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The_Fountainhead
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The Fountainhead is a 1943 novel by Ayn Rand and was her first major literary success . The novel 's protagonist , Howard Roark , is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success . The story follows his battle to practice modern architecture while opposed by an establishment centered on tradition . Roark embodies what Rand believed to be the ideal man , and his struggle reflects Rand 's belief that individualism is superior to collectivism . Roark is opposed by what Rand described as `` second-handers '' , who value conformity more than independence and integrity . These include Roark 's former classmate , Peter Keating , who succeeds by following popular styles , but turns to Roark for help with design problems . Ellsworth Toohey , a socialist architecture critic who uses his influence to promote his political and social agendas , tries to destroy Roark 's career . Newspaper publisher Gail Wynand seeks to shape popular opinion ; he befriends Roark , then betrays him when public opinion turns in a direction he can not control . The novel 's most controversial character is Roark 's lover , Dominique Francon . She believes that non-conformity has no chance of winning , so she alternates between helping Roark and working to undermine him . Their relationship begins with a sexual encounter that feminist critics have denounced as endorsing rape . Twelve publishers rejected the manuscript before an editor at the Bobbs-Merrill Company risked his job to get it published . Contemporary reviewers ' opinions were mixed . Some praised the novel as a powerful presentation of individualism , while others thought it was overlong and that it lacked sympathetic characters . Initial sales were slow , but the book gained a following by word of mouth and became a bestseller . Today , more than 6.5 million copies of The Fountainhead have been sold worldwide . It has been translated into more than 20 languages . The novel attracted a new following for Rand and has had ongoing influence , especially among political libertarians and in the field of architecture . The novel has been adapted to other media several times . An illustrated adaptation was syndicated to newspapers in 1945 . Warner Bros. produced a film version in 1949 . Rand wrote the screenplay , and Gary Cooper played Roark . The film was panned by critics and earned less than its production budget at the box office . Several filmmakers have considered doing a remake , but no new film adaptation has been done . In 2014 , Belgian theater director Ivo van Hove created a stage adaptation , which has received mostly positive reviews .
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The_Smurfs_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Smurfs is a 2011 American 3D live-action/computer-animated comedy film loosely based on the comic book series of the same name created by the Belgian comics artist Peyo . It was directed by Raja Gosnell and stars Hank Azaria , Neil Patrick Harris , Jayma Mays and Sofía Vergara , with Jonathan Winters and Katy Perry as the voices of Papa Smurf and Smurfette . It is the first CGI/live-action hybrid film produced by Sony Pictures Animation , and the first in The Smurfs duology . The film tells the story of the Smurfs as they get lost in New York , and try to find a way to get back home before Gargamel catches them . After five years of negotiations , Jordan Kerner bought the rights in 2002 , and the film entered development with Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies , until Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation obtained the film rights in 2008 . Filming began in March 2010 in New York City . After having the release date changed three times , Columbia Pictures released The Smurfs on July 29 , 2011 . Box office analysts initially predicted the film would tie with Cowboys & Aliens , but The Smurfs ultimately came in second , grossing $ 35.6 million against Cowboys & Aliens $ 36.4 million gross . The Smurfs reached the $ 500 million milestone in the weekend of September 23 -- 25 , 2011 . A sequel , titled The Smurfs 2 , was released on July 31 , 2013 .
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The_Flash_-LRB-1990_TV_series-RRB-
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The Flash is a 1990 American television series developed by the writing team of Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo that aired on CBS . It is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash , a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds . The Flash starred John Wesley Shipp as Allen , along with Amanda Pays , Alex Désert , and Paula Marshall . It was the first-ever live-action portrayal of the DC superhero .
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The_Marshall_Mathers_LP
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The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem . It was released on May 23 , 2000 , by Aftermath Entertainment , Interscope Records , and Eminem 's newly founded label , Shady Records in the United States , and on September 11 , 2000 , by Polydor Records in the United Kingdom . The album was produced mostly by Dr. Dre and Eminem , along with The 45 King , the Bass Brothers , and Mel-Man . Released a year after Eminem 's breakout album The Slim Shady LP , the record features more introspective lyricism including the rapper 's response to his sudden rise to fame and controversy surrounding his lyrics . The album sold more than 1.78 million copies in the US in its first week alone , becoming the fastest-selling studio album by any solo artist in American music history . In 2001 , the album won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and was nominated for Album of the Year . Eminem lost the latter to jazz-rock duo Steely Dan and their album Two Against Nature . The album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in March 2011 for shipping 10 million copies in the United States . By December 2016 , the album had sold over 11 million copies in the United States and more than 32 million copies worldwide . A sequel to the album , The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , was released on November 5 , 2013 .
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The_Wrestler_-LRB-2008_film-RRB-
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The Wrestler is a 2008 American sports drama film co-produced and directed by Darren Aronofsky , written by Robert D. Siegel , and starring Mickey Rourke , Marisa Tomei , and Evan Rachel Wood . Production began in January 2008 and Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in the U.S. ; it was released in a limited capacity on December 17 , 2008 , and was released nationwide on January 23 , 2009 . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 21 , 2009 , in the United States . It was released in the United Kingdom on June 1 , 2009 . Rourke plays an aging professional wrestler who , despite his failing health and waning fame , continues to wrestle in an attempt to cling to the success of his 1980s heyday . He also tries to mend his relationship with his estranged daughter and to find romance with a woman who works as a stripper . The film received universal critical acclaim and won the Golden Lion Award at the 65th Venice International Film Festival , where it premiered . Film critic Roger Ebert called it one of the year 's best films , while Rotten Tomatoes reported that 98 % of critics gave the film positive reviews . The success of the film revitalized the career of Mickey Rourke , who went on to receive a BAFTA award , a Golden Globe award , an Independent Spirit Award and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor . Tomei also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress .
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The_Devils_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Devils is a 1971 British historical drama horror film directed by Ken Russell and starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave . Russell 's screenplay is based partly on the 1952 book The Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley , and partly on the 1960 play The Devils by John Whiting , also based on Huxley 's book . The film is a dramatised historical account of the rise and fall of Urbain Grandier , a 17th-century Roman Catholic priest executed for witchcraft following the supposed possessions in Loudun , France . Reed plays Grandier in the film and Vanessa Redgrave plays a hunchbacked sexually repressed nun who finds herself inadvertently responsible for the accusations . The film faced harsh reaction from national film rating systems due to its disturbingly violent , sexual , and religious content , and originally received an X rating in both the United Kingdom and the United States . It was banned in several countries , and eventually heavily edited for release in others . The film has never received a release in its original , uncut form in various countries , and is largely unavailable in the home video market .
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The_Wall
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The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd . It was released as a double album on 30 November 1979 , by Harvest Records in the United Kingdom and by Columbia Records in the United States . Despite an initially mixed critical reaction , The Wall peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart , while it topped the US Billboard 200 chart for 15 weeks . In 1982 , it was adapted into a feature film of the same name . The Wall has since been recognized as one of the most famous concept albums of all time . Bass guitarist and lyricist Roger Waters conceived the album as a rock opera during Pink Floyd 's 1977 In the Flesh Tour , when his frustration with the audience became so acute that he spat on them . Its story , which follows themes of abandonment and personal isolation , explores Pink , a character whom Waters modeled after himself and the band 's original leader Syd Barrett . Pink 's life begins with the loss of his father during the Second World War , and continues with abuse from his schoolteachers , an overprotective mother , and the breakdown of his marriage ; all contribute to his eventual self-imposed isolation from society , represented by a metaphorical wall . The band , who were then struggling with personal and financial difficulties , supported the idea . Waters enlisted an outside collaborator , Canadian producer Bob Ezrin , due to his need for somebody who he felt was `` musically and intellectually '' similar to himself , as well as a helping hand for the cumbersome amount of material that was written . Recording lasted from December 1978 to November 1979 , with stops in France , England , New York , and Los Angeles . Waters ' song `` Another Brick in the Wall , Part 2 '' became the band 's first and only chart-topper when released as the album 's lead single . Two songs co-written by guitarist David Gilmour , `` Run Like Hell '' and `` Comfortably Numb '' , were also issued as singles . The Wall remains the last studio album released with the 11-year-spanning line-up of Waters , Gilmour , keyboardist Rick Wright , and drummer Nick Mason . Wright was unceremoniously fired from the band by Waters during its production , but remained as a salaried musician , performing with Pink Floyd on their subsequent live tour . The live performances , which were later released as a live album , featured elaborate theatrical effects . Some of the album 's themes would be continued in the band 's next album , The Final Cut -LRB- 1983 -RRB- , which contained some outtakes from The Wall . By 1999 , the album had sold over 23 million RIAA-certified units -LRB- 11.5 million albums -RRB- , making it the third-highest certified album in the US . In 2003 , Rolling Stone placed The Wall at number 87 on its list of `` The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' .
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The_Young_Indiana_Jones_Chronicles
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4 , 1992 , to July 24 , 1993 . Filming took place in various locations around the world , with `` Old Indy '' bookend segments filmed in Wilmington , North Carolina and on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington . The series was an Amblin Television/Lucasfilm production in association with Paramount Network Television . The series explores the childhood and youth of the fictional character Indiana Jones and primarily stars Sean Patrick Flanery and Corey Carrier as the title character , with George Hall playing an elderly version of Jones for the bookends of most episodes , though Harrison Ford bookended one episode . The show was created and executively produced by George Lucas , who also created , co-wrote and executively produced the Indiana Jones feature films . Due to its enormous budget , the series was canceled in 1993 . However , following the series ' cancellation , four made-for-television films were produced from 1994 to 1996 in an attempt to continue the series . In 1999 , the series was re-edited into 22 television films under the title The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones .
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The_Divergent_Series
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The Divergent Series is a feature film series based on the Divergent novels by the American author Veronica Roth . Distributed by Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate Films , the series consists of four science fiction films set in a dystopian society . They have been produced by Lucy Fisher , Pouya Shabazian , and Douglas Wick and star Shailene Woodley and Theo James as lead characters Beatrice Prior -LRB- Tris -RRB- and Tobias Eaton -LRB- Four -RRB- , respectively . The supporting cast includes Ansel Elgort , Zoë Kravitz and Miles Teller . The first film in the series was directed by Neil Burger , while the second and third films were directed by Robert Schwentke . Development began in 2011 following Summit 's acquisition of the film rights to the Divergent novel in partnership with production company Red Wagon Entertainment . The studios announced production on the sequel following the first film 's strong performance in Thursday late-night screenings , where it grossed $ 4.9 million . They acquired film rights to the Allegiant novel in December 2013 , deciding in April 2014 to split the third novel into a two-part film adaptation . The first installment , Divergent -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , grossed over $ 288 million worldwide , while the second installment , The Divergent Series : Insurgent -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , grossed over $ 297 million worldwide . Insurgent was also the first Divergent film to be released in IMAX 3D . The third installment , The Divergent Series : Allegiant -LRB- 2016 -RRB- , grossed $ 179 million . The first three films of the series have grossed over $ 765 million worldwide .
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The_Searchers
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The Searchers is a 1956 American Technicolor VistaVision Western film directed by John Ford , based on the 1954 novel by Alan Le May , set during the Texas -- Indian Wars , and starring John Wayne as a middle-aged Civil War veteran who spends years looking for his abducted niece -LRB- Natalie Wood -RRB- , accompanied by his adoptive nephew -LRB- Jeffrey Hunter -RRB- . Critic Roger Ebert found Wayne 's character , Ethan Edwards , `` one of the most compelling characters Ford and Wayne ever created '' . The film was a commercial success , although it received no Academy Award nominations . Since its release , it has come to be considered a masterpiece , and one of the greatest and most influential films ever made . It was named the greatest American western by the American Film Institute in 2008 , and it placed 12th on the same organization 's 2007 list of the 100 greatest American movies of all time . Entertainment Weekly also named it the best western . The British Film Institute 's Sight & Sound magazine ranked it as the seventh best film of all time based on a 2012 international survey of film critics and in 2008 , the French magazine Cahiers du Cinéma ranked The Searchers number 10 in their list of the 100 best films ever made . In 1989 , The Searchers was deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the United States Library of Congress , and selected for preservation in its National Film Registry ; it was in the first cohort of films selected for the registry . The Searchers was the first major movie to have a purpose-filmed making-of , requested by John Ford . It deals with most aspects of making the movie , including preparation of the site , construction of props , and filming techniques .
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The_Wizarding_World_of_Harry_Potter
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The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is a chain of themed areas at Universal Parks & Resorts based on the Harry Potter media franchise , adapting elements from the Warner Brothers ' film series and original novels by J. K. Rowling . The areas were designed by Universal Creative from an exclusive license with Warner Bros. . Entertainment , a Time Warner company .
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The_Rules_of_Attraction_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Rules of Attraction is a 2002 black comedy film written and directed by Roger Avary , based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis . It stars James van der Beek , Shannyn Sossamon , Ian Somerhalder , Jessica Biel , Kate Bosworth , and Kip Pardue .
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The_Ellen_Show
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The Ellen Show is a television sitcom created by and starring Ellen DeGeneres that was broadcast during the 2001 -- 02 season on CBS . It was DeGeneres 's second attempt at a sitcom , following Ellen on ABC -LRB- 1994 -- 98 -RRB- , but it was unable to attract strong ratings and was quickly cancelled after 13 episodes , leaving 5 episodes unaired . After coming out as a lesbian on her first sitcom , DeGeneres 's character on The Ellen Show , Ellen Richmond , was also a lesbian , although the show did not focus as heavily on the character 's sexuality as did the final season of her first sitcom . The Ellen Show also starred Cloris Leachman , Martin Mull , Kerri Kenney , Jim Gaffigan , and Emily Rutherfurd .
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The_China_Syndrome
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The China Syndrome is a 1979 American thriller film directed by James Bridges and written by Bridges , Mike Gray , and T. S. Cook . It tells the story of a television reporter and her cameraman who discover safety coverups at a nuclear power plant . It stars Jane Fonda , Jack Lemmon , and Michael Douglas , with Douglas also serving as the film 's producer . The cast also features Scott Brady , James Hampton , Peter Donat , Richard Herd , and Wilford Brimley . It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role -LRB- Lemmon -RRB- , Best Actress in a Leading Role -LRB- Fonda -RRB- , Best Art Direction-Set Decoration -LRB- George Jenkins , Arthur Jeph Parker -RRB- and Best Writing , Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen . It was also nominated for the Palme d'Or -LRB- Golden Palm -RRB- at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival , and Lemmon won Best Actor for his performance . The film 's script won the 1980 Writers Guild of America award . The film was released on March 16 , 1979 , twelve days before the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Dauphin County , Pennsylvania , which gave the film 's subject matter an unexpected prescience . Coincidentally , in one scene , physicist Dr. Elliott Lowell -LRB- Donald Hotton -RRB- says that the China Syndrome would render `` an area the size of Pennsylvania '' permanently uninhabitable . `` China syndrome '' is a fanciful term -- not intended to be taken literally -- that describes a fictional result of a nuclear meltdown , where reactor components melt through their containment structures and into the underlying earth , `` all the way to China . ''
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The_Martian_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Martian is a 2015 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott , based on Andy Weir 's 2011 novel The Martian . Matt Damon stars as an astronaut who is mistakenly presumed dead and left behind on Mars . The film depicts his struggle to survive and others ' efforts to rescue him . The film 's ensemble cast also features Jessica Chastain , Kristen Wiig , Jeff Daniels , Michael Peña , Kate Mara , Sean Bean , Sebastian Stan , Donald Glover , Aksel Hennie and Chiwetel Ejiofor . Producer Simon Kinberg began developing the film after 20th Century Fox optioned the novel in March 2013 , which Drew Goddard adapted into a screenplay and was initially attached to direct , but the film did not move forward . Scott replaced Goddard , and with Damon in place as the main character , production was approved . Filming began in November 2014 and lasted approximately seventy days . Twenty sets were built on a sound stage in Budapest , Hungary , one of the largest in the world . Wadi Rum in Jordan was also used as a backdrop for filming . The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 , 2015 , followed by the United States ' theatrical release on October 2 , 2015 , by 20th Century Fox . The film was released in 2D , 3D , IMAX 3D and 4DX . It received critical acclaim and has grossed over $ 630 million worldwide , becoming Scott 's highest-grossing film to date , as well as the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2015 . It received several accolades , including the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , seven Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Goddard , and the 2016 long form Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation . Damon won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy and was nominated for several awards including the Academy Award for Best Actor , the BAFTA for Best Actor , and the Critic 's Choice Award for Best Actor .
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The_Muppets_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Muppets is a 2011 American musical comedy film and the seventh theatrical film featuring the Muppets . The film is directed by James Bobin , written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller , produced by David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman , and stars Segel , Amy Adams , Chris Cooper and Rashida Jones , as well as Muppet performers Steve Whitmire , Eric Jacobson , Dave Goelz , Bill Barretta , David Rudman , Matt Vogel , and Peter Linz . Bret McKenzie of comedy band Flight of the Conchords served as music supervisor , writing four of the film 's five original songs , and Christophe Beck composed the film 's score . In The Muppets , devoted fan Walter , his brother Gary , and Gary 's girlfriend Mary help Kermit the Frog reunite the Muppets , as they must raise $ 10 million to save the Muppet Theater from Tex Richman , a businessman who plans to demolish the studio to drill for oil . Walt Disney Pictures announced the film 's development in March 2008 , with Segel and Stoller writing the screenplay , and Mandeville Films co-producing the film . Bobin was hired to direct in January 2010 , and the film 's supporting cast was filled out in October of the same year , with the casting of Adams , Cooper , and Jones . Filming began in September 2010 and was completed entirely in Los Angeles . The film was the first theatrical Muppet production without the involvement of veteran Muppet performers Frank Oz and Jerry Nelson , although Nelson provides an uncredited vocal cameo . Instead , their characters are performed by Jacobson and Vogel , respectively , marking their theatrical feature film debut as those characters . The Muppets premiered at the Savannah Film Festival and was released theatrically in North America on November 23 , 2011 . The film was a critical and commercial success ; grossing $ 165 million worldwide and garnering praise for its humor , screenplay , and music . The film won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for McKenzie 's `` Man or Muppet '' , as well as garnering BAFTA and Critic 's Choice Awards nominations . A sequel , Muppets Most Wanted , was released on March 21 , 2014 .
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The_Murder_of_Roger_Ackroyd
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie , first published in June 1926 in the United Kingdom by William Collins , Sons and in the United States by Dodd , Mead and Company on 19 June 1926 . It is the third novel to feature Hercule Poirot as the lead detective . Poirot retires to a village near the home of a friend he met in London , Roger Ackroyd , who agrees to keep him anonymous , as he pursues his retirement project of perfecting vegetable marrows . He is not long at this pursuit when his friend is murdered . Ackroyd 's niece calls Poirot in to ensure that the guilt does not fall on Ackroyd 's son ; Poirot promises to find the truth , which she accepts . The novel was initially well-received , remarked for the startling ending , and in 2013 , 87 years after its release the British Crime Writers ' Association voted it the best crime novel ever . It is one of Christie 's best known and most controversial novels , its innovative twist ending having a significant impact on the genre . Howard Haycraft included this novel in his list of the most influential crime novels ever written . The short biography of Christie which is included in 21st century UK printings of her books calls it her masterpiece , although writer and critic Robert Barnard has written that he considers it a conventional Christie novel .
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The_Jackson_5
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The Jackson 5 , or Jackson Five , also known as the Jacksons in later years , is an American popular family music group . Formed in 1964 under the name the Jackson Brothers , the founding members were elder brothers Jackie , Tito and Jermaine . Younger brothers Marlon and Michael would join soon after . They participated in talent shows and performed in clubs on the chitlin ' circuit . They entered the professional music scene in 1967 , signing with Steeltown Records and releasing two singles with the Steeltown label . In 1969 , the group left Steeltown Records and signed with Motown . The Jackson 5 was one of the first groups of black American performers to attain a crossover following , preceded by the Supremes , the Four Tops and the Temptations . They were also the first group to debut with four consecutive number one hits on the Hot 100 with the songs I Want You Back , ABC , The Love You Save , and I 'll Be There . Scoring 16 top forty singles on the Hot 100 , after continuing with further hits such as `` Never Can Say Goodbye '' and `` Dancing Machine '' , most of the group with the exception of Jermaine , left Motown for Epic Records in 1975 . At that time , with brother Randy taking Jermaine 's place , they released five albums between 1976 and 1981 , including the hit albums , Destiny -LRB- 1978 -RRB- and Triumph -LRB- 1980 -RRB- , and the hit singles , `` Enjoy Yourself '' , `` Shake Your Body -LRB- Down to the Ground -RRB- '' and `` Can You Feel It '' . In 1983 , Jermaine reunited with the band to perform on Motown 25 : Yesterday , Today , Forever and subsequently released the Victory album the following year . After the end of their tour to promote the album , Michael and Marlon Jackson promptly left the group . The remaining four released the poorly received 2300 Jackson Street album in 1989 before being dropped from their label . Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999 , the Jacksons reunited in 2001 on Michael 's 30th anniversary television special . Following the death of Michael Jackson in 2009 , the four eldest of the brothers embarked on their Unity Tour in 2012 , and have several major performances planned for 2017 .
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The_Great_British_Sewing_Bee
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The Great British Sewing Bee is a BBC Two reality game show between 2 April 2013 and 4 July 2016 , in which amateur sewers compete to be named `` Britain 's best home sewer '' . A spin-off of the format of The Great British Bake Off , the programme is presented by Claudia Winkleman .
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The_Man_with_the_Iron_Fists
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The Man with the Iron Fists is a 2012 American martial arts film directed by RZA and written by RZA and Eli Roth . The film stars RZA , Russell Crowe , Cung Le , Lucy Liu , Byron Mann , Rick Yune , Dave Bautista , and Jamie Chung . Set in 19th century China , the story follows a series of lone warriors who are forced to unite to defeat a common foe and save their home of Jungle Village . Development began in 2005 when RZA shared his idea for the film with Roth . After nearly two years of development , Roth and RZA secured financial backing in May 2010 . Filming began in December 2010 on a $ 15 million budget and concluded by March 2011 . The film was shot in Shanghai and at other locations in China . RZA and Howard Drossin composed the film 's musical score , and RZA produced its soundtrack , which featured several new songs by various artists . A series of concerts featuring music from the soundtrack were held to promote the film . The film was released in North America on November 2 , 2012 . Critics were divided over the film 's homage to martial arts films , considering it well-choreographed and representative of the genre , but offering nothing original , and the direction was criticized for a lack of refinement . The performances of Crowe and Mann were well received . The film earned $ 19 million at the box office .
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The_Fall_-LRB-Gorillaz_album-RRB-
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The Fall is the fourth studio album from British virtual band Gorillaz . The album was officially announced on 20 December 2010 and soon after released on 25 December 2010 as a `` free '' download on the Gorillaz website , exclusively to fans in the band 's Sub-Division fan club . The album features fewer guest artists than previous Gorillaz albums ; collaborators include Mick Jones and Paul Simonon of The Clash and Bobby Womack . The `` Phoner to Arizona '' music video , a compilation of footage and images taken from the tour and the phase was posted on YouTube on 22 December . The album was physically released on 18 April 2011 .
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The_Chainsmokers
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The Chainsmokers are an American DJ/producer duo consisting of Andrew Taggart and Alex Pall . The EDM-pop duo achieved a breakthrough with their 2014 song '' #Selfie '' , which was a top twenty single in several countries . Their debut EP , Bouquet was released in October 2015 and featured the single `` Roses '' , which reached the top 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . `` Do n't Let Me Down '' became their first top 5 single there and won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 59th awards ceremony , while `` Closer '' became their first number-one single on the chart . They have also won an American Music Award and five iHeartRadio Music Awards . The duo 's second EP Collage was released in November 2016 , consisting of several previously released singles . Their debut studio album Memories ... Do Not Open was released in April 2017 .
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The_Killing_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Killing is a 1956 film noir directed by Stanley Kubrick and produced by James B. Harris . It was written by Kubrick and Jim Thompson and based on the novel Clean Break by Lionel White . The drama stars Sterling Hayden , Coleen Gray , Vince Edwards and features Marie Windsor , Elisha Cook Jr. , Jay C. Flippen and Timothy Carey .
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The_Ides_of_March_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Ides of March is a 2011 American political drama film directed by George Clooney from a screenplay written by Clooney , along with Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon . The film is an adaptation of Willimon 's 2008 play Farragut North . It stars Ryan Gosling , George Clooney , Evan Rachel Wood , Philip Seymour Hoffman , Marisa Tomei , Paul Giamatti , and Jeffrey Wright . The Ides of March was featured as the opening film at the 68th Venice International Film Festival and at the 27th Haifa International Film Festival and was shown at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival . It received a wide theatrical release on October 7 , 2011 .
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The_Last_of_Us_Part_II
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The Last of Us Part II is an upcoming action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment for PlayStation 4 .
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The_New_Adventures_of_Old_Christine
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The New Adventures of Old Christine -LRB- often shortened to simply Old Christine -RRB- is an American television sitcom starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell , a middle-aged divorced mother who struggles to keep pace with those around her . Clark Gregg co-starred as her ex-husband Richard , with whom Christine maintains a close relationship despite their divorce , as well as Hamish Linklater as her brother Matthew and Wanda Sykes as her best friend Barb . It originally ran on CBS from March 13 , 2006 , to May 12 , 2010 . The New Adventures of Old Christine was created and produced by Kari Lizer as well as Andy Ackerman -LRB- who directed all 88 episodes of the series -RRB- , and distributed by Warner Bros. . Television . The series received generally positive reviews from television critics and was nominated for nine Primetime Emmy Awards , winning one for Louis-Dreyfus ' performance in the first season . In May 2010 , CBS canceled The New Adventures of Old Christine after five seasons .
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The_West_Wing
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The West Wing is an American serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22 , 1999 , to May 14 , 2006 . The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House , where the Oval Office and offices of presidential senior staff are located , during the fictitious Democratic administration of Josiah Bartlet -LRB- played by Martin Sheen -RRB- . The West Wing was produced by Warner Bros. . Television . For the first four seasons , there were three executive producers : Aaron Sorkin -LRB- lead writer of almost all of the first four seasons -RRB- ; Thomas Schlamme -LRB- primary director -RRB- ; and John Wells . After Sorkin left the series , Wells assumed the role of head writer , with later executive producers being directors Alex Graves and Christopher Misiano -LRB- seasons 6 -- 7 -RRB- , and writers Lawrence O'Donnell Jr. and Peter Noah -LRB- season 7 -RRB- . The West Wing received acclaim from critics , as well as praise from political science professors and former White House staffers . In total , The West Wing won three Golden Globe Awards and 26 Emmy Awards , including the award for Outstanding Drama Series , which it won four consecutive times from 2000 through 2003 . The show 's ratings waned in later years following the departure of series creator Sorkin after the fourth season -LRB- Sorkin wrote or co-wrote 85 of the first 88 episodes -RRB- , yet it remained popular among high-income viewers , a key demographic for the show and its advertisers , with around 16 million viewers . In the years since its run , it has appeared on several lists of the greatest television dramas ever made . The Writers Guild of America also ranked it # 10 in its `` 101 Best-Written TV Series '' list .
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The_Trigger_Effect
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The Trigger Effect is a 1996 American thriller film written and directed by David Koepp and starring Kyle MacLachlan , Elisabeth Shue and Dermot Mulroney . The film follows the downward spiral of society during a widespread and lengthy power outage in Southern California .
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The_Last_House_on_the_Left_-LRB-2009_film-RRB-
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The Last House on the Left is a 2009 American horror film directed by Dennis Iliadis and written by Carl Ellsworth and Adam Alleca . It is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name , and stars Tony Goldwyn , Monica Potter , Garret Dillahunt , Spencer Treat Clark , Martha MacIsaac and Sara Paxton . The film follows the parents -LRB- Goldwyn and Potter -RRB- of Mari Collingwood -LRB- Paxton -RRB- , who attempt to get revenge on a group of strangers , led by a man named Krug -LRB- Dillahunt -RRB- , that have taken shelter at their home during a thunderstorm . The film rights were picked up by Rogue Pictures in 2006 , with the remake being the first film produced by Wes Craven 's new production studio Midnight Pictures . Craven , who wrote and directed the 1972 original , was interested to see what kind of film could be produced on a large budget , as the limited funds in 1972 forced him to eliminate scenes he had wanted to film to tell a complete story . Alleca 's original script included elements of the supernatural , which prompted the studio to reject it and bring in Ellsworth to perform a rewrite . One of the elements director Iliadis wanted to avoid with this film , given its graphic nature , was turning it into torture porn -- a subgenre of horror popularized by the Saw franchise . For Craven and Iliadis , The Last House on the Left primarily illustrates how even the most normal of families can be driven to evil acts if pushed too far . The film was released on March 13 , 2009 , and took the top spot away from Watchmen with $ 5.6 million in weekend revenue . The Last House on the Left was met with mixed reviews from critics . Audience opinion ranked the film at a `` B '' level , from a scale of `` A to F '' ; the film would ultimately gross $ 45,286,228 worldwide .
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The_Secret_Life_of_Us
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The Secret Life of Us is a three-time silver Logie Award-winning Australian television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda , Melbourne , Australia . The series was produced by Southern Star Group and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK . Initially co-funded by the two networks , Channel 4 pulled out after the third series and the fourth series was not aired in the UK . It is primarily a drama with some comedic moments . It has been shown in other countries such as New Zealand -LRB- TV3 -RRB- , Ireland -LRB- RTÉ Two -RRB- , Canada -LRB- SuperChannel3 -RRB- , the Netherlands -LRB- Yorin -RRB- , France -LRB- Canal Plus , France 4 -RRB- , Estonia -LRB- ETV , Kanal 11 -RRB- , Norway -LRB- NRK -RRB- , Serbia -LRB- B92 , TV Avala -RRB- , Russia -LRB- TNT , Muz TV -RRB- , Israel -LRB- Channel 2 -RRB- , and United States -LRB- Hulu -RRB- .
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The_Shadow_Line_-LRB-TV_series-RRB-
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The Shadow Line is a seven-part British television drama miniseries produced by Company Pictures/Eight Rooks Ltd/Baby Cow/CinemaNX production for BBC Two . It stars Chiwetel Ejiofor , Christopher Eccleston , Rafe Spall , Lesley Sharp , Kierston Wareing , Antony Sher and Stephen Rea . The series was written , directed and produced by Hugo Blick . -LRB- It has no connection with the sea-faring novel of the same title by Joseph Conrad . -RRB- The first episode was screened on 12 April 2011 at BAFTA 's Princess Anne Theatre in Piccadilly , and was followed by a special question and answer session with Hugo Blick and Christopher Eccleston . Broadcasting of the series started on 5 May 2011 and finished on 16 June 2011 . It is currently available on Blu-ray and DVD .
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The_Shining_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Shining is a 1980 British-American psychological horror film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick , co-written with novelist Diane Johnson , and starring Jack Nicholson , Shelley Duvall , Danny Lloyd , and Scatman Crothers . The film is based on Stephen King 's 1977 novel The Shining . Unlike Kubrick 's previous works , which developed audiences gradually through word-of-mouth , The Shining was released as a mass-market film , initially opening in two U.S. cities on Memorial Day , then nationwide within a month . The European release of The Shining a few months later was 25 minutes shorter due to Kubrick 's removal of most of the scenes taking place outside the environs of the hotel . Although contemporary responses from critics were mixed , assessment became more favorable in following decades , and it is now widely regarded as one of the greatest horror films ever made . American director Martin Scorsese ranked it one of the 11 scariest horror movies of all time . Critics , scholars , and crew members -LRB- such as Kubrick 's producer Jan Harlan -RRB- have discussed the film 's enormous influence on popular culture .
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The_Incredibles
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The Incredibles is a 2004 American computer-animated superhero film written and directed by Brad Bird , produced by Pixar Animation Studios , and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The film follows a family of superheroes who are forced to hide their powers and live a quiet suburban life . Mr. Incredible 's desire to help people draws the entire family into a battle with his longtime enemy -- Syndrome , who was once his fan and now plots to wipe out every single superhuman being on Earth with his killer robot . Bird , who was Pixar 's first outside director , developed the film as an extension of 1960s comic books and spy films from his boyhood and personal family life . He pitched the film to Pixar after the box office disappointment of his first feature , The Iron Giant -LRB- 1999 -RRB- , and carried over much of its staff to develop The Incredibles . The animation team was tasked with animating an all-human cast , which required creating new technology to animate detailed human anatomy , clothing and realistic skin and hair . Michael Giacchino composed the film 's orchestral score . The film premiered on October 27 , 2004 , at the BFI London Film Festival and had its general release in the United States on November 5 , 2004 . The film performed well at the box office , grossing $ 633 million worldwide during its original theatrical run . The Incredibles was met with high critical acclaim , garnering high marks from professional critics , and provoking commentary on its themes . The film received the 2004 Annie Award for Best Animated Feature , along with two Academy Awards . It became the first entirely animated film to win the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation . A sequel , The Incredibles 2 , is scheduled for release on June 15 , 2018 .
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The_Prestige
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The Prestige is a 1995 novel by British writer Christopher Priest . The novel tells the story of a prolonged feud between two stage magicians in late 1800s England . It is epistolary in structure ; that is , it purports to be a collection of real diaries that were kept by the protagonists and later collated . The title derives from the novel 's fictional practice of stage illusions having three parts : the setup , the performance , and the prestige -LRB- effect -RRB- . The novel received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for best fiction and the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel .
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The_Shield
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The Shield is an American crime drama television series starring Michael Chiklis that premiered on March 12 , 2002 , on FX in the United States , and concluded on November 25 , 2008 , after seven seasons . Known for its portrayal of corrupt police officers , it was originally advertised as Rampart in reference to the true life Rampart Division police scandal , on which the show 's Strike Team was loosely based . The series was created by Shawn Ryan and The Barn Productions for Fox Television Studios and Sony Pictures Television . Several notable film actors took extended roles on the show , including Glenn Close , who was the female lead during the fourth season , Forest Whitaker , who guest starred in seasons 5 and 6 , Laura Harring , in season 5 , Franka Potente , in season 6 , and Laurie Holden , in season 7 . The series has received critical acclaim , as well as several awards and nominations . It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama in 2002 , and the final season won a 2008 AFI Award for best television series . In 2013 , TV Guide ranked The Shield # 50 on its list of the 60 Best Series of All Time . Chiklis won both the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor in a Drama in 2002 .
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Themyscira_-LRB-DC_Comics-RRB-
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Themyscira -LRB- -LSB- pronðɛmˈɪskɛərə -RSB- -RRB- is a fictional , lush island nation appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The island is the place of origin of Wonder Woman and her sister Amazons . Originally known as Paradise Island since Wonder Woman and the island 's first appearance in All Star Comics # 8 -LRB- December 1941 -RRB- , and was created by William Moulton Marston to allegorize the safety and security of the home where women thrived apart from the hostile , male-dominated work place . It was renamed `` Themyscira '' with the character 's February 1987 relaunch in Wonder Woman -LRB- vol . 2 -RRB- # 1 . The island is named after the mythological city of Themiscyra , the capital of the Amazon tribe in Greek mythology . It is also sometimes presented that Themyscira is the capital city and Paradise Island is the entire island nation .
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The_Great_Dictator
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The Great Dictator is a 1940 American political satire comedy-drama film written , directed , produced , scored by and starring Charlie Chaplin , following the tradition of many of his other films . Having been the only Hollywood film-maker to continue to make silent films well into the period of sound films , this was Chaplin 's first true sound film . Chaplin 's film advanced a stirring , controversial condemnation of Adolf Hitler , Benito Mussolini , fascism , antisemitism , and the Nazis . At the time of its first release , the United States was still formally at peace with Nazi Germany . Chaplin plays both leading roles : a ruthless fascist dictator , and a persecuted Jewish barber . The Great Dictator was popular with audiences , becoming Chaplin 's most commercially successful film . Modern critics have also praised it as a historically significant film and an important work of satire . The Great Dictator was nominated for five Academy Awards -- Outstanding Production , Best Actor , Best Writing -LRB- Original Screenplay -RRB- , Best Supporting Actor for Jack Oakie , and Best Music -LRB- Original Score -RRB- . In his 1964 autobiography , Chaplin stated that he could not have made the film if he had known about the true extent of the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps at the time .
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The_X_Factor_-LRB-UK_series_7-RRB-
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The X Factor is a British television music competition to find new singing talent . The seventh series started on ITV on 21 August 2010 and ended on 12 December 2010 . The winner was Matt Cardle and his debut single `` When We Collide '' was released after the final . Cardle was mentored throughout by Dannii Minogue , who won as mentor for the second time . A total of 15,448,019 votes were cast throughout the series . It was presented by Dermot O'Leary , with spin-off show The Xtra Factor presented by Konnie Huq on ITV2 , who took over from Holly Willoughby . The competition was split into several stages : auditions , bootcamp , judges ' houses and live shows . Auditions took place throughout June and July 2010 , with Simon Cowell , Louis Walsh and Cheryl Cole returning as judges . Minogue missed the auditions and bootcamp due to being on maternity leave , so Geri Halliwell , Natalie Imbruglia , Katy Perry , Pixie Lott and Nicole Scherzinger were brought in as guest judges . Cole missed the auditions in Manchester and bootcamp because she had malaria . Following bootcamp , successful acts were split into four categories : Boys -LRB- male soloists aged 16 to 28 -RRB- , Girls -LRB- female soloists aged 16 to 28 -RRB- , Over 28s -LRB- soloists aged 29 and over -RRB- and Groups . Minogue and Cole returned for the judges ' houses stage , and each judge mentored eight acts through judges ' houses . The live shows started on 9 October 2010 . Four acts eliminated at judges ' houses were brought back as wildcards , making this the first series to have 16 acts perform in the live shows . This was the first series of the show to be filmed in high definition , and was simulcast on ITV1 HD and STV HD . From October , The Xtra Factor was also shown in high definition , simulcast on the new channel ITV2 HD . It was sponsored by TalkTalk in the United Kingdom and Dominos Pizza in Ireland . This series proved to be highly controversial , with many people complaining about the use of pitch correction software on the broadcast of contestants ' auditions , the decision to form two groups out of rejected soloists , the rejection of popular contestant Gamu Nhengu at judges ' houses and Cole 's failure to vote to eliminate an act in week 5 of the live shows . Controversy also surrounded contestants Shirlena Johnson , who was axed over fears for her mental health , and Treyc Cohen , who was reported to already have a record deal when the live shows started . There were also accusations of fixing , which were denied by the show 's producers . It was the most watched series to date , with an average of 14.13 million viewers per episode . The final was watched by 17.71 million people , making it the highest rated television episode of 2010 in the UK .
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The_Nanny_Diaries_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Nanny Diaries is a 2007 American comedy-drama film , based on the novel of the same name by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus . Written and directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini , it stars Scarlett Johansson , Chris Evans , and Laura Linney ; and was produced by Richard N. Gladstein .
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The_Narrows_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Narrows is an American 2008 independent film starring Kevin Zegers , Sophia Bush , Vincent D'Onofrio , Eddie Cahill and Monica Keena .
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The_Lego_Movie
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The Lego Movie is a 2014 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller . The screenplay , penned by Lord and Miller , is based on a story by them and Dan and Kevin Hageman ; while the film features a few live-action scenes , it is primarily an animated film . Based on the Lego line of construction toys , the story focuses on an ordinary Lego minifigure who finds himself being the only one to help a resistance stop a tyrannical businessman from gluing everything in the Lego worlds into his vision of perfection . Chris Pratt , Will Ferrell , Elizabeth Banks , Will Arnett , Nick Offerman , Alison Brie , Charlie Day , Liam Neeson , and Morgan Freeman provide their voices for the film 's main characters . The Lego Movie was the first film produced by Warner Animation Group since the release of Looney Tunes : Back in Action in 2003 , and was an international co-production of the United States , Australia and Denmark . It was dedicated to the memory of Kathleen Fleming , the former director of entertainment development of the Lego company , following her death in Cancun , Mexico in April 2013 . The film was released on February 7 , 2014 by Warner Bros. . Pictures to near-unanimous acclaim ; critics praised its visual style , humor , voice cast and heartwarming message . It earned more than $ 257 million in the U.S. and Canada and $ 210 million in other territories , for a worldwide total of over $ 469 million , with the film winning the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film , the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature , and the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film ; it was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for `` Everything Is Awesome '' . The film has since expanded into a major franchise which ties into the Lego brand . A spin-off film , The Lego Batman Movie , was released to theaters on February 10 , 2017 , with a second spin-off , The Lego Ninjago Movie , set to release later in the year . A sequel to the film is scheduled for release on February 8 , 2019 , as well as a third spin-off , The Billion Brick Race , also planned .
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The_Playboy_Club
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The Playboy Club is an American historical crime drama television series that aired on NBC from September 19 to October 3 , 2011 . Set in 1961 , the series centers on the employees -LRB- known as Bunnies -RRB- of the original Playboy Club operating in Chicago . The Playboy Club stars Eddie Cibrian , Laura Benanti , Amber Heard , Jenna Dewan Tatum , Naturi Naughton , Leah Renee , Wes Ramsey , Jenifer Lewis , and David Krumholtz . The Playboy Club was canceled on October 4 , 2011 , after three episodes aired , due to its low ratings . It was the first cancellation of the 2011 -- 12 television season . NBC continued to film the series until October 10 , 2011 , hoping to sell the series to another network . Both Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner and show creator Chad Hodge have expressed hope that the series will be picked up by Bravo . When production wrapped on October 10 , 2011 , Hodge and Laura Benanti both confirmed that they had finished seven episodes , including the pilot . Benanti further stated that the seventh episode has two endings , one of which is more final to the series .
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The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo_-LRB-2011_film-RRB-
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a 2011 Swedish-American psychological thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Stieg Larsson . This film adaptation was directed by David Fincher and written by Steven Zaillian . Starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara , it tells the story of journalist Mikael Blomkvist -LRB- Daniel Craig -RRB- 's investigation to find out what happened to a woman from a wealthy family who disappeared 40 years prior . He recruits the help of computer hacker Lisbeth Salander -LRB- Rooney Mara -RRB- . Sony Pictures Entertainment began development on the film in 2009 . It took the company a few months to obtain the rights to the novel , while recruiting Zaillian and David Fincher . The casting process for the lead roles was exhaustive and intense ; Craig faced scheduling conflicts , and a number of actresses were sought for the role of Lisbeth Salander . The script took over six months to write , which included three months of analyzing the novel . Pre-release screenings occurred in London , New York City , and Stockholm . Critics gave the film favorable reviews , praising its bleak tone and lauding Mara and Craig 's performances . With a production budget of $ 90 million , the film grossed $ 232.6 million over its theatrical run . In addition to being included in several publications ' best-of lists , the film was a candidate for numerous awards , and ultimately won nine accolades , including an Academy Award for Best Film Editing .
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The_Long_Run_-LRB-song-RRB-
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`` The Long Run '' is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded by the Eagles . The sound of the song is viewed as a tribute to the Stax / Memphis rhythm and blues sound . It was the title track of their album The Long Run and was released as a single in November 1979 . It reached No. 8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in early 1980 . It was the second of three singles released from The Long Run album , preceded by `` Heartache Tonight , '' which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November 1979 , and followed by `` I Ca n't Tell You Why , '' which also reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 , in the spring of 1980 . The song was featured on the TV show WKRP in Cincinnati on the episode `` The Doctor 's Daughter '' . Specifically , Dr. Johnny Fever decides to air the recording and his programming director , Andy Travis is hysterical with delight that his popular DJ is playing a hit record for once . In his book The Heart of Rock & Soul : The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made the `` The Long Run '' , music critic Dave Marsh calls the song a complete ripoff of the 1972 R&B record `` Tryin ' to Live My Life Without You '' .
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The_Ring_and_the_Book
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The Ring and the Book is a long dramatic narrative poem , and , more specifically , a verse novel , of 21,000 lines , written by Robert Browning . It was published in four volumes from 1868 to 1869 by Smith , Elder & Co. .
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The_Wolverine_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Wolverine is a 2013 superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Wolverine . The film , distributed by 20th Century Fox , is the sixth installment in the X-Men film series . Hugh Jackman reprises his role from previous films as the title character , with James Mangold directing a screenplay written by Scott Frank and Mark Bomback , based on the 1982 limited series Wolverine by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller . In the film , which follows the events of X-Men : The Last Stand , Logan travels to Japan , where he engages an old acquaintance in a struggle that has lasting consequences . Stripped of his healing factor , Wolverine must battle deadly samurai while struggling with guilt . The film 's development began in 2009 after the release of X-Men Origins : Wolverine . Christopher McQuarrie was hired to write a screenplay for The Wolverine in August 2009 . In October 2010 , Darren Aronofsky was hired to direct the film . The project was delayed following Aronofsky 's departure and the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 . In June 2011 , Mangold was brought on board to replace Aronofsky . Bomback was then hired to rewrite the screenplay in September 2011 . The supporting characters were cast in July 2012 with principal photography beginning at the end of the month around New South Wales before moving to Tokyo in August 2012 and back to New South Wales in October 2012 . The film was converted to 3D in post-production . The Wolverine was released on July 24 , 2013 , in various international markets , and on July 26 , 2013 , in the United States . The film received generally positive reviews from film critics and earned worldwide , nearly 3.5 times its production budget of $ 120 million , making it the fifth highest-grossing film in the series . A third Wolverine film , titled Logan , was released on March 3 , 2017 .
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The_Falling_-LRB-2014_film-RRB-
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The Falling is a 2014 British mystery drama film written and directed by Carol Morley . It stars Maisie Williams and Florence Pugh as best friends at an all-girls school . The film also stars Greta Scacchi , Monica Dolan , Maxine Peake , and Mathew Baynton . Production began in October 2013 . The film premiered at the BFI London Film Festival on 11 October 2014 and was released theatrically on 24 April 2015 in the UK . The Falling earned # 468,762 on a # 750,000 budget .
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The_Fall_-LRB-TV_series-RRB-
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The Fall is a British-Irish crime drama television series filmed and set in Northern Ireland . The series is created and written by Allan Cubitt , produced by Artists Studio , and shown on RTÉ One in the Republic of Ireland and BBC Two in the UK . It stars Gillian Anderson as DSI Stella Gibson and Jamie Dornan as serial killer Paul Spector . The series premiered in the Republic of Ireland on RTÉ One on 12 May 2013 , and in the United Kingdom on BBC Two on 13 May 2013 . The second series began in the Republic of Ireland on 9 November and in the UK on 13 November 2014 . The third series premiered on RTÉ One on 25 September and on BBC Two on 29 September 2016 . The title is a reference to the line ` Falls the shadow ' from the poem `` The Hollow Men '' by T. S. Eliot .
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The_Wizard_of_Oz_-LRB-1939_film-RRB-
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The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , and the best-known and most commercially successful adaptation based on the 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum . The film stars Judy Garland as Dorothy Gale . The co-stars are Ray Bolger , Jack Haley , Bert Lahr , Frank Morgan , Billie Burke , and Margaret Hamilton , with Charley Grapewin , Pat Walshe and Clara Blandick , Terry the dog -LRB- billed as Toto -RRB- , and the Singer Midgets as the Munchkins . Notable for its use of Technicolor , fantasy storytelling , musical score , and unusual characters , over the years it has become an icon of American popular culture . It was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture , but lost to Gone with the Wind . It did win in two other categories , including Best Original Song for `` Over the Rainbow '' and Best Original Score by Herbert Stothart . However , the film was a box office disappointment on its initial release , earning only $ 3,017,000 on a $ 2,777,000 budget , despite receiving largely positive reviews . It was MGM 's most expensive production to date and did not completely recoup the studio 's investment nor turn a profit until theatrical re-releases starting in 1949 . The 1956 broadcast television premiere of the film on the CBS network reintroduced the film to the wider public and eventually made the presentation an annual tradition , making it one of the best known films in movie history . The film was named the most-viewed motion picture on television syndication by the Library of Congress , which also included the film in its National Film Registry in its inaugural year in 1989 . Designation on the registry calls for efforts to preserve it for being `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' . It is also one of the few films on UNESCO 's Memory of the World Register . The Wizard of Oz is often ranked on best-movie lists in critics ' and public polls . It is the source of many quotes referenced in contemporary popular culture . It was directed primarily by Victor Fleming -LRB- who left production to take over direction on the troubled Gone with the Wind production -RRB- . Noel Langley , Florence Ryerson , and Edgar Allan Woolf received credit for the screenplay , but uncredited contributions were made by others . The songs were written by Edgar `` Yip '' Harburg -LRB- lyrics -RRB- and Harold Arlen -LRB- music -RRB- . The musical score and the incidental music were composed by Stothart .
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The_Tailor_of_Panama_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Tailor of Panama is a 2001 Irish-American spy thriller film directed by John Boorman and starring Pierce Brosnan and Geoffrey Rush . Jamie Lee Curtis , Brendan Gleeson , Daniel Radcliffe in his feature film debut , Catherine McCormack , and Harold Pinter appear in supporting roles . The film is based on the 1996 spy novel of the same name by John le Carré , who wrote the screenplay with Boorman and Andrew Davies . It was shot at the Ardmore Studios in County Wicklow , Ireland , and on location in Panama City , Lake Gatun , and Gamboa , Panama . The film was produced by Boorman 's Irish production company Merlin Films , with financial support from Columbia Pictures . The film , like the book , is inspired in part by Our Man in Havana . It is set in the present day , unlike the book , which was set in the 1990s , before the American withdrawal from the Panama Canal Zone .
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The_Sting
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The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936 , involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters -LRB- Paul Newman and Robert Redford -RRB- to con a mob boss -LRB- Robert Shaw -RRB- . The film was directed by George Roy Hill , who had directed Newman and Redford in the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . Created by screenwriter David S. Ward , the story was inspired by real-life cons perpetrated by brothers Fred and Charley Gondorff and documented by David Maurer in his book The Big Con : The Story of the Confidence Man . The title phrase refers to the moment when a con artist finishes the `` play '' and takes the mark 's money . If a con is successful , the mark does not realize he has been `` taken '' -LRB- cheated -RRB- , at least not until the con men are long gone . The film is played out in distinct sections with old-fashioned title cards , the lettering and illustrations rendered in a style reminiscent of the Saturday Evening Post . The film is noted for its anachronistic use of ragtime , particularly the melody `` The Entertainer '' by Scott Joplin , which was adapted -LRB- along with others by Joplin -RRB- for the movie by Marvin Hamlisch -LRB- and a top-ten chart single for Hamlisch when released as a single from the film 's soundtrack -RRB- . The film 's success created a resurgence of interest in Joplin 's work . The Sting was hugely successful at the 46th Academy Awards , being nominated for 10 Oscars and winning seven , including Best Picture , Best Director and Best Original Screenplay .
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Thomas_Andrews
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Thomas Andrews , Jr. -LRB- 7 February 1873 -- 15 April 1912 -RRB- was an Irish businessman and shipbuilder . He was managing director and head of the drafting department of the shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff in Belfast , Ireland . As the naval architect in charge of the plans for the ocean liner , he was travelling on board that vessel during her maiden voyage when the ship hit an iceberg on 15 April 1912 , and he died in the disaster .
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The_Thin_Red_Line_-LRB-1998_film-RRB-
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The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American ensemble epic war film written and directed by Terrence Malick . Based on the novel by James Jones , it tells a semi-fictionalized version of the Battle of Mount Austen , which was part of the Guadalcanal Campaign in the Pacific Theater of World War II . It portrays soldiers of C Company , 1st Battalion , 27th Infantry Regiment , 25th Infantry Division , played by Sean Penn , Jim Caviezel , Nick Nolte , Elias Koteas and Ben Chaplin . Although the title may seem to refer to a line from Rudyard Kipling 's poem `` Tommy '' , from Barrack-Room Ballads , in which he calls foot soldiers `` the thin red line of heroes '' , referring to the stand of the 93rd Regiment in the Battle of Balaclava of the Crimean War , it is in reality a quote from Jones 's book which reads , `` they discover the thin red line that divides the sane from the mad ... and the living from the dead ... '' The film marked Malick 's return to filmmaking after a 20-year absence . It co-stars Nick Nolte , Adrien Brody , George Clooney , John Cusack , Woody Harrelson , Elias Koteas , Jared Leto , John C. Reilly , and John Travolta . Reportedly , the first assembled cut took seven months to edit and ran five hours . By the final cut , footage of performances by Bill Pullman , Lukas Haas , and Mickey Rourke had been removed -LRB- although one of Rourke 's scenes was included in the special features outtakes of the Criterion Blu-ray and DVD release -RRB- . The film was scored by Hans Zimmer , and shot by John Toll . Principal photography took place in New Zealand , and Australia in the state of Queensland . The film grossed $ 98 million against its $ 52 million budget . Critical response was generally positive and the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Cinematography , Best Film Editing , Best Original Score and Best Sound Mixing . It won the Golden Bear at the 1999 Berlin International Film Festival . Martin Scorsese ranked it as his second favorite film of the 1990s on At the Movies . Gene Siskel called it `` the greatest contemporary war film I 've seen '' . A previous film adaptation of the novel was released in 1964 .
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The_Kentucky_Derby_Is_Decadent_and_Depraved
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`` The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved '' is a seminal sports article written by Hunter S. Thompson on the 1970 Kentucky Derby in Louisville , Kentucky , first appearing in an issue of Scanlan 's Monthly in June of that year . Though not known at the time , the article marked the first appearance of gonzo journalism , the style that Thompson came to epitomize through the 1970s .
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The_Walk_-LRB-2015_film-RRB-
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The Walk is a 2015 American 3D biographical drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Christopher Browne and Zemeckis . It is based on the story of 24-year-old French high-wire artist Philippe Petit 's walk between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center on August 7 , 1974 . The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt , Ben Kingsley , Charlotte Le Bon , James Badge Dale , Ben Schwartz and Steve Valentine . The film was released by TriStar Pictures on September 30 , 2015 , in the United States in IMAX 3D , and on October 9 in regular 2D and 3D . It was dedicated to the victims of the September 11 attacks .
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The_Rolling_Stones
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The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962 . The original line-up consisted of Brian Jones -LRB- rhythm guitar , harmonica -RRB- , Mick Jagger -LRB- lead vocals -RRB- , Keith Richards -LRB- lead guitar , backing vocals -RRB- , Bill Wyman -LRB- bass -RRB- , Charlie Watts -LRB- drums -RRB- , and Ian Stewart -LRB- piano -RRB- . Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued as a touring member until his death in 1985 . Jones left the band less than a month prior to his death in 1969 , having already been replaced by Mick Taylor , who remained until 1974 . After Taylor left the band , Ronnie Wood took his place in 1975 and has been on guitar in tandem with Richards ever since . Following Wyman 's departure in 1993 , Darryl Jones joined as their touring bassist . Other touring keyboardists for the band have been Nicky Hopkins -LRB- 1967 -- 82 -RRB- , Billy Preston -LRB- through the mid-1970s -RRB- and Chuck Leavell -LRB- 1982-present -RRB- . The band was first led by Jones , but after teaming as the band 's songwriters , Jagger and Richards assumed leadership while Jones dealt with legal and personal troubles . The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British Invasion of bands that became popular in the US in 1964 , and identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s . Rooted in blues and early rock and roll , the group began a short period of musical experimentation in the mid-1960s that peaked with the psychedelic album Their Satanic Majesties Request -LRB- 1967 -RRB- . Subsequently , the group returned to its `` bluesy '' roots with Beggars Banquet -LRB- 1968 -RRB- which along with its follow-ups Let It Bleed -LRB- 1969 -RRB- , Sticky Fingers -LRB- 1971 -RRB- and Exile on Main St. -LRB- 1972 -RRB- is generally considered to be the band 's best work and is seen as their `` Golden Age '' . During this period , they were first introduced on stage as `` The World 's Greatest Rock and Roll Band '' . Musicologist Robert Palmer attributed the `` remarkable endurance '' of the Rolling Stones to being `` rooted in traditional verities , in rhythm-and-blues and soul music '' , while `` more ephemeral pop fashions have come and gone '' . The band continued to release commercially successful records in the 1970s and sold many albums , including Some Girls -LRB- 1978 -RRB- and Tattoo You -LRB- 1981 -RRB- , which were their most popular albums worldwide . From 1983 to 1987 , tensions between Jagger and Richards almost caused the band to split . However , they managed to patch up their friendship in 1987 . They separated temporarily to work on solo projects and experienced a comeback with Steel Wheels -LRB- 1989 -RRB- , which was followed by a large stadium and arena tour . Since the 1990s , new recorded material from the group has been less well-received and less frequent . Despite this , the Rolling Stones have continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit , with stadium tours in the 1990s and 2000s . By 2007 , the band had four of the top five highest-grossing concert tours of all time : Voodoo Lounge Tour -LRB- 1994 -- 95 -RRB- , Bridges to Babylon Tour -LRB- 1997 -- 98 -RRB- , Licks Tour -LRB- 2002 -- 03 -RRB- and A Bigger Bang Tour -LRB- 2005 -- 07 -RRB- . The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004 . Rolling Stone magazine ranked them fourth on the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' list and their estimated album sales are above 250 million . They have released 30 studio albums , 18 live albums and numerous compilations . Let It Bleed -LRB- 1969 -RRB- was their first of five consecutive No. 1 studio and live albums in the UK . Sticky Fingers -LRB- 1971 -RRB- was the first of eight consecutive No. 1 studio albums in the US . In 2008 , the band ranked 10th on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists chart . In 2012 , the band celebrated its 50th anniversary .
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The_Mothers_of_Invention
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The Mothers of Invention were an American rock band from California that served as the backing musicians for Frank Zappa . Formed in 1964 , their work is marked by the use of sonic experimentation , innovative album art , and elaborate live shows . Originally an R&B band called the Soul Giants , the band 's original lineup included Ray Collins , David Coronado , Ray Hunt , Roy Estrada and Jimmy Carl Black . Zappa was asked to take over as the guitarist following a fight between Collins and Coronado , the band 's original saxophonist/leader . Zappa insisted that they perform his original material , changing their name on Mothers Day to the Mothers . After record executives objected to the name it was changed . Zappa later said `` out of necessity , we became the Mothers of Invention . '' After early struggles , the Mothers earned substantial popular commercial success . The band first became popular playing in California 's underground music scene in the late 1960s . Under Zappa 's helm , it was signed to jazz label Verve Records as part of the label 's diversification plans . Verve released the Mothers of Invention 's début double album Freak Out ! in 1966 , featuring a lineup including Zappa , Collins , Black , Estrada and Elliot Ingber . Don Preston joined the band soon after . Under Zappa 's leadership and a changing lineup , the band released a series of critically acclaimed albums , including Absolutely Free , We 're Only in It for the Money and Uncle Meat , before being disbanded by Zappa in 1969 . In 1970 , he formed a new version of the Mothers that included Ian Underwood , Jeff Simmons , George Duke , Aynsley Dunbar and singers Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan -LRB- formerly of the Turtles , but who for contractual reasons were credited in this band as the Phlorescent Leech & Eddie -RRB- . Later adding another ex-Turtle , bassist Jim Pons , this lineup endured through 1971 , when Zappa was injured by an audience member during a concert appearance . Zappa focused on big-band and orchestral music while recovering from his injuries , and in 1973 formed the Mothers ' final lineup , which included drummer Ralph Humphrey , trumpeter Sal Marquez , keyboardist/vocalist George Duke , trombonist Bruce Fowler , bassist Tom Fowler , percussionist Ruth Underwood and keyboardist/saxophonist Ian Underwood . The final album using the Mothers as a backing band , Bongo Fury -LRB- 1975 -RRB- , featured guitarist Denny Walley and drummer Terry Bozzio , who continued to play for Zappa on non-Mothers releases .
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The_Karate_Kid_-LRB-2010_film-RRB-
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The Karate Kid is a 2010 Chinese-American martial arts drama film directed by Harald Zwart . It stars Jaden Smith , Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson in lead roles , and it was produced by Jerry Weintraub , James Lassiter , Ken Stovitz and Jaden 's parents Will and Jada . The screenplay by Christopher Murphey was from the story written by Robert Mark Kamen for the original 1984 film of the same name . Unlike the original , this remake is set in China , and features Kung Fu instead of Karate . The film 's music was composed by James Horner . Principal photography took place in Beijing , China and filming began around July 2009 and ended on October 16 , 2009 . The Karate Kid was released theatrically worldwide on June 11 , 2010 by Sony Pictures . The Karate Kid received mixed reviews and it earned $ 359.1 million on a $ 40 million budget . The plot concerns 12-year-old Dre -LRB- Smith -RRB- from Detroit , Michigan who moves to Beijing , China with his mother -LRB- Taraji P. Henson -RRB- and runs afoul of the neighborhood bully -LRB- Zhenwei Wang -RRB- . He makes an unlikely ally in the form of an aging maintenance man , Mr. Han -LRB- Chan -RRB- , a kung fu master who teaches him the secrets of self-defense .
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The_Jim_Henson_Company
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The Jim Henson Company -LRB- also known at various times as Muppets , LLC. , Henson Associates , Ltd. , and Jim Henson Productions , Inc. -RRB- is an American entertainment company , a leading producer of children 's and family entertainment -LRB- despite some of the company 's works containing mature content -RRB- , and best known as the creators of the renowned Muppets characters . Founded in 1958 by puppeteer Jim Henson and performing partner and wife Jane Henson , the company is independently owned and operated by the children of its founders . Henson has produced many successful television series , including The Muppet Show -LRB- later owned by Disney -RRB- , Fraggle Rock , Dinosaurs , Bear in the Big Blue House , and Farscape , and creates the Muppet characters for the long-running PBS television series , Sesame Street . The company has also produced many films , including The Muppet Movie , The Dark Crystal , and Labyrinth . Henson also operates Jim Henson 's Creature Shop , a puppet , animatronics , and visual effects workshop , which has created characters and effects for Henson productions , as well as outside producers . In 1989 , the company entered merger negotiations with The Walt Disney Company , but the deal fell through following Jim Henson 's unexpected death in 1990 . Following Henson 's death and the calling off of the Disney merger , the company was taken over by Henson 's children , Lisa , Cheryl , Brian , John , and Heather , with Brian at the helm . In 2000 Henson was sold to EM.TV & Merchandising AG , a German media company , but by the end of that year , EM.TV 's stock collapsed , and the company was sold back to the Henson family in 2003 . -LRB- EM.TV had in the interim sold the rights to the Sesame Street Muppets to Sesame Workshop in 2001 . -RRB- In 2004 , Henson sold the rights to the Muppets and Bear in the Big Blue House to The Walt Disney Company , but retains the rights to the rest of its characters , program library , and assets . , Brian , Lisa , Cheryl , and Heather Henson run the company -LRB- sibling and fellow co-owner John Henson died in February 2014 -RRB- . Brian Henson serves as chairman , while Lisa Henson serves as CEO . Since 2000 , The Jim Henson Company has been headquartered at the Jim Henson Company Lot , the historic former Charlie Chaplin Studios , in Hollywood , California .
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The_Washington_Post
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The Washington Post is an American daily newspaper . It is the most widely circulated newspaper published in Washington , D.C. , and was founded on December 6 , 1877 , making it the area 's oldest extant newspaper . In 2017 , it adopted the slogan `` Democracy Dies in Darkness '' . Located in the capital city of the United States , the newspaper has a particular emphasis on national politics . Daily editions are printed for the District of Columbia , Maryland , and Virginia . The newspaper is published as a broadsheet , with photographs printed both in color and in black and white . The newspaper has won 47 Pulitzer Prizes . This includes six separate Pulitzers awarded in 2008 , the second-highest number ever awarded to a single newspaper in one year , second only to The New York Times seven awards in 2002 . Post journalists have also received 18 Nieman Fellowships and 368 White House News Photographers Association awards . In the early 1970s , in the best-known episode in the newspaper 's history , reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American press ' investigation into what became known as the Watergate scandal ; reporting in the newspaper greatly contributed to the resignation of President Richard Nixon . In years since , its investigations have led to increased review of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center . In 2013 , its longtime controlling family , the Graham family , sold the newspaper to billionaire entrepreneur and Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos for $ 250 million in cash . The newspaper is owned by Nash Holdings LLC , a holding company Bezos created for the acquisition .
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The_Weeknd
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The Weeknd -LRB- born Abel Makkonen Tesfaye ; February 16 , 1990 -RRB- is a Canadian singer , songwriter , and record producer . The Weeknd initially gained recognition after anonymously uploading several songs to YouTube in late 2010 . This allowed him to release of his debut mixtape , House of Balloons , in early 2011 . He released two further independent projects later that year , Thursday and Echoes of Silence , before signing to Republic Records in September 2012 . The three mixtapes received widespread critical acclaim upon release , and proceeded the release of the compilation album Trilogy . In 2013 , he released his debut studio album Kiss Land , which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 . It was later confirmed to have sold over 273,000 copies in the United States . The Weeknd released his second album , Beauty Behind the Madness , in 2015 , breaking chart records in the process . It saw him become the first ever artist to have simultaneously held the top three spots on the Billboard Hot R&B Songs chart , with `` Earned It '' , `` The Hills '' , and `` Ca n't Feel My Face '' . It also became his first number one album on the US Billboard 200 , and saw triple platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- . The album additionally oversaw his first Grammy Award win for Best Urban Contemporary Album , as well as `` Earned It '' winning Best R&B Performance . He won both awards at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in 2016 . He released his third studio album , Starboy , in 2016 to generally positive critical reception . The album 's title track topped the chart in several countries , including the U.S. , the UK and Canada , and became The Weeknd 's third number-one single . It gave him his second consecutive number one album , which also later saw platinum certification . Alongside his Grammy Award wins , The Weeknd has won nine Juno Awards and two American Music Awards . He has also founded the record label XO , and is a producer under both his given and stage names .
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Thomas_Bangalter
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Thomas Bangalter -LRB- -LSB- tɔma bɑ̃ɡaltɛʁ -RSB- ; born 3 January 1975 -RRB- is a French musician , record producer , singer , songwriter , DJ , composer and film director , best known for being one half of the French house music duo Daft Punk , alongside Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo . He has also recorded and released music as a member of the trio Stardust , the duo Together , and as a solo artist including compositions for the film Irréversible . Thomas Bangalter owns a music label called Roulé . Outside of music production , his credits include film director and cinematographer . Bangalter lives with his wife , French actress Élodie Bouchez , and their two sons , Tara-Jay and Roxan .
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The_Horse_Whisperer_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Horse Whisperer is a 1998 American drama film directed by and starring Robert Redford , based on the 1995 novel The Horse Whisperer by Nicholas Evans . Redford plays the title role , a talented trainer with a remarkable gift for understanding horses , who is hired to help an injured teenager -LRB- played by Scarlett Johansson -RRB- and her horse back to health following a tragic accident .
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The_Flash_-LRB-2014_TV_series-RRB-
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The Flash is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti , Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns , airing on The CW . It is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash , a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds . It is a spin-off from Arrow , existing in the same fictional universe . The series follows Allen , portrayed by Grant Gustin , a crime scene investigator who gains super-human speed , which he uses to fight criminals , including others who have also gained superhuman abilities . Initially envisioned as a backdoor pilot , the positive reception Gustin received during two appearances as Barry on Arrow led to executives choosing to develop a full pilot to make use of a larger budget and help flesh out Barry 's world in more detail . Colleen Atwood , costume designer for Arrow , was brought in to design the Flash 's suit . The creative team wanted to make sure that the Flash would resemble his comic book counterpart , and not simply be a poor imitation . The series is primarily filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada . The Flash premiered in North America on October 7 , 2014 , where the pilot became the second-most watched premiere in the history of The CW , after The Vampire Diaries in 2009 . It has been well received by critics and audiences , and won the People 's Choice Award for `` Favorite New TV Drama '' in 2014 . The series was renewed for a third season in March 2016 , which premiered on October 4 , 2016 . The series , together with Arrow , has spun characters out to their own show , Legends of Tomorrow , which premiered on January 21 , 2016 . On January 8 , 2017 , The CW renewed the show for a fourth season .
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The_One_Show
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The One Show is a BBC Television magazine and chat show programme . Broadcast live on BBC One on weekdays at 7pm , it features topical stories and studio guests . It is currently co-hosted by Alex Jones or Angela Scanlon , alongside Matt Baker -LRB- Mondays to Thursdays -RRB- and a guest host on Fridays . Various reporters also assist with subject-specific presenting , both in the studio and on location , or through filmed segments . Originally produced in Birmingham and then in BBC 's Media Village in White City , London , since 2014 the studio is in Broadcasting House , the BBC 's headquarters in London . Launched with a pilot series in 2006 , leading to a full series from 2007 , it has had various previous permanent and temporary hosts ; the partnership of Jones and Baker began in 2011 , with Chris Evans serving as the first Fridays only host from 2010 until 2015 . Prior to the introduction of Evans , the longest presenting partnership was Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley from 2007 to 2010 . Their easy and approachable on-screen chemistry is credited with boosting ratings after an unpromising start , establishing the show as a popular staple of British viewing . The programme is ordinarily 30 minutes long , although it is occasionally extended to an hour . It runs all year round , apart from a two-week break at Christmas and a four-week summer vacation , with the summer slot filled with a highlights show , The One Show : Best of British , presented by Matt Allwright and Lucy Siegle . Launching the full series represented a major financial commitment for the BBC and was seen by them as a first test of a wide-ranging restructuring of the BBC 's production arm into a more flexible and creative organisation , with the show seen as potential platform for piloting other programme ideas .
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The_Departed
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The Departed is a 2006 American crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan . It is a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film Infernal Affairs . The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio , Matt Damon , Jack Nicholson , and Mark Wahlberg , with Martin Sheen , Ray Winstone , Vera Farmiga , Anthony Anderson and Alec Baldwin in supporting roles . The film takes place in Boston . Irish Mob boss Francis `` Frank '' Costello -LRB- Jack Nicholson -RRB- plants Colin Sullivan -LRB- Matt Damon -RRB- as a mole within the Massachusetts State Police ; the two characters are loosely based on famous gangster Whitey Bulger and corrupt FBI agent John Connolly , who grew up with Bulger . Simultaneously , the police assign undercover state trooper William `` Billy '' Costigan -LRB- Leonardo DiCaprio -RRB- to infiltrate Costello 's crew . When both sides realize the situation , Sullivan and Costigan both attempt to discover the other 's identity before their covers are blown . The film was a critical and commercial success and won several awards , including four Oscars at the 79th Academy Awards : Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Film Editing . Wahlberg was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor .
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The_Red_Light_District
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The Red Light District is the fourth studio album from Def Jam recording artist Ludacris . The album was released on December 7 , 2004 through Disturbing tha Peace and Def Jam Recordings , and was eventually certified double platinum by the RIAA . It debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart with 322,000 copies sold in its first week . The album 's title refers to a district in Amsterdam where prostitution is common ; red-light district . The CD is accompanied by a 41-minute DVD made by Decon of the Ludacris visiting the Red Light District , a Cannabis growroom , an adult ` cam-house ' and the recording of the Red Light District CD/DVD promo concert in Amsterdam . This was the last album that saw Ludacris wearing his once signature cornrows . The album has sold over 2.1 million copies to date .
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The_Impossible_-LRB-2012_film-RRB-
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The Impossible -LRB- Lo Imposible -RRB- is a 2012 English-language Spanish disaster drama film directed by J. A. Bayona and written by Sergio G. Sánchez . It is based on the experience of María Belón and her family in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami . The cast includes Naomi Watts , Ewan McGregor and Tom Holland . The film received positive reviews from critics for its direction and its acting , especially for Watts who was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Drama , and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role .
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The_Mask_of_Zorro
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The Mask of Zorro is a 1998 American swashbuckler film based on the character of the masked outlaw Zorro created by Johnston McCulley . It was directed by Martin Campbell and stars Antonio Banderas , Anthony Hopkins , Catherine Zeta-Jones , and Stuart Wilson . The film features the original Zorro , Don Diego de la Vega -LRB- Hopkins -RRB- , escaping from prison to find his long-lost daughter -LRB- Zeta-Jones -RRB- and avenge the death of his wife at the hands of the corrupt governor Rafael Montero -LRB- Wilson -RRB- . He is aided by his successor -LRB- Banderas -RRB- , who is pursuing his own vendetta against the governor 's right-hand man while falling in love with de la Vega 's daughter . Producer Steven Spielberg had initially developed the film for TriStar Pictures with directors Mikael Salomon and Robert Rodriguez , before Campbell signed on in 1996 . Salomon cast Sean Connery as Don Diego de la Vega , while Rodriguez brought Banderas in the lead role . Connery dropped out and was replaced with Hopkins , and The Mask of Zorro began filming in January 1997 at Estudios Churubusco in Mexico City , Mexico . The film was released in the United States on July 17 , 1998 to financial and critical success . The Legend of Zorro , a sequel also starring Banderas and Zeta-Jones and directed by Campbell , was released in 2005 , but did not fare as well as its predecessor .
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The_Hunt_for_Red_October_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Hunt for Red October is a 1990 American espionage thriller film produced by Mace Neufeld , directed by John McTiernan , that stars Sean Connery , Alec Baldwin , Scott Glenn , James Earl Jones , and Sam Neill . The film is based on Tom Clancy 's 1984 bestselling novel of the same name . The story is set during the late Cold War era and involves a rogue Soviet naval captain who wishes to defect to the United States with his officers and the Soviet Navy 's newest and most advanced nuclear missile submarine . An American CIA analyst correctly deduces his motive and must prove his theory to the U.S. Navy before a violent confrontation between the Soviet and the American navies spirals out of control . The film was a co-production between the motion picture studios Paramount Pictures , Mace Neufeld Productions , and Nina Saxon Film Design . Theatrically , it was commercially distributed by Paramount Pictures and by the Paramount Home Entertainment division for home media markets . Following its wide theatrical release , the film was nominated for and won a number of accolades , including the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing in 1991 . On June 12 , 1990 , the original soundtrack , composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris , was released by MCA Records . The Hunt for Red October received mostly positive reviews from critics and was the 6th top-grossing film of the year , generating $ 122 million in North America and more than $ 200 million worldwide in box office business . The film was the first in a series involving the fictional character Jack Ryan , played additionally by Harrison Ford , Ben Affleck , and Chris Pine .
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The_Players'_Tribune
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The Players ' Tribune is a new media platform that provides content written by professional athletes . Founded by former professional Major League Baseball player Derek Jeter , The Players ' Tribune provides daily sports conversation and publishes first-person stories directly from athletes . Content ranges from videos to podcasts to player polls and written pieces .
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The_Producers_-LRB-musical-RRB-
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The Producers is a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks ' 1968 film of the same name , with lyrics written by Brooks and music composed by Brooks and arranged by Glen Kelly and Doug Besterman . As in the film , the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop . Complications arise when the show unexpectedly turns out to be successful . The humor of the show draws on ridiculous accents , caricatures of homosexuals and Nazis , and many show business in-jokes . After 33 previews , the original Broadway production opened at the St. James Theatre on April 19 , 2001 , starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick , and ran for 2,502 performances , winning a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards . It spawned a successful London production running for just over two years , national tours in the US and UK , many productions worldwide and a 2005 film version .
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The_Silence_of_the_Lambs_-LRB-novel-RRB-
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The Silence of the Lambs is a novel by Thomas Harris . First published in 1988 , it is the sequel to Harris ' 1981 novel Red Dragon . Both novels feature the cannibalistic serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter , this time pitted against FBI Special Agent Clarice Starling . Its film adaptation directed by Jonathan Demme was released in 1991 to box office success and critical acclaim .
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The_Duchess_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Duchess is a 2008 British drama film directed by Saul Dibb . It is based on Amanda Foreman 's biography of the 18th-century English aristocrat Georgiana Cavendish , Duchess of Devonshire . It was released in September 2008 in the UK .
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The_Good_Shepherd_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Good Shepherd is a 2006 spy film directed by Robert De Niro and starring Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie , with an extensive supporting cast . Although it is a fictional film loosely based on real events , it is advertised as telling the untold story of the birth of counter-intelligence in the Central Intelligence Agency . The film 's main character , Edward Wilson -LRB- portrayed by Matt Damon -RRB- , is loosely based on James Jesus Angleton and Richard M. Bissell . This was Joe Pesci 's first film appearance after his six-year hiatus from acting between 1999 and 2005 . Eric Roth , the film 's screenwriter , began to work on the project after he abandoned his attempt to bring Norman Mailer 's Harlot 's Ghost to the screen . Like De Niro 's film , Mailer 's novel is a fictionalized chronicle of the C.I.A.
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The_Diary_of_a_Young_Girl
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The Diary of a Young Girl -LRB- also known as The Diary of Anne Frank -RRB- is a book of the writings from the Dutch language diary kept by Anne Frank while she was in hiding for two years with her family during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands . The family was apprehended in 1944 , and Anne Frank died of typhus in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp . The diary was retrieved by Miep Gies , who gave it to Anne 's father , Otto Frank , the family 's only known survivor , just after the war was over . The diary has since been published in more than 60 languages . First published under the title Het Achterhuis . Dagboekbrieven 14 Juni 1942 -- 1 Augustus 1944 -LRB- The Annex : Diary Notes 14 June 1942 -- 1 August 1944 -RRB- by Contact Publishing in Amsterdam in 1947 , the diary received widespread critical and popular attention on the appearance of its English language translation Anne Frank : The Diary of a Young Girl by Doubleday & Company -LRB- United States -RRB- and Valentine Mitchell -LRB- United Kingdom -RRB- in 1952 . Its popularity inspired the 1955 play The Diary of Anne Frank by the screenwriters Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett , which they adapted for the screen for the 1959 movie version . The book is included in several lists of the top books of the 20th century . The copyright of the Dutch version of the diary , published in 1947 , expired on 1 January 2016 , 70 years after the author 's death as a result of a general rule in copyright law of the European Union . Following this , the original Dutch version was made available online .
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The_Emoji_Movie
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The Emoji Movie is an upcoming 2017 American 3D computer-animated buddy adventure comedy film written and directed by Tony Leondis and co-written by Eric Siegel and Mike White . It will star the voices of T.J. Miller , Anna Faris , James Corden , Patrick Stewart , Maya Rudolph , Steven Wright , Rob Riggle , Jennifer Coolidge , Jake T. Austin , Sofia Vergara , and Christina Aguilera . Produced by Sony Pictures Animation , the film is scheduled to be released on July 28 , 2017 , by Columbia Pictures .
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The_Rookie_-LRB-2002_film-RRB-
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The Rookie is a 2002 sports drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and produced by Walt Disney Pictures . It is based on the true story of Jim Morris , who had a brief , but famous Major League Baseball career in 1999 -- 2000 . The film stars Dennis Quaid , Rachel Griffiths , Jay Hernandez , and Brian Cox .
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The_English_Patient_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The English Patient is a 1996 British-American war drama film directed by Anthony Minghella from his own script based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ondaatje and produced by Saul Zaentz . The film was released to critical acclaim , and received 12 nominations at the 69th Academy Awards , eventually winning nine , including Best Picture , Best Director for Minghella and Best Supporting Actress for Juliette Binoche .
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The_Wolfman_-LRB-2010_film-RRB-
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The Wolfman is a 2010 American horror drama film and a remake of the 1941 film of the same name . The film is directed by Joe Johnston , with a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker and David Self , and creature make-up effects by Rick Baker and stars Benicio del Toro , Anthony Hopkins , Emily Blunt , Hugo Weaving , and Geraldine Chaplin . Baker and make-up effects supervisor Dave Elsey won the Academy Award for Best Makeup at the 83rd Academy Awards . Acclaimed director Mark Romanek was originally attached to direct the film but later dropped out due to creative differences and Joe Johnston was hired shortly after . The film was released in the United States on February 12 , 2010 , grossing $ 61 million domestically and $ 139 million worldwide against a $ 150 million budget .
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The_Hobbit-COLON-_The_Battle_of_the_Five_Armies
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The Hobbit : The Battle of the Five Armies is a 2014 epic high fantasy action film directed by Peter Jackson and written by Jackson , Fran Walsh , Philippa Boyens , and Guillermo del Toro . It is the third and final installment in Peter Jackson 's three-part film adaptation based on the novel The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien , following An Unexpected Journey -LRB- 2012 -RRB- and The Desolation of Smaug -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , and together they act as a prequel to Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings film trilogy . It was produced by New Line Cinema , Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and WingNut Films , and distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures . The Battle of the Five Armies was released on 11 December 2014 in New Zealand , 12 December 2014 in the United Kingdom , and on 17 December 2014 in the United States . It stars Martin Freeman , Ian McKellen , Richard Armitage , Evangeline Lilly , Lee Pace , Luke Evans , Benedict Cumberbatch , Ken Stott , and James Nesbitt . It also features Cate Blanchett , Ian Holm , Christopher Lee , Hugo Weaving , and Orlando Bloom . The film received mixed reviews and grossed over $ 956 million worldwide , making it the second highest-grossing film of 2014 and the 38th highest-grossing film of all time . At the 87th Academy Awards , the film received a nomination for Best Sound Editing .
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The_Matrix
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The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction film written and directed by The Wachowskis , starring Keanu Reeves , Laurence Fishburne , Carrie-Anne Moss , Hugo Weaving , and Joe Pantoliano . It depicts a dystopian future in which reality as perceived by most humans is actually a simulated reality called `` the Matrix '' , created by sentient machines to subdue the human population , while their bodies ' heat and electrical activity are used as an energy source . Computer programmer `` Neo '' learns this truth and is drawn into a rebellion against the machines , which involves other people who have been freed from the `` dream world . '' The Matrix is known for popularizing a visual effect known as `` bullet time '' , in which the heightened perception of certain characters is represented by allowing the action within a shot to progress in slow-motion while the camera 's viewpoint appears to move through the scene at normal speed . The film is an example of the cyberpunk science fiction genre . It contains numerous references to philosophical and religious ideas , and prominently pays homage to works such as Plato 's Allegory of the Cave , Jean Baudrillard 's Simulacra and Simulation and Lewis Carroll 's Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland . The Wachowskis ' approach to action scenes drew upon their admiration for Japanese animation and martial arts films , and the film 's use of fight choreographers and wire fu techniques from Hong Kong action cinema influenced subsequent Hollywood action film productions . The Matrix was first released in the United States on , 1999 , and grossed over $ 460 million worldwide . It was generally well-received by critics and won four Academy Awards , as well as other accolades , including BAFTA Awards and Saturn Awards . Reviewers praised The Matrix for its innovative visual effects , cinematography and entertainment value . The film 's premise was both criticized for being derivative of earlier science fiction works and praised for being intriguing . The action also polarized critics , some describing it as impressive , but others dismissing it as a trite distraction from an interesting premise . The film has since appeared in lists of the greatest science fiction films , and , in 2012 , was added to the National Film Registry for preservation . The success of the film led to the release of two feature film sequels , both written and directed by the Wachowskis : The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions . The Matrix franchise was further expanded through the production of comic books , video games and animated short films , in which the Wachowskis were heavily involved .
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The_Wild_One
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The Wild One is a 1953 American film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer . It is most noted for the character of Johnny Strabler -LRB- Marlon Brando -RRB- , whose persona became a cultural icon of the 1950s . The Wild One is considered to be the original outlaw biker film , and the first to examine American outlaw motorcycle gang violence . The film 's screenplay was based on Frank Rooney 's short story `` The Cyclists ' Raid '' , published in the January 1951 Harper 's Magazine and anthologized in The Best American Short Stories 1952 . Rooney 's story was inspired by sensationalistic media coverage of an American Motorcyclist Association motorcycle rally that got out of hand on the Fourth of July weekend in 1947 in Hollister , California . The overcrowding , drinking and street stunting were given national attention in the July 21 , 1947 issue of Life Magazine , with a staged photograph of a wild drunken man on a motorcycle . The events , conflated with the newspaper and magazine reports , Rooney 's short story , and the film The Wild One are part of the legend of the Hollister riot .
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The_Power_of_One_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Power of One is a 1992 American drama film based on Bryce Courtenay 's 1989 novel of the same name . Set in South Africa during World War II , the film centers on the life of Peter Philip ` Peekay or PK ' Kenneth-Keith , a South African boy raised under apartheid , and his conflicted relationships with a German pianist , a Coloured boxing coach and an Afrikaner romantic interest . Directed and edited by John G. Avildsen , the film stars Stephen Dorff , John Gielgud , Morgan Freeman , Armin Mueller-Stahl and featured -LRB- a then-unknown -RRB- Daniel Craig in his film debut . This film captures a true essence of the difficulties encountered by the native Africans and the appalling treatment of them during this time .
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The_Whole_Nine_Yards_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Whole Nine Yards is a 2000 American-Canadian crime comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn , starring Bruce Willis , Matthew Perry , Amanda Peet , Michael Clarke Duncan and Natasha Henstridge . The title derives from a popular expression of uncertain origin . A sequel , The Whole Ten Yards , was released in 2004 .
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The_Marriage_Ref_-LRB-U.S._TV_series-RRB-
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The Marriage Ref is a TV reality show and panel game hosted by comedian Tom Papa and produced by Jerry Seinfeld , in which a rotating group of celebrities decides the winners of real-life marital disputes . The show premiered on NBC on Sunday , February 28 , 2010 on the final night of the Olympics before moving to Thursdays . The show 's second season debuted on June 26 , 2011 . On May 13 , 2012 , NBC cancelled the series after two seasons .
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The_Great_Buck_Howard
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The Great Buck Howard is a 2008 American comedy-drama film directed by Sean McGinly that stars Colin Hanks and John Malkovich . Tom Hanks also appears as the father of his real-life son 's character . The character Buck Howard is inspired by the mentalist The Amazing Kreskin , whose popularity was at its height in the 1970s . The film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18 , 2008 . It is the first Walden Media film to be distributed by Magnolia Pictures .
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The_Void_-LRB-2016_film-RRB-
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The Void is a 2016 Canadian horror film written and directed by Steven Kostanski and Jeremy Gillespie , and produced by Jonathan Bronfman and Casey Walker . It stars Aaron Poole as deputy Daniel Carter , Kenneth Welsh as Dr. Powell , Daniel Fathers as Vincent , Kathleen Munroe as Allison , and Ellen Wong as Kim . The plot follows a group of people who have been trapped in a hospital by a gathering of hooded cultists . The group soon discovers that the hospital has been inhabited by grotesque creatures . The film was originally crowdfunded on Indiegogo and had raised $ 82,510 . The film was originally shown at the 2016 Fantastic Fest and later at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival . It was given a limited theatrical release in April 2017 , initially opening in 31 theaters and later expanding to 50 . It grossed an estimated $ 55,000 on its opening weekend . The film received generally positive reviews from critics with many citing comparisons to horror films from the 1980s , but audience reception was less enthusiastic .
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The_Simpsons
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The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life epitomized by the Simpson family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and Maggie . The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture , society , television , and the human condition . The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 . After a three-season run , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became an early hit for Fox , becoming the network 's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season -LRB- 1989 -- 90 -RRB- . Since its debut on December 17 , 1989 , episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast . Its 28th season began on September 25 , 2016 . It is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated program , and , in 2009 , it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series . The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film , was released in theaters worldwide on July 27 , 2007 , and grossed over $ 527 million . On November 4 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season of 22 episodes each , extending the show to 2019 . The Simpsons received widespread critical acclaim throughout its first nine seasons , which are generally considered its `` Golden Age '' . Time named it the 20th century 's best television series , and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it `` television 's crowning achievement regardless of format '' . On January 14 , 2000 , the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series , including 31 Primetime Emmy Awards , 30 Annie Awards , and a Peabody Award . Homer 's exclamatory catchphrase `` D'oh ! '' has been adopted into the English language , while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms . Despite this , the show has also been criticized for what many perceive as a decline in quality over the years .
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The_Old_Vic
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The Old Vic is a theatre in Lambeth , London , England , located just south-east of Waterloo station on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road . Established in 1818 as the Royal Coburg Theatre , and renamed in 1833 the Royal Victoria Theatre , in 1871 it was rebuilt and reopened as the Royal Victoria Palace . It was taken over by Emma Cons in 1880 and formally named the Royal Victoria Hall , although by this time it was already known as the `` Old Vic '' . In 1898 , a niece of Cons , Lilian Baylis assumed management and began a series of Shakespeare productions in 1914 . The building was damaged in 1940 during air raids and it became a Grade II * listed building in 1951 after it reopened . It was also the name of a repertory company that was based at the theatre and formed the core of the National Theatre of Great Britain on its formation in 1963 , under Laurence Olivier . The National Theatre remained at the Old Vic until new premises were constructed on the South Bank , opening in 1976 . The Old Vic then became the home of Prospect Theatre Company , at that time a highly successful touring company which staged such acclaimed productions as Derek Jacobi 's Hamlet . However , with the withdrawal of funding for the company by the Arts Council of Great Britain in 1980 for breaching its touring obligations , Prospect disbanded in 1981 . The theatre underwent complete refurbishment in 1985 . In 2003 , Kevin Spacey was appointed as new artistic director of the Old Vic Theatre Company which received considerable media attention . In 2015 , Matthew Warchus succeeded Spacey as artistic director .
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The_Morning_After_-LRB-1986_film-RRB-
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The Morning After is a 1986 American mystery film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Jane Fonda , Jeff Bridges and Raul Julia . Fonda was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance .
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The_Dark_Knight_Trilogy
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The Dark Knight Trilogy is a superhero film trilogy based on the DC Comics character Batman . The trilogy consists of Batman Begins -LRB- 2005 -RRB- , The Dark Knight -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , and The Dark Knight Rises -LRB- 2012 -RRB- , directed by Christopher Nolan . Following the critical failure and box office disappointment of Batman & Robin -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , Warner Bros. rebooted the film franchise . The trilogy stars Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman , Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth , Gary Oldman as James Gordon , Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox , and Cillian Murphy as Dr. Jonathan Crane/Scarecrow . Each film in the series was a critical and box-office success . The second and third films each earned over $ 1 billion worldwide .
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This_Is_Us_-LRB-TV_series-RRB-
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This Is Us is an American television series created by Dan Fogelman that premiered on NBC on September 20 , 2016 . The ensemble cast stars Milo Ventimiglia , Mandy Moore , Sterling K. Brown , Chrissy Metz , Justin Hartley , Susan Kelechi Watson , Chris Sullivan , and Ron Cephas Jones . It is about the family lives and connections of several people who all share the same birthday and the ways in which they are similar and different . The series has received positive reviews since its premiere , receiving nominations for Best Television Series -- Drama at the 74th Golden Globe Awards and Best Drama Series at the 7th Critics ' Choice Awards , as well as being chosen as a Top Television Program by the American Film Institute . The cast has received accolades , with Mandy Moore and Chrissy Metz receiving Golden Globe nominations for Best Supporting Actress , and Sterling K. Brown receiving a SAG nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series . It was also nominated and won the MTV Movie & TV Awards for Best Tearjerker Moment in 2017 . On September 27 , 2016 , NBC picked up the series for a full season of 18 episodes . In January 2017 , NBC renewed the series through its third season , for a total of 36 additional episodes , 18 per season .
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The_Piper_at_the_Gates_of_Dawn
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn is the debut studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd , and the only one made under founding member Syd Barrett 's leadership . The album , named after the title of chapter seven of Kenneth Grahame 's The Wind in the Willows and featuring a kaleidoscopic cover photo of the band taken by Vic Singh , was recorded from February to May 1967 and released on 5 August 1967 . It was produced by Beatles engineer Norman Smith and released in 1967 by EMI Columbia in the United Kingdom and Tower in the United States , in August and October respectively . The release of the album in the US was timed with the band 's tour of the US . In the UK , no singles were released from the album , but in the US `` Flaming '' was offered as a single . The US version of the album has a rearranged track list , and contains the UK non-album single , `` See Emily Play '' . Two of the album 's songs , `` Astronomy Domine '' and `` Interstellar Overdrive '' , became long-term mainstays of the band 's live set list , while other songs were performed live only a handful of times . Since its release , the album has been hailed as one of the best psychedelic rock albums . In 1973 , it was packaged with the band 's second album , A Saucerful of Secrets , and released as A Nice Pair to introduce new fans to the band 's early work after the success of The Dark Side of the Moon . Special limited editions of The Piper at the Gates of Dawn were issued to mark its thirtieth and fortieth anniversaries in 1997 and 2007 , respectively , with the latter release containing bonus tracks . In 2012 , The Piper at the Gates of Dawn was voted 347th on Rolling Stone magazine 's list of the `` 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' .
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The_Dark_Knight_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed , co-produced , and co-written by Christopher Nolan . Featuring the DC Comics character Batman , the film is the second part of Nolan 's The Dark Knight Trilogy and a sequel to 2005 's Batman Begins , starring an ensemble cast including Christian Bale , Michael Caine , Heath Ledger , Gary Oldman , Aaron Eckhart , Maggie Gyllenhaal and Morgan Freeman . In the film , Bruce Wayne/Batman -LRB- Bale -RRB- , James Gordon -LRB- Oldman -RRB- and Harvey Dent -LRB- Eckhart -RRB- form an alliance to dismantle organized crime in Gotham City , but are menaced by a criminal mastermind known as the Joker -LRB- Ledger -RRB- who seeks to undermine Batman 's influence and create chaos . Nolan 's inspiration for the film was the Joker 's comic book debut in 1940 , the 1988 graphic novel The Killing Joke , and the 1996 series The Long Halloween , which retold Two-Face 's origin . The nickname `` the Dark Knight '' was first applied to Batman in Batman # 1 -LRB- 1940 -RRB- , in a story written by Bill Finger . The Dark Knight was filmed primarily in Chicago , as well as in several other locations in the United States , the United Kingdom , and Hong Kong . Nolan used IMAX 70 mm film cameras to film some sequences , including the Joker 's first appearance in the film . The film is dedicated to the memory of Ledger , who died on January 22 , 2008 , some months after the completed filming and six months before the film 's release , from a toxic combination of prescription drugs , leading to intense attention from the press and movie-going public . Warner Bros. initially created a viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight , developing promotional websites and trailers highlighting screenshots of Ledger as the Joker . A co-production of the United States and the United Kingdom , The Dark Knight was released on July 16 , 2008 in Australia , on July 18 , 2008 , in North America , and on July 25 , 2008 , in the United Kingdom . Considered by film critics to be one of the best films of the 2000s and one of the best superhero films ever , the film received highly positive reviews and set numerous records during its theatrical run . The Dark Knight appeared on more critics ' top ten lists -LRB- 287 -RRB- than any other film of 2008 with the exception of WALL-E , and more critics -LRB- 77 -RRB- named The Dark Knight the best film of 2008 than any other film released that year . With over $ 1 billion in revenue worldwide , it is the 29th-highest-grossing film of all time , unadjusted for inflation . The film received eight Academy Award nominations ; it won the award for Best Sound Editing and Ledger was posthumously awarded Best Supporting Actor . The Dark Knight Rises , the final film in the trilogy , was released on July 20 , 2012 .
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The_Place_Beyond_the_Pines
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The Place Beyond the Pines is a 2012 American crime drama film directed by Derek Cianfrance and written by Cianfrance , Ben Coccio , and Darius Marder . It stars Ryan Gosling , Bradley Cooper , Eva Mendes , Emory Cohen and Dane DeHaan , with Ben Mendelsohn , Rose Byrne , Mahershala Ali , Bruce Greenwood , Harris Yulin , and Ray Liotta in supporting roles . The film reunites Cianfrance and Gosling , who worked together on 2010 's Blue Valentine . The film was scored by Mike Patton and also featured previously written music by Estonian composer Arvo Pärt . The title is the English meaning of the city of Schenectady , New York , which is derived loosely from a Mohawk word for `` place beyond the pine plains . ''
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The_Chris_Evans_Breakfast_Show
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The Chris Evans Breakfast Show is the flagship show for the UK 's BBC Radio 2 . It has been presented by Chris Evans from 11 January 2010 , when Evans took over from Sir Terry Wogan who ended his stint as Breakfast presenter at the end of 2009 . The programme airs from 06:30 to 09:30 on weekdays . It was confirmed on 7 September that Evans would succeed Wogan when he retired as presenter of the breakfast show in December . On 6 January 2010 , it was announced that Moira Stuart would return to the BBC , reading the news for the Chris Evans Breakfast Show . The original sports presenter Jonny Saunders was replaced by Vassos Alexander on 25 July 2011 . Saunders was mysteriously absent from the show between 14 and 16 June 2011 and it was revealed on 17 June that he had been away revising for and taking an Open University exam in English Literature as he was leaving the show on 8 July 2011 to become a teacher .
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The_Jacksons_-LRB-TV_series-RRB-
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The Jacksons is an American variety show featuring the Jackson siblings -LRB- except for Jermaine , who was signed to Motown while the Jackson group was signed to the Epic/CBS record label -RRB- . It was the first variety show where the entire cast were siblings . As with the Jackson 5 regular performances , Michael Jackson was the lead performer in musical and dance performances . The thirty-minute Wednesday evening show began airing on CBS as a summer 1976 show and it continued into the 1976 -- 1977 season , finishing on March 9 , 1977 after running for 12 episodes .
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The_Marc_Maron_Show
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The Marc Maron Show was a late night radio show produced in affiliation with the Air America Radio network and hosted by comedian Marc Maron . The show originated from KTLK 1150 AM in Los Angeles , California . The show was less politically focused and more comedic than the other weekday programs on Air America . It featured interviews -LRB- both political and showbusiness -RRB- , live comedy , and extensive banter between Maron and Jim Earl , Maron 's co-host , who provides humorous introductions after each commercial break and plays several of the recurring characters in the show 's skits .
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The_Shape_of_Water_-LRB-film-RRB-
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The Shape of Water is an upcoming American fantasy adventure film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor . The film stars Sally Hawkins , Michael Shannon , Richard Jenkins , Doug Jones , Lauren Lee Smith , Michael Stuhlbarg , and Octavia Spencer . It is scheduled for release in December 8 , 2017 .
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