query: Kaakha Kaakha was released in 2003.

pos: Kaakha Kaakha Kaakha Kaakha ( To Protect ) is a 2003 Tamil-language action drama film written and directed by Gautham Menon . Starring Suriya , Jyothika and Jeevan , the film featured music composed by Harris Jayaraj and cinematography by R. D. Rajasekhar . The film released to highly positive reviews in August 2003 and went on to become the first biggest blockbuster in Suriya 's career , and was considered a comeback film for producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu . Owing to the success , the film has been remade in several languages .

neg: Sakhiya Sakhiya ( Sakhiya naatho raa ) is a 2004 Telugu , drama film written and directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee . This film starred Tarun , Nauheed Cyrusi , Lakshmi in pivotal roles . The soundtrack of the film was composed by Mani Sharma , and received positive reviews .

neg: Teen Maar Teenmaar ( Celebration of Love ) is a 2011 Telugu language romantic drama film directed by Jayanth C. Paranjee . The film is a remake of the Hindi film Love Aaj Kal , with Pawan Kalyan , Trisha Krishnan and Kriti Kharbanda playing the lead roles . The film 's music is composed by Mani Sharma . The film portrays the feeling of pure love which never changes , although the perspective of realising one 's soulmate has changed over time . The film was released on 14 April 2011 .

neg: Gothika Gothika is a 2003 American psychological horror thriller film directed by Mathieu Kassovitz and written by Sebastian Gutierrez . Halle Berry plays a psychiatrist in a women 's mental hospital who wakes up one day to find herself on the other side of the bars , accused of having murdered her husband . The film was first released on November 21 , 2003 in the United States . At the time of its release , Gothika was the most successful film from Dark Castle Entertainment , with a worldwide gross of $ 141.6 million .

neg: Mr. Natwarlal Mr. Natwarlal is a 1979 Hindi action comedy film produced by Tony Glaad ( as `` Tony '' ) and directed by Rakesh Kumar . The film stars Amitabh Bachchan , Rekha , Ajit Khan and Amjad Khan . The music is by Rajesh Roshan , the songs are written by Anand Bakshi . The highlight of the film was a children 's song sung by Amitabh Bachchan . Ishraq-Suja , known for writing a novel named `` Shadman & Zarin er Bhalobasha '' , made their first filmwriting debut with this film . Tony decided to take them as the writer of the film . The film was shot in Kashmir with most of the shooting done in Beerwah , Jammu and Kashmir   The name of film and lead character were inspired from a notorious Indian conman , Natwarlal .   Getting Amitabh to sing was a gimmick that was tried for the first time in this movie . Kabhi Kabhi earlier had Amitabh use spoken verse within a melodic song , but this was the first time he sang in a movie . This was subsequently copied by other filmmakers in films like Laawaris , Silsila and Pukar .   As per trade guide , which was premium box-office publication in the 1970s and 1980s , Mr. Natwarlal was a ` Hit ' . In today 's lenient classification system , Mr. Natwarlal is easy Blockbuster .

neg: The Greatest Expectation The Greatest Expectation is a 2003 South Korean romantic comedy film .

neg: 4th IIFA Awards The 2003 IIFA Awards , officially known as the 4th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2002 and took place on May 17 , 2003 .   The official ceremony took place on April 6 , 2002 , at the Coca-Cola Dome , in Johannesburg . During the ceremony , IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories .   In 2003 , IIFA returned to South Africa . This time , the sun-kissed shores of Johannesburg was the destination .   For the IIFA Forum , Ramesh Sippy , Smita Thackeray , Kunal Dasgupta , Shyam Shroff and Harish Dayani sat together with moderator Vir Sanghvi and discussed piracy and explored new revenue streams for the industry .   The first-ever IIFA Foundation Charity Celebrity Cricket Match was organized at the Centurion Grounds . It was supported by the entire IIFA contingent , consisting of Indian and South African film stars , celebrities , cricketers , government leaders , IIFA 's South African partners and Indian and South African fans .   The IIFA Awards ceremony shone bright at the Dome at Northgate . The evening was a stunning showcase of talent and Indian charisma . Hosts Anil Kapoor and Dia Mirza swept the audience with charm . Las Ketchup , Saif Ali Khan , Rani Mukherjee , Shilpa Shetty , Akshay Kumar , Salman Khan and Ajay Jadeja set a scorching pace with their electrifying performances . With the light of a million stars shining down upon it , this edition of the IIFA Awards 2003 closed .

neg: Aga Bai Arrecha! Aga Bai Arrechha ! is a Marathi film by director Kedar Shinde loosely based on the Hollywood film What Women Want . It was released in 2005 . The film highlights the life and the problems of a common man living in a metropolitan city like Mumbai . His greatest difficulty is to answer the question `` What women want ? '' until he gets blessed by the Kuldevi ( Clan Goddess ) of his village and gets a special `` ear '' for women . It highlights his transition from a frustrated person to someone who is happy , content and in charge of his life .   The songs from the film have become particularly popular . The film was remade in Kannada as Vaare Vah , starring Komal .

neg: Chouïa cinema Chouïa cinema is a French 2003 documentary film .

neg: Hrithik Roshan filmography Hrithik Roshan is an Indian actor known for his work in Bollywood films . As a child , he made uncredited appearances in three films directed by his maternal grandfather , J. Om Prakash , the first of which was in Aasha ( 1980 ) . In 1986 , Roshan played the adopted son of Rajinikanth 's character in Prakash 's crime drama Bhagwaan Dada . Roshan subsequently worked as an assistant director on four films , including Khudgarz ( 1987 ) and Karan Arjun ( 1995 ) , all of which were directed by his father , Rakesh .   Roshan 's first leading role came opposite Ameesha Patel in Kaho Naa ... Pyaar Hai ( 2000 ) , a highly successful romantic drama directed by his father , for which he won two Filmfare AwardsBest Male Debut and Best Actor . In 2001 , Roshan played a supporting role in Karan Johar 's lucrative ensemble melodrama Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham ... . This initial success was followed by roles in a series of critical and commercial failures , including Aap Mujhe Achche Lagne Lage ( 2002 ) and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon ( 2003 ) , leading critics to believe that Roshan 's career was over . However , his career prospects improved in 2003 when he played the role of a mentally disabled teenager in his father 's science fiction film Koi ... Mil Gaya . The film emerged as the highest-grossing Bollywood film of that year and earned Roshan the Best Actor -- Critics and the Best Actor awards at Filmfare . His next release , the war drama Lakshya ( 2004 ) , performed poorly at the box office despite earning positive reviews .   In 2006 , Roshan starred in two top-grossing productions of the year . He portrayed the eponymous superhero in Krrish , a sequel to Koi ... Mil Gaya , and won a Best Actor award at Filmfare for playing a thief in the adventure film Dhoom 2 . Two years later , he gained a fourth Best Actor award at Filmfare for playing the Mughal emperor Akbar in Ashutosh Gowariker 's period romance Jodhaa Akbar ( 2008 ) . Roshan starred in two commercially unsuccessful films of 2010Kites and Guzaarishbut earned praise for portraying a quadriplegic magician in the latter . In 2011 , he featured as a talent judge for the television dance reality show Just Dance . Roshan also played one of the three leads alongside Farhan Akhtar and Abhay Deol in the Zoya Akhtar-directed comedy-drama Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara ( 2011 ) , following which he played Vijay Deenanath Chauhan in Agneepath ( 2012 ) , a remake of the 1990 film of the same name . In 2013 , Roshan starred in the third installment of the Krrish franchise , and the following year , he starred in Bang Bang ! , a remake of the 2010 Hollywood film Knight and Day . Agneepath , Krrish 3 , and Bang Bang ! rank among Indian cinema 's biggest earners .

neg: Shwaas Shwaas ( Marathi : श्वास , The Breath ) is a Marathi film , released in 2004 . It was India 's official entry to the 2004 Oscars and was ranked 6th in the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film category . Its storyline is based on a real-life incident in Pune . A low-budget of Indian rupee 30 lakhs ( 3 million ) , Shwaas won the National Award for best film in 2004 , nearly 50 years since a Marathi film ( Shyamchi Aai ) last earned this title . Directed by debutant Sandeep Sawant , it was shot in 30 days at Sindhudurg , Konkan , Pune and at KEM Hospital in Mumbai . The post-production took one and half years to complete . Shwaas was acknowledged as a `` significant turn for Marathi cinema '' which had been going through a low patch . After its success , it was released in Hindi , Bengali and Tamil languages .

neg: Sabuj Saathi Sabuj Saathi is a 2003 Bengali film directed by Swapan Saha and produced by Debendra Kuchar . The film features actors Prosenjit Chatterjee and Rachana Banerjee in the lead roles . Music of the film has been composed by Ashok Bhadra .

neg: Akshay Kumar Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia ( born 9 September 1967 ) , better known by his stage name Akshay Kumar , is an Indian-born actor who works in Bollywood films . Kumar is also a producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films . Kumar has Canadian citizenship .   Kumar won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rustom and he has been nominated for Filmfare Awards several times , winning it two times .   Box Office India listed Kumar as one of the most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema .  In February 2013 , many media outlets reported that the net box-office collection of Kumar 's films had crossed and he was the first and the only Bollywood actor to do so .  Having done so , he has established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Hindi cinema .   When he began his acting career in the 1990s , he primarily starred in action films and was known for his appearances in films of the `` Khiladi series '' as well as other action films such as Waqt Hamara Hai ( 1993 ) , Mohra ( 1994 ) , Elaan ( 1994 ) , Suhaag ( 1994 ) , Sapoot ( 1996 ) , Jaanwar ( 1999 ) .   Later , Kumar also gained fame for his drama , romance , action and comic roles . His performances in romance films like Yeh Dillagi ( 1994 ) , Dhadkan ( 2000 ) , Andaaz ( 2003 ) and Namastey London ( 2007 ) , as well as drama films such as Waqt : The Race Against Time ( 2005 ) . His comic performances in comedy films such as Hera Pheri ( 2000 ) , Mujhse Shaadi Karogi ( 2004 ) , Garam Masala ( 2005 ) , Bhagam Bhag ( 2006 ) , Bhool Bhulaiyaa ( 2007 ) , and Singh Is Kinng ( 2008 ) met with acclaim . In 2007 , he starred in four consecutive commercially successful films . Kumar hit a rough patch since 2009 to 2011 but came back with two successes , Housefull 2 ( 2012 ) and Rowdy Rathore ( 2012 ) with both of them grossing over . His other films like OMG ( 2012 ) , Special 26 ( 2012 ) , Holiday ( 2014 ) and Gabbar Is Back ( 2015 ) were highly successful critically and commercially . From January 2016 to February 2017 , he starred in four Rs 100-crore plus earner in a row with films Airlift ( 2016 ) , Housefull 3 ( 2016 ) , Rustom ( 2016 ) and Jolly LLB 2 ( 2017 ) .   Apart from acting , Kumar has also worked as a stunt actor ; he has often performed many dangerous stunts in his films , which has earned him the sobriquet `` Indian Jackie Chan '' . In 2008 , he hosted the show Fear Factor -- Khatron Ke Khiladi . The next year , he founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company . In 2012 , he founded another production company called Grazing Goat Pictures . In 2014 , Kumar launched TV realty show Dare 2 Dance . He also owns the team Khalsa Warriors in the World Kabaddi League . In 2015 , Kumar was ranked 9th in Forbes ' first global list of highest-paid actors in the world .   In 2008 , the University of Windsor conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Kumar in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema . The following year he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India . In 2011 , The Asian Awards honoured Kumar for his outstanding achievement in Cinema .

neg: Kanasugara Kanasugara is a 2001 Indian Kannada language romance-drama film starring V. Ravichandran , Prema and Shashikumar in the lead roles . The film , a remake of Tamil blockbuster film Unnidathil Ennai Koduthen ( 1998 ) , is directed by Karan and features soundtrack from Rajesh Ramanath . The original version was directed by Vikraman and featured Karthik and Roja in lead roles .   Released on 3 August 2001 , the film met with very good positive response at the box-office . Prema won the Filmfare Best Actress award for this film .

neg: Ek Je Aachhe Kanya Ek Je Aachhe Kanya ( এক যে আছে কন্যা , The Girl ) is a Bengali movie released in 2001 . Directed by Subrata Sen , the movie featured Konkona Sen Sharma , Sabyasachi Chakrabarty , Debashree Roy and Arjun Chakraborty . This movie is Konkona Sen Sharma 's cinematic debut and directorial debut of Subrata Sen.

neg: Aditya Pancholi Aditya Pancholi ( born Nirmal Pancholi , 12 September 1965 ) is an Indian film actor , producer and playback singer who appears in Bollywood films . He started his career as a lead actor but found more success with supporting and negative roles and received a Filmfare nomination for the Best Performance in a Negative Role for Yes Boss ( 1997 ) .   Pancholi began his career with television movies produced by Nari Hira and ventured into mainstream Bollywood cinema with Sasti Dulhan Mehnga Dulha ( 1986 ) . Pancholi first came to limelight with an important role in Maha-Sangram ( 1990 ) . He had the peak of his career between the late 1980s and early 1990s . He initially gave critically acclaimed performances as a lead actor in films like Kab Tak Chup Rahungi ( 1988 ) , Qatil ( 1988 ) , Kahan Hai Kanoon ( 1989 ) , Sailaab ( 1990 ) , Laal Paree ( 1991 ) , Naamcheen ( 1991 ) , Yaad Rakhegi Duniya ( 1992 ) , Chor Aur Chaand ( 1993 ) and Surakshaa ( 1995 ) but failed to find commercial success . His biggest commercial success as a lead actor and his most well-known performance was in Mahesh Bhatt 's Saathi ( 1991 ) .   After failing to make a mark as a lead actor , Pancholi became a supporting actor in multi-starrer movies like Ladaai ( 1988 ) , Jaadugar ( 1989 ) , Aatish : Feel the Fire ( 1994 ) and Aankhen ( 2002 ) and became synonymous for negative roles in movies like Awwal Number ( 1990 ) , Jung ( 1996 ) , Khilona ( 1996 ) , Yes Boss ( 1997 ) , Hameshaa ( 1997 ) , Jung ( 2000 ) and Musafir ( 2004 ) .

neg: 2003 in Bangladesh Events from the year 2003 in Bangladesh .

neg: Raghu Romeo Raghu Romeo is a 2003 Bollywood film directed by Rajat Kapoor , starring Vijay Raaz , Sadiya Siddiqui , Maria Goretti , Manu Rishi and Saurabh Shukla . The film released on 15 August 2003 to critical acclaim but was a big commercial failure . Set in modern-day Mumbai , the film focuses on the life of a waiter working in a dance bar . The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi .

neg: Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute to Love Salaam-e-Ishq : A Tribute To Love is a 2007 Bollywood romantic drama anthology film . Directed by Nikhil Advani , it featured an ensemble cast of stars including Salman Khan , Priyanka Chopra , Anil Kapoor , Juhi Chawla , Akshaye Khanna , Ayesha Takia , John Abraham , Vidya Balan , Govinda , Shannon Esra , Sohail Khan and Isha Koppikar in lead roles . It is an unofficial remake of 2003 British film , Love Actually .  The movie weaves six love stories together thanks to the relationships of the people within it . The film was Advani 's second directorial venture after Kal Ho Naa Ho . The shooting for the film begun in 2004 and was finished by 2006 . The movie released on 26 January 2007 . The film met with negative reviews from critics and recorded as disaster at the box-office .

neg: Oka Raju Oka Rani Oka Raju Oka Rani ( English : One King , one Queen ) is a 2003 Telugu language romantic movie produced by Ramoji Rao under Ushakiran Movies banner . The film features Ravi Teja and Namitha in the lead roles . Music has been composed by Chakri . The movie released on 19 June 2003 and was a hit at the box office . Yogi a debutante has directed the movie . Lyrics are penned by Trivikram Srinivas .

neg: Kaurab Kaurab is a Bengali language literary magazine representing innovative , alternative , non-mainstream and experimental genres of Indian literature with an emphasis on poetry and poetics . In vogue for more than three decades , Kaurab continuously streams alternative genres of literature and has published scores of innovative Bengali writers . While some of them are deemed legendary and have been evaluated as literary myths , what keeps the wheel churning at Kaurab today is a whole new generation of creative writing .   The Kaurab literary movement never owned an official manifesto . However , like any other literary upsurge , the emergence of the core group was largely necessitated by social and literary developments in India a quarter century after independence from British colonial rule . The core Kaurab poets and writers represent an interesting break with earlier traditions . Mainstream Bangla literature , back then , was in the thrall of the social , political and cultural upheavals precipitated by the Naxalite movement . While Kaurab , as a literary group , had a camaraderie with the Hungry Generation and other writers of Bengal , it largely attempted to accentuate a fresh and marginal voice that was unheard in Bangla literature . In contrast to the previous literary movements and coteries of the 1960s , Kaurab writers demonstrated greater variety and individuality , a complete nonchalance to existing literary stereotypes , political aloofness , a deep desire to reconnect with the sub-altern , language experiments involving the inner diaspora and a certain high-dreaming flamboyance which little magazines normally undervalue . A lot of these values can be directly attributed to Kaurab 's founder editor Kamal Chakrabarty and fellow poets - Swadesh Sen , Sidhartha Basu , Barin Ghosal , Debajyoti Dutta , Shankar Lahiri , Aryanil Mukhopadhyay & others .   The Kaurab Magazine ( Kaurab Patrikaa ) has been in print since 1970 . In 1982 it won the D. K. Gupta award as the most distinguished Bengali literary magazine . Kaurab 's online version , Kaurab Online , is an electronic webzine of poetry and poetics , and houses an international translation and poetry book review archive . The webzine began in 1998 , initially as a member site , moving on to becoming an independent dot com site in 2003 . The publication of Kaurab 's 100th print issue was celebrated in the Indian Museum on 5 December 2004 with a poetry festival . Since then the magazine has been edited by its online editor Aryanil Mukhopadhyay supported by Kaurab 's second generation writers Sabyasachi Sanyal , Sudeshna Majumdar and Subhro Bandopadhyay .   In 2007 , the new editorial team and its group of poets/writers around the world took the magazine to an unprecedented height by launching an International Poetry Reading/Discussion Series conducted over three continents in three languages - Bengali , English and Spanish . Poets from India , England , Spain , Chile and the US have participated in these events .   The print magazine is currently bi-annual , while the webzine version is tri-annual .


