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500 | Water firm Suez in Argentina row | A conflict between the Argentine State and water firm Aguas Argentinas, controlled by France's Suez, is casting doubt on the firm's future. The firm, which serves the province of Buenos Aires, wants a tariff rise of 60% to fund water-supply improvements. The government has rejected the 60% rise and wants Aguas Argent... | business | A conflict between the Argentine State and water firm Aguas Argentinas, controlled by France' s Suez, is casting _____ on the firm' s future. The firm, which serves the province of Buenos Aires, wants a tariff rise of 60 % to fund water-supply improvements. The government has rejected the 60 % rise and wants Aguas Arg... | ['priority', 'suspicion', 'doubt', 'limits', 'concerns'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number500[/INST] Passage : A conflict between the Argentine State and water firm Aguas Argentinas, controlled by France' s Suez, is casting _____ on the firm' s future. The firm, which serves the province of Buenos Aires, wants a tariff rise of 60 % to fund water-supply impro... |
501 | Algeria hit by further gas riots | Algeria suffered a weekend of violent protests against government plans to raise gas prices, local press reports. Demonstrators in a number of regions blocked roads, attacked public buildings and overturned vehicles, newspapers including El Watan reported. The price of butane gas, a vital fuel for cooking, has risen ... | business | Algeria suffered a weekend of violent protests against government plans to raise gas prices, local press reports. Demonstrators in a number of regions blocked roads, attacked public buildings and overturned vehicles, newspapers including El Watan reported. The price of butane gas, a vital fuel for cooking, has risen t... | ['began', 'heated', 'show', 'sprung', 'flared'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number501[/INST] Passage : Algeria suffered a weekend of violent protests against government plans to raise gas prices, local press reports. Demonstrators in a number of regions blocked roads, attacked public buildings and overturned vehicles, newspapers including El Watan re... |
502 | India's Maruti sees profits jump | India's biggest carmaker Maruti has reported a sharp increase in quarterly profit after a booming economy and low interest rates boosted demand. Net profit surged 70% to 2.39bn rupees ($54.98m; £29.32m) in the last three months of 2004 compared with 1.41bn rupees a year earlier. Total sales were 30.1bn rupees, up 27%... | business | India' s biggest carmaker Maruti has reported a sharp increase in quarterly profit after a booming economy and low interest rates boosted demand. Net profit surged 70 % to 2. 39bn rupees ( $ 54. 98m ; £29. 32m ) in the last three months of 2004 compared with 1. 41bn rupees a year earlier. Total sales were 30. 1bn rupe... | ['slowed', 'ended', 'were', 'crashed', 'rose'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number502[/INST] Passage : India' s biggest carmaker Maruti has reported a sharp increase in quarterly profit after a booming economy and low interest rates boosted demand. Net profit surged 70 % to 2. 39bn rupees ( $ 54. 98m ; £29. 32m ) in the last three months of 2004 comp... |
503 | Aids and climate top Davos agenda | Climate change and the fight against Aids are leading the list of concerns for the first day of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos. Some 2,000 business and political leaders from around the globe will listen to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's opening speech on Wednesday. Mr Blair will focus on Afric... | business | Climate change and the fight against Aids are leading the list of concerns for the first day of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos. Some 2, 000 business and political leaders from around the globe will listen to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair' s opening speech on Wednesday. Mr Blair will focus on Afri... | ['power', 'aspirations', 'success', 'problems', 'progress'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number503[/INST] Passage : Climate change and the fight against Aids are leading the list of concerns for the first day of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos. Some 2, 000 business and political leaders from around the globe will listen to UK Prime Minister ... |
504 | China now top trader with Japan | China overtook the US to become Japan's biggest trading partner in 2004, according to numbers released by Japan's Finance Ministry on Wednesday. China accounted for 20.1% of Japan's trade in 2004, compared with 18.6% for the US. In 2003, the US was ahead with 20.5% and China came second with 19.2%. The change highlig... | business | China overtook the US to become Japan' s biggest trading partner in 2004, according to numbers released by Japan' s Finance Ministry on Wednesday. China accounted for 20. 1 % of Japan' s trade in 2004, compared with 18. 6 % for the US. In 2003, the US was ahead with 20. 5 % and China came second with 19. 2 %. The chan... | ['Organisation', 'Committee', 'Alliance', 'Commission', 'Forum'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number504[/INST] Passage : China overtook the US to become Japan' s biggest trading partner in 2004, according to numbers released by Japan' s Finance Ministry on Wednesday. China accounted for 20. 1 % of Japan' s trade in 2004, compared with 18. 6 % for the US. In 2003, the ... |
505 | Trial begins of Spain's top banker | The trial of Emilio Botin, the chairman of Spain's most powerful bank, Santander Central Hispano, has started in Madrid. Mr Botin is accused of misusing the bank's funds after he approved the payment of 160m euros ($208m; £111m) in bonus and pension payouts to two former executives. However, the trial was suspended w... | business | The trial of Emilio Botin, the chairman of Spain' s most powerful bank, Santander Central Hispano, has started in Madrid. Mr Botin is accused of misusing the bank' s funds after he approved the payment of 160m euros ( $ 208m ; £111m ) in bonus and pension payouts to two former executives. However, the trial _____ susp... | ['subsequently', 'soon', 'stood', 'was', 'came'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number505[/INST] Passage : The trial of Emilio Botin, the chairman of Spain' s most powerful bank, Santander Central Hispano, has started in Madrid. Mr Botin is accused of misusing the bank' s funds after he approved the payment of 160m euros ( $ 208m ; £111m ) in bonus and p... |
506 | UK economy ends year with spurt | The UK economy grew by an estimated 3.1% in 2004 after accelerating in the last quarter of the year, says the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figure is in line with Treasury and Bank of England forecasts. The ONS says gross domestic product (GDP) rose by a strong 0.7% in the three months to 31 December, com... | business | The UK economy grew by an estimated 3. 1 % in 2004 after accelerating in the last quarter of the year, says the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ). The figure is in line with Treasury and Bank of England forecasts. The ONS says gross domestic product ( GDP ) rose by a strong 0. 7 % in the three months to 31 Decemb... | ['Tony', 'Paul', 'Stephen', 'Alan', 'Michael'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number506[/INST] Passage : The UK economy grew by an estimated 3. 1 % in 2004 after accelerating in the last quarter of the year, says the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ). The figure is in line with Treasury and Bank of England forecasts. The ONS says gross domestic pr... |
507 | HealthSouth ex-boss goes on trial | The former head of US medical services firm HealthSouth overstated earnings and assets to boost the company's share price, it was claimed in court. Richard Scrushy, 52, is accused of "directing" a $2.7bn (£1.4bn) accounting fraud at the company he co-founded in Alabama in 1984. Prosecutors said he was motivated by we... | business | The former head of US medical services firm HealthSouth overstated earnings and assets to boost the company' s share price, it was claimed in court. Richard Scrushy, 52, is accused of" directing" a $ 2. 7bn ( £1. 4bn ) accounting fraud at the company he co-founded in Alabama in 1984. Prosecutors said he was motivated ... | ['2002', '1994', '1991', '2011', '2013'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number507[/INST] Passage : The former head of US medical services firm HealthSouth overstated earnings and assets to boost the company' s share price, it was claimed in court. Richard Scrushy, 52, is accused of" directing" a $ 2. 7bn ( £1. 4bn ) accounting fraud at the compan... |
508 | Euro firms miss out on optimism | More than 90% of large companies around the world are highly optimistic about their economic prospects, a survey of 1,300 bosses suggests. Their biggest worries are not terror threats, but over-regulation, low-cost competition and the wild ups and downs of oil prices. There is one exception: Firms in Western Europe -... | business | More than 90 % of large companies around the world are highly optimistic about their economic prospects, a survey of 1, 300 bosses suggests. Their biggest worries are not terror threats, but over-regulation, low-cost competition and the wild ups and downs of oil prices. There is one exception : Firms in Western Europe... | ['Mark', 'John', 'Chris', 'Frank', 'Michael'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number508[/INST] Passage : More than 90 % of large companies around the world are highly optimistic about their economic prospects, a survey of 1, 300 bosses suggests. Their biggest worries are not terror threats, but over-regulation, low-cost competition and the wild ups and... |
509 | Lacroix label bought by US firm | Luxury goods group LVMH has sold its loss-making Christian Lacroix clothing label to a US investment group. The Paris-based firm has been shedding non-core businesses and focusing on its most profitable brands including Moet & Chandon champagne and Louis Vuitton. LVMH said the French designer's haute couture and read... | business | Luxury goods group LVMH has sold its loss-making Christian Lacroix clothing label to a US investment group. The Paris-based firm has been shedding non-core businesses and focusing on its most profitable brands including Moet & Chandon champagne and Louis Vuitton. LVMH said the French designer' s haute couture and read... | ['houses', 'retailers', 'magazines', 'shops', 'designers'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number509[/INST] Passage : Luxury goods group LVMH has sold its loss-making Christian Lacroix clothing label to a US investment group. The Paris-based firm has been shedding non-core businesses and focusing on its most profitable brands including Moet & Chandon champagne and ... |
510 | Gallery unveils interactive tree | A Christmas tree that can receive text messages has been unveiled at London's Tate Britain art gallery. The spruce has an antenna which can receive Bluetooth texts sent by visitors to the Tate. The messages will be "unwrapped" by sculptor Richard Wentworth, who is responsible for decorating the tree with broken plate... | entertainment | A Christmas tree that can receive text messages has been unveiled at London' s Tate Britain art gallery. The spruce has an antenna which can receive Bluetooth texts sent by visitors to the Tate. The messages will be" unwrapped" by sculptor _____ Wentworth, who is responsible for decorating the tree with broken plates ... | ['Richard', 'Peter', 'Patrick', 'Mark', 'Christopher'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number510[/INST] Passage : A Christmas tree that can receive text messages has been unveiled at London' s Tate Britain art gallery. The spruce has an antenna which can receive Bluetooth texts sent by visitors to the Tate. The messages will be" unwrapped" by sculptor _____ Wen... |
511 | Jarre joins fairytale celebration | French musician Jean-Michel Jarre is to perform at a concert in Copenhagen to mark the bicentennial of the birth of writer Hans Christian Andersen. Denmark is holding a three-day celebration of the life of the fairy-tale author, with a concert at Parken stadium on 2 April. Other stars are expected to join the line-up... | entertainment | French musician Jean-Michel Jarre is to perform at a concert in Copenhagen to mark the bicentennial of the birth of writer Hans Christian Andersen. Denmark is holding a three-day celebration of the life of the fairy-tale author, with a concert at Parken stadium on 2 April. Other stars are expected to join the line-up ... | ['French', 'Brazilian', 'Greek', 'Danish', 'Spanish'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number511[/INST] Passage : French musician Jean-Michel Jarre is to perform at a concert in Copenhagen to mark the bicentennial of the birth of writer Hans Christian Andersen. Denmark is holding a three-day celebration of the life of the fairy-tale author, with a concert at Pa... |
512 | Musical treatment for Capra film | The classic film It's A Wonderful Life is to be turned into a musical by the producer of the controversial hit show Jerry Springer - The Opera. Frank Capra's 1946 movie starring James Stewart, is being turned into a £7m musical by producer Jon Thoday. He is working with Steve Brown, who wrote the award-winning musica... | entertainment | The classic film It' s A Wonderful Life is to be turned into a musical by the producer of the controversial hit show Jerry Springer-The Opera. Frank Capra' s 1946 movie starring James Stewart, is being _____ into a £7m musical by producer Jon Thoday. He is working with Steve Brown, who wrote the award-winning musical ... | ['expanded', 'developed', 'revised', 'grown', 'turned'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number512[/INST] Passage : The classic film It' s A Wonderful Life is to be turned into a musical by the producer of the controversial hit show Jerry Springer-The Opera. Frank Capra' s 1946 movie starring James Stewart, is being _____ into a £7m musical by producer Jon Thoday... |
513 | Richard and Judy choose top books | The 10 authors shortlisted for a Richard and Judy book award in 2005 are hoping for a boost in sales following the success of this year's winner. The TV couple's interest in the book world coined the term "the Richard & Judy effect" and created the top two best-selling paperbacks of 2004 so far. The finalists for 200... | entertainment | The 10 authors shortlisted for a Richard and Judy book award in 2005 are hoping for a boost in sales following the success of this year' s winner. The TV couple' s interest in the book world coined the term" the Richard & Judy effect" and created the top two best-selling paperbacks of 2004 so far. The finalists for 20... | ['much', 'that', 'less', 'faster', 'better'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number513[/INST] Passage : The 10 authors shortlisted for a Richard and Judy book award in 2005 are hoping for a boost in sales following the success of this year' s winner. The TV couple' s interest in the book world coined the term" the Richard & Judy effect" and created th... |
514 | Poppins musical gets flying start | The stage adaptation of children's film Mary Poppins has had its opening night in London's West End. Sir Cameron Mackintosh's lavish production, which has cost £9m to bring to the stage, was given a 10-minute standing ovation. Lead actress Laura Michelle Kelly soared over the heads of the audience holding the nanny's... | entertainment | The stage adaptation of children' s film Mary Poppins has had its opening night in London' s West End. Sir Cameron _____intosh' s lavish production, which has cost £9m to bring to the stage, was given a 10-minute standing ovation. Lead actress Laura Michelle Kelly soared over the heads of the audience holding the nann... | ['favourite', 'favourite', 'Mack', 'warning', 'Mack'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number514[/INST] Passage : The stage adaptation of children' s film Mary Poppins has had its opening night in London' s West End. Sir Cameron _____intosh' s lavish production, which has cost £9m to bring to the stage, was given a 10-minute standing ovation. Lead actress Laura... |
515 | Bennett play takes theatre prizes | The History Boys by Alan Bennett has been named best new play in the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. Set in a grammar school, the play also earned a best actor prize for star Richard Griffiths as teacher Hector. The Producers was named best musical, Victoria Hamilton was best actress for Suddenly Last Summer and Fest... | entertainment | The History Boys by Alan Bennett has been named best new play in the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. Set in a grammar school, the play also earned a best actor prize for star Richard Griffiths as teacher Hector. The Producers was named best musical, Victoria Hamilton was best actress for Suddenly Last Summer and Feste... | ['also', 'remained', 'was', 'were', 'appeared'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number515[/INST] Passage : The History Boys by Alan Bennett has been named best new play in the Critics' Circle Theatre Awards. Set in a grammar school, the play also earned a best actor prize for star Richard Griffiths as teacher Hector. The Producers was named best musical,... |
516 | Levy tipped for Whitbread prize | Novelist Andrea Levy is favourite to win the main Whitbread Prize book of the year award, after winning novel of the year with her book Small Island. The book has already won the Orange Prize for fiction, and is now 5/4 favourite for the £25,000 Whitbread. Second favourite is a biography of Mary Queen of Scots, by Jo... | entertainment | Novelist Andrea Levy is favourite to win the main Whitbread Prize book of the year award, after winning novel of the year with her book Small Island. The book has already won the Orange Prize for fiction, and is now 5 / 4 favourite for the £25, 000 Whitbread. Second favourite is a biography of Mary Queen of Scots, by ... | ['probably', 'ever', 'just', 'have', 'possibly'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number516[/INST] Passage : Novelist Andrea Levy is favourite to win the main Whitbread Prize book of the year award, after winning novel of the year with her book Small Island. The book has already won the Orange Prize for fiction, and is now 5 / 4 favourite for the £25, 000 ... |
517 | West End to honour finest shows | The West End is honouring its finest stars and shows at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London on Monday. The Producers, starring Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, is up for best musical at the ceremony at the National Theatre. It is competing against Sweeney Todd and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum fo... | entertainment | The West End is honouring its finest stars and shows at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London on Monday. The Producers, starring Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, is up for best musical at the ceremony at the National Theatre. It is competing against Sweeney Todd and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for... | ['winning', 'alongside', 'replacing', 'with', 'for'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number517[/INST] Passage : The West End is honouring its finest stars and shows at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London on Monday. The Producers, starring Nathan Lane and Lee Evans, is up for best musical at the ceremony at the National Theatre. It is competing again... |
518 | Da Vinci Code is 'lousy history' | The plot of an international bestseller that thousands of readers are likely to receive as a Christmas present is 'laughable', a clergyman has said. The Da Vinci Code claims Jesus was not crucified, but married Mary Magdalene and died a normal death. It claims this was later covered up by the Church. The Bishop of Du... | entertainment | The plot of an international bestseller that thousands of readers are likely to receive as a Christmas present is' laughable', a clergyman has said. The Da Vinci Code claims Jesus was not crucified, but married Mary Magdalene and died a normal death. It claims this was later covered up by the Church. The Bishop of Dur... | ['stories', 'readings', 'arguments', 'views', 'claims'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number518[/INST] Passage : The plot of an international bestseller that thousands of readers are likely to receive as a Christmas present is' laughable', a clergyman has said. The Da Vinci Code claims Jesus was not crucified, but married Mary Magdalene and died a normal death... |
519 | Uganda bans Vagina Monologues | Uganda's authorities have banned the play The Vagina Monologues, due to open in the capital, Kampala this weekend. The Ugandan Media Council said the performance would not be put on as it promoted and glorified acts such as lesbianism and homosexuality. It said the production could go ahead if the organisers "expunge... | entertainment | Uganda' s authorities have banned the play The Vagina Monologues, due to open in the capital, Kampala this weekend. The Ugandan Media Council said the performance would not be put on as it promoted and glorified acts such as lesbianism and homosexuality. It said the production could go ahead if the organisers" expunge... | ['story', 'programme', 'channel', 'series', 'panel'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number519[/INST] Passage : Uganda' s authorities have banned the play The Vagina Monologues, due to open in the capital, Kampala this weekend. The Ugandan Media Council said the performance would not be put on as it promoted and glorified acts such as lesbianism and homosexua... |
520 | Artists' secret postcards on sale | Postcards by artists including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin have sold just hours after the opening of the Royal Academy of Arts annual Secrets sale. The identity of the artist remains unknown until each work is bought and the signature is revealed on the back. "There are still some big names left, such as Mario Testi... | entertainment | Postcards by artists including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin have sold just hours after the opening of the Royal Academy of Arts annual Secrets sale. The identity of the artist remains unknown until each work is bought and the signature is revealed on the back." _____ are still some big names left, such as Mario Testin... | ['There', 'Here', 'Where', 'Those', 'Then'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number520[/INST] Passage : Postcards by artists including Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin have sold just hours after the opening of the Royal Academy of Arts annual Secrets sale. The identity of the artist remains unknown until each work is bought and the signature is revealed o... |
521 | Neeson in bid to revive theatre | Hollywood film star Liam Neeson has held a dinner party in New York to promote Belfast's Lyric Theatre. The Ballymena-born actor said that the theatre on Ridgeway Street was in a "very dilapidated condition". Lyric chairman David Johnston has said that rebuilding the theatre, at a cost of £8m is the only answer. Mr N... | entertainment | Hollywood film star Liam Neeson has held a dinner party in New York to promote Belfast' s Lyric Theatre. The Ballymena-born actor said that the theatre on Ridgeway Street was in a" very dilapidated condition". Lyric chairman David Johnston has said that rebuilding the theatre, at a cost of £8m is the only answer. Mr N... | ['diverse', 'identified', 'such', 'both', 'elsewhere'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number521[/INST] Passage : Hollywood film star Liam Neeson has held a dinner party in New York to promote Belfast' s Lyric Theatre. The Ballymena-born actor said that the theatre on Ridgeway Street was in a" very dilapidated condition". Lyric chairman David Johnston has said ... |
522 | Levy takes Whitbread novel prize | Orange Prize winner Andrea Levy has seen her book Small Island win the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award. She is now favourite to win the overall prize after beating Booker winner Alan Hollinghurst's The Line of Beauty. Geraldine McCaughrean has picked up the children's fiction award for the third time for Not the En... | entertainment | Orange Prize winner Andrea Levy has seen her book Small Island win the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award. She is now favourite to win the overall prize after beating Booker winner Alan Hollinghurst' s The Line of Beauty. Geraldine McCaughrean has picked up the children' s fiction award for the third time for Not the E... | ['and', 'when', 'beyond', 'into', 'through'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number522[/INST] Passage : Orange Prize winner Andrea Levy has seen her book Small Island win the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award. She is now favourite to win the overall prize after beating Booker winner Alan Hollinghurst' s The Line of Beauty. Geraldine McCaughrean has pi... |
523 | Adventure tale tops awards | Young book fans have voted Fergus Crane, a story about a boy who is taken on an adventure by a flying horse, the winner of two Smarties Book Prizes. Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell's book came top in the category for six- to eight-year-olds and won the award chosen by after-school club members. Sally Grindley's Spille... | entertainment | Young book fans have voted Fergus Crane, a story about a boy who is taken on an adventure by a flying horse, the winner of two Smarties Book Prizes. Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell' s book came top in the category for six-to eight-year-olds and won the award chosen by after-school club members. Sally Grindley' s Spille... | ['eighty', 'category', 'under', 'fifty', 'figure'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number523[/INST] Passage : Young book fans have voted Fergus Crane, a story about a boy who is taken on an adventure by a flying horse, the winner of two Smarties Book Prizes. Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell' s book came top in the category for six-to eight-year-olds and won t... |
524 | Mutant book wins Guardian prize | A book about the evolution of mutants and the science of abnormality has won the Guardian First Book Award 2004. Armand Marie Leroi, a lecturer at London's Imperial College, scooped the £10,000 prize for Mutants: On the form, varieties and errors of the human body. "It is profoundly cultured and beautifully written i... | entertainment | A book about the evolution of mutants and the science of abnormality has won the Guardian First Book Award 2004. Armand Marie Leroi, a lecturer at London' s Imperial College, scooped the £10, 000 prize for Mutants : On the form, varieties and errors of the human body." It is profoundly cultured and beautifully written... | ['with', 'from', 'within', 'through', 'despite'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number524[/INST] Passage : A book about the evolution of mutants and the science of abnormality has won the Guardian First Book Award 2004. Armand Marie Leroi, a lecturer at London' s Imperial College, scooped the £10, 000 prize for Mutants : On the form, varieties and errors... |
525 | Arthur Hailey: King of the bestsellers | Novelist Arthur Hailey, who has died at the age of 84, was known for his bestselling page-turners exploring the inner workings of various industries, from the hotels to high finance. Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, on 5 April 1920, Hailey was the only child of working class parents, They could not afford to keep him in ... | entertainment | Novelist Arthur Hailey, who has died at the age of 84, was known for his bestselling page-turners exploring the inner workings of various industries, from the hotels to high finance. Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, on 5 April 1920, Hailey was the only child of working class parents, They could not afford to keep him in s... | ['romantic', 'western', 'cult', 'television', 'disaster'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number525[/INST] Passage : Novelist Arthur Hailey, who has died at the age of 84, was known for his bestselling page-turners exploring the inner workings of various industries, from the hotels to high finance. Born in Luton, Bedfordshire, on 5 April 1920, Hailey was the only ... |
526 | Spark heads world Booker list | Dame Muriel Spark is among three British authors who have made the shortlist for the inaugural international Booker Prize. Doris Lessing and Ian McEwan have also been nominated. McEwan and Margaret Atwood are the only nominees to have previously won the main Booker Prize. The new £60,000 award is open to writers of a... | entertainment | Dame Muriel Spark is among three British authors who have made the shortlist for the inaugural international Booker Prize. Doris Lessing and Ian McEwan have also been nominated. McEwan and Margaret Atwood are the only nominees to have previously won the main Booker Prize. The new £60, 000 award is open to writers of a... | ['First', 'Czech', 'Croatian', 'Italian', 'Ukrainian'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number526[/INST] Passage : Dame Muriel Spark is among three British authors who have made the shortlist for the inaugural international Booker Prize. Doris Lessing and Ian McEwan have also been nominated. McEwan and Margaret Atwood are the only nominees to have previously won... |
527 | Versace art portfolio up for sale | The art collection of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace could fetch up to £9m ($17m) when it is auctioned in New York and London later this year. Among the pictures for sale are works by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Henri Matisse. The collection was housed at Versace's six-storey New York townhouse. The 5... | entertainment | The art collection of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace could fetch up to £9m ( $ 17m ) when it is auctioned in New York and London later this year. Among the pictures for sale are works by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Henri Matisse. The collection was housed at Versace' s six-storey New York townhouse. Th... | ['amongst', 'with', 'along', 'after', 'among'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number527[/INST] Passage : The art collection of murdered fashion designer Gianni Versace could fetch up to £9m ( $ 17m ) when it is auctioned in New York and London later this year. Among the pictures for sale are works by Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and Henri Matisse. The... |
528 | Slater to star in Broadway play | Actor Christian Slater is stepping into the role of Tom in the Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie. Slater, 35, is replacing actor Dallas Roberts in the Tennessee Williams drama, which opens next month. No reason was given for Roberts' departure. The role will be played by understudy Joey Collins until Slater joi... | entertainment | Actor Christian Slater is stepping into the role of Tom in the Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie. Slater, 35, is replacing actor Dallas Roberts in the Tennessee Williams drama, which opens next month. No reason was given for Roberts' departure. The role will be played by understudy Joey Collins until Slater join... | ['Philip', 'Mark', 'Greg', 'Joseph', 'Marc'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number528[/INST] Passage : Actor Christian Slater is stepping into the role of Tom in the Broadway revival of The Glass Menagerie. Slater, 35, is replacing actor Dallas Roberts in the Tennessee Williams drama, which opens next month. No reason was given for Roberts' departure... |
529 | Public show for Reynolds portrait | Sir Joshua Reynolds' Portrait of Omai will get a public airing following fears it would stay hidden because of an export wrangle. The Tate Gallery unsuccessfully tried to buy the picture from its anonymous owner after a ban was issued preventing the painting from leaving the UK. The 18th Century painting has remained... | entertainment | Sir Joshua Reynolds' Portrait of Omai will get a public airing following fears it would stay hidden because of an export wrangle. The Tate Gallery unsuccessfully tried to buy the picture from its anonymous owner after a ban was issued preventing the painting from leaving the UK. The 18th Century painting has remained ... | ['night', 'London', 'birthday', 'garden', 'best'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number529[/INST] Passage : Sir Joshua Reynolds' Portrait of Omai will get a public airing following fears it would stay hidden because of an export wrangle. The Tate Gallery unsuccessfully tried to buy the picture from its anonymous owner after a ban was issued preventing the... |
530 | Obituary: Dame Alicia Markova | Dame Alicia Markova, who has died in Bath aged 94, was the UK's first prima ballerina of the modern age, and, in her heyday, the greatest in the western world. She was born Lilian Alicia Marks in London in 1910. Her parents were comfortably off - her father, a mining engineer, drove a Rolls Royce. When she was eight,... | entertainment | Dame Alicia Markova, who has died in Bath aged 94, was the UK' s first prima ballerina of the modern age, and, in her heyday, the greatest in the western world. She was born Lilian Alicia Marks in London in 1910. Her parents were comfortably off-her father, a mining engineer, drove a Rolls Royce. When she was eight, h... | ['fled', 'witnessed', 'lived', 'spent', 'ended'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number530[/INST] Passage : Dame Alicia Markova, who has died in Bath aged 94, was the UK' s first prima ballerina of the modern age, and, in her heyday, the greatest in the western world. She was born Lilian Alicia Marks in London in 1910. Her parents were comfortably off-her... |
531 | Fears raised over ballet future | Fewer children in the UK are following in the dainty footsteps of dancers like Darcey Bussell, and carving out potential careers as ballet dancers. New research from the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) has found fewer children over the age of 10 are attending ballet classes and taking exams in the discipline. The organi... | entertainment | Fewer children in the UK are following in the dainty footsteps of dancers like Darcey Bussell, and carving out potential careers as ballet dancers. New research from the Royal Academy of Dance ( RAD ) has found fewer children over the age of 10 are attending ballet classes and taking exams in the discipline. The organ... | ['becomes', 'seemed', 'felt', 'changed', 'becoming'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number531[/INST] Passage : Fewer children in the UK are following in the dainty footsteps of dancers like Darcey Bussell, and carving out potential careers as ballet dancers. New research from the Royal Academy of Dance ( RAD ) has found fewer children over the age of 10 are ... |
532 | Famed music director Viotti dies | Conductor Marcello Viotti, director of Venice's famous La Fenice Theatre, has died in Germany at 50. Viotti, director of La Fenice since 2002, conducted at renowned opera houses worldwide including Milan's La Scala and the Vienna State Opera. His time at La Fenice coincided with its reopening in 2003 after it was des... | entertainment | Conductor Marcello Viotti, director of Venice' s famous La Fenice Theatre, has died in Germany at 50. Viotti, director of La Fenice since 2002, conducted at renowned opera houses worldwide including Milan' s La Scala and the Vienna State Opera. His time at La Fenice coincided with its reopening in 2003 after it was de... | ['European', 'Brazilian', 'international', 'national', 'our'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number532[/INST] Passage : Conductor Marcello Viotti, director of Venice' s famous La Fenice Theatre, has died in Germany at 50. Viotti, director of La Fenice since 2002, conducted at renowned opera houses worldwide including Milan' s La Scala and the Vienna State Opera. His ... |
533 | Paraguay novel wins US book prize | A novel set in 19th century Paraguay has won the $10,000 (£5,390) fiction prize at the US National Book Awards. Lily Tuck's The News From Paraguay is a fictionalised tale about Paraguayan leader Francisco Solano Lopez and his Irish mistress. But the annual awards, which were presented in New York on Wednesday, were n... | entertainment | A novel set in 19th century Paraguay has won the $ 10, 000 ( £5, 390 ) fiction prize at the US National Book Awards. Lily Tuck' s The News From Paraguay is a fictionalised tale about Paraguayan leader Francisco Solano Lopez and his Irish mistress. But the annual awards, which were presented in New York on Wednesday, w... | ['Historical', 'Recent', 'Poems', 'New', 'Published'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number533[/INST] Passage : A novel set in 19th century Paraguay has won the $ 10, 000 ( £5, 390 ) fiction prize at the US National Book Awards. Lily Tuck' s The News From Paraguay is a fictionalised tale about Paraguayan leader Francisco Solano Lopez and his Irish mistress. B... |
534 | New Harry Potter tops book chart | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has topped Amazon's book chart less than 24 hours after its release date - 16 July - was announced. Thousands of customers placed pre-orders on the amazon.co.uk website for the sixth book in the series. Rowling revealed she had completed the novel on Tuesday, ahead of the schedu... | entertainment | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has topped Amazon' s book chart less than 24 hours after its release date-16 July-was announced. Thousands of customers placed pre-orders on the amazon. co. uk website for the sixth book in the series. Rowling revealed she had completed the novel on Tuesday, ahead of the schedule... | ['start', 'avoid', 'come', 'became', 'appear'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number534[/INST] Passage : Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has topped Amazon' s book chart less than 24 hours after its release date-16 July-was announced. Thousands of customers placed pre-orders on the amazon. co. uk website for the sixth book in the series. Rowling ... |
535 | UK's National Gallery in the pink | The National Gallery, home to some of the UK's greatest artworks, has seen a big jump in visitor numbers. Five million visitors made the London gallery - which houses treasures like Raphael's Madonna of the Pinks - the UK's most visited museum in 2004. It recorded a 13.8% rise in numbers and was the country's second ... | entertainment | The National Gallery, home to some of the UK' s greatest artworks, has seen a big jump in visitor numbers. Five million visitors made the London gallery-which houses treasures like Raphael' s Madonna of the Pinks-the UK' s most visited museum in 2004. It recorded a 13. 8 % rise in numbers and was the country' s second... | ['conductor', 'administrator', 'principal', 'director', 'secretary'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number535[/INST] Passage : The National Gallery, home to some of the UK' s greatest artworks, has seen a big jump in visitor numbers. Five million visitors made the London gallery-which houses treasures like Raphael' s Madonna of the Pinks-the UK' s most visited museum in 200... |
536 | Lit Idol begins search for author | The second Pop Idol-style search for literary talent has begun with the help of the brother of Simon Cowell. Writer Tony Cowell is among the judges who will hear aspiring writers read their work aloud. The winner gets a deal with literary agency Curtis Brown. "I'm not going to be the Mr Nasty of books," said Cowell, ... | entertainment | The second Pop Idol-style search for literary talent has begun with the help of the brother of Simon Cowell. Writer Tony Cowell is among the judges who will hear aspiring writers read their work aloud. The winner gets a deal with literary agency Curtis Brown." I' m not going to be the Mr Nasty of books," said Cowell, ... | ['distinguished', 'former', 'future', 'famous', 'recent'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number536[/INST] Passage : The second Pop Idol-style search for literary talent has begun with the help of the brother of Simon Cowell. Writer Tony Cowell is among the judges who will hear aspiring writers read their work aloud. The winner gets a deal with literary agency Cur... |
537 | Potter director signs Warner deal | Harry Potter director Alfonso Cuaron has signed a three-year deal with Hollywood studio Warner Brothers, according to Variety trade magazine. The Mexican film-maker, who directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, will produce mainstream movies and smaller Spanish-language films. "We had a wonderful experience... | entertainment | Harry Potter director Alfonso Cuaron has signed a three-year deal with Hollywood studio Warner Brothers, according to Variety trade magazine. The Mexican film-maker, who directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, will produce mainstream movies and smaller Spanish-language films." We had a wonderful experience ... | ['from', 'outside', 'into', 'before', 'inside'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number537[/INST] Passage : Harry Potter director Alfonso Cuaron has signed a three-year deal with Hollywood studio Warner Brothers, according to Variety trade magazine. The Mexican film-maker, who directed Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, will produce mainstream movi... |
538 | Baghdad Blogger on big screen | A film based on the internet musings of the "Baghdad Blogger" has been shown at the Rotterdam Film Festival. The film has been directed by the man who calls himself Salam Pax, the author of the weblog about Iraqi life during and after the war. The movie version comes in the form of a series of shorts made by Pax on a... | entertainment | A film based on the internet musings of the" Baghdad Blogger" has been shown at the Rotterdam Film Festival. The film has been directed by the man who calls himself Salam Pax, the author of the weblog about Iraqi life during and after the war. The movie version comes in the form of a series of shorts made by Pax on a ... | ['featured', 'facilitate', 'see', 'celebrate', 'accommodate'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number538[/INST] Passage : A film based on the internet musings of the" Baghdad Blogger" has been shown at the Rotterdam Film Festival. The film has been directed by the man who calls himself Salam Pax, the author of the weblog about Iraqi life during and after the war. The m... |
539 | US critics laud comedy Sideways | Road trip comedy Sideways has had more praise heaped on it by two US critics' associations, adding to honours it has already picked up. The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) named it winner in five categories including best film and best actor for Paul Giamatti. But the director award went to Clint Eastwood for... | entertainment | Road trip comedy Sideways has had more praise heaped on it by two US critics' associations, adding to honours it has already picked up. The Chicago Film Critics Association ( CFCA ) named it winner in five categories including best film and best actor for Paul Giamatti. But the director award went to Clint Eastwood fo... | ['elected', 'considered', 'graded', 'awarded', 'voted'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number539[/INST] Passage : Road trip comedy Sideways has had more praise heaped on it by two US critics' associations, adding to honours it has already picked up. The Chicago Film Critics Association ( CFCA ) named it winner in five categories including best film and best act... |
540 | Dirty Den's demise seen by 14m | More than 14 million people saw "Dirty" Den Watts killed off on Friday, marking EastEnders' 20th anniversary, according to unofficial figures. Den's death came 16 years after he was supposedly shot in 1989. But he came back to the show in September 2003. The audience for BBC One's one-hour special averaged 13.7 milli... | entertainment | More than 14 million people saw" Dirty" Den Watts killed off on Friday, marking EastEnders' 20th anniversary, according to unofficial figures. Den' s death came 16 years after he was supposedly shot in 1989. But he came back to the show in September 2003. The audience for BBC One' s one-_____ special averaged 13. 7 mi... | ['hour', 'part', 'Hour', 'week', 'half'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number540[/INST] Passage : More than 14 million people saw" Dirty" Den Watts killed off on Friday, marking EastEnders' 20th anniversary, according to unofficial figures. Den' s death came 16 years after he was supposedly shot in 1989. But he came back to the show in September... |
541 | Redford's vision of Sundance | Despite sporting a corduroy cap pulled low over his face plus a pair of dark glasses, Robert Redford cuts an unmistakable figure through the star-struck crowds at Sundance. It's a rare downtown appearance for the man who started the annual festival in Park City, Utah back in the 1980s. Now in its twenty-first year, S... | entertainment | Despite sporting a corduroy cap pulled low over his face plus a pair of dark glasses, Robert Redford cuts an unmistakable figure through the star-struck crowds at Sundance. It' s a rare downtown appearance for the man who started the annual festival in Park City, Utah back in the 1980s. Now in its twenty-first year, S... | ['national', 'current', 'military', 'their', 'this'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number541[/INST] Passage : Despite sporting a corduroy cap pulled low over his face plus a pair of dark glasses, Robert Redford cuts an unmistakable figure through the star-struck crowds at Sundance. It' s a rare downtown appearance for the man who started the annual festival... |
542 | DVD review: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | This third Harry Potter film brought a change of director and a dramatic visual shake-up that really shines on DVD. Gone are the warm, bright colours found in the two earlier films, Alfonso Cuaron brings in a bleak and cold feel that is simply gorgeous - and looks even better here than in the cinema. It is all part o... | entertainment | This third Harry Potter film brought a change of director and a dramatic visual shake-up that really shines on DVD. Gone are the warm, bright colours found in the two earlier films, Alfonso Cuaron brings in a bleak and cold feel that is simply gorgeous-and looks even better here than in the cinema. It is all part of t... | ['lush', 'beautiful', 'surreal', 'perfect', 'magical'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number542[/INST] Passage : This third Harry Potter film brought a change of director and a dramatic visual shake-up that really shines on DVD. Gone are the warm, bright colours found in the two earlier films, Alfonso Cuaron brings in a bleak and cold feel that is simply gorge... |
543 | Vera Drake scoops film award | Oscar hopefuls Mike Leigh and Imelda Staunton were both winners at the 2004 Evening Standard British Film Awards. Vera Drake - Leigh's 1950s drama about a backstreet abortionist - was named best film and Staunton, who played the title role, was named best actress. Other winners included Paddy Considine, who was crown... | entertainment | Oscar hopefuls Mike Leigh and Imelda Staunton were both winners at the 2004 Evening Standard British Film Awards. Vera Drake-Leigh' s 1950s drama about a backstreet abortionist-was named best film and Staunton, who played the title role, was named best actress. Other winners included Paddy Considine, who was crowned b... | ['Desert', 'Range', 'Fallen', 'Hills', 'Dead'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number543[/INST] Passage : Oscar hopefuls Mike Leigh and Imelda Staunton were both winners at the 2004 Evening Standard British Film Awards. Vera Drake-Leigh' s 1950s drama about a backstreet abortionist-was named best film and Staunton, who played the title role, was named b... |
544 | Hundreds vie for best film Oscar | A total of 267 films are eligible for the best film Oscar but only five will be chosen to go forward as nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences has sent out the first ballot papers with the full list of films vying for recognition. Among those expected to receive nominations are The Aviator, Millio... | entertainment | A total of 267 films are eligible for the best film Oscar but only five will be chosen to go forward as nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences has sent out the first ballot papers with the full list of films vying for recognition. Among those expected to receive nominations are The Aviator, Million... | ['often', 'further', 'already', 'likewise', 'increasingly'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number544[/INST] Passage : A total of 267 films are eligible for the best film Oscar but only five will be chosen to go forward as nominees. The Academy of Motion Picture, Arts and Sciences has sent out the first ballot papers with the full list of films vying for recognition... |
545 | Hanks greeted at wintry premiere | Hollywood star Tom Hanks was in London's Leicester Square for the UK premiere of Polar Express. The West End landmark was turned into a festive landscape complete with snow and carol singers to celebrate the arrival of the animated film. "This is Leicester Square like you've never seen it before," said Hanks, who pla... | entertainment | Hollywood star Tom Hanks was in London' s Leicester Square for the UK premiere of Polar Express. The West End landmark was turned into a festive landscape complete with snow and carol singers to celebrate the arrival of the animated film." This is Leicester Square like you' ve never seen it before," said Hanks, who pl... | ['movie', 'movies', 'sequel', 'comedy', 'series'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number545[/INST] Passage : Hollywood star Tom Hanks was in London' s Leicester Square for the UK premiere of Polar Express. The West End landmark was turned into a festive landscape complete with snow and carol singers to celebrate the arrival of the animated film." This is L... |
546 | Film row over Pirates 'cannibals' | Plans to portray Dominica's Carib Indians as cannibals in the sequel to hit film Pirates of the Caribbean have been criticised by the group's chief. Carib Chief Charles Williams said talks with Disney's producers revealed there was "a strong element of cannibalism in the script which cannot be removed". The Caribbean... | entertainment | Plans to portray Dominica' s Carib Indians as cannibals in the sequel to hit film Pirates of the Caribbean have been criticised by the group' s chief. Carib _____ Charles Williams said talks with Disney' s producers revealed there was" a strong element of cannibalism in the script which cannot be removed". The Caribbe... | ['executive', 'Chief', 'researcher', 'pilot', 'lawyer'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number546[/INST] Passage : Plans to portray Dominica' s Carib Indians as cannibals in the sequel to hit film Pirates of the Caribbean have been criticised by the group' s chief. Carib _____ Charles Williams said talks with Disney' s producers revealed there was" a strong elem... |
547 | Stars gear up for Bafta ceremony | Film stars from across the globe are preparing to walk the red carpet at this year's Bafta award ceremony. The 2005 Orange British Academy Film Awards are being held at The Odeon in London's Leicester Square. A host of Hollywood stars, including Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio, Keanu Reeves and Richard Gere, are ex... | entertainment | Film stars _____ across the globe are preparing to walk the red carpet at this year' s Bafta award ceremony. The 2005 Orange British Academy Film Awards are being held at The Odeon in London' s Leicester Square. A host of Hollywood stars, including Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio, Keanu Reeves and Richard Gere, are ... | ['from', 'representing', 'distributed', 'located', 'everywhere'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number547[/INST] Passage : Film stars _____ across the globe are preparing to walk the red carpet at this year' s Bafta award ceremony. The 2005 Orange British Academy Film Awards are being held at The Odeon in London' s Leicester Square. A host of Hollywood stars, including ... |
548 | Aviator 'creator' in Oscars snub | The man who said he got Oscar-nominated movie The Aviator off the ground and signed up Leonardo DiCaprio has been shut out of the Academy Awards race. Charles Evans Jr battled over his role with the people who eventually made the film, and won a producer's credit. But he is not on the list of producers who can win a ... | entertainment | The man who said he got Oscar-nominated movie The Aviator off the ground and signed up Leonardo DiCaprio has been shut out of the Academy Awards race. Charles Evans Jr _____ over his role with the people who eventually made the film, and won a producer' s credit. But he is not on the list of producers who can win a be... | ['battled', 'fought', 'talked', 'appealed', 'read'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number548[/INST] Passage : The man who said he got Oscar-nominated movie The Aviator off the ground and signed up Leonardo DiCaprio has been shut out of the Academy Awards race. Charles Evans Jr _____ over his role with the people who eventually made the film, and won a produ... |
549 | Wine comedy up for six film gongs | Sideways, a wine-tasting comedy starring Paul Giamatti, is up for six Independent Spirit Awards, the art-house version of the Oscars. The awards are held on 26 February, the day before the Oscars. Spanish drama Maria Full of Grace, about a Colombian woman who becomes a drug courier, got five nominations. Controversia... | entertainment | Sideways, a wine-tasting comedy starring Paul Giamatti, is up for six Independent Spirit Awards, the art-house version of the Oscars. The awards are held on 26 February, the day before the Oscars. Spanish drama Maria Full of Grace, about a Colombian woman who becomes a drug courier, got five nominations. Controversial... | ['films', 'groups', 'Napoleon', 'Black', 'Ninja'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number549[/INST] Passage : Sideways, a wine-tasting comedy starring Paul Giamatti, is up for six Independent Spirit Awards, the art-house version of the Oscars. The awards are held on 26 February, the day before the Oscars. Spanish drama Maria Full of Grace, about a Colombian... |
550 | No ads for Passion Oscar campaign | Producer Mel Gibson will not be using paid advertisements to promote The Passion of the Christ to voters in next year's Academy Awards. Gibson and his Icon Productions partner Bruce Davey said they would not be campaigning in print, radio or TV for success at the Oscars in February. "This film should be judged on its... | entertainment | Producer Mel Gibson will not be using paid advertisements to promote The Passion of the Christ to voters in next year' s Academy Awards. Gibson and his Icon Productions partner Bruce Davey said they would not be campaigning in print, radio or TV for success at the Oscars in February." This film should be judged on its... | ['mostly', 'which', 'specifically', 'actually', 'although'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number550[/INST] Passage : Producer Mel Gibson will not be using paid advertisements to promote The Passion of the Christ to voters in next year' s Academy Awards. Gibson and his Icon Productions partner Bruce Davey said they would not be campaigning in print, radio or TV for... |
551 | Berlin honours S Korean director | South Korean film director Im Kwon-Taek has received an honorary Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Im, who has made more than 100 films in a 40-year career, was hailed for his "remarkable visual beauty, technical innovation, and intellectual depth". Twenty of his films are screening in a special retrospective ... | entertainment | South Korean film director Im Kwon-Taek has received an honorary Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Im, who has made more than 100 films in a 40-year career, was hailed for his" remarkable visual beauty, technical innovation, and intellectual depth". Twenty of his films _____ screening in a special retrospective... | ['start', 'commenced', 'are', 'begin', 'underwent'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number551[/INST] Passage : South Korean film director Im Kwon-Taek has received an honorary Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival. Im, who has made more than 100 films in a 40-year career, was hailed for his" remarkable visual beauty, technical innovation, and intellectual ... |
552 | Stars pay tribute to actor Davis | Hollywood stars including Spike Lee, Burt Reynolds and Oscar nominee Alan Alda have paid tribute to actor Ossie Davis at a funeral in New York. Veteran star Ossie Davis, a well-known civil rights activist, died in Miami at the age of 87 on 4 February 2005. Friends and family, including actress Ruby Dee his wife of 56... | entertainment | Hollywood stars including Spike Lee, Burt Reynolds and Oscar nominee Alan Alda have paid tribute to actor Ossie Davis at a funeral in New York. Veteran star Ossie Davis, a well-known civil rights activist, died in Miami at the age of 87 on 4 February 2005. Friends and family, including actress Ruby Dee his wife of 56 ... | ['made', 'remained', 'been', 'remains', 'was'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number552[/INST] Passage : Hollywood stars including Spike Lee, Burt Reynolds and Oscar nominee Alan Alda have paid tribute to actor Ossie Davis at a funeral in New York. Veteran star Ossie Davis, a well-known civil rights activist, died in Miami at the age of 87 on 4 Februar... |
553 | US actor Ossie Davis found dead | US actor Ossie Davis has been found dead at the age of 87. Davis, who was married to actress Ruby Dee, was found dead on Friday in his hotel room in Miami Beach, Florida, where he was making a film. Davis, whose 65-year career included credits as a producer, director, actor and writer for stage and screen, was also a... | entertainment | US actor Ossie Davis has been found dead at the age of 87. Davis, who was married to actress Ruby Dee, was found dead on Friday in his hotel room in Miami Beach, Florida, where he was making a film. Davis, whose 65-year career included credits as a producer, director, actor and writer for stage and screen, was also a ... | ['presidents', 'politicians', 'Americans', 'both', 'King'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number553[/INST] Passage : US actor Ossie Davis has been found dead at the age of 87. Davis, who was married to actress Ruby Dee, was found dead on Friday in his hotel room in Miami Beach, Florida, where he was making a film. Davis, whose 65-year career included credits as a ... |
554 | Jugnot 'tops French actor league' | Actor Gerard Jugnot - star of the Oscar-nominated film The Chorus - has beaten Gerard Depardieu to become France's best-paid actor of 2004. Jugnot made 5.45m Euros (£3.77m) last year, according to a table drawn up by France's Le Figaro newspaper. In The Chorus (Les Choristes), Jugnot plays an inspiring music teacher ... | entertainment | Actor Gerard Jugnot-star of the Oscar-nominated film The Chorus-has beaten _____ Depardieu to become France' s best-paid actor of 2004. Jugnot made 5. 45m Euros ( £3. 77m ) last year, according to a table drawn up by France' s Le Figaro newspaper. In The Chorus ( Les Choristes ), Jugnot plays an inspiring music teache... | ['François', 'Gerard', 'Madeleine', 'Giacomo', 'Jessica'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number554[/INST] Passage : Actor Gerard Jugnot-star of the Oscar-nominated film The Chorus-has beaten _____ Depardieu to become France' s best-paid actor of 2004. Jugnot made 5. 45m Euros ( £3. 77m ) last year, according to a table drawn up by France' s Le Figaro newspaper. I... |
555 | Howl helps boost Japan's cinemas | Japan's box office received a 3.8% boost last year, with ticket sales worth 211bn yen (£1.08bn). The surge was led by animated movie Howl's Moving Castle, which took 20bn yen (£102m) to become the biggest film in Japan in 2004. It is expected to match the 30.7bn yen (£157m) record of Hayao Miyazaki's previous film Sp... | entertainment | Japan' s box office received a 3. 8 % boost last year, with ticket sales worth 211bn yen ( £1. 08bn ). The surge was led by animated movie Howl' s Moving Castle, which took 20bn yen ( £102m ) to become the biggest film in Japan in 2004. It is expected to match the 30. 7bn yen ( £157m ) record of Hayao Miyazaki' s prev... | ['general', 'screen', 'box', 'high', 'prime'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number555[/INST] Passage : Japan' s box office received a 3. 8 % boost last year, with ticket sales worth 211bn yen ( £1. 08bn ). The surge was led by animated movie Howl' s Moving Castle, which took 20bn yen ( £102m ) to become the biggest film in Japan in 2004. It is expect... |
556 | Berlin applauds Hotel Rwanda | Political thriller Hotel Rwanda was given a rousing reception by spectators at the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday. The movie's star Don Cheadle also received a standing ovation when he stepped onto the stage after the show. The film is the true story of the hotel manager who saved 1,200 Tutsis from death during the... | entertainment | Political thriller Hotel Rwanda was given a rousing reception by spectators at the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday. The movie' s star Don Cheadle also received a standing ovation when he stepped onto the stage after the show. The film is the true story of the hotel manager who saved 1, 200 Tutsis from death during th... | ['Oscar', 'category', 'lists', 'region', 'running'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number556[/INST] Passage : Political thriller Hotel Rwanda was given a rousing reception by spectators at the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday. The movie' s star Don Cheadle also received a standing ovation when he stepped onto the stage after the show. The film is the true s... |
557 | 'Landmark movies' of 2004 hailed | US film professionals have declared Fahrenheit 9/11 and The Passion of the Christ as two of the most significant cultural milestones of 2004. The American Film Institute (AFI) hailed Mel Gibson's biblical epic and Michael Moore's political documentary as inspiring national debate. It claimed both film-makers "tossed ... | entertainment | US film professionals have declared Fahrenheit 9 / 11 and The Passion of the Christ as two of the most significant cultural milestones of 2004. The American Film Institute ( AFI ) hailed Mel Gibson' s biblical epic and Michael Moore' s political documentary as inspiring national debate. It claimed both film-makers" to... | ['increased', 'substantial', 'heavier', 'federal', 'possible'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number557[/INST] Passage : US film professionals have declared Fahrenheit 9 / 11 and The Passion of the Christ as two of the most significant cultural milestones of 2004. The American Film Institute ( AFI ) hailed Mel Gibson' s biblical epic and Michael Moore' s political doc... |
558 | De Niro film leads US box office | Film star Robert De Niro has returned to the top of the North American box office with his film Hide and Seek. The thriller shot straight to the number one spot after taking $22m (£11.7m) at the box office. De Niro recently spent three weeks at the top with comedy Meet The Fockers, which was at number five this week.... | entertainment | Film star Robert De Niro has returned to the top of the North American box office with his film Hide and Seek. The thriller shot straight to the number one spot after taking $ 22m ( £11. 7m ) at the box office. De Niro recently spent three weeks at the top with comedy Meet The Fockers, which was at number five this we... | ['himself', 'also', 'whom', 'currently', 'that'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number558[/INST] Passage : Film star Robert De Niro has returned to the top of the North American box office with his film Hide and Seek. The thriller shot straight to the number one spot after taking $ 22m ( £11. 7m ) at the box office. De Niro recently spent three weeks at ... |
559 | Willis sues over movie 'injury' | Actor Bruce Willis is suing Revolution Studios over an injury he said he suffered while making Tears of the Sun. Willis is seeking medical expenses after he said he was hit in the head by a firework during the filming of the 2002 movie, produced by the firm. The lawsuit said the star has endured mental and physical i... | entertainment | Actor Bruce Willis is suing Revolution Studios over an injury he said he suffered while making Tears of the Sun. Willis is seeking medical expenses after he said he was hit in the head by a firework during the filming of the 2002 movie, produced by the firm. The lawsuit said the star has endured mental and physical in... | ['incident', 'attacks', 'crime', 'assault', 'stunt'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number559[/INST] Passage : Actor Bruce Willis is suing Revolution Studios over an injury he said he suffered while making Tears of the Sun. Willis is seeking medical expenses after he said he was hit in the head by a firework during the filming of the 2002 movie, produced by ... |
560 | Foxx and Swank win US awards | Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank have won the Screen Actors Guild Awards for best male and female film actors, boosting their Oscars hopes this month. Foxx's portrayal of late soul-singer Ray Charles in Ray had already earned him a prestigious Golden Globe award. Swank triumphed for playing a gutsy female boxer in Million... | entertainment | Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank have won the Screen Actors Guild Awards for best male and female film actors, boosting their Oscars hopes this month. Foxx' s portrayal of late soul-singer Ray Charles in Ray had already earned him a prestigious Golden Globe award. Swank triumphed for playing a gutsy female boxer in Million... | ['with', 'beyond', 'without', 'cannot', 'than'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number560[/INST] Passage : Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank have won the Screen Actors Guild Awards for best male and female film actors, boosting their Oscars hopes this month. Foxx' s portrayal of late soul-singer Ray Charles in Ray had already earned him a prestigious Golden Gl... |
561 | Spike Lee backs student directors | Film-maker Spike Lee says black representation is stronger than ever in cinema and TV but the true power in entertainment lies behind the camera. The She Hate Me director urged students at his old Atlanta university, Morehouse College, to seek "gatekeeper positions" behind the scenes. Lee told them to "work up the co... | entertainment | Film-maker Spike Lee says black representation is stronger than ever in cinema and TV but the true power in entertainment lies behind the camera. The She Hate Me director urged students at his old Atlanta university, Morehouse College, to seek" gatekeeper positions" behind the scenes. Lee told them to" work up the cor... | ['Break', 'Kick', 'Make', 'Miss', 'Have'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number561[/INST] Passage : Film-maker Spike Lee says black representation is stronger than ever in cinema and TV but the true power in entertainment lies behind the camera. The She Hate Me director urged students at his old Atlanta university, Morehouse College, to seek" gate... |
562 | Horror film heads US box office | A low-budget horror film produced by Evil Dead director Sam Raimi has topped the North American box office. Boogeyman, which focuses on a man who returns to his childhood home to confront his traumatic past, took $19.5m (£14.9m) in three days. Last week's chart-topper, the Robert de Niro thriller Hide and Seek, fell ... | entertainment | A low-budget horror film produced by Evil Dead director Sam Raimi has topped the North American box office. Boogeyman, which focuses on a man who returns to his childhood home to confront his traumatic past, took $ 19. 5m ( £14. 9m ) in three days. Last week' s chart-topper, the Robert de Niro thriller Hide and Seek, ... | ['five', 'twelve', 'seven', 'thirteen', 'two'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number562[/INST] Passage : A low-budget horror film produced by Evil Dead director Sam Raimi has topped the North American box office. Boogeyman, which focuses on a man who returns to his childhood home to confront his traumatic past, took $ 19. 5m ( £14. 9m ) in three days. ... |
563 | Mumbai bombs movie postponed | The release of a film about the Mumbai (Bombay) blasts in 1993 has been postponed following protests by those on trial for the bombings. Investigating the blasts which killed more than 250 people and wounded 1,000, the film Black Friday had been due to open across India on Friday. But 36 people accused in connection ... | entertainment | The release of a film about the Mumbai ( Bombay ) blasts in 1993 has been postponed following protests by those on trial for the bombings. Investigating the blasts which killed more than 250 people and wounded 1, 000, the film Black Friday had been due to open across India on Friday. But 36 people accused in connectio... | ['can', 'might', 'easily', 'could', 'about'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number563[/INST] Passage : The release of a film about the Mumbai ( Bombay ) blasts in 1993 has been postponed following protests by those on trial for the bombings. Investigating the blasts which killed more than 250 people and wounded 1, 000, the film Black Friday had been ... |
564 | DVD review: I, Robot | Only one man recognises that robots are a threat to humanity - but that's fine because it only takes one man to save the day in the thriller I, Robot. Will Smith co-stars alongside more CGI robots than you can count and as a thrill-a-minute kind of action film, it's perfectly adequate. You'll have forgotten it all to... | entertainment | Only one man recognises that robots are a threat to humanity-but that' s fine because it only takes one man to save the day in the thriller I, Robot. Will Smith co-stars alongside more CGI robots than you can count and as a thrill-a-minute kind of action film, it' s perfectly adequate. You' ll have forgotten it all to... | ['Remember', 'With', 'About', 'Will', 'Does'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number564[/INST] Passage : Only one man recognises that robots are a threat to humanity-but that' s fine because it only takes one man to save the day in the thriller I, Robot. Will Smith co-stars alongside more CGI robots than you can count and as a thrill-a-minute kind of a... |
565 | Brando 'rejected Godfather role' | Late film star Marlon Brando is said to have repeatedly turned down his Oscar-winning role in The Godfather. The actor's friend Budd Schulberg told Vanity Fair magazine that Brando's assistant suggested he read the novel. The actor repeatedly refused, throwing the book at her and saying: "For the last time, I won't g... | entertainment | Late film star Marlon Brando is said to have repeatedly turned down his Oscar-winning role in The Godfather. The actor' s friend Budd Schulberg told Vanity Fair magazine that Brando' s assistant suggested he read the novel. The actor repeatedly refused, throwing the book at her and saying :" For the last time, I won' ... | ['officially', 'only', 'guest', 'also', 'later'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number565[/INST] Passage : Late film star Marlon Brando is said to have repeatedly turned down his Oscar-winning role in The Godfather. The actor' s friend Budd Schulberg told Vanity Fair magazine that Brando' s assistant suggested he read the novel. The actor repeatedly refu... |
566 | Dutch watch Van Gogh's last film | The last film to be made by the slain Dutch director Theo van Gogh, called 06/05, has been premiered in The Hague. Members of Van Gogh's family and celebrities attended the screening of 06/05, based on the murder of the anti-immigration politician Pim Fortuyn. Van Gogh was shot and stabbed to death in Amsterdam six w... | entertainment | The last film to be made by the slain Dutch director Theo van Gogh, called 06 / 05, has been premiered in The Hague. Members of Van Gogh' s family and celebrities attended the screening of 06 / 05, based on the murder of the anti-immigration politician Pim Fortuyn. Van Gogh was shot and stabbed to death in Amsterdam s... | ['regarding', 'between', 'amongst', 'against', 'towards'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number566[/INST] Passage : The last film to be made by the slain Dutch director Theo van Gogh, called 06 / 05, has been premiered in The Hague. Members of Van Gogh' s family and celebrities attended the screening of 06 / 05, based on the murder of the anti-immigration politic... |
567 | Berlin hails European cinema | Organisers say this year's Berlin Film Festival, which opens on Thursday with period epic Man to Man, will celebrate a revitalised European cinema. Of the 21 films in competition for the Golden and Silver Bear awards, more than half are from Europe with France particularly well represented. Festival director Dieter K... | entertainment | Organisers say this year' s Berlin Film Festival, which opens on Thursday with period epic Man to Man, will celebrate a revitalised European cinema. Of the 21 films in competition for the Golden and Silver Bear awards, more than half are from Europe with France particularly well represented. Festival director Dieter K... | ['avoid', 'offset', 'accommodate', 'eliminate', 'cause'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number567[/INST] Passage : Organisers say this year' s Berlin Film Festival, which opens on Thursday with period epic Man to Man, will celebrate a revitalised European cinema. Of the 21 films in competition for the Golden and Silver Bear awards, more than half are from Europe... |
568 | Sky takes over Oscar night mantle | Sky has signed a major new deal to broadcast this year's Academy Awards, taking over from three years of live Oscar coverage on the BBC. Sky said it was "honoured to have won exclusive broadcasting rights" and promised to cover the event "in a way no other broadcaster could". The BBC denied it had lost a bidding war,... | entertainment | Sky has signed a major new deal to broadcast this year' s Academy Awards, taking over from three years of live Oscar coverage on the BBC. Sky said it was" honoured to have won exclusive broadcasting rights" and promised to cover the event" in a way no other broadcaster could". The BBC denied it had lost a bidding war,... | ['and', 'which', 'that', '2014', '2013'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number568[/INST] Passage : Sky has signed a major new deal to broadcast this year' s Academy Awards, taking over from three years of live Oscar coverage on the BBC. Sky said it was" honoured to have won exclusive broadcasting rights" and promised to cover the event" in a way ... |
569 | Snicket tops US box office chart | The film adaptation of Lemony Snicket novels has topped the North America box office chart, displacing Ocean's 12. A Series of Unfortunate Events, starring Jim Carrey, took $30.2m (£15.5m) in its debut weekend. Ocean's 12 fell to number two while new entry Spanglish entered the chart at number three, taking $9m (£4.6... | entertainment | The film adaptation of Lemony Snicket novels has topped the North America box office chart, displacing Ocean' s 12. A Series of Unfortunate Events, starring Jim Carrey, took $ 30. 2m ( £15. 5m ) in its debut weekend. Ocean' s 12 fell to number two while new entry Spanglish entered the chart at number three, taking $ 9... | ['novel', 'film', 'group', 'story', 'series'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number569[/INST] Passage : The film adaptation of Lemony Snicket novels has topped the North America box office chart, displacing Ocean' s 12. A Series of Unfortunate Events, starring Jim Carrey, took $ 30. 2m ( £15. 5m ) in its debut weekend. Ocean' s 12 fell to number two w... |
570 | Director Nair's Vanity project | Indian film director Mira Nair has said she was thrilled to be given the chance to make William Makepeace Thackeray's novel Vanity Fair - as the book has been a favourite through her life. The book is one of the classics of English literature - the story of scheming 19th Century social climber Becky Sharp, played in ... | entertainment | Indian film director Mira Nair has said she was thrilled to be given the chance to make William Makepeace Thackeray' s novel Vanity Fair-as the book has been a favourite through her life. The book is one of the classics of English literature-the story of scheming 19th Century social climber Becky Sharp, played in the ... | ['1998', '2000', '1988', 'feature', 'Tamil'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number570[/INST] Passage : Indian film director Mira Nair has said she was thrilled to be given the chance to make William Makepeace Thackeray' s novel Vanity Fair-as the book has been a favourite through her life. The book is one of the classics of English literature-the sto... |
571 | Spirit awards hail Sideways | The comedy Sideways has dominated this year's Independent Spirit Awards, winning all six of the awards for which it was nominated. It was named best film while Alexander Payne won best director and best screenplay, along with writing partner Jim Taylor. It also won acting awards for stars Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden ... | entertainment | The comedy Sideways has dominated this year' s Independent Spirit Awards, winning all six of the awards for which it was nominated. It was named best film while Alexander Payne won best director and best screenplay, along with writing partner Jim Taylor. It _____ won acting awards for stars Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden... | ['ultimately', 'also', 'again', 'once', 'further'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number571[/INST] Passage : The comedy Sideways has dominated this year' s Independent Spirit Awards, winning all six of the awards for which it was nominated. It was named best film while Alexander Payne won best director and best screenplay, along with writing partner Jim Ta... |
572 | Tautou film tops Cesar prize nods | French film A Very Long Engagement has received 12 nominations for France's Cesar film awards, despite a recent ruling it was "not French enough". The World War I romantic drama starring Audrey Tautou, was recently ruled "too American" by a Paris court as it was partially backed by Warner Bros. But the Cesar organise... | entertainment | French film A Very Long Engagement has received 12 nominations for France' s Cesar film awards, despite a recent ruling it was" not French enough". The World War I romantic drama starring Audrey Tautou, was recently ruled" too American" by a Paris court as it was partially backed by Warner Bros. _____ the Cesar organi... | ['with', 'But', 'though', 'while', 'because'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number572[/INST] Passage : French film A Very Long Engagement has received 12 nominations for France' s Cesar film awards, despite a recent ruling it was" not French enough". The World War I romantic drama starring Audrey Tautou, was recently ruled" too American" by a Paris c... |
573 | Hollywood ready for Oscars night | Hollywood is preparing for the biggest night in the film world's calendar, the 77th Academy Awards, on Sunday. A host of stars are expected to grace the red carpet outside Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre, including Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett and Leonardo DiCaprio. British actors in attendance include nominees Clive Owen,... | entertainment | Hollywood is preparing for the biggest night in the film world' s calendar, the 77th Academy Awards, on Sunday. A host of stars are expected to grace the red carpet outside Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre, including Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett and Leonardo DiCaprio. British actors in attendance include nominees Clive Owen,... | ['Ashton', 'Duff', 'Swan', 'Nolan', 'Love'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number573[/INST] Passage : Hollywood is preparing for the biggest night in the film world' s calendar, the 77th Academy Awards, on Sunday. A host of stars are expected to grace the red carpet outside Los Angeles' Kodak Theatre, including Johnny Depp, Cate Blanchett and Leonar... |
574 | Animation charms Japan box office | Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki's latest film has set a new Japanese box office record, with 1.5bn yen ($14.3m) in two days, according to reports. Howl's Moving Castle is the follow-up to Miyazaki's Spirited Away, which won best animation at last year's Oscars. It is based on the children's book by English writ... | entertainment | Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki' s latest film has set a new Japanese box office record, with 1. 5bn yen ( $ 14. 3m ) in two days, according to reports. Howl' s Moving Castle is the follow-up to Miyazaki' s Spirited Away, which won best animation at last year' s Oscars. It is based on the children' s book by Eng... | ['Combined', 'Its', 'Total', 'These', 'Three'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number574[/INST] Passage : Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki' s latest film has set a new Japanese box office record, with 1. 5bn yen ( $ 14. 3m ) in two days, according to reports. Howl' s Moving Castle is the follow-up to Miyazaki' s Spirited Away, which won best animat... |
575 | US box office set for record high | Ticket sales at the US box office are predicted to break records this year, with figures expected to reach $9.4 billion, beating 2002's all-time high. Overall figures could be dampened by the lack of a Christmas hit like last year's Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings. Traditionally, ticket sales during the festive seaso... | entertainment | Ticket sales at the US box office are predicted to break records this year, with figures expected to reach $ 9. 4 billion, beating 2002' s all-time high. Overall figures could be dampened by the lack of a Christmas hit like last year' s Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings. Traditionally, ticket sales during the festive se... | ['fourth', '10th', 'first', 'third', '13th'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number575[/INST] Passage : Ticket sales at the US box office are predicted to break records this year, with figures expected to reach $ 9. 4 billion, beating 2002' s all-time high. Overall figures could be dampened by the lack of a Christmas hit like last year' s Oscar-winnin... |
576 | Low-budget film wins Cesar | A film that follows a group of alienated youth in a Paris suburb as they prepare to perform an 18th Century play has won France's top cinema award. L'Esquive earned a Cesar prize for its director, Tunisian-born Abdellatif Kechiche, and its young star, the 18-year-old actress Sara Forestier. It saw off competition fro... | entertainment | A film that follows a group of alienated youth in a Paris suburb as they prepare to perform an 18th Century play has won France' s top cinema award. L' Esquive earned a Cesar prize for its director, Tunisian-born Abdellatif Kechiche, and its young star, the 18-year-old actress Sara Forestier. It saw off competition fr... | ['sixteenth', '11th', '18th', 'thirteenth', '15th'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number576[/INST] Passage : A film that follows a group of alienated youth in a Paris suburb as they prepare to perform an 18th Century play has won France' s top cinema award. L' Esquive earned a Cesar prize for its director, Tunisian-born Abdellatif Kechiche, and its young s... |
577 | Tautou 'to star in Da Vinci film' | French actress Audrey Tautou, star of hit film Amelie, will play the female lead in the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, it has been reported. The movie version of Dan Brown's best-selling novel is being directed by Ron Howard and also stars Tom Hanks. Tautou will play Hanks' code-cracking partner, according to ... | entertainment | French actress Audrey Tautou, star of hit film Amelie, will play the female lead in the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, it has been reported. The movie version of Dan Brown' s best-selling novel is being directed by Ron Howard and also stars Tom Hanks. Tautou will play Hanks' code-cracking partner, according to ... | ['upon', 'onto', 'general', 'for', 'towards'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number577[/INST] Passage : French actress Audrey Tautou, star of hit film Amelie, will play the female lead in the film adaptation of The Da Vinci Code, it has been reported. The movie version of Dan Brown' s best-selling novel is being directed by Ron Howard and also stars T... |
578 | Foxx and Swank take actors awards | Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank have won the Screen Actors Guild Awards for best male and female film actors, boosting their Oscars hopes this month. Foxx's portrayal of late soul-singer Ray Charles in Ray had already earned him a prestigious Golden Globe award. Swank triumphed for playing a gutsy female boxer in Million... | entertainment | Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank have won the Screen Actors Guild Awards for best male and female film actors, boosting their Oscars hopes this month. Foxx' s portrayal of late soul-singer Ray Charles in Ray had already earned him a prestigious Golden Globe award. Swank triumphed for playing a gutsy female boxer in Million... | ['kids', 'all', 'truly', 'come', 'guys'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number578[/INST] Passage : Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank have won the Screen Actors Guild Awards for best male and female film actors, boosting their Oscars hopes this month. Foxx' s portrayal of late soul-singer Ray Charles in Ray had already earned him a prestigious Golden Gl... |
579 | Children vote Shrek 2 best film | Young UK film fans voted animated Hollywood hit Shrek 2 best film at the children's Bafta awards on Sunday. More than 6,000 children voted in the only category chosen by fans. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, runner-up in the poll, was the choice of the Bafta experts who named it best feature film. BBC One S... | entertainment | Young UK film fans voted animated Hollywood hit Shrek 2 best film at the children' s Bafta awards on Sunday. More than 6, 000 children voted in the only category chosen by fans. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, runner-up in the poll, was the choice of the Bafta experts who named it best feature film. BBC One ... | ['publication', 'film', 'book', 'animation', 'novelist'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number579[/INST] Passage : Young UK film fans voted animated Hollywood hit Shrek 2 best film at the children' s Bafta awards on Sunday. More than 6, 000 children voted in the only category chosen by fans. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, runner-up in the poll, was th... |
580 | UK debut for Kevin Spacey movie | Hollywood stars Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth attended the British premiere of new film, Beyond the Sea, in London's Leicester Square on Thursday. Spacey, 45, wrote, directed and starred in the film, inspired by the life of 1950s croooner Bobby Darin. "This is my tribute to someone I think was a remarkable talent," ... | entertainment | Hollywood stars Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth attended the British premiere of new film, Beyond the Sea, in London' s Leicester Square on Thursday. Spacey, 45, wrote, directed and starred in the film, inspired by the life of 1950s croooner Bobby Darin." This is my tribute to someone I think was a remarkable talent," ... | ['possibly', 'been', 'even', 'usually', 'ever'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number580[/INST] Passage : Hollywood stars Kevin Spacey and Kate Bosworth attended the British premiere of new film, Beyond the Sea, in London' s Leicester Square on Thursday. Spacey, 45, wrote, directed and starred in the film, inspired by the life of 1950s croooner Bobby Da... |
581 | Box office blow for Alexander | Director Oliver Stone's historical epic Alexander has failed in its bid to conquer the box office, entering the US film charts at number six. The swords and sandals blockbuster, rumoured to have cost more than $150m (£79m) to make, earned just $13.5 (£7m) over three days at the US box office. Due to the Thanksgiving ... | entertainment | Director Oliver Stone' s historical epic Alexander has failed in its bid to conquer the box office, entering the US film charts at number six. The swords and sandals blockbuster, rumoured to have cost more than $ 150m ( £79m ) to make, earned just $ 13. 5 ( £7m ) over three days at the US box office. Due to the Thanks... | ['game', 'comedy', 'movie', 'project', 'choice'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number581[/INST] Passage : Director Oliver Stone' s historical epic Alexander has failed in its bid to conquer the box office, entering the US film charts at number six. The swords and sandals blockbuster, rumoured to have cost more than $ 150m ( £79m ) to make, earned just $... |
582 | Ray DVD beats box office takings | Oscar-nominated film biopic Ray has surpassed its US box office takings with a combined tally of $80m (£43m) from DVD and video sales and rentals. Ray's success on DVD outstripped its $74m (£40m) US box office total, earning more than $40m (£22m) on the first day of the DVD's release alone. Ray has been nominated in ... | entertainment | Oscar-nominated film biopic Ray has surpassed its US box office takings with a combined tally of $ 80m ( £43m ) from DVD and video sales and rentals. Ray' s success on DVD outstripped its $ 74m ( £40m ) US box office total, earning more than $ 40m ( £22m ) on the first day of the DVD' s release alone. Ray has been nom... | ['2010', 'Australian', '2005', 'Sony', '2006'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number582[/INST] Passage : Oscar-nominated film biopic Ray has surpassed its US box office takings with a combined tally of $ 80m ( £43m ) from DVD and video sales and rentals. Ray' s success on DVD outstripped its $ 74m ( £40m ) US box office total, earning more than $ 40m (... |
583 | Ocean's Twelve raids box office | Ocean's Twelve, the crime caper sequel starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, has gone straight to number one in the US box office chart. It took $40.8m (£21m) in weekend ticket sales, according to studio estimates. The sequel follows the master criminals as they try to pull off three major heists acro... | entertainment | Ocean' s Twelve, the crime caper sequel starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, has gone straight to number one in the US box office chart. It took $ 40. 8m ( £21m ) in weekend ticket sales, according to studio estimates. The sequel follows the master criminals as they try to pull off three major heists ... | ['produced', 'remains', 'received', 'remained', 'marks'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number583[/INST] Passage : Ocean' s Twelve, the crime caper sequel starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, has gone straight to number one in the US box office chart. It took $ 40. 8m ( £21m ) in weekend ticket sales, according to studio estimates. The sequel fo... |
584 | Indie film nominations announced | Mike Leigh's award-winning abortion drama Vera Drake has scooped seven nominations at this year's British Independent Film Awards. But the Venice winner faces stiff competition from Shane Meadows' critically acclaimed Dead Man's Shoes, which received eight nominations. Also in the running for a clutch of awards are M... | entertainment | Mike Leigh' s award-winning abortion drama Vera Drake has scooped seven nominations at this year' s British Independent Film Awards. But the Venice winner faces stiff competition from Shane Meadows' critically acclaimed Dead Man' s Shoes, which received eight nominations. Also in the running for a clutch of awards are... | ['Mountain', 'Shadow', 'Case', 'House', 'Stone'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number584[/INST] Passage : Mike Leigh' s award-winning abortion drama Vera Drake has scooped seven nominations at this year' s British Independent Film Awards. But the Venice winner faces stiff competition from Shane Meadows' critically acclaimed Dead Man' s Shoes, which rece... |
585 | Fockers fuel festive film chart | Comedy Meet The Fockers topped the festive box office in North America, setting a new record for Christmas Day. The sequel took $44.7m (£23.2m) between 24 and 26 December, according to studio estimates. It took $19.1m (£9.9m) on Christmas Day alone, the highest takings on that day in box office history. Meet The Fock... | entertainment | Comedy Meet The Fockers topped the festive box office in North America, setting a new record for Christmas Day. The sequel took $ 44. 7m ( £23. 2m ) between 24 and 26 December, according to studio estimates. It took $ 19. 1m ( £9. 9m ) on Christmas Day alone, the highest takings on that day in box office history. Meet... | ['Cecil', 'Calvin', 'Dino', 'Chuck', 'Lemon'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number585[/INST] Passage : Comedy Meet The Fockers topped the festive box office in North America, setting a new record for Christmas Day. The sequel took $ 44. 7m ( £23. 2m ) between 24 and 26 December, according to studio estimates. It took $ 19. 1m ( £9. 9m ) on Christmas ... |
586 | DVD review: Spider-Man 2 | It's a universal rule that a film can either be a superhero special effects extravaganza or it can be good. But Spider-Man 2 breaks that rule in two. It's not fantastically deep but you get quickly drawn into the tale of Spidey versus Doc Ock and more so into the fate of poor Peter Parker. Gigantic action set pieces ... | entertainment | It' s a universal rule that a film can either be a superhero special effects extravaganza or it can be good. But Spider-Man 2 breaks that rule in two. It' s not fantastically deep but you get quickly drawn into the tale of Spidey versus Doc Ock and more so into the fate of poor Peter Parker. Gigantic action set pieces... | ['worked', 'perfectly', 'anyway', 'was', 'somehow'] | 4 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number586[/INST] Passage : It' s a universal rule that a film can either be a superhero special effects extravaganza or it can be good. But Spider-Man 2 breaks that rule in two. It' s not fantastically deep but you get quickly drawn into the tale of Spidey versus Doc Ock and ... |
587 | Baby becomes new Oscar favourite | Clint Eastwood's boxing drama Million Dollar Baby has become the new favourite to win best picture at the Oscars on Sunday. According to pundits, the film has overtaken previous favourite The Aviator, with Eastwood also tipped to take the best director award. Its star Hilary Swank is favourite to win best actress whi... | entertainment | Clint Eastwood' s boxing drama Million Dollar Baby has become the new favourite to win _____ picture at the Oscars on Sunday. According to pundits, the film has overtaken previous favourite The Aviator, with Eastwood also tipped to take the best director award. Its star Hilary Swank is favourite to win best actress wh... | ['black', 'best', 'another', 'either', 'this'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number587[/INST] Passage : Clint Eastwood' s boxing drama Million Dollar Baby has become the new favourite to win _____ picture at the Oscars on Sunday. According to pundits, the film has overtaken previous favourite The Aviator, with Eastwood also tipped to take the best dir... |
588 | Russian film wins BBC world prize | Russian drama The Return (Vozvrashchenie) has been named winner of the BBC Four World Cinema Award. The film tells the story of two adolescent boys who are subjected to a harsh regime when their strict father returns after a 10-year absence. Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, The Return previously won the 2003 Golden Li... | entertainment | Russian drama The Return ( Vozvrashchenie ) has been named winner of the BBC Four World Cinema Award. The film tells the story of two adolescent boys who are subjected to a harsh regime when their strict father returns after a 10-year absence. Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev, The Return previously won the 2003 Golden L... | ['founder', 'host', 'director', 'member', 'designer'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number588[/INST] Passage : Russian drama The Return ( Vozvrashchenie ) has been named winner of the BBC Four World Cinema Award. The film tells the story of two adolescent boys who are subjected to a harsh regime when their strict father returns after a 10-year absence. Direc... |
589 | US TV cuts nudity from BBC film | A US TV network is editing BBC Films' Dirty War to avoid showing the front of a nude woman being scrubbed down after a fictional chemical attack. It is not worth showing "non-essential" nude scenes when indecency complaints are "aggressively pursued" by US TV watchdogs, said PBS' Jacoba Atlas. Dirty War - screened un... | entertainment | A US TV network is editing BBC Films' Dirty War to avoid showing the front of a nude woman being scrubbed down after a fictional chemical attack. It is not worth showing" non-essential" nude scenes when indecency complaints are" aggressively pursued" by US TV watchdogs, said PBS' Jacoba Atlas. Dirty War-screened uncut... | ['considered', 'getting', 'now', 'thus', 'even'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number589[/INST] Passage : A US TV network is editing BBC Films' Dirty War to avoid showing the front of a nude woman being scrubbed down after a fictional chemical attack. It is not worth showing" non-essential" nude scenes when indecency complaints are" aggressively pursued... |
590 | Oscars race enters final furlong | The race for the Oscars entered its final stages as the deadline for voters to choose their winners passed. The 5,808 Academy voters had until Tuesday afternoon to return their ballots - any late submissions will not be included in the count. The next five days will be spent counting the voting forms and preparing th... | entertainment | The race for the Oscars entered _____ final stages as the deadline for voters to choose their winners passed. The 5, 808 Academy voters had until Tuesday afternoon to return their ballots-any late submissions will not be included in the count. The next five days will be spent counting the voting forms and preparing th... | ['five', 'three', 'into', 'their', 'its'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number590[/INST] Passage : The race for the Oscars entered _____ final stages as the deadline for voters to choose their winners passed. The 5, 808 Academy voters had until Tuesday afternoon to return their ballots-any late submissions will not be included in the count. The n... |
591 | Aviator 'creator' in Oscars snub | The man who said he got Oscar-nominated movie The Aviator off the ground and signed up Leonardo DiCaprio has been shut out of the Academy Awards race. Charles Evans Jr battled over his role with the people who eventually made the film, and won a producer's credit. But he is not on the list of producers who can win a ... | entertainment | The man who said he got Oscar-nominated movie The Aviator off the ground and signed up Leonardo DiCaprio has been shut out of the Academy Awards race. Charles Evans Jr battled over his role with the people who eventually made the film, and won a producer' s credit. But he is not on the list of producers who can win a ... | ['Venice', 'Shakespeare', 'Love', 'Blue', 'Paris'] | 3 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number591[/INST] Passage : The man who said he got Oscar-nominated movie The Aviator off the ground and signed up Leonardo DiCaprio has been shut out of the Academy Awards race. Charles Evans Jr battled over his role with the people who eventually made the film, and won a pro... |
592 | Cage film's third week at US top | Nicolas Cage movie National Treasure has topped the US and Canada box office for the third week in a row. National Treasure made $17.1m (£8.8m) in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, according to studio estimates, taking its total to $110.2m (£56.7m). Comedy Christmas with the Kranks, starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee... | entertainment | Nicolas Cage movie National Treasure has topped the US and Canada box office for the _____ week in a row. National Treasure made $ 17. 1m ( £8. 8m ) in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, according to studio estimates, taking its total to $ 110. 2m ( £56. 7m ). Comedy Christmas with the Kranks, starring Tim Allen and ... | ['third', 'fifteenth', '19th', 'thirteenth', 'twelfth'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number592[/INST] Passage : Nicolas Cage movie National Treasure has topped the US and Canada box office for the _____ week in a row. National Treasure made $ 17. 1m ( £8. 8m ) in ticket sales from Friday to Sunday, according to studio estimates, taking its total to $ 110. 2m ... |
593 | Oscar nominees gear up for lunch | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank are among those due to attend this year's Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday. They will join more than 100 nominees from the 24 Oscar categories at the annual event, which will take place at the Beverly Hilton hotel, Los Angeles. British hopefuls, including Kate Winslet, ... | entertainment | Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank are among those due to attend this year' s Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday. They will join more than 100 nominees from the 24 Oscar categories at the _____ event, which will take place at the Beverly Hilton hotel, Los Angeles. British hopefuls, including Kate Winslet, I... | ['annual', 'award', '2010', 'first', '2014'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number593[/INST] Passage : Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx and Hilary Swank are among those due to attend this year' s Oscar nominees luncheon on Monday. They will join more than 100 nominees from the 24 Oscar categories at the _____ event, which will take place at the Beverly ... |
594 | Church anger over Bollywood film | Roman Catholic organisations in India have demanded the withdrawal of a film that depicts a priest having an affair with a girl half his age. Indian television channels are now refusing to run the promotional material for the film, Sins, ahead of its release on Friday. The director of the film, Vinod Pande, says the ... | entertainment | Roman Catholic organisations in India have demanded the withdrawal of a film that depicts a priest having an affair with a girl half his age. Indian television channels are now refusing to run the promotional material for the film, Sins, ahead of its release on Friday. The director of the film, Vinod Pande, says the m... | ['filmmakers', 'Catholics', 'candidates', 'countries', 'films'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number594[/INST] Passage : Roman Catholic organisations in India have demanded the withdrawal of a film that depicts a priest having an affair with a girl half his age. Indian television channels are now refusing to run the promotional material for the film, Sins, ahead of it... |
595 | Bookmakers back Aviator for Oscar | The Aviator has been tipped by UK bookmakers as the favourite to win the best film award at this year's Oscars. Ray star Jamie Foxx is clear favourite in the best actor category while Million Dollar Baby's Hilary Swank is tipped to win the best actress prize. Bookmakers predict Cate Blanchett will be named best suppo... | entertainment | The Aviator has been tipped by UK bookmakers as the favourite to win the best film award at this year' s Oscars. Ray star Jamie Foxx is clear favourite in the best actor category while Million Dollar Baby' s Hilary Swank is tipped to win the best actress prize. Bookmakers predict Cate Blanchett will be named best supp... | ['Owen', 'Brook', 'Christie', 'Clarke', 'Taylor'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number595[/INST] Passage : The Aviator has been tipped by UK bookmakers as the favourite to win the best film award at this year' s Oscars. Ray star Jamie Foxx is clear favourite in the best actor category while Million Dollar Baby' s Hilary Swank is tipped to win the best ac... |
596 | Global release for Japan hit film | Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki's latest film, Howl's Moving Castle, is to be released in 50 countries around the world, its distributor has said. Howl's Moving Castle set a Japanese box office record last week, taking 1.5bn yen (£7.7m) in its first two days. Miyazaki won an Oscar earlier this year for Spirited... | entertainment | Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki' s latest film, Howl' s Moving Castle, is to be released in 50 countries around the world, its distributor has said. Howl' s Moving Castle set a Japanese box office record last week, taking 1. 5bn yen ( £7. 7m ) in its first two days. Miyazaki won an Oscar earlier this year for Sp... | ['this', 'very', 'more', 'quite', 'with'] | 2 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number596[/INST] Passage : Oscar-winning animator Hayao Miyazaki' s latest film, Howl' s Moving Castle, is to be released in 50 countries around the world, its distributor has said. Howl' s Moving Castle set a Japanese box office record last week, taking 1. 5bn yen ( £7. 7m )... |
597 | Ocean's Twelve raids box office | Ocean's Twelve, the crime caper sequel starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, has gone straight to number one in the US box office chart. It took $40.8m (£21m) in weekend ticket sales, according to studio estimates. The sequel follows the master criminals as they try to pull off three major heists acro... | entertainment | Ocean' s Twelve, the crime caper sequel starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, has gone straight to number one in the US box office chart. It took $ 40. 8m ( £21m ) in weekend ticket sales, according to studio estimates. The sequel _____ the master criminals as they try to pull off three major heists ac... | ['captures', 'features', 'concerns', 'traces', 'follows'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number597[/INST] Passage : Ocean' s Twelve, the crime caper sequel starring George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, has gone straight to number one in the US box office chart. It took $ 40. 8m ( £21m ) in weekend ticket sales, according to studio estimates. The sequel __... |
598 | Oscar nominee Dan O'Herlihy dies | Irish actor Dan O'Herlihy, who was nominated for best actor at the 1955 Oscars, has died at the age of 85. O'Herlihy, whose Oscar nomination was for Luis Bunuel's The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, died at his home in Malibu, California, a spokesman said. The actor began his film career in the 1940s, playing Macduff ... | entertainment | Irish actor Dan O' Herlihy, who was nominated for best actor at the 1955 Oscars, has died at the age of 85. O' Herlihy, whose Oscar nomination was for Luis Bunuel' s The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, died at his _____ in Malibu, California, a spokesman said. The actor began his film career in the 1940s, playing Macdu... | ['birthplace', 'farm', 'hotel', 'offices', 'home'] | 5 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number598[/INST] Passage : Irish actor Dan O' Herlihy, who was nominated for best actor at the 1955 Oscars, has died at the age of 85. O' Herlihy, whose Oscar nomination was for Luis Bunuel' s The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, died at his _____ in Malibu, California, a spoke... |
599 | Berlin cheers for anti-Nazi film | A German movie about an anti-Nazi resistance heroine has drawn loud applause at Berlin Film Festival. Sophie Scholl - The Final Days portrays the final days of the member of the White Rose movement. Scholl, 21, was arrested and beheaded with her brother, Hans, in 1943 for distributing leaflets condemning the "abhorre... | entertainment | A German movie about an anti-Nazi resistance heroine has drawn loud applause at Berlin Film Festival. Sophie Scholl-The Final Days portrays the final days of the member of the White Rose movement. Scholl, 21, was arrested and beheaded with her brother, Hans, in 1943 for distributing leaflets condemning the" abhorrent ... | ['for', 'beyond', 'through', 'against', 'over'] | 1 | <s>[INST] give me blank-reasoning question number599[/INST] Passage : A German movie about an anti-Nazi resistance heroine has drawn loud applause at Berlin Film Festival. Sophie Scholl-The Final Days portrays the final days of the member of the White Rose movement. Scholl, 21, was arrested and beheaded with her broth... |
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