query: Courteney Cox has always refused to play Gale Weathers.

pos: Courteney Cox Courteney Bass Cox ( born June 15 , 1964 ) is an American actress , producer , and director . She is best known for her roles as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends , Gale Weathers in the horror series Scream , and Jules Cobb in the ABC/TBS sitcom Cougar Town , for which she earned her first Golden Globe nomination . Cox also starred in the FX series Dirt . She owns a production company , called Coquette Productions , which was created by Cox and her then-husband David Arquette . Cox also worked as a director on her sitcom Cougar Town and the television film Talhotblond .

neg: Dextropropoxyphene Dextropropoxyphene is an analgesic in the opioid category , patented in 1955 and manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company . It is an optical isomer of levopropoxyphene . It is intended to treat mild pain and also has antitussive ( cough suppressant ) and local anaesthetic effects . The drug has been taken off the market in Europe and the US due to concerns of fatal overdoses and heart arrhythmias . Its onset of analgesia ( pain relief ) is said to be 20 -- 30 minutes and peak effects are seen about 1.5 -- 2 hours after oral administration .   Dextropropoxyphene is sometimes combined with acetaminophen . Trade names include Darvocet-N and Di-Gesic , Darvon with APAP ( for dextropropoxyphene and paracetamol ) . The British approved name ( i.e. the generic name of the active ingredient ) of the paracetamol/dextropropoxyphene preparation is `` co-proxamol '' ( sold under a variety of brand names ) ; however , it has been withdrawn since 2007 , and is no longer available to new patients , with exceptions . The paracetamol combination ( s ) are known as Capadex or Di-Gesic in Australia , Lentogesic in South Africa , and Di-Antalvic in France ( unlike co-proxamol , which is an approved name , these are all brand names ) .   Dextropropoxyphene is known under several synonyms , including :  Alpha-d-4-dimethylamino-3-methyl-1 ,2 - diphenyl-2-butanol propionate  -LSB- ( 2S ,3 S ) -4 - ( Dimethylamino ) -3 - methyl-1 ,2 - diphenylbutan-2-yl -RSB- propanoate  -1,2 - Diphenyl-2-propionoxy - 3-methyl-4-di-methylaminobutane  Desoxypropiophen

neg: Chandra Wilson Chandra Danette Wilson ( born August 27 , 1969 ) is an American actress , known for her role as Dr. Miranda Bailey in the ABC television drama Grey 's Anatomy since 2005 , for which she has been nominated for the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress four times . She made her New York stage debut in 1991 and began to land guest spots on a variety of prime-time television shows . She made her first film appearance in the 1993 film Philadelphia .

neg: Lilimae Clements Lilimae Clements ( maiden name Wiley ; formerly Rush ) is a fictional character from the long-running CBS soap opera , Knots Landing . She was played by Julie Harris between 1980 and 1987 . Although not a series regular until season 4 , Lilimae was created by producer David Jacobs as one of the series ' earliest characters .

neg: Clair Huxtable Clair Olivia Huxtable ( née Hanks ) is a fictional character who appears in the American sitcom The Cosby Show . Portrayed by actress Phylicia Rashad , Clair , the wife of Dr. Cliff Huxtable and mother of their five children , is the matriarch of the show 's central Huxtable family . Working as a lawyer , Clair values the importance of maintaining a successful career while running a formidable household . The character debuted alongside most of her family in The Cosby Show 's pilot , `` Theo 's Economic Lesson '' , which premiered on September 20 , 1984 .   Created by comedian Bill Cosby , Clair is based on Cosby 's own wife , Camille . Cosby originally intended for the character to be a plumber , but the producers and Camille ultimately convinced him to rewrite her into a lawyer to reflect a family that closer resembled their own . At one point , Clair had also been envisioned as a Dominican housewife who speaks Spanish when frustrated , inspired by Ricky Ricardo from the sitcom I Love Lucy , but this idea was also abandoned . Rashad , originally credited as Phylicia Allers-Allen , won the role by exhibiting a subtlety in her audition that other candidates lacked . After marrying husband Ahmad Rashad and adopting his surname , Rashad became pregnant with their child during the show 's third season , thus requiring her to conceal her pregnancy during tapings .   Typically playing straight woman to Cosby 's humorous Cliff , Rashad 's character began to adopt more comedic material during the show 's second season , although she maintains her disciplinarian status within her own household . Since The Cosby Show 's inception , Cosby had always intended for Clair to reflect the ways in which women 's roles have evolved in both the home and workplace . Clair is depicted as a hardworking career woman with strong feminist principles , most evident in the character 's early confrontations with chauvinistic son-in-law Elvin . One particularly memorable interaction , dubbed Clair 's `` feminist rant '' by the media , has become so popular that the scene continues to be heavily circulated on the Internet and social media , 30 years after its initial appearance .   Both Clair 's role and Rashad 's performance have garnered significant acclaim ; Clair was the series ' only main character who avoided criticisms that regularly plagued other aspects of The Cosby Show . Rashad was nominated for two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series . Despite the actress ' continued success , Clair remains the role for which Rashad is best known , credited with establishing her as a television icon . A feminist icon , Clair is revered as one of television 's most beloved mothers ; as one of television 's first working mothers , the character 's profound influence on African-American women and female lawyers in television has been dubbed the `` Clair Huxtable effect '' . However , in light of several recent sexual assault allegations made against Cosby , some critics have begun to question the comedian 's intentions behind creating Clair .

neg: Career Girls Murders The `` Career Girls Murders '' was the name given by the media to the killings of Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie in their apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on August 28 , 1963 . George Whitmore , Jr. , was accused of this and other crimes but later cleared .   The actions of the police department led Whitmore to be improperly accused of this and other crimes , including the murder of Minnie Edmonds and the attempted rape and assault of Elba Borrero . Whitmore was wrongfully incarcerated for 1,216 days -- from his arrest on April 24 , 1964 , until his release on bond on July 13 , 1966 , and from the revocation of his bond on February 28 , 1972 -- until his exoneration on April 10 , 1973 , when , after what author T.J. English called , in his book The Savage City , `` a numbing cycle of trials , convictions , convictions overturned , retrials , and appeals '' , Whitmore was cleared of all charges and set free . Whitmore 's treatment by the authorities has been cited as an example that led the US Supreme Court to issue the guidelines known as the Miranda rights . The Supreme Court cited Mr. Whitmore 's case as `` the most conspicuous example '' of police coercion in the country when it issued its 1966 ruling establishing a set of protections for suspects , including the right to remain silent , in Miranda v. Arizona .

neg: Always (brand) Always is a brand of feminine hygiene products , including maxi pads , ultra thin pads , pantiliners , and feminine wipes , produced by Procter & Gamble . It was first introduced in the United States in test markets in the spring of 1983 , then nationally in May of 1984 . By the end of 1984 , Always had also been introduced internationally in United Kingdom , Canada , France , Germany , and Africa . According to Rising Tide : Lessons from 165 Years of Brand Building at Procter & Gamble , Always was Procter & Gamble 's `` first truly global brand . ''   Always is sold under the name Whisper in Japan , Singapore , India , China , South Korea , Philippines , Thailand , Hong Kong , Taiwan , Vietnam , Malaysia , Australia , Cambodia , Mongolia , and Indonesia , under the name Lines in Italy , under the name Orkid in Turkey , and under the names Evax and Ausonia in Spain and Portugal . Marketing for the product includes the company 's BeingGirl website .

neg: Brickfielder The Brickfielder is a hot and dry wind in the desert of Southern Australia that occurs in the summer season . It blows in the coastal regions of the south from the outback , where the sandy wastes , bare of vegetation in summer , are intensely heated by the sun . This hot wind blows strongly , often for several days at a time , defying all attempts to keep the dust down , and parching all vegetation . It is in one sense a healthy wind , as , being exceedingly dry and hot , it destroys many injurious germs . The northern brickfielder is almost invariably followed by a strong `` southerly buster , '' cloudy and cool from the ocean . The two winds are due to the same cause , viz . a cyclonic system over the Australian Bight . These systems frequently extend inland as a narrow V-shaped depression ( the apex northward ) , bringing the winds from the north on their eastern sides and from the south on their western . Hence as the narrow system passes eastward the wind suddenly changes from north to south , and the thermometer has been known to fall 15 F in twenty minutes .   The brickfielder precedes the passage of a frontal zone of a low pressure system passing by , and causes severe dust storms that often last for days and led to its naming as the winds blow up red brick dust . A more frequently used term for the winds is a `` burster '' .

neg: The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy `` The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy '' is an article published in the premiere issue of Scanlan 's Monthly in March 1970 , written by Hunter S. Thompson .   The subject of the article is Jean-Claude Killy , the alpine skiing champion who , in the 1968 Winter Olympics , became the second alpine skier ever to win three gold medals in a single olympic games . By the time of the article Killy , then 26 , was retired from skiing and had embarked on the next phase of his career -- endorsements .   Thompson 's article follows Killy around the United States during his marketing tour for the Chevrolet automotive company . As he attends automotive shows , holds press conferences , and makes appearances for television ( all in conjunction with fellow Chevrolet spokesman , O.J. Simpson ) Thompson chronicles the newly flush world of celebrity sports endorsements . Though endorsement by a sports figure was not an entirely new concept , the world-wide magnitude of Killy 's stardom made his Chevrolet contract something of a fascination for Thompson .   The article 's focus on the relative depths of the new pitch-man status obtained by Killy so shortly after the incredible heights he had achieved develops through acerbic descriptions of the settings Killy finds himself in , the automotive executives that profit by him , and the fans and onlookers who make him such a valuable spokesman . Through it all , Killy 's focus on his own enormous profit is a source of worry to Thompson . The trend he sees developing is one of larger-than-life stars -- athletes of the highest physical standards who have achieved feats unimaginable by normal people -- demeaning themselves and their accomplishments by agreeing to shill for a few extra dollars . An enormous sports fan himself , Thompson is distraught by this turn of events and wonders that Killy was never quite sure `` why I was embarrassed for him in those scenes . ''   Thompson compares Killy to F. Scott Fitzgerald 's Gatsby : although , unlike that character , Killy 's dollars are earned honestly , the author concludes while watching Killy 's selling of himself that `` nothing in his narrow , high-powered experience can allow him to understand how I can watch his act and say that it looks , to me , like a very hard dollar -- maybe the hardest . ''   The article was later included in Thompson 's collection The Great Shark Hunt ( 1979 ) .

neg: Cox 4 Cox 4 is a local cable-only Public , educational , and government access ( PEG ) cable tv station in Baton Rouge , New Orleans , and Lafayette , which signed on the air around 2001 . It provides local programming which reflects the diversity of Louisiana . The station airs programming in entertainment , health , education , sports , and Louisiana culture .   The station airs three local high school football games , televised live , in its `` Cox 4 Game of the Week . '' There are also programs that discuss academic and athletic issues associated with LSU and Southern University . In addition , the channel offers online streaming of several of its programs and many of its games of the week .   Category : Television stations in Baton Rouge , Louisiana  Category : Television stations in Louisiana  Category : American public access television

neg: The Theater Offensive The Theater Offensive is a Boston-based theatrical organization dedicated to the production of queer works . The Theater Offensive was founded in 1989 by Abraham Rybeck `` to present the diversity of lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender lives in art so bold it breaks through personal isolation , challenges the status quo , and builds thriving communities . '' The Theater Offensive mounts and produces festivals and individual productions by national and local queer performers , and also serves as a development environment for new theatrical work . In addition , The Theater Offensive works to build community through education , outreach , and political activism .   The Theater Offensive has expanded throughout its history . The True Colors OUT Youth Theater troupe concentrates on producing dramatical works produced by young , queer artists . Up until the summer of 2008 , its `` A Street Theater Named Desire '' , a guerrilla AIDS activist theater troupe , enters gay cruising grounds and presents performances that promote safe sex and AIDS education .   The Theater Offensive produces an annual Out on the Edge Festival of Queer Theater , which showcases new performing arts works by queer artists from around the world . It has been held each fall since its inception in 1992 .   True Colors : Out Youth Theater , a program of The Theater Offensive and the country 's largest and longest-running lesbian , gay , bisexual , transgender and queer ( LGBTQ ) youth theater program , received the 2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award from First Lady Michelle Obama , for its effectiveness in promoting learning and life skills in young people through the arts by engaging them in creative youth development programming . The National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award is the nation 's highest honor for youth arts programs , and True Colors , which was established in 1994 , is the first LGBTQ organization in history to receive this award .

neg: Georgia v. McCollum Georgia v. McCollum , 505 U.S. 42 ( 1992 ) , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that a criminal defendant can not make peremptory challenges based solely on race . The court had previously held in Batson v. Kentucky ( 1986 ) that prosecutors can not make peremptory challenges based on race , but did n't address whether defendants could use them . The court had already ruled in Edmonson v. Leesville Concrete Company ( 1991 ) that the Batson prohibition also applies to civil litigants because they are state actors during the jury selection process .   However , in Polk County v. Dodson , , the court had held that a public defender is not a state actor in the context of a lawsuit for inadequate legal representation . McCollum argued that Polk County was the controlling precedent , so public defenders are not state actors during jury selection . Writing for the court , Justice Harry Blackmun disagreed . Blackmun found that whether a public defender is a state actor `` depends on the nature and context of the function he is performing . '' Just as he is a state actor in the context of personnel decisions like hiring and firing attorneys in his office , a public defender is a state actor in the context of peremptory challenges . Like in Edmonson , Blackmun found that race-based peremptory challenges by the defendant violate the Equal Protection Clause and are therefore unconstitutional .

neg: Sherilyn Fenn Sherilyn Fenn ( born Sheryl Ann Fenn February 1 , 1965 ) is an American actress . She came to attention for her performance as Audrey Horne on the 1990 cult TV series Twin Peaks ( 1990 -- 1991 ) for which she was nominated a Golden Globe Award and an Emmy Award . She is also known for her roles in Of Mice and Men ( 1992 ) , Boxing Helena ( 1993 ) and the television sitcom Rude Awakening ( 1998 -- 2001 ) .

neg: Renée Jones Renée Jones ( born October 15 , 1958 ) is a former American dramatic actress . Jones is best known for playing Lexie Carver on NBC 's long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives , a role she began in 1993 . She has been nominated five times for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series for the role .

neg: Against the Wind (miniseries) Against the Wind is a 1978 Australian television mini-series .  It is a historical drama portraying both the British rule of Ireland , and the development of New South Wales and Australia .   Jon English won the Logie Award in 1979 for `` Best New Talent '' for his role in the miniseries as `` Jonathan Garrett '' . It was the first major Australian TV production to be broadcast in the United States .   A soundtrack was also released , topping the charts in Norway and reaching the top 10 in Australia and Sweden .

neg: Craig Waters Attorney Craig Waters has been the public information officer and communications director for the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee since June 1 , 1996 . He is best known as the public spokesman for the Court during the 2000 presidential election controversy , when he frequently appeared on worldwide newscasts announcing rulings in lawsuits over Florida 's decisive vote in the election .   These cases are known to history as George W. Bush v. Albert Gore , Jr. or Bush v. Gore . Waters ' role in these events has been reprised in films , documentaries , and books about Florida 's botched 2000 general election , which forced the world to wait for more than a month to learn who would become the next President of the United State of America .

neg: Wiffy Cox Wilfred Hiram `` Wiffy '' Cox ( October 27 , 1896 -- February 20 , 1969 ) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1930s .   Cox was born and grew up in a tough Irish-Italian section of Brooklyn , New York . He started in golf as a caddie at Westchester County courses and learned to play at sunrise and sunset with clubs borrowed from the pro shop . The diminutive Cox had a hot-temper and a reputation for foul-mouthed , trash talk among his fellow players .   Cox won nine times on the PGA Tour . His first individual win on the PGA Tour came at the 1931 North and South Open ; his four wins that year led the PGA Tour for most wins . His best finish in a major championship was tied for third at the 1934 U.S. Open .   Cox played on the winning U.S. team in the 1931 Ryder Cup , winning both his matches .   Like most professional golfers of his generation , Cox earned his living primarily as a club pro . He was the course pro at Dyker Beach Golf Course in Brooklyn , New York from 1921 to 1935 . He eventually landed a plum job as head pro at the Congressional Country Club in Bethesda , Maryland , which he held until 1969 . He died in Washington , D.C.

neg: Alan Grofield Alan Grofield is a fictional character created by Donald E. Westlake . He is the main protagonist of four of the 28 novels Westlake has written under the pseudonym Richard Stark , and a supporting character in an additional four . Grofield 's first appearance was in the novel The Score , which was published in 1964 .   A career criminal and professional thief , Grofield is a devilishly handsome and charming womanizer whose main passion in life is the stage . This love of theatre does not extend to cinema ; Grofield has a deep disdain for television and film acting , and despite the fact that film and TV roles can be lucrative , Grofield will not pursue acting opportunities in these fields . The primary reason he steals is to keep his summer stock company running , and he might well quit his second profession if he could make a living through his first -- but he finds his second profession fulfilling as well .   During the events of The Score , Grofield meets his future wife and acting partner , Mary Deegan , a hostage taken during the heist in that novel , who insists on leaving town with him . She is referenced in the Grofield novels , and features prominently in Lemons Never Lie . She helps him run his theater , and serves as his leading lady . Grofield is very happy with her , but feels no compunction about being with other women when he 's away on a heist .   Unlike his frequent companion Parker , Grofield is a somewhat inconsistent character , and his adventures run the gamut from hard-boiled crime stories ( Lemons Never Lie ) to more fanciful , James Bond-style globetrotting and intrigue ( The Damsel , The Dame , and The Blackbird ) . Grofield is not mentioned in any of the eight Parker novels after Butcher 's Moon , and we do not learn whether he 's dead , imprisoned , or has simply retired from heisting .

neg: The Brollys The Brollys was an animated television show aired on BBC2 between 1990 and 1992 and produced by Trevor Bond Asssociattess Ltd for Weatherhouse Films . It was about a boy called Harry , who had a weather house on the wall of his bedroom . Every night , Harry would be magically transported into the house , which , once he was inside , was set in its own magical landscape .   Living in the house were the eponymous Brollys - a married couple responsible for the weather . Mr Brolly controlled the rain , while Mrs Brolly controlled the sun .   Other characters included the Little Cloud , a cheerful thunder-cloud . He spoke nonsense phrases which the Brollys could n't understand , but other characters could , semi-regulars Wilkins , a pot-plant who seemed to belong to Mrs. Brolly , and the over-zealous talking Computer . Another important character was the evil Jack Frost , who froze everything he touched , and in one episode , almost destroyed the Weather House . He made appearances in several other episodes , but was always defeated .   The animation was similar to that used in The Snowman .   The BBC also released four tie in books . These were ` Jack Frost ' , ` Old Puff and Blow ' , ` The Great Storm ' and ` Summer Magic ' . These books are not readily available , with the rarest being ` Summer Magic ' .

neg: Calli Cox Calli Cox ( born Kristy Jo Connelly ; February 26 , 1977 ) is an American former pornographic actress .

neg: Hens' Teeth Hens ' Teeth Women 's Comedy Company first performed at Circa Theatre in Wellington pre-Xmas 1988 . It broke box-office records at the theatre , and a second season at Taki Rua Theatre early in 1989 had similar success . The company went on to create several productions a year , for 13 years .   Though based in Wellington , New Zealand , the company toured throughout New Zealand , and in 1992 performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in Australia .   Hens ' Teeth was created by Kate JasonSmith , who remained as the Producer throughout its existence .   The format was of a comic line-up which changed nightly , with some regulars and some `` tryouts '' . It was held together by a compere or M.C. - the most famous being `` Mother Chook '' Leone Hatherly . The core cast of women included : Dame Kate Harcourt , Lorae Parry , Pinky Agnew , Helen Moulder , Carmel McGlone , Sue Dunlop , Sally Rodwell , Madeline McNamara , Rose Beauchamp , Prue Langbein , Bub Bridger , April Phillips , and Darien Takle .   Over 100 women performed with Hens ' Teeth between 1987 and 2001 , including Ginette McDonald , Rima te Wiata , Emily Perkins , Cathy Sheat , Michelle Scullion , Ann Pacey , Riwia Brown , Ann Jones , Alison Wall , Pam Corkery , Perry Piercy , Nancy Fulford , Stephanie Creed , Vicki Walker , Donna Akersten , Jane Waddell , and Phylli JasonSmith .   The success of Hens ' Teeth was attributed to the comedy being about things that are part of the fabric of most women 's lives : sex , politics , aging , cooking , ambition , breastfeeding , men , opera , housework , dieting , childcare , self-defense , love , money , contraception , creativity , etc. , etc. . The only major rule for the content of Hens ' Teeth was that they did n't laugh at the expense of men , or of any other minorities .   After 16 years of hibernation , Hens ' Teeth has agreed to a new season at < Circa Theatre , Wellington , New Zealand , as part of the WTF ! ( Women 's Theatre Festival ) March 14th - 25th 2017 .


query: Ronin is a film.

pos: Ronin (film) Ronin is a 1998 American spy action-thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer , starring Robert De Niro , Jean Reno , Natascha McElhone , Stellan Skarsgård , Sean Bean , and Jonathan Pryce , and written by David Mamet ( under the pseudonym Richard Weisz ) from a screenplay by first-time writer John David Zeik .   The film centers on a team of hired ex-special operatives trying to steal a mysterious and heavily guarded briefcase while navigating a maze of shifting loyalties and alliances . The film is noted for its realistic car chases through Nice and Paris and its convoluted plot involving the briefcase as a MacGuffin .

neg: Hideo Gosha was a Japanese film director .   Born in Arasaka , Tokyo Prefecture , Gosha graduated from high school and served in the Imperial Navy during the Second World War . After earning a business degree at Meji University , he joined Nippon television as a reporter in 1953 . In 1957 he moved on to the newly founded Fuji Television and rose through the ranks as a producer and director . One of his television shows , the chambara Three Outlaw Samurai , so impressed the heads of the Shochiku film studio that he was offered the chance to adapt it as a feature film in 1964 . Following this film 's financial success , he directed a string of equally successful chambara productions through the end of the 1960s . His two most critical and popular successes of the period are Goyokin and Hitokiri ( also known as Tenchu ) , both released in 1969 and both considered to be two of the finest examples of the chambara genre .   During the 1970s Gosha abandoned pure chambara and turned his productive energies toward films in the yakuza genre but he still produced period sword films such as The Wolves ( 1972 ) , Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron ( 1978 ) , and Hunter in the Dark ( 1979 ) . His films Three Outlaw Samurai and Sword of the Beast ( 1965 ) have been released by Criterion .   By the early 1980s , Gosha began making period films that featured prostitutes as protagonists that were renowned for their realism , violence , and overt sexuality . They were critically panned for those very reasons , but they were also all box office successes . In 1984 he was awarded the Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for The Geisha .   Gosha 's films have influenced directors including Chang Cheh , Takashi Miike , and Yoshiaki Kawajiri .

