query: The principal photography of Vantage Point (film) ended in the year 2005.

pos: Vantage Point (film) Vantage Point is a 2008 American thriller film directed by Pete Travis ; it was adapted from a screenplay written by Barry L. Levy . The story focuses on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States , as seen from the various vantage points of different characters . Dennis Quaid , Matthew Fox , Forest Whitaker , William Hurt , and Sigourney Weaver star in principal roles . The film is often compared , unfavorably , to Akira Kurosawa 's Rashomon , which also employed storytelling through multiple perspectives . Rashomon used the multiple perspectives to question the possibility of truth , in a process called the Rashomon effect ; in contrast , Vantage Point recounts a series of events which are re-enacted from several different perspectives and viewpoints in order to reveal a truthful account of what happened . Vantage Point also explores kidnapping , assassination and terrorism .   The motion picture was co-produced by Relativity Media , Original Film , and Art In Motion . It was commercially distributed by Columbia Pictures theatrically , and by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in home media format . The film project began principal photography in Mexico City on June 18 , 2006 . Executive producers for the film included Callum Greene , Tania Landau , and Lynwood Spinks . On February 26 , 2008 , the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released by the Varèse Sarabande label . The film score was composed by musician Atli Örvarsson .   Following its premiere on February 22 , 2008 , Vantage Point grossed $ 72,266,306 in domestic ticket receipts . The film was screened at 3,163 theaters during its widest release nationwide in the United States . It earned an additional $ 78,895,185 in business through international release to top out at a combined $ 151,161,491 in gross revenue . The film was technically considered a strong financial success due to its $ 40 million budget costs . Preceding its theatrical run though , the film was met with generally mixed to negative critical reviews . The widescreen DVD and high-definition Blu-ray Disc editions of the film featuring the director 's audio commentary and interviews with the cast and crew , were both released in the United States on July 8 , 2008 .

neg: Heart of the Beholder Heart of the Beholder is a 2005 drama film that was written and directed by Ken Tipton . It is based on Tipton 's own experience as the owner of a chain of videocassette rental stores in the 1980s . Tipton and his family had opened the first videocassette rental stores in St. Louis in 1980 ; their business was largely destroyed by a campaign of Christian fundamentalists who objected to the chain 's carrying the film The Last Temptation of Christ for rental .   The film won `` Best Feature Film '' awards at several film festivals . Critic Ryan Cracknell summarized the film , `` There 's no shortage of material for writer-director Ken Tipton to work with here . That alone makes Heart of the Beholder a film of interest . It is in many ways a politically charged film as it touches on issues of freedom of speech , religious beliefs and all out fanaticism . Still , I did n't think it was charged with enough balance and I think a large part had to do with the film 's inconsistent pacing . ''

neg: View Point View Point is 150m long eastern tip of a promontory , on Antarctica , forming the west side of the entrance to Duse Bay on the south coast of Trinity Peninsula , on the northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula . Situated 6.79 km east of Skomlya Hill and 6.45 km southeast of Boil Point . Discovered by a party under J. Gunnar Andersson of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition , 1901-04 . So named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ( FIDS ) following their survey of the area in 1945 because from this promontory , good panoramic photographs were obtained .

neg: Dirty Deeds (2005 film) Dirty Deeds is a 2005 American comedy film directed by David Kendall , produced by Bill Civitella and Dan Kaplow ; written by Jon Land and Jonathan Thies . It was released on August 25 , 2005 in the United States and filmed in Los Angeles , California .   The film was given a rating of PG-13 for `` crude humor , sexual content , language , teen partying/sexual references , and some violence '' .

neg: 2005 in the United Kingdom Events from the year 2005 in the United Kingdom .

neg: 2004 American Society of Cinematographers Awards The 19th American Society of Cinematographers Awards were held on February 13 , 2005 , honoring the best cinematographers of film and television in 2004 .

neg: Cross Point (Lowell, Massachusetts) Cross Point is an office complex in Lowell , Massachusetts . Formerly named Wang Towers , it is a local landmark , dominating the busy intersection of Interstate 495 ( the Boston outer ring road ) and U.S. Route 3 . It is the third-tallest building in Lowell , after Three River Place and the Kenneth R. Fox Student Union at UMass Lowell .   The complex , consisting of three interconnected cement-clad 12-storey towers and other buildings totaling over 1,200,000 sqft situated on 15 acre , was built by original sole tenant Wang Laboratories as its new world headquarters .   Construction began in 1980 , and it was completed in stages at a cost of ( about $ in current dollars ) . The buildings served as a demonstration of the rise of Wang Labs and the Boston-area computer technology industry generally , and later as a sign of the rapid fall of the company and industry : Wang Labs entered bankruptcy in 1992 , and the property was sold at bankruptcy auction in 1994 for a tiny fraction of its construction cost -- $ 525,000 ( about $ in current dollars ) -- in 1994 , to Louis Pellegrine , fronting for Atlantic Retail Partners .   Atlantic renovated the towers ( with the help of tax breaks and a $ 4 million letter of credit from the City of Lowell ) and sold them in 1998 to San-Francisco-based Yale Properties USA and Blackstone Real Estate Advisors , reportedly for over $ 100 million . The towers acquired new tenants , but business was hurt by the 2000-2001 bursting of the `` dot-com bubble '' , and it was described as being , by 2005 , a `` ghost town '' with an occupancy rate of about 50 % .   Yale Properties bought out Blackstone 's share in 2005 ; in the same year San-Diego-based Divco West Properties bought an interest in the property . By 2007 the occupancy rate was back up to about 90 % , with major tenants such as Motorola moving in . Yale actively shopped the property , but a 2007 deal to sell it for about $ 180 million to a consortium led by Davis Marcus Partners fell through . The real estate crash beginning in 2007 put severe strain on the property 's finances , but Yale and Divco West ( along with Canada 's Public Sector Pension Investment Board ) retained ownership . In 2012 the towers were about 70 % filled and Colliers International was hired to boost occupancy .   The towers were sold to CP Associates LLC for $ 100 Million in 2014 .   One of the largest office lease relocation transactions in Greater Boston happened when Kronos Incorporated signed a 500,000 square-foot global headquarters office lease at Cross Point in 2016 . This move makes the workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions provider one of the largest employers in Lowell and the largest tenant at Cross Point with 1,500 employees on a total of 16 floors . CrossPoint 's ownership team and Kronos plan to invest more than $ 40 million toward the design and build-out of a completely modernized facility .

neg: À travers la forêt À travers la forêt is a 2005 French film directed by Jean-Paul Civeyrac .

neg: The Last Days (2005 film) The Last Days is a 2005 war film directed by Eric Bryan . It is among the films being shown at the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival , `` Film for the People '' .

neg: Film gate The film gate is the rectangular opening in the front of a motion picture camera where the film is exposed to light . The film gate can be seen by removing the lens and rotating the shutter out of the way . The film is held on a uniform plane at a calibrated distance in the gate by a pressure plate behind the film .   Occasionally , as the film passes through the gate , friction can cause small slivers of celluloid to break off and stick in the side of the opening . This debris is called hairs . A `` hair in the gate '' will remain in front of the film and create a dark line that sticks into the edge of the film frame as the camera is filming a shot . A hair can ruin the shot and is almost impossible to fix in post production without being removed digitally .   Because of the intractability of this problem the 1st Assistant Camera ( in the UK this position is known as focus puller ) will open the camera and examine the gate for hairs at the end of each shot . Normally the assistant director will call out `` check the gate '' when the director is ready to move on to the next shot . The crew will wait until the focus puller calls out `` gate is clean . '' If the gate is not clean , it will be cleaned with orangewood sticks and canned air and the crew will take the shot again . A good camera crew usually checks all cameras and magazines during equipment checkout with scratch tests using fogged film rolls -- this will catch out any possible scratch or hair problems caused by faulty equipment . However , a variety of other factors including environment , humidity , type of film stock , camera position , film ridging , and lacing can each be responsible for a `` hair in the gate '' . Generally , skilled crew and regularly inspected tested equipment make this a rare occurrence , and it is not unheard of for assistants to go for months without seeing one , even on large-scale shoots . The cinematographer Oliver Stapleton praised his assisting team on Casanova for not having a single hair or scratch for the whole shoot , even though large portions were shot on dusty exteriors .   Video cameras do not have this problem , as any malfunction to the sensor will render the entire system useless . The Arri D-20 and D-21 system , however , does have removable lenses and a rotating optical shutter , which means that the CMOS sensor can be exposed in much the same way as a film gate and thus needs to be kept assiduously clean .

neg: Grave Danger `` Grave Danger '' is the fifth season finale of the American crime drama CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , which is set in Las Vegas , Nevada . This two-parter was directed by Quentin Tarantino and was aired on May 19 , 2005 . The episode features veteran actors Tony Curtis and Frank Gorshin as long-time friends of character Sam Braun . Gorshin died two days before the episode aired in the United States . The episode was later dedicated to his memory .

neg: GeoVector GeoVector Corporation ( originally named Criticom Corporation ) began conducting research into augmented reality in early 1990s . The company , co-founded by John Ellenby , who also founded laptop pioneer GRiD Systems Corporation , devised a method to use sensors in a device to associate relevant digital information with places on earth .   The basic concept around which most of GeoVector 's R&D has focused is that knowing the position and orientation of the device allows the application to provide digital information associated with a place in the real world . Position and direction data can be used to create a virtual vector which intersects with objects indexed in databases by their latitude and longitude coordinates .   GeoVector 's first patent in this domain , since issued as 5,815,411 , was filed September 10 , 1993 .  The company originally held the trademark for `` Augmented Reality '' ( issued in 1995 ) but abandoned it as the term was generally adopted to describe this technique .   Early GeoVector work focused on providing vertical solutions . One GeoVector augmented reality design used compass equipped binoculars along with GPS to superimpose nautical maps on the visual horizon thus improving the safety of navigation .   A video showing early Augmented Reality concepts from GeoVector can be seen here   GeoVector then discovered that their basic technology would improve the user experience on handheld devices delivering location aware applications . In this instance , actually viewing the real object was not necessary . Simply being able to refine the search for location information by knowing the direction of user interest or the specific object of his attention would be a significant benefit . The GeoVector team then implemented what they now refer to as the `` pointing '' feature .   In 1998 , `` Clipper '' project was initiated . The company built a prototype device known internally as The `` Little Guy '' , a handheld `` pointable '' information appliance independent of a visual or video element .  Since that time GeoVector has worked closely with sensor and device manufactures to encourage them to include GPS and compass elements in their products . In early 2006 , there were sufficient pointing capable handsets in Japan for GeoVector to launch its first commercial product on the KDDI network with support of local partners NECM and Mapion .   A video showing the functionality of Pointing is on YouTube .   The company has continued its research and development in directional searching and augmented reality and has been awarded several patents in those areas . Further information about their intellectual property can be found on line at their website patent gallery .

neg: Schneeland Schneeland ( German : `` Snowland '' ) is a 2005 film written and directed by German filmmaker Hans W. Geissendörfer . Based on the novel Hohaj by Elisabeth Rynell , it depicts the devastation felt by Elizabeth ( Maria Schrader ) , a woman who had lost her husband in a car crash and wants to leave her three young children to join him in death by wandering out into the snowy deserts of Lapland . As she wanders through the snow , Elizabeth discovers the story of Aron ( Thomas Kretschmann ) and Ina ( Julia Jentsch ) , a couple who overcame dark secrets and over-controlling family members to be with each other .   Schneeland premiered in January 2005 at the Sundance Film Festival and was released nationwide in German later that month . At the Deutscher Filmpreis ( German Film Awards ) in 2005 , it was nominated for four awards including Best Costume Design and Best Production Design . It won for Best Cinematography .

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: International cricket in 2005 The international cricket season in 2005 lasted from April to September 2005 .

neg: Animation stand An animation stand is a device assembled for the filming of any kind of animation that is placed on a flat surface , including cel animation , graphic animation , clay animation , and silhouette animation .   Traditionally , the flat surface that the animation rests on is some kind of table that the animator sits at . Pegs made specifically for animation are embedded into the table , in at least two slots allowing the pegs to slide from side to side , permitting horizontal movement of images , but can also be easily fixed into position for the accurate positioning ( `` registration '' ) of the artwork .   Opposite the animator is a series of supporting arms and supports , on top of which is mounted a film or video camera , pointing down toward the artwork , which films the artwork , frame-by-frame , as it is slowly moved and changed by the operator .   The vertical positioning of the animation camera , always shooting down , is the main component that defines an animation stand , as opposed to a stop motion set-up , or other equipment arrangements for animation production .   Animation stands can be homemade , from metal or wood , such as that owned by Los Angeles animator Mike Jittlov , and still accomplish impressive animation production ; or they can be elaborate ( and expensive ) professionally made precision systems that allow for the computerised movements of both the art and the camera , as has been traditionally used by professional animation studios and special effects facilities such as the Walt Disney studio ( famous for their Multiplane camera ) and George Lucas 's Industrial Light & Magic ( ILM ) facilities .

neg: Bray Studios (UK) Bray Studios is a film and television facility at Bray , near Maidenhead , Berkshire , England . The model and miniature filming for the film Alien was shot there , as well as The Rocky Horror Picture Show . It is best known for its association with Hammer Film Productions and contains four stages , plus offices and workshops .   Hammer originally leased country houses in which to shoot films , until the company eventually purchased Down Place on the banks of the Thames near Bray . After using every room and angle in its films , it later enlarged the house into the Bray Studios of today . The last Hammer production made at Bray was The Mummy 's Shroud , which wrapped on 21 October 1966 . Hammer sold the studio in November , 1970 . Bray Studios continues to host television , film work and band rehearsals today . Bray Studios is now under threat of redevelopment into a residential area under the current owner of the studio who has claimed there is no call for the studio any more , despite having refused a number of applications by productions to use the facilities . A pressure group is currently trying to save the studio .

neg: Last Call for Blackford Oakes Last Call for Blackford Oakes is a 2005 Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley , Jr. .   It is the final of the 11 novels in the Blackford Oakes series .

neg: Lust Connection Lust Connection is a 2005 American thriller film directed by Jim Wynorski .

neg: Glasgow Film Festival The Glasgow Film Festival is an annual film festival based in Glasgow , Scotland . The festival began in 2005 . By 2015 , the festival had seen audience figures top 40,000 for two consecutive years .

neg: Digital intermediate Digital intermediate ( typically abbreviated to DI ) is a motion picture finishing process which classically involves digitizing a motion picture and manipulating the color and other image characteristics . It often replaces or augments the photochemical timing process and is usually the final creative adjustment to a movie before distribution in theaters . It is distinguished from the telecine process in which film is scanned and color is manipulated early in the process to facilitate editing . However the lines between telecine and DI are continually blurred and are often executed on the same hardware by colorists of the same background . These two steps are typically part of the overall color management process in a motion picture at different points in time . A digital intermediate is also customarily done at higher resolution and with greater color fidelity than telecine transfers .   Although originally used to describe a process that started with film scanning and ended with film recording , digital intermediate is also used to describe color correction and color grading and even final mastering when a digital camera is used as the image source and/or when the final movie is not output to film . This is due to recent advances in digital cinematography and digital projection technologies that strive to match film origination and film projection .   In traditional photochemical film finishing , an intermediate is produced by exposing film to the original camera negative . The intermediate is then used to mass-produce the films that get distributed to theaters . Color grading is done by varying the amount of red , green , and blue light used to expose the intermediate . This seeks to be able to replace or augment the photochemical approach to creating this intermediate .   The digital intermediate process uses digital tools to color grade , which allows for much finer control of individual colors and areas of the image , and allows for the adjustment of image structure ( grain , sharpness , etc. ) . The intermediate for film reproduction can then be produced by means of a film recorder . The physical intermediate film that is a result of the recording process is sometimes also called a digital intermediate , and is usually recorded to internegative ( IN ) stock , which is inherently finer-grain than camera negative ( OCN ) .   One of the key technical achievements that made the transition to DI possible was the use of the 3D look-up tables ( aka `` 3D LUTs '' ) , which could be used to mimic how the digital image would look once it was printed onto release print stock . This removed a large amount of skilled guesswork from the film-making process , and allowed greater freedom in the colour grading process while reducing risk .   The digital master is often used as a source for a DCI-compliant distribution of the motion picture for digital projection . For archival purposes , the digital master created during the Digital Intermediate process can still be recorded to very stable high dynamic range yellow-cyan-magenta ( YCM ) separations on black-and-white film with an expected 100-year or longer life . This archival format , long used in the industry prior to the invention of DI , still provides an archival medium that is independent of changes in digital data recording technologies and file formats that might otherwise render digitally archived material unreadable in the long term .


query: Bobby Moore exclusively played cricket.

pos: Bobby Moore Robert Frederick Chelsea `` Bobby '' Moore OBE ( 12 April 1941 -- 24 February 1993 ) was an English professional footballer . He captained West Ham United for more than ten years and was captain of the England team that won the 1966 World Cup . He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of all time , and was cited by Pelé as the greatest defender that he had ever played against . Moore is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century .   He won a total of 108 caps for the England team , which at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record . This record was later broken by 125-cap goalkeeper Peter Shilton . Moore 's total of 108 caps continued as a record for outfield players until 28 March 2009 , when David Beckham gained his 109th cap . Moore was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a player . The same year he was named in the BBC 's list of the 100 Greatest Britons .

neg: Run for Moore Run for Moore was a UK-wide series of men-only fundraising events in aid of The Bobby Moore Fund at UK charity Cancer Research UK . Although participation is limited to men , women can get involved by volunteering and marshalling at the event . The events involved running , jogging or walking a 5-kilometre course and participants were encouraged to raise sponsorship from friends and family for doing so .

neg: Edward Moore (English bishop) The Right Reverend Edward Alfred Livingstone Moore , MA was Bishop of Travancore and Cochin from 1925 to 1937 .   Moore was born in Oxford on 13 November 1870 into an ecclesiastical family . He was educated at Marlborough and Oriel College , Oxford and was ordained in 1895 .   Moore began his career as a curate in Aston , became a CMS Missionary in southern India , Principal of the society 's Divinity School in Madras , and progressed to become Chairman of its Tinnevelly operations until his elevation to the episcopate . Returning to England he was Vicar of Horspath from 1938 until his death on 22 September 1944 .   Several schools in India are named after Moore .

neg: Army and Navy cricket team The Army and Navy cricket team was a cricket team formed from the combination of the British Army and the Royal Navy , with its players being selected from either of these branches of the British Armed Forces . The team first appeared in a first-class match in 1910 against a combined Oxford and Cambridge Universities cricket team at the Officers Club Services Ground , Aldershot . The team played two further first-class matches , in 1911 in a repeat of the 1910 fixture , though this time played at the United Services Recreation Ground , Portsmouth , and following World War I against the Demobilised Officers at Lord 's . The team won its first two fixtures and drew its third .

neg: Dhaka Dynamites The Dhaka Dynamites are a franchise cricket team that plays in the Bangladesh Premier League ( BPL ) , representing the country 's Dhaka Division . Following the 2015 competition , the Dynamites are one of the BPL 's six existing members and are expected to participate in the league 's 2016 edition . The team is headquartered at the Sher-e-Bangla Cricket Stadium in Mirpur , and so is one of three teams playing in the city , alongside the Dhaka Division cricket team and Dhaka Metropolis cricket team which are active in first-class cricket .   The team was originally established in 2012 for the inaugural BPL season as the Dhaka Gladiators and they won both the 2012 and 2013 editions of the tournament . The Gladiators were one of the teams dissolved in 2013 after the second edition . The franchise was sold to the current owners Beximco Group and rebranded as the Dynamites . Its theme song is Jadur Shohor Dhaka .   For the 2015 edition of the BPL , the Dynamites were coached by South African batsman Mickey Arthur , and captained by Kumar Sangakkara . Bangladeshi player Nasir Hossain was selected as the `` icon '' player of the team .

neg: 1979 English cricket season The 1979 English cricket season saw the second Cricket World Cup played in England . West Indies defeated England in the final . India toured England to compete in a test series with England winning 1-0 .   The County Championship was won by Essex for the first time in their history .

neg: International Cricket International Cricket is a cricket video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that was only released in Australia in 1992 . Developed by Melbourne-based Beam Software , it was the only cricket game released for the NES . Aussie Rules Footy shares the same presentation style as this game .   There were no attempts to release a cricket video game to the North American , Japanese , or European markets . The reason is that baseball games dominated the North American and Japanese markets while soccer dominated the European market during that era . Two buttons are used to control the action ; one for hitting the cricket ball while the other allows the player to slog around .   One of the shortcomings in the game is the simple AI ; the average player can bowl the computer out for totals not exceeding 20 . Some of the other poor features in the game are the unrealistically green grass and the uninspired music found in the menu screens .

neg: Corley Corley ( and the associated hamlets of Corley Ash and Corley Moor ) is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire , England . The population at the 2011 census was 668 . It is located about 8 km northwest of Coventry and is adjacent to the village of Fillongley . The M6 motorway runs close by , and the village is familiar to motorists as it is the site of Corley Services . Other significant buildings in the area include Corley Hall , which was built in the 16th century .   The parish church of St Mary dates from the 12th century and is a Grade II * listed building .   Corley is also home to Corley Cricket Club , which entered its 65th season in 2012 . One of the club 's most notable former players is James Ormond , who went on to represent England . The club has also seen many of its players compete at county level , including Race Williams and John Wilson , the latter representing Leicestershire young cricketers .   Following a nationwide competition in 2012 Corley beat over 1500 other cricket clubs to be awarded the title of `` Biggest Little Cricket Club '' - The most loved and worthy in England and Wales . Club representatives have been invited to the National Outstanding Contribution to Cricket Awards ceremony at Lord 's Cricket Ground on two separate occasions since 2011 following nominations from the Warwickshire Cricket Board . On July 14 , 2013 Corley CC hosted the famous Lashings World XI , one the biggest games in the club 's history .

neg: Barry Moore (baseball) Robert Barry Moore ( born April 3 , 1943 in Statesville , North Carolina ) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher . The left-hander was signed by the Washington Senators as an amateur free agent before the 1962 season and played for the Senators ( 1965 -- 1969 ) , Cleveland Indians ( 1970 ) and Chicago White Sox ( 1970 ) .

neg: Club cricket Club cricket is a mainly amateur , but still formal , form of the sport of cricket , usually involving teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening . There is a great deal of variation in game format although the Laws of Cricket are always observed . The main nations that club cricket is played in are Pakistan , England , Australia , South Africa , Sri Lanka , West Indies , New Zealand , Bangladesh , Nepal , Zimbabwe , Kenya , Zambia , Namibia , Uganda , Tanzania , Ireland , Wales , Scotland , Netherlands , Hong Kong and in some of the major cities in India . Club cricket is played virtually all over the world . Club cricket is also now played in the United States and Canada , as both countries have large communities of immigrants from mainstream cricket-playing regions such as the Caribbean , Europe , Asia , Africa and Australasia .

neg: Norman Horner Norman Frederick Horner ( 10 May 1926 -- 24 December 2003 ) was an English first-class cricketer , who played two games for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1950 , before moving to Warwickshire County Cricket Club in 1951 . A right-handed batsman , he made 18,533 runs at 29.79 in his 362-game career .   Born in Queensbury , West Yorkshire , Horner was a neat , dapper batsman , who formed a powerful opening partnership with Fred Gardner , and scored a thousand runs in every season up to 1964 . M.J.K. Smith commented that `` Norman would have run Fred 's legs off him if he had been allowed '' . He went down the order in 1958 , when the MCC asked Warwickshire to promote Smith to develop him for a possible England opening spot . Horner scored quickly , and enjoyed his best three seasons from 1959 to 1961 . On a flat Oval pitch in 1960 he scored a career-best 203 not out , and put on 377 with Billy Ibadulla for the first wicket on the first day , then the highest unbroken opening partnership in cricket history . He was quick in the covers and took 131 catches . He retired in 1965 to concentrate on landscape gardening and his work as a cricket groundsman .   Horner died in Driffield , Yorkshire in December 2003 , at the age of 77 .

neg: English cricket team in the West Indies in 1925–26 An English cricket team raised by Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) toured the West Indies from January to March 1926 and played twelve first-class matches , including three against the West Indies cricket team which had not then achieved Test status . MCC , who were captained by Freddie Calthorpe , played their matches at Kensington Oval , Bridgetown ; Queen 's Park Oval , Port of Spain ; Bourda , Georgetown ; Sabina Park , Kingston ; and Melbourne Park , also in Kingston . In the matches between the West Indies and MCC , the first in Bridgetown was drawn ; MCC won by 5 wickets in Port of Spain ; and the final match in Georgetown was drawn .

neg: Goodwood Roos Cricket Club Established in 1927 , the Goodwood Cricket Club , as its known now , is now one of South Australia 's largest and most successful cricket clubs , playing in the South Australian Cricket Association 's Adelaide Turf Cricket Association as well as having a Junior program in the South Central Turf Cricket Association and the Junior Adelaide Turf Cricket Association .

neg: Leg before wicket Leg before wicket ( lbw ) is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed in the sport of cricket . Following an appeal by the fielding side , the umpire may rule a batsman out lbw if the ball would have struck the wicket , but was instead intercepted by any part of the batsman 's body ( except the hand holding the bat ) . The umpire 's decision will depend on a number of criteria , including where the ball pitched , whether the ball hit in line with the wickets , and whether the batsman was attempting to hit the ball .   Leg before wicket first appeared in the laws of cricket in 1774 , as batsmen began to use their pads to prevent the ball hitting their wicket . Over several years , refinements were made to clarify where the ball should pitch and to remove the element of interpreting the batsman 's intentions . The 1839 version of the law used a wording that remained in place for nearly 100 years . However , from the latter part of the 19th century , batsmen became increasingly expert at `` pad-play '' to reduce the risk of their dismissal . Following a number of failed proposals for reform , in 1935 the law was expanded , such that batsmen could be dismissed lbw even if the ball pitched outside the line of off stump . Critics felt this change made the game unattractive as it encouraged negative tactics at the expense of leg spin bowling .   After considerable debate and various experiments , the law was changed again in 1972 . In an attempt to reduce pad-play the new version , which is used to this day , allowed batsmen to be out lbw in some circumstances if they did not attempt to hit the ball with their bat . Since the 1990s , the availability of television replays and , later , ball-tracking technology to assist umpires has increased the percentage of lbws in major matches . However , the accuracy of the technology and the consequences of its use remain controversial .   In his 1995 survey of cricket laws , Gerald Brodribb states : `` No dismissal has produced so much argument as lbw ; it has caused trouble from its earliest days '' . Owing to its complexity , the law is widely misunderstood among the general public and has proven controversial among spectators , administrators and commentators ; lbw decisions have sometimes caused crowd trouble . Since the law 's introduction , the proportion of lbw dismissals has risen steadily through the years . Statistics reveal that the probability of a batsman being dismissed lbw in a Test match varies depending on where the match is played and which teams are playing .

neg: Bromsgrove Cricket Club Bromsgrove Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based in Worcestershire . Founded in 1842 , the club now play in the Birmingham and District Premier League . The 3XI and 4XI play in the Worcestershire county cricket league . The club has close links with Worcestershire County Cricket Club . County players who have played for Bromsgrove include Stephen Peters , Nadeem Malik and Kadeer Ali . The most high-profile player is Alexei Kervezee who plays international cricket for Netherlands . Former Indian Test cricketer Sairal Bahutule also played for Bromsgrove in 1992 . Other famous people but less noted for their cricket include English professional footballer Kevin Poole , poet A.E.Houseman and deputy controller of BBC Radio 1 ; Ben Cooper .

neg: Robert Bentley (cricketer) Robert Mulock Bentley ( born November 3 , 1958 in Bindura , Rhodesia ) is a former first-class cricketer who played for both his native Rhodesia and Natal in the Currie Cup .   Bentley lined up for Rhodesia for the first time in the 1978/79 Currie Cup . In the following season 's campaign the team was renamed Zimbabwe-Rhodesia before the county became fully independent in 1980 . Later that year he represented Zimbabwe in two first-class matches against Middlesex who were touring the country . While many of his teammates went on to play One Day International cricket for Zimbabwe , Bentley instead moved to South Africa and joined Natal . He was a regular batsman in the middle order at Natal , often at three , throughout the 1980s and early 1990s .   After spending the 1982 English summer as a professional at Lancashire League club Haslingden , Bentley returned to South Africa and had his most prolific season with 639 runs at 45.64 .   Also a capable off spin bowler , his first-class wickets include Graeme Pollock , Kepler Wessels , Peter Kirsten and Allan Lamb .

neg: The Ashes The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia . The Ashes are regarded as being held by the team that most recently won the Test series . The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper , The Sporting Times , immediately after Australia 's 1882 victory at The Oval , their first Test win on English soil . The obituary stated that English cricket had died , and `` the body will be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia '' . The mythical ashes immediately became associated with the 1882 -- 83 series played in Australia , before which the English captain Ivo Bligh had vowed to `` regain those ashes '' . The English media therefore dubbed the tour the quest to regain the Ashes .   After England had won two of the three Tests on the tour , a small urn was presented to Bligh by a group of Melbourne women including Florence Morphy , whom Bligh married within a year . The contents of the urn are reputed to be the ashes of a wooden bail , and were humorously described as `` the ashes of Australian cricket '' . It is not clear whether that `` tiny silver urn '' is the same as the small terracotta urn given to the MCC by Bligh 's widow after his death in 1927 .   The urn has never been the official trophy of the Ashes series , having been a personal gift to Bligh . However , replicas of the urn are often held aloft by victorious teams as a symbol of their victory in an Ashes series . Since the 1998 -- 99 Ashes series , a Waterford Crystal representation of the Ashes urn ( called the Ashes Trophy ) has been presented to the winners of an Ashes series as the official trophy of that series . Irrespective of which side holds the tournament , the urn remains in the MCC Museum at Lord 's ; it has however been taken to Australia to be put on touring display on two occasions : as part of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations in 1988 , and to accompany the Ashes series in 2006 -- 07 .   An Ashes series is traditionally of five Tests , hosted in turn by England and Australia at least once every four years . , England holds the Ashes , having won three of the five Tests in the 2015 Ashes series . Australia and England have won 32 series each and five series have been drawn .

neg: Acklam Park Acklam Park is a cricket ground , on Green Lane , in Acklam , Middlesbrough , North Yorkshire that has hosted 45 first class and 24 list A limited over cricket matches between 1956 and 1996 .   The 12 acre ground , which also includes two rugby pitches , was established in 1932 and is the home ground of Middlesbrough Cricket Club , who were founded in 1875 . The main pavilion and most of the banking which surrounds the playing area were built in 1953 and Yorkshire CCC played their first match there , against Glamorgan CCC in 1956 .   In 1967 , there were 13,100 spectators in attendance to watch the County Championship match between Yorkshire and Warwickshire CCC .   Yorkshire 's decision to centralise their games at Headingley saw them play their last match at Acklam Park in 1996 against Surrey CCC .   Yorkshire were bowled out for 23 by Hampshire CCC in 1965 when Butch White took 6 for 10 , but the best bowling figures on the ground belong to Arnie Sidebottom who took 8 for 72 against Leicestershire CCC in 1986 . Two batsmen scored double centuries , Alan Wells making 253 not out for Sussex CCC in 1991 and Mark Waugh 207 not out for Essex CCC the previous year .

neg: History of Australian cricket from 1890–91 to 1900 This article describes the history of Australian cricket from the 1890 -- 91 season until 1900 .   As in England , cricket in Australia from about 1890 until the First World War has been recalled as a Golden Age . The 1890s saw the emergence of great Australian players like Joe Darling , Clem Hill , Monty Noble and above all Victor Trumper , the supreme stylist who epitomised the glitter of this era not only in Australia but in England also .

neg: List of Marylebone Cricket Club players (1827–1863) This is an incomplete list in alphabetical order of cricketers who debuted for Marylebone Cricket Club ( MCC ) in important matches from the beginning of the 1827 season until the end of the 1863 season . The so-called `` roundarm era '' began in 1827 with the roundarm trial matches being played that season ; 1863 was the last season before overarm bowling was legalised , enabling it to supersede roundarm .   MCC played all its home matches in the period at Lord 's . Although many of the players who represented the club were members or were employed by MCC on its ground staff , others were associated with county clubs or teams and appeared for MCC by invitation . MCC teams have always operated at all levels of the sport and players who represented the club in minor cricket only are out of scope here .   The details are the player 's usual name followed by the span of years in which he was active as an MCC player in important matches ( the span may include years in which he played in minor matches only for MCC and/or years in which he did not represent MCC in any matches ) and then his name is given as it usually appeared on match scorecards ( e.g. , surname preceded by all initials ) .

