query: Taiwan's neighbor was China.

pos: Taiwan Taiwan ( -LSB- taɪˈwɑːn -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ) , is a state in East Asia . Its neighbours include China ( officially the People 's Republic of China , PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south .  Taiwan is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and also possesses the largest economy of any state outside of the UN .   The island of Taiwan , also known as Formosa , was mainly inhabited by Taiwanese aborigines before the 17th century , when Dutch and Spanish colonies opened the island to Han Chinese immigration . After a brief rule by the Kingdom of Tungning , the island was annexed by the Qing dynasty , the last dynasty of China . The Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan in 1895 after the Sino-Japanese War . While Taiwan was under Japanese rule , the Republic of China ( ROC ) was established on the mainland in 1912 after the fall of the Qing dynasty . Following the Japanese surrender to the Allies in 1945 , the ROC took control of Taiwan . However , the resumption of the Chinese Civil War led to the ROC 's loss of the mainland to the Communists , and the flight of the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949 . Although the ROC continued to claim to be the legitimate government of China , its effective jurisdiction since 1949 has been limited to Taiwan and its surrounding islands , with the main island making up 99 % of its de facto territory . As a founding member of the United Nations , the ROC continued to represent China at the United Nations until 1971 , when the PRC assumed China 's seat , causing the ROC to lose its UN membership .   In the early 1960s , Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth and industrialization , creating a stable industrial economy . In the 1980s and early 1990s , it changed from a one-party military dictatorship dominated by the Kuomintang to a multi-party democracy with a semi-presidential system . Taiwan is the 22nd-largest economy in the world , and its high-tech industry plays a key role in the global economy . It is ranked highly in terms of freedom of the press , healthcare , public education , economic freedom , and human development . The country benefits from a highly skilled workforce and is among the most highly educated countries in the world with one of the highest percentages of its citizens holding a tertiary education degree .   The PRC has consistently claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and asserted the ROC is no longer in legitimate existence . Under its One-China Policy the PRC refused diplomatic relations with any country that recognizes the ROC . Today only a few smaller nations recognize the ROC as the sole legal representative of China , but many other states maintain unofficial ties through representative offices and institutions that function as de facto embassies and consulates . Although Taiwan is fully self-governing , most international organizations in which the PRC participates either refuse to grant membership to Taiwan or allow it to participate only as a non-state actor . Internally , the major division in politics is between the aspirations of eventual Chinese unification or Taiwanese independence , though both sides have moderated their positions to broaden their appeal . The PRC has threatened the use of military force in response to any formal declaration of independence by Taiwan or if PRC leaders decide that peaceful unification is no longer possible .

neg: South Africa–Taiwan relations South Africa -- Taiwan relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Taiwan and the Republic of South Africa . Taiwan and South Africa established diplomatic ties in 1949 .   The ties lasted and grew throughout the apartheid-era in South Africa and officially ended in January 1998 when South African President Nelson Mandela recognized the People 's Republic of China . Despite the ending of diplomatic relations , Taiwan and South Africa continue to maintain trade relations .   In the absence of formal diplomatic relations , the two countries now have `` Liaison Offices '' , which serve as de facto embassies . South Africa is now represented in Taipei by the Liaison Office of the Republic of South Africa . Similarly , Taiwan is represented by the Taipei Liaison Office in the Republic of South Africa in Pretoria . There is also a Taipei Liaison Office in Cape Town .

neg: Sino-Russian relations since 1991 Diplomatic relations between the People 's Republic of China and the Russian Federation dramatically improved after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Russian Federation in 1991 . American scholar Joseph Nye argues :  With the collapse of the Soviet Union , that de facto US-China alliance ended , and a China-Russia rapprochement began . In 1992 , the two countries declared that they were pursuing a `` constructive partnership '' ; in 1996 , they progressed toward a `` strategic partnership '' ; and in 2001 , they signed a treaty of `` friendship and cooperation . ''   The two countries share a long land border which was demarcated in 1991 , and they signed a Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001 . On the eve of a 2013 state visit to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping , Russian President Vladimir Putin remarked that the two nations were forging a special relationship .

neg: Republic of China at the Olympics The Republic of China ( ROC ) participated in its first Summer Olympics in 1932 under the name of `` China '' . After the Chinese Civil War the ROC retreated to the island of Taiwan , only Taiwan-based athletes have competed on behalf of the country since then . The ROC protested the 1979 Nagoya Resolution by boycotting the 1976 Summer Olympics ; this continued until the ROC competed under the deliberately ambiguous name `` Chinese Taipei '' in the 1984 Winter Olympics . China also took part in the Opening Ceremony of the 1924 Summer Olympics , but its four athletes ( all tennis players ) withdrew from competition .

neg: Taiwan Relations Act The Taiwan Relations Act ( TRA ; ; ) is an act of the United States Congress . Since the recognition of the People 's Republic of China , the Act has defined the substantial but non-diplomatic relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan .

neg: Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan The Episcopal Diocese of Taiwan is the Anglican diocese in Taiwan and a member diocese of the Episcopal Church of the United States . It was established in 1954 , five years after Chinese Episcopalians fled from mainland China to Taiwan following the Chinese Communist Revolution in 1949 .   It is a diocese of Province 8 of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America .

neg: Nine Provinces (China) The term Nine Provinces or `` nine regions '' is used in ancient Chinese histories to refer to territorial divisions or islands during the Xia and Shang dynasties , and has now come to symbolically represent China . `` Province '' is the word used to translate zhou -- since before the Tang dynasty ( 618 -- 907 CE ) , it was the largest Chinese territorial division . Although the current definition of the Nine Provinces can be dated to the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods , it was not until the Eastern Han dynasty that the Nine Provinces were treated as actual administrative regions .