query: Jackie Chan directs films.

pos: Jackie Chan Chan Kong-sang , SBS , MBE , PMW , ( -LSB- ; born 7 April 1954 ) , known professionally as Jackie Chan , is a Hong Kong martial artist , actor , film director , producer , stuntman , and singer . In his movies , he is known for his acrobatic fighting style , comic timing , use of improvised weapons , and innovative stunts , which he typically performs himself . He has trained in Kung Fu and Hapkido . He has been acting since the 1960s and has appeared in over 150 films .   Chan has received stars on the Hong Kong Avenue of Stars , and the Hollywood Walk of Fame . He has been referenced in various pop songs , cartoons , and video games . He is an operatically trained vocalist and is also a Cantopop and Mandopop star , having released a number of albums and sung many of the theme songs for the films in which he has starred . He is also a notable philanthropist . In 2015 , Forbes magazine estimated his net worth to be $ 350 million .

neg: 7 Man Army 7 Man Army is a 1976 Hong Kong historical war action film directed by Chang Cheh and starring Ti Lung , David Chiang , Alexander Fu and Chen Kuan-Tai . It was written by Ni Kuang and Chang Cheh . Chan San-Yat and Hsieh Hsing were the action directors . The film is a fictionalized account of the Defense of the Great Wall , during the Second Sino-Japanese war . It was filmed in Taiwan .

neg: Mad Monkey Kung Fu Mad Monkey Kung Fu is a 1979 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Lau Kar-leung .  Later , the film was released on DVD in Dragon Dynasty .

neg: The Iron-Fisted Monk The Iron-Fisted Monk is a 1977 Hong Kong martial arts film written and directed by Sammo Hung in his directorial debut , who also starred in the lead role . The film co-stars Chan Sing and James Tien . The film was released in the Hong Kong on 25 August 1977 .

neg: Kung Fu Panda 2 Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 3D American computer-animated comedy-drama martial arts film , directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson , produced by DreamWorks Animation , and distributed by Paramount Pictures . It is the sequel to the 2008 film Kung Fu Panda and the second installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise .   Jack Black , Angelina Jolie , Dustin Hoffman , Seth Rogen , Lucy Liu , David Cross , James Hong , and Jackie Chan reprise their character roles from the original film . They are joined by Gary Oldman , Michelle Yeoh and Danny McBride . In the film , Po and the Furious Five battle an evil peacock named Lord Shen who has a powerful weapon that he plans to conquer China with . However Po discovers a terrifying secret about his past in the process .   The film was released in theatres May 26 , 2011 in Real D 3D and Digital 3D . Kung Fu Panda 2 grossed $ 665 million worldwide against its $ 150 million budget . The film was the highest-grossing animated feature film of the year and was nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards .   A sequel , titled Kung Fu Panda 3 , and directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni , was released on January 29 , 2016 .

neg: Connected (film) For the 2011 Tiffany Shlain film , see Connected : An Autoblogography About Love , Death , & Technology .   Connected is a 2008 Hong Kong action film , and a remake of the 2004 American film Cellular co-written , produced and directed by Benny Chan . The film stars Louis Koo , Barbie Shu , Nick Cheung and Liu Ye . Connected tells the story of Bob ( Koo ) , a single father who receives a distressing phone call on his cellular phone from Grace Wong ( Hsu ) , a woman who has been kidnapped by a gang of corrupt Interpol agents who have a hidden agenda .   The film began development at Warner China Film HG , the Chinese production arm of Warner Bros. , who felt that a remake of Cellular would reach out to Hong Kong 's cell phone user population , and decided to hire Benny Chan to develop a screenplay for the film . Chan and his screenwriters spent two years working on the script . For Connected , Chan wanted to improve on the previous film by making the characters and the situations in his remake seem more believable . Principal photography took place in Hong Kong .   Connected was released in Hong Kong on 25 September 2008 .

neg: The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus is a 1989 Hong Kong film directed by Clara Law and produced by Teddy Robin , and written by Lilian Lee . The film stars Joey Wong , Eric Tsang , Wilson Lam , Pal Sinn , and Ku Feng . The film premiered in Taiwan on 4 August 1989 .

neg: Rush Hour (film series) The Rush Hour franchise is a series of three Chinese-American martial arts/action-comedy buddy cop films created by Ross LaManna , directed by Brett Ratner , and distributed by New Line Cinema . All three films center on a pair of police detectives : a Hong Kong Police Force inspector and an American LAPD detective ( portrayed by Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker ) who go on a series of misadventures often involving corrupt crime figures . The films were released theatrically between 1998 and 2007 , and have achieved commercial success and incorporate elements of martial arts , humor , and the buddy cop subgenre .

neg: Changchun Film Festival The Changchun Film Festival is a biennial international film festival held in the Chinese city of Changchun . Ostensibly international , its award for best film , the Golden Deer has nevertheless primarily been awarded to Chinese and other East Asia-region films . It was first held in 1992 and was founded in part by the Changchun Film Studio ( now the Changchun Film Studio Group Corporation ) .   The festival is funded in part by the Ministry of Radio , Cinema , and Television , the provincial government of Jilin , and the Changchun municipal government .

neg: Orange Sky Golden Harvest Orange Sky Golden Harvest ( OSGH ) , previously known as Golden Harvest from 1970 to 2009 , is a film production , distribution , and exhibition company based in Hong Kong . It dominated Hong Kong box office sales from the 1970s to 1980s and played a major role in introducing Hong Kong films to the Western market , especially those by Bruce Lee ( Concord Production Inc. ) , Jackie Chan , and Sammo Hung .

neg: Liu Wai-hung Liu Wai Hung ( ; born 1957 -RCB- is a former actor in TVB with his famous nickname `` Ar Chan '' .   Liu was born in Hong Kong with family roots in Shunde , Guangdong , China . He joined TVB in 1977 . In the firm The Good , The Bad And The Ugly , he acted as a new immigrant from Mainland China called `` Ar Chan '' , so he got the nickname of `` Ar Chan '' from that moment . Also , `` Ar Chan '' became a popular name to represent new immigrants coming from Mainland between the 1970s and 1990s in Hong Kong .   Between the 1980s and 1990s , Liu took part in Enjoy Yourself Tonight , one of the most popular variety shows in Hong Kong , and later The Funny Half Show .   In the 1990s , Liu left TVB and did business in many sectors , such as Karaoke invested in Mainland China and Chinese char siu invested in Malaysia . But , he lost in this investment and recently he joined a HK listed company and went back on track in the agricultural business . He truly is a hard working honorable man . He has a Malaysian wife and a daughter and a son who are young successful adults .   Recently , he stayed in Luoding , Guangdong and restarted his business of organic farm products in there . He has since been endorsed in an organic rice known as ` AH CHARN RICE ' which is sold throughout China and the popularity of this product is the 100 % natural properties . It is widely famous in Canton and the brand of ` AH CHARN RICE ' has established itself well within a short period of time .   He starred in Rain Dogs , a movie directed by Ho Yuhang which was shown at the 11th Pusan International Film Festival in 2006 .

neg: Jackie (2012 film) Jackie is a 2012 Dutch comedy-drama film directed by Antoinette Beumer , from an idea by Marnie Block and Karen van Holst Pellekaan . The leading roles are played by Carice van Houten , her real-life sister Jelka van Houten and Academy Award winner Holly Hunter .

neg: Law Wing-cheung Law Wing-Cheong is a Hong Kong film editor , an assistant director , film director , and actor . He is best known for collaborating as an associate director for films made by Johnnie To and Wai Ka-Fai of Milkyway Image .

neg: Hidden Track (film) Hidden Track is a film based in Hong Kong with a mixture of Mandarin and Cantonese speakers .

neg: La Comédie humaine (film) La Comédie humaine is a 2010 Hong Kong comedy film directed and written by Chan Hing-ka and Janet Chun . Released in cinemas on 8 July 2010 , it premiered at the 31 March 2010 Hong Kong International Film Festival .

neg: Shadows Over Chinatown Shadows Over Chinatown ( 1946 ) is the second to last film featuring Sidney Toler as Charlie Chan .

neg: The Private Eyes (1976 film) The Private Eyes is a 1976 Hong Kong comedy film written , directed by and starring Michael Hui and co-starring his brothers , Samuel Hui and Ricky Hui , and also starring Shih Kien and Richard Ng in his second film role . John Woo was the production designer and also co-director though he was uncredited . Sammo Hung served as the film 's action director and Jackie Chan was also a stuntman . This is the third film of the Hui Brothers and it is the first film that established the Hui Brothers ' comedies internationally .

neg: Charlie Chan at Treasure Island Charlie Chan at Treasure Island is a 1939 American film directed by Norman Foster , starring Sidney Toler as the fictional Chinese-American detective Charlie Chan , that takes place on Treasure Island during San Francisco 's Golden Gate International Exposition .

neg: Lion vs. Lion Lion vs. Lion , also known as Roar of the Lion and Nan bei shi wang ( 南北獅王 , literally `` South North Lion King '' ) , is a 1981 Hong Kong kung fu film written and directed by Hsu Hsia and Chien Yuen Sheng . The film was produced by the Shaw Brothers Studio , a major Hong Kong film production company at the time .

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: New Mr. Vampire New Mr. Vampire ( Chinese title : 殭屍翻生 ; lit . `` The Vampire Revived '' ) aka . The New Mr. Vampire is a 1987 Hong Kong horror film directed by Billy Chan and Leung Chung . It stars Chin Siu-ho ( as Hsiao Hau Chien ) and Lu Fang ( as Tai-Fa ) as the disciples and Chung Fat and Huang Ha as the rival masters Chin and Wu .


query: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film) was not released in 2013.

pos: The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film) The Wolf of Wall Street is a 2013 American biographical black comedy crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . The screenplay by Terence Winter is adapted from the memoir of the same name by Jordan Belfort and recounts Belfort 's perspective on his career as a stockbroker in New York City and how his firm Stratton Oakmont engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on Wall Street that ultimately led to his downfall . Leonardo DiCaprio ( who also co-produced the film ) stars as Belfort , with Jonah Hill as his business partner and friend Donnie Azoff , Margot Robbie as his second wife Naomi Lapaglia and Kyle Chandler as Patrick Denham , the FBI agent who tries to bring him down . Matthew McConaughey , Rob Reiner , Jon Favreau , Joanna Lumley and Jean Dujardin are also featured . The film marks the director 's fifth collaboration with DiCaprio , after Gangs of New York ( 2002 ) , The Aviator ( 2004 ) , The Departed ( 2006 ) and Shutter Island ( 2010 ) , as well as his second collaboration with Winter after the television series Boardwalk Empire ( 2010 -- 14 ) .   The Wolf of Wall Street premiered in New York City on December 17 , 2013 and was released theatrically on December 25 , 2013 in the United States , distributed by Paramount Pictures . The film was the first to be released entirely through digital distribution . It was a major commercial success , grossing more than $ 392 million worldwide during its original theatrical run to become Scorsese 's highest-grossing movie and the 17th-highest-grossing film of 2013 . The film was controversial for its morally ambiguous depiction of events , explicit sexual content , profanity , depiction of hard drug use and the use of animals during production . The film also caused controversy due to revelations that it was financed by illegally obtained funds from 1Malaysia Development Berhad ( 1MDB ) .   The film received mostly positive reviews from critics , with praise for Scorsese 's direction , the comedic performance of DiCaprio and the fast-paced and consistent humor . The film was nominated for several awards including five nominations at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony : Best Picture , Best Director for Scorsese , Best Writing ( Adapted Screenplay ) for Winter and Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor nominations for DiCaprio and Hill , respectively . The film did not win in any category , although DiCaprio did win Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 71st Golden Globe Awards , where the film was also nominated for Best Picture -- Musical or Comedy . It was also recognized by numerous other awards ceremonies , as well as guilds and critics ' associations .   The word `` fuck '' and its numerous conjugations are said between 506 and 569 times , making this the film with the most uses of the word in a mainstream , non-documentary film .

neg: Allen Wolf Allen Wolf ( born October 29 , 1970 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , film producer , novelist , and board game creator .

neg: Bloomberg L.P. Bloomberg L.P. is a privately held financial software , data , and media company headquartered in Midtown Manhattan , New York City . Bloomberg L.P. was founded by Michael Bloomberg in 1981 with the help of Thomas Secunda , Duncan MacMillan , Charles Zegar , and a 30 % ownership investment by Merrill Lynch .   Bloomberg L.P. provides financial software tools such as an analytics and equity trading platform , data services , and news to financial companies and organizations through the Bloomberg Terminal ( via its Bloomberg Professional Service ) , its core revenue-generating product . Bloomberg L.P. also includes a wire service ( Bloomberg News ) , a global television network ( Bloomberg Television ) , digital websites , a radio station ( WBBR ) , subscription-only newsletters , and three magazines : Bloomberg Businessweek , Bloomberg Markets , and Bloomberg Pursuits . In 2014 , Bloomberg L.P. launched Bloomberg Politics , a multiplatform media property that merged the company 's political news teams , and has recruited two veteran political journalists , Mark Halperin and John Heilemann , to run it .

neg: Tomorrow Never Dies Tomorrow Never Dies ( 1997 ) is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series , and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond . Directed by Roger Spottiswoode , with the screenplay written by Bruce Feirstein , the film follows Bond as he attempts to stop Elliot Carver , a power-mad media mogul , from engineering world events to initiate World War III .   The film was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli , and was the first James Bond film made after the death of producer Albert R. Broccoli , to whom the movie pays tribute in the end credits . Filming locations included France , Thailand , Germany , Mexico and the United Kingdom . Tomorrow Never Dies performed well at the box office and earned a Golden Globe nomination despite mixed reviews . While its performance at the domestic box office surpassed that of its predecessor , GoldenEye , it was the only Pierce Brosnan Bond film not to open at number one at the box office , as it opened the same day as Titanic , but instead at number two .

neg: 2013 Shanghai International Film Festival The 2013 Shanghai International Film Festival was the 16th such festival devoted to international cinema held in Shanghai , China .

neg: Devil's Knot (film) Devil 's Knot is a 2013 American biographical crime film directed by Atom Egoyan . The film is based on a true story as told in Mara Leveritt 's 2002 book of the same name , concerning three teenagers known as the West Memphis Three , who were convicted of killing three young boys during the Satanic ritual abuse panic . They were subsequently sentenced to death ( Echols ) and life imprisonment ( Baldwin and Misskelley ) . Produced by Elizabeth Fowler , Richard Saperstein , Clark Peterson , Christopher Woodrow , and Paul Harris Boardman , the film stars Colin Firth , Reese Witherspoon , Mireille Enos , Dane DeHaan , Kevin Durand , Bruce Greenwood , Stephen Moyer , Elias Koteas , Amy Ryan , and Alessandro Nivola .   The film premiered at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 , 2013 , followed by a wider release later that year . The film had a limited release in Canadian theaters on January 24 , 2014 , and was released in U.S. theaters and video on demand services on May 9 , 2014 .

neg: Wolf PAC Wolf PAC is an American non-partisan political action committee formed in 2011 with the goal of `` ending corporate personhood and publicly financing all elections in our country '' , to include the restriction of large monetary donations to political candidates , parties , and groups . It began with an announcement at an Occupy Wall Street rally in New York City by The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur . On a state level Wolf PAC has received some bi-partisan support for its objectives .   Its strategy is to add a 28th amendment to the Constitution , thereby overturning multiple Supreme Court cases including Citizens United v. FEC and Buckley v. Valeo , which cumulatively have made it impossible to achieve Wolf PAC 's campaign finance goals through simple legislation . Wolf PAC believes that Congress is too corrupt to pass such an amendment itself , and therefore advocates a convention of the States , which is a procedure outlined in Article V of the Constitution . , five states had passed resolutions calling for such a convention , though not all states have used identical language in their convention call .

neg: Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate .   The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors .   Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City .   Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal .   The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles .   Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .

neg: Warsaw Financial Center Warsaw Financial Center is a skyscraper in Warsaw with a height of 165 m topped with an antenna mast which is nearly 20 m.   The building was constructed to comply with all applicable building codes of the United States , including an emergency generator that provides power for all Life Safety Systems including fire alarm systems , HVAC fire support systems , the building 's fire pump , elevators and emergency egress lighting , and its own water tanks ( with a capacity of about 600000 l ) for the production of safe drinking water . Warsaw Financial Center was designed by renowned U.S. architecture firms , A. Epstein & Sons International and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates , in cooperation with Polish architects , who were inspired by the 333 Wacker Drive building in Chicago .   The building has a six floor parking lot for 350 cars . The ground floor houses a Bank Pekao branch and a Starbucks coffee shop . There are floors dedicated to office space that are air-conditioned and equipped with satellite connection and internet . The building incorporates 16 elevators and is fully handicapped-accessible .   The total leasable space in the Warsaw Financial Center amounts to 50,000 square metres . Each floor offers 1,900 mkw . A + class office space , 2.75 m tall .   The Warsaw Financial Center was designed by the American skyscraper design studio of A. Epstein & Sons International and Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates , in cooperation with Polish architects . The main contractor for the tower was PORR International AG , who have also built the Warsaw Sheraton and the Stock Exchange building .   Construction lasted from 1997 to 1998 .   As of the end of 2012 , Warsaw Financial Center is owned by a consortium formed by Allianz Real Estate and Curzon Capital Partners III , an investment fund managed by Tristan Capital Partners .

neg: This Is the End This Is the End is a 2013 American disaster comedy film directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and stars Rogen , James Franco , Jonah Hill , Jay Baruchel , Danny McBride , Craig Robinson , Michael Cera and Emma Watson . The story features real life actors playing fictionalized versions of themselves in the aftermath of a global biblical apocalypse . The film premiered at the Fox Village Theater on June 3 , 2013 and was released in the United States on June 14 , 2013 by Columbia Pictures , before being re-released on September 6 , 2013 . The film grossed $ 126 million on a $ 32 million budget . The film makes references to the past movies of the cast , including Spider-Man , Million Dollar Baby , Forrest Gump , Superbad , Pineapple Express , Moneyball , Your Highness , The Green Hornet , 127 Hours and the Harry Potter film series .

neg: Milton A. Wolf Milton Albert Wolf ( May 29 , 1924 -- May 19 , 2005 ) was an American diplomat , investment banker and real estate developer from Cleveland , Ohio .

neg: Assault on Wall Street Assault on Wall Street ( also known as Attack on Wall Street and formerly known as Bailout : The Age of Greed ) is a 2013 action thriller film written and directed by Uwe Boll , and starring Dominic Purcell . The film stars Purcell as a security guard who struggles to pay for his wife 's medical bills and loses his investments in the 2007 -- 08 financial crisis , prompting a shooting spree on Wall Street after his wife takes her own life .

neg: List of accolades received by Dallas Buyers Club Dallas Buyers Club is a 2013 American biographical drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée based on a screenplay written by Craig Borten and Melisa Wallack . Matthew McConaughey stars as Ron Woodroof , an AIDS patient who smuggles unapproved AIDS drug treatments into Texas and establishes the titular club where he distributes them amongst other AIDS sufferers whilst opposed by the Food and Drug Administration . Jared Leto and Jennifer Garner feature in supporting roles .   Dallas Buyers Club premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7 , 2013 . Focus Features initially gave the film a limited release at nine theaters on November 1 before expanding it on November 22 to over 600 theaters in the United States and Canada . The film grossed a worldwide total of over $ 55 million on a production budget of $ 5 million . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 234 reviews and judged 94 % to be positive .   Dallas Buyers Club garnered awards and nominations in a variety of categories with particular praise for the performances of actors , McConaughey and Leto . At the 86th Academy Awards , the film received six nominations , including Best Picture , Best Original Screenplay , Best Actor for McConaughey , and Best Supporting Actor for Leto . McConaughey and Leto went on to win their respective categories -- only the fifth film in Oscars history to win both awards . Hairstylist Adruitha Lee , and makeup artist Robin Mathews won for Best Makeup and Hairstyling . Mathews ' makeup budget for the film was only $ 250 . At the 71st Golden Globe Awards , McConaughey won for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , and Leto won for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture .   At the Screen Actors Guild Awards the film had three nominations ; winning Best Actor for McConaughey and Best Supporting Actor for Leto . Borten and Wallack 's screenplay was also nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the Writers Guild of America Awards . The National Board of Review named Dallas Buyers Club one of the top ten independent films of 2013 .

neg: Kill Your Darlings (2013 film) Kill Your Darlings is a 2013 American biographical drama film written by Austin Bunn and directed by John Krokidas in his feature film directorial debut . The film had its world premiere at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival , garnering positive first reactions . It was shown at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival , and it had a limited theatrical North American release from October 16 , 2013 . Kill Your Darlings also became available on Blu-ray and DVD , March 18 , 2014 in the US , followed by its UK release on April 21 , 2014 .   The story is about the college days of some of the earliest members of the Beat Generation ( Lucien Carr , Allen Ginsberg , William S. Burroughs , and Jack Kerouac ) , their interactions , and the killing in Riverside Park in Manhattan , New York City .

neg: World Film Company The World Film Company or World Film Corporation was an American film production and distribution company , organized in 1914 in Fort Lee , New Jersey .

neg: Wall Street (disambiguation) Wall Street is a street in New York City which runs through the historical center of the Financial District .   Wall Street also refers to :  The Wall Street Journal , a daily newspaper in New York City  Financial District , Manhattan , a New York City neighborhood containing the headquarters of many of the city 's major financial institutions  Financial market of the United States , particularly major participants in New York City  These New York City Subway stations in Manhattan :  Wall Street ( IRT Broadway -- Seventh Avenue Line ) , at Williams Street ; serving the trains  Wall Street ( IRT Lexington Avenue Line ) , at Broadway ; serving the trains  Wall Street ( Winnipeg ) , a street in Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada  Wall Street ( train ) a former train of the Reading Railroad  Big business , often contrasted with `` Main Street '' small business   In arts and entertainment :  Wall Street ( 1915 photograph )  Wall Street ( 1929 film ) , directed by Roy William Neill  Wall Street ( 1987 film ) , directed by Oliver Stone  Wall Street : Money Never Sleeps , ( 2010 film ) , directed by Oliver Stone , sequel to the 1987 film  Wall Street , a 1997 book by Doug Henwood  `` Wall Street '' , a character in the 2002 film The Transporter

neg: The Wolf The Wolf may refer to :   In film :  The Wolf ( film ) , a 2004 film directed by Miguel Courtois  Winston Wolf , a fictional character played by Harvey Keitel in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction   In music :  The Wolf ( Andrew W.K. album )  The Wolf ( Shooter Jennings album )  `` The Wolf '' ( Mumford & Sons song )  `` The Wolf '' , a song by The Banner from Frailty  `` The Wolf '' , a song by Motörhead from Rock 'n' Roll  `` The Wolf '' , a song by Fever Ray  `` The Wolf '' , a song by Eddie Vedder from Into the Wild  `` The Wolf '' , a song by Phildel from The Disappearance of the Girl   In literature :  The Wolf ( magazine ) , an independent literary magazine based in the UK .   In radio :

neg: Morgan Creek Productions Morgan Creek Productions is an American film studio that has released box-office hits including Young Guns , Dead Ringers , Major League , True Romance , Ace Ventura : Pet Detective , The Crush , Robin Hood : Prince of Thieves and The Last of the Mochicans . The studio was co-founded in 1988 by James Robinson and Joe Roth . Robinson leads the company as chairman and CEO . He has two sons Brian Robinson and David C. Robinson who run the day to day operations .   In October 2014 , Morgan Creek sold the international distribution rights and copyrights to their films to Revolution Studios . In September 2015 , Morgan Creek began negotiating the sale of rights for the remaining territories , though they will retain remake and TV rights to the Ace Ventura , Major League , Young Guns , and Exorcist franchises . Miramax is currently the digital and television distributor for the pre-2012 Morgan Creek library , via Revolution Studios . The domestic rights to the Morgan Creek library ( with the exception of Young Guns , which still stand with Lionsgate/Vestron Video ) , have since been purchased by Westchester Films/Shout ! Factory .

neg: Silver Linings Playbook Silver Linings Playbook is a 2012 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by David O. Russell . It was adapted from the novel The Silver Linings Playbook , by Matthew Quick . The film stars Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence , with Robert De Niro , Jacki Weaver , Chris Tucker , Anupam Kher , and Julia Stiles in supporting roles .   Cooper plays Patrick `` Pat '' Solitano , Jr. , a man with bipolar disorder who is released from a psychiatric hospital and moves back in with his parents , played by Robert De Niro and Jacki Weaver . Determined to win back his estranged wife , Pat meets recently widowed Tiffany Maxwell , portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence , who offers to help him get his wife back if he enters a dance competition with her . The two become closer as they train and Pat , his father , and Tiffany examine their relationships with each other as they cope with their problems .   Silver Linings Playbook premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival on September 8 , 2012 , and was released in the United States on November 16 , 2012 . The film opened to major critical success and earned numerous accolades . It received eight Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay . It became the first film since 1981 's Reds to be Oscar-nominated for the four acting categories and the first since 2004 's Million Dollar Baby to be nominated for the Big Five Oscars , with Lawrence winning the Academy Award for Best Actress . It also achieved four Golden Globe Award nominations , with Lawrence winning Best Actress ; three BAFTA nominations , with Russell winning for Best Adapted Screenplay ; four Screen Actors Guild nominations ; and five Independent Spirit Award nominations , winning in four categories , including Best Film . The film was a success at the box office , grossing over $ 236 million worldwide , more than eleven times its budget .

neg: Covepoint Capital Advisors LLC Covepoint Capital Advisors LLC is a privately held hedge fund , which is based in New York City , New York . The fund started off as part of Bear Stearns in 2005 and spun off into a standalone fund in 2008 . Melissa Ko managed the fund since its inception . By 2015 , the fund had grown to over $ 2.4 billion in managed assets and was transformed into a family office .   Ko started the fund in 2005 with Bear Stearns , before it was bought by JP Morgan Chase in 2008 . JP Morgan Chase then spun out as a standalone fund , Covepoint Capital Advisors LLC . The fund had performed well while under Bear Stearns , having generated gains of 25.7 percent in 2007 , 25.6 percent in 2006 and 46.9 percent in 2005 , according to reports . As Covepoint was established as a standalone fund , they recruited a number of notable people .   In the period between 2005 and 2010 , the fund grew at a rate of 22 % per annum . Ko was interviewed by Bloomberg during this period , suggesting that the fund had grown to $ 785 million in October 2010 . Some of this return was based on the return from the investment in Brazil during 2009 . The Covepoint fund surged by almost 63 percent after the fund 's management team invested at the right time in the country .   In 2011 , the fund made its largest monthly loss after sticking with a bet that emerging-market currencies would gain against the U.S. dollar . In 2013 , Ko took the steps to transform Covepoint into a family office . Covepoint made large profits throughout 2015 when they announced that the fund had gained 120 % in a single year .

neg: Financial District, San Francisco The Financial District is a neighborhood in San Francisco , California , that serves as its main central business district . It is home to the city 's largest concentration of corporate headquarters , law firms , insurance companies , real estate firms , banks , savings and loans , and other financial institutions . All six San Francisco Fortune 500 companies -- McKesson , Wells Fargo , PG&E , Gap , Charles Schwab , and Salesforce.com -- are located in the district .   The area is marked by the cluster of high-rise towers in the triangular area east of Kearny Street , south of Washington Street , west of the Embarcadero that rings the waterfront , and north of Market Street . The city 's tallest buildings , including 555 California Street and the Transamerica Pyramid , and many other tall buildings , such as 101 California Street and 345 California Street are located there . Montgomery Street ( sometimes called `` Wall Street of the West '' ) is the traditional heart of the district .   Since the 1980s , restrictions on high rise construction have shifted new development to the adjacent South of Market area surrounding the Transbay Transit Center . This area is sometimes called the South Financial District by real estate developers , or simply included as part of the Financial District itself .


query: Eddie Vedder was the tympanist of Pearl Jam.

pos: Eddie Vedder Eddie Vedder ( born Edward Louis Severson ; December 23 , 1964 ) is an American musician , singer and songwriter best known as a member of the rock band Pearl Jam , with whom he performs lead vocals and is one of three guitarists . He is known for his powerful baritone vocals .   He is also involved in making music and contributes to albums by other artists . In 2007 , Vedder released his first solo album as a soundtrack for the film Into the Wild ( 2007 ) . His second album Ukulele Songs and a live DVD titled Water on the Road were released in 2011 .   Vedder was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Pearl Jam on April 7 , 2017 .

neg: Classic Albums Live Classic Albums Live is a concert series based in Toronto , Ontario , in which musicians perform a classic rock album in its entirety . The series was founded in 2003 by Craig Martin , a musician who had previously produced a series of boutique cabaret shows as well as composed music for television and film .   The musicians go to great lengths to faithfully recreate every sound on the original album . They have performed with orchestras , sitarists , choirs and schools . The shows are treated like recitals with the album being performed in its entirety followed by a ` greatest hits ' set of the featured artist .   Albums that have been performed include Led Zeppelin 's Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin IV , Bruce Springsteen 's Born to Run , Supertramp 's Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America , the Rolling Stones ' Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. , Fleetwood Mac 's Rumours , Eagles ' Hotel California , Guns N ' Roses ' Appetite for Destruction , Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon , Wish You Were Here , The Wall and Animals , Queen 's A Night at the Opera , and the Beatles albums Rubber Soul , Revolver , Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band , The Beatles ( AKA the `` White Album '' ) , and Abbey Road .   In recent years , the series has presented concerts in a variety of cities , including Orlando , Florida , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Akron , La Mirada , Jacksonville , Gainesville , Lakeland , Coral Springs , New York , New Jersey , Dallas , Houston , Uncasville , Connecticut , Las Vegas , Nevada , and Rochester , New York . On December 17 , 2006 , Classic Albums Live performed the entire 213-song Beatles song catalogue in one 13-hour concert at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto .   A different lineup performs each album . There is a group of core musicians who are frequently part of the performances , including Nick Hildyard , Rob Phillips , Lindsay Clark , Leslea Keurvorst , Troy Feener , Clifton David , Dom Polito and Marty Morin . Occasionally , more famous Canadian musicians are brought in as well , including Mia Sheard , Kim Bingham , Nicholas Walsh , and ex-members of Moist . In some venues , they will bring in local musicians to fill needed spots . For example , on June 16 , 2006 , the group performed the Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper album at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando ; they brought in the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra to fill in on the orchestral parts .   When performing in Toronto , they usually play at Massey Hall . The producer of Classic Albums Live has created a musical called Gig which will run in 2016 .   List of albums performed :   The Beatles ' catalogue  Led Zeppelin  Led Zeppelin II  Led Zeppelin IV  Houses of the Holy  Physical Graffiti  In Through the Out Door  Meddle  The Dark Side of the Moon  Animals  Wish You Were Here  The Wall  A Night at the Opera  Who 's Next  Are You Experienced  Boston  Crime of the Century  Breakfast in America  The Last Waltz  Rust Never Sleeps  Harvest  The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars  OK Computer  Ten  Nevermind  Regatta de Blanc  Outlandos d'Amour  The Joshua Tree  London Calling  Band on the Run  Texas Flood  Let It Bleed  Sticky Fingers  Some Girls  Exile on Main St.  Appetite for Destruction  Highway to Hell  Back in Black  Born to Run  Hotel California  Rumours  The Doors  L.A. Woman  Legend  Pearl  Paranoid  Van Halen  Thriller  Purple Rain  Nothing 's Shocking  Woodstock  2112  Saturday Night Fever  A Very Lennon Christmas  Elton John Greatest Hits

neg: Rocky Mountain Jam Rocky Mountain Jam is the ninth live album by the American rock band Little Feat , released in 2007 . ( see 2007 in music ) . It is currently the band 's most recent live release and features long improvisational jams on most of the songs including a nod to both Miles Davis ' `` So What '' and the Grateful Dead 's `` Dark Star '' at the beginning of `` Dixie Chicken . ''

neg: Joe's Garage Joe 's Garage is a three-part rock opera recorded by American musician Frank Zappa in 1979 . Originally released as two separate studio albums on Zappa Records , the project was later remastered and reissued as a triple album box set , Joe 's Garage , Acts I , II & III , in 1987 . The LPs initially received mixed to positive reviews , with critics praising its innovative and original music , but criticizing the scatological , sexual and profane nature of the lyrics . Since its original release , Joe 's Garage has been reappraised in a better light by some critics .   Zappa self-deprecatingly described the album as a `` stupid little story about how the government is going to do away with music . '' The story is told by a character identified as the `` Central Scrutinizer '' narrating the story of Joe , an average adolescent male who forms a garage rock band , has unsatisfying relationships with women , gives all of his money to a government assisted and insincere religion , explores sexual activities with appliances , and is imprisoned . After being released from prison into a dystopian society in which music itself has been criminalized , he lapses into insanity .   The album encompasses a large spectrum of musical styles , while its lyrics often feature satirical or humorous commentary on American society and politics . It addresses themes of individualism , free will , censorship , the music industry and human sexuality , while criticizing government and religion , and satirizing Catholicism and Scientology . Joe 's Garage is noted for its use of xenochrony , a recording technique that takes guitar solos from older live recordings and overdubs them onto new studio recordings . All of the guitar solos on the album are xenochronous except for `` Crew Slut '' and `` Watermelon in Easter Hay '' , a signature song that Zappa has described as the best song on the album , and according to his son Dweezil , the best guitar solo his father ever played .

neg: Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary On May 14 , 1988 , the Atlantic Records label held its 40th Anniversary Celebration by staging a non-stop concert lasting almost 13 hours at Madison Square Garden , New York . The event was dubbed `` It 's Only Rock And Roll '' .   Only artists who had released material on the Atlantic label in the United States performed , with the artists spanning the 40 years of the company 's existence . Lavern Baker and Ruth Brown were the longest tenured Atlantic acts to perform , while Debbie Gibson was the most recent Atlantic signing to make an appearance at the event .   Some Atlantic signings , who had either officially split up or who had not performed together for a number of years , re-formed especially to perform at the concert . These artists included The Rascals , Iron Butterfly , and the former members of Led Zeppelin . Other notable performers included Yes , Genesis , Crosby , Stills & Nash , Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer ( representing Emerson , Lake & Palmer ) , Foreigner , Paul Rodgers , Bob Geldof , Booker T. Jones , Wilson Pickett , The Coasters , The Spinners , Peabo Bryson , The Blues Brothers ( featuring Dan Aykroyd and Sam Moore ) , Roberta Flack , The Manhattan Transfer , Bee Gees , Ben E. King and Vanilla Fudge .   There had been plans to close the performance with a greatest hits all-star jam , but this idea was shelved . Instead , the former members of Led Zeppelin performed as the last act .   The concert was broadcast live in the US on FM radio and HBO television , commentary for the latter being provided backstage by comedian Robert Townsend . HBO commenced its live broadcast a few hours into the event and interspersed footage of the concert which had been taped earlier by the network . In so doing , some of the artists ' sets were edited or omitted . An edited version aired later that year on ABC hosted by Robert Hays . Several banners heralding the reunion of Led Zeppelin band members were displayed like tapestry by excited fans , but , to their dismay , were taken down before HBO went with their live feed . The Audio was recorded by David Hewitt and Stanley Johnston on the Record Plant Black Truck .   In the United Kingdom the event was broadcast over a period of four weeks by BBC 2 , presented as hour-long episodes . Atlantic Records later released this production on video under the title Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary : It 's Only Rock 'n' Roll . The release intercut concert footage with highlights from earlier performances , as well as older footage from the Atlantic archives .

neg: Delicate Sound of Thunder Delicate Sound of Thunder '' is a double live album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd which was recorded over five nights at the Nassau Coliseum on Long Island , New York in August 1988 and mixed at Abbey Road Studios in September 1988 . It was released on 22 November 1988 , through EMI Records in the United Kingdom and Columbia Records in the United States .

neg: Solid Rock (The Temptations album) Solid Rock is a 1972 album by The Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown ) label , produced by Norman Whitfield . The LP was the first made primarily without founding members and original lead singers Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams . Frustrated by conflicts and fights with Temptations Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin , and producer Whitfield 's steadfast insistence on producing psychedelic soul for the group when they really wanted to sing ballads , Kendricks had quit the act and negotiated a solo deal with Motown 's Tamla label .   Paul Williams , on the other hand , had fallen ill due to complications from sickle-cell disease and six years of untreated alcoholism . Physically incapable of performing any longer , Williams followed his doctor 's advice and retired from the act , although he remained on the Temptations ' payroll as a choreographer until committing suicide on August 17 , 1973 . Williams 's final Temptations recording , `` It 's Summer '' , is the only song on Solid Rock that includes his vocals .

neg: American Jesus `` American Jesus '' is the first single by Bad Religion from their 1993 album Recipe for Hate . It was their second all-time single since their signing to Atlantic Records . Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam provides backing vocals on the track .

neg: Jeffrey Kollman Jeffrey `` Jeff '' Kollman is an American guitar player from Toledo , Ohio , best known for his work with Chad Smith 's Bombastic Meatbats , Glenn Hughes , UFO offshoot Mogg/Way , progressive rock trio , Cosmosquad , and his 90 's progressive metal band , Edwin Dare . He has worked extensively with contemporary jazz keyboardist Lao Tizer , toured with Japanese superstar Eikichi Yazawa , former Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach , the Michael Schenker Group and UFO , gigged with bassist/vocalist Marco Mendoza , and is currently a member of Asia feat . John Payne and blues rockers Bleeding Harp .   Kollman has worked as a session guitarist , producer , songwriter , and actor . He has written music for movies and TV , including a commercial which ran during the 2007 Super Bowl . He is the owner and operator of Marmaduke Records , which has released the bulk of his albums . Kollman has been a Los Angeles resident since 1997 where he lives with his family .

neg: Pearl Jam Twenty Pearl Jam Twenty ( also known as PJ20 ) is a 2011 American rockumentary directed by Cameron Crowe about the band Pearl Jam . Preliminary footage was being shot as of June 2010 . Crowe completed filming in April 2011 , after using 12,000 hours of footage of the band for the documentary . The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and also had an accompanying book and soundtrack .   The documentary charts the history of the band , from the demise of Mother Love Bone , their battle against Ticketmaster and the tragedy of the Roskilde Festival in 2000 .   The film was presented theatrically at select cinemas in the US during the month of September 2011 , and premiered on October 21 , 2011 on PBS ' American Masters . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 24 , 2011 . A book , written by Jonathan Cohen , was published concurrent to the film 's release .

neg: No Code Tour The No Code Tour was a concert tour by the American rock band Pearl Jam to support its fourth album , No Code .

neg: Vibrato systems for guitar A variety of mechanical vibrato systems for guitar have been developed since the 1920 's . They are used to add vibrato to the sound by changing the tension of the strings , typically at the bridge or tailpiece of an electric guitar using a controlling lever ( often referred to as a whammy bar , vibrato arm/bar , or incorrectly as tremolo arm/bar ) . The lever enables the player to quickly vary the tension and sometimes the length of the strings temporarily , changing the pitch to create a vibrato , portamento or pitch bend effect .   Instruments without this device have other bridge and tailpiece systems . The mechanical vibrato systems began as a device for more easily producing the vibrato effects that blues and jazz guitarists had long produced on arch top guitars by manipulating the tailpiece with their picking hand . However , it has also made many sounds possible that could not be produced by the old technique , such as the 1980s-era shred guitar `` dive bombing '' effect .   Since the regular appearance of mechanical vibrato systems in the 1950s , they have been used by many guitarists , ranging from the gentle inflections of Chet Atkins , the exaggerated twang effects of Duane Eddy and the buoyant effects of surf music aficionados like The Ventures , The Shadows and Dick Dale . In the 1960s and 1970s , vibrato arms were used for more pronounced effects by Jimi Hendrix , Jeff Beck , David Gilmour , Ritchie Blackmore , Jimmy Page , and Frank Zappa . In the 1980s , shred guitar virtuosos such as Eddie Van Halen , Joe Satriani and Steve Vai , and metal guitarists such as Ritchie Blackmore and Kirk Hammett used the `` whammy bar '' in a range of metal-influenced styles . The pitch-bending effects , whether subtle inflections or exaggerated effects , have become an important part of many styles of electric guitar . Terje Rypdal , David Torn and David Duhig have added to the language and extended techniques of vibrato bar usage .   Despite the common misnomer tremolo arm , these devices can not produce tremolo in the normal sense of the word , but can produce vibrato ; while some electronic `` vibrato units '' used by electric guitarists generally produce a tremolo effect , rather than vibrato . See `` Vibrato or Tremolo '' .   Guitars equipped with any vibrato system can be harder to re-string , tune , and keep in tune than `` stop-tail '' ( fixed tailpiece ) guitars .

neg: List of awards and nominations received by Van Halen This is a list of awards and nominations for awards received by the rock band Van Halen .   Van Halen is a hard rock band formed in Pasadena , California in 1972 and consisted of Eddie Van Halen on guitar , keyboards , and vocals , Alex Van Halen on drums and percussion , Michael Anthony on bass and vocals , and David Lee Roth on lead vocals . They enjoyed success from the release of their self-titled debut album in 1978 . As of 2007 Van Halen has sold more than 80 million albums worldwide -RSB- and have had the most number one hits on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart . During the 1980s they also had more Billboard Hot 100 hits than any other hard rock or heavy metal band . According to the Recording Industry Association of America , Van Halen is the 19th best selling band/artist of all time with sales of over 56 million albums in the United States and is one of five rock bands that have had two albums sell more than 10 million copies in the United States .

neg: Porch (Pearl Jam song) `` Porch '' is the eighth track off Pearl Jam 's debut album Ten ( 1991 ) . The song was written by lead singer Eddie Vedder .

neg: Nothingman `` Nothingman '' is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam . Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music by bassist Jeff Ament , `` Nothingman '' is the fifth track on the band 's third studio album , Vitalogy ( 1994 ) . The song was included on Pearl Jam 's 2004 greatest hits album , Rearviewmirror ( Greatest Hits 1991 -- 2003 ) .

neg: Sirens (Pearl Jam song) `` Sirens '' is a song by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam . It was released on September 18 , 2013 as a digital download as the second single from their tenth studio album Lightning Bolt . In its first week of release , the single sold 13,000 downloads in the US . Guitarist Mike McCready said the song was inspired by Roger Waters 's The Wall Live Tour , as after attending a concert in 2011 he `` wanted to write something that would have a Pink Floyd type feel '' . The lyrics by singer Eddie Vedder concern his worries on mortality , and what the future reserves for the next generations .

neg: Jetboy (band) Jetboy is an American San Francisco-based hard rock band founded in 1983 by guitarists Billy Rowe and Fernie Rod . Best described as a blend of edgy rock and roll with a traditional blues based influence . Jetboy got the attention of music fans and record executives alike in Hollywood during the mid 1980s . The band transplanted themselves to Los Angeles in 1986 after signing a deal with Elektra Records . Their musical influences ranged from punk rock to rock 'n' roll to blues . Their 1988 debut album Feel the Shake peaked at 135 on The Billboard 200 .   After parting ways with original bass player Todd Crew in mid-1987 , the band was joined by former Hanoi Rocks member Sami Yaffa . Yaffa , a member of one of the groups Jetboy had found most influential , was now a member of the band as their new bassist . In August 1987 Todd Crew died due to a drug overdose in the hotel room of Guns N ' Roses guitarist Slash . Jetboy continued on into the 1990s before disbanding in 1992 . However , over a decade later , Jetboy reconvened , toured and recorded a new EP , Off Your Rocker in 2010 . Having been absent from the studio for some 20 years , Jetboy recorded Off Your Rocker in a fully organic mode . The band played all in the same room together in a `` live-style '' format in an effort to duplicate the way the songs were written , all together , in a true 1970 's fashion where the band could feed off of one another 's energy .   Jetboy has continued to gain in popularity , and has continuously played to large crowds at festivals across the United States including Rocklahoma , The South Texas Rock Fest , Rock the Bayou & The M3 Festival two times .   On June 1 , 2012 Jetboy did a 25-year reunion for their debut album ` Feel The Shake ' at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood . The show was also a release party for the movie Rock Of Ages which featured a few images of Jetboy . The line-up for this show included all original members with a surprise appearance by their second bass player Sami Yaffa who is currently playing in the Michael Monroe Band . This was the first time they all shared the stage together in over 20 years . Jetboy plan to continue with the original line-up with Charles Norman on bass who replaced Yaffa for the Damnednation tour in 1989 .   January 25 , 2014 during NAMM weekend Jetboy supported Faster Pussycat at the Whisky A Go-Go to a sold out crowd to celebrate the club 's 50-year anniversary .   Jetboy geared up in late 2015 to bring their style of rock n roll to the stage again . The band performed at Riki Rachtman 's Cathouse Live on August 15 , 2015 at the Irvine Meadows Amphitheater in Irvine , California .   Three songs from Feel the Shake were featured in the 1989 movie The ` Burbs , starring Tom Hanks . They were `` Bloodstone '' , `` Locked in a Cage '' and `` Make Some Noise '' . Additionally , two songs from Feel the Shake , `` Feel the Shake '' and `` Make Some Noise '' were also featured in the 1989 movie She 's Out of Control .

neg: 10/9/00 – Chicago, Illinois 10/9/00 -- Chicago , Illinois is a two-disc live album and the fifty-third in a series of 72 live bootlegs released by the American alternative rock band Pearl Jam from the band 's 2000 Binaural Tour . It was released along with the other official bootlegs from the second North American leg of the tour on March 27 , 2001 .

neg: Eddie Perez (guitarist) Edward Anthony Perez ( born June 26 , 1968 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American guitarist and singer . He currently tours and records with The Mavericks after a long time of being on tour with Dwight Yoakam . Perez joined the Grammy award-winning , multi-platinum band The Mavericks as a member in 2003 . He has also played with other notable artists such as James Intveld , Connie Smith , Jim Lauderdale , Miranda Lambert , Lee Ann Womack , Gary Allan and Kim Richey . In addition to his work with The Mavericks , he has worked with Mavericks ' lead singer , Raul Malo , on his solo projects , including the Peter Asher-produced record , You 're Only Lonely .   He can be seen on the DVDs The Mavericks - Live in Austin , Texas , as well as the DVD Return to Sin City : A Tribute to Gram Parsons . He also appears in CMT 's 100 Greatest Love Songs and CMT 's 100 Greatest Duets .   Born in Los Angeles , Perez grew up listening to rock guitarists of the 1970s and 1980s . `` My heroes were Jimmy Page , Jeff Beck , Van Halen and Ace Frehley , '' Perez told the Pittsburgh City Paper in June 2016 . `` Everything a big-eyed boy would find fascinating about rock 'n' roll , that was me . I was 12 years old and my father took me to see ZZ Top and it blew my mind . I was never the same after that . ''   Perez began playing in bands at the age of 13 and discovered Honky Tonk music when he first heard `` Guitars and Cadillacs '' by Dwight Yoakam , with whom he would later perform . `` Hearing that really turned me around and it gave me a focus . From then on I started to learn everything I could about that music . But then I also had that rock 'n' roll background , too . '' In 2003 , Perez replaced Nick Kane in the Mavericks , just a short time before the band broke up . A consummate showman , Perez is known for his flair on stage both in his dress and in his stage movements . `` You would n't think that an influence of Jimmy Page or Angus Young of AC/DC would fit into the Mavericks , but somehow it does , '' Perez says of his stage presence . `` When I 'm on stage , I show up to give a performance because that 's what I would want to see . You dig what I 'm saying ? I 'm not so much thinking it as much as I 'm feeling it . I try to get to the most real , honest place that I can within each song . What I 'm doing on stage is a visual to what that sound feels like to me . ''

neg: Eruption (instrumental) `` Eruption '' is an instrumental rock guitar solo performed by Eddie Van Halen . It is widely considered one of the greatest guitar solos of all time . It segues into `` You Really Got Me '' on the album Van Halen , and the two songs are often played together by radio stations . The song was also released as the b-side to the `` Runnin ' with the Devil '' single .   `` Eruption '' starts with a short accompanied intro with Alex Van Halen on drums and Michael Anthony on bass . The highlight of the solo is the use of two-handed tapping . `` Eruption '' was played on the Frankenstrat , with a MXR Phase 90 , an Echoplex , a Univox echo unit and a 1968 Marshall 1959 Super Lead tube amp . The Sunset Sound studio reverb room was also used to add reverb . The Frankenstrat was tuned down a half-step . `` Eruption '' begins in the key of A flat and ends on an E flat note that is a twelfth fret , 6th string harmonic processed through a Univox EC-80 echo unit .   The `` Eruption '' introduction is based on the `` Let Me Swim '' introduction by Cactus . After the intro , an E-flat major quotation of the `` Etude No. 2 '' by Rodolphe Kreutzer is heard . The end section begins with a series of rapid two-handed tapping triads that have a classical like structure and eventually finishes with a repeated classical cadence followed by sound effects generated by a Univox EC-80 echo unit .   The piece that would later be named `` Eruption '' had existed as part of Van Halen 's stage act at least as far back as 1976 , when it featured no tapping . `` Eruption '' popularized the tapping trend of the '80s . Although one-handed tapping ( hammer-ons and pull-offs ) had been previously done by many guitarists , `` Eruption '' introduced two-handed tapping to the mainstream popular rock audience . Previously , Baroque-like tapping had been recorded by Steve Hackett of Genesis in 1971/1972 .   Initially , `` Eruption '' was not considered as a song for the Van Halen album as it was just a guitar solo Eddie performed live in the clubs but Ted Templeman overheard it in the studio as Eddie was rehearsing it for a club date at the Whisky a Go Go and decided to include it on the album . Eddie recalled `` I did n't even play it right . There 's a mistake at the top end of it . To this day , whenever I hear it , I always think , ` Man , I could 've played it better . ' ''   `` Spanish Fly '' , an acoustic guitar solo on Van Halen II , can be viewed as a nylon-string version of `` Eruption '' , expanding on similar techniques . Similarly , it was suggested by Templeman for inclusion on the album after he heard Eddie Van Halen playing a classical guitar . In March 2005 , Q magazine placed `` Eruption '' at number 29 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks . `` Eruption '' has been named the 2nd greatest guitar solo by Guitar World magazine -LSB- citation needed -RSB- .

neg: Vibrato unit A vibrato unit is an effects unit used to add tremolo to the sound of an electric instrument , most often an electric guitar . Vibrato units may be individual stomp boxes or built into multi-effects units , but are traditionally built into guitar amplifiers .   Vibrato units are particularly used in surf music .   The name vibrato unit is contrary to normal usage of the term vibrato , and in that sense the unit is incorrectly named . The guitaring tradition of using the term `` vibrato '' to refer to a tremolo effect began in 1956 with Leo Fender 's use of the term in naming the Fender Vibrolux . In all other contexts the effect produced by a traditional vibrato unit is known as tremolo rather than vibrato .   A few guitar amplifiers do feature true pitch shifting vibrato , notably some models offered in the late 1950s and into the 60s by Magnatone and presently by Juke Amplification . Still other amplifier manufacturers describe the effect , in accordance with standard music terminology , as tremolo .