospital.