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The_Bourne_Supremacy
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The Bourne Supremacy is the second Jason Bourne novel written by Robert Ludlum , first published in 1986 . It is the sequel to Ludlum 's bestseller The Bourne Identity -LRB- 1980 -RRB- and precedes Ludlum 's final Bourne novel , The Bourne Ultimatum -LRB- 1990 -RRB- . The Bourne Supremacy gave its name to the second Bourne film starring Matt Damon The Bourne Supremacy in 2004 , which , however , has a completely different plot from the novel .
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Telangana
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Telangana -LRB- t -RRB- is one of the 29 states in India , located in southern India . Formed in June 2014 as the youngest state in India , from the northwestern part of the Joint State of Andhra Pradesh , Telangana has an area of 112077 km2 , and a population of 35,193,978 -LRB- 2011 census -RRB- . It is the twelfth largest state in India , and the twelfth most populated state in India . Its major cities include Hyderabad , Warangal , Khammam , Karimnagar and Nizamabad . Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the north and north west , Chhattisgarh to the north , Karnataka to the west and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south . Telangana had a history as the Telugu-speaking region of the princely state of Hyderabad , ruled by the Nizam of Hyderabad . It joined the Union of India in 1948 . In 1956 , the Hyderabad state was dissolved as part of the linguistic reorganisation of states and Telangana was merged with former Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh . Following a movement for separation , Telangana was awarded separate statehood on 2 June 2014 . Hyderabad will continue to serve as the joint capital city for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for no more than ten years .
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Ted_Elliott_-LRB-screenwriter-RRB-
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Ted Elliott -LRB- born July 4 , 1961 -RRB- is an American screenwriter . Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio , Elliott has written some of the most successful American films of the past 30 years , including Aladdin , Shrek and the Pirates of the Caribbean series . In 2004 , he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America ; his term on the board ended in 2006 . Along with fellow former board member Craig Mazin , Elliott runs artfulwriter.com , a website aimed at professional screenwriters . He and Rossio are also co-founders of Wordplay . In 2005 , Elliott ran for president of the Writers Guild of America , west , but lost to animation writer and historical figurine maker Patric Verrone . Verrone received 1301 votes ; Elliott received 591 .
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The_Bold_and_the_Beautiful
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The Bold and the Beautiful -LRB- often referred to as B&B -RRB- is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS . It premiered on March 23 , 1987 as a sister show to the Bells ' other soap opera The Young and the Restless ; several characters from each of the two shows have crossed over to the other since the early 1990s . Set in Los Angeles , California , the show centers upon the Forrester family and their fashion house business Forrester Creations . The program features an ensemble cast , headed by its longest-serving actors John McCook as Eric Forrester and Katherine Kelly Lang as Brooke Logan . Since its premiere , the show has become the most-watched soap in the world , with an audience of an estimated 26.2 million viewers . As of 2010 , it continues to hold on to the second-placed position in weekly Nielsen Ratings for daytime dramas . The Bold and the Beautiful has also won 31 Daytime Emmy Awards , including one for Outstanding Drama Series in 2009 and again in 2010 , as well as in 2011 . On September 7 , 2011 , the series switched to high definition , making it the second-to-last American soap to make the switch , at the time . B&B was the last American soap opera to make the transition due to the cancellation of ABC 's One Life to Live before it returned along with All My Children on April 29 , 2013 . It is the youngest airing daytime soap opera in the United States , celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary in March 2012 . Since December 2 , 2013 , The Bold and the Beautiful now airs same day CBS repeats on Pop .
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Terra_Nova_-LRB-TV_series-RRB-
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Terra Nova -LRB- New Earth -RRB- is an American science fiction drama television series . It aired one season from September 26 to December 19 , 2011 . The series documents the Shannon family 's experiences as they establish themselves as members of a colony , set up 85 million years in the earth 's past , fleeing the dystopian overpopulated and hyperpolluted present of the mid-22nd century . The series is based on an idea by British writer Kelly Marcel and was executive produced by Steven Spielberg . On March 5 , 2012 , Fox announced that it would end the series .
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Tardigrade
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Tardigrades -LRB- -LSB- ˈtɑrdᵻˌgreɪd -RSB- also known as water bears , space bears , or moss piglets -RRB- are water-dwelling , eight-legged , segmented micro-animals . They were first discovered by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773 . The name Tardigrada -LRB- meaning `` slow stepper '' -RRB- was given three years later by the Italian biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani . They have been found everywhere from mountaintops to the deep sea , mud volcanoes , and from tropical rain forests to the Antarctic . Tardigrades are one of the most resilient animals known : they can survive extreme conditions that would be rapidly fatal to nearly all other known life forms . They can withstand temperature ranges from 1 K -LRB- close to absolute zero -RRB- to about 420 K for several minutes , pressures about six times greater than those found in the deepest ocean trenches , ionizing radiation at doses hundreds of times higher than the lethal dose for a human , and the vacuum of outer space . They can go without food or water for more than 30 years , drying out to the point where they are 3 % or less water , only to rehydrate , forage , and reproduce . Tardigrades living in harsh conditions undergo an annual process of cyclomorphosis . They are not considered extremophilic because they are not adapted to exploit these conditions . This means that their chances of dying increase the longer they are exposed to the extreme environments , whereas true extremophiles thrive in a physically or geochemically extreme environment that would harm most other organisms . Usually , tardigrades are about 0.5 mm long when they are fully grown . They are short and plump with four pairs of legs , each with four to eight claws also known as `` disks '' . The first three pairs of legs are directed ventrolaterally and are the primary means of locomotion , while the fourth pair is directed posteriorly on the terminal segment of the trunk and is used primarily for grasping the substrate . Tardigrades are prevalent in mosses and lichens and feed on plant cells , algae , and small invertebrates . When collected , they may be viewed under a very low-power microscope , making them accessible to students and amateur scientists . Tardigrades form the phylum Tardigrada , part of the superphylum Ecdysozoa . It is an ancient group , with fossils dating from 530 million years ago , in the Cambrian period . About 1,150 species of tardigrades have been described . Tardigrades can be found throughout the world , from the Himalayas -LRB- above 6000 m -RRB- , to the deep sea -LRB- below 4000 m -RRB- and from the polar regions to the equator .
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Take_Off_Your_Pants_and_Jacket
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Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is the fourth studio album by American rock band Blink-182 . Produced by Jerry Finn , the album was released on June 12 , 2001 , through MCA Records . The band had spent much of the previous year traveling and supporting their third album Enema of the State -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , which launched the band 's mainstream career . The title is a tongue-in-cheek pun on male masturbation -LRB- `` take off your pants and jack it '' -RRB- . The cover art has icons for each member of the trio : an airplane -LRB- `` take off '' -RRB- , a pair of pants , and a jacket . The album 's first , limited pressing came in three separate discs reflecting each icon and containing separate bonus tracks and joke songs . The album was recorded over three months at Signature Sound in San Diego . During the sessions , MCA executives pressured the band to retain the sound that helped their previous album sell millions . As such , Take Off Your Pants and Jacket continues the pop punk sound that the group honed and made famous , albeit with a heavier tone inspired by groups such as Fugazi and Refused . Regarding lyrics , the album has been referred to as a concept album chronicling adolescence , with songs dedicated to first dates , fighting authority and teenage parties . Due to differing opinions on direction , the trio worked in opposition to one another for the first time , and the sessions sometimes became contentious . The album had near-immediate success , becoming the first punk rock-identified record to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 and being certified double platinum in May 2002 . The album produced three hit singles -- `` The Rock Show '' , `` First Date '' and `` Stay Together for the Kids '' -- that were top ten hits on modern rock charts . Critical impressions of the record were generally positive , commending the record 's expansion on teenage themes ; others viewed this as its weakness . To support the record , the band co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day . A European tour was canceled in the wake of the September 11 attacks . Take Off Your Pants and Jacket has sold over 14 million copies worldwide .
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The_Butler
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The Butler -LRB- full title Lee Daniels ' The Butler -RRB- is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and produced by Lee Daniels and written by Danny Strong . Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen , the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines , an African-American who is a witness of notable political and social events of the 20th century during his 34-year tenure serving as a White House butler . In addition to Whitaker , the film 's all-star cast also features Oprah Winfrey , John Cusack , Jane Fonda , Alex Pettyfer , Cuba Gooding Jr. , Terrence Howard , Lenny Kravitz , James Marsden , David Oyelowo , Vanessa Redgrave , Alan Rickman , Liev Schreiber , Robin Williams , Mariah Carey and Clarence Williams III . It was the last film produced by Laura Ziskin , who died in 2011 . The film was theatrically released by The Weinstein Company on August 16 , 2013 , to mostly positive reviews from critics , grossing over $ 176 million worldwide against a budget of $ 30 million .
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The_50th_Reunion_Tour
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The 50th Reunion Tour was a 2012 world concert tour by The Beach Boys , an American rock band . The tour marked the first time since 1965 that founding member Brian Wilson had performed on a full tour with the band , although from 1965 to 1996 he did join them in select shows and appearances . The tour also marked the first time that The Beach Boys had played at the Hollywood Bowl since 1967 , having sold it out both times . Brian Wilson stated that this Beach Boys tour , and the album associated with it , That 's Why God Made the Radio , which was released in June 2012 , is dedicated to the memory of his two brothers : Carl who died of cancer in 1998 , and Dennis , who drowned in 1983 .
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Team_RadioShack
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Team RadioShack was a professional road bicycle racing team , with RadioShack as the title sponsor , the creation of which was announced on July 23 , 2009 . Lance Armstrong co-owned and led the team , which raced in the Grand Tours and the UCI ProTour . The team was managed by Capital Sports and Entertainment , an Austin , Texas sports and event management group that also manages the Trek-Livestrong U23 development cycling team and that ran the former Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team . Johan Bruyneel was Team RadioShack 's initial overall manager and Dirk Demol is the directeur sportif . Former Discovery Channel cyclists Viatcheslav Ekimov from Russia and José Azevedo from Portugal was also part of the managerial squad . Armstrong said that the team would promote the Livestrong anti-cancer campaigns of his Lance Armstrong Foundation , and will also be sponsored by Trek Bicycle Corporation , SRAM Corporation and Nike , Inc. sportswear . The team ceased to exist in its current structure from the end of the 2011 season as Radioshack returned their World Tour Licence to the UCI . Their two main sponsors , Radioshack and Nissan have moved their sponsorship to Team Leopard Trek . Sporting Director Johan Bruyneel moved to the newly named RadioShack-Nissan team along with several of the current Radioshack riders . While effectively a merge , there is some debate between the two teams as to the nature of the agreement . Radioshack have described it as a merge , while Flavio Becca , owner of Leopard Trek stated that his team was continuing , and simply taking over Radioshacks sponsors , and some of their riders . The new team was registered in Luxembourg with the UCI .
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The_Beatles
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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960 . With members John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr , they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era . Rooted in skiffle , beat and 1950s rock and roll , the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles , ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock , often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . In 1963 their enormous popularity first emerged as `` Beatlemania '' , and as the group 's music grew in sophistication in subsequent years , led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney , they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the counterculture of the 1960s . The Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over a three-year period from 1960 , with Stuart Sutcliffe initially serving as bass player . The core of Lennon , McCartney and Harrison went through a succession of drummers , including Pete Best , before asking Starr to join them in 1962 . Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act , and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings , greatly expanding their popularity in the United Kingdom after their first hit , `` Love Me Do '' , in late 1962 . They acquired the nickname `` the Fab Four '' as Beatlemania grew in Britain the next year , and by early 1964 became international stars , leading the `` British Invasion '' of the United States pop market . From 1965 onwards , the Beatles produced increasingly innovative recordings , including the albums Rubber Soul -LRB- 1965 -RRB- , Revolver -LRB- 1966 -RRB- , Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band -LRB- 1967 -RRB- , The Beatles -LRB- commonly known as the White Album , 1968 -RRB- and Abbey Road -LRB- 1969 -RRB- . After their break-up in 1970 , they each enjoyed successful musical careers of varying lengths . McCartney and Starr , the surviving members , remain musically active . Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980 , and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001 . The Beatles are the best-selling band in history , with estimated sales of over 600 million records worldwide . They have had more number-one albums on the British charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other act . According to the RIAA , the Beatles are also the best-selling music artists in the United States , with 178 million certified units . In 2008 , the group topped Billboard magazine 's list of the all-time most successful `` Hot 100 '' artists ; , they hold the record for most number-one hits on the Hot 100 chart with twenty . They have received ten Grammy Awards , an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards . The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 , and all four were inducted individually from 1994 to 2015 . They were also collectively included in Time magazine 's compilation of the twentieth century 's 100 most influential people .
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TLC_-LRB-group-RRB-
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TLC is an American girl group whose original line-up consisted of Tionne `` T-Boz '' Watkins , Lisa `` Left Eye '' Lopes and Rozonda `` Chilli '' Thomas . Formed in Atlanta , Georgia in 1991 , the group was very successful during the 1990s and early 2000s in spite of numerous spats with the law , each other , and the group 's record label and management . They scored nine top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 , including four number-one singles `` Creep '' , `` Waterfalls '' , `` No Scrubs '' , and `` Unpretty '' . The group also recorded four multi-platinum albums , including CrazySexyCool -LRB- 1994 -RRB- which still remains the only album by a female group to receive a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- . TLC also became the first R&B group in history to receive Million certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan -LRB- RIAJ -RRB- for FanMail -LRB- 1999 -RRB- . Having sold over 65 million records worldwide , TLC is the best-selling American girl group and second worldwide to the English group Spice Girls . VH1 ranked TLC as the greatest female group , placing them at number 12 on the list of 100 Greatest Women in Music . Billboard magazine ranked TLC as one of the greatest musical trios , as well as the seventh most successful act of the 1990s . The group 's accolades include four career Grammy Awards , five MTV Video Music Awards and five Soul Train Music Awards . Twenty years after their debut , TLC was honored with Outstanding Contribution to Music at the 17th MOBO Awards and Legend Award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan . All three members of TLC are considered irreplaceable by the other members , and each of them have contributed equally to the group . Following Lopes ' death in 2002 , instead of replacing her , the remaining members chose to carry on as a duo . On June 30 , 2017 , they will release their final album as TLC , but have clarified that they will not split up following the album 's release and will continue to perform together .
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Tennis
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Tennis is a racket sport that can be played individually against a single opponent -LRB- singles -RRB- or between two teams of two players each -LRB- doubles -RRB- . Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over or around a net and into the opponent 's court . The object of the game is to play the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return . The player who is unable to return the ball will not gain a point , while the opposite player will . Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society and at all ages . The sport can be played by anyone who can hold a racket , including wheelchair users . The modern game of tennis originated in Birmingham , England , in the late 19th century as `` lawn tennis '' . It had close connections both to various field -LRB- `` lawn '' -RRB- games such as croquet and bowls as well as to the older racket sport of real tennis . During most of the 19th century , in fact , the term `` tennis '' referred to real tennis , not lawn tennis : for example , in Disraeli 's novel Sybil -LRB- 1845 -RRB- , Lord Eugene De Vere announces that he will `` go down to Hampton Court and play tennis . '' The rules of tennis have changed little since the 1890s . Two exceptions are that from 1908 to 1961 the server had to keep one foot on the ground at all times , and the adoption of the tiebreak in the 1970s . A recent addition to professional tennis has been the adoption of electronic review technology coupled with a point challenge system , which allows a player to contest the line call of a point , a system known as Hawk-Eye . Tennis is played by millions of recreational players and is also a popular worldwide spectator sport . The four Grand Slam tournaments -LRB- also referred to as the `` Majors '' -RRB- are especially popular : the Australian Open played on hard courts , the French Open played on red clay courts , Wimbledon played on grass courts , and the US Open played also on hard courts .
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The_Adventures_of_Baron_Munchausen
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 adventure fantasy film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam , starring John Neville , Sarah Polley , Eric Idle , Jonathan Pryce , Oliver Reed , and Uma Thurman . The film is based on the tall tales about the 18th-century German nobleman Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire . Although the film was a box office bomb , it received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for four Academy Awards : Best Art Direction , Best Costume Design , Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup and Hairstyling .
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The_Americans_-LRB-2013_TV_series-RRB-
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The Americans is an American television period drama series created and produced by former CIA officer Joe Weisberg . The series premiered in the United States on January 30 , 2013 on the cable network FX . Set in the early 1980s during the Cold War , The Americans is the story of Elizabeth -LRB- Keri Russell -RRB- and Philip Jennings -LRB- Matthew Rhys -RRB- , two Soviet KGB officers posing as an American married couple living in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington , D.C. , with their children Paige -LRB- Holly Taylor -RRB- and Henry -LRB- Keidrich Sellati -RRB- and their neighbor Stan Beeman -LRB- Noah Emmerich -RRB- , an FBI agent working in counterintelligence . On May 25 , 2016 , FX set an end-date for the series by renewing it for a fifth and sixth season . The 10-episode sixth and final season is slated to air in 2018 .
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Tall_Story
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Tall Story is a 1960 American romantic comedy film made by Warner Bros. , directed by Joshua Logan and starring Anthony Perkins with Jane Fonda , in her first screen role , at the age of 22 . It is based on the 1957 novel `` The Homecoming Game '' by Howard Nemerov , which was the basis of a successful 1959 Broadway play , called Tall Story , by the writing team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse . The film was a considerable departure from Logan 's previous two projects , the drama Sayonara , which won multiple Academy Awards , and the blockbuster South Pacific and was Robert Redford 's first film ever , where he played an uncredited basketball player . Tall Story is a farcical social satire of American campus life , making fun of the way college life can become a marriage market for some students . Fonda portrays a character who is the complete opposite of the independent liberated woman she later personified .
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The_Lucky_Ones_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Lucky Ones is a 2008 American comedy-drama directed by Neil Burger . The screenplay by Burger and Dirk Wittenborn focuses on three United States Army soldiers who find themselves drawn together by unforeseen circumstances .
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The_Heiress_-LRB-1947_play-RRB-
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The Heiress is a 1947 play by American playwrights Ruth and Augustus Goetz adapted from the 1880 Henry James novel Washington Square .
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The_Goodbye_Girl
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The Goodbye Girl is a 1977 American romantic comedy-drama film . Produced by Ray Stark and directed by Herbert Ross , the film stars Richard Dreyfuss , Marsha Mason , Quinn Cummings , and Paul Benedict . The original screenplay by Neil Simon centers on an odd trio : a struggling actor who has sublet a Manhattan apartment from a friend , the current occupant -LRB- his friend 's ex-girlfriend , who has just been abandoned -RRB- , and her precocious young daughter . Richard Dreyfuss won the 1977 Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Elliot Garfield . At the time he became the youngest man to win an Oscar for Best Actor .
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The_Wolf_of_Wall_Street_-LRB-book-RRB-
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The Wolf of Wall Street is a non-fiction memoir book by former stockbroker and trader Jordan Belfort . The text was initially published on September 25 , 2007 by Bantam Books . This is his debut book followed by Catching the Wolf of Wall Street , published in 2009 . It was adapted into the 2013 film of the same name , directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio as Belfort .
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The_Mask_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Mask is a 1994 American superhero fantasy comedy film directed by Charles Russell , produced by Bob Engelman , and written by Mike Werb , loosely based on the comic series of the same name distributed by Dark Horse Comics . The film stars Jim Carrey , Peter Greene , Amy Yasbeck , Peter Riegert , Richard Jeni , Ben Stein , Joely Fisher , and Cameron Diaz in her film debut . It revolves around an unlucky bank clerk finding the Mask of Loki that grants him extraordinary cartoon-like superpowers , and causing havoc around an industrial city . The film was released on July 29 , 1994 by New Line Cinema , becoming a critical and commercial blockbuster , grossing over $ 351.6 million over a $ 23 million budget and receiving positive reviews . It cemented Carrey 's reputation as a dominant actor of the 1990s , and established Diaz long-term as a leading lady . Carrey was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role , and the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects but lost to Forrest Gump .
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The_Ellen_DeGeneres_Show
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show -LRB- often shortened to Ellen -RRB- is an American television comedy talk show hosted by comedienne/actress Ellen DeGeneres . Debuting on September 8 , 2003 , it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication , including stations owned by NBCUniversal , in the United States and Canada . It is also aired on ITV2 in the United Kingdom . For its first five seasons , the show was taped in Studio 11 at NBC Studios in Burbank , California . It later moved to Stage 1 on the nearby Warner Bros. lot . Since the beginning of the sixth season , Ellen has been broadcast in high definition . The show has won 36 Daytime Emmy Awards as of 2013 . On January 20 , 2016 , it was announced that the show had been renewed for three additional seasons through 2020 . As of May 2017 , the talk show 's YouTube channel was charted as the fifteenth-most-subscribed YouTube channel .
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The_Color_of_Money
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The Color of Money is a 1986 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese from a screenplay by Richard Price , based on the 1984 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis . The film stars Paul Newman and Tom Cruise , with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio , Helen Shaver , and John Turturro in supporting roles . The film featured an original score by Robbie Robertson . Newman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance , his first Oscar win after eight nominations , seven of them for Best Actor . The film continues the story of pool hustler and Edward `` Fast Eddie '' Felson from Tevis ' first novel , The Hustler -LRB- 1959 -RRB- , with Newman reprising his role from the 1961 film adaptation . The film begins more than 25 years after the events of the previous film , with Eddie retired from the pool circuit . Although Tevis did author a screenplay for the film , adapting the storyline from his novel , the filmmakers decided not to use it , instead crafting an entirely different story under Tevis ' title . The Color of Money was released by Touchstone Pictures .
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The_Man_in_the_High_Castle
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The Man in the High Castle -LRB- 1962 -RRB- is an alternative history novel by American writer Philip K. Dick . Set in 1962 , fifteen years after an alternative ending to World War II , the novel concerns intrigues between the victorious Axis Powers -- primarily , Imperial Japan and Nazi Germany -- as they rule over the former United States , as well as daily life under the resulting totalitarian rule . The Man in the High Castle won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1963 and the Tähtivaeltaja Award in 1993 . The book would later receive a two season 2015 TV adaptation also under the name , The Man in the High Castle . Reported inspirations include Ward Moore 's alternative Civil War history , Bring the Jubilee -LRB- 1953 -RRB- , various classic World War II histories , and the I Ching -LRB- referred to in the novel -RRB- . The novel features a `` novel within the novel '' comprising an alternate history within this alternate history wherein the Allies defeat the Axis -LRB- though in a manner distinct from the actual historical outcome -RRB- .
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The_Pelican_Brief
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The Pelican Brief is a legal-suspense thriller written by John Grisham in 1992 . It is his third novel after A Time To Kill and The Firm . The hardcover edition was published by Doubleday in that same year . Two paperback editions were published , both by Dell Publishing in 1993 . A film adaptation was released in 1993 starring Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington .
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The_Handmaid's_Tale_-LRB-TV_series-RRB-
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The Handmaid 's Tale is an American television series created by Bruce Miller based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood . It was ordered by streaming service Hulu with a straight-to-series order of 10 episodes , with the production beginning in late 2016 . The first three episodes of the series premiered on April 26 , 2017 , with the subsequent seven episodes added on a weekly basis every Wednesday . In May 2017 , The Handmaid 's Tale was renewed for a second season to premiere in 2018 .
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The_Chronicles_of_Riddick
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The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction adventure film which follows the adventures of Richard B. Riddick as he attempts to elude capture after the events depicted in the 2000 film Pitch Black . It is written and directed by Pitch Black director David Twohy , with Vin Diesel reprising his role as Riddick and now also acting as producer . It is the first and only film in the franchise , to date , to be given a PG-13 rating . After escaping the dark planet , Richard B. Riddick has been in hiding for five years , evading most of the bounty hunters and mercenaries . Riddick is reunited with Imam , the man he rescued . Imam believes Riddick is a Furyan , a race of warriors long thought extinct , and wants to know about his homeworld and if anyone other than himself is left . Recaptured by Toombs , Riddick is taken to Crematoria , a harsh subterranean prison moon , where Jack , a girl Riddick rescued , was reported to have been sent . Despite not doing especially well in theatres , the film has been successful on DVD and has gained a cult following .
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The_Godfather
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The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy , based on Mario Puzo 's best-selling novel of the same name . It stars Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family . The story , spanning 1945 to 1955 , chronicles the family under the patriarch Vito Corleone , focusing on the transformation of Michael Corleone -LRB- Pacino -RRB- from reluctant family outsider to ruthless mafia boss . Paramount Pictures obtained the rights to the novel for the price of $ 80,000 , before it gained popularity . Studio executives had trouble finding a director ; their first few candidates turned down the position . They and Coppola disagreed over who would play several characters , in particular , Vito and Michael . Filming was done on location and completed earlier than scheduled . The musical score was composed primarily by Nino Rota with additional pieces by Carmine Coppola . The film was the highest-grossing film of 1972 and was for a time the highest-grossing film ever made . It won the Oscars for Best Picture , Best Actor -LRB- Brando -RRB- and Best Adapted Screenplay -LRB- for Puzo and Coppola -RRB- . Its seven other Oscar nominations included Pacino , James Caan , and Robert Duvall for Best Supporting Actor and Coppola for Best Director . It was followed by sequels The Godfather Part II -LRB- 1974 -RRB- and The Godfather Part III -LRB- 1990 -RRB- . The Godfather is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in world cinema and one of the most influential , especially in the gangster genre . It was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry of the Library of Congress in 1990 , being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' and is ranked the second-greatest film in American cinema -LRB- behind Citizen Kane -RRB- by the American Film Institute .
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The_Way_-LRB-Ariana_Grande_song-RRB-
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`` The Way '' is a song recorded by American singer Ariana Grande for her debut studio album , Yours Truly -LRB- 2013 -RRB- . It was written by the song 's producer Harmony Samuels , alongside Amber Streeter , Al Sherrod Lambert , Jordin Sparks , Brenda Russell , and Mac Miller , who is featured in the song . `` The Way '' was released on March 25 , 2013 by Republic Records as the lead single from Yours Truly . The song 's backing track is based on the piano melody from Russell 's 1979 song `` A Little Bit of Love '' , and the song has melodic and lyrical similarities to Big Pun 's 1998 song `` Still Not a Player '' , which also samples `` A Little Bit of Love '' . In the United States the song debuted at No. 10 and peaked at No. 9 on U.S. Billboard Hot 100 becoming Grande and Miller 's first top ten song on the chart . This made Grande the first top 10 arrival for a lead female artist making her first Hot 100 appearance since Yael Naim , who launched with `` New Soul '' back in 2008 . As of March 2016 , `` The Way '' has sold 2.3 million copies in the United States and has been certified triple platinum .
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The_Tempest_-LRB-2010_film-RRB-
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The Tempest is a 2010 American film based on the play of the same name by William Shakespeare , featuring Helen Mirren in the principal role of Prospera . The film is directed by Julie Taymor and premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2010 . Although The Tempest received generally unfavorable reviews from critics , Sandy Powell received her ninth Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design . Shakespeare 's epic play is translated from page to screen , with the gender of the main character , Prospero , changed from male to female .
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The_Wachowskis
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Lana Wachowski -LRB- formerly Laurence `` Larry '' Wachowski , born June 21 , 1965 -RRB- and Lilly Wachowski -LRB- formerly Andrew Paul `` Andy '' Wachowski , born December 29 , 1967 -RRB- are American film directors , screenwriters , and producers . They are siblings , and are both trans women . Collectively known as The Wachowskis and formerly as The Wachowski Brothers , the pair made their directing debut in 1996 with Bound , and reached fame with their second film The Matrix -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , a major box office success for which they won the Saturn Award for Best Director . They wrote and directed its two sequels : The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions -LRB- both in 2003 -RRB- , and were deeply involved in the writing and production of other works in the franchise . Following the commercial success of The Matrix series , they wrote and produced the 2006 film V for Vendetta -LRB- an adaptation of the comic of the same name by Alan Moore -RRB- , and in 2008 released the film Speed Racer , which was a live-action adaptation of the Japanese anime series of the same name . Their next film , Cloud Atlas , based on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell and co-written and co-directed by Tom Tykwer , was released in 2012 . Their film Jupiter Ascending and the Netflix series Sense8 both debuted in 2015 . The siblings have worked as a writing and directing unit throughout their professional film careers from Bound through the first season of Sense8 . Following her gender transition , Lilly Wachowski took a break from active writing and directing ; Lana worked on the second season of Sense8 without her .
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The_Meyerowitz_Stories
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The Meyerowitz Stories -LRB- New and Selected -RRB- is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed and written by Noah Baumbach . The film stars Adam Sandler , Ben Stiller , Emma Thompson , and Dustin Hoffman . It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival .
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The_Conjuring_2
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The Conjuring 2 is a 2016 American horror film directed by James Wan and written by Carey Hayes , Chad Hayes , Wan and David Leslie Johnson . It is the sequel to 2013 's The Conjuring and the third film in The Conjuring franchise . Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as paranormal investigators and authors Ed and Lorraine Warren from the first film . The film follows the Warrens as they travel to England to assist the Hodgson family , who are experiencing poltergeist activity at their Brimsdown , Enfield council house in 1977 which later became referred to as the Enfield Poltergeist . The Conjuring 2 was released in North America on June 10 , 2016 . The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $ 320 million worldwide . A spin-off film , The Nun , is scheduled to be released in 2018 with Wan and Safran producing .
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The_Mickey_Mouse_Club
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The Mickey Mouse Club was an American variety television show that aired intermittently from 1955 to 1996 . Created by Walt Disney and produced by Walt Disney Productions , the program was first televised from 1955 to 1959 by ABC , featuring a regular but ever-changing cast of mostly teen performers . Reruns were broadcast by ABC on weekday afternoons during the 1958 -- 59 season , right after American Bandstand . The show was revived after its initial 1955 -- 1959 run on ABC , first from 1977 to 1979 for first-run syndication , and airing again exclusively on Disney Channel from 1989 to 1996 .
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The Great Outdoors is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Howard Deutch , and written and produced by John Hughes . It stars Dan Aykroyd , John Candy , Stephanie Faracy and Annette Bening in her film debut . The film follows two families spending time on vacation in Wisconsin .
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The_Hangover_Part_II
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The Hangover Part II is a 2011 American comedy film produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . It is the sequel to the 2009 film The Hangover and the second installment in The Hangover trilogy . Directed by Todd Phillips , who co-wrote the script with Craig Mazin and Scot Armstrong , the film stars Bradley Cooper , Ed Helms , Zach Galifianakis , Ken Jeong , Jeffrey Tambor , Justin Bartha , and Paul Giamatti . It tells the story of Phil , Stu , Alan , and Doug as they travel to Thailand for Stu 's wedding . After the bachelor party in Las Vegas , Stu takes no chances and opts for a safe , subdued pre-wedding brunch . Things do not go as planned , resulting in another bad hangover with no memories of the previous night . Development began in April 2009 , two months before The Hangover was released . The principal actors were cast in March 2010 to reprise their roles from the first film . Production began in October 2010 , in Ontario , California , before moving on location in Thailand . The film was released on May 26 , 2011 and became the highest-grossing R-rated comedy during its theatrical run . A third and final installment , The Hangover Part III , was released on May 23 , 2013 .
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Thenmerku_Paruvakaatru
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Thenmerku Paruvakatru -LRB- Southwest Monsoon -RRB- is a 2010 Tamil drama film written and directed by Seenu Ramasamy and produced by Shibu Issac . It stars Saranya Ponvannan , in her 100th film , Vijay Sethupathi and Vasundhra in the lead roles . It released on 24 December 2010 . The film received mixed reviews , but was eventually featured at the 58th National Film Awards ceremony , where it was named the Best Feature Film in Tamil while Saranya Ponvannan and lyricist Vairamuthu were awarded the Best Actress and Best Lyricist prizes , respectively .
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This_Is_What_You_Came_For
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`` This Is What You Came For '' is a song by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris , featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna . The song was released on 29 April 2016 , through Columbia Records and Westbury Road . Featuring influences of house music , Harris produced the song and co-wrote it with Taylor Swift . Rihanna and Harris had previously collaborated on her sixth studio album , Talk That Talk , which included the international chart-topper `` We Found Love '' and US top five single `` Where Have You Been '' , the former of which was written and produced by Harris . He played the final version for Rihanna at the 2016 Coachella Music Festival . The single debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart . It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Rihanna 's 21st top-five song and Harris 's second ; the song is currently Harris 's highest peaking single as a lead artist . It also reached number one on the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs , became the 12th number one for Rihanna and Harris 's tenth on sister chart Dance/Mix Show Airplay . and became Rihanna 's 25th and Harris 's fourth chart-topper on the Dance Club Songs . It topped the charts in Australia , Canada , and the Republic of Ireland and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Germany , New Zealand and Switzerland . `` This Is What You Came For '' received mixed reviews from critics ; while some praised them for creating a catchy track , others labeled it as boring , and cited Rihanna 's vocals as overprocessed . A music video for the song premiered on 17 June 2016 and features Rihanna in an open cube with images projected on the inside walls .
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The_Fosters_-LRB-2013_TV_series-RRB-
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The Fosters is an American family drama television series created by Peter Paige and Bradley Bredeweg which first premiered in the United States on June 3 , 2013 on the Freeform -LRB- previously named ABC Family -RRB- television network . It follows the lives of the Foster family led by lesbian couple Stef and Lena , a cop and a school vice principal respectively , who raise a multi-ethnic blended family that consists of one biological and four adopted children in San Diego , California . The first season of The Fosters received generally favorable reviews from critics and also garnered particular acclaim for its portrayal of LGBT themes . It also earned two GLAAD Media Awards and one Teen Choice Award .
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The_Fate_of_the_Furious
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The Fate of the Furious -LRB- alternatively known as Fast & Furious 8 and Fast 8 , and often stylized as F8 -RRB- is a 2017 American action film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Chris Morgan . It is the eighth installment in The Fast and the Furious franchise . The film stars Vin Diesel , Dwayne Johnson , Jason Statham , Michelle Rodriguez , Tyrese Gibson , Chris ` Ludacris ' Bridges , Scott Eastwood , Nathalie Emmanuel , Elsa Pataky , Kurt Russell and Charlize Theron . The Fate of the Furious follows Dominic Toretto -LRB- Diesel -RRB- , who has settled down with his wife Letty -LRB- Rodriguez -RRB- , until cyberterrorist Cipher -LRB- Theron -RRB- coerces him into working for her and turns him against his team , forcing them to find Dom and take down Cipher . The Fate of the Furious marks the first installment in the franchise since The Fast and the Furious : Tokyo Drift -LRB- 2006 -RRB- not to star both Paul Walker , who died in a single-vehicle crash on November 30 , 2013 while filming Furious 7 -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , and Jordana Brewster ; following script rewrites to the seventh installment after Walker 's death which completed the story arcs for both of their characters -LRB- Brian O'Conner and Mia Toretto , respectively -RRB- , both characters were retired . Plans for an eighth installment were first announced in March 2015 when Diesel appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live ! and announced that the film would be set in New York City . Preparations for the film began immediately after the release of Furious 7 , with Diesel , Morgan and producer Neal H. Moritz re-signing . After setting an initial release date in the same month , casting took place between April and June 2015 . In October 2015 , Gray was announced to direct the film in the place of James Wan , who had directed the previous installment . Principal photography began in March 2016 in locations such as Mývatn , Havana , Atlanta , Cleveland and New York City , continuing the franchise 's tradition of filming in exotic locations around the world . The Fate of the Furious premiered on April 4 , 2017 in Berlin , and was theatrically released in the United States on April 14 , 2017 , playing in 3D , IMAX 3D and 4DX internationally . The film received mixed reviews from critics , who praised the action sequences and performances , while criticizing the storyline . The film has grossed over $ 1.2 billion worldwide , making it the thirtieth film -LRB- and the second in the franchise , after Furious 7 -RRB- to gross over $ 1 billion , the second highest-grossing film of 2017 and the eleventh highest-grossing film of all time . The film grossed $ 532 million worldwide during its opening weekend , setting the record for the highest-grossing opening of all time , ahead of Star Wars : The Force Awakens -LRB- $ 529 million -RRB- . A sequel is scheduled to be released on April 19 , 2019 .
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The Divergent Series : Allegiant is a 2016 American action adventure film directed by Robert Schwentke with a screenplay by Bill Collage , Adam Cooper , and Noah Oppenheim . It is the first of two cinematic parts based on the novel Allegiant , the final book in the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth , and the third installment in The Divergent Series . The film stars Shailene Woodley , Theo James , Jeff Daniels , Miles Teller , Ansel Elgort , Zoë Kravitz , Maggie Q , Ray Stevenson , Bill Skarsgard , Octavia Spencer and Naomi Watts , and is the sequel to Insurgent and could be followed by the concluding entry , Ascendant -LRB- Allegiant and Ascendant were originally to be titled Allegiant -- Part 1 and Allegiant -- Part 2 -RRB- . Allegiant was released on March 18 , 2016 , in theaters and IMAX and received mainly negative reviews . The film was a financial disappointment , grossing $ 179 million worldwide , becoming the lowest-grossing Divergent film . This led to budget cuts on the fourth and the possibility that the final installment in the series , Ascendant , would be released as a TV movie instead of a theatrical one .
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The_Hunger_Games
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The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins . The series is set in The Hunger Games universe , and follows young characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark . The novels in the trilogy are titled The Hunger Games -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Catching Fire -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , and Mockingjay -LRB- 2010 -RRB- . The novels have all been developed into films , with the film adaptation of Mockingjay split into two parts . The first two books in the series were both New York Times best sellers , and Mockingjay topped all US bestseller lists upon its release . By the time the film adaptation of The Hunger Games was released in 2012 , the publisher had reported over 26 million Hunger Games trilogy books in print , including movie tie-in books . The Hunger Games universe is a dystopia set in Panem , a country consisting of the wealthy Capitol and 12 districts in varying states of poverty . Every year , children from the districts are selected to participate in a compulsory annual televised death match called The Hunger Games . The novels were all well received . In August 2012 , the series ranked second , beaten only by the Harry Potter series in NPR 's poll of the top 100 teen novels , which asked voters to choose their favorite young adult books . On August 17 , 2012 , Amazon announced The Hunger Games trilogy as its top seller , surpassing the record previously held by the Harry Potter series . , the trilogy has sold more than 65 million copies in the U.S. alone -LRB- more than 28 million copies of The Hunger Games , more than 19 million copies of Catching Fire , and more than 18 million copies of Mockingjay -RRB- . The Hunger Games trilogy has been sold into 56 territories in 51 languages to date .
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The_Holiday
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The Holiday is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written , produced and directed by Nancy Meyers . Co-produced by Bruce A. Block , it was filmed in both California and England , and stars Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet as Amanda and Iris , two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the Atlantic Ocean , who temporarily exchange homes to escape heartbreak during the holiday season . Jude Law and Jack Black were cast as the film 's leading men Graham and Miles , with Eli Wallach , Shannyn Sossamon , Edward Burns and Rufus Sewell playing key supporting roles . Distributed by Columbia Pictures and Universal Pictures , The Holiday was first released on December 6 , 2006 , in Spain and on December 8 , 2006 , in North America and the United Kingdom . It grossed over $ 205 million worldwide . Critics praised the film 's visual aesthetic design and the cast 's performances , though criticized its plot as predictable .
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The_Hangover
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The Hangover is a 2009 American comedy film directed by Todd Phillips , co-produced with Daniel Goldberg , and written by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore . The film stars Bradley Cooper , Ed Helms , Zach Galifianakis , Heather Graham , Ken Jeong , Rachael Harris , Mike Epps , Justin Bartha , and Jeffrey Tambor . It tells the story of Phil Wenneck , Stu Price , Alan Garner , and Doug Billings , who travel to Las Vegas for a bachelor party to celebrate Doug 's impending marriage . However , Phil , Stu and Alan wake up with Doug missing and no memory of the previous night 's events , and must find the groom before the wedding can take place . Lucas and Moore wrote the script after executive producer Chris Bender 's friend disappeared and had a large bill after being sent to a strip club . After Lucas and Moore sold it to the studio for $ 2 million , Philips and Jeremy Garelick rewrote the script to include a tiger as well as a subplot involving a baby and a police cruiser , and also including boxer Mike Tyson . Filming took place in Nevada for 15 days , and during filming , the three main actors -LRB- Cooper , Helms , and Galifianakis -RRB- formed a real friendship . The Hangover was released on June 5 , 2009 , and was a critical and commercial success . The film became the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2009 , with a worldwide gross of over $ 467 million . The film won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , and received multiple other accolades . It is the tenth-highest-grossing worldwide film of 2009 , as well as the second highest-grossing R-rated comedy ever in the United States , surpassing a record previously held by Beverly Hills Cop for almost 25 years . Out of all R-rated films , it is the six-highest-grossing ever in the U.S. , behind only The Passion of the Christ , The Matrix Reloaded , Ted , American Sniper , and Deadpool . A sequel , The Hangover Part II , was released on May 26 , 2011 , and a third and final installment , The Hangover Part III , was released on May 23 , 2013 .
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This Is Us is the seventh studio album , sixth in the United States , from American pop group Backstreet Boys . It is their second and last album as a quartet . It was released on September 30 , 2009 in Japan through Sony Music Japan , October 5 , 2009 in the UK through RCA , and October 6 in the U.S. as the final studio album through Jive Records . On the album , the group has reunited with previous collaborator and producer Max Martin -LRB- responsible for the previous hit `` I Want It That Way '' -RRB- to try and create their best record since their 1999 worldwide hit album Millennium . They worked with Ryan Tedder , Claude Kelly , Jim Jonsin , RedOne , Ne-Yo , Brian Kennedy , Alex James , Pitbull , Eddie Galan , Rami Yacoub , Kristian Lundin , and T-Pain amongst others for the album as well . The album debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 making it their seventh top ten album following Unbreakable '' in 2007 . RedOne produced the album 's lead single `` Straight Through My Heart '' which was released in August/September 2009 and reached number 1 in Taiwan , number 3 in Japan , number 5 in Spain , number 106 in Billboard Hot 100 , 19 in Canada , 72 in the UK , and 18 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart . It was their final album under Jive and their last album as a quartet before original member Kevin Richardson rejoined the band on April 29 , 2012 .
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The_Dark_Knight_Rises
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The Dark Knight Rises is a 2012 British-American superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan , who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan , and the story with David S. Goyer . Featuring the DC Comics character Batman , the film is the final installment in Nolan 's Batman film trilogy , and the sequel to Batman Begins -LRB- 2005 -RRB- and The Dark Knight -LRB- 2008 -RRB- . Christian Bale reprises the lead role of Bruce Wayne/Batman , with a returning cast of allies : Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth , Gary Oldman as James Gordon , and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox . The film introduces Selina Kyle -LRB- Anne Hathaway -RRB- , and Bane -LRB- Tom Hardy -RRB- . Eight years after the events of The Dark Knight , merciless revolutionary Bane forces an older Bruce Wayne to resume his role as Batman and save Gotham City from nuclear destruction . Christopher Nolan was hesitant about returning to the series for a second time , but agreed after developing a story with his brother and Goyer that he felt would conclude the series on a satisfactory note . Nolan drew inspiration from Bane 's comic book debut in the 1993 `` Knightfall '' storyline , the 1986 series The Dark Knight Returns , and the 1999 storyline `` No Man 's Land '' . Filming took place in locations including Jodhpur , London , Nottingham , Glasgow , Los Angeles , New York City , Newark , and Pittsburgh . Nolan used IMAX 70 mm film cameras for much of the filming , including the first six minutes of the film , to optimize the quality of the picture . A vehicle variation of the Batplane and Batcopter termed the `` Bat '' , an underground prison set , and a new Batcave set were created specifically for the film . As with The Dark Knight , viral marketing campaigns began early during production . When filming concluded , Warner Bros. refocused its campaign : developing promotional websites , releasing the first six minutes of the film , screening theatrical trailers , and sending out information regarding the film 's plot . The Dark Knight Rises premiered in New York City on July 16 , 2012 . The film was released in the United States and the United Kingdom on July 20 , 2012 . It received positive reviews from critics , many of whom named it one of the best films of 2012 . Like its predecessor , the film grossed over $ 1 billion worldwide at the box office , making it the second film in the Batman film series to earn $ 1 billion . It is currently the 17th-highest-grossing film of all time , the third-highest-grossing film of 2012 , and the fourth-highest-grossing superhero film of all time .
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The_Entire_History_of_You
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`` The Entire History of You '' is the third episode of the first series of British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror . It was written by the creator of Peep Show and Fresh Meat , Jesse Armstrong , making it the only episode of the series not written or co-written by creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker . It was directed by Brian Welsh , and first aired on Channel 4 on 18 December 2011 . The episode , set in an alternative reality where most people have `` grains '' recording everything they do , see , or hear , and allowing them to play back their memories in front of their eyes or on a screen , tells the story of Liam -LRB- Toby Kebbell -RRB- , a man who starts suspecting that his wife Ffion -LRB- Jodie Whittaker -RRB- might have an affair . `` The Entire History of You '' received positive reviews . In 2013 , Robert Downey , Jr. optioned the episode to potentially be made into a film by Warner Bros. and his own production company Team Downey .
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The_Talk_-LRB-TV_series-RRB-
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The Talk is an American talk show on CBS that debuted on October 18 , 2010 , as part of its CBS Daytime programming block . The show was created by actress Sara Gilbert , who also serves as an executive producer , along with John Redmann . The show is based on the British daily women 's panel show Loose Women , which has been running regularly in the United Kingdom since 1999 . Along with Gilbert , the show features Julie Chen -LRB- who serves as the program 's moderator -RRB- , Sharon Osbourne , Aisha Tyler , and Sheryl Underwood discussing the day 's latest headlines , while usually tying in the show 's theme of motherhood or at least parenthood , such as by giving their opinions `` through the eyes of mothers . '' It also contains celebrity interviews and segments for mothers and parents in general . The Talk is broadcast before a live studio audience at the CBS Studio Center in Studio City , California each Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time , and airs live on most CBS owned-and-operated stations and affiliates in the Eastern and Central United States at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time ; the program is broadcast on tape delay elsewhere from the Mountain Time Zone westward . The Friday shows are recorded on Thursday afternoons at 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time for broadcast the next day , and is taped before the studio audience in attendance for the earlier live Thursday broadcast .
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The_Conjuring
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The Conjuring is a 2013 American supernatural horror film directed by James Wan and written by Chad Hayes and Carey Hayes . It is the first film in The Conjuring franchise . Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga star as Ed and Lorraine Warren , paranormal investigators and authors associated with prominent cases of haunting . Their reports inspired The Amityville Horror . The Warrens come to the assistance of the Perron family -LRB- Ron Livingston and Lili Taylor -RRB- , who are experiencing increasingly disturbing events in their farmhouse in Rhode Island in 1971 . The Conjuring was released in the United States and Canada on July 19 , 2013 , and in the United Kingdom and India on August 6 , 2013 . The film received positive reviews from critics and grossed over $ 318 million worldwide from its $ 20 million budget , making it one of the highest-grossing horror films of all time . A sequel , The Conjuring 2 , was released on June 10 , 2016 , also to critical and huge commercial success .
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The_Incredible_True_Story
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The Incredible True Story is the second studio album by American rapper Logic . It was released on November 13 , 2015 , by Visionary Music Group and Def Jam Recordings . Recording sessions took place upon the completion and the release of Under Pressure , from late 2014 to early 2015 . The album saw extensive production by Logic along with a variety of contributors , including 6ix , Stefan Ponce , Sir Dylan , Syk Sense , OZ and DJ Dahi . The album also saw limited appearances from guest vocalists , with Big Lenbo , Lucy Rose , Dria and Jesse Boykins III being credited with guest appearances . It was supported by three singles : `` Young Jesus '' , `` Like Woah '' and `` Fade Away '' . Each song was released to coincide with a three-week delay . The Incredible True Story has been characterized as an experimental musical work , with particular attention drawn to the running storyline detailed within the album . It incorporates elements inspired by filmmaker Quentin Tarantino , including its non-linear storytelling , the satirical subject matter discussed between the characters , and its introduction of 20th century score pieces typically seen deployed by Tarantino . Logic translated the storyline sonically by introducing scenes within the album , as well as offcuts within songs to help establish plot and context . Initial promotion of The Incredible True Story included worldwide video projections of the album 's music and live television performances , as well as The Incredible World Tour . The Incredible True Story received generally positive critical reception from critics . It debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 , earning 135,000 album-equivalent units , selling 118,000 copies in its first week .
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The_World_According_to_Paris
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The World According to Paris is an American reality television series on Oxygen that premiered on June 1 , 2011 . It was announced on August 13 , 2011 , that Oxygen did not renew the series for a second season . The series ' eight-week run averaged only 293,000 viewers and a 0.2 rating among adults 18-49 , making it Oxygen 's least-watched series of 2011 . The World According to Paris follows the daily life of Paris Hilton . It was filmed from November 2010 , with Hilton 's court-ordered community service stemming from her arrest in Las Vegas , Nevada for cocaine possession , to February 2011 , with her birthday party , the series co-starred Brooke Mueller , Lexi Dreyfus , Jennifer Rovero , Allison Melnick , Brooke Brinson -LRB- daughter of Kim Richards -RRB- , Hilton 's then-boyfriend Cy Waits , and Kathy Hilton .
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The_Hobbit_-LRB-film_series-RRB-
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The Hobbit is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson . They are based on the 1937 novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien , with large portions of the trilogy inspired by the appendices to The Return of the King , which expand on the story told in The Hobbit , as well as new material and characters written especially for the films . Together they act as a prequel to Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy . The films are subtitled An Unexpected Journey -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , The Desolation of Smaug -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and The Battle of the Five Armies -LRB- 2014 -RRB- . The screenplay was written by Fran Walsh , Philippa Boyens , Jackson , and Guillermo del Toro , who was originally chosen to direct before his departure from the project . The films take place in the fictional world of Middle-earth sixty years before the beginning of The Lord of the Rings , and follow hobbit Bilbo Baggins -LRB- Martin Freeman -RRB- , who is convinced by the wizard Gandalf the Grey -LRB- Ian McKellen -RRB- to accompany thirteen dwarves , led by Thorin Oakenshield -LRB- Richard Armitage -RRB- , on a quest to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from the dragon Smaug -LRB- voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch -RRB- . The films also expand upon certain elements from the novel and other source material , such as Gandalf 's investigation at Dol Guldur , and the pursuit of Azog and Bolg , who seek vengeance against Thorin and his ancestors . The films feature an ensemble cast that also includes James Nesbitt , Ken Stott , Evangeline Lilly , Lee Pace and Luke Evans , with several actors reprising their roles from The Lord of the Rings , including Cate Blanchett , Orlando Bloom , Ian Holm , Christopher Lee , Hugo Weaving , Elijah Wood and Andy Serkis . The films also feature Manu Bennett , Sylvester McCoy , Stephen Fry , Mikael Persbrandt , Barry Humphries , and Lawrence Makoare . Also returning for production , among others , were illustrators John Howe and Alan Lee , art director Dan Hennah , cinematographer Andrew Lesnie , and composer Howard Shore , while props were again crafted by Weta Workshop , with visual effects managed by Weta Digital . The first film in the series premiered at the Embassy Theatre in Wellington , New Zealand on 28 November 2012 . One hundred thousand people lined the red carpet on Courtenay Place , and the entire event was broadcast live on television in New Zealand and streamed over the Internet . The second film of the series premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles , California on 2 December 2013 . The third and final film premiered at Leicester Square in London on 1 December 2014 . The series was a major financial success , with the films classified as one of the highest-grossing film series of all time , going on to outgross The Lord of the Rings film trilogy . Although critically considered to be inferior to The Lord of the Rings , it was nominated for various awards and won several , though not as many as its predecessor .
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The Producers is a 2005 American musical comedy film directed by Susan Stroman and written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan based on the 2001 Broadway musical , which in turn was based on Brooks ' 1968 film of the same name starring Zero Mostel , Gene Wilder , and Andreas Voutsinas . The film stars an ensemble cast led by Nathan Lane , Matthew Broderick , Uma Thurman , Will Ferrell , Gary Beach , Roger Bart , and Jon Lovitz . The creature effects for Tom the Cat and the performing pigeons were provided by Jim Henson 's Creature Shop . The Producers was released in the United States by Universal Pictures in a limited release on December 16 , 2005 , followed by a wide release on December 25 . It garnered generally mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial failure , grossing only $ 19.4 million domestically and $ 38.1 million worldwide from a $ 45 million budget .
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The_New_Classic
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The New Classic is the debut studio album by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea . It was released on 21 April 2014 , by Def Jam Recordings in United States , Virgin EMI in United Kingdom and affiliated record labels in other countries . Azalea came to prominence , after releasing her debut mixtape Ignorant Art and subsequently aligning herself with American rapper T.I. and his Hustle Gang imprint . Azalea first mentioned plans for the album in December 2011 , but after numerous delays and label conflicts , Azalea eventually secured herself a record contract through Island Def Jam Music Group -LRB- now defunct -RRB- . Though generally categorized as a hip hop album , The New Classic also incorporates elements of other genres , such as EDM , dance-pop and trap music in its production . The album debuted inside the top five of several charts worldwide , and produced five singles . The album 's lead single , `` Work '' , performed well commercially , charting at number 17 in the UK charts and also eventually charting in Australia and the United States . The second single , `` Bounce '' , saw a similar success in the United Kingdom , peaking at number 13 . The third single , `` Change Your Life '' , peaked at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart , her first UK Top 10 single , and also made appearances in the Australian Top 50 singles -LRB- Azalea 's first to do so -RRB- and on New Zealand and US charts . The fourth single , `` Fancy '' featuring British singer Charli XCX was an international success , reaching the top-five in Australia and the United Kingdom , and peaking at number one in New Zealand , the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States and the Canadian Hot 100 . The fifth single , `` Black Widow '' featuring British singer Rita Ora , peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart , becoming her highest charting single as a lead artist on that chart , and also peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 . It won the Breakthrough Artist Release at the 2014 's ARIA Music Awards and Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album at the 2014 American Music Awards . The album also garnered Azalea four Grammy Award nominations for Best New Artist , Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for `` Fancy '' and Best Rap Album at the 57th Grammy Awards . The New Classic has been reissued in a repackaged version , titled Reclassified , as of November 2014 .
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The_Hateful_Eight
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The Hateful Eight is a 2015 American revisionist Western mystery film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino . It stars Samuel L. Jackson , Kurt Russell , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Walton Goggins , Demián Bichir , Tim Roth , Michael Madsen , and Bruce Dern as eight strangers who seek refuge from a blizzard in a stagecoach stopover some time after the American Civil War . Tarantino announced The Hateful Eight in November 2013 , having originally conceived it as a novel and sequel to his previous film Django Unchained -LRB- 2012 -RRB- . After the script leaked in January 2014 , he cancelled the film but announced that he had changed his mind after directing a live reading of the script at the United Artists Theater in Los Angeles . Filming began on December 8 , 2014 , near Telluride , Colorado . The original score composed by Ennio Morricone , the first for a Tarantino film , was Morricone 's first complete Western score in 34 years , and his first score for a high-profile Hollywood production since Brian De Palma 's Mission to Mars in 2000 . Distributed by The Weinstein Company in the United States , The Hateful Eight was released on December 25 , 2015 , in a roadshow release in 70 mm film . It had a wide digital release on December 30 , 2015 . It received positive reviews , with Leigh receiving considerable praise . For his work on the score , Morricone won the Golden Globe and his first Academy Award for Best Original Score . The film also earned two Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress -LRB- Leigh -RRB- and Best Cinematography -LRB- Robert Richardson -RRB- .
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The_OA
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The OA is an American mystery drama web television series with science fiction , supernatural , and fantasy elements , which debuted on Netflix on December 16 , 2016 . Created and executive produced by Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij , the series is their third collaboration . The series consists of eight episodes , all directed by Batmanglij , and is produced by Plan B Entertainment and Anonymous Content . In the series , Marling stars as a young woman named Prairie Johnson who resurfaces after having been missing for seven years . Prairie now calls herself `` The OA '' and can see , despite having been blind before her disappearance . The OA received generally favorable critical reception . The series ' directing , visuals and acting were often singled out . Reviews also ranged from highly positive to highly negative , with several reviewers drawing both favorable and unfavorable comparisons with Stranger Things , another science fiction series that debuted on Netflix earlier in the year . On February 8 , 2017 , Netflix renewed the series for a second season .
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The_Scorpion_King
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The Scorpion King is a 2002 American historical fantasy film directed by Chuck Russell , starring Dwayne `` The Rock '' Johnson , Kelly Hu , Grant Heslov , and Michael Clarke Duncan . It is a spin-off to The Mummy Returns and follows the story of Mathayus and his rise to become the Scorpion King . The events of The Scorpion King take place 5,000 years before those in The Mummy and The Mummy Returns , and reveal Mathayus ' origins and his rise to power as the Scorpion King . The name is a reference to a historical king of the Protodynastic Period of Egypt , King Scorpion .
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The_Wild_Thornberrys
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The Wild Thornberrys is an American animated television series that aired on Nickelodeon from 1998 to 2004 . The show returned to The '90s Are All That for one night , and aired on March 21 , 2013 . The show aired on Nicktoonsters in the United Kingdom . Following Shout ! Factory 's acquisition of the title in February 2011 , all 5 seasons have been released on DVD .
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The_Last_Picture_Show
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The Last Picture Show is a 1971 American drama film directed and co-written by Peter Bogdanovich , adapted from a semi-autobiographical 1966 novel The Last Picture Show by Larry McMurtry . Set in a small town in north Texas from November 1951 to October 1952 , it is about the coming of age of Sonny Crawford -LRB- Timothy Bottoms -RRB- and his friend Duane Jackson -LRB- Jeff Bridges -RRB- . The cast also includes Cybill Shepherd -LRB- in her film debut -RRB- , Ben Johnson , Eileen Brennan , Ellen Burstyn , Cloris Leachman , Clu Gulager , Randy Quaid and John Hillerman . For aesthetic reasons it was shot in black and white , which was unusual for the time . The film features many songs of Hank Williams and other recording artists played throughout . The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards , including Best Picture , Best Director , Ben Johnson and Jeff Bridges for Best Supporting Actor and Ellen Burstyn and Cloris Leachman for Best Supporting Actress , with Johnson and Leachman winning . In 1998 the film was deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry .
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The_Road_to_El_Dorado
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The Road to El Dorado is a 2000 American animated adventure musical fantasy comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation . It was directed by Eric `` Bibo '' Bergeron and Don Paul ; Will Finn and David Silverman directed additional sequences . The film stars Kevin Kline , Kenneth Branagh , Armand Assante , Jim Cummings , Edward James Olmos , Tobin Bell and Rosie Perez . The soundtrack features songs by Elton John and Tim Rice , as well as composers Hans Zimmer and John Powell . The film follows two con artists , who after winning the map to El Dorado escape from Spain . After being stranded on the island , they use it to lead them to the city of El Dorado , where its inhabitants mistake them for gods . Released on March 31 , 2000 , The Road to El Dorado grossed $ 76.4 million worldwide on a $ 95 million budget .
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The_White_Queen_-LRB-TV_series-RRB-
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The White Queen is a British television drama series in ten parts , based on Philippa Gregory 's historical novel series The Cousins ' War -LRB- The White Queen , The Red Queen , and The Kingmaker 's Daughter -RRB- . The first episode was premiered on BBC One on 16 June 2013 in the United Kingdom . It was first broadcast in the United States on Starz on 9 August 2013 . The series is set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses and presents the story of the women involved in the protracted conflict for the throne of England . It starts in 1464 ; the nation has been at war for nine years fighting over who is the rightful King of England , as two sides of the same family , the House of York and the House of Lancaster , are in violent conflict over the throne . The story focuses on three women in their quest for power , as they manipulate events behind the scenes of history : Elizabeth Woodville , Margaret Beaufort , and Anne Neville . Elizabeth Woodville is the central character in the novel The White Queen , while Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville are the focus of the novels The Red Queen and The Kingmaker 's Daughter , respectively . However , all three characters appear in all three novels that went to make up the television series . The final episode of The White Queen was aired on 18 August 2013 , and the series was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc the following day . Two days later , it was confirmed that The White Queen would not be returning for a second series . In a statement to Broadcast , the BBC stated that the show was always planned as a one-season series . In October 2013 , The Telegraph reported that Starz planned to develop a sequel miniseries called The White Princess , based on Gregory 's 2013 novel of the same name . Gregory confirmed that the project was underway in August 2015 . On 7 February 2016 , Gregory announced on Facebook that the sequel was officially confirmed to be in production , with the scripts being written . The White Queen was nominated for three Golden Globe Awards , four Primetime Emmy Awards , and a People 's Choice Award .
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The_Jungle_Book_-LRB-2016_film-RRB-
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The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film , directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau , produced by Walt Disney Pictures , and written by Justin Marks . Based on Rudyard Kipling 's eponymous collective works and inspired by Walt Disney 's 1967 animated film of the same name , The Jungle Book is a live-action/CGI film that tells the story of Mowgli , an orphaned human boy who , guided by his animal guardians , sets out on a journey of self-discovery while evading the threatening Shere Khan . The film introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli and also features the voices of Bill Murray , Ben Kingsley , Idris Elba , Lupita Nyong ` o , Scarlett Johansson , Giancarlo Esposito and Christopher Walken . Favreau , Marks and producer Brigham Taylor developed the film 's story as a balance between Disney 's animated adaptation and Kipling 's original works , borrowing elements from both into the film . Principal photography commenced in 2014 , with filming taking place entirely in Los Angeles . The film required extensive use of computer-generated imagery to portray the animals and settings . The Jungle Book was released in North America in Disney Digital 3-D , RealD 3D , IMAX 3D , D-Box , and premium large formats , on April 15 , 2016 . It became a critical and commercial success , grossing over $ 966 million , making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2016 and the 32nd highest-grossing film of all time . The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects .
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The_Next_Day
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The Next Day is the twenty-fourth studio album by musician David Bowie , released on 8 March 2013 on his ISO Records label , under exclusive licence to Columbia Records . The album was announced on Bowie 's 66th birthday , 8 January 2013 . Bowie 's website was updated with the video for the lead single , `` Where Are We Now ? '' , and the single was immediately made available for purchase on the iTunes Store . It was Bowie 's first album of new material in ten years , since 2003 's Reality , and surprised fans and media who believed he had retired . The album was streamed in its entirety on iTunes days before its official release . The Next Day Extra , an additional disc featuring four more tracks , and remixes of songs from the original album , was released in November . The Next Day was met with critical acclaim , and earned Bowie his first number-one album in the United Kingdom since 1993 's Black Tie White Noise . It was ranked as the second best album of 2013 -LRB- in a tie with Blue October 's Sway -RRB- by German music magazine Kulturnews and was also nominated for the 2013 Mercury Prize . The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2014 Grammy Awards and for MasterCard British Album of the Year at the 2014 BRIT Awards .
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The_Ice_Storm_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Ice Storm is a 1997 American drama film directed by Ang Lee , based on the 1994 novel of the same name by Rick Moody . The film features an ensemble cast of Kevin Kline , Joan Allen , Tobey Maguire , Christina Ricci , Elijah Wood , Katie Holmes , Glenn Fitzgerald , Jamey Sheridan , and Sigourney Weaver . Set during Thanksgiving 1973 , The Ice Storm is about two dysfunctional New Canaan , Connecticut upper-class families who are trying to deal with tumultuous social changes of the early 1970s , and their escapism through alcohol , adultery , and sexual experimentation . The film opened in the United States on September 26 , 1997 . Its release was limited and it ultimately grossed US$ 8 million on a budget of US$ 18 million . A special two-disc DVD set was released as part of the Criterion Collection on March 18 , 2008 .
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The_Maze_Runner_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Maze Runner is a 2014 American dystopian science fiction action thriller film directed by Wes Ball , in his directorial debut , based on James Dashner 's 2009 novel of the same name . The film is the first installment in The Maze Runner film series and was produced by Ellen Goldsmith-Vein , Wyck Godfrey , Marty Bowen , and Lee Stollman with a screenplay by Noah Oppenheim , Grant Pierce Myers and T.S. Nowlin . The film stars Dylan O'Brien , Kaya Scodelario , Aml Ameen , Thomas Brodie-Sangster , Ki Hong Lee , Will Poulter , and Patricia Clarkson . The story follows sixteen-year-old Thomas , portrayed by O'Brien , who awakens in a rusty elevator with no memory of who he is , only to learn he 's been delivered to the middle of an intricate maze , along with a large number of other boys , who have been trying to find their way out of the ever-changing labyrinth -- all while establishing a functioning society in what they call the Glade . Development of The Maze Runner began in January 2011 when Fox purchased the film rights to Dashner 's novel with film studios Temple Hill Entertainment and TSG Entertainment . Principal photography began in Baton Rouge , Louisiana on May 13 , 2013 and officially concluded on July 12 , 2013 . The Maze Runner was released on September 19 , 2014 in the United States by 20th Century Fox . The film received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics , who considered it better than most young adult book-to-film adaptations , though the ending and the lack of plot clarity received some criticism . The film was also a commercial success , as it topped the box-office during its opening weekend with a $ 32.5 million debut , making it the seventh-highest grossing debut in September . The film earned over $ 348 million worldwide at the box-office , against its budget of $ 34 million . A sequel , Maze Runner : The Scorch Trials , was released on September 18 , 2015 in the United States .
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The_Fugitive_-LRB-1993_film-RRB-
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The Fugitive is a 1993 American action-thriller film based on the 1960s television series of the same name created by Roy Huggins . It was directed by Andrew Davis and stars Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones . After being wrongfully convicted for the murder of his wife , Dr. Richard Kimble -LRB- Ford -RRB- escapes from custody and sets out to prove his innocence while pursued by a team of U.S. Marshals led by Deputy Samuel Gerard -LRB- Jones -RRB- . The Fugitive premiered in the United States on August 6 , 1993 , and was a major critical and commercial success . It was the third-highest-grossing film of 1993 domestically , with an estimated 44 million tickets sold in the US . It was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture ; Jones won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor . It was followed by a 1998 sequel , U.S. Marshals , in which Jones reprised his role as Gerard .
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The_New_Power_Generation
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The New Power Generation , also known as The NPG , was the backing band of musician Prince . They were last active in 2013 before Prince made a return to music with 3rdeyegirl as his backing band . In 2015 , the New Power Generation reunited as Prince 's backing band for his final studio album before his death , Hit n Run Phase Two .
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The_Cleveland_Show
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The Cleveland Show is an American adult animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane , Richard Appel , and Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company as a spin-off of Family Guy . The series centers on the Browns and Tubbs , two dysfunctional families consisting of parents Cleveland Brown and Donna Tubbs and their children Cleveland Brown , Jr. , Roberta Tubbs , and Rallo Tubbs . Similar to Family Guy , it exhibits much of its humor in the form of cutaway gags that often lampoon American culture . The series was conceived by MacFarlane in 2007 after developing the two animated series Family Guy and American Dad ! for the Fox Network . MacFarlane centered the show on Family Guy character Cleveland Brown , his new wife Donna Tubbs , his step-children Rallo and Roberta Tubbs , and his son Cleveland , Jr. , who , in the show , is depicted as an obese , soft-spoken teen , as opposed to his depiction as a younger , hyperactive child with average body weight on Family Guy . The series originally aired from September 27 , 2009 , to May 19 , 2013 , for a total of four seasons and 88 episodes . The Cleveland Show was nominated for one Annie Award , one Primetime Emmy Award , and two Teen Choice Awards , but received mixed-to-average reviews from media critics . The series was canceled after its fourth season . Cleveland has since returned to Family Guy , accompanied by the rest of the Brown-Tubbs family , as of the twelfth season episode `` He 's Bla-ack ! '' .
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The_Office_-LRB-U.S._TV_series-RRB-
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The Office is an American television comedy series that aired on NBC from March 24 , 2005 to May 16 , 2013 . It is an adaptation of the BBC series of the same name . The Office was adapted for American audiences by Greg Daniels , a veteran writer for Saturday Night Live , King of the Hill , and The Simpsons . It is co-produced by Daniels ' Deedle-Dee Productions , and Reveille Productions -LRB- later Shine America -RRB- , in association with Universal Television . The original executive producers were Greg Daniels , Howard Klein , Ben Silverman , Ricky Gervais , and Stephen Merchant , with numerous others being promoted in later seasons . The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton , Pennsylvania , branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . To simulate the look of an actual documentary , it is filmed in a single-camera setup , without a studio audience or a laugh track . The show debuted on NBC as a mid-season replacement and ran for nine seasons and 201 episodes . The Office initially featured Steve Carell , Rainn Wilson , John Krasinski , Jenna Fischer and B. J. Novak as the main cast ; the show experienced numerous changes to its ensemble cast during its run . The first season of The Office was met with mixed reviews , but the following four seasons received widespread acclaim from television critics . These seasons were included on several critics ' year-end top TV series lists , winning several awards including four Primetime Emmy Awards , including Outstanding Comedy Series in 2006 . While later seasons were criticized for a decline in quality , earlier writers oversaw the final season and ended the show 's run with a positive reception .
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The_Jewel_of_the_Nile
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The Jewel of the Nile is a 1985 action-adventure romantic comedy and a sequel to the 1984 film Romancing the Stone , directed by Lewis Teague and produced by one of its stars , Michael Douglas . The film reunites Douglas with Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito , all reprising their roles . Like Romancing the Stone , the opening scene takes place in one of Joan 's novels . This time , instead of Jesse and Angelina in Joan 's wild-west scenario , Joan and Jack are about to be married when pirates attack their ship . The Jewel of the Nile sends its characters off on a new adventure in a fictional African desert , in an effort to find the fabled `` Jewel of the Nile . '' The Jewel of the Nile is notable for its top 40 theme song performed by Billy Ocean , `` When the Going gets Tough , The Tough Get Going . ''
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The_Legend_of_Tarzan_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 American action adventure film based on the fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs . Directed by David Yates , and written by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer , the film stars Alexander Skarsgård as the title character , with Samuel L. Jackson , Margot Robbie , Djimon Hounsou , Jim Broadbent and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles . Principal photography began on June 21 , 2014 , at Warner Bros. . Leavesden Studios in the United Kingdom , and wrapped four months later on October 3 . The film premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on June 29 , 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on July 1 , 2016 , in 2D , 3D , IMAX and IMAX 3D . The film grossed over $ 356 million against a budget of $ 180 million and received mixed reviews from critics .
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The_Prestige_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Prestige is a 2006 British-American mystery thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan , from a screenplay adapted by Nolan and his brother Jonathan from Christopher Priest 's 1995 World Fantasy Award-winning novel of the same name . Its story follows Robert Angier and Alfred Borden , rival stage magicians in London at the end of the 19th century . Obsessed with creating the best stage illusion , they engage in competitive one-upmanship with tragic results . The film stars Hugh Jackman as Robert Angier , Christian Bale as Alfred Borden , and David Bowie as Nikola Tesla . It also stars Michael Caine , Scarlett Johansson , Piper Perabo , Andy Serkis , and Rebecca Hall . The film reunites Nolan with actors Bale and Caine from Batman Begins and returning cinematographer Wally Pfister , production designer Nathan Crowley , film score composer David Julyan , and editor Lee Smith . The film was released on October 20 , 2006 , receiving positive reviews and strong box office results , and received Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction . Along with The Illusionist and Scoop , The Prestige was one of three films released in 2006 to explore the world of stage magicians .
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Thomas_Pynchon
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Thomas Ruggles Pynchon , Jr. -LRB- -LSB- ˈpɪnˌtʃɒn -RSB- , commonly -LSB- ˈpɪntʃən -RSB- born May 8 , 1937 -RRB- is an American novelist . A MacArthur Fellow , he is noted for his dense and complex novels . His fiction and non-fiction writings encompass a vast array of subject matter , genres and themes , including history , music , science , and mathematics . For Gravity 's Rainbow , Pynchon won the 1974 U.S. National Book Award for Fiction . Hailing from Long Island , Pynchon served two years in the United States Navy and earned an English degree from Cornell University . After publishing several short stories in the late 1950s and early 1960s , he began composing the novels for which he is best known : V. -LRB- 1963 -RRB- , The Crying of Lot 49 -LRB- 1966 -RRB- , Gravity 's Rainbow -LRB- 1973 -RRB- , and Mason & Dixon -LRB- 1997 -RRB- . Pynchon is also notoriously reclusive ; very few photographs of him have ever been published , and rumors about his location and identity have circulated since the 1960s . Pynchon 's most recent novel , Bleeding Edge , was published on September 17 , 2013 .
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The_Host_-LRB-2013_film-RRB-
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The Host is a 2013 American romantic science fiction thriller film adapted from Stephenie Meyer 's novel of the same name . It tells the story of a young woman , Melanie , who is captured after the human race has been taken over by parasitic aliens called `` Souls '' . After Melanie is infused with a soul called `` Wanderer '' , Melanie and the alien `` Soul '' vie for control of her body . Written and directed by Andrew Niccol , the film stars Saoirse Ronan , Max Irons , Jake Abel , William Hurt , and Diane Kruger . Released in theaters on March 29 , 2013 , the film was poorly received by critics .
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The_Comedian_-LRB-2016_film-RRB-
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The Comedian is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman , Richard LaGravenese , Art Linson , and Jeff Ross . The film stars Robert De Niro , Leslie Mann , Danny DeVito , Edie Falco , Veronica Ferres , Charles Grodin , Cloris Leachman , Patti LuPone and Harvey Keitel . The film had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 11 , 2016 and was released on December 9 , 2016 , by Sony Pictures Classics . The film opened to negative reviews from critics .
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The_Champ_-LRB-1979_film-RRB-
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The Champ is a 1979 American drama sports film directed by Franco Zeffirelli and a remake of the 1931 Academy Award-winning film of the same name which was directed by King Vidor . It stars Jon Voight , Faye Dunaway , and Ricky Schroder . It is also the final film for actress Joan Blondell to be released during her lifetime . Blondell , who died from leukemia on Christmas Day eight months later , also starred in two other films that were released after her death .
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The_Day_of_the_Doctor
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`` The Day of the Doctor '' is a special episode of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who , marking the programme 's 50th anniversary . It was written by Steven Moffat , an executive producer alongside Faith Penhale . It was shown on BBC One on 23 November 2013 , in both 2D and 3D . The special was broadcast simultaneously in 94 countries , and was shown concurrently in 3D in some cinemas . It achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama and won the Radio Times Audience Award at the 2014 British Academy Television Awards . The 77-minute episode shows the last day of the Time War , in which the War Doctor -LRB- John Hurt -RRB- chooses to kill both Daleks and his own race of Time Lords to end the destructive conflict , paralleling this with a present-day choice by paramilitary organisation UNIT to destroy London rather than allow an alien invasion . Revising the back story , the Doctor succumbs to Clara Oswald 's plea to change his mind ; and instead , at the last instant of the Time War , he hides his war-torn home planet in time , rather than destroy it . Unfortunately , the time distortions incurred leave his past selves with no memory of his changed decision . The episode starred Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Jenna Coleman as his companion , Clara Oswald . Previous lead actors David Tennant and Billie Piper returned for the episode , Tennant reprising his role as the Tenth Doctor , while Piper portrayed a sentient doomsday weapon called the Moment , projected as an image based on her character Rose Tyler . She is invisible and inaudible to everyone but the War Doctor -LRB- John Hurt -RRB- . Other appearances included a very brief glimpse of the then-upcoming Twelfth Doctor -LRB- Peter Capaldi -RRB- , who would succeed Matt Smith in `` The Time of the Doctor '' , and a guest appearance by Fourth Doctor actor Tom Baker , in his late 70s . Rounding out the guest cast were Joanna Page as Queen Elizabeth I and Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart , the daughter of 1970s central figure Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart . The special also featured the return of the Daleks and the Zygons , shape-shifting aliens who had previously appeared only in Terror of the Zygons -LRB- 1975 -RRB- . As the episode celebrated fifty years of the programme , it referenced and alluded to various concepts featured throughout the show 's run . It has been described by series producer Marcus Wilson as a `` love letter to the fans '' and by the controller of BBC One , Danny Cohen , as an `` event drama '' .
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The_Right_Stuff_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film that was adapted from Tom Wolfe 's best-selling 1979 book of the same name about the Navy , Marine and Air Force test pilots who were involved in aeronautical research at Edwards Air Force Base , California , as well as the seven military pilots who were selected to be the astronauts for Project Mercury , the first manned spaceflight by the United States . The Right Stuff stars Ed Harris , Scott Glenn , Sam Shepard , Fred Ward , Dennis Quaid and Barbara Hershey . Levon Helm is the narrator in the introduction and elsewhere in the film , as well as having a co-starring role as Air Force test pilot Jack Ridley . In 2013 the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .
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The_Sopranos
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The Sopranos is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase . The story revolves around the fictional character , New Jersey-based Italian American mobster Tony Soprano -LRB- James Gandolfini -RRB- . The series portrays the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the conflicting requirements of his home life and his criminal organization . These are often highlighted during his therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jennifer Melfi -LRB- Lorraine Bracco -RRB- . The series features Tony 's family members , mafia colleagues and rivals , in prominent roles and story arcs , most notably his wife Carmela -LRB- Edie Falco -RRB- and protégé Christopher Moltisanti -LRB- Michael Imperioli -RRB- . After the pilot was ordered in 1997 , the show premiered on the premium cable network HBO in the United States on January 10 , 1999 , and ran its six seasons with 86 episodes to June 10 , 2007 . The series then went through syndication and has been broadcast on A&E in the United States and internationally . The Sopranos was produced by HBO , Chase Films , and Brad Grey Television . It was primarily filmed at Silvercup Studios , New York City , and on location in New Jersey . The executive producers throughout the show 's run were David Chase , Brad Grey , Robin Green , Mitchell Burgess , Ilene S. Landress , Terence Winter , and Matthew Weiner . The Sopranos is widely regarded as one of the greatest television series of all time . The series also won a multitude of awards , including Peabody Awards for its first two seasons , 21 Primetime Emmy Awards and five Golden Globe Awards . A staple of 2000s American popular culture , the series has been the subject of critical analysis , controversy , and parody . It has spawned books , a video game , high-charting soundtrack albums , and a large amount of assorted merchandise . Several members of the show 's cast and crew who were previously largely unknown to the public have had successful careers after The Sopranos . In 2013 , the Writers Guild of America named The Sopranos the best-written TV series of all time , while TV Guide ranked it the best television series of all time .
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Thembu_people
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The Thembu people are one of the handful of nations and population groups that speak Xhosa in South Africa . The most internationally famous Thembu person was Nelson Mandela , whose father was a reigning nobleman from a junior branch of the Madiba clan of kings . Walter Sisulu was also of Thembu descent from his mother 's side .
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The_Circus_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Circus is a 1928 silent film written and directed by Charlie Chaplin . The film stars Chaplin , Al Ernest Garcia , Merna Kennedy , Harry Crocker , George Davis and Henry Bergman . The ringmaster of an impoverished circus hires Chaplin 's Little Tramp as a clown , but discovers that he can only be funny unintentionally , not on purpose . The production of the film was the most difficult experience in Chaplin 's career . Numerous problems and delays occurred , including a studio fire , the death of Chaplin 's mother , as well as Chaplin 's bitter divorce from his second wife Lita Grey , and the Internal Revenue Service 's claims of Chaplin 's owed back taxes , all of which culminated in filming being stalled for eight months . The Circus was the seventh highest grossing silent film in cinema history taking in more than $ 3.8 million in 1928 . The film continues to receive high praise .
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The_House_at_Pooh_Corner
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The House at Pooh Corner -LRB- 1928 -RRB- is the second volume of stories about Winnie-the-Pooh , written by A. A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard . It is notable for the introduction of the character Tigger .
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The_French_Connection_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The French Connection is a 1971 American crime thriller film directed by William Friedkin and produced by Philip D'Antoni . It stars Gene Hackman , Fernando Rey , and Roy Scheider . The film was adapted and fictionalized by Ernest Tidyman from the 1969 non-fiction book by Robin Moore . It tells the story of New York Police Department detectives Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle and Buddy `` Cloudy '' Russo , whose real-life counterparts were Narcotics Detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso . Don Ellis scored the film . It was the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture since the introduction of the MPAA film rating system.Midnight Cowboy won Best Picture Oscar with an X rating . It also won Academy Awards for Best Actor -LRB- Hackman -RRB- , Best Director -LRB- Friedkin -RRB- , Best Film Editing , and Best Adapted Screenplay -LRB- Tidyman -RRB- . It was nominated for Best Supporting Actor -LRB- Scheider -RRB- , Best Cinematography and Best Sound Mixing . Tidyman also received a Golden Globe Award nomination , a Writers Guild of America Award and an Edgar Award for his screenplay . A sequel , French Connection II , followed in 1975 with Gene Hackman and Fernando Rey reprising their roles . The American Film Institute included the film in its list of the best American films in 1998 and again in 2007 . In 2005 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant . ''
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The_Good_Wife
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The Good Wife is an American legal and political drama television series that aired on CBS from September 22 , 2009 , to May 8 , 2016 . The series focuses on Alicia Florrick , the wife of the Cook County State 's Attorney , who returns to her career in law after the events of a public sex and political corruption scandal involving her husband . The series , created by Robert and Michelle King , stars Julianna Margulies , Josh Charles , Christine Baranski , Matt Czuchry , Archie Panjabi , and Alan Cumming , and features Chris Noth in a recurring role . The executive producers are Ridley Scott , Charles McDougall , and David W. Zucker . The Good Wife is a heavily serialized show featuring several story arcs that carry over several episodes , as well as stand-alone procedural storylines that are concluded by the end of each episode . The serial plots have been especially showcased in its highly praised fifth season . This is a rarity among The Good Wifes broadcaster CBS , as most of its shows are procedural . The Good Wife won numerous prestigious awards , including five Emmys and the 2014 Television Critics Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Drama . The performances of the show 's cast have been particularly recognized , with Julianna Margulies 's role as Alicia Florrick receiving significant praise . The show has especially received wide acclaim for its insight on social media and the internet in society , politics and law . With the current climate of how television shows are written and produced , The Good Wife is considered by several critics to be network television 's last great drama producing a full 22 episode season while other and future acclaimed shows are in favor of shorter 6 -- 12 episode seasons . CBS announced in a promo aired during Super Bowl 50 , on February 7 , 2016 , that the show was ending with its seventh season . The final episode aired on May 8 , 2016 .
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The_Colour_and_the_Shape
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The Colour and the Shape is the second studio album by the American rock band Foo Fighters . Produced by Gil Norton , it was released through Capitol Records and the group 's own Roswell Records on May 20 , 1997 . The record is the debut of the Foo Fighters as a group , as the band 's previous record , Foo Fighters -LRB- 1995 -RRB- , was primarily recorded by frontman Dave Grohl and friend Barrett Jones as a demo . After the project ballooned and became an international success , the group convened for pre-production in the fall of 1996 and brought in producer Norton to establish a pop sensibility for the tracks . The band strived to create a full-fledged rock record , although the music press predicted another grunge offshoot . Primarily inspired by Grohl 's divorce from photographer Jennifer Youngblood in 1996 , the lyricism on the record is substantially more introspective and the music more developed . The album 's track listing was designed to resemble a therapy session , splitting the album between up-tempo tracks and ballads , reflecting conflicting emotions . Early sessions at Washington farm studio Bear Creek were poor and led the band to discard most of the recordings . The band regrouped without drummer William Goldsmith in early 1997 to record a second time at Hollywood 's Grandmaster Recordings , with Grohl sitting in on drums instead . Goldsmith was offended and disgruntled that most of his material was re-recorded and left the band shortly thereafter . Main singles `` Monkey Wrench '' , `` Everlong '' and `` My Hero '' peaked within the top ten on United States rock radio , and the album charted at number three in the United Kingdom . Critics found the album a significant American rock release of the era , and it is now viewed as a seminal modern rock album . It was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1998 for Best Rock Album . The Colour and the Shape is the Foo Fighters ' biggest U.S. seller , having sold over two million copies according to Nielsen SoundScan . The album was remastered and reissued in 2007 with several bonus tracks , celebrating its tenth anniversary .
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The_Fisher_King
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The Fisher King is a 1991 American comedy-drama film written by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Terry Gilliam . It stars Robin Williams and Jeff Bridges , with Mercedes Ruehl , Amanda Plummer , and Michael Jeter in supporting roles . The film is about a radio shock jock who tries to find redemption by helping a man whose life he inadvertently shattered . The film was released in the United States by TriStar Pictures on September 20 , 1991 . Grossing $ 42 million over a $ 24 million budget , the film received positive reviews from critics and was a moderate commercial success . The film also received several accolades .
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The_Dilemma
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The Dilemma is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard , written by Allan Loeb and starring Vince Vaughn and Kevin James . The film follows savvy businessman Ronny -LRB- Vaughn -RRB- and genius engineer Nick -LRB- James -RRB- who are best friends and partners in an auto design firm . They are pursuing a project to make their firm famous . Ronny sees Nick 's wife Geneva -LRB- Winona Ryder -RRB- kissing another man -LRB- Channing Tatum -RRB- . Ronny seeks out answers and has to figure out how to tell Nick about what he saw while working with him to complete their critical presentation . It was filmed entirely in Chicago , Illinois . The Dilemma was released by Universal Pictures in the United States and Canada on January 14 , 2011 , to poor reviews and performed poorly at the box office , failing to recoup its $ 70 million production budget .
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The_Mummy_-LRB-2017_film-RRB-
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The Mummy is a 2017 American action-adventure horror film directed by Alex Kurtzman and written by David Koepp , Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman , with a story by Kurtzman , Jon Spaihts and Jenny Lumet . It is a reboot of The Mummy franchise and the first installment in the Dark Universe film series . The film stars Tom Cruise , Annabelle Wallis , Sofia Boutella , Jake Johnson , Courtney B. Vance , Marwan Kenzari and Russell Crowe . The Mummy premiered at the State Theatre in Sydney , Australia on May 22 , 2017 and is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 9 , 2017 in 2D , 3D and IMAX 3D .
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The_Tree_of_Life_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Tree of Life is a 2011 American experimental epic drama film written and directed by Terrence Malick and starring Brad Pitt , Sean Penn , and Jessica Chastain . The film chronicles the origins and meaning of life by way of a middle-aged man 's childhood memories of his family living in 1950s Texas , interspersed with imagery of the origins of the known universe and the inception of life on Earth . After several years in development and missing its supposed 2009 and 2010 release dates , The Tree of Life premiered in competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival , where it was awarded the Palme d'Or . It ranked no. 1 on review aggregator Metacritic 's `` Top Ten List of 2011 '' , and in January 2012 was nominated for three Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Director , and Best Cinematography . The Tree of Life made more critics ' year-end lists for 2011 than any other film . It has appeared in the 2012 Sight & Sound critics ' poll of the world 's top 250 films as well as BBC 's poll of the greatest American films , one of the few 21st century works to be included in both .
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The_Six_Million_Dollar_Man
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The Six Million Dollar Man is an American science fiction and action television series about a former astronaut , Colonel Steve Austin , portrayed by American actor Lee Majors . Austin has superhuman strength due to bionic implants and is employed as a secret agent by a fictional U.S. government office titled OSI . The series was based on the Martin Caidin novel Cyborg , which was the working title of the series during pre-production . Following three television pilot movies , which all aired in 1973 , The Six Million Dollar Man television series aired on the ABC network as a regular episodic series for five seasons from 1974 to 1978 . Steve Austin became a pop culture icon of the 1970s . A spin-off television series , The Bionic Woman , featuring the lead female character Jaime Sommers , ran from 1976 to 1978 . Three television movies featuring both bionic characters were also produced from 1987 to 1994 .
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The_Mighty_Ducks
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The Mighty Ducks is a 1992 American sports comedy-drama film directed by Stephen Herek , starring Emilio Estevez . It was produced by The Kerner Entertainment Company and Avnet -- Kerner Productions and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures . It is the first film in the Mighty Ducks trilogy . In the UK , South Africa and Australia , the film was retitled Champions . Subsequently , UK home releases are now titled The Mighty Ducks Are the Champions , reflecting both titles , as well as to possibly avoid confusion with the sequel -LRB- retitled as just The Mighty Ducks -RRB- . The year after the film 's release , an NHL hockey club , named the `` Mighty Ducks '' in reference to the film , was founded in Anaheim , California .
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The_Phantom_of_the_Opera
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The Phantom of the Opera -LRB- French : Le Fantôme de l'Opéra -RRB- is a novel by French writer Gaston Leroux . It was first published as a serialisation in Le Gaulois from September 23 , 1909 , to January 8 , 1910 . It was published in volume form in late March 1910 by Pierre Lafitte . The novel is partly inspired by historical events at the Paris Opera during the nineteenth century and an apocryphal tale concerning the use of a former ballet pupil 's skeleton in Carl Maria von Weber 's 1841 production of Der Freischütz . It has been successfully adapted into various stage and film adaptations , most notable of which are the 1925 film depiction featuring Lon Chaney and Andrew Lloyd Webber 's 1986 musical .
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The_Homesman
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The Homesman is a 2014 French-American historical period drama set in the 1850s Midwest , directed and co-produced by Tommy Lee Jones and co-written with Kieran Fitzgerald and Wesley Oliver , based on the 1988 novel of the same name by Glendon Swarthout . The film stars Jones and Hilary Swank and also features Meryl Streep , Hailee Steinfeld , John Lithgow , and James Spader . The film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival and received a North American limited release on November 14 , 2014 by Roadside Attractions . The Homesman has received mostly positive reviews from critics . Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a rating average of 7.1 / 10 . The title refers to the task of taking immigrants back home , which was typically a man 's job to carry out .
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The_Legend_of_Bhagat_Singh
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The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a 2002 Indian historical biographical film about Bhagat Singh , a freedom fighter who fought for Indian independence . It was directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and starred Ajay Devgan , Sushant Singh , and D. Santosh . It was released on 7 June 2002 and went on to win two National Film Awards , including the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi , and three Filmfare Awards , including the Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie . The Legend of Bhagat Singh shows in detail how Singh came to develop his views on the British Raj and his struggle for Indian independence . The film begins with scenes depicting how the British attempted to dispose of Singh 's body , so that he could not be made into a martyr , and then flashbacks to the past to tell his story . A historical feel was created by using a sepia tint throughout the film .
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The_Getaway_-LRB-Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers_album-RRB-
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The Getaway is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers , released through Warner Bros. on June 17 , 2016 . This is the band 's first studio album since 2011 's I 'm with You . It was produced by Danger Mouse , who replaced Rick Rubin after twenty-five years and six albums as the band 's producer , making it the first non-Rubin produced album since 1989 's Mother 's Milk , while its release makes the current lineup of the band only the second in the group 's history to record more than one album together . The Getaway made its debut at number one in ten different countries while reaching number two in the band 's home country of the United States along with the United Kingdom and Canada . Since its release , the album has received mostly favorable reviews . The album was preceded by the first single `` Dark Necessities '' on May 5 , 2016 . `` Dark Necessities '' became the band 's 13th number-one single on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart , a record they have held since 2006 's `` Snow -LRB- -LRB- Hey Oh -RRB- -RRB- '' and currently hold over Linkin Park -LRB- 11 -RRB- . It was also their 25th top-ten single on the Alternative Songs chart , a record they hold over U2 -LRB- 23 -RRB- . `` Dark Necessities '' became only the fourth song ever to top the Mainstream Rock , Alternative Songs and Adult Alternative charts at the same time . The album 's title track received radio airplay in the UK despite never being released as an official single . `` Go Robot '' was released as the album 's second single on September 8 , 2016 , peaking at number 12 on the Alternative Songs Chart , while `` Sick Love '' was released as the third single on December 4 , 2016 however it failed to chart . `` Goodbye Angels '' was released as the album 's fourth single on April 4 , 2017 .
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The_Hunting_Party_-LRB-album-RRB-
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The Hunting Party is the sixth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park . The album , produced by band members Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson , was released by Warner Bros. . Records and Machine Shop on June 13 , 2014 . It is the first album since Meteora -LRB- 2003 -RRB- not to be produced with Rick Rubin , after producing the band 's previous three studio albums . The title The Hunting Party is a contextual metaphor : Linkin Park is the party that is hunting to bring back the energy and soul of rock . The Hunting Party is a departure from the electronic rock sound of the band 's previous two studio albums . The album , described by Shinoda as simply `` a rock record '' , serves a statement by the band against contemporary mainstream and active rock bands , accused by him as `` trying to be other bands and playing it safe '' . Packaged by an artwork by Brandon Parvini based on an original drawing by James Jean , the album took under a year to record and produce , with material being improvisationally written by the band . The album also features guest appearances from Page Hamilton of Helmet , Daron Malakian of System of a Down , Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine , and Rakim , marking the first time Linkin Park has collaborated with other artists on a studio album . The album was promoted by the band and Warner Bros , with multiple promotional teasers and interviews produced and published in the lead-up to the album 's release and listening parties of the album being held worldwide on multiple dates . The band embarked on the Carnivores Tour , a double-headline tour with Thirty Seconds to Mars , as well as The Hunting Party Tour , in support of the album . Five singles from The Hunting Party have been released ; `` Guilty All the Same '' in March 2014 , `` Until It 's Gone '' in May 2014 , and `` Wastelands '' , `` Rebellion '' and `` Final Masquerade '' in June 2014 . The album received generally positive reviews from critics , who praised its return to the heavier rock sound of their older albums . It debuted at number three on Billboard 200 , and has placed at number four on Revolver 's list of `` The 20 Best Albums of 2014 '' .
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The_Ten_Commandments_-LRB-1956_film-RRB-
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The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American biblical epic film produced , directed , and narrated by Cecil B. DeMille , shot in VistaVision -LRB- color by Technicolor -RRB- , and released by Paramount Pictures . The film is based on Prince of Egypt by Dorothy Clarke Wilson , Pillar of Fire by J.H. Ingraham , On Eagle 's Wings by A.E. Southon , and the Book of Exodus . The Ten Commandments dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses , an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren , the enslaved Hebrews , and therefore leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai , where he receives , from God , the Ten Commandments . The film stars Charlton Heston in the lead role , Yul Brynner as Rameses , Anne Baxter as Nefretiri , Edward G. Robinson as Dathan , Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora , Debra Paget as Lilia , and John Derek as Joshua ; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi , Nina Foch as Bithiah , Martha Scott as Yoshebel , Judith Anderson as Memnet , and Vincent Price as Baka , among others . Filmed on location in Egypt , Mount Sinai and the Sinai Peninsula , the film was DeMille 's last and most successful work . It is a partial remake of his 1923 silent film of the same title , and features one of the largest sets ever created for a film . The film was released to cinemas in the USA on 5 October 1956 and , at the time of its release , was the most expensive film ever made . In 1957 , the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards including Best Picture , winning the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects -LRB- John P. Fulton , A.S.C. -RRB- . Charlton Heston was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture -LRB- Drama -RRB- for his role as Moses . Yul Brynner won the National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for his role as Rameses and his other roles in Anastasia and The King and I . It is also one of the most financially successful films ever made , grossing approximately $ 122.7 million at the box office during its initial release ; it was the most successful film of 1956 and the second-highest-grossing film of the decade . According to Guinness World Records , in terms of theatrical exhibition it is the seventh most successful film of all-time when the box office gross is adjusted for inflation . In 1999 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . In June 2008 , the American Film Institute revealed its `` Ten Top Ten '' -- the best ten films in ten American film genres -- after polling over 1,500 people from the creative community . The film was listed as the tenth best film in the epic genre . Network television has aired the film in prime time during the Passover/Easter season every year since 1973 . The last credited actor in the movie still alive is Joanna Merlin .
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The_Cosby_Show
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The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby , which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20 , 1984 until April 30 , 1992 . The show focuses on the Huxtable family , an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn , New York . According to TV Guide , the show `` was TV 's biggest hit in the 1980s , and almost single handedly revived the sitcom genre and NBC 's ratings fortunes . '' TV Guide also ranked it as # 28 of their list of 50 Greatest Shows . In addition , Cliff Huxtable was named as the `` Greatest Television Dad '' . The Cosby Show spent five straight seasons as the number one rated show on television . The Cosby Show and All in the Family are the only sitcoms in the history of the Nielsen ratings , to be the number one show for five seasons . It spent all eight of its ' seasons in the Top 20 . In May 1992 , Entertainment Weekly stated that The Cosby Show helped to make possible a larger variety of shows with a predominantly African-American cast , from In Living Color to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air . The Cosby Show was based on comedy routines in Cosby 's stand-up act , which in turn were based on his family life . The show spawned the spin off A Different World , which ran for six seasons from 1987 to 1993 .
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There_Is_Nothing_Left_to_Lose
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There Is Nothing Left to Lose is the third studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters , released November 2 , 1999 . The album marks the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins , and is often seen as a departure from the band 's previous work , showcasing a softer , more experimental sound . In a 2006 interview , Dave Grohl states that the album is `` totally based on melody '' and that it `` might be his favorite album that they 've ever done . '' There Is Nothing Left to Lose won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2001 , marking the group 's first ever Grammy Award . The band would go on to win the Grammy for Best Rock Album for three of their next four studio releases -LRB- One by One , Echoes , Silence , Patience & Grace , and Wasting Light -RRB- .
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The_First_Time_-LRB-2012_film-RRB-
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The First Time is a 2012 teen romantic comedy film written and directed by Jon Kasdan , and stars Britt Robertson , Dylan O'Brien , James Frecheville and Victoria Justice . Dave Hodgman -LRB- Dylan O'Brien -RRB- is a high school senior who spends most of his time pining away over Jane Harmon -LRB- Victoria Justice -RRB- , a girl he ca n't have . Aubrey Miller -LRB- Britt Robertson -RRB- , a junior at a different high school , has an older boyfriend Ronny -LRB- James Frecheville -RRB- who does n't quite understand her or seem to care . A casual conversation between Dave and Aubrey sparks an instant connection , and , over the course of a weekend , things turn magical , romantic , complicated , and funny as Aubrey and Dave discover what it 's like to fall in love for the first time .
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