neg: Yushan (mountain) Yushan , also Mount Jade or Mount Yu , is the highest mountain in Taiwan at 3952 m above sea level , giving Taiwan the fourth highest maximum elevation of any island in the world . The obsolete name of Mount Morrison is thought to have been named in honor of the 19th century missionary Robert Morrison . Today , the mountain is generally referred to as Yushan or Mt. Jade .   In the winter , Yushan is often capped with thick snow which makes the entire peak shine like stainless jade , hence its name . On July 21 , 2009 , Yushan was elected one of 28 finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature voting campaign . It even had held the top position in the `` Mountains and Volcanoes '' category on the list of first round voting of the 77 nominees ended on July 7 , 2009 .   Yushan and surrounding mountains belong to Yushan Range , which is part of Yushan National Park . The national park is Taiwan 's largest , highest and least accessible national park . It contains the largest tract of wilderness remaining in Taiwan and is also valued for its pristine forests and faunal diversity , including many endemic species .   The highest point of Yushan Range , Yushan , is 3952 m above sea level , and is the highest point in the western Pacific region outside of the Kamchatka Peninsula . Yushan was once in the ocean and raised to the current height because the Eurasian Plate slid over the neighboring Philippine Sea Plate .   The ocean waters off Taiwan 's east coast are deep ; in fact , submarine slopes plunge down to the Pacific Ocean at a grade of 1:10 and the ocean reaches a depth of more than 4000 m about 50 km from the coast .

neg: Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan are two giant pandas that were sent by mainland China to Taiwan in 2008 as part of an exchange program . The exchange idea was first proposed in 2005 , but the previous administration in Taiwan had refused to accept the pandas . After elections that resulted in a change of presidents in 2008 , Taipei accepted the pandas , and they arrived in Taiwan on December 23 , 2008 . The two names were selected by a vote in the PRC and their combination , Tuan Yuan , means `` reunion '' in Chinese . The pandas are being housed at Taipei Zoo and have been exhibited to the public since the 2009 Chinese New Year .

neg: 2014 Wang–Zhang meetings In 2014 , a series of groundbreaking meetings was held between Wang Yu-chi , in his official capacity as the Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council ( MAC ) of the Republic of China ( ROC ) , and Zhang Zhijun , the Minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office ( TAO ) of the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) .   The first meeting took place in Nanjing on 11 February 2014 when Wang visited mainland China , the very first official contact between the two governments across the Taiwan Strait after the end of Chinese Civil War in 1949 . The tour of Wang and his delegates lasted from 11 to 14 February in Nanjing and Shanghai .   On 25 -- 28 June 2014 , Zhang paid a retrospective visit to Taiwan in order to rebuild ties in the aftermath of the Sunflower Movement . It was the highest PRC government official visit to Taiwan . However , due to protests which turned violent , Zhang shortened his trip by cancelling three public appearances at the last minute .

neg: Taiwanization Taiwanization , also known as the Taiwanese localization movement , is a conceptual term used in Taiwan to emphasize the importance of a ( separate ) Taiwanese culture , society , economy , nationality , and identity rather than to regard Taiwan as solely an appendage of China . This involves the teaching of the history of Taiwan , geography , and culture from a Taiwan-centric perspective , as well as promoting languages locally established in Taiwan , including Taiwanese Hokkien ( Taiwanese ) , Hakka , and aboriginal languages .   Originally part of the Taiwan independence movement and related to the Taiwan Name Rectification Campaign , some of Taiwanization 's aims are now endorsed by some supporters of Chinese Unification on Taiwan .   The localization movement has been expressed in forms such as the use of language or dialect in the broadcast media and entire channels devoted to aboriginal and Hakka affairs . Textbooks have been rewritten by scholars to more prominently emphasize Taiwan . The political compromise that has been reached is to teach both the history of Taiwan and the history of mainland China .   Some Taiwanese-owned companies or organizations established in earlier times have names containing the words `` China '' or `` Chinese '' . They have been encouraged in recent years to change the word `` China '' in their names to `` Taiwan '' as an act of Taiwanization . This campaign for changing the names is known as the `` Name Rectification Campaign '' or `` Taiwan Name Rectification '' . Many Taiwan-based companies in international sectors already identify themselves as `` Taiwan '' - based for clarity 's sake . This keeps international customers from confusing them with an enterprise based in the People 's Republic of China . Other Taiwan-based companies decline to change to a `` Taiwanese '' name because of expense or the political views held by important clients and company leaders .

neg: Outer Manchuria Outer Manchuria or Outer Northeast China ( Chinese : 外满洲 ( Wài Mǎnzhōu ) or 外东北 ( Wài Dōngběi ) ; Russian : Приаму́рье or Priamurye ) is an unofficial term for a territory in Northeast Asia that was formerly part of the Chinese Qing dynasty and now belongs to Russia . It is considered part of the larger historical region of Manchuria which also includes the modern-day Northeast China . Russia officially received this territory by the unequal treaties of the Treaty of Aigun in 1858 and the Treaty of Peking in 1860 . The northern part of the area was also in dispute between 1643 and 1689 .   Outer Manchuria comprises the present-day Russian areas of Primorsky Krai , southern Khabarovsk Krai , the Jewish Autonomous Oblast , and Amur Oblast . A Chinese claim adds the island of Sakhalin . Currently , the People 's Republic of China has no claim to the territory .   The Treaty of Nerchinsk , in 1689 , defined the China -- Russia border as the Stanovoy Mountains and the Argun River , making Outer Manchuria a part of Qing dynasty China . After losing the Opium Wars , the Qing dynasty was forced to sign a series of treaties that gave away land and ports to the European powers ; these were known as the Unequal Treaties . Starting with the Treaty of Aigun in 1858 and the Treaty of Peking in 1860 , the Sino -- Russian border was realigned in Russia 's favor along the Amur and Ussuri rivers . As a result , China lost Outer Manchuria and access to the Sea of Japan .

neg: Manchu people The Manchu are an ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name . They are sometimes called `` red-tasseled Manchus '' , a reference to the ornamentation on traditional Manchu hats . The Later Jin ( 1616-1636 ) , and Qing dynasty ( 1636 -- 1912 ) are established by Manchus , who are descended from the Jurchen people who earlier established the Jin dynasty ( 1115 -- 1234 ) in China .   Manchus form the largest branch of the Tungusic peoples and are distributed throughout China , forming the fourth largest ethnic group in the country . They can be found in 31 Chinese provincial regions . They also form the largest minority group in China without an autonomous region . Among them , Liaoning has the largest population and Hebei , Heilongjiang , Jilin , Inner Mongolia and Beijing have over 100,000 Manchu residents . About half of the population live in Liaoning and one-fifth in Hebei . There are a number of Manchu autonomous counties in China , such as Xinbin , Xiuyan , Qinglong , Fengning , Yitong , Qingyuan , Weichang , Kuancheng , Benxi , Kuandian , Huanren , Fengcheng , Beizhen and over 300 Manchu towns and townships .

