query: A Nightmare on Elm Street's budget is estimated to have been $1.8 million.

pos: A Nightmare on Elm Street A Nightmare on Elm Street is a 1984 American slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven , and the first film of the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise . The film stars Heather Langenkamp , John Saxon , Ronee Blakley , Amanda Wyss , Jsu Garcia , Robert Englund , and Johnny Depp in his feature film debut . The plot revolves around several teenagers who are stalked and killed in their dreams ( and thus killed in reality ) by Freddy Krueger . The teenagers are unaware of the cause of this strange phenomenon , but their parents hold a dark secret from long ago .   Craven filmed A Nightmare on Elm Street on an estimated budget of $ 1.8 million , a sum the film earned back during its first week . The film went on to gross over $ 25 million at the United States box office . A Nightmare on Elm Street was met with rave critical reviews and went on to make a very significant impact on the horror genre , spawning a franchise consisting of a line of sequels , a television series , a crossover with Friday the 13th , beyond various other works of imitation ; a remake of the same name was released in 2010 .   The film is credited with carrying on many tropes found in low-budget horror films of the 1970s and 1980s , originating in John Carpenter 's 1978 horror film Halloween , including the morality play that revolves around sexual promiscuity in teenagers resulting in their eventual death , leading to the term `` slasher film '' . Critics and film historians state that the film 's premise is the struggle to define the distinction between dreams and reality , manifested by the lives and dreams of the teens in the film . Critics today praise the film 's ability to transgress `` the boundaries between the imaginary and real '' , toying with audience perceptions .

neg: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed `` E.T. '' , who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government .   The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast .   Released on June 11 , 1982 by Universal Pictures , E.T was an immediate blockbuster , surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time -- a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park , another Spielberg-directed film , surpassed it in 1993 . It is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s . Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time , critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship , and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey . In 1994 , it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was re-released in 1985 , and then again in 2002 to celebrate its 20th anniversary , with altered shots and additional scenes .

neg: Discount theater Discount theaters , also known as dollar theatres , dollar movies , second-run theatres , and sub-run theatres , are movie theaters that show motion pictures for reduced prices after the films leave first-run theatres . Originally , they would receive 35mm films after they had been shown already at first run theaters ; therefore the film quality would be lower because the film was worn by dozens of showings , and the audience for the film would be reduced since it had been released weeks or months before .   At the time , VHS was just rising as an affordable home video technology . Consequently , budget-conscious film-goers might wait for a film to hit the local dollar house instead of paying more money to see the film first-run .   As the 21st century dawned , a pair of factors conspired to drive many discount theatres out of business : 1 ) an oversupply of American movie screens caused by ambitious overbuilding allowed films to stay longer in the first-run theatres , and 2 ) the delay between theatrical release and VHS or DVD release continued to shrink . This latter factor convinced many moviegoers that it was simply not worth the money , hassle , and possible encounters with noisy fellow patrons and sticky floors , meaning dollar theatres could be in the twilight of their existence .

neg: Sesame Street research In 1969 , the children 's television show Sesame Street premiered on the National Educational Television network ( later succeeded by PBS ) in the United States . Unlike earlier children 's programming , the show 's producers used research and over 1,000 studies and experiments to create the show and test its impact on its young viewers ' learning . By the end of the program 's first season , the organization founded to oversee Sesame Street production , Children 's Television Workshop ( CTW ) , had developed what came to be called `` the CTW model '' : a system of planning , production , and evaluation that combined the expertise of researchers and early childhood educators with that of the program 's writers , producers , and directors .   CTW conducted research in two ways : in-house formative research that informed and improved production , and independent summative evaluations conducted by the Educational Testing Service ( ETS ) during the show 's first two seasons to measure the program 's educational effectiveness . CTW researchers invented tools to measure young viewers ' attention to the program . Based on these findings , the researchers compiled a body of data and the producers changed the show accordingly . The formative research on Sesame Street was the first time children 's television viewing was studied scientifically .   Summative research conducted over the years , including two landmark evaluations in 1970 and 1971 , demonstrated that viewing the program had positive effects on young viewers ' learning , school readiness , and social skills . Subsequent studies have replicated these findings , such as the effect of the show in countries outside of the US , several longitudinal studies , the effects of war and natural disasters on young children , and studies about how the show affected viewers ' cognition . As CTW researcher Gerald S. Lesser stated in 1974 , early tests conducted on the show ( both formative and summative ) `` suggested that Sesame Street was making strides towards teaching what it had set out to teach '' .

neg: Dexter (season 1) The first season of Dexter is an adaptation of Jeff Lindsay 's first novel in the Dexter series , Darkly Dreaming Dexter . Subsequent seasons have featured original storylines . This season aired from October 1 , 2006 to December 17 , 2006 , and follows Dexter 's investigation of `` The Ice Truck Killer '' . Introduced in the first episode , `` Dexter '' , this serial killer targets prostitutes and leaves their bodies severed and bloodless . At the same time , Dexter 's foster sister , Debra Morgan ( Jennifer Carpenter ) , a vice squad officer , aspires to work in the homicide department , and Dexter 's girlfriend , Rita Bennett ( Julie Benz ) , wants their relationship to be more intimate . Christian Camargo appears as Rudy Cooper and is a recurring character until the end of the season .   The show 's first season received generally favorable reviews from critics ; it was praised as `` bold , different and exciting , with a central character and performance that take your breath away '' by the New York Daily News . The Wall Street Journal saw `` the grotesqueries of Dexter '' as `` not something that can easily be dismissed with the old '' ` you do n't have to watch ' line '' , and concluded that `` We do have to live among the viewers who will be desensitized , or aroused , by this show '' . The aggregate site Metacritic scored the show 's first season at 77 out of 100 based on 27 critics reviews .   The season received high ratings for Showtime ; the pilot episode attracted more than a million viewers , giving the channel its highest ratings in nearly two years , while the finale `` Born Free '' drew an audience of 1.1 million viewers in the U.S. On average , the season was watched by two million viewers per episode during its original run when factoring in DVR viewers . Due to the 2007 -- 2008 Writers Guild strike and encouraged by the show 's critical success and high ratings on Showtime , CBS , a national terrestrial broadcast network , announced in December 2007 that it was considering airing an edited version of the first season of Dexter for free-to-air broadcast . It began to broadcast it on February 17 , 2008 , and thus , Dexter became the first program in 20 years to air on a broadcast network after being shown on a premium cable channel . During the show 's rerun on the CBS network in 2008 , the ratings were much higher , reaching 8.2 million viewers during its premiere February , giving the network its best rating in the 10 p.m. timeslot since December the previous year . During its 12-week run , it dropped to 7.1 million in early April , and to 6.6 million during the season 's finale on May 6 .

neg: Hobgoblins (film) Hobgoblins is a 1988 American low-budget independent comedy horror film directed , written , and produced by Rick Sloane , who also served as cinematographer and editor . The plot concerns small , often considered cheaply designed and made hobgoblins ( small demon like mythical and goblin-like creatures ) .   Often seen as a rip-off of `` every small monster movie , '' but mainly Gremlins , the film is generally considered to be of exceptionally poor quality , and has come to be regarded as one of the worst films ever made . It has become a cult film because of its poor quality , and earned infamy after it was featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000 .

neg: Treehouse of Horror IV `` Treehouse of Horror IV '' is the fifth episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season and the fourth episode in the Treehouse of Horror series of Halloween specials . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 28 , 1993 , and features three short stories called `` The Devil and Homer Simpson '' , `` Terror at 5 1/2 Feet '' , and `` Bart Simpson 's Dracula '' . The episode was directed by David Silverman and co-written by Conan O'Brien , Bill Oakley , Josh Weinstein , Greg Daniels , Dan McGrath , and Bill Canterbury .   In `` The Devil and Homer Simpson '' , Homer Simpson announces he would sell his soul for a doughnut , and the Devil appears to make a deal with Homer . Homer tries to outsmart the Devil by not finishing the doughnut but eventually eats it and is sent to Hell . A trial is held between Homer and the Devil to determine the rightful owner of Homer 's soul . In `` Terror at 5 1/2 Feet '' , while riding the bus to school , Bart Simpson believes he sees a gremlin taking apart the bus piece by piece . Nobody sees it except for Bart , so he tries to remove it on his own . In `` Bart Simpson 's Dracula '' , Mr. Burns is a vampire and Bart falls victim to his bite . Lisa and the rest of the family go to Burns ' castle to kill Burns so Bart can return to normal .   As with the rest of the Halloween specials , the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside of the show 's regular continuity . The episode makes cultural references to television series such as The Twilight Zone , Night Gallery , and Peanuts . References are also made to films such as Bram Stoker 's Dracula and The Lost Boys . Since airing , the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics . It acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.5 , and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired .

neg: Worst Episode Ever `` Worst Episode Ever '' is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' twelfth season . It first aired on the Fox network in the United States on February 4 , 2001 . In the episode , Bart and Milhouse are banned from The Android 's Dungeon after stopping Comic Book Guy from buying a box of priceless Star Wars memorabilia for $ 5 . However , when Comic Book Guy suffers a massive heart attack after Tom Savini 's show , he hires Bart and Milhouse as his replacements while he leaves his job to make friends .   `` Worst Episode Ever '' was written by Larry Doyle and directed by Matthew Nastuk . The series ' staff found it hard to make Comic Book Guy seem likable , since he is usually portrayed as sarcastic and unfriendly . The episode features actor and makeup artist Tom Savini as himself . In its original broadcast , the episode was seen by approximately 10 million viewers , finishing in 27th place in the ratings the week it aired . Since its broadcast , the episode received positive reviews from critics , and Hank Azaria won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for his performance as Comic Book Guy in the episode .

neg: Tower Heist Tower Heist is a 2011 American heist comedy film directed by Brett Ratner and written by Ted Griffin and Jeff Nathanson , based on a story by Bill Collage , Adam Cooper and Griffin . The plot follows Josh Kovaks ( Ben Stiller ) , Charlie Gibbs ( Casey Affleck ) and Enrique Dev ` reaux ( Michael Peña ) , employees of an exclusive apartment building who lose their pensions in the Ponzi scheme of Wall Street businessman Arthur Shaw ( Alan Alda ) . The group enlist the aid of criminal Slide ( Eddie Murphy ) , bankrupt businessman Mr. Fitzhugh ( Matthew Broderick ) and another employee of the apartment building , Odessa ( Gabourey Sidibe ) , to break into Shaw 's apartment and steal back their money while avoiding the FBI agent in charge of his case , Claire Denham ( Téa Leoni ) .   Tower Heist began development as early as 2005 , based on an idea by Murphy that would star himself and an all-black cast of comedians as a heist group who rob Trump International Hotel and Tower . As the script developed and changed into an Ocean 's Eleven -- style caper , Murphy left the project . Ratner continued to develop the idea into what would eventually become Tower Heist , with Murphy later rejoining the production . Filming took place entirely in New York City on a budget of $ 75 million ( after tax rebates ) , with several buildings provided by Donald Trump used to represent the eponymous tower . The film score was composed by Christophe Beck and released commercially on November 1 , 2011 .   The film received mixed reviews with much of the praise going to the cast , including Broderick , Leoni and Stiller . However , Murphy was repeatedly singled out by critics as the star of the film , with critics feeling that he displayed a welcome return to the comedic style of his early career . Much of the criticism received by the film was focused on the plot , which was considered `` formulaic , '' `` rushed , '' `` dull '' and `` laborious . '' The film was released on November 4 , 2011 and earned $ 152 million worldwide .   Prior to release , the film was involved in a controversy over plans by Universal Pictures to release it for home viewing on video on demand to 500,000 Comcast customers , only three weeks after its theatrical debut . Concern over the implementation 's harming ticket sales and inspiring further films to follow suit resulted in several theater chains ' refusal to show the film at all if the plan went ahead , forcing Universal to abandon the idea .

neg: Elm Guest House claims and controversy In Britain , controversy arose from claims reported in 2012 , which some state to have been later discredited , of sexual abuse and grooming of children at parties held in the late 1970s and 1980s at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane , near Barnes Common in south-west London . Several prominent British men were alleged , in a list produced by convicted fraudster Chris Fay and never verified or corroborated by any other source , to have attended the Guest House including former government ministers , senior MPs , top police officers , judges , pop music stars , and people with links to the Royal Households . Since 2012 , the allegations of an establishment paedophile ring have been part of a complex multi-agency investigation . During 2014 and 2015 , allegations against several leading politicians of the period , mostly now deceased , were made public in the British press .   An investigation , Operation Fairbank , led by the Metropolitan Police Service , started in late 2012 . This was a `` scoping exercise '' aimed at a `` preliminary assessment of the evidence rather than a formal inquiry '' , and the existence of the `` assessment '' operation was confirmed only on 12 December 2012 after operating in secret for several weeks . As a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank , a full criminal investigation , Operation Fernbridge , was launched in February 2013 . In November 2014 , another operation -- Operation Midland -- was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide , later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere ; on 21 March 2016 , the Metropolitan Police confirmed that Operation Midland had been closed without any charges being brought . An inquiry found that those investigated by police were victims of `` false allegations '' and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner subsequently apologised to them . In 2015 , the Independent Police Complaints Commission began investigating claims that the Metropolitan Police had suppressed evidence of child sexual abuse and prevented the investigation of some allegations between 1970 and 2005 , because of the alleged involvement of police officers and MPs .

neg: Dream Dinners Dream Dinners is a US food preparation franchise operation based in Snohomish , Washington . It specializes in providing space to prepare meals ahead of time for freezing and cooking at home . There are currently 105 locations in 30 states in the United States . The company was founded by Stephanie Allen and Tina Kuna and was the first in the category of `` Meal Assembly '' franchises .   The concept of Dream Dinners is to give busy families the opportunity to prepare home-cooked meals ahead of time . Each month a different seventeen-item menu is made available throughout the chain . The meals are purchased by servings , with a minimum of 36 servings . First time customers can order 18 servings or 9 servings , depending on the offer available at the store . A medium size meal is ( 3 ) servings while a large size meal is ( 6 ) servings . Customers are offered either public or private sessions to prepare these meals , and the store provides recipes and all required ingredients . Regular sessions provide all seventeen meals from that month 's menu , while first time customers have a reduced number of choices . The firm 's official website suggests a cost of `` approximately $ 240 , or under $ 6.75 per serving '' for 12 regular or 6 large meals .   Some meals are ` complete ' ( include side dishes ) , while others are not ( need a salad or other vegetable side - for an additional fee ) . The more servings a customer orders in a single session , the lower the per-serving cost . Individual franchise locations may offer additional promotions or further discounts . Stores further offer a brochure describing a `` self catering '' service for parties .   Dream Dinners has been featured in the Oprah magazine , The View , profiled by the Food Network show Recipe for Success and GMA Live .

neg: Groundhog Day (film) Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Harold Ramis , starring Bill Murray , Andie MacDowell , and Chris Elliott . It was written by Ramis and Danny Rubin , based on a story by Rubin . Murray plays Phil Connors , an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who , during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney , Pennsylvania , finds himself caught in a time loop , repeating the same day again and again . After indulging in hedonism and committing suicide numerous times , he begins to re-examine his life and priorities .   On its release , Groundhog Day was a modest success and garnered generally positive reviews . It gained stronger appreciation among critics and film historians over time , and is now often listed among the best comedy films ever . It further entered into the public consciousness , where the term `` Groundhog Day '' can represent a situation that seems to repeat over and over in government and military arenas , as well as influencing other entertainment . In 2006 , the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . A stage musical version of the film premiered in 2016 .

neg: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American slasher film , and a remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre . The fifth entry in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise , the film was directed by Marcus Nispel , written by Scott Kosar , and produced by Michael Bay . It was also co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper , co-creators of the original 1974 film .   TCM is the first of many horror remakes to come from Michael Bay 's Platinum Dunes production company which also released the remakes The Amityville Horror , The Hitcher , Friday the 13th , and A Nightmare on Elm Street . Though met with negative reception from critics , the film was well received by fans , and grossed $ 107 million worldwide above its $ 9.5 million budget , making it a strong financial success . A prequel was released in 2006 , titled The Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Beginning .