neg: Christ Church Ground Christ Church Ground is a cricket ground in Oxford , England . The ground is part of Christ Church , one of the Oxford University colleges . The first recorded match on the ground was in 1850 , when an Oxfordshire team played against the All-England Eleven .   In 1878 , Oxford University played the Gentlemen of England in the grounds first first-class match . From 1878 to 1961 , the ground hosted 37 first-class matches involving the University , with the final first-class match held on the ground coming in 1961 , when the University played the touring Australians .   Oxfordshire played their first Minor Counties Championship match at the ground in 1895 against Worcestershire . Oxfordshire used the ground a number of times during the 21st century , playing their final Minor Counties Championship match at the ground in 2000 against Devon . The ground has also held 16 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches , the last of which came in 2001 when Oxfordshire played the Surrey Cricket Board .   The ground has also played host to List-A matches involving Oxfordshire , the first of which came against Glamorgan in the 1981 NatWest Trophy . From 1981 to 2001 , the ground played host to 7 List-A matches , the last of which saw Oxfordshire play the Nottinghamshire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001 . Two of the seven List-A matches involved a combined Minor Counties team who played 2 matches on the ground , the first against Glamorgan and the second against Surrey , both in the 1987 Benson and Hedges Cup .   The ground held a Women 's One Day International between Denmark women and Ireland women in the 1993 Women 's Cricket World Cup .   The ground is still is use today by the college .


query: Terminator Salvation is directed by Brian De Palma.

pos: Terminator Salvation Terminator Salvation is a 2009 American post-apocalyptic science fiction war film directed by McG and starring Christian Bale and Sam Worthington . It is the fourth installment of the Terminator franchise . In a departure from the previous installments , which were set between 1984 and 2003 and used time travel as a key plot element , Salvation is a post-apocalyptic film set in the year 2018 , fifteen years after the events of Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines . It focuses on the war between Skynet 's machine network and humanity ; the remnants of the world 's military have organized as the Resistance , fighting against Skynet 's killing machines . Bale portrays John Connor , Resistance fighter and central character to the franchise , while Worthington portrays cyborg Marcus Wright . Terminator Salvation also featured Anton Yelchin as a young Kyle Reese , a character first introduced in The Terminator , and the film depicts the origin of the T-800 ( Model 101 ) Terminator .   After a troubled pre-production , with The Halcyon Company acquiring the rights for the franchise from Andrew G. Vajna and Mario Kassar and several writers working on the screenplay , filming began in May 2008 in New Mexico and ran for 77 days . Terminator Salvation was released on May 21 , 2009 in the United States and Canada , followed by early June releases in the United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , and South Africa . Warner Bros. handled the North American release while Columbia Pictures handled the international release . The film grossed over $ 371 million worldwide and met with mixed reviews . A reboot of the film franchise occurred with the release of Terminator Genisys in 2015 .

neg: Miramax Miramax ( also known as Miramax Films , stylized as MIRAMAX ) is an American entertainment company known for producing and distributing films and television shows . It is headquartered in Santa Monica , California . Miramax was founded in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein , and was a leading independent film motion picture distribution and production company before it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company on June 30 , 1993 . Shortly thereafter , Pulp Fiction was released . The Weinsteins operated Miramax with more creative and financial independence than any other division of Disney , until September 30 , 2005 when they decided to leave the company and founded The Weinstein Company . Miramax was sold by Disney to Filmyard Holdings , a joint venture of Colony Capital , Tutor-Saliba Corporation , and Qatar Investment Authority , in 2010 , ending Disney 's 17-year ownership of the studio . In 2016 , ownership was transferred to beIN Media Group .

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: Never Again (The X-Files) `` Never Again '' is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files . It was written by producers Glen Morgan and James Wong , and directed by Rob Bowman . The episode aired in the United States on February 2 , 1997 on the Fox network and in the United Kingdom on BBC One on December 3 , 1997 . The episode is a `` Monster-of-the-Week '' story , a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series ' wider mythology . The episode received a Nielsen rating of 13 and was viewed by 21.36 million viewers . It received mostly positive reviews from television critics .   The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files . Mulder is a believer in the paranormal , while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work . In this episode , Scully leaves town -- and Mulder -- for a solo assignment . She soon meets Ed Jerse , a man who is being mentally controlled by a drug-related side effect of his tattoo . His tattoo , affectionately named Betty , does not want to share him , especially not with Scully .   Although `` Never Again '' was directed by Bowman , it was originally scheduled to be directed by noted movie director Quentin Tarantino . Tarantino was unable to direct the entry due to a dispute with the Directors Guild of America . Gillian Anderson was particularly pleased with the episode showing a different side of Scully ; she had specifically asked Morgan and Wong to write an episode that explored Scully 's dark side . Several cast members from Morgan and Wong 's series Space : Above and Beyond were cast in the episode .

neg: Saw V Saw is a 2008 Canadian-American horror film directed by David Hackl and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and stars Tobin Bell , Costas Mandylor , Scott Patterson , Betsy Russell , Mark Rolston , Julie Benz , Carlo Rota , and Meagan Good . It is the fifth installment of the Saw franchise , and was released on October 23 , 2008 in Australia and October 24 , 2008 in North America .   David Hackl , who served as the production designer of Saw , Saw , and Saw IV , and second-unit director for Saw and Saw IV made his directorial debut with Saw . Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan , the writers of the previous film , returned to write the film . Charlie Clouser , who provided the score for all previous Saw films , also returned to compose the score for the film . Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell served as executive producers .   The film focuses primarily on the events that led up to Detective Mark Hoffman becoming an apprentice of the Jigsaw Killer , as well as his efforts to prevent anyone else from learning his secret .

neg: Adam Davenport Adam Davenport ( born May 27 , 1984 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , stage actor and music producer .

neg: Space opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare , melodramatic adventure , interplanetary battles , as well as chivalric romance , and often risk-taking . Set mainly or entirely in outer space , it usually involves conflict between opponents possessing advanced abilities , futuristic weapons , and other sophisticated technology . The term has no relation to music but is instead a play on the terms `` soap opera '' and `` horse opera '' , the latter of which was coined during the 1930s to indicate clichéd and formulaic Western movies . Space operas emerged in the 1930s and they continue to be produced in literature , film , comics , and video games .   Notable space opera novels include the Foundation series ( 1942 -- 1999 ) by Isaac Asimov , the Lensman series ( 1948-1954 ) by E. E. Smith and the Ender 's Game series ( 1985 -- present ) by Orson Scott Card . An early notable space opera film was Flash Gordon ( 1936 -- present ) created by Alex Raymond . In the late 1970s , the Star Wars franchise ( 1977 -- present ) created by George Lucas brought a great deal of attention to the subgenre .

neg: Universal Soldier: Regeneration Universal Soldier : Regeneration ( also known in some countries as Universal Soldier : A New Beginning ) is a 2009 American sci-fi action film directed and edited by John Hyams ( the son of director Peter Hyams , who previously worked with Jean-Claude Van Damme on three films , 1994 's Timecop , 1995 's Sudden Death and 2013 's Enemies Closer ; in this film Peter is the director of photography ) . The film stars Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren , who both reprise their roles from the first film . It is the third theatrical installment in the Universal Soldier series . The film is a direct sequel to the original Universal Soldier from 1992 , unrelated to the two Universal Soldier television sequels that were produced in 1998 and completely ignores the events from the 1999 theatrical sequel Universal Soldier : The Return .   MMA fighter Andrei `` The Pit Bull '' Arlovski stars as ` NGU ' ( Next Generation UniSol ) , a Universal Soldier of the latest type , along with fellow MMA fighter Mike Pyle as Capt. Kevin Burke . Tekken star Jon Foo appears as a cameo in the film as one of the four UniSols . The film was released theatrically in the Middle East and Southeast Asia and directly to video in the United States and other parts of the world . The film has received average to mixed reviews , but it has since developed a notable cult following .

neg: Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 British-American science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto . The film 's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship . Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett , drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror . The film was produced by Gordon Carroll , David Giler and Walter Hill through their Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox . Giler and Hill made revisions and additions to the script . Shusett was executive producer . The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss artist H. R. Giger , while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film . Alien launched the Alien franchise and is chronologically the first of the main series , with the prequel series set in an earlier timeframe .   Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success , receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film , Best Direction for Scott , and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright , and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , along with numerous other award nominations . It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades , being considered one of the greatest films of all time . In 2002 , the film was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry . In 2008 , it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre by the American Film Institute , and as the 33rd greatest film of all time by Empire magazine .   The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels , comic books , video games , and toys . It also launched Weaver 's acting career by providing her with her first lead role , and the story of her character Ellen Ripley 's encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens ( 1986 ) , Alien 3 ( 1992 ) and Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) . , a crossover with the Predator franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator series , which includes Alien vs. Predator ( 2004 ) and Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem ( 2007 ) , and also a prequel series of films , which includes Prometheus ( 2012 ) and Alien : Covenant ( 2017 ) .

neg: Dreamscape (1984 film) Dreamscape is a 1984 American science-fiction adventure horror film directed by Joseph Ruben and written by David Loughery , with Chuck Russell and Ruben co-writing .

neg: Terma (The X-Files) `` Terma '' is the ninth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files . It premiered on the Fox network on . It was directed by Rob Bowman , and written by Frank Spotnitz and series creator Chris Carter . `` Terma '' featured guest appearances by John Neville , Nicholas Lea and Fritz Weaver . The episode helped explore the series ' overarching mythology . `` Terma '' earned a Nielsen household rating of 10.3 , being watched by 17.34 million viewers during its original airing .   FBI special agent Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) and assistant director Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) attend a United States Senate hearing , while Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) attempts to escape from a Russian gulag . `` Terma '' is the second part of a two-part episode , continuing the plot from the previous episode , `` Tunguska '' .   Several scenes in `` Terma '' were inspired by the novels of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn , while its tagline -- changed to `` E pur si muove '' from the usual `` The truth is out there '' -- is a reference to Galileo Galilei 's investigation by the Roman Inquisition . `` Terma '' features a climactic explosion at an oil refinery wellhead which required the physical effects staff to ignite a 300 ft plume of flammable liquids .

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: B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity .   In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics .   Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie .   From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .

neg: Mercy Point Mercy Point is an American science fiction medical drama , created by Trey Callaway , David Simkins , and Milo Frank , which originally aired for one season on United Paramount Network ( UPN ) from October 6 , 1998 , to July 15 , 1999 . With an ensemble cast led by : Joe Morton , Maria del Mar , Alexandra Wilson , Brian McNamara , Salli Richardson , Julia Pennington , Gay Thomas , Jordan Lund , and Joe Spano , the series takes place in a 23rd-century hospital space station located in deep space and revolves around its doctors and nurses . The series was produced by Mandalay Television and Columbia TriStar Television ; the executive producers were Trey Callaway , Michael Katleman , Lee David Zlotoff , Joe Voci , and Scott Sanders .   Callaway developed Mercy Point from Frank 's script , `` Nightingale One '' , as a concept for a feature film under the working title of the same name . Even though it was picked up by Mandalay Television , the concept was eventually revised as a television project and renamed Mercy Point due to the disappointing commercial performance of the 1997 film Starship Troopers . The show was part of a $ 3 million deal between Mandalay Television and Columbia TriStar Television to produce 200 hours of material . It was filmed in Vancouver to reduce production costs , with the hospital sets constructed on a series of sound stages . Director Joe Napolitano had praised the show for its use of a complete set to allow for more intricate directing . Despite being envisioned as a companion to Star Trek : Voyager , it was paired with Moesha and Clueless as its lead-in on Tuesday nights . Initially focused on ethical and medical cases , the show 's storylines gradually shifted toward relating the characters ' personal relationships to better fit UPN 's primarily teen demographic .   Mercy Point was placed on hiatus after only two episodes were aired , and was replaced by the reality television series America 's Greatest Pets and the sitcom Reunited . The show suffered from low viewership , with an average of two million viewers . The final four episodes of the series were broadcast in two , two-hour blocks on Thursday nights in July 1999 . It was never released on DVD or Blu-ray . Critical response to Mercy Point was mixed ; some television critics praised its characterization and use of science-fiction elements , while others found it to be uninteresting and unoriginal . Several media commentators negatively compared the show to other television programs . Callaway has stated that he had the potential story arcs for the full first season already planned before the show 's cancellation .

neg: Joseph D. Reitman Joseph David Reitman ( born May 25 , 1968 ) is an American actor , film producer , film director , and writer .

neg: The Terminator: Rampage The Terminator : Rampage ( also known as just Terminator : Rampage ) is a first-person shooter video game released for the PC by Bethesda Softworks in 1993 . It is the third game based on the Terminator film series that was made by Bethesda , following The Terminator and The Terminator 2029 .

neg: Edward Scissorhands Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American romantic dark fantasy film directed by Tim Burton , produced by Denise Di Novi and Tim Burton , and written by Caroline Thompson from a story by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson , starring Johnny Depp as an artificial man named Edward , an unfinished creation who has scissor blades instead of hands . The young man is taken in by a suburban family and falls in love with their teenage daughter Kim ( Winona Ryder ) . Additional roles were played by Dianne Wiest , Anthony Michael Hall , Kathy Baker , Vincent Price and Alan Arkin .   Burton conceived Edward Scissorhands from his childhood upbringing in suburban Burbank , California . During pre-production of Beetlejuice , Caroline Thompson was hired to adapt Burton 's story into a screenplay , and the film began development at 20th Century Fox , after Warner Bros. declined . Edward Scissorhands was then fast track after Burton 's critical and financial success with Batman . The majority of filming took place in Lakeland , Florida between March 10 and June 10 , 1990 . The film also marks the fourth collaboration between Burton and film score composer Danny Elfman . The leading role of Edward had been connected to several actors prior to Depp 's casting : a meeting between Burton and the preferred choice of the studio , Tom Cruise , was not fruitful , and Gary Oldman and Tom Hanks turned down the part . The character of The Inventor was devised specifically for Vincent Price , and would be his last major role . Edward 's scissor hands were created and designed by Stan Winston .   Edward Scissorhands was released to positive feedback from critics , and was a financial success . The film received numerous nominations at the Academy Awards , British Academy Film Awards , and the Saturn Awards , as well as winning the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation . Both Burton and Elfman consider Edward Scissorhands their most personal and favorite work .

neg: David Sant David Sant is a Spanish English director , writer , actor and voice actor . He was born in Catalonia , Spain . He is best known for the role of Cartoon Head from series two of the British television show Ideal and is also known for playing the title role and the other male characters in the season 5 -- 6 revival of Pingu , replacing Carlo Bonomi . He has directed many television series including Jonathan Creek , Benidorm and Stella .   He has also appeared the theatrical roles , including Mindbender , presented by the theater company Peepolykus , and All in the Timing by David Ives , also presented by Peepolykus .

neg: Déjà Vu (2006 film) Déjà Vu ( stylised onscreen without accents ) is a 2006 American science fiction thriller film directed by Tony Scott , written by Bill Marsilii and Terry Rossio , and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer . The film stars Denzel Washington , Paula Patton , Jim Caviezel , Val Kilmer , Adam Goldberg and Bruce Greenwood . It involves an ATF agent who travels back in time in attempts to prevent a domestic terrorist attack that takes place in New Orleans and to save a woman with whom he falls in love . Filming took place in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina .   The film was premiered in New York City on November 20 , 2006 , and released widely in the United States and Canada two days later on November 22 , 2006 . It received mixed reviews from critics , and earning $ 64 million in the United States and $ 180 million worldwide . It was the 23rd most successful film worldwide for 2006 . The film was nominated for five awards , and also won the Golden Reel Award .

neg: Redacted (film) Redacted is a 2007 American war film written and directed by Brian De Palma . It is a fictional dramatization , loosely based on the 2006 Mahmudiyah killings in Mahmoudiyah , Iraq , when U.S. Army soldiers raped an Iraqi girl and murdered her along with her family . This film , which is a companion to an earlier film by De Palma , 1989 's Casualties of War , was shot in Jordan .   Redacted premiered at the 2007 Venice Film Festival , where it earned a Silver Lion `` best director '' award . It was also shown at the Toronto International Film Festival , the New York Film Festival and the Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema . The film opened in Spain , and in fifteen theaters in limited release in the United States on November 16 , 2007 . The film received mixed reactions from critics and a poor financial response in its limited U.S. release .

neg: David Nutter David Nutter ( born 1960 ) is an American television and film director and television producer . He is best known for directing pilot episodes for television . In 2015 , he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series , for his work on the HBO series , Game of Thrones .


query: D. B. Weiss adapted Game of Thrones (season 1) for television.

pos: Game of Thrones (season 1) The first season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on April 17 , 2011 , at 9.00 pm in the U.S. , and concluded on June 19 , 2011 . It consists of ten episodes , each of approximately 55 minutes . The series is based on A Game of Thrones , the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin , adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO had ordered a television pilot in November 2008 ; filming began the following year . However , it was deemed unsatisfactory and later reshot with some roles being recast . In March 2010 , HBO ordered the first season , which began filming in July 2010 , primarily in Belfast , Northern Ireland , with additional filming in Malta .   The story takes place in a fictional world , primarily upon a continent called Westeros , with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east known as Essos . Like the novel , the season initially focuses on the family of nobleman Eddard Stark , who is asked to become chief advisor to his king and longtime friend , Robert Baratheon . Ned must find out who killed the previous Hand of the King , Jon Arryn , while trying to protect his family from their rivals the Lannisters . He uncovers the dark secrets about the Lannisters that his predecessor died trying to expose . Meanwhile , in Essos , the exiled Viserys Targaryen , son of the former king , believes he still has the rightful claim to the throne .   Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Bean , Addy , Peter Dinklage , Lena Headey , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Michelle Fairley and Iain Glen . Newer actors were cast as the younger generation of characters , such as Kit Harington , Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams .   Critics praised the show 's production values and cast , with specific accolades for Dinklage 's portrayal of Tyrion Lannister . The first season won two of the thirteen Emmy Awards for which it was nominated , for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( Dinklage ) and Outstanding Main Title Design . It also received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series . Bean and Emilia Clarke also received individual accolades , as did Ramin Djawadi for music . U.S. viewership rose by approximately 33 % over the course of the season , from 2.2 million to over 3 million by the finale .

neg: Thanks for the Memories (Grimm) `` Thanks for the Memories '' is the 1st episode and season premiere of season 4 of the supernatural drama television series Grimm and the 67th episode overall , which premiered on October 24 , 2014 , on the cable network NBC . The episode was written by series creators David Greenwalt and Jim Kouf and was directed by Norberto Barba .

neg: List of Fairy Tail episodes (season 1) The first season of the Fairy Tail anime series was directed by Shinji Ishihira and produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight . It follows the first adventures of Natsu Dragneel and Lucy Heartfilia of the fictional guild , Fairy Tail . The season adapts the first 16 volumes of Hiro Mashima 's Fairy Tail manga series . Natsu befriends Lucy who joins the titular guild and later goes on missions with her to earn money along with fellow wizards Gray Fullbuster and Erza Scarlet , as well as Natsu 's flying cat Happy . The five go on a forbidden S-Class mission with Gray and Erza to save Galuna Island and fight Gray 's rival Lyon Vastia . Shortly after , the guildhall is attacked by their rival guild Phantom Lord , leading into a guild war . After the dissolution of Phantom Lord , the group learns of Erza 's past as a slave in the Tower of Heaven and confront Jellal Fernandez to destroy the tower . Lastly , once back at Fairy Tail , Natsu and the others face Laxus Dreyar and the Raijin Tribe as they stage a coup in Fairy Tail .   The season initially ran from October 12 , 2009 to September 27 , 2010 on TV Tokyo in Japan . It was later released on DVD in 12 compilations , each containing four episodes , by Pony Canyon between January 29 and December 24 , 2010 . Crunchyroll streamed the whole season 's episode subtitled in English for free on its website . The season 's episodes were streamed as a simulcast , only one hour after they aired on TV Tokyo in Japan . The season was licensed by Animax Asia for a Southeast Asian broadcast . Their adaptation aired from September 30 , 2010 to December 6 , 2011 . DVDs of their adaptations were not released . In 2011 , Funimation Entertainment licensed the series for an English DVD release in North America . The season was released in four compilations between November 22 , 2011 and March 20 , 2012 . The series also began airing on the Funimation Channel in North America beginning on November 22 , 2011 .   The season makes use of eight pieces of theme music : four opening themes and four ending themes . The opening themes are `` Snow Fairy '' , performed by Funkist for episodes 1 to 11 , by Idoling !!! for episodes 12 to 24 , `` Ft. '' performed by Funkist for episodes 25 to 35 , and `` R.P.G. ( Rockin ' Playing Game ) '' performed by Sug for the remainder of the season . The ending themes respectively used with the opening themes are performed by Watarirouka Hashiritai , by Onelifecrew , performed by Shiho Nanba , and by Mikuni Shimokawa .  __ TOC __

neg: Rick and Morty (season 1) The first season of the American animated television series , Rick and Morty originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network 's late night programming block , Adult Swim . It premiered on December 2 , 2013 with `` Pilot '' and ended on April 14 , 2014 with `` Ricksy Business '' , with a total of eleven episodes .

neg: Freaks and Geeks Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series , created by Paul Feig , with Judd Apatow as executive producer , that aired on NBC during the 1999 -- 2000 television season . Eighteen episodes were completed , but the series was canceled after only 12 had aired .   A fan-led campaign persuaded NBC to broadcast three more episodes in July 2000 ; the three remaining unaired episodes , for a total of 18 , aired that September on the cable network Fox Family Channel .   The series appeared on Time magazine 's 2007 `` 100 Greatest Shows of All Time '' list , and placed third on the magazine 's list of greatest television shows of the 2000s ( decade ) . In 2007 , Freaks and Geeks ranked # 21 on TV Guides Top Cult Shows Ever . In 2008 , Entertainment Weekly ranked it the 13th-best series of the past 25 years . The same year , AOL TV named it the Best School Show of All Time . In 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time , and ranked it # 1 on their list of 60 shows that were `` Cancelled Too Soon '' . It launched several of its young actors into successful television and film careers .

neg: Mhysa `` Mhysa '' is the third season finale of the American medieval epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and its 30th episode overall . Written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by David Nutter , it originally aired on on HBO in the United States .   The episode revolves on the aftermath of the events instigated by `` The Red Wedding '' : House Frey receives the Seat of Riverrun , Roose Bolton is appointed the new `` Warden of the North '' , while House Greyjoy begins a new military campaign . In the North , Maester Aemon sends out ravens to alert the whole of Westeros about the arrival of the White Walkers . And across the narrow sea , the freed slaves of Yunkai hail Daenerys as their `` mhysa '' , the Ghiscari language 's word for `` mother '' .   According to Nielsen Media Research , `` Mhysa '' was seen by 5.4 million household viewers in the United States , a twenty-eight percent increase compared to the second season finale , `` Valar Morghulis '' . After its broadcast , the episode received generally positive reviews from television critics , with some of them addressing its anti-climactic closure of the series ' third season , and its establishment of potential storylines for the fourth season , such as through the final scene 's `` glimmer of hope '' . The episode received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards .

neg: Dark Rising Dark Rising is a science fiction comedy franchise created by Andrew Cymek and adapted for film and television by Mihkel Harilaid . The original film , Dark Rising : Bring Your Battle Axe , was released in 2007 and featured the introduction of Summer Vale .   The story was brought to television as Dark Rising : The Savage Tales of Summer Vale ( 2011 ) but shortly returned to feature film with Dark Rising : Summer Strikes Back ( 2011 ) . Mihkel Harilaid of Black Walk Films leads the series ' production as Executive Producer and each component has been directed by Andrew Cymek of Defiant Empire Films .   The franchise is once again in production of a one-hour drama series , Dark Rising : Warrior of Worlds , set for release in 2013 in co-operation with Mar Vista Entertainment . The series was picked up by Super Channel 1 in Canada and started on July 20 .

neg: Arrow (season 2) The second season of the American television series Arrow premiered on The CW on October 10 , 2013 and concluded on May 14 , 2014 with a total of 23 episodes . The series is based on the DC Comics character Green Arrow , a costumed crime-fighter created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp . The showrunners for this season were Greg Berlanti , Marc Guggenheim and Andrew Kreisberg . This season introduces characters from The Flash , which was being developed as a potential spin-off at the time .

neg: Pilot (Glee) `` Pilot '' is the pilot episode of the American television series Glee , which premiered on the Fox network on May 19 , 2009 . An extended director 's cut version aired on September 2 , 2009 . The show focuses on a high school show choir , also known as a glee club , set within the fictional William McKinley High School in Lima , Ohio . The pilot episode covers the formation of the club and introduces the main characters . The episode was directed by series creator Ryan Murphy , and written by Murphy , Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan . Murphy selected the music featured in the episode , with the intention of maintaining a balance between showtunes and chart hits .   The episode achieved 9.619 million viewers on first broadcast , and 4.2 million when the director 's cut version aired . Critical response was mixed , with The New York Times Alessandra Stanley highlighting the episode 's unoriginality and stereotyped characters , but praising the showmanship and talent of the cast . The Daily News David Hinckley opined that the show was imperfect and implausible but `` potentially heartwarming , '' while USA Today Robert Bianco noted casting and tone problems , but commented positively on the show 's humor and musical performances . Mary McNamara for the LA Times wrote that the show had a wide audience appeal , calling it : `` the first show in a long time that 's just plain full-throttle , no-guilty-pleasure-rationalizations-necessary fun . ''

neg: Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions `` Powers , Principalities , Thrones and Dominions ' '' is the nineteenth episode of the first season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium . It premiered on the Fox network on April 25 , 1997 . The episode was written by Ted Mann and Harold Rosenthal and directed by Thomas J. Wright . `` Powers , Principalities , Thrones and Dominions '' featured guest appearances by Sarah-Jane Redmond and Richard Cox .   Millennium Group consultant Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) is convinced to return to work after the death of a close friend . However , it soon becomes apparent that his first case back on the job is much deeper than he had expected .   `` Powers , Principalities , Thrones and Dominions '' features the final appearances in the series by both Bill Smitrovich and Robin Gammell . The episode has received mixed to positive reviews from critics , and was viewed by approximately 6.5 million households in its initial broadcast .

neg: Pilot (The Shield) `` Pilot '' is the first episode of the FX crime drama television series The Shield . It was written by series creator Shawn Ryan , directed by Clark Johnson , and originally aired on March 12 , 2002 . The episode received Emmy Award nominations for both its writing and directing .

neg: List of Wayward Pines episodes Wayward Pines is an American television series based on the Wayward Pines novels by Blake Crouch . Developed for television by Chad Hodge , the pilot was directed by M. Night Shyamalan , with both as executive producers . The series premiered on Fox on May 14 , 2015 .   On December 9 , 2015 , Fox renewed the series for a second season , which premiered on May 25 , 2016 .

neg: The Blacklist (season 1) The first season of the American crime thriller television series The Blacklist premiered on NBC on September 23 , 2013 . The season was produced by Davis Entertainment , Universal Television , and Sony Pictures Television , and the executive producers are Jon Bokenkamp , John Davis , John Eisendrath , John Fox , and Joe Carnahan .

neg: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (season 1) The first season of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer premiered on March 10 , 1997 as a mid-season replacement on The WB and concluded its 12-episode season on June 2 , 1997 . The first season aired on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET .

neg: Shadowhunters Shadowhunters ( also known as Shadowhunters : The Mortal Instruments ) is an American fantasy television series that is loosely based on The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare , and developed for television by Ed Decter . It is the second adaptation of the novel series , after the 2013 film The Mortal Instruments : City of Bones , which like Shadowhunters was produced by Constantin Film .   The show received a straight-to-series order on March 30 , 2015 , and premiered on January 12 , 2016 on Freeform . In March 2016 , it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season of 20 episodes , which premiered on January 2 , 2017 . In April 2017 , it was announced that the series had been renewed for a third season of 20 episodes .

neg: The Flash (2014 TV series) The Flash is an American television series developed by Greg Berlanti , Andrew Kreisberg and Geoff Johns , airing on The CW . It is based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen / Flash , a costumed superhero crime-fighter with the power to move at superhuman speeds . It is a spin-off from Arrow , existing in the same fictional universe . The series follows Allen , portrayed by Grant Gustin , a crime scene investigator who gains super-human speed , which he uses to fight criminals , including others who have also gained superhuman abilities .   Initially envisioned as a backdoor pilot , the positive reception Gustin received during two appearances as Barry on Arrow led to executives choosing to develop a full pilot to make use of a larger budget and help flesh out Barry 's world in more detail . Colleen Atwood , costume designer for Arrow , was brought in to design the Flash 's suit . The creative team wanted to make sure that the Flash would resemble his comic book counterpart , and not simply be a poor imitation . The series is primarily filmed in Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada .   The Flash premiered in North America on October 7 , 2014 , where the pilot became the second-most watched premiere in the history of The CW , after The Vampire Diaries in 2009 . It has been well received by critics and audiences , and won the People 's Choice Award for `` Favorite New TV Drama '' in 2014 . The series was renewed for a third season in March 2016 , which premiered on October 4 , 2016 . The series , together with Arrow , has spun characters out to their own show , Legends of Tomorrow , which premiered on January 21 , 2016 . On January 8 , 2017 , The CW renewed the show for a fourth season .

neg: Empire (2015 TV series) Empire is an American musical drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong which debuted on January 7 , 2015 on Fox . Although it is filmed in Chicago , the show is set in New York . It centers on a fictional hip hop music and entertainment company , Empire Entertainment , and the drama among the members of the founders ' family as they fight for control of it .   On January 15 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a third season , which premiered on September 21 , 2016 . On January 11 , 2017 , Fox renewed the series for a fourth season , consisting of eighteen episodes .

neg: The Outcast (TV adaptation) The Outcast was a two-part television adaptation of Sadie Jones ' debut novel of the same name . It was first broadcast on BBC One on Sunday 12 July 2015 ( Part I ) and 19 July 2015 ( Part II ) .

neg: Nikita (season 1) The first season of Nikita , an American television drama based on the French film Nikita ( 1990 ) , the remake Point of No Return ( 1993 ) , and a previous series La Femme Nikita ( 1997 ) . It aired from September 9 , 2010 until May 12 , 2011 with a total of 22 episodes . The season finale received a 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards nomination for `` Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series '' .

neg: Throne of Glass Throne of Glass is a young adult high fantasy novel series by American author Sarah J. Maas , beginning with the inaugural entry of the same name . The story follows the journey of Celaena Sardothien , a teenage assassin in a corrupted kingdom with a tyrannical ruler . As the tale progresses , Celaena forms unexpected bonds and uncovers a conspiracy amidst her adventures . The series has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list . It has been optioned for a TV series by Mark Gordon and will premiere on Hulu .

neg: Gossip Girl (season 1) The first season of Gossip Girl , an American teen drama based upon the book series by Cecily von Ziegesar . Developed for television by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage . Airing on The CW from September 19 , 2007 till May 19 , 2008 with 18 episodes . It tells the story of Serena van der Woodsen 's return to Manhattan 's Upper East Side in New York City following her mysterious disappearance to boarding school in Connecticut , while being watched by gossip website Gossip Girl .   The first thirteen episodes of Gossip Girl aired in the U.S. on Wednesdays at 9:00 p.m. on The CW , a terrestrial television network . With the exception of the twelfth episode `` School Lies , '' the first thirteen episodes aired on CTV Television Network one day prior to their US airdate . Following the 100-day writers strike , the remainder of the season aired on Mondays at 8:00 p.m. . The season was released on DVD as a five disc boxed set under the title of Gossip Girl : The Complete First Season on August 19 , 2008 by Warner Home Video . The pilot episode was made available as a free download registered users of the U.S. iTunes Store prior to its premiere on television . Following episodes became available to purchase following their original airing .