neg: List of Apostolic Nuncios to China The Apostolic Nuncio to China is the diplomatic representative of the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See , a diplomatic mission of the Holy See to the industrialized developed country Republic of China ( Taiwan ) , now commonly known to most of the world as Taiwan , which as far as the Vatican is concerned , is the state of `` China '' . Due to this difference in diplomatic recognition of `` China '' , unlike most of other countries who recognize the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) as `` China '' and whose embassies are located in Beijing , People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , the `` Apostolic Nuncio to China '' is located in Taipei , Republic of China ( Taiwan ) .   The rank of a nuncio is equivalent to that of an ambassador . The post is currently vacant and is represented by a chargé d'affaires . The office of the nunciature is located at 7-1 , Lane 265 , Heping East Road Section 2 , Daan District , Taipei .

neg: Mainland Japan is a term to distinguish the area of Japan from its outlying territories . It was an official term in the pre-war period , distinguishing Japan and the colonies in East Asia . After the end of World War II , the term became uncommon , but still is used as an unofficial term to distinguish the area of Japan from Okinawa or Hokkaidō .   The literal Japanese meaning might best be translated as inner Japan or inner lands . The term `` mainland '' is an inaccurate translation because mainland is usually the continental part of a region , as opposed to the islands .   It is also somewhat confusing as Mainland Japan is defined to consist of several major islands ( Hokkaidō , Honshū , Kyūshū , Shikoku ) and many minor ones . The term mainland Japan is also sometimes used to translate Honshū , the largest island , though naichi not .

neg: Taiwan and weapons of mass destruction The Republic of China ( Taiwan ) denies having any weapons of mass destruction . There is no evidence of Taiwan possessing any chemical , biological or nuclear weapons , although it has pursued nuclear weapons in the past .

neg: Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics Chinese Taipei competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , where it sent 80 competitors in a record 15 sports . Since 1984 , athletes from Taiwan have competed at the Olympics as `` Chinese Taipei '' , not as the `` Republic of China ( ROC ) '' , due to opposition from the People 's Republic of China .   According to the Taipei Times ,   As in previous editions of the Summer Olympics , the flag of the Republic of China was not displayed . Instead , the Chinese Taipei Olympic flag was waved by fans , and displayed , if the team won a medal . Had athletes from Chinese Taipei won gold medals , the National Banner Song , not the National Anthem of the Republic of China , would have been played at the medal ceremony .

neg: Chinese economic reform The Chinese economic reform refers to the program of economic reforms termed `` Socialism with Chinese characteristics '' in the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) that was started in December 1978 by reformists within the Communist Party of China , led by Deng Xiaoping .   China had one of the world 's largest and most advanced economies prior to the nineteenth century . In the 18th century , Adam Smith claimed China had long been one of the richest , that is , one of the most fertile , best cultivated , most industrious , most prosperous and most urbanized countries in the world . The economy stagnated beginning in the 16th century and even declined in absolute terms in the nineteenth and much of the twentieth century , with a brief recovery in the 1930s .   Economic reforms introducing market principles began in 1978 and were carried out in two stages . The first stage , in the late 1970s and early 1980s , involved the decollectivization of agriculture , the opening up of the country to foreign investment , and permission for entrepreneurs to start businesses . However , most industry remained state-owned . The second stage of reform , in the late 1980s and 1990s , involved the privatization and contracting out of much state-owned industry and the lifting of price controls , protectionist policies , and regulations , although state monopolies in sectors such as banking and petroleum remained . The private sector grew remarkably , accounting for as much as 70 percent of China gross domestic product by 2005 . From 1978 until 2013 , unprecedented growth occurred , with the economy increasing by 9.5 % a year . The conservative Hu-Wen Administration more heavily regulated and controlled the economy after 2005 , reversing some reforms .   The success of China 's economic policies and the manner of their implementation has resulted in immense changes in Chinese society . Large-scale government planning programs alongside market characteristics have greatly decreased poverty , while incomes and income inequality have increased , leading to a backlash led by the New Left . In the academic scene , scholars have debated the reason for the success of the Chinese `` dual-track '' economy , and have compared them to attempts to reform socialism in the Eastern Bloc and the Soviet Union ; as well as the growth of other developing economies .

neg: Telecommunications in China The People 's Republic of China possesses a diversified communications system that links all parts of the country by Internet , telephone , telegraph , radio , and television . The country is served by an extensive system of automatic telephone exchanges connected by modern networks of fiber-optic cable , coaxial cable , microwave radio relay , and a domestic satellite system ; cellular telephone service is widely available , expanding rapidly , and includes roaming service to foreign countries . Fiber to the x infrastructure has been expanded rapidly in recent years .

neg: Visa requirements for Taiwanese citizens Visa requirements for Taiwanese passport holders are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on nationals of Republic of China ( ROC ) , commonly known as Taiwan . Although the ROC has only one type of nationality under its nationality law , its nationals ' right of abode in Taiwan is based on whether they have established household registration in Taiwan , hence ROC nationals are divided into two categories : nationals with household registration ( `` NWHRs '' ) , with right of abode in Taiwan ; and nationals without household registration ( `` NWOHRs '' ) , without right of abode in Taiwan . Only NWHRs are entitled to a National Identification Card , and the National ID number is imprinted on the passport 's biodata page to signify the holder 's status as an NWHR . Holders of such passports can travel to more countries and territories without visas than holders of passports without National ID number , as NWOHRs using ROC passports to enter Taiwan require an entry permit and are subject to immigration controls .   Taiwanese passport is one of the five passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of number of countries that its holders may visit without a visa . As of 1 January 2017 , nationals of Republic of China with rights of abode in Taiwan had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 134 countries and territories , ranking the ordinary Taiwan passport 31st in terms of travel freedom ( tied with Costa Rican and Vatican passports ) according to the Henley visa restrictions index . The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , however , listed 164 countries with visa-free or visa on arrival access , which included a large number of countries requiring pre-arrival documentations such as invitations or visa approval letters ( such as Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan and Vietnam ) . Such countries are not considered as providing visa-free or visa-on-arrival access , since the visa is usually approved before arrival and during the process of obtaining such documentations . The graph below only lists those countries which provide visa-free or visa on arrival without additional documentations prior to travelling as per international-accepted definitions .

neg: Mexico–Taiwan relations Mexico -- Taiwan relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) .


query: Ken Russell was involved with the film Tommy.

pos: Tommy (1975 film) Tommy is a 1975 British musical fantasy drama film based upon The Who 's 1969 rock opera album Tommy about a seemingly disabled boy who becomes a religious pinball champion . Directed by Ken Russell , the film featured a star-studded ensemble cast , including the band members themselves ( most notably , lead singer Roger Daltrey , who plays the title role ) , Ann-Margret , Oliver Reed , Eric Clapton , Tina Turner , Elton John , Arthur Brown , and Jack Nicholson .   Ann-Margret received a Golden Globe Award for her performance , and was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress . Pete Townshend was also nominated for an Oscar for his work in scoring and adapting the music for the film . The film was shown at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival , but was not entered into the main competition . In 1975 , the film won the award for Rock Movie of the Year in the First Annual Rock Music Awards .

pos: Ken Russell Henry Kenneth Alfred `` Ken '' Russell ( 3 July 1927 -- 27 November 2011 ) was an English film director , known for his pioneering work in television and film and for his flamboyant and controversial style . Critics have accused him of being obsessed with sexuality and the Roman Catholic Church . His films in the main were liberal adaptations of existing texts , or biographies , notably of composers of the Romantic era . Russell began directing for the BBC , where he made creative adaptations of composers ' lives which were unusual for the time . He also directed many feature films independently and for studios .   He is best known for his Oscar-winning films Women in Love ( 1969 ) , The Devils ( 1971 ) , The Who 's Tommy ( 1975 ) , and the science fiction film Altered States ( 1980 ) . Russell also directed several films based on the lives of classical music composers , such as Elgar , Delius , Tchaikovsky , Mahler , and Liszt .   Film critic Mark Kermode , speaking in 2006 , and attempting to sum up the director 's achievement , called Russell , `` somebody who proved that British cinema did n't have to be about kitchen-sink realism -- it could be every bit as flamboyant as Fellini . Later in his life he turned to making low-budget experimental films such as Lion 's Mouth and Revenge of the Elephant Man , and they are as edgy and ` out there ' as ever '' .   Ken Russell died of natural causes on 27 November 2011 at the age of 84 .

neg: Stitches (2012 film) Stitches is a 2012 psychological horror comedy fantasy film directed by Conor McMahon and starring Ross Noble , Tommy Knight and Gemma-Leah Devereux . The plot concerns a birthday clown returning from the dead to exact revenge upon a boy and a group of children who contributed to his death . The film was produced by Fantastic Films and Tailored Films in 2012 and marks the film debut of Tommy Knight and stand-up comedian Ross Noble .   The film is an international co-production between Ireland , Sweden , and the United Kingdom . McMahon began working on the film after receiving a $ 600,000 grant from the Irish Film Board , also utilizing funding from MEDIA Europe . Filming for the movie took place in Ireland . Stitches premiered in Dublin , Ireland in September 2012 .

neg: Tommy Godfrey Tommy Godfrey ( 20 June 1916 -- 24 June 1984 ) was an English film and television actor , mostly playing working class Cockney characters .

neg: The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film) The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner is a 1962 film based on the short story of the same name .  The screenplay , like the story , was written by Alan Sillitoe . The film was directed by Tony Richardson , one of the new young directors emerging from documentary films , a series of 1950s filmmakers known as the Free Cinema movement .   It tells the story of a rebellious youth ( played by Tom Courtenay ) , sentenced to a borstal ( ` Approved School ' ) for burgling a bakery , who gains privileges in the institution through his prowess as a long-distance runner . During his solitary runs reveries of important events before his incarceration lead him to re-evaluate his status as the Governor 's ( played by Michael Redgrave ) prize athlete , eventually prizing a rebellious act of personal autonomy notwithstanding an immediate loss in privileges . The film poster 's byline is `` you can play by the rules ... or you can play it by ear - WHAT COUNTS is you play it right by YOU ... '' . . The notion is echoed by other contemporary films such as a rapid series of three contemporary Lone Ranger films .   Depicting a bleak , elitist Britain in the late 1950s to early 1960s for the working to middle class , the writer was one of the angry young men producing media vaunting or depicting the plight of rebellious youths . The film has characters entrenched in their social context . Class consciousness abounds throughout : the `` them '' and `` us '' notions which Richardson stresses reflect the very basis of British society at the time , so that Redgrave 's `` proper gentleman '' of a Governor is in contrast to many of the young working class inmates .   Much of the screenplay takes place in and around Ruxley Towers , Claygate , Surrey -- a Victorian mock castle built by Lord Foley ( ` Ruxton Towers ' ) . The building had been used as a NAAFI base in the war , giving it a military atmosphere . The original trumpet theme to the film was performed by Fred Muscroft ( the Scots Guards Principal Cornet at the time ) .   The film 's words were heavily sampled in the 1980s Chumbawamba track `` Alright Now '' and text monologues from the book upon which the film is based was printed on the record/cassette covers of their single `` Just Look at Me Now '' .

neg: Ken Hughes Kenneth Graham `` Ken '' Hughes ( 19 January 1922 -- 28 April 2001 ) was a British film director , writer and producer , who is best known as the co-writer and director of the 1968 children 's film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang .

neg: Muriel Box Muriel Box ( 22 September 1905 -- 18 May 1991 ) was an Oscar-winning English screenwriter and director .   She was born Violette Muriel Baker in Tolworth , Surrey , England in 1905 . When her attempts at acting and dancing proved to be unsuccessful , she accepted work as a continuity girl for British International Pictures . In 1935 , she met and married journalist Sydney Box , with whom she collaborated on nearly forty plays with mainly female roles for amateur theatre groups . Their production company , Verity Films , first released short propaganda films , including The English Inn ( 1941 ) , her first directing effort , after which it branched into fiction . The couple achieved their greatest joint success with The Seventh Veil ( 1945 ) for which they gained the Academy Award for Best Writing , Original Screenplay in the following year .   After the war , the Rank Organisation hired her husband to head Gainsborough Pictures , where she was in charge of the scenario department , writing scripts for a number of light comedies , including two for child star Petula Clark , Easy Money and Here Come the Huggetts ( both 1948 ) . She occasionally assisted as a dialogue director , or re-shot scenes during post-production . Her extensive work on The Lost People ( 1949 ) gained her a credit as co-director , her first for a full-length feature .   In 1951 , her husband created London Independent Producers , allowing Box more opportunities to direct . Many of her early films were adaptations of plays , and as such had a stage-bound feel , since she rarely shot on location . They were noteworthy more for their strong performances than they were for a distinctive directorial style . She favoured scripts with topical and frequently controversial themes , including Irish politics , teenage sex , abortion , illegitimacy , and syphilis , and several of her films were banned by local authorities .   She pursued her favorite subject -- the female experience -- in a number of films , including Street Corner ( 1953 ) about women police officers , Somerset Maugham 's The Beachcomber ( 1954 ) , with Donald Sinden and Glynis Johns as a resourceful missionary , again working with Donald Sinden on Eyewitness ( 1956 ) and a series of comedies about the battle of the sexes , including The Passionate Stranger ( 1957 ) , The Truth About Women ( 1958 ) and her final film , Rattle of a Simple Man ( 1964 ) .   Box often experienced prejudice in a male-dominated industry , especially hurtful when perpetrated by another female . In 1950 , Jean Simmons had her replaced on So Long at the Fair , and Kay Kendall unsuccessfully attempted to do the same with Simon and Laura ( 1955 ) . Many producers questioned her competence to direct large-scale feature films , and while the press was quick to note her position as one of very few women directors in the British film industry , their tone tended to be condescending rather than filled with praise .   She left film-making to write novels and created a successful publishing house , Femina , which proved to be a rewarding outlet for her feminism . She divorced Sydney Box in 1969 . The following year , she married Gerald Gardiner , who had been Lord Chancellor . She died in Hendon , London in 1991 .

neg: Blood Brothers (musical) Blood Brothers is a musical with book , lyrics , and music by Willy Russell . The story is a contemporary nature versus nurture plot , revolving around fraternal twins Mickey and Eddie , who were separated at birth and one raised in a wealthy family while the other raised in a poor family . The twins ' different backgrounds take them to opposite ends of the social spectrum , one becoming a councillor and the other unemployed and in prison . They both fall in love with the same girl , causing a tear in their friendship and leading to the tragic death of both brothers . Russell says that his work was based on a one-act play that he read as a child `` about two babies switched at birth ... it became the seed for Blood Brothers . ''   Originally developed as a school play , Blood Brothers debuted in Liverpool before Russell transferred it to West End for a short run in 1983 . The musical won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical and went on to a year-long national tour before returning for a revival in the West End in 1988 where it stayed at the Albery Theatre for 3 years , transferring to the Phoenix Theatre in 1991 . The revival ran for more than 24 years in the West End , and played more than 10,000 performances , becoming the third longest-running musical production in West End history . It finally closed in November 2012 . The musical has been produced with success on tour , on Broadway and elsewhere , and it has developed a cult following .

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: Tommy Hancock Thomas O. Hancock ( Tommy X. Hancock ) ( born March 25 , 1929 ) is widely regarded as the godfather of West Texas music .   Born and raised in Lubbock , Texas , Hancock 's grandmother had him classically trained in violin . At age 16 , Tommy joined the military and traveled overseas as a paratrooper and military policeman , serving in the Pacific towards the end of World War Two . Upon his discharge at the end of the war , he returned to Lubbock , where he led a popular swing band called the Roadside Playboys . The Playboys had various members over time , including performers such as guitarist Sonny Curtis and fiddler Benjamin `` Tex '' Logan .   In the late 1940s , Hancock hired Charlene Condray as a singer ; they went on to marry . Together with five of their children , they toured the Rocky Mountains as `` The Supernatural Family Band '' . Today , three of their children still tour as the `` Texana Dames '' .   In the early 1970s , Hancock was introduced to fellow performer Jimmie Gilmore . They bonded over a desire to seek out new spiritual experiences . Hancock noted that `` my whole thing with taking acid was I want to know God . If there 's a god , I want to know him . And Jimmie was the first intelligent person I 'd ever run into who was searching for God . '' Hancock played fiddle for Dale 's band , The Flatlanders .   During the 1970s , Hancock and his family became followers of Guru Maharaj Ji .   In 1980 , the Hancock family settled in Austin , Texas .   In March 2000 , Tommy was inducted into the Austin Chronicle Music Awards Hall of Fame . In 2002 , The Supernatural Family Band was inducted into the Country Music Association of Texas Hall of Fame .

neg: Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre is a series of four 12 '' long playing vinyl albums recorded in Los Angeles in 1963 . The four albums were sold through mail order as a box set in 1963 , then released separately to retail in 1964 . They were conceived and produced by Frank Sinatra . Morris Stoloff was the musical director and the A&R Director was Sonny Burke .   The four discs feature the scores of four popular Broadway musicals of the time , namely Finian 's Rainbow ( 1947 ) , Kiss Me , Kate ( 1948 ) , South Pacific ( 1949 ) and Guys and Dolls ( 1950 ) .   The `` Guys and Dolls '' album was issued on CD in 1992 when the musical itself was enjoying a revival . All the albums were re-released in a box set on September 26 , 2000 .

neg: Reversible Errors (film) Reversible Errors is a 2004 television film based on the novel of the same name by Scott Turow . It was directed by Mike Robe , who previously directed Scott Turow 's The Burden of Proof , and stars Tom Selleck and William H. Macy . Filming was done in and around Halifax , Nova Scotia , and featured shots of Halifax City Hall and Angus L. Macdonald Bridge .   The film was first shown by CBS in two parts on May 23 and 25 , 2004 . Channel 5 in the United Kingdom has chosen to show it as a single 173 minute film .