neg: Freaky Stories Freaky Stories is a Canadian television series , which was originally broadcast by YTV in English and Canal Famille ( now VRAK.TV ) in French ( 5-minute versions using the French title Frissons ) . It is an animated show about urban legends hosted by two animatronic puppets , Larry de Bug , a cockroach , ( voiced by James Rankin ) and his gooey sidekick , Maurice the maggot ( voiced by Dan Redican ) in Ted 's Diner - a 1940s era diner setting staffed by Rosie the waitress ( voiced by Jayne Eastwood , but never seen - Season One only ) .   It was often part of The Three Friends and Jerry when it aired on Fox Family . This series , described as `` a Twilight Zone for kids , '' centers on the kind of myths and legends that are told as scary campfire or bedtime stories . Every episode always starts with and finishes with the phrase : `` This is a true story , and it happened to a friend of a friend of mine . '' and by the words of Larry , `` Just because they never happened , does n't mean they ai n't true . '' Animation styles and musical scoring varied within each half-hour episode , incorporating 20 different looks in the first season alone . The short stories and changing styles were specifically designed to keep viewers ' attention span .   Series creator Steve Schnier successfully pitched his concept of modern urban legends to YTV in 1991 . In 1994 , Steve teamed with executive producer John Delmage . The resulting Freaky Stories pilot premiered during YTV 's `` Dark Night 3 '' Halloween block on October 28 , 1995 , and the series itself premiered as a one-hour special as part of `` Dark Night 5 '' on October 24 , 1997 . While most episodes were finished on digibeta , the pilot was shot on film using traditional animation techniques but completed on video . The subsequent series was digitally inked , painted and composited .   Some famous episodes of Freaky Stories tell the story of :  a family goes to Mexico and brings home a pet thinking it is a chihuahua , but is really a sewer rat .  a man with a telescope calls the police to look at something horrible he found through his telescope across the street .  a pizza delivery man enters a house to eat pizza with a lady and finds out she is going to kill him .  a teenage girl who is obsessed with horror films babysits three boys and is later visited by a lady who says she is the mother 's sister , but soon finds out from the mother that her sister was killed in an auto accident one year earlier .  a boy from Mexico sees into the future , only to discover that the world is going to end in 2016 . The only person who can save the world is a man from South Africa who will die in 2015 . ( part of the pilot , titled `` Who will save Leron ? '' )  a woman buys a new mysterious diet pill in preparation for a beauty contest , on the condition that she must not drink water for the duration of the diet . The diet pill was actually filled with several tiny sponges , and when she breaks and drinks gallons of water , they cause her to bloat uncontrollably .  a woman has a beehive hairdo for so long that she gets a headache ; they surgically cut open the beehive and she has tons of spiders living in her hair . ( part of the pilot , titled `` Spider in the Hairdo '' ) .  a man goes on a camping trip has a bug crawl into his ear , which starts bothering him , so he goes to see a witch doctor who pulls it out of the other ear , but in the process announces that the bug was a female and it laid eggs in his brain .  a group of people on an airplane get stuck when the cockpit somehow would n't open , leaving it up to a boy ( using his braces ) to save them .  a phone keeps ringing at a home mysteriously , leaving a family puzzled , until they realize the line is broken and keeps phoning the house .  a boy eats a bunch of peanuts , which were chocolate covered peanuts that an old woman previously sucked on .  The Hook , done as a musical .  a nosy hotel maid uses a mysterious spray to set her hair , only to find that she was using industrial shellac ; thus , her hair cracked and she became bald .  a boy photographs a mysterious waiter at a downtown restaurant and finds out that the waiter really is a vampire because he does not appear in the photo .  the greedy owner of an airline tries to save money by not emptying the waste tanks on his planes ; a plane flies over his house party and covers his party with waste .  a young man at a supermarket is duped by an elderly woman into paying for her groceries .  a young vacationing couple tries to take a photo with a kangaroo which they believe to be dead ; the kangaroo comes back to life and steals their camera .  a mischievous boy makes faces while riding in a car ; a trick wind comes along and his face is stuck in that pose .  a teenage boy finds that his girlfriend always sucks on a lock of her hair ; one day , she coughs up a hairball .  a nerdy boy creates a concoction to help him grow facial hair ; he accidentally uses too much and becomes a werewolf .  a young girl learns kung-fu so she can confront bullies at school ; after beating a girl up for supposedly stealing her lunch , she comes home to find that she left her lunch on the kitchen counter that morning .  a farmer treats a heroic pig who saved the entire farm from a fire by giving him many luxuries ; however , the pig uses a wheelchair because the farmer could not resist cutting its legs off to eat .  two cheating college students ask to make up an exam on the excuse of a flat tire ; after being confined to different rooms , the majority of their exam asks them to identify which tire was flat .  an elderly millionaire spends all his money commissioning research for a potion that will make him live forever ; he gets the potion , but it does n't stop him from aging and eventually his bones collapse .  a rejected football player spreads bird seed on the football field every day for a summer ; at the first game of the new school year , the stadium is bombarded with pigeons .  a boy who sneaks into the female dorms in college must hide under the bed when girls enter ; he mistakenly drinks a glass containing a girl 's contact lenses .  a prisoner collects utensils to dig himself out of his cell ; he emerges into the courtroom where his trial is being held .  a woman enters a funeral home to use the washroom and signs the guestbook ; she later finds that the deceased , a very rich connoisseur , has left a fortune of money and valuable art to the only person who signed his guestbook .  a deceased man 's business partner visits the deceased man 's grave every year , dressed as his widowed lover , leaving a rose on his gravestone to churn up business for his local shop .  a girl left home alone hears noises in the night but does n't go downstairs to investigate because she feels her dog lick her feet under the bed ; when she wakes up in the morning , the intruder has left a note saying `` humans can lick too '' .  a creepy unpopular girl invites a few girls from school to her party ; they think the creepy girl is knocking ominously at the door as a prank , but they later find out that the creepy girl could not have been the one knocking outside .  a nerdy girl brings snacks for a boy in the school cafeteria every day for a week ; on the last day , she reveals that she made the snack using a contraption she built to make food out of dead cockroaches .  a boy falls asleep watching horror movies ; he dreams that he is attacked by mummies wielding toilet paper outside his house ; he wakes up but finds his house covered with toilet paper .  man picks up a hitchhiking girl on the road ; she disappears during the drive but leaves her jacket . The man goes to her house to return the jacket , but is greeted by a woman saying the girl died several years ago , wearing that same jacket .  identical twins get engaged to the same girl by pretending to be one person ; on the wedding day , both twins forget to show up by accident , so a long lost identical triplet marries the girl  a woman tricks her boyfriend into thinking he has won the lottery ; he reveals several incriminating secrets and walks out on her , only to find out that the lottery drawing was yesterday 's .  a man stores his fancy futuristic car under high-tech security ; only day , he finds that the car has been turned around 180 degrees in the garage , and the thieves have left a note saying `` if we want it , we 'll take it '' .  a family 's car is stolen , but returned later with a note explaining that someone needed the car for an emergency and has left opera tickets for the family as a thanks . The family goes to the opera that night and comes home to find their house completely looted .  a man and his friend stumble upon a landed UFO , go inside to find an alien party with severed heads on the walls .  a woman comes home to find her dog choking on a finger that turns out to be the finger of a burglar , her lover , hiding in the closet .  a man who steals car from parking garage finds top-secret fuel injection device in the trunk , travels across the country to deliver the device to a gas company for a large sum of money but is thwarted by the man who was originally hired to transport the device .  a real estate agent stays in an old house for a night to prove it is not haunted ; during the night , creepy disturbances happen like the necks of people in the paintings bleed , but it turns out to be the homeowners ' son playing tricks because he does n't want to move .  an escaped convict hides in a wax museum by posing as a wax figure , but he is discovered when the guard notices the figure has the convict 's trademark six fingers on one hand .  a young boy flushes his pet baby alligator down the toilet because his parents wo n't let him keep it ; when he grows up and is working in the sewers , he sees the now-adult alligator .  a vacationing man in an RV is abandoned at a gas station when the RV drives away on cruise control .  a little leaguer finds out that he 's a robot and that he 's about to be replaced by a newer model .  a sitter is repeatedly phoned by a stranger to `` check on the children '' and the phone operator is asked to trace the next call , the sitter is then informed that the caller is in the house ( an adaptation of The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs story ) . The sitter evacuates the house with the two boys and disappears with them into a downtown city .  a sheriff chasing bank robbers pushes their car off rail tracks but gets his car stuck and gets hit by a train . When his grandson and his friends get in the same situation , they narrowly escape getting hit , and find a sheriff 's badge on the ground and hand prints on the truck 's bumper .  a businessman , tired from a long drive , pulls into a motel to rest . He sleeps on a bed with an automatic massage setting , calling it the best sleep he 's ever had . He attempts to find out what the mechanism is from the hotel manager , who refuses to divulge the secret of the bed . The businessman sees a small hole in the mattress and hopes to get a peek at the bed 's mechanism ; he 's horrified to discover the mattress is filled with thousands of bugs .  an English professor pairs two of his students together for an assignment in order to get them together . He instructs them to write a story , with each partner taking a certain amount of time to write their part .  The Original Spanish Kitchen urban legend , as a musical , like the Hookman episode .  while preparing for a blind date , a girl consumes a bowl of leftover chilli and begins to feel queasy afterwards . As soon as she enters her date 's car , she opens a window and passes gas , unaware that there were passengers in the back seat .  a nervous boy meets a girl who helps him gain more confidence with talking to other girls ; he later tries to thank her , only to discover that she had died twenty years ago , but still returns on the anniversary of her death to help one person in need .  a nerdy boy is set up on a date by two bullies , one of whom related to an unattractive girl ; the couple later fall in love once they see each other 's faces .  a prison inmate starves himself to protest against the food served at the prison . After escaping during a lightning storm , the inmate makes his way towards a bio-tech building and accidentally consumes all of the refrigerator 's contents .  a woman and her party guests believe they have been poisoned when they learn that the fish they ate was bitten by the woman 's cat , who later died ; she later learns that her elderly neighbor had run her cat over with her car .  a man tries to convince his daughter to eat his favorite brand of hog dog wieners by taking her to a themed amusement park , where they learn that the company had been making the wieners out of garbage .  a woman 's life changes when she adopts an abandoned kitten she finds on the street ; but when the kitten gets stuck in a tree , it is accidentally catapulted to another woman 's lawn , who also decides to take it in .  a carpenter hired by an elderly woman accidentally traps her pet bird beneath the newly carpeted floor , and had also pounded the bird flat , mistaking it for an air pocket .  while babysitting for a family , a girl is horrified when she sees the family 's dog chewing on the body of their rabbit ; after grooming it , she places it back in its cage , only to learn that the rabbit had actually died one week before and had been buried in the backyard .  a futuristic family leaves their dog in the hands of the kitchen staff at an alien restaurant ; when the son finds a collar in his soup , the family believes they had consumed their dog , unaware that their pet was still alive in the kitchen .  a journalist sneaks into a room on Area 51 and begins to take various pictures , believing he had found a hidden UFO ; after the photos were revealed to be duds , he loses his job and later finds the real UFO and alien at a local museum .  two rivals attempt to out-dress each other when a fashion TV program arrives at their school ; when both girls are seen in the same outfit , they each tug a loose thread on each other 's dresses , causing their dresses to unravel right in front of their peers .  a man obsesses over a building 's missing thirteenth floor when he realizes that the building actually has one that the elevator skips over ; he discovers that it is actually a trap for obsessive people like him .  a man who regularly steals gasoline from car fuel tanks by siphoning them with a hose , sucking on the hose to start the fuel moving , runs out of gasoline and must siphon fuel from an RV , accidentally swallowing the contents of the tank ; after actually asking the RV 's owner for help , he is allowed to siphon some fuel but is told that what he thought was the fuel tank was actually the septic tank .  a man in a futuristic sci-fi setting is drugged and wakes up to discover that his head has been hooked up to a life support system and his entire body below the neck has been stolen ( a variation on rumors surrounding stolen organs such as kidneys ) .

neg: The Simpsons Movie The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the Fox television series The Simpsons . The film was directed by David Silverman , and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta , Julie Kavner , Nancy Cartwright , Yeardley Smith , Hank Azaria , Harry Shearer , Tress MacNeille , Pamela Hayden , Marcia Wallace , and Russi Taylor with guest appearances by Tom Hanks , Green Day , and Albert Brooks . The film follows Homer Simpson , whose irresponsibility gets the better of him when he pollutes the lake in Springfield after the town has cleaned it up following receipt of a warning from the Environmental Protection Agency . As the townspeople exile him and eventually his family abandons him , Homer works to redeem his folly by stopping Russ Cargill , the fictional head of the EPA , when he intends to destroy Springfield .   Previous attempts to create a The Simpsons film failed due to the lack of a script of appropriate length and production crew members . Eventually , producers James L. Brooks , Matt Groening , Al Jean , Richard Sakai , and Mike Scully began development of the film in 2001 . A writing team consisting of Brooks , Groening , Jean , Scully , Ian Maxtone-Graham , George Meyer , David Mirkin , Mike Reiss , Matt Selman , John Swartzwelder , and Jon Vitti was assembled . They conceived numerous plot ideas , with Groening 's being the one developed into a film . The script was re-written over a hundred times , and this creativity continued after the animation had begun in 2006 . This meant hours of finished material was cut , which included cameo roles from Erin Brockovich , Minnie Driver , Isla Fisher , Kelsey Grammer , and Edward Norton . Hanks and Green Day appeared in the final cut as themselves .   Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Burger King and 7-Eleven , the latter which transformed selected stores into Kwik-E-Marts . The film premiered in Springfield , Vermont , which had won the right to hold it through a competition organized by Fox . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing over $ 527 million worldwide .

neg: A Simple Plan (film) A Simple Plan is a 1998 American neo-noir crime thriller film adapted by Scott B. Smith from his 1993 novel of the same name . Directed by Sam Raimi , the film stars Bill Paxton , Billy Bob Thornton and Bridget Fonda . Set in rural Minnesota , the story follows Hank Mitchell ( Paxton ) and his brother Jacob ( Thornton ) , who , along with Jacob 's friend Lou ( Brent Briscoe ) , discover a crashed plane containing $ 4.4 million in cash . The three men go to great lengths to keep the money a secret but begin to doubt each other 's trust , resulting in lies , deceit and murder .   Development of the film began in 1993 before the novel was published . Mike Nichols purchased the film rights , and the project was picked up by an independent film studio , Savoy Pictures . After Nichols stepped down , the film adaptation became mired in development hell ; during the troubled pre-production , Ben Stiller and John Dahl turned down opportunities to direct the film . After Savoy closed in November 1995 , the project was sold to Paramount Pictures . John Boorman was hired to direct , but scheduling conflicts led to his replacement by Raimi . Principal photography began in January 1998 and concluded in March after 55 days ; filming took place in Wisconsin and Minnesota . The score was produced and composed by Danny Elfman .   A Simple Plan premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival , where it was met with critical acclaim . The film 's appearance at the festival preceded a limited release in the United States on December 11 , 1998 , followed by a general release in North America on January 22 , 1999 . It underperformed at the North American box office , grossing $ 16.3 million on a $ 17 million production budget . Reviewers praised various aspects of the film 's production , including the storytelling , performances and Raimi 's direction . A Simple Plan earned multiple awards and nominations , among them two Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor ( Thornton ) and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Smith ) .

neg: Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' .   Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' .   Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions .   A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .

neg: Mr. Burns Charles Montgomery Burns , known as C. Montgomery Burns and Monty Burns , but usually referred to simply as Mr. Burns , is a recurring character in the animated television series The Simpsons , and is voiced by Harry Shearer . Burns is the evil owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant and is also Homer Simpson 's boss . He is assisted at almost all times by Waylon Smithers , his loyal and sycophantic aide , adviser , confidant and secret admirer .   Although originally conceived as a one-dimensional , recurring villain who might occasionally enter the Simpsons ' lives and wreak some sort of havoc , Burns ' popularity has led to his repeated inclusion in episodes . He is a stereotype of corporate America in his unquenchable desire to increase his own wealth and power , inability to remember his employees ' names ( including Homer 's , despite frequent interactions -- which has become a recurrent joke ) and lack of concern for their safety and well-being . Reflecting his advanced age , Burns is given to expressing dated humor , making references to Jazz Age popular culture , and aspiring to apply obsolete technology to everyday life . Conan O'Brien has called Burns his favorite character to write for , due to his arbitrarily old age and extreme wealth .   Burns ' trademark expression is the word `` Excellent '' , muttered slowly in a low , sinister voice while steepling his fingertips . He occasionally orders Smithers to `` release the hounds '' , so as to let his vicious guard dogs attack any intruders , enemies or even invited guests . Burns is Springfield 's richest and most powerful citizen ( and also the richest person in Springfield 's state ; his current net worth has been given as $ 7.3 billion by Forbes , though it fluctuates wildly depending on the episode ) . He uses his power and wealth to do whatever he wants , usually without regard for consequences and without interference from the authorities . These qualities led Wizard Magazine to rate him the 45th greatest villain of all time . TV Guide named him # 2 in their 2013 list of The 60 Nastiest Villains of All Time . In 2016 , Rolling Stone ranked him # 8 of their `` 40 Greatest TV Villains of All Time '' .

neg: The NeverEnding Story (film) The NeverEnding Story is a 1984 American epic fantasy film based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ende , about a boy who reads a magical book that tells a story of a young warrior whose task is to stop a dark storm called the Nothing from engulfing a fantasy world . The film was produced by Bernd Eichinger and Dieter Giessler and directed and co-written by Wolfgang Petersen ( his first English-language film ) and starred Noah Hathaway , Barret Oliver , Tami Stronach , Patricia Hayes , Sydney Bromley , Gerald McRaney , Moses Gunn , and Alan Oppenheimer as the voices of both Falkor and Gmork ( as well as other characters ) . At the time of its release , it was the most expensive film produced outside the United States or the Soviet Union . The film was the first in The NeverEnding Story film series and later followed by two sequels .   Ende felt that this adaptation 's content deviated so far from the spirit of his book that he requested that production either be halted or the film 's title be changed ; when the producers did neither , he sued them and subsequently lost the case . Ende called the film a `` gigantic melodrama of kitsch , commerce , plush and plastic '' -LSB- Ein `` gigantisches Melodram aus Kitsch , Kommerz , Plüsch und Plastik '' -RSB- . The film only adapts the first half of the book , and consequently does not convey the message of the title as it was portrayed in the novel . The second half of the book would subsequently be used as the rough basis for the second film , The Next Chapter . The third film , Escape from Fantasia , features a completely original plot .