neg: Cinema of Africa African cinema is film production in Africa . It dates back to the early 20th century , when film reels were the primary cinematic technology in use . The Nigerian film industry is the largest in Africa in terms of value , number of annual films , revenue and popularity . It is also the second and third largest national film industry in the world , based on the number of annual films and revenue respectively .

neg: Rikyu (film) is Hiroshi Teshigahara 's film about the 16th century master of the Japanese tea ceremony , Sen no Rikyū . The film focuses on the late stages of life of Rikyū , during the highly turbulent Sengoku period of feudal Japan . It starts near the end of Oda Nobunaga 's reign , with Rikyū serving as tea master to Nobunaga , and continues into the Momoyama Period . Rikyū is portrayed as a man thoroughly dedicated to aesthetics and perfection , especially in relation to the art of tea . While serving as tea master to the new ruler Toyotomi Hideyoshi , Rikyū finds himself in a uniquely privileged position , with constant access to the powerful feudal lord and the theoretical ability to influence policy , yet he studiously avoids deep involvement in politics while attempting to focus his full attention to the study and teachings of the way of tea . To the extent that he expresses himself , he does so diplomatically , in a way to avoid disrupting the harmony of his relationship with Hideyoshi . Yet , as society is changed violently and radically around him , also finding himself the focus of jealousy and misdirected suspicions , Rikyū ultimately can not avoid confronting larger social issues . He is compelled to express an opinion on Hideyoshi 's military plans . This one breach of his studied isolation from world affairs leads quickly to tragic consequences .   Director Teshigahara , himself a master and teacher of the Japanese traditional art of ikebana , brings the viewer into appreciation and deep sympathy for Rikyu 's aesthetic idealism and his careful diplomatic efforts to avoid excessive entanglement in political affairs . The film itself is very studied in its aestheticism , and very expressive of the shocking force of life intruding into the guarded hermetic space of the artist/idealist .

neg: Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Foreign Language Film Every year since its inception , the Japanese Academy has recognized an outstanding foreign film . The year that any given film is nominated is not based on the film 's domestic release date but rather on the date it is released in Japan . As delays of over four months are not uncommon , many films are nominated in Japan the following year after their release to the Japanese market ( i.e. Million Dollar Baby won the American Academy Award for Best Picture for films made in 2004 , but the Japanese award , based on its localized release date , is for 2005 ) . In fact , not one of the five films nominated for the 2007 Academy Award for Best Picture had been released in Japan by February 15 , 2008 , the date of the Japan Academy Prize Ceremony . Although the 2007 recipient of this award , Letters from Iwo Jima , a film almost entirely in Japanese , would not seem to meet the qualification of a `` Foreign Language Film '' , the actual Japanese title of the award , 最優秀外国作品賞 makes no mention of language . It would be more accurately translated as `` Best Foreign Production '' .   2017 - Sully  The Martian  Zootopia  Star Wars : The Force Awakens  The Revenant  2016 - American Sniper  Kingsman : The Secret Service  Mad Max : Fury Road  Spectre  Whiplash  2015 - Frozen  Interstellar  Jersey Boys  Fury  Godzilla  2014 - Les Misérables  3 Idiots  Captain Phillips  Django Unchained  Gravity  2013 - The Intouchables  Argo  The Dark Knight Rises  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  Skyfall  2012 - The King 's Speech  Rise of the Planet of the Apes  Moneyball  The Social Network  Black Swan  2011 - Avatar  Inception  Toy Story 3  Invictus  The Hurt Locker  2010 - Gran Torino  Slumdog Millionaire  Changeling  The Wrestler  Red Cliff Part II  2009 - The Dark Knight  The Bucket List  No Country for Old Men  Lust , Caution  Red Cliff Part I  2008 - Letters from Iwo Jima  Dreamgirls  Babel  Hairspray  The Bourne Ultimatum  2007 - Flags of Our Fathers  Crash  Hotel Rwanda  Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man 's Chest  The Da Vinci Code  2006 - Million Dollar Baby  Cinderella Man  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  The Phantom of the Opera  Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith  2005 - The Last Samurai  The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King  Mystic River  Seabiscuit  Troy  2004 - The Pianist  Chicago  The Hours  The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers  Yeopgijeogin geunyeo  2003 - Monster 's Ball  Gangs of New York  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets  I Am Sam  The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring  2002 - Billy Elliot  Artificial Intelligence : AI  Chocolat  Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone  Postmen in the Mountains  2001 - Dancer in the Dark  American Beauty  Gladiator  The Green Mile  Swiri  2000 - The Sixth Sense  Elizabeth  The Matrix  Shakespeare in Love  La Vita è bella  1999 - L.A. Confidential  Armageddon  As Good as It Gets  Good Will Hunting  Saving Private Ryan  1998 - Titanic The English Patient Shine Air Force One Seven Years in Tibet1997 - Il Postino Independence Day Mission : Impossible Se7en 12 Monkeys1996 - The Shawshank Redemption  Apollo 13  The Bridges of Madison County  Forrest Gump  Léon  1995 - Schindler 's List  The Piano  Pulp Fiction  Speed  True Lies  1994 - Jurassic Park  Cliffhanger  The Fugitive  Heaven & Earth  Unforgiven  1993 - JFK  The Lover  Basic Instinct  The Bodyguard  A League of Their Own  1992 - Dances with Wolves  Awakenings  Nikita  The Silence of the Lambs  Terminator 2 : Judgment Day  1991 - Field of Dreams  Die Hard 2  Ghost  Cinema Paradiso  Total Recall  1990 - Die Hard  Black Rain  Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade  Major League  Rain Man  1989 - The Last Emperor  Fatal Attraction  Full Metal Jacket  Moonstruck  Wall Street  1988 - Platoon  Hannah and Her Sisters  Stand By Me  Top Gun  The Untouchables  1987 - Back to the Future  Aliens  A Chorus Line  The Color Purple  Out of Africa  1986 - Amadeus  The Cotton Club  The Killing Fields  A Passage to India  Witness  1985 - Once Upon a Time in America  Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom  The Natural  The Right Stuff  Terms of Endearment  1984 - An Officer and a Gentleman  The Woman Next DoorFlashdanceGandhiSophie 's Choice1983 - E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialDas BootChariots of FireOn Golden PondRocky III1982 - Die BlechtrommelBeing ThereThe Elephant ManOrdinary PeopleLes Uns et les Autres1981 - Kramer vs. KramerAll That JazzApocalypse NowManhattanTess1980 - The Deer HunterThe Tree of Wooden ClogsBig WednesdayThe ChampThe Travelling Players1979 - Conversation PieceClose Encounters of the Third KindThe Goodbye GirlStar Wars Episode IV : A New HopeThe Turning Point1978 - RockyThe Fire WithinNetworkSlap ShotVoyage of the Damned ''

neg: The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl Kunoichi is a 2011 Japanese historical martial arts film directed by Seiji Chiba and starring Rina Takeda .

neg: Kikoku is a Japanese yakuza film directed by Takashi Miike . The film reunites Miike with Riki Takeuchi , who stars as the main character .

neg: The Book of Five Rings is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general , written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645 . There have been various translations made over the years , and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists : for instance , some business leaders find its discussion of conflict and taking the advantage to be relevant to their work . The modern-day Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū employs it as a manual of technique and philosophy .   Musashi establishes a `` no-nonsense '' theme throughout the text . For instance , he repeatedly remarks that technical flourishes are excessive , and contrasts worrying about such things with the principle that all technique is simply a method of cutting down one 's opponent . He also continually makes the point that the understandings expressed in the book are important for combat on any scale , whether a one-on-one duel or a massive battle . Descriptions of principles are often followed by admonitions to `` investigate this thoroughly '' through practice rather than trying to learn them by merely reading .   Musashi describes and advocates a two-sword fencing style ( nitōjutsu ) : that is , wielding both katana and wakizashi , contrary to the more traditional method of wielding the katana two-handed . However , he only explicitly describes wielding two swords in a section on fighting against many adversaries . The stories of his many duels rarely refer to Musashi himself wielding two swords , although , since they are mostly oral traditions , their details may be inaccurate . Some suggest that Musashi 's meaning was not so much wielding two swords `` simultaneously '' , but rather acquiring the proficiency to ( singly ) wield either sword in either hand as the need arose . However , Musashi states within the volume that one should train with a long sword in each hand , thereby training the body and improving one 's ability to use two blades simultaneously .

neg: Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series .   Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments .   The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .

neg: Tomisaburo Wakayama , born Masaru Okumura , was a Japanese actor best known for playing Ogami Ittō , the scowling , 19th century ronin warrior in the six Lone Wolf and Cub samurai movies .

neg: Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Final Episode is a 1974 Japanese yakuza film directed by Kinji Fukasaku . It is the final film in a five-part series that Fukasaku made in a span of just two years .

neg: Killers (2014 film) Killers ( -LSB- キラーズ , -RSB- , `` Kirazu '' ) is a 2014 Japanese-Indonesian psychological thriller film directed by Indonesian director duo The Mo Brothers . This film marks the first collaboration in the thriller genre between Japan and Indonesia . The story was written by Takuji Ushiyama with Timo Tjahjanto of The Mo Brothers .

neg: River (2011 film) is a 2011 Japanese drama film based on the 2008 Akihabara massacre incident . The film is written and directed by Ryūichi Hiroki . The film stars actress Misako Renbutsu , who will play the role of a person who lost her love interest in the attacks .   River debuted at the 12th Tokyo Filmex as one of its special presentations . It will subsequently be released in Japanese cinemas on 10 March 2012 .

neg: Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai is a 2011 Japanese 3D drama film directed by Takashi Miike . It was produced by Jeremy Thomas and Toshiaki Nakazawa , who previously teamed with Miike on 2010 's 13 Assassins . The film is a 3D remake of Masaki Kobayashi 's 1962 film Harakiri .   It premiered at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival , the first 3D film to do so . The Village Voice 's Michael Atkinson praised it describing it as `` a melodramatic deepening and a grisly doubling-down of Kobayashi 's great original . '' Composer and pop star Ryuichi Sakamoto wrote the original score .

neg: Phantom Detective Phantom Detective ( ; lit . Detective Hong Gil-Dong : Disappeared Village ) is a 2016 South Korean film noir comedy action film directed and written by Jo Sung-hee . Its central protagonist is a modern iteration of the classic Korean folk hero Hong Gildong . It was released in South Korea on May 4 , 2016 . It was released in U.S. and Canada on 20 May 2016 .

neg: Zegen is a 1987 Japanese black comedy film by director Shohei Imamura . It was entered into the 1987 Cannes Film Festival . The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 60th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .

neg: Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film .   The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .

neg: Osaka Tough Guys is a 1995 action film directed by Takashi Miike . The story is about two high school boys who happen to get involved in the yakuza .

neg: Shogun Assassin Shogun Assassin , known in Japan as , is a jidaigeki film made for the British and American markets and released in 1980 . In 2006 it was restored and re-released on DVD in the United States by AnimEigo .   Shogun Assassin was edited and compiled from the first two films in the Lone Wolf and Cub series , using 12 minutes of the first film , Lone Wolf and Cub : Sword of Vengeance ( Kozure Ōkami : Kowokashi udekashi tsukamatsuru or Wolf with Child in Tow : Child and Expertise for Rent ) , and most of Lone Wolf and Cub : Baby Cart at the River Styx ( Kozure Ōkami : Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma or Wolf with Child in Tow : Perambulator of the River of Sanzu ) . Both were originally released in 1972 . There were six films in all in the series . These in turn were based on the long-running 1970s manga series , Lone Wolf and Cub , created by the writer Kazuo Koike and the artist Goseki Kojima .   The project was directed by Robert Houston and his partner David Weisman , a protégé of Andy Warhol and director of Ciao ! Manhattan ( 1972 ) . A fan of the original Kozure Ōkami films , Weisman had obtained the rights for $ 50,000 from the American office of Toho Studios . The film was distributed by Roger Corman 's New World Pictures to the grindhouse movie circuit in the United States , and then later as a video cassette from MCA/Universal Home Video . When released in the United Kingdom by the Vipco video tape label in 1983 , Shogun Assassin 's extreme violence almost caused it to be banned by the Home Office . Vipco played this for publicity in the cover art of their 2000 release on DVD , which was stamped `` Banned since 1983 ! '' The poster and title treatment was created by artist Jim Evans , Jim 's son Gibran Evans voiced the narrative as Diagoro .   The title character , Ogami Ittō , is played by Tomisaburo Wakayama , brother of the producer , Shintaro Katsu , who is known for playing Zatoichi in a series of 26 films starting in the 1960s . As a result , it has garnered a cult following .

neg: Rōnin (student) In Japan , a is a student who has graduated from middle school or high school but has failed to enter a school at the next level , and consequently is studying outside of the school system for entrance in a future year . Rōnin may study at a yobikō .

neg: Ronino Ronino -LSB- ro ` nino -RSB- is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Postomino , within Sławno County , West Pomeranian Voivodeship , in north-western Poland . It lies approximately 6 km south-west of Postomino , 13 km north of Sławno , and 179 km north-east of the regional capital Szczecin .   Before 1945 the area was part of Germany . For the history of the region , see History of Pomerania .