neg: The Boat That Rocked The Boat That Rocked ( retitled Pirate Radio in North America , Good Morning England in France , Radio Rock Revolution in Germany , Рок-волна ( The Rock Wave ) in Russia , and I Love Radio Rock in Italy ) is a 2009 British comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis , with pirate radio in the United Kingdom during the 1960s as its setting . The film has an ensemble cast featuring Philip Seymour Hoffman , Bill Nighy , Rhys Ifans , Nick Frost , and Kenneth Branagh . Set in 1966 , it tells the story of the fictitious pirate radio station `` Radio Rock '' and its crew of eclectic disc jockeys , who broadcast rock and pop music to the United Kingdom from a ship anchored in the North Sea while the British government endeavours to shut them down . It was produced by Working Title Films for Universal Pictures , and was filmed on the Isle of Portland and at Shepperton Studios .   After the world premiere in London 's Leicester Square on 29 March 2009 , the film was released in United Kingdom and Ireland on 1 April 2009 . It was a commercial failure at the British box office , making only US$ 10.1 million in its first three months , just a fifth of its US$ 50 million production cost . It received mixed reviews , with most criticism directed at its muddled storyline and 2 1/4 - hour length . For its North American release the film had its running time cut by 20 minutes , and was retitled Pirate Radio . Opening 13 November 2009 , it was still commercially unsuccessful in the US , earning only US$ 8 million . When the worldwide theatrical run was finished in January 2010 , the film had grossed US$ 36.3 million .

neg: Robert Russell (English actor) Robert Russell ( 24 May 1936 -- 12 May 2008 ) was an English actor known for a memorable supporting role as John Stearne alongside Vincent Price in the classic British horror film Witchfinder General ( 1968 ) .   He was born in Kent , England . His family emigrated to South Africa for 9 years when he was aged 11 . He worked in a gold mine after leaving school . He returned to England and trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art . He then appeared on stage with stars such as Laurence Olivier and Michael Gambon , as a member of the National Theatre touring company .   He made numerous appearances on UK television , often playing tough characters and villains due to his imposing stature , including The Avengers , The Sweeney , Space : 1999 , Blake 's 7 and Doctor Who , playing a guard in the serial entitled The Power of the Daleks and a Highland Games Champion , The Caber , in Terror of the Zygons . Some of his other film appearances included Othello ( 1965 ) , The Whisperers ( 1967 ) , Bedazzled ( 1967 ) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore , Inspector Clouseau ( 1968 ) , The Breaking of Bumbo ( 1970 ) , Man in the Wilderness ( 1971 ) with Richard Harris , Sitting Target ( 1972 ) , Double Exposure ( 1977 ) , Queen of the Blues ( 1979 ) starring Mary Millington , Ivanhoe ( 1982 ) , Oliver Twist ( 1982 ) , and the TV film of The Sign of Four ( 1983 ) .   He lived for the last 14 years of his life in Maidenhead , Berkshire and died there of a heart attack at his home aged 71 .   * Note : This is from a Public Member Trees search on Ancestry , where the date of death is oddly given as 18 May 2008 ( see discussion ) .

neg: It's That Man Again (film) It 's That Man Again is a 1943 British comedy film directed by Walter Forde and starring Tommy Handley , Greta Gynt and Jack Train . It was based on the successful radio show It 's That Man Again . In the film , the mayor of a small town lends his assistance to some drama students .

neg: The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 The Secret Policeman 's Ball 2008 was a show in the Secret Policeman 's Balls series of benefit shows for Amnesty International .   In July 2008 , Amnesty announced that it would present another show in its long-running series Like its 2006 predecessor the show was a single-night live event at London 's Royal Albert Hall , on Saturday 4 October 2008 .   In common with other recent Amnesty benefit shows , the majority of the performers were British ( or UK-based ) and well-known primarily only in Great Britain , the one Canadian comedian Russell Peters appeared via a pre-recorded video-tape . Performers who were listed to perform were :   Frank Skinner  Alan Carr  Graham Norton  Sean Lock  Kristen Schaal  Fearne Cotton  Matt Berry  Katherine Parkinson  Mitchell and Webb  Jason Manford  Shappi Khorsandi  Russell Howard  Russell Peters ( via video-tape )  Katy Brand  Tim Minchin  Sarah Millican  Kayvan Novak  Meera Syal  Sean Williamson  Sharon Horgan  Nick Mohammed  Dan Clark  David Armand  Eddie Izzard  Ed Byrne  Deborah Meaden  Jon Culshaw  Gok Wan  Michael Fenton Stevens  Keane  Razorlight   The 3-hour event was video-taped and a 95-minute television special adapted from the show was broadcast the following day , Sunday 5 October 2008 , on Britain 's Channel Four . There was also a `` cinecast '' in which the Royal Albert Hall event was shown live in 35 cinemas in major British cities . It was also available live in 4 cinemas in Australia . The `` cinecast '' was available in cinemas in six of Canada 's thirteen provinces and territories . The Cineplex cinema chain made the film available on 50 of its 1,317 screens , however Amnesty and Cineplex did not announce the Canadian `` cinecast '' until Wednesday October 1 2008 , just three days before the screenings which did not allow time for the event to be effectively promoted in Canada .

neg: Theatre Tulsa Theatre Tulsa , Inc. is a community theatre company in Tulsa , Oklahoma , USA .   Theatre Tulsa , the longest running community theatre west of the Mississippi and seventh in the nation , has had a prosperous but sometimes difficult history . The theatre has survived multiple wars , fires , and economic depressions . Theatre Tulsa started as a small community theatre that played shows in a tent , and grew to the largest community theatre in the nation in the 1970s , followed by years of decline and a recent re-invigoration that includes the new creation of a Broadway Series main stage season , a Next Stage series season composed of new works , and a Family Series season for children , families , and arts education programming .   Tulsa Little Theatre was incorporated December . 10 , 1922 by Mrs. Bonnie Reed and Mrs. Hope Holway . Despite the Great Depression , the group managed to raise money to build a theater which was christened with a performance of The Cradle Song in February 1932 . Two years later , the group incorporated as Tulsa Little Theatre . Struggling through the next few years , the theater survived a threatened bank foreclosure in 1935 after a number of donors stepped in , and in 1940 the theater paid off its mortgage . During World War II , it produced shows for military camps and veterans ' hospitals . Tulsa Little Little Theatre prospered , and by 1959 was the largest non-professional theater company in the country . In 1964 , its membership was 8,000 strong . By 1972 it had the largest community theater membership in the nation and had counted 1.5 million members over the past 50 years . In 1974 Tulsa Little Theatre changed its name to Theatre Tulsa , Inc. . Theatre Tulsa remains active today producing 10 productions a year that include modern and classic dramas , comedies , and musicals .   Theatre Tulsa has had many firsts ; it was the first community theater in the country to premiere Our Town ( 1939 ) and All My Sons ( 1947 ) ; the musical Brownstone ( 1985 ) ; `` Miracle on 34th Street : A Musical Adaptation '' ( a 1993 original musical written for Theatre Tulsa ) ; `` I Love You , You 're Perfect , Now Change '' ( 2003 ) ; and the first American production of Pitmen Painters ( 2011 ) . Theatre Tulsa 's production of Forever Plaid sold out more than 400 shows in 1995 and 1996 . Some noted performers , including Jeanne Tripplehorn , Kristin Chenoweth and Sam Harris , received their first stage experience with Theatre Tulsa .

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: Russell Chatham Russell Chatham ( born October 27 , 1939 ) is a contemporary American landscape artist who spent most of his career living in Livingston , Montana . The artist is the grandson of landscape painter Gottardo Piazzoni , though he is essentially a self-taught artist . His work has been exhibited in over 400 one man shows and in museums and galleries over the last five decades . Notable art critic Robert Hughes is numbered one of Chatham 's collectors and there are others as diverse as Paul Allen and actor Jack Nicholson . Chatham 's work eschews the narrative tendency of much western art and presents landscapes that stand in intimate relationship towards the human figure even in the absence of it . In the early 1980s Chatham began making lithographs and now stands as one of the world 's foremost practitioners of that craft .   In addition to Lithography , Chatham also produces original oil paintings . His oil paintings currently sell for tens of thousands of dollars , and there is a multi-year waiting list for commissions , but according to his dealers , he prefers printing lithographs as the more challenging art form . ( Longtime Livingston residents can recall a time when early in his career Chatham traded his canvases for essential services in a barter arrangement . ) Despite being a print , Chatham 's lithographs have little to do with modern process lithography , which always starts from a photograph and typically only uses 4 colors . His art lithographs may have 30 or 40 different layers of color , all of which have to be hand drawn on to the printing plate , and the colors selected for the final effect . To see some of the early proofs of one of his prints is to see a study in vivid and unusual colors from which it is almost impossible to conceive of the final subtle shadings and quiet colors .   In addition to his work as a painter , Chatham has also published a series of short stories `` Dark Waters '' in which he details the exploits of his hunting friends , like the author Jim Harrison . The stories are Rabelaisian , vulgar , and exquisitely written ( one suspects with a little help from his literary friends ) . William Hjortsberg disputed this during a presentation in Livingston on 9/12/2008 . `` He is quite a good writer in his own right , '' Hjortsberg said . They center on hunting , fly fishing , food , wine and life changes.One story centers around preparing roast duck on an annual outing devoted solely to excess .   Many of Chatham 's painted works have adorned the covers of Harrison 's works .   In 2011 , Chatham moved from Livingston back to California . He has a studio in Marshall , California .

neg: The Who's Tommy The Who 's Tommy is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend and book by Townshend and Des McAnuff , based on The Who 's 1969 rock opera Tommy .

neg: Jigsaw (1962 film) Jigsaw is a 1962 British crime drama film written and directed by Val Guest and starring Jack Warner and Ronald Lewis . It is based on the police procedural novel Sleep Long , My Love by Hillary Waugh , with the setting changed from the fictional small town of Stockford , Connecticut , The fictional Stockford is also located in a fictional part of Connecticut , 12 miles north of Stamford , a location actually in New York state . to Brighton , Sussex , while retaining the names and basic natures of its two police protagonists and most of the other characters . It was filmed with the cooperation of the County Borough of Brighton Police and the East Sussex Constabulary.The Brighton Borough Police and East Sussex Constabulary were amalgamated as part of the Sussex Constabulary by the Police Act 1964 .

neg: Breakdown (1997 film) Breakdown is a 1997 American adventure mystery thriller film directed and co-written by Jonathan Mostow . It stars Kurt Russell , J. T. Walsh and Kathleen Quinlan . The original music score was composed by Basil Poledouris . The film was produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentiis , and released on May 2 , 1997 by Paramount Pictures .


query: Kiiara is a person.

pos: Kiiara Kiara Saulters ( born May 24 , 1995 ) , known professionally as Kiiara , is an American singer and songwriter from Wilmington , Illinois . She is currently signed to Atlantic Records . Her music is described as downcast electronic pop with bass-heavy , trap-style rap production .

neg: Karura The is a divine creature with human torso and birdlike head in Japanese Hindu-Buddhist mythology .   The name is a transliteration of Garuda ( Sanskrit : गरुड ; Pāli : ) a race of enoromously gigantic birds in Hinduism , upon which the Japanese Buddhist version is based . The same creature may go by the name of .   The karura is said to be enormous , fire-breathing , and to feed on dragons/serpents , just as Garuda is the bane of Nāgas . Only a dragon who possesses a Buddhist talisman , or one who has converted to the Buddhist teaching , can escape unharmed from the Karura . Shumisen or Mount Meru is said to be its habitat .   Karura is one of the proselytized and converted creatures recruited to form a guardian unit called the .   One famous example is the karura statue at Kōfukuji temple , Nara ( amongst the eight deva statues presented at dated to the year Tenpyō 6 or 734 AD , pictured top right ) . This karura is depicted as wearing Chinese Tang dynasty style armor , and thus is seen wingless .   But more conventionally , the karura ( garuda ) is depicted as a winged being with human torso and avian head , as in the Vajra Hall section of the Womb Realm mandala and other iconographic books and scrolls .

neg: Jie (Uganda) The Jie are an ethnic group of Uganda . They belong to the Karamojong Cluster , which also includes the Karamojong and Dodoth people .  Their country in northeast Uganda lies between the Dodoth to the north and the Karamojong to the south .   The Jie people were estimated to number about 50,000 as of 1986 . Their language is a dialect of the Karamojong language .  Jie families that believe they are distantly related in the male line often keep their homesteads close to each other .  Jie clans are groups of related people that may have over one hundred members . They are exogamous , meaning that people must marry outside the clan , and men should generally not marry into their mother 's clan .  There are some common cultural symbols among the Jie , such as jewelry , but they do not have strong shared taboos related to animals or food .   The Jie are semi-nomadic pastoral people .  They share the habit of constant low-level warfare , mainly to capture cattle , with their neighbors . According to P.H. Gulliver , writing in 1952 , `` Turkana made war on all their neighbours with the exception of the Jie , with whom they occasionally allied themselves against the Karamajong and the Dodoth . Karamajong similarly made war on all their neighbors with the exception of the Dudoth , with whom they occasionally allied themselves against the Jie . Jie claim friendship with the Toposa , but since they have no common boundaries this would have been of little importance . Toposa and Donyiro did not fight each other , and are known to have formed an alliance against the Turkana . Toposa and Jie were enemies '' .   The Jie have experienced difficulty with a government that is not sympathetic to their lifestyle , wanting them to stay in one place for easier administration , and to sell their cattle for cash to pay taxes .  The people retain their warlike traditions . In June 2009 , eight people were shot dead by Jie warriors in Kaabong district .  The warriors had been prevented by police from raiding protected kraals .  They killed six residents of Luwakuj village in Kapedo sub-county and two residents in Lukwakaramoi village in Kalapata sub-county .

