query: The Beach Boys have a member called Brian.

pos: Brian Wilson Brian Douglas Wilson ( born June 20 , 1942 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , and record producer best known for being the multi-tasking leader and co-founder of the rock band the Beach Boys . After signing with Capitol Records in 1962 , Wilson wrote or co-wrote more than two dozen Top 40 hits for the group . Because of his unorthodox approaches to song composition and arrangement and mastery of recording techniques , he is widely acknowledged , by critics and musicians alike , as one of the most innovative and influential creative forces in popular music .   In the mid-1960s , Wilson composed , arranged and produced Pet Sounds ( 1966 ) , considered one of the greatest albums ever made . The intended follow-up to Pet Sounds , Smile , was canceled for various reasons , which included Wilson 's deteriorating mental health . As he suffered repeated nervous breakdowns , Wilson 's contributions to the Beach Boys diminished , and his erratic behavior led to tensions with the band . Following a court-ordered removal from the care of psychologist Eugene Landy , Wilson started receiving conventional medical treatment , and in the late 1990s , he began performing and recording consistently as a solo artist . He remains a member of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Incorporated .   Wilson is considered a major innovator in the field of music production , the principal originator of the California Sound , one of the first music producer auteurs , and one of the most famous examples of the outsider musician . Only 21 years old when he received the freedom to produce his own records with total creative autonomy , he ignited an explosion of like-minded California producers , supplanting New York as the center of popular records , and becoming the first rock producer to use the studio as its own instrument . Wilson effectively set a precedent that allowed bands and artists to enter a recording studio and act as their own producers or co-producers . His songs became inextricably tied with the zeitgeist of the early 1960s , and he helped develop the sound of the wistful Flower Power era that proceeded . In later years , Wilson was regarded as a `` godfather '' to an era of indie musicians who were inspired by his melodic sensibilities , chamber pop orchestrations , and recording explorations .   His honors include being inducted into the 1988 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and winning Grammy Awards for Brian Wilson Presents Smile ( 2004 ) and The Smile Sessions ( 2011 ) . In lists published by Rolling Stone , Wilson ranked 52 for the `` 100 Greatest Singers of All Time '' in 2008 and 12 for the `` 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time '' in 2015 . In 2012 , music publication NME ranked Wilson number 8 in its `` 50 Greatest Producers Ever '' list , elaborating `` few consider quite how groundbreaking Brian Wilson 's studio techniques were in the mid-60s '' . He is an occasional actor and voice actor , having appeared in television shows , films , and other artists ' music videos . His life was portrayed in the 2014 biopic Love & Mercy , which received a wide release in 2015 .

pos: The Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne , California , in 1961 . The group 's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian , Dennis , and Carl Wilson ; their cousin Mike Love ; and their friend Al Jardine . Distinguished by their vocal harmonies and early surf songs , they are one of the most influential acts of the rock era . The group , led by their principal songwriter and producer Brian , pioneered novel approaches to popular music form and production , combining their affinities for jazz-based vocal groups , 1950s rock and roll , and black R&B to create their unique sound . He later arranged his compositions for studio orchestras and explored a variety of other styles , often incorporating classical or jazz elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways .   The Beach Boys began as a garage band managed by the Wilsons ' father Murry , with Brian 's increasingly sophisticated songwriting and recording abilities dominating their creative direction . Emerging at the vanguard of the `` California Sound '' , they performed original material that reflected a southern California youth culture of surfing , cars , and romance . After 1964 , they abandoned the surfing aesthetic for more personal lyrics and multi-layered sounds . In 1966 , the Pet Sounds album and `` Good Vibrations '' single vaulted the group to the top level of rock innovators and established the band as symbols of the nascent counterculture era . Following the dissolution of the group 's Smile project in 1967 , Brian gradually ceded production and songwriting duties to the rest of the band , reducing his input because of mental health and substance abuse issues . The group 's public image subsequently faltered , and despite efforts to continue their psychedelic/avant-garde ventures and reclaim their hippie audiences , they were dismissed as an embodiment of the values and outlooks shared by early 1960s white , suburban teenagers .   The continued success of their greatest hits albums during the mid 1970s precipitated the band 's transition into an oldies act , a move that was denigrated by critics and many fans . Since the 1980s , much-publicized legal wrangling over royalties , songwriting credits and use of the band 's name transpired . Dennis drowned in 1983 and Carl died of lung cancer in 1998 . After Carl 's death , many live configurations of the band fronted by Mike Love and Bruce Johnston continued to tour into the 2000s while other members pursued solo projects . Even though Wilson and Jardine have not performed with Love and Johnston 's band since their one-off 2012 reunion tour , they remain a part of the Beach Boys ' corporation , Brother Records Inc. .   The Beach Boys are one of the most critically acclaimed , commercially successful , and widely influential bands of all time . The group had over eighty songs chart worldwide , thirty-six of them US Top 40 hits ( the most by an American rock band ) , four reaching number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart . The Beach Boys have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide , making them one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time and are listed at No. 12 on Rolling Stone magazine 's 2004 list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . The core quintet of the three Wilsons , Love and Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 .

neg: Little Deuce Coupe Little Deuce Coupe is the fourth studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , and their third album release in 1963 . It reached number four in the United States during a 46-week chart stay , and was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA . It is considered to be one of the earliest examples of a rock concept album .   The album was released three weeks after Surfer Girl . Four of the tracks from Little Deuce Coupe ( `` Shut Down '' , `` 409 '' , `` Our Car Club '' and `` Little Deuce Coupe '' ) had already appeared on previous albums , and discounting an alternate recording of `` Be True to Your School '' , no tracks from the album were issued as an A-sided single .

neg: Robert August Robert August ( born 1945 ) is an American surfer and surfboard shaper . Raised in Seal Beach , California , he attended Huntington Beach High School where he was ASB President his senior year . He is most famous as one of the subjects of Bruce Brown 's 1966 surf documentary The Endless Summer , along with his friend Mike Hynson . The film follows the two around the world pursuing their hobby during the California offseason , meeting other surfers and discussing surf culture .   August picked up surfing in the 1950s , when the sport 's popularity had just begun to grow . His father , Blackie August , was also a noted surfer . His enthusiasm and his involvement in The Endless Summer influenced the growth of the sport over the following decades . His surfboards are sold under the Robert August Surfboards brand and are produced by Surftech , a company that manufactures lightweight epoxy surfboards . He continues to travel the world promoting surfing , and in 1994 , he was involved in the filming of The Endless Summer II , in which surfers Pat O'Connell and Robert `` Wingnut '' Weaver retrace the places visited by August and Hynson thirty years earlier .  He took part in the film Step into Liquid .

neg: Brian Cadd Brian George Cadd ( born 29 November 1946 , Perth , Western Australia ) is an Australian singer-songwriter , keyboardist , producer and record label founder , a staple of Australian entertainment for over 50 years , he has performed as a member of The Groop , Axiom , Flying Burrito Brothers and solo . He was briefly called Brian Caine in late 1966 , when first joining The Groop .   Cadd produced fellow Australian acts Robin Jolley , Ronnie Burns , Broderick Smith , Tina Arena and Glenn Shorrock ; and established his own record label called Bootleg Records . He also composed or performed music for films , Alvin Purple , Alvin Purple Rides Again , Fatal Vision , The Return of the Living Dead , Vampires on Bikini Beach , Morning of the Earth and The Heartbreak Kid and for television Class of 74 , The Midnight Special and Don Kirshner 's Rock Concert . His songwriting for other acts includes The Masters Apprentices , The Bootleg Family Band , Ronnie Burns , The Pointer Sisters , Little River Band and John Farnham .   In 2007 , Cadd was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) Hall of Fame .

neg: Pocket Symphony Pocket Symphony is the fourth full-length album by French duo Air . The album was released in March 2007 and features collaborations with Jarvis Cocker and Neil Hannon . Pocket Symphony also incorporates some of the Japanese instruments Godin recently learned to play from an Okinawan master musician : the koto ( also referred to as a Japanese floor harp ) and the three-string , banjo-like shamisen . However , a press release claims that `` conventional instruments continue to play a great role '' in the duo 's music . The album features art by Xavier Veilhan .   The first single from this album , `` Once Upon a Time '' , can be heard on the group 's MySpace page .   Pocket Symphony debuted on the US Billboard 200 at number 40 , with about 17,000 copies sold in its first week .   The name Pocket Symphony stems from the groundbreaking 1960s song `` Good Vibrations '' by the Beach Boys . At the time of its release , bandleader and chief composer Brian Wilson often described the track to journalists as a `` pocket symphony '' .

neg: Jeffrey Foskett Jeffrey `` Jeff '' Foskett is an American singer , record producer , arranger and guitarist best known for his work with Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys . Foskett is described as The Beach Boys ' `` vice principal '' by its core members .

neg: That's Not Me `` That 's Not Me '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher for American rock band the Beach Boys , the third track from their 1966 album Pet Sounds . It is a work influenced by psychedelic drugs that inspired Wilson to turn his attention inward and probe his deep-seated self-doubts . Wilson explained that the song `` reveals a lot about myself , just the idea that you 're going to look at yourself and say , ` Hey , now look , that 's not me , kind of square off with yourself and say ` this is me , that 's not me ' . '' It is the only track on Pet Sounds that resembles a conventional rock song .   The song 's structure contains multiple key modulations and mood shifts . On its recording , Mike Love shares lead vocal with Wilson , who plays the track 's prominent , buzzing organ . Brian 's brothers Carl and Dennis also contribute guitar and drums , respectively . Other band members sing backing vocals .

neg: Spirit of America (The Beach Boys album) Spirit of America is the 1975 follow-up to the Capitol Records compilation of music by The Beach Boys , Endless Summer , released the previous year . After the enormous success of its predecessor , Capitol rounded up the few remaining early hits that were not released on Endless Summer , as well as some worthy album tracks , in addition to two rare singles , `` The Little Girl I Once Knew '' and `` Break Away '' . Although it features only a handful of genuine hits , Spirit of America proved to be another success for The Beach Boys ' former label , reaching number 8 at home and going gold . The `` Spirit of America '' ( and `` Endless Summer '' ) record album cover art illustrator is Keith McConnell .   As with Endless Summer , Spirit of America was compiled and released while The Beach Boys were contracted with Reprise Records and , as such , is not considered an `` official '' album of theirs .   Due to the appearance of more comprehensive and updated hit packages , Endless Summer , Spirit of America , and the 1982 followup Sunshine Dream have long since been deleted from the group 's catalog .

neg: Let the Wind Blow `` Let the Wind Blow '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released in 1967 as the ninth track on their thirteenth studio album Wild Honey . The song is a ballad with lyrics that metaphorically relate nature to the essence of love . It is the first composition recorded by the group that is in 3/4 time from beginning to end .

neg: Brian Smith (musician) Brian Smith ( born 3 January 1939 , Wellington ) is a jazz saxophonist and flautist from New Zealand .   Smith studied piano in his youth but was primarily an autodidact on reeds . He played locally in pop and jazz groups before moving to England in 1964 , where he played with Alexis Korner 's Blues Incorporated . Following this he played at Ronnie Scott 's Jazz Club in 1966-67 and in the big bands of Tubby Hayes ( 1969 ) and Maynard Ferguson ( 1969-74 ) . He worked with the group Nucleus from 1969 to 1982 , and also with Mike Westbrook ( 1969 ) , Neil Ardley ( 1969 , 1976 ) , Mike Gibbs ( 1970 ) , the Spontaneous Music Ensemble ( 1970-71 ) , and Keith Tippett ( 1971 ) . He also worked with Pacific Eardrum in 1975-76 and Paz in 1976 .   In 1982 , Smith returned to New Zealand , where he began playing with his own quartet . His 1984 album Southern Excursions was named Australian Jazz Record of the Year . He worked with Frank Gibson , Jr. later in the 1980s and was based out of Auckland . His Moonlight Sax albums were chart successes in New Zealand .

neg: Holland (album) Holland is the 19th studio album by the American rock group the Beach Boys , released on January 8 , 1973 . Self-produced by the band , the album peaked at number 36 in the US and number 20 in the UK . The album is the last to feature Blondie Chaplin and Ricky Fataar , who joined the band the previous year to record Carl and the Passions - So Tough ( 1972 ) .   Holland was mostly recorded in Baambrugge , Netherlands over the summer of 1972 using a reconstructed studio sent from California , and with two Brian Wilson tracks rush-recorded in Los Angeles and added to the album at the last minute . The photograph on the album 's front cover is an upside down image of the Kromme Waal , a canal that runs through the center of Amsterdam .   Holland included a bonus EP , Mount Vernon and Fairway ( A Fairy Tale ) , a musical fairy tale written by Brian Wilson about a magical transistor radio who appears to a young prince . Narration was provided by the group 's manager : Jack Rieley .

neg: Beach house A beach house is a house on or near a beach , sometimes used as a vacation or second home for people who commute to the house on weekends or during vacation periods . Beach houses are often designed to weather the type of climate they are built in and the building materials and construction methods used in beach housing vary widely around the world .  Beach houses require special paint to protect them from the salt water . If a property is built on sand , it needs foundation with special requirements .   Beach houses are often associated with beach gardens with a special planting and a particular type of leisure use . One of the most famous twentieth century beach gardens was constructed by Derek Jarman at Dungeness , England . It celebrated local materials , native plants and the openness of the site . Other beach gardens have tried to create an isolated microclimate . Swimming pools are popular in beach gardens . American architect Andrew Geller designed sculptural beach houses in the coastal regions of New England during the 1950s and 1960s .   Popular places for beach houses in the United States includes the Jersey Shore , Long Island , California , Florida and coastal areas of New England , such as Cape Cod , Narragansett , and the Portsmouth area .

neg: Brian Walton (musician) Brian George Walton Jr. ( born October 8 , 1964 in Duarte , California ) is an American Country , Southern rock , and Classic rock multi-instrumentalist , songwriter , producer and singer . In 1991 , he made his debut releasing the album `` Made in the Shade '' which included the billboard Country Chart Top 5 hits `` Made in the Shade '' and `` Travelin ' Band '' . Since then he has released three more albums , including the highly successful `` Made in the Shade Live ! '' album recorded during live performances in 2001 .   Brian studied music at Juilliard and has been a long time member of the Songwriters Guild of America , American Music Association and ASCAP . In the last 30 years he has written and/or produced over 400 jingles for radio and television , 5 Billboard hits and produced 4 Top 100 albums . He currently lives in Challis , Idaho with his wife Inge . Brian has three sons Christopher ( 28 ) and Patrick ( 24 ) from his current wife Inge and Stephan ( 29 ) from a previous marriage . Brian considers himself `` genre agnostic '' preferring a wide range of musical styles although country and country rock is where he has had the most success .

neg: Checkered Flag (album) Checkered Flag is the third studio album of surf music by surf music pioneer Dick Dale and his Del-Tones , released in 1963 . This is Dale 's first entry into the `` Hot Rod '' style of surf music , which The Beach Boys , among others , were beginning to perform and record . Here the style shifts somewhat and features slightly altered beats and some added sounds to give the impression of the energy of Hot-rodding ( this is not always the case though ) . The majority of the songs on this album are titled with themes of racing and Hot-rodding . Dale 's next album Mr. Eliminator is basically a follow-up to this , featuring more surf songs of Hot-Rod nature .

neg: Greatest Hits Volume Three: Best of the Brother Years 1970–1986 Greatest Hits Volume Three : Best of the Brother Years 1970 -- 1986 is a 2000 single disc compilation by The Beach Boys and released through Capitol Records . It was released several months after its predecessors , The Greatest Hits -- Volume 1 : 20 Good Vibrations and The Greatest Hits -- Volume 2 : 20 More Good Vibrations .

neg: Brian Johnson (American musician) Brian Mark Johnson ( born March 17 , 1978 ) is an American contemporary worship music singer , songwriter and worship pastor . He is the president and co-founder of Bethel Music , as well as a member of its Artist Collective and is one-half of the husband-and-wife worship duo , Brian & Jenn Johnson . He is also a senior worship pastor at Bethel Church in Redding , California , and a Senior Overseer of WorshipU on campus , an online school of worship under Bethel Music which he co-founded with Jenn Johnson .   Regarding his music career as a soloist , Brian Johnson has released one album , Love Came Down - Live Acoustic Worship in the Studio in 2010 which was produced by Jeremy Edwardson . As a part of the Brian & Jenn Johnson duo , three live albums were released : Undone ( 2001 ) , We Believe ( 2006 ) , the duo 's first release to chart on Billboards Christian Albums chart , Where You Go I Go ( 2008 ) and one studio album , After All These Years ( 2017 ) , the duo 's first album to chart on the US Billboard 200 and has performed well internationally . As a founding member of the Bethel Music Artist Collective , Brian Johnson has been a featured vocalist on most of the albums that were released including Be Lifted High ( 2011 ) , The Loft Sessions ( 2012 ) , Tides ( 2013 ) , We Will Not Be Shaken ( 2015 ) and Have It All ( 2016 ) . Brian Johnson , as a songwriter , has co-written CCLI Top 100 Chart ranking songs such as `` Love Came Down '' , `` Have It All '' , `` No Longer Slaves '' , `` Forever '' and `` One Thing Remains '' .   In his capacity as a record producer , Brian Johnson has worked alongside various producers such as Jeremy Edwardson , Ian McIntosh and others in the production of albums such as Brian & Jenn Johnson 's We Believe ( 2006 ) , Bethel Music 's The Loft Sessions ( 2012 ) and For the Sake of the World ( 2012 ) as well as Jesus Culture 's first compilation album , This Is Jesus Culture ( 2015 ) .

neg: Sessions '64 Sessions '64 is a compilation album released for Record Store Day 2015 on April 18 . It features productions by Brian Wilson and Jimmy Bowen for the artists the Honeys , the Castells , and the Timers . The album was issued as a limited edition 10-inch gold vinyl with only 1,500 copies pressed .   The set marks the first official release of the Honeys ' instrumental `` I Can See Right Through You '' ( also known as `` Go Away Boy '' ) recorded on February 17 , 1964 . Previously , a cover was recorded by Pearlfishers for the Beach Boys tribute album Caroline Now ! ( 2000 ) .

neg: Fall Breaks and Back to Winter (W. Woodpecker Symphony) `` Fall Breaks and Back to Winter ( W. Woodpecker Symphony ) '' is an instrumental composed by Brian Wilson for American rock band the Beach Boys . Released in 1967 as the second track on the group 's album Smiley Smile , the composition derives from `` Fire '' -- a piece recorded by Wilson several months earlier , but left unreleased due to his paranoia .

neg: The Endless Summer The Endless Summer is a seminal 1966 surf movie ( the initial release was in 1964 , world-wide release was 1966 ) .   Filmmaker/narrator Bruce Brown follows two surfers , Mike Hynson and Robert August , on a surfing trip around the world . Despite the balmy climate of their native California , cold ocean currents make local beaches inhospitable during the winter . They travel to the coasts of Australia , New Zealand , Tahiti , Hawaii , Senegal , Ghana , Nigeria and South Africa in a quest for new surf spots and introduce locals to the sport . Other important surfers of the time , such as Miki Dora , Phil Edwards and Butch Van Artsdalen also appear .   Its title comes from the idea , expressed at both the beginning and end of the film , that if one had enough time and money it would be possible to follow the summer up and down the world ( northern to southern hemisphere and back ) , making it endless . The concept of the film was born through the suggestion of a travel agent to Bruce Brown during the planning stages of the film . The travel agent suggested that the flight from Los Angeles to Cape Town , South Africa and back would cost $ 50 more than a trip circumnavigating the world . After which , Bruce came up with the idea of following the summer season by traveling up and down the world .   The narrative presentation eases from the stiff and formal documentary of the 1950s and early 1960s to a more casual and fun-loving personal style filled with sly humor . The surf rock soundtrack to the film was provided by The Sandals . The `` Theme to the Endless Summer '' was written by Gaston Georis and John Blakeley of the Sandals . It has become one of the best known film themes in the surf movie genre .   When the movie was first shown , it encouraged many surfers to go abroad , giving birth to the `` surf-and-travel '' culture , with prizes for finding `` uncrowded surf '' , meeting new people and riding the perfect wave . It also introduced the sport , which had become popular outside of Hawaii and the Polynesian Islands in places like California and Australia , to a broader audience . In addition , it set the style for later surf-and-travel movies , including Momentum , ( These Are ) Better Days , and Thicker Than Water .

neg: Brian Wilson (disambiguation) Brian Wilson ( born 1942 ) is an American musician and one of the original members of The Beach Boys .   Brian Wilson may also refer to :

neg: Friends (The Beach Boys album) Friends is the 14th studio album by American rock band the Beach Boys , released on June 24 , 1968 through Capitol Records . It was initially met with a mild critical reception and peaked at number 126 on the US Billboard charts for what was then group 's worst chart performance to date . In the UK , the album peaked at number 13 .   Many of the album 's songs were inspired by Transcendental Meditation and the group 's recent interactions with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi . It was the third consecutive album to credit `` the Beach Boys '' as producer instead of Brian Wilson , and the first to feature significant songwriting contributions from Dennis Wilson . One single was issued from the album : `` Friends '' ( backed with `` Little Bird '' ) , reaching number 47 in the US .


query: James McAvoy is incapable of being an actor.

pos: James McAvoy James McAvoy ( -LSB- ˈmækəvɔɪ -RSB- born 21 April 1979 ) is a Scottish actor . He made his acting début as a teen in 1995 's The Near Room and continued to make mostly television appearances until 2003 , when his feature film career began and he continued to work in both areas from then on . His notable television work includes the drama show State of Play , the adult comedy-drama Shameless , and the science fiction show Frank Herbert 's Children of Dune .   Besides screen acting , McAvoy has performed in several West End productions , receiving three nominations for the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor . He has also done voice work for animated films including Gnomeo & Juliet and Arthur Christmas ( both 2011 ) .   In 2003 , McAvoy appeared in a lead role in Bollywood Queen , a British Indian take on the Shakespeare play Romeo and Juliet , directed by Jeremy Wooding . This was followed by a supporting role , the faun Mr. Tumnus , in The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe ( 2005 ) . His performance in Kevin Macdonald 's drama The Last King of Scotland ( 2006 ) garnered him several award nominations . The critically acclaimed romantic drama war film Atonement ( 2007 ) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination and his second BAFTA nomination . He appeared opposite Angelina Jolie as a newly trained assassin in the action thriller Wanted ( 2008 ) .   Since then , he is known for playing the young Professor Charles Xavier in the 2011 superhero film X-Men : First Class , a role he reprised in X-Men : Days of Future Past ( 2014 ) , and X-Men : Apocalypse ( 2016 ) . McAvoy starred in the 2013 crime comedy-drama film Filth for which he won Best Actor in the British Independent Film Awards . In 2016 , he portrayed Kevin , a man with 23 personalities in his body , in M. Night Shyamalan 's Split , for which he received critical acclaim .

pos: Atonement (film) Atonement is a 2007 British romantic war drama directed by Joe Wright and based on Ian McEwan 's 2001 novel of the same name . The film stars James McAvoy , Keira Knightley , Saoirse Ronan , Romola Garai , and Vanessa Redgrave , chronicles a crime and its consequences over the course of six decades , beginning in the 1930s . It was produced by Working Title Films and filmed in England . Distributed in most of the world by Universal Studios , it was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 7 September 2007 and in North America on 7 December 2007 .   Atonement opened both the 2007 Vancouver International Film Festival and the 64th Venice International Film Festival , making Wright , at the age of 35 , the youngest director ever to open the latter event . A commercial success , the film earned a worldwide gross of approximately $ 129 million against a budget of $ 30 million . Critics gave the drama positive reviews , praising its acting performances , its cinematography and Dario Marianelli 's score .   Atonement won an Oscar for Best Original Score at the 80th Academy Awards , and was nominated for six others , including Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Ronan . It also garnered fourteen nominations at the 61st British Academy Film Awards , winning both Best Film and Production Design , and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Drama .

neg: James Marvel James Marvel is a stage director known for traditional and avant-garde stagings of operatic productions . Marvel was born and raised in New Orleans and received a B.A. in World Literature from Sarah Lawrence College and Oxford University , and an M.F.A. in Theatre Arts from the International Actor Training Academy . He also studied at Charles University in Prague , Czech Republic .   Marvel 's 2005 production of Igor Stravinsky 's The Rake 's Progress was deemed `` breathtakingly beautiful '' with `` stage tableaux that were both kinetic and visually striking '' by the San Francisco Chronicle . In November 2008 , Marvel made his Lincoln Center debut , directing a trilogy of one-act operas by Modest Mussorgsky , Ernst Krenek and Dmitri Shostakovich at the Juilliard School .   Credits in the United States include shows at Florence Gould Hall in New York City ; The Kimmel Center of Philadelphia ; The Huntington Theatre of Boston ; The Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco ; and the Bing Theatre in Los Angeles . Marvel 's international work has taken him to the 5th International Theatre Festival in Budapest , Hungary ; the Istropolitana Theatre Festival in Bratislava , Slovakia ; the Viola Stage in Prague , Czech Republic ; Teatr Wielki in Lodz , Poland ; the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland ; and the Wadham Theatre and Burton-Taylor Theatre in Oxford , England .   Outside his work in opera , Marvel has played violin in numerous orchestras ; composed original music for professional theatre productions ; danced in pieces choreographed by members of the Martha Graham company ; and published critical and creative works in a variety of international journals .

neg: Inconceivable (2008 film) Inconceivable is a 2008 satirical drama about the test-tube baby industry . The film was written and directed by Mary McGuckian .

neg: James Urbaniak James Christian Urbaniak ( born September 17 , 1963 ) is an American actor and voice actor . Urbaniak was born in Bayonne , New Jersey and currently lives in Los Angeles , California .   One of his first noteworthy roles was in the avant-garde playwright/director Richard Foreman 's The Universe , for which Urbaniak won an Obie . His first media appearance occurred in 1983 , when at the age of 20 , James came onstage from the audience of Late Night with David Letterman , to try his hand at a monologue joke that Letterman had flubbed . He has also been acclaimed for his acting in the films Henry Fool and American Splendor , in the latter of which he played legendary illustrator R. Crumb . He was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his role in Thom Pain ( based on nothing ) . He provides the voice for main character Dr. Thaddeus Venture on The Venture Bros. as well as the Doctor 's brother Jonas Venture Junior and the super-villain Phantom Limb .   Urbaniak played a pizza guy in the famous `` Whassup ? '' television commercials for Budweiser . He also portrayed the moderator in `` Human Centipede Anonymous '' , a Funny or Die short depicting three men who grapple with their past as a human centipede .   Urbaniak appeared on Ken Reid 's TV Guidance Counselor Podcast on May 13 , 2015 .

neg: James Batman James Batman is a 1966 Filipino Batman/James Bond cinematic spoof produced by Jose O. Vera and released by Sampaguita Pictures .   It stars the Philippine comedian Dolphy as Batman and James Bond and Boy Alano as `` Rubin '' ( Robin ) .

neg: The Last King of Scotland (film) The Last King of Scotland is a 2006 British historical drama film based on Giles Foden 's novel The Last King of Scotland ( 1998 ) , adapted by screenwriters Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock , and directed by Kevin Macdonald . The film was a co-production between companies from the United Kingdom and the United States , including Fox Searchlight Pictures and Film4 , and was a financial success .   The film tells the fictional story of Nicholas Garrigan ( James McAvoy ) , a young Scottish doctor who travels to Uganda and becomes the personal physician of President Idi Amin ( Forest Whitaker ) . The film is based on events of Amin 's rule , and the title comes from a reporter in a press conference who wishes to verify whether Amin , who was known to adopt fanciful imperial titles for himself , declared himself the King of Scotland .   The film received widespread critical acclaim . Particular focus went to Whitaker , who received outstanding critical acclaim for his portrayal of Amin . He won Best Actor at the Academy Awards , among others .

neg: Anthony Mackie Anthony Dwane Mackie ( born September 23 , 1978 ) is an American actor . He has been featured in feature films , television series , and Broadway and Off-Broadway plays , including Ma Rainey 's Black Bottom , Drowning Crow , McReele , A Soldier 's Play , and Carl Hancock Rux 's Talk , for which he won an Obie Award in 2002 .   In 2002 , he was featured in Eminem 's debut film , 8 Mile . He was nominated for Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor for his role in Brother to Brother . His second nomination was for Best Supporting Actor at the 2009 Independent Spirit Awards for his role in The Hurt Locker . In 2014 , he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Sam Wilson / Falcon , making his first appearance in Captain America : The Winter Soldier , and reprising the role in Avengers : Age of Ultron , Ant-Man , and Captain America : Civil War .   In May 2016 , he co-starred in the HBO TV film All the Way as Martin Luther King Jr. , opposite Bryan Cranston , who was reprising his Tony Award-winning performance as President Lyndon B. Johnson in the play of the same name .

neg: James Bond The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming , who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections . Since Fleming 's death in 1964 , eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations : Kingsley Amis , Christopher Wood , John Gardner , Raymond Benson , Sebastian Faulks , Jeffery Deaver , William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz . The latest novel is Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz , published in September 2015 . Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond , and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character , Moneypenny .   The character has also been adapted for television , radio , comic strip , video games and film . The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have grossed over $ 7.040 billion in total , making it the fourth-highest-grossing film series to date , which started in 1962 with Dr. No , starring Sean Connery as Bond . As of , there have been twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series . The most recent Bond film , Spectre ( 2015 ) , stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of Bond ; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series . There have also been two independent productions of Bond films : Casino Royale ( a 1967 spoof ) and Never Say Never Again ( a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film , Thunderball ) . In 2015 , the franchise was estimated to be worth $ 19.9 billion , making James Bond one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time .   The Bond films are renowned for a number of features , including the musical accompaniment , with the theme songs having received Academy Award nominations on several occasions , and two wins . Other important elements which run through most of the films include Bond 's cars , his guns , and the gadgets with which he is supplied by Q Branch . The films are also noted for Bond 's relationships with various women , who are sometimes referred to as `` Bond girls '' .

neg: BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories .   There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers .   In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .

neg: Paddy Chayefsky Sidney Aaron `` Paddy '' Chayefsky ( January 29 , 1923 -- August 1 , 1981 ) was an American playwright , screenwriter and novelist . He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay ( the other three-time winners , Francis Ford Coppola , Charles Brackett , Woody Allen and Billy Wilder , have all shared their awards with co-writers ) .   He was considered one of the most renowned dramatists of the so-called Golden Age of Television . His intimate , realistic scripts provided a naturalistic style of television drama for the 1950s , and he was regarded as the central figure in the `` kitchen sink realism '' movement of American television . Martin Gottfried wrote in All His Jazz that Chayefsky `` was a successful writer , the most successful graduate of television 's slice of life school of naturalism . ''   Following his critically acclaimed teleplays , Chayefsky continued to succeed as a playwright and novelist . As a screenwriter , he received three Academy Awards for Marty ( 1955 ) , The Hospital ( 1971 ) and Network ( 1976 ) . The movie Marty was based on his own television drama about two lonely people finding love . Network was his scathing satire of the television industry and The Hospital was also satiric . Film historian David Thomson called The Hospital `` years ahead of its time . -LSB- ... -RSB- Few films capture the disaster of America 's self-destructive idealism so well . '' His screenplay for Network is often regarded as his masterpiece , and has been hailed as `` the kind of literate , darkly funny and breathtakingly prescient material that prompts many to claim it as the greatest screenplay of the 20th century . ''   Chayefsky 's early stories were frequently influenced by the author 's childhood in The Bronx . Chayefsky was part of the inaugural class of inductees into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ' Television Hall of Fame . He received this honor three years after his death , in 1984 .

neg: Highlander (film) Highlander is a 1986 British-American adventure action fantasy film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen . It stars Christopher Lambert , Sean Connery , Clancy Brown , and Roxanne Hart . The film narrates the climax of an ages-old battle between immortal warriors , depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines .   Christopher Lambert plays swordsman Connor MacLeod from Scottish Highlands , known as the Highlander , one of a number of immortal warriors , who can only be killed by decapitation . After initial training by another highly skilled immortal swordsman , Ramirez ( Sean Connery ) , MacLeod lives on for several centuries , eventually settling in New York City , managing an antiques shop . In 1985 , he falls in love with a policewoman named Brenda and finds out that he must face his biggest enemy , Clancy Brown 's Kurgan , who wishes to kill MacLeod and to obtain `` the Prize '' -- a special ability which is given to the last living immortal warrior , vast knowledge and the ability to enslave the entire human race .   Highlander enjoyed little success on its initial theatrical release , grossing over $ 12 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 19 million , and received mixed reviews . Nevertheless , it became a cult film and launched Lambert to stardom . The film inspired a franchise which included film sequels and television spin-offs . Its tagline , `` There can be only one '' , has carried on throughout the franchise , as have the songs provided for the film by the rock band Queen .

neg: James McElroy James `` Jimmy Mac '' McElroy ( 1945 - 2011 ) was an Irish American mobster and racketeer from Manhattan , New York who was an enforcer for The Westies , a criminal organization that operated out of Hell 's Kitchen .

neg: Duet Acting Duet Acting ( often shortened to `` Duet '' or abbreviated as `` DA '' in tournament schedules and results ) is an event in competitive high school forensics . Similar to Duo Interpretation , Duet Acting varies in two major respects : first , Duet is not an official National Forensic League event although some state organizations , such as the Texas Forensic Association , the Louisiana High School Speech League , and ( formerly ) the Ohio High School Speech League practice the event . Secondly , unlike Duo , in which the actors are not permitted to make eye contact with each other or touch each other , Duet incorporates an element of acting . Cuttings must be made from scripts .   Duet Acting involves two people , two chairs , and ( in some jurisdictions ) a table ; the furniture is supplied in each room of competition . Time limits vary , but generally each acting pair performs an eight - to twelve-minute scene , typically using only two characters . Occasionally the performers change roles , but can only play one character per scene in the manner of dramatic or humorous interpretation . The pieces may be either serious or funny , and the extensive use of movement is permitted ( i.e. , interaction between both characters , as well as with the table and chairs ) . Duet Acting has been removed from the Ohio High School Speech League .   Category : Debating

neg: James Deen Bryan Matthew Sevilla ( born February 7 , 1986 ) , better known by the stage name James Deen , is an American pornographic actor and director .   He entered the porn industry in 2004 at the age of 18 . He has gained attention due to his relatively slender build , lack of tattoos and everyman appeal , bucking the stereotypical image of hypermasculine male actors in the pornography industry . In late 2015 , multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct including nonconsensual sexual activity .

neg: James McLaughlin (American actor) James McLaughlin , also James W. MacLaughlin an J.W. McLaughlin was an American film actor and director .

neg: Sin of omission In Catholic teaching , an omission is a failure to do something one can and ought to do . If an omission happens deliberately and freely , it is considered a sin .   The degree of guilt incurred by an omission is measured , like that attaching to sins of commission , by the dignity of the virtue and the magnitude of the precept to which the omission is opposed , as well as the amount of deliberation .   A person may be guilty of a sin of omission if he fails to do something which he is able to do and which he ought to do because he has put himself into a state or situation whereby he is unable to complete the action . For example , if a person chooses to become inebriated and is therefore unable to perform a necessary task , that person is responsible for that failure , even though that person is physically unable to perform the task because he or she knowingly put themselves into a state ( drunkenness ) where accomplishing the task was impossible .   Paul the Apostle refers to this sin directly when he states `` For I do not do the good I want ... '' ( Romans ) .  see  James the brother of Jesus more exactly defines this sin when he states , `` Whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it , for him it is sin . '' ( James )  see James 4 , New King James Version  see  see  see  see   `` In the end , we will remember not the words of our enemies , but the silence of our friends . '' -- Martin Luther King

neg: Motion Picture Association of America film rating system The Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a film 's suitability for certain audiences based on its content . The MPAA rating system is a voluntary scheme that is not enforced by law ; films can be exhibited without a rating , although many theaters refuse to exhibit non-rated or NC-17 rated films . Non-members of MPAA may also submit films for rating . Other media , such as television programs and video games , is rated by other entities such as the ESRB and the TV Parental Guidelines .   The MPAA rating system is one of various motion picture rating systems that are used to help parents decide what films are appropriate for their children . It is administered by the Classification & Ratings Administration ( CARA ) , an independent division of the MPAA .

neg: Wanted (2008 film) Wanted is a 2008 American-German action thriller film loosely based on the comic book miniseries of the same name by Mark Millar and J. G. Jones . The film , written by Chris Morgan , Michael Brandt , and Derek Haas and directed by Timur Bekmambetov stars James McAvoy , Morgan Freeman , and Angelina Jolie . The storyline follows Wesley Gibson ( McAvoy ) , a frustrated account manager who discovers that he is the son of a professional assassin and decides to join the Fraternity , a secret society in which his father worked .   Universal Studios acquired the adaptation rights from Millar in 2004 , and while the eventual script drifted from the comic book supervillain mythos in the original miniseries , Millar was content to see most of the comic 's darker content was retained . Production began in April 2007 , with filming in the Czech Republic , Budapest , and the story 's main setting , Chicago . Wanted was released in June 2008 to both critical and commercial success , with box office earnings of $ 341 million worldwide and reviews praising the fast pacing and stylized action scenes . A sequel was planned the same year as the film 's release , but ultimately stalled in the development phase .

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: James Morrison (actor) James Paige Morrison ( born April 21 , 1954 ) is an American actor best known for his portrayal of CTU Director Bill Buchanan on 24 .

neg: Mr. Cranky Mr. Cranky , a satirical film critic , was created in 1995 by Jason Katzman and Hans Bjordahl . The Cranky personae premises that all movies are terrible ; at issue , solely , is the severity of pain , insult , discomfort or idiocy projected , injected , ingested , subjected or otherwise presented . There are no good films in the Cranky pantheon ; only films which inflict greater or lesser suffering .   Subtextually , the Mr. Cranky website is a comment on an uncritical film-reviewing culture . In contrast to boilerplate , overly effusive reviews -- often including declarations that incorporate a film 's theme or title in a pun or play-on-words -- the Cranky review is received on the originality of its portrayal of physical suffering and mental anguish effected by the viewing experience .   The movies are rated on a six-step scale , with the least bad ( i.e. best ) film receiving one `` bomb . '' Films that cause greater suffering receive additional `` bombs . '' ( Up to four . ) Movies deemed particularly offensive receive a Dynamite or `` Boomstick '' rating . The worst films ( i.e. those Cranky has marked as irredeemable -- `` Proof that Jesus died in vain '' in classic Cranky vernacular ) receive the Animated Atomic Explosion or `` Kaboom ! '' rating .   In October 2001 , a `` guest reviewer '' named Mr. Smiley appeared . A post-modern reflection of the Cranky character 's anti-reviews , Mr. Smiley is a mirror opposite of the Mr. Cranky personae : all reviews are hyperbolically positive . Mr. Smiley is a stereotypical smiley face smelling a pink Freesia flower , appearing every year near Halloween . Consistent with the theme , the Smiley character has a rising five-step scale going from one smiley face to the `` Prozacerrific ! '' Happy Pill . Consistent with other 20th-century artists including the post World War I Dadaists ( Absurdists ) and post-modern anti-art of the 1960s -- best embodied by Warhol 's `` pop art '' works and Lichenstein 's self-portraits -- Mr. Smilely was an effective ironic tool used to comment on the deficiencies of uncritical analysis and review .


query: Marlon Brando was in a movie.

pos: The Wild One The Wild One is a 1953 American film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer . It is most noted for the character of Johnny Strabler ( Marlon Brando ) , whose persona became a cultural icon of the 1950s . The Wild One is considered to be the original outlaw biker film , and the first to examine American outlaw motorcycle gang violence .   The film 's screenplay was based on Frank Rooney 's short story `` The Cyclists ' Raid '' , published in the January 1951 Harper 's Magazine and anthologized in The Best American Short Stories 1952 . Rooney 's story was inspired by sensationalistic media coverage of an American Motorcyclist Association motorcycle rally that got out of hand on the Fourth of July weekend in 1947 in Hollister , California . The overcrowding , drinking and street stunting were given national attention in the July 21 , 1947 issue of Life Magazine , with a staged photograph of a wild drunken man on a motorcycle . The events , conflated with the newspaper and magazine reports , Rooney 's short story , and the film The Wild One are part of the legend of the Hollister riot .

pos: Marlon Brando Marlon Brando , Jr. ( April 3 , 1924 -- July 1 , 2004 ) was an American actor , film director and political activist . He is credited with bringing realism to film acting . He helped to popularize the Stanislavski system of acting , studying with Stella Adler in the 1940s . Brando is widely known for his Academy Award-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront ( 1954 ) and Vito Corleone in The Godfather ( 1972 ) , as well as his performances in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) , Viva Zapata ! ( 1952 ) , Julius Caesar ( 1953 ) , The Wild One ( 1953 ) , Guys and Dolls ( 1955 ) , Sayonara ( 1957 ) , Reflections in a Golden Eye ( 1967 ) , Last Tango in Paris ( 1972 ) , and Apocalypse Now ( 1979 ) . Brando was also an activist for many causes , notably the Civil Rights Movement and various Native American movements .   He initially gained acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for reprising the role of Stanley Kowalski in the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams ' play A Streetcar Named Desire , a role that he had originated successfully on Broadway . He received further praise for his performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront , and his portrayal of the rebel motorcycle gang leader Johnny Strabler in The Wild One proved to be a lasting image in popular culture . Brando received Academy Award nominations for playing Emiliano Zapata in Viva Zapata ! ; Mark Antony in Joseph L. Mankiewicz 's 1953 film adaptation of Shakespeare 's Julius Caesar ; and Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver in Sayonara ( 1957 ) , an adaption of James Michener 's 1954 novel . Brando was included in a list of Top Ten Money Making Stars three times in the 1950s , coming in at number 10 in 1954 , number 6 in 1955 , and number 4 in 1958 .   The 1960s proved to be a fallow decade for Brando . He directed and starred in the cult western film One-Eyed Jacks , a critical and commercial flop , after which he delivered a series of box-office failures , beginning with the 1962 film adaptation of the novel Mutiny on the Bounty . After 10 years , during which he did not appear in a successful film , he won his second Academy Award for playing Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola 's The Godfather , a role critics consider among his greatest . The Godfather was then one of the most commercially successful films of all time . With that and his Oscar-nominated performance in Last Tango in Paris , Brando re-established himself in the ranks of top box-office stars , placing sixth and tenth in the Money Making Stars poll in 1972 and 1973 , respectively . Brando took a four-year hiatus before appearing in The Missouri Breaks ( 1976 ) . After this , he was content with being a highly paid character actor in cameo roles , such as in Superman ( 1978 ) and The Formula ( 1980 ) , before taking a nine-year break from motion pictures . According to the Guinness Book of World Records , Brando was paid a record $ 3.7 million ( $ million in inflation-adjusted dollars ) and 11.75 % of the gross profits for 13 days ' work on Superman . He finished out the 1970s with his controversial performance as Colonel Kurtz in another Coppola film , Apocalypse Now , a box-office hit for which he was highly paid and which helped finance his career layoff during the 1980s .   Brando was ranked by the American Film Institute as the fourth-greatest movie star among male movie stars whose screen debuts occurred in or before 1950 . He was one of only three professional actors , along with Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe , named in 1999 by Time magazine as one of its 100 Most Important People of the Century . He died of respiratory failure on July 1 , 2004 , at age 80 .

pos: Superman (1978 film) Superman ( informally titled Superman : The Movie in some listings and reference sources ) is a 1978 superhero film directed by Richard Donner and based on the DC Comics character of the same name . The film is a British , Swiss , Panamanian and American joint venture , produced by Warner Bros. , Film Export A.G. , Dovemead Limited and International Film Productions . Superman stars Marlon Brando , Gene Hackman , Christopher Reeve , Margot Kidder , Glenn Ford , Phyllis Thaxter , Jackie Cooper , Trevor Howard , Marc McClure , Terence Stamp , Valerie Perrine , and Ned Beatty . The film depicts Superman 's origin , including his infancy as Kal-El of Krypton and his youthful years in the rural town of Smallville . Disguised as reporter Clark Kent , he adopts a mild-mannered disposition in Metropolis and develops a romance with Lois Lane , while battling the villainous Lex Luthor .   Several directors , most notably Guy Hamilton , and screenwriters ( Mario Puzo , David and Leslie Newman , and Robert Benton ) , were associated with the project before Richard Donner was hired to direct . Tom Mankiewicz was drafted in to rewrite the script and was given a `` creative consultant '' credit . It was decided to film both Superman and its sequel Superman II ( 1980 ) simultaneously , with principal photography beginning in March 1977 and ending in October 1978 . Tensions arose between Donner and the producers , and a decision was made to stop filming the sequel , of which 75 percent had already been completed , and finish the first film .   The most expensive film made up to that point with a budget of $ 55 million , Superman was released in December 1978 to critical acclaim and financial success , earning $ 300 million during its original theatrical run . Reviewers particularly praised Reeve 's performance . It was nominated for three Academy Awards , including Best Film Editing , Best Music ( Original Score ) , and Best Sound Mixing , and received a Special Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects . Groundbreaking in its use of special effects and science fiction/fantasy storytelling , the film 's legacy presaged the mainstream popularity of Hollywood 's superhero film franchises .

pos: The Formula (1980 film) The Formula is a 1980 American mystery film directed by John G. Avildsen and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . It features a preeminent cast including Marlon Brando , George C. Scott , John Gielgud , and Marthe Keller . Craig T. Nelson also makes a brief appearance as a geologist .

pos: On the Waterfront On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg . It stars Marlon Brando and features Karl Malden , Lee J. Cobb , Rod Steiger , Pat Henning , and , in her film debut , Eva Marie Saint . The soundtrack score was composed by Leonard Bernstein . The film was suggested by `` Crime on the Waterfront '' by Malcolm Johnson , a series of articles published in November-December 1948 in the New York Sun which won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting , but the screenplay by Budd Schulberg is directly based on his own original story . The film focuses on union violence and corruption amongst longshoremen while detailing widespread corruption , extortion , and racketeering on the waterfronts of Hoboken , New Jersey .   On the Waterfront was a critical and commercial success and received twelve Academy Award nominations , winning eight , including Best Picture , Best Actor for Brando , Best Supporting Actress for Saint , and Best Director for Kazan . In 1997 it was ranked by the American Film Institute as the eighth-greatest American movie of all time and in AFI 's 2007 list it was ranked 19th . It is Bernstein 's only original film score not adapted from a stage production with songs .   In 1989 , On the Waterfront was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry .

pos: Academy Awards The Academy Awards , now known officially as the Oscars , is a set of twenty-four awards for artistic and technical merit in the American film industry , given annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) , to recognize excellence in cinematic achievements as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a golden statuette , officially called the `` Academy Award of Merit '' , which has become commonly known by its nickname `` Oscar '' . The awards , first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel , are overseen by AMPAS .   The awards ceremony was first broadcast on radio in 1930 and televised for the first time in 1953 . It is now seen live in more than 200 countries and can be streamed live online . The Academy Awards ceremony is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards ceremony . Its equivalents -- the Emmy Awards for television , the Tony Awards for theater , and the Grammy Awards for music and recording -- are modeled after the Academy Awards .   The 89th Academy Awards ceremony , honoring the best films of 2016 , were held on February 26 , 2017 , at the Dolby Theatre , in Los Angeles , California . The ceremony was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and was broadcast on ABC . A total of 3,048 Oscars have been awarded from the inception of the award through the 88th .

pos: The Missouri Breaks The Missouri Breaks is a 1976 American western film starring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson . The film was directed by Arthur Penn , with supporting performances by Randy Quaid , Harry Dean Stanton , Frederic Forrest , John McLiam and Kathleen Lloyd . The score was composed by John Williams .   The title of the movie refers to a forlorn and very rugged area of north central Montana , where over eons the Missouri River has made countless deep cuts or `` breaks '' in the land .

neg: Willie Dynamite Willie Dynamite is a 1974 American blaxploitation film , starring Roscoe Orman , Diana Sands , Thalmus Rasulala , Joyce Walker , and was released by Universal Pictures . The eponymous Willie Dynamite is a pimp in New York City , who strives to be number one in the city . As he is trying to do so , a social worker named Cora , is trying to change his ways - as well as those of the women who work for him - for the better . It was the first film produced by the Zanuck-Brown Company .

neg: Tripwire (film) Tripwire is a 1989 American film directed by James Lemmo .   It is an action/adventure movie about a terrorist and government secret agent personal vendetta that began when a train hijacking goes badly awry and the terrorist 's son is accidentally killed . The original music score was composed by Richard Stone . Originally intended for a theatrical release ( it did get releases only in Europe between 1989 and 1990 ) , the movie was released directly to video and laserdisc on March 21 , 1990 in the U.S. by RCA/Columbia and in Canada on video only by Cineplex Odeon . The movie has not been released on DVD and as of December 26 , 2009 , Sony has not announced any plans to release the movie on DVD .

neg: Tobacco Road (film) Tobacco Road is a 1941 film directed by John Ford starring Charley Grapewin , Marjorie Rambeau , Gene Tierney , William Tracy Dana Andrews and Ward Bond . It was based on the novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell , but the plot was rewritten for the film .

neg: Johnny Stecchino Johnny Stecchino is an Italian comedy film starring Roberto Benigni as the protagonist and director . This film is one of Benigni 's many collaborations with co-star and wife , Nicoletta Braschi . During its release in 1991 , it was the highest-grossing film in Italy .   This film follows the life of Dante , a quirky school bus driver ( Benigni ) for students with Down syndrome , who bears a striking resemblance to Johnny Stecchino , an Italian mafioso who is wanted by Sicilian mobsters for treason and murder . The film 's plot begins to unravel when Dante meets Maria , the wife of Stecchino , who begins her plan into tricking mobsters to kill Dante thinking he is Stecchino . The film takes several unexpected twists when Maria begins to fall for Dante , and it becomes clear that Dante can not possibly be the cold blooded killer , Johnny Stecchino .   The U.S. version released in theaters and on VHS is about 20 minutes shorter that the full Italian version . It trims several conversations including the final scene with Lillo sniffing cocaine .

neg: Shoeshine (film) Shoeshine ( Sciuscià -LSB- ʃuʃˈʃa -RSB- , from Italian pronunciation of the English ) is a 1946 Italian film directed by Vittorio De Sica . Sometimes regarded as his first major work , the film follows two shoeshine boys who get into trouble with the police after trying to find the money to buy a horse .

neg: Land of the Blind Land of the Blind is a 2006 British-American black comedy drama film starring Ralph Fiennes , Donald Sutherland , Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle .   Land of the Blind is a dark political satire , based on several incidents throughout history in which tyrannical rulers were overthrown by new leaders who proved to be just as bad , if not worse , and subtle references are made to several such cases . The title is taken from the saying , `` In the land of the blind , the one-eyed man is king . ''   Land of the Blind had its world premiere in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , and was the Opening Night Gala film at the 2006 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London . Its U.S. premiere was in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival . The film sparked intense reaction during its festival run , attacked by both left and right , each of which saw the film as a critique of its position .   Historical references in the film include Jean-Paul Marat ( from the French Revolution ) , Kim Jong-Il , Joseph Stalin , Benito Mussolini , Augusto Pinochet , Anastasio Somoza Debayle , François Duvalier , Rudolph Hess , Jean-Claude Duvalier , Lyndon B. Johnson , Julius Caesar ( from William Shakespeare 's play ) , Robert Mugabe , Ngo Dinh Diem , Idi Amin , the PIRA Maze prison protests , U.S. POWs in Vietnam , the Weathermen terrorist group , the Khmer Rouge , the 1979 Revolution in Iran , and the subsequent Cultural Revolution in that country .

neg: Caboblanco Caboblanco ( 1980 ) is an American drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson , starring Charles Bronson , Dominique Sanda and Jason Robards . The film has often been described as a remake of Casablanca .   The movie marks the third collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson ( following 1976 's St. Ives and 1977 's The White Buffalo ) .

neg: Sole nudo Sole nudo is a 1984 Italian-Brazilian film written and directed by Tonino Cervi .   The film is about Luca Adami who , after troubles at work , escapes from Rome to Rio de Janeiro and is helped by a friend to find a new job there . Unfortunately he has disappointing results , and wants to commit suicide .   However , in Rio he meets a beautiful girl from the favelas , who takes him to visit the most secret and mystical places of this beautiful city . He is also encouraged by an enigmatic waiter and regains the will to live .   The film ends with the two actors dancing on Copacabana beach at dawn .

neg: A King and His Movie A King and His Movie ( La película del rey ) is a 1986 Argentine comedy drama film , directed by Carlos Sorín , and written by Sorín and Jorge Goldenberg . The movie features Ulises Dumont and Julio Chávez , among others .

neg: Rocky Rocky is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and both written by and starring Sylvester Stallone . It tells the rags to riches American Dream story of Rocky Balboa , an uneducated but kind-hearted working class Italian-American boxer working in a meat warehouse and as a debt collector for a loan shark in the slums of Philadelphia . Rocky starts out as a small-time club fighter , and later gets a shot at the world heavyweight championship . The film also stars Talia Shire as Adrian , Burt Young as Adrian 's brother Paulie , Burgess Meredith as Rocky 's trainer Mickey Goldmill , and Carl Weathers as the champion , Apollo Creed .   The film , made on a budget of just over $ 1 million and shot in 28 days , was a sleeper hit ; it earned $ 225 million in global box office receipts , becoming the highest-grossing film of 1976 , and went on to win three Oscars , including Best Picture . The film received many positive reviews and turned Stallone into a major star . In 2006 , the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' . Rocky is considered to be one of the greatest sports films ever made and was ranked as the second-best in the genre , after Raging Bull , by the American Film Institute in 2008 .   The film has spawned six sequels : Rocky II ( 1979 ) , Rocky III ( 1982 ) , Rocky IV ( 1985 ) , Rocky V ( 1990 ) , Rocky Balboa ( 2006 ) and Creed ( 2015 ) . Stallone portrays Rocky in all six sequels , wrote the first five , and directed four ( Avildsen returned to direct Rocky V and Ryan Coogler directed Creed ) .

neg: La Otra (film) La Otra ( `` The Other '' ( feminine ) ) , sometimes screened with the title The Other One , is a 1946 Mexican drama film directed by Roberto Gavaldón and starring Dolores del Río . The film inspired the movie Dead Ringer , starred by Bette Davis .

neg: Rialto Pictures Rialto Pictures is a film distributor founded in 1997 by Bruce Goldstein . A year later , Adrienne Halpern joined him as partner . In 2002 , Eric Di Bernardo became the company 's National Sales Director . It was described as `` the gold standard of reissue distributors '' by Los Angeles Times/NPR film critic Kenneth Turan . In 1999 , Rialto received a special Heritage Award from the National Society of Film Critics , and in 2000 received a special award from the New York Film Critic 's Circle , presented to Goldstein and Halpern by Jeanne Moreau . The two co-presidents have each received the French Order of Chevalier of Arts and Letters .   During the past decade , Rialto Pictures has become one of the great names in film distribution . In 2002 , the company released the critically acclaimed first-run film Murderous Maids , the chilling true story of two homicidal sisters , starring Sylvie Testud . Rialto celebrated a record-breaking 2004 with the previously unreleased , original 1954 Japanese version of Ishiro Honda 's Godzilla ; Peter Davis 's Oscar-winning and newly restored 1974 documentary Hearts and Minds ; and Gillo Pontecorvo 's groundbreaking The Battle of Algiers , one of 2004 's top-grossing foreign films . Rialto 's re-release of Alberto Lattuada 's Mafioso , a dark comedy from 1962 starring Alberto Sordi , was the unqualified highlight of the 2006 New York Film Festival . One of Rialto 's 2008 releases was Max Ophüls ' legendary film Lola Montès in a definitive new 35mm restoration , which was showcased to enormous acclaim at Cannes Film Festival and Telluride Film Festival and was the spotlight retrospective of the 2008 New York Film Festival . In 2009 , Rialto undertook the very first U.S. release of Jean-Luc Godard 's Made in U.S.A. , which could not be previously released due to rights issues , and also re-released Costa-Gavras ' Academy-Award winning thriller Z. Most recently , the San Francisco International Film Festival presented Goldstein with its prestigious Mel Novikoff Award .   2007 marked Rialto 's tenth anniversary , a milestone that was celebrated with a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York . Similar tributes were held at George Eastman House , in Rochester , New York ; the AFI Silver Theater in Washington , D.C. ; and the SIFF Theater in Seattle . In honor of the company 's anniversary , The Criterion Collection has issued a special gift box set containing ten films displaying the breadth of Rialto 's collection , including Army of Shadows , Au Hasard Balthazar , Band of Outsiders , Billy Liar , Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie , Mafioso , Murderous Maids , Rififi , The Third Man and Touchez pas au grisbi . The DVD box set was released under the name `` Ten Years of Rialto Pictures '' on October 28 , 2008 .   Rialto Pictures also handles North American distribution for most of the back catalog of French film production and distribution company StudioCanal , including titles from the company 's Embassy Pictures and Carolco Pictures libraries .

neg: Banana Dance The Banana Dance has several different meanings and performances .   Part of Chris Elliott 's Marlon Brando impersonation skit on the David Letterman show . It consisted of `` Marlon '' ( Chris Elliot ) dumping bananas out of a sack on the floor and Elliot dancing slowly around them to the song `` The Alley Cat '' .  The Danse sauvage , an exotic dance performed by Josephine Baker in live shows and her Siren of the Tropics movie .  The Dancing Banana is a popular emoticon .

neg: Brandos Costumes Brandos Costumes ( 1974 ) is a Portuguese film directed by Alberto Seixas Santos which was a part of the Novo Cinema movement -- influenced by the cinematographic neo-realism and specially by the Nouvelle Vague . It was released in 1975 , when the political regime portrayed in the film ( the Estado Novo ) had already been destroyed .   The film was released in Cinema Londres , in Lisbon , on September 18 , 1975 .

neg: Amar te duele Amar te duele ( can be interpreted as both `` Loving You Hurts '' and `` Loving Hurts You '' ) is a 2002 Mexican film written by Carolina Rivera and directed by Fernando Sariñana . It is based on the classic play `` Romeo and Juliet '' by William Shakespeare . In the story , both families hate each other because they belong to different social classes . This movie offers various archetypes of urban and modern youth in Mexico within a story about sexual attraction and adolescent idealism .   The movie marked the film debuts of Martha Higareda and RBD member Alfonso Herrera ; the film also was starred by Pedro Damián and Luis Fernando Peña . It was also released in Argentina , Chile and United States , where it received good reviews .

neg: Beneath the 12-Mile Reef Beneath the 12-Mile Reef is a 1953 American adventure film directed by Robert D. Webb . The screenplay by A. I. Bezzerides was inspired by Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare . The film was the third motion picture made in CinemaScope , coming after The Robe and How to Marry a Millionaire .

neg: The Tuxedo The Tuxedo is a 2002 American comedy -- action film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan , Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jason Isaacs . It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States ' fresh water supply with bacteria that spills electrolytes into the blood and totally dehydrates the host .

neg: List of films based on magazine articles This is a list of films based on non-fiction articles published in periodicals such as magazines or newspapers . See also List of films based on short fiction .  Adaptation . - `` The Orchid Thief '' , The New Yorker , January 23 , 1995 - Susan Orlean  Almost Famous - `` The Allman Brothers Story '' , Rolling Stone , December 6 , 1973 - Cameron Crowe  American Gangster - `` The Return of Superfly '' , New York , August 14 , 2000 - Mark Jacobson  Argo - `` How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans From Tehran '' , Wired , April 2007 Joshuah Bearman  Bigger Than Life - `` Ten Feet Tall '' , The New Yorker , September 10 , 1955 - Berton Roueche  Biker Boyz - `` Biker Boyz '' , New Times Los Angeles , April 2000 , Michael Gougis  The Bling Ring - `` The Suspects Wore Louboutins '' , Vanity Fair , March 2010 - Nancy Jo Sales  Blue Crush - `` Life 's Swell '' , Women Outside , September 1998 - Susan Orlean  Boogie Nights - `` The Devil and John Holmes '' , Rolling Stone , May 1989 - Mike Sager  City by the Sea - `` Mark of a Murderer '' , Esquire , September 1997 - Michael McAlary  Coyote Ugly - `` The Muse of the Coyote Ugly Saloon '' , GQ , March 1997 - Elizabeth Gilbert  Dog Day Afternoon - `` The Boys in the Bank '' , Life , September 22 , 1972 - P. F. Kluge  The Fast and the Furious - `` Racer X '' , Vibe , May 1998 - Ken Li  Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - `` Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas '' , Rolling Stone , November 11 & November 25 , 1971 - Hunter S. Thompson  In Cold Blood - `` In Cold Blood : The Last to See Them Alive '' ' The New Yorker , September 25 , 1965 - Truman Capote  The Insider - `` The Man Who Knew Too Much '' , Vanity Fair , May 1996 - Marie Brenner  Into the Wild - `` Death of an Innocent '' , Outside , January 1993 - Jon Krakauer  The Killing Fields - `` The Death and Life of Dith Pran '' , The New York Times Magazine , January 20 , 1980 - Sydney Schanberg  Ladybug Ladybug - `` They Thought the War Was On '' , McCall 's , April 1963 - Lois Dickert  Live Free or Die Hard - `` A Farewell to Arms '' , Wired , May 1997 - John Carlin  Perfect -- Series of articles in Rolling Stone - Aaron Latham  Proof of Life - `` Adventures in the Ransom Trade '' Vanity Fair , May 1998 - William Prochnau  Pushing Tin - `` Something 's Got to Give '' , The New York Times Magazine , March 24 , 1996 - Darcy Frey  Radio - `` Someone to Lean On '' , Sports Illustrated , December 16 , 1996 - Gary Smith  Saturday Night Fever - `` Tribal Rites of the New Saturday Night '' , New York , June 7 , 1976 - Nik Cohn  Shattered Glass - Vanity Fair , September 1998 - Buzz Bissinger  Top Gun - `` Top Guns '' , California , May 1983 - Ehud Yonay  Urban Cowboy - `` The Ballad of the Urban Cowboy : America 's Search for True Grit '' , Esquire , September 12 , 1978 - Aaron Latham  `` War Dogs ( 2016 film ) '' - `` The Stoner Arms Dealers : How Two American Kids Became Big-Time Weapons Traders '' , `` Rolling Stone '' , March 16 , 2011 - Guy Lawson

neg: Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger is a 1955 Drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson . The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular , topping that year 's list of bestselling novels in the United States .   The film was Kramer 's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles , backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra , Gloria Grahame , Broderick Crawford , Charles Bickford , Lon Chaney , Jr. , Harry Morgan , and Lee Marvin . The film was released by United Artists .   Sinatra had catapulted back into the limelight as the result of a supporting role for a film from a similarly popular novel , From Here to Eternity , two years earlier . Initially a minor box office success , Not as a Stranger is seldom seen today , never receiving widespread distribution on home video . It was first released on DVD in 1992 .

neg: The Americano (1916 film) The Americano is a 1916 American silent adventure/romantic comedy film directed by John Emerson and stars Douglas Fairbanks in his last production for Triangle Film Corporation . Based on the novel Blaze Derringer , by Eugene P. Lyle , Jr. , the scenario was written by John Emerson and Anita Loos who also wrote the film 's intertitles . The film was re-released by S.A. Lynch Enterprises on August 21 , 1923 . Three 16mm prints and one 8mm print of the film still exists . Set in a fictional South American country of Paragonia , it has been described as one of a group of films that supported United States imperialism by providing support to the idea of manifest destiny .