neg: Who's That Girl (1987 film) Who 's That Girl is a 1987 American screwball comedy film written by Andrew Smith and Ken Finkleman , and directed by James Foley . It stars Madonna and Griffin Dunne , and depicts the story of a street-smart girl who is falsely accused of murdering her boyfriend and is sent to jail . After getting released , she meets a man , who is supposed to make sure she gets on her bus back to Philadelphia , and convinces him to help her catch those responsible for her confinement . While searching for the embezzler , they fall in love with each other .   After the failure of her 1986 film Shanghai Surprise , Madonna decided to sign another comedy film titled Slammer , which was later renamed to Who 's That Girl . However , she had to convince both Warner Bros. and the producers of the film that she was ready for the project . Madonna enlisted her friend James Foley to direct the film . Shooting began in New York in October 1986 , and continued until March 1987 . Production was halted during December due to snowfall in New York . Madonna utilized the time to work on her next tour and the soundtrack of the film .   The film was released on August 7 , 1987 , and was a box office bomb , grossing only $ 2.5 million in its first week , with its final domestic total being about $ 7.3 million . Critics were highly disappointed with the film , and Foley 's direction . Some went on to call it one of the worst films to be released , while others found Madonna 's comic timing to be one of the highlights .   However , the Who 's That Girl World Tour went on to be a critical and commercial success , grossing a total of US$ 25 million , and playing in front of audiences totaling 1.5 million people . The soundtrack of the film , though not acclaimed by the critics , enjoyed commercial success . Three of Madonna 's songs , the title track , `` Causing a Commotion '' and `` The Look of Love '' , were released as singles with the title track becoming Madonna 's sixth number one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The soundtrack album went on to sell six million copies worldwide .

neg: Set piece In film production , a set piece is a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires serious logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money . The term set piece is often used more broadly to describe any important dramatic or comedic highpoint in a film or story , particularly those that provide some kind of dramatic payoff , resolution , or transition . Thus the term is often used to describe any scenes that are so essential to a film that they can not be edited out or skipped in the shooting schedule without seriously damaging the integrity of the finished product . Often , screenplays are written around a list of such set pieces , particularly in high-budget `` event movies '' .   Set pieces are very often planned meticulously using storyboards , screentests , and rehearsals , in contrast to smaller scenes where the director and actors may be more improvisational . Each action requires the combined efforts of different departments : set builders , physical effects , and special visual effects . On most films , different groups of people will work on different set pieces individually since they can take a long time to prepare before shooting . For example , the car chase in The Matrix Reloaded took months to prepare and cost $ 30 million , including $ 5 million to build the freeway set .


query: Spider-Man: Homecoming is produced.

pos: Spider-Man: Homecoming Spider-Man : Homecoming is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man . Co-produced by Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios , and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing , it is intended to be the second reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise and the sixteenth film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) . The film is directed by Jon Watts , with a screenplay by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers , and stars Tom Holland , Michael Keaton , Jon Favreau , Zendaya , Donald Glover , Tyne Daly , Marisa Tomei , and Robert Downey Jr. . In Spider-Man : Homecoming , Peter Parker tries to balance high school life with being the hero Spider-Man as he faces the Vulture .   In February 2015 , Marvel Studios and Sony reached a deal to share the character rights of Spider-Man , integrating the character into the established MCU . The following June , Holland was cast as the title character , while Watts was hired to direct , followed shortly after by the casting of Tomei and the hiring of Daley and Goldstein to write the script . In April 2016 , the film 's title was revealed , along with additional castings including Downey . Principal photography began in June 2016 at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Fayette County , Georgia and continued in New York City before concluding in Berlin the following October . During filming , Watts , Christopher Ford , Chris McKenna , and Erik Sommers were revealed as additional screenwriters , and more cast members were confirmed .   Spider-Man : Homecoming is scheduled to have its premiere in New York City on June 28 , 2017 , and be released on July 7 , 2017 , in the United States in 3D , IMAX , and IMAX 3D . A sequel is scheduled to be released on July 5 , 2019 .

neg: Spider-Man (1978 film) Spider-Man , also known as Supaidāman or Spider-Man : The Movie is a 1978 film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man and also a spin-off from the Japanese Spider-Man television series . The film was released theatrically in Japan .

neg: The Amazing Spider-Man (handheld video game) The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of a video game released for the original Nintendo Game Boy . It was published in 1990 by LJN ( a subsidiary of Acclaim Entertainment ) , and developed by Rare It is a platform side scrolling action game .   It was followed by two sequels , The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 : Invasion of the Spider-Slayers .

neg: Marvel Productions Marvel Productions Ltd. , later known as New World Animation Ltd. , was the television and film studio subsidiary of the Marvel Entertainment Group , based in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . It later became a subsidiary of New World Entertainment and eventually of News Corporation ( Fox Entertainment Group ) .   Marvel Productions produced animated television series , motion pictures , and television specials such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , The Incredible Hulk , My Little Pony : The Movie , The Transformers : The Movie , and G.I. Joe : The Movie as well as the Transformers and G.I. Joe : A Real American Hero television series . Most of Marvel Productions ' back catalog ( mostly non-Hasbro related productions ) is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company .

neg: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Spider-Man : Web of Shadows is a video game title encompassing three versions : a full-3D action game for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Wii , and Xbox 360 ; a 2.5 D sidescrolling beat em up action game for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 ( called Amazing Allies Edition ) , and a 2.5 D side-scrolling brawler/platformer for the Nintendo DS .   The game received generally positive reviews from critics , who singled out the boss fights , destructive combat , use of an original story , voice acting and open-ended nature . However , the game 's choice system received mixed reviews ; although some praised how the player is able to create a dynamic experience with their choices , others were critical of the system 's limitations . In addition , reviewers criticized the storyline ' s poor execution , bothersome camera controls , the inability to free-roam after completing the game , lip-synching issues and the ugly graphics .   Spider-Man : Web of Shadows , along with most other games published by Activision that had used the Marvel licence , was de-listed and removed from all digital storefronts on January 1 , 2014 .

neg: The Gathering of Five and The Final Chapter `` The Gathering of Five '' and `` The Final Chapter '' are 1998 storylines published by Marvel Comics . The stories are interconnected with no issues being published between the last issue of `` The Gathering of Five '' and the first issue of `` The Final Chapter , '' and the fictional Gathering of Five that was being prepared for during the first storyline actually taking place in the first issue of `` The Final Chapter . '' Both storylines are crossovers between all of the Spider-Man titles being published at the time ( The Amazing Spider-Man , Peter Parker : Spider-Man , The Spectacular Spider-Man , and The Sensational Spider-Man ) . It also marked the cancellation of both The Spectacular Spider-Man and The Sensational Spider-Man while `` rebranding '' The Amazing Spider-Man and Peter Parker : Spider-Man by renumbering the issues to start again with a new `` Issue One , '' as mandated by Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras .   The storyline proved controversial with fans , as it resurrected the character of Peter Parker 's elderly Aunt May , who had been killed off at the height of the `` Clone Saga '' three years earlier in The Amazing Spider-Man # 400 . Tom DeFalco , who had left months earlier with his Spider-Man : Identity Crisis storyline , had originally intended Peter and Mary Jane 's daughter , May Parker , to be returned to them by Kaine ( this story thread was later used as the branching point for the MC2 ) , but Mackie and Byrne insisted they have the older May revived so she could fit into their new relaunch .

neg: Scott Stokdyk Scott Stokdyk ( born October 16 , 1969 ) is a visual effects artist who is most known for his work on Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 .

neg: Animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media . The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce , own the physical equipment for production , employ operators for that equipment , and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced . They also own rights over merchandising and creative rights for characters created/held by the company , much like authors holding copyrights . In some early cases , they also held patent rights over methods of animation used in certain studios that were used for boosting productivity . Overall , they are business concerns and can function as such in legal terms .   Currently there are about 201 animation studios dedicated to the production and distribution of animated films that are active . Few are actual production house where as others are corporate entities . Many of these animation studios help with the fulfillment of animation works for big brand names and have carried out outsourced projects including Nemo .

neg: Captain Marvel (DC Comics) Captain Marvel , also known as Shazam , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939 . Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics # 2 ( cover-dated Feb. 1940 ) , published by Fawcett Comics . He is the alter ego of Billy Batson , a boy who , by speaking the magic word `` SHAZAM '' ( acronym of 6 Greek `` immortal elders '' - Solomon , Hercules , Atlas , Zeus , Achilles , and Mercury ) , can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength , speed , flight , and other abilities .   Based on book sales , the character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s , outselling even Superman . Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other `` Marvels '' , primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. , who can harness Billy 's powers as well . Captain Marvel was also the first comic book superhero to be adapted into film , in a 1941 Republic Pictures serial titled Adventures of Captain Marvel .   Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel-related comics in 1953 , partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics , alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman . In 1972 , DC licensed the Marvel Family characters from Fawcett , and returned them to publication . By 1991 , DC had acquired all rights to the characters . DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe and has attempted to revive the property several times , with mixed success . Due to trademark conflicts over another character named `` Captain Marvel '' owned by Marvel Comics since 1967 , DC chose to publish the character 's adventures in a comic book titled Shazam ! for many years , leading many to assume that this was the character 's name . DC later officially renamed the character `` Shazam '' when relaunching its comic book properties in 2011 .   In addition , since 1972 , the character has been featured in two television series adaptations , one live action and one animated , by Filmation , and an upcoming Warner Bros. . Shazam ! feature film scheduled for release in 2019 as part of the DC Extended Universe . Captain Marvel was ranked as the 55th greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard magazine . IGN also ranked Captain Marvel as the 50th greatest comic book hero of all time , stating that the character will always be an enduring reminder of a simpler time . UGO Networks ranked him as one of the top heroes of entertainment , saying , `` At his best , Shazam has always been Superman with a sense of crazy , goofy fun '' .

neg: Odyssey Productions Odyssey Productions ( formerly Odyssey Visual Design ) is the former name of a California-based photography and 3-D computer animation company founded in 1983 by Steven Churchill in partnership with Adrian Turcotte . It was the first San Diego company to produce 3-D computer animation and its clients have included Coca-Cola , General Dynamics , Union Oil , Southwestern Cable , Metrocast , Honda , and a number of TV stations across the country .   While Odyssey focused primarily on 35mm back-lit motion graphics and special effects for the first 5 years of its existence , its award-winning release of the world 's first home entertainment video of computer animation , State Of the Art Of Computer Animation in 1988 brought about a shift in focus to 3D computer animation . The accolades and sales successes achieved by State Of the Art Of Computer Animation prompted the 1990 release of The Mind 's Eye : A Computer Animation Odyssey , a title that would become the first member of the successful The Mind 's Eye series . The next decade ( 1990 -- 2000 ) would be taken up almost entirely with the production of 19 feature-length 3-D computer animated package films for home release .   The company 's name became Odyssey Productions in 1995 and the last 12 3D computer animated films were released under this name . In 2003 the company again changed its name to AnimationTrip and broadened its focus to encompass photography to a greater extent . Under this new corporate name , the company added a business enterprise in 2004 focused primarily on photographic art and has launched a series of international art exhibitions in San Diego , California called the Art of Photography Show and the Art of Digital Show . Since 2006 , exhibiting photographic art and promoting photo artists has been the full focus of the business . In 2010 the company was named PhotoCulture , Inc. .

neg: The Amazing Spider-Man (comic strip) The Amazing Spider-Man is a daily comic strip featuring the character Spider-Man .

neg: List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is an American television series created for ABC by Joss Whedon , Jed Whedon , and Maurissa Tancharoen , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , a fictional peacekeeping and spy agency in a world of superheroes . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the feature and short films of the franchise .   The series stars Clark Gregg , reprising his role of Phil Coulson from the films , as well as Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , and Elizabeth Henstridge . Nick Blood and Adrianne Palicki joined the cast for the second and third seasons , while Henry Simmons and Luke Mitchell had recurring roles in the second season before being promoted to the main cast for the third . John Hannah , who recurred in the third season , joined the main cast in the fourth . Additionally , several other characters from Marvel Cinematic Universe films and Marvel One-Shots also appear throughout the series , along with other characters based on various Marvel Comics properties . Several characters from the series also appear in the supplemental digital series Marvel 's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. : Slingshot .   This list includes the series ' main cast , all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout the series , and any other guest who is otherwise notable .

neg: Spider-Man (pinball) Spider-Man is a pinball machine designed by Steve Ritchie and manufactured by Stern Pinball that was first released in June 2007 . The table encompasses all three films in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy , which in turn were based on the prior comics and television series .   In 2016 , the game was remanufactured as part of its `` Vault '' series of re-releases , this time with all the movie elements of the machine replaced with an Ultimate Spider-Man-based theme .

neg: Chaos Theory (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) `` Chaos Theory '' is the seventh episode of the third season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they deal with the monstrous Lash . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Lauren LeFranc , and directed by David Solomon .   Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , Nick Blood , Adrianne Palicki , Henry Simmons , and Luke Mitchell . Matthew Willig guest stars as Lash , with Blair Underwood playing his human form , Andrew Garner .   `` Chaos Theory '' originally aired on ABC on November 10 , 2015 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 3.49 million viewers .

neg: List of Everything Wrong With... episodes This is a ` list of Everything Wrong With ... episodes ' , which have been published twice a week on the YouTube channel CinemaSins . The series , created in December 2012 , consists of humorous critique and commentary on film , mostly based on opinions or errors within a given film . It has been viewed more than 60 million times .   The series started when the creators learned that The Amazing Spider-Man '' would be released in home media and decided to make a humorous analysis for it , continuing the series as a result of the positive reception the videos received .

neg: Survival of the Fittest (The Spectacular Spider-Man) `` Survival of the Fittest '' is the pilot episode of the animated television series The Spectacular Spider-Man , which is based on the comic book character Spider-Man , created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko . The episode was written and directed by the series developers , Greg Weisman and Victor Cook . In the episode , Spider-Man ( Josh Keaton ) faces the evil Vulture ( Robert Englund ) as he begins his junior year in high school .   Sony Entertainment originally conceived The Spectacular Spider-Man as a series of four DVDs , and asked Weisman and Cook to develop it . The central idea was to follow Spider-Man in his younger years in the comics ; Weisman and Cook wanted to incorporate the styles of the early comic publications by Lee and Ditko . Reviewers have cited other influences in the themes , such as the live action film series and the Ultimate Spider-Man '' continuity .   `` Survival of the Fittest '' originally aired on March 8 , 2008 , on the Kids ' WB block on The CW . It had previously been shown to a large audience at the 2008 WonderCon . The episode was the highest rated program of the Kids WB ! 2007-2008 combined with the second episode `` Interactions '' and alone received a Nielsen rating of 1.2 / 3 . It was well received by critics , IGN calling it `` a Spider-Man story that feels like classic Spider-Man , and that 's a good thing . ''

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: Avengers vs. X-Men Avengers vs. X-Men ( abbreviated AvX and AvsX ) is a 2012 crossover event that was featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The event , consisting of an eponymous limited series and numerous tie-in books , involves the return of the Phoenix Force and the subsequent war between the Avengers and the X-Men . The 12-issue twice-monthly series was first published in April 2012 , and features a storyline by Jason Aaron , Brian Michael Bendis , Ed Brubaker , Jonathan Hickman and Matt Fraction , with a rotating team of artists including John Romita , Jr. , Olivier Coipel and Adam Kubert .   The event was preceded by the four-issue limited series Avengers : X-Sanction by Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness and Avengers vs. X-Men # 0 . Avengers vs. X-Men also ties into the limited series AVX : VS , described as `` the fight book '' which expands upon many of the one-on-one battles featured in the main series , the digital series ; Avengers vs. X-Men : Infinite , and into a number of ongoing series including Avengers , Avengers Academy , New Avengers , Secret Avengers , Uncanny X-Men , Wolverine and the X-Men and X-Men : Legacy . The event was succeeded by the limited series AvX : Consequences .   Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics , Avengers vs. X-Men was a commercial success that topped the comic-book sales charts from April to October 2012 . The repercussions of the storyline resulted in the new status quos of the Marvel Universe presented in the company 's Marvel NOW ! relaunch initiative .

neg: Joss Whedon Joss Whedon ( -LSB- ˈwiːdən -RSB- ) ( born Joseph Hill Whedon on June 23 , 1964 ) is an American screenwriter , film and television director , film and television producer , comic book author , and composer . He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-founder of Bellwether Pictures , and is best known as the creator of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( 1997 -- 2003 ) , Angel ( 1999 -- 2004 ) , Firefly ( 2002 ) , Dollhouse ( 2009 -- 10 ) and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. ( from 2013 ) .   Whedon co-wrote the Pixar film Toy Story ( 1995 ) , wrote and directed the Firefly film continuation Serenity ( 2005 ) , co-wrote and directed the Internet mini-series Dr. Horrible 's Sing-Along Blog ( 2008 ) , co-wrote and produced the horror comedy The Cabin in the Woods ( 2012 ) , and wrote and directed the Marvel Cinematic Universe superhero films The Avengers ( 2012 ) and its sequel Avengers : Age of Ultron ( 2015 ) .

neg: List of The Spectacular Spider-Man episodes The Spectacular Spider-Man is an American animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character , Spider-Man , and developed for television by Greg Weisman and Victor Cook . In terms of tone and style , the series is based principally on the original stories by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko , with a similar balance of action , drama and comedy as well as a high school setting . However , it also tends to utilize material from all eras of the comic 's run and other sources such as the film series and the Ultimate Spider-Man comics . The series premiered on March 8 , 2008 during the Kids ' WB programming block of The CW , and its second season aired on Disney XD in the United States , and ended its run on November 18 , 2009 . Throughout its run , The Spectacular Spider-Man was acclaimed by both critics and audiences . The entire series was broadcast in Canada on Teletoon .   Following the central theme of `` The Education of Peter Parker '' , the series is broken up into loose arcs , each consisting of three to four episodes that take place nearly a month within the series , with the episode titles in each arc adopting terms from specific fields of study . Both Season One and Two consist of 13 episodes .

neg: Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates Ultimate Comics : The Ultimates is an ongoing monthly comic book series published by Marvel Comics that made its debut in September 2011 as part of the second re-launch of Ultimate Marvel . Through the `` Ultimate Universe Reborn '' tagline following the `` Death of Spider-Man '' and written by Jonathan Hickman with art by Esad Ribic , the series also serves as a continuation of elements from Ultimate Comics : Fallout , and exists alongside other relaunched Ultimate Marvel titles including Ultimate Comics : Spider-Man and Ultimate Comics : X-Men . The series continues the adventures of the Ultimates , including Nick Fury , Thor and Iron Man .


query: Love Actually was written by Richard Curtis.

pos: Love Actually Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas-themed romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis . It features an ensemble cast , many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous film and television projects . The screenplay delves into different aspects of love as shown through ten separate stories involving a wide variety of individuals , many of whom are shown to be interlinked as their tales progress . Most of the film was filmed on location in London . The story begins five weeks before Christmas and is played out in a weekly countdown until the holiday , followed by an epilogue that takes place one month later .   The United States release was on 14 November 2003 and a week later in the United Kingdom , where it debuted to positive reviews , but received mixed-to-positive reviews in the US . The film was a box-office success , grossing almost $ 247 million worldwide on a budget of $ 45 million .

neg: Courtney Love Courtney Michelle Love ( born Courtney Michelle Harrison ; born July 9 , 1964 ) is an American singer , actress , writer , and visual artist . Prolific in the punk and grunge scenes of the 1990s , Love has enjoyed a career that spans four decades . She rose to prominence as the frontwoman of the alternative rock band Hole , which she formed in 1989 . Love has drawn public attention for her uninhibited live performances and confrontational lyrics , as well as her highly publicized personal life following her marriage to Kurt Cobain .   The daughter of Hank Harrison and psychotherapist Linda Carroll , Love had an itinerant early life . She spent her formative years in San Francisco and Portland , Oregon , where she was in a series of short-lived bands before being cast in two films by British director Alex Cox . After forming Hole in 1989 , she received substantial attention from underground rock press for the group 's debut album , produced by Kim Gordon . Hole 's second release , Live Through This ( 1994 ) , gave her high-profile renown with critical accolades and multi-platinum sales . In 1995 , Love returned to acting , earning a Golden Globe Award nomination for her performance as Althea Leasure in Miloš Forman 's The People vs. Larry Flynt ( 1996 ) , which established her as a mainstream actress . The following year , she saw further mainstream success with the release of Hole 's third album , Celebrity Skin ( 1998 ) , which was nominated for multiple Grammy Awards .   Love continued to work as an actress into the early 2000s , appearing in big-budget pictures such as Man on the Moon ( 1999 ) and Trapped ( 2002 ) , before releasing her first solo album , America 's Sweetheart , in 2004 . The next few years were marked by publicity surrounding Love 's legal troubles and drug addiction , which resulted in a mandatory lockdown rehabilitation sentence in 2005 while she was in the process of writing a second planned solo album . That project became Nobody 's Daughter , which was released in 2010 as a Hole album but without any other members of the original lineup . Between 2014 and 2015 , she released two solo singles and returned to acting in the network series Sons of Anarchy and Empire .   Love has also had endeavors in writing , co-creating and co-authoring three volumes of a manga , Princess Ai , between 2004 and 2006 , as well as a memoir , Dirty Blonde : The Diaries of Courtney Love ( 2006 ) . In 2012 , she premiered an exhibit of mixed media visual art titled And She 's Not Even Pretty .

neg: Old Love (story) `` Old Love '' is a short story written by English author Jeffrey Archer . Published in 1980 in Archer 's A Quiver Full of Arrows by Hodder & Stoughton , it is the tale of two undergraduates at Oxford in the 1930s and their bitter rivalry that ends in a tragic love story .   In 1987 , a play titled Love Song was produced by Richard Bennett based on the story .

neg: Glee, Actually `` Glee , Actually '' is the tenth episode of the fourth season of the American musical television series Glee , and the seventy-sixth episode overall as well as the show 's third Christmas-themed episode . Written by Matthew Hodgson and directed by Adam Shankman , it aired on Fox in the United States on December 13 , 2012 .   The episode garnered mixed reviews from critics ; and was watched by 5.26 million viewers , receiving an 18-49 rating of 2.0 .

neg: More Love Songs More Love Songs is a 1986 album by Loudon Wainwright III released on Rounder Records . Wainwright had moved to England , and this was the second album produced by ( and featuring ) Richard Thompson . Critically and popularly it is probably considered the peak of his 1980s renaissance . After three albums in four years , it would be another three years before he released the largely ignored Therapy .   The style of the album combines purely acoustic staples like `` Your Mother and I '' with piano-driven ballads like `` The Back Nine '' and full-blown rockers like `` Vampire Blues '' and `` Hard Day on the Planet '' . Wainwright also careens emotionally from the sad `` Overseas Call '' to the laugh-out-loud `` Synchronicity '' .   Wainwright also enjoyed a period of popularity as a regular on The Jasper Carrott Show in the UK , and many of the songs from his following album were written during this time as well as some ( still ) unreleased ones .   By the late 1980s Wainwright was back in the USA .

neg: Blue Letter `` Blue Letter '' is a song written by Michael Curtis and Richard Curtis that was first released by Fleetwood Mac on their 1975 album Fleetwood Mac . It was also released as a single in Japan with `` Say You Love Me '' . Fleetwood Mac performed `` Blue Letter '' on every tour for 1975 -- 1990 . It was the only song on the album not written by a band member .

neg: Rico Love Richard `` Rico '' Preston Butler , Jr. ( born December 3 , 1982 ) , better known by his stage name Rico Love , is an American songwriter , record producer and singer . He was born in New Orleans , Louisiana , but split his childhood between Milwaukee , Wisconsin and New York City 's Harlem neighborhood . He attended Florida A&M and , while visiting Atlanta , Georgia , worked his way into the music industry through connections with Usher , who would become Love 's mentor . The first song Love ever wrote in his career was `` Throwback '' for which ended up on Usher 's 2004 album `` Confessions . '' Love success continued writing and producing hit records such as Usher 's `` There Goes My Baby '' and `` Hey Daddy ( Daddy 's Home ) '' , Nelly 's `` Just a Dream '' and `` Gone '' , as well as Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Sweet Dreams '' . and has contributed to works which have gone on to win Grammys such as Beyoncé 's 2009 Best Contemporary R&B album I Am ... Sasha Fierce , Usher 's 2010 Best Contemporary R&B album Raymond v. Raymond , and Usher 's 2010 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance `` There Goes My Baby '' . In addition Love has written and produced records for Kelly Rowland , Diddy -- Dirty Money , Chris Brown , Alexandra Burke , Keri Hilson , Fergie , and Fantasia .   Love is also the CEO of Division1 , a record label which partnered with Interscope Records in 2013 . Love has appeared as a featured artist on records with T.I. , Usher , Jermaine Dupri , Jamie Foxx , Rich Boy , and Fat Joe .

neg: I Love You (Cliff Richard song) `` I Love You '' is the fourth UK number-one hit single ( and the second of the 1960s ) by Cliff Richard and the Shadows . It was written by the Shadows ' rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch . Released in December , it was a Christmas No. 1 and stayed at the chart summit for two weeks , although it did not carry a traditional holiday theme .   It took until 1977 before another song entitled `` I Love You '' entered the UK Singles Chart . It was recorded by Donna Summer .

neg: No Greater Love (1996 film) No Greater Love , also known as Danielle Steel 's No Greater Love , is a 1996 television film directed by Richard T. Heffron . The film is based upon the 1991 novel of the same name written by Danielle Steel .

neg: The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock `` The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock '' , commonly known as `` Prufrock '' , is the first professionally published poem by American-British poet T. S. Eliot ( 1888 -- 1965 ) . Eliot began writing `` Prufrock '' in February 1910 , and it was first published in the June 1915 issue of Poetry : A Magazine of Verse at the instigation of Ezra Pound ( 1885 -- 1972 ) . It was later printed as part of a twelve-poem pamphlet ( or chapbook ) titled Prufrock and Other Observations in 1917 . At the time of its publication , Prufrock was considered outlandish , but is now seen as heralding a paradigmatic cultural shift from late 19th-century Romantic verse and Georgian lyrics to Modernism .   The poem 's structure was heavily influenced by Eliot 's extensive reading of Dante Alighieri and makes several references to the Bible and other literary works -- including William Shakespeare 's plays Henry IV Part II , Twelfth Night , and Hamlet , the poetry of seventeenth-century metaphysical poet John Donne , and the nineteenth-century French Symbolists . Eliot narrates the experience of Prufrock using the stream of consciousness technique developed by his fellow Modernist writers . The poem , described as a `` drama of literary anguish '' , is a dramatic interior monologue of an urban man , stricken with feelings of isolation and an incapability for decisive action that is said `` to epitomize frustration and impotence of the modern individual '' and `` represent thwarted desires and modern disillusionment '' .   Prufrock laments his physical and intellectual inertia , the lost opportunities in his life and lack of spiritual progress , and he is haunted by reminders of unattained carnal love . With visceral feelings of weariness , regret , embarrassment , longing , emasculation , sexual frustration , a sense of decay , and an awareness of mortality , `` Prufrock '' has become one of the most recognised voices in modern literature .

neg: I Love My Wife I Love My Wife is a musical with a book and lyrics by Michael Stewart and music by Cy Coleman , based on a play by Luis Rego .   A satire of the sexual revolution of the 1970s , the musical takes place on Christmas Eve in suburban Trenton , New Jersey , where two married couples who have been close friends since high school find themselves contemplating a ménage-à-quatre .

neg: Wild and Wonderful Wild and Wonderful is a 1964 film comedy starring Tony Curtis and his then-wife Christine Kaufmann ( whom he had married in 1963 ) . The plot revolves around a clever French poodle named Monsieur Cognac , and the dog 's effect on the newly married couple portrayed by Curtis and Kaufmann . The film was Curtis 's last under his long contractual relationship with Universal Studios .   The film had six credited writers , including Waldo Salt , who was then still working his way back from years on the Hollywood blacklist and who reportedly `` hated '' the film . In his 1999 obituary for Larry Markes , another of the credited writers , Dick Vosburgh of The Independent commented , `` Critics found it hard to accept that it had taken six writers to fashion the wafer-thin tale of a jazz flautist whose marriage to a French film star is threatened by the jealous tricks of Monsieur Cognac , her neurotic , alcoholic French poodle . '' In his obituary for Tony Curtis in 2010 , Dave Kehr dismissed the film as `` disastrous , '' noting that Curtis was rebuilding his reputation after an earlier affair with Kaufmann , his co-star in Wild and Wonderful , and subsequent divorce from Janet Leigh .

neg: Love Story (novel) Love Story is a 1970 romance novel by American writer Erich Segal . The book 's origins lay in a screenplay that Segal wrote , and that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures . Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into novel form as a preview of sorts for the film . The novel was released on February 14 , 1970 , Valentine 's Day . Portions of the story originally appeared in The Ladies ' Home Journal . Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for all of 1970 in the United States , and was translated into more than 20 languages . The novel stayed for 41 weeks in The New York Times Best Seller list , reaching the top spot . A sequel , Oliver 's Story , was published in 1977 . The film ( Love Story ) was released on December 16 , 1970 .

neg: Sporting Love Sporting Love was a musical written by Stanley Lupino with music by Billy Mayerl .   It opened at the Gaiety Theatre , London on March 31 , 1934 and ran for 302 performances .   In 1936 it was adapted as a film Sporting Love starring Lupino .

neg: Really Love You `` Really Love You '' is a song written by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr -- their first-ever shared credit -- and originally released on McCartney 's 1997 album Flaming Pie . In 2005 , a remixed version was released as a limited edition 12 '' vinyl , from the album Twin Freaks .   The song was written during a jam session the day after McCartney and Starr recorded `` Beautiful Night '' , another song on Flaming Pie that features Starr on drums .

neg: Red Nose Day Actually Red Nose Day Actually is a 2017 British romantic comedy television short film , acting as both a sequel to the 2003 feature film Love Actually , and a part of the fund-raising event Red Nose Day 2017 . Love Actually writer and director Richard Curtis returns alongside cast members Hugh Grant , Liam Neeson , Colin Firth , Andrew Lincoln , Chiwetel Ejiofor , Keira Knightley , Martine McCutcheon , Bill Nighy , Thomas Brodie-Sangster , Lúcia Moniz , Olivia Olson , Marcus Brigstocke , and Rowan Atkinson .   The film was first broadcast on BBC on March 24 , 2017 as a part of Red Nose Day .   A longer version of the film , featuring Laura Linney reprising her role and Patrick Dempsey , was broadcast in US on May 25 , 2017 .

neg: My Own True Love My Own True Love is a 1949 American drama film directed by Compton Bennett and written by Arthur Kober , Josef Mischel and Theodore Strauss . The film stars Phyllis Calvert , Melvyn Douglas , Wanda Hendrix , Philip Friend , Binnie Barnes and Alan Napier . The film was released on February 2 , 1949 , by Paramount Pictures .

neg: Love Is (Vikki Watson song) `` Love Is ... '' , written and composed by James Kaleth and Vikki Watson , was the United Kingdom 's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 , performed by the latter composer , Vikki Watson , credited at Eurovision and on the single as Vikki .   The first female soloist to compete for UK at Eurovision since Olivia Newton-John with `` Long Live Love '' at Eurovision 1974 and also the first female composer of a UK Eurovision entrant to sing her composition in the contest , Vikki won the right to perform at Gothenburg by winning the UK national final , A Song for Europe , where she was the first singer to perform . At Gothenburg , the song was performed fourteenth on the night , after Norway 's Bobbysocks with `` La det swinge '' , and before Switzerland 's Mariella Farré and Pino Gasparini with `` Piano , piano . '' At the end of judging that evening , `` Love Is '' took the fourth-place slot with 100 points . At the time , it was one of the few entries that managed to receive 100 points without receiving any 12 point allotments from any jury . It was also the UK 's strongest showing since winning the 1981 Contest with `` Making Your Mind Up . ''   The song was a contemporary ballad about a man and a woman who are both too afraid to plunge head-first with their emotions into a love affair ; while both of them want to be loved by the other , both of them are letting their heads rule their hearts . In the chorus , Vikki sings that `` love is '' the product of a number of impulsive decisions , such as `` taking a chance on two hearts beating as one . '' Vikki nominally used a single chair as a prop , first sitting in it while singing the song , then circling it and abandoning it entirely by the second half of the song .   Despite the high showing at Gothenburg , the song placed at No. 49 on the UK Singles Chart . The b-side of the single was `` Lead Me Through the Darkness ''

neg: Richard Curtis (disambiguation) Richard or Dick Curtis may refer to :   Richard Curtis ( born 1956 ) , British screenwriter  Richard Curtis ( politician ) ( born 1959 ) , American politician  Richard Curtis ( literary agent ) , American author and literary agent  Richard Curteys ( 1532 -- 1582 ) , bishop ( archaic spelling of Curtis )  Dick Curtis ( 1902 -- 1952 ) , American actor  Dick Curtis ( boxer ) ( 1802 -- 1843 ) , English boxing pioneer  Rick Curtis , musician and co-writer of Southern Cross ( Crosby , Stills and Nash song )

neg: Matthew Curtis (composer) Matthew Curtis ( b. 1959 , Cumbria , England is a British classical composer .

neg: Love is Forever (Cliff Richard album) Love Is Forever is a studio album by Cliff Richard . It was released in 1965 and reached number # 19 in the UK album chart . The album was primarily made up of pop standards such as `` Long Ago ( And Far Away ) '' , `` Have I Told You Lately That I Love You '' , and `` Someday ( You 'll Want Me To Want You ) '' .