neg: Kora Jazz Trio Kora Jazz Trio was a three piece African musical group , founded in 2002 by Djeli Moussa Diawara , Guinean Korafola , with Abdoulaye Diabate and Moussa Sissokho , best known for producing a music that is a mix of American jazz with traditional African music . Described as `` the encounter between mandinga musical tradition and the freedom of jazz , between West African percussion and Afro-American swing '' , they have been recognized for their focus on sharing their cultural heritage , without doing so for the sake of mainstream success or in an effort to create a movement .   After three albums , Djeli Moussa Diawara left the band to focus on personal projects and was replaced by Soriba Kouyate . The Kora Jazz Trio was replaced by the Kora Jazz Band in 2010 , and the release of the album `` Kora Jazz Band & Guests ''

neg: Kalika Purana The Kalika Purana ( ca. 10th century ) is a Hindu religious text , considered as one of the 18 Upapuranas . The extant text contains 98 chapters with over 9000 stanzas and is the only work of the genre dedicated to the worship of the goddess Kali in her manifold forms such as Girija , Devi , Bhadrakali , and Mahamaya . This text describes in detail the rivers and mountains at Kamarupa tirtha and mentions the Kamakhya temple . It glorifies the goddess Kamakhya , or Kamakshi and details the ritual procedures required for worshiping her . The Kalika Purana is equally well known , and both feared and slandered , for its detailed description of human sacrifice , an ancient and very common ritual most humans/cultures do n't like to be reminded of . However , the main purpose of the text seems to be an attempt to close the gap between mainstream religious practice and the `` forbidden '' tantric methods , like use of the panchamakara ( meat , wine , fish , parched grain and sexual intercourse ) in a ritual context .  The work belongs , therefore , to the goddess-oriented Shakta branch of Hinduism . Most probably it was composed in Kamarupa ( modern Assam ) . It is an important work which has been quoted as an authority by the comparatively late Nibandha ( digests of the smritis ) writers from all over India , especially regarding Shakti worship . This Upapurana contains gratuitous material which refers to events and conditions of the remote past . It is also one of the rare Hindu texts that actually mentions the word `` Hindu '' .

neg: Kira (given name) Kira is a usually feminine given name of ancient origin and multiple etymological derivations .   The feminine form is pronounced -LSB- ˈkɪərə -RSB- . It might be a feminine form of the name Kiran , pronounced -LSB- ˈkɪərən -RSB- . Kiran is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin , meaning `` beam of light '' . Besides Sanskrit , there might be other etymologies from Egyptian , where the word Ki-Ra means `` like Ra '' , or Persian . Due to the Greek interpretation of the Persian king 's name Kourosh ( کوروش , Kūrosh ) as Κύρος ( Kýros ) -- which was obviously modeled after the Greek word κύριος ( kýrios `` lord '' ) , the feminine form being κυρία ( kyría ) -- Kyra ( or Kira ) can also be understood as a variant of this originally Persian name of uncertain signification . Therefore , it is also in use as a feminine form of the Greek diminutive form Cyril . Cyrus was the name of several kings of Persia , including Cyrus the Great , who was famous for his vast expansion of the Persian Empire , conquering Babylon ; he is known to many today from the Bible , for freeing the captive Jews ( among others ) and allowing them to return to their homeland .   In Russian Kira is the feminine form of the masculine name Kir , meaning `` mistress , ruler '' , but can translate to `` leader of the people '' , `` one the people look to '' or `` beloved '' . Kira could also have arrived into Russian from the Persian-Greek name Kyra . Kira can also be the diminutive of the old and rare masculine given name Avvakir .   Kira is one of several Anglicized forms of the Irish name Ciara , which in Irish means `` dark haired '' .   There is also a Japanese name , romanized as Kira , which is common in Japan , as both given name and family name . Kira kira also means `` glittery , shiny '' in Japanese .   Variant forms include Kaira , Keera , Keira , Kiera , Kyra , Kyrah , Kyreena , Kyrha , Kyria , Kyrie , Kyrene , Kyrra and Kirra .

neg: Hiwi people The Hiwi call themselves the `` people of the savannah '' for the vast flatlands they inhabit between the Meta and Vichada rivers in Colombia . In Venezuela , the Hiwi live in the states of Apure , Guarico , Bolivar , and Amazonas . Seventeenth - and eighteenth-century historians described the Hiwi as nomadic hunter-gatherers . Their long history of violent conflict , extending well into the twentieth century , has meant dramatic changes in their way of life .   Today , when the Hiwi visit criollo towns , they wear European-style clothing : shirts and pants for the men , and cotton dresses for the women . In their own villages , many continue to wear traditional loincloths made of cloth or of a vegetable bark called marima .   Traditional clothing also includes body ornaments . The Hiwi make necklaces of glass beads as well as shamanic amulet necklaces for ceremonial use , made with animal teeth , hooves , and beaks .   Textile crafts are an important part of their material culture . Using looms , the Hiwi weave high-quality hammocks with moriche or cumare fibers .   Historically , basketry has been a male occupation among the Hiwi , and the baskets they weave for transporting and storing foodstuffs are decorated with red and black geometric designs . Recently , women have begun to make baskets for commercial sale .   Some Hiwi still make pottery , although far fewer since the introduction of aluminum pots and plastic containers . Traditionally an activity of the dry season , vessels are made by rolling rings of clay over a base . After they dry , they are burned over an open fire and then decorated with vegetable dyes such as cumare and caruto .   Despite a reputation as less than excellent navigators , the Hiwi do make curiaras and oars . The curiaras are made from a tree similar to the cedar . After the bark is removed , they use fire , hatchets , and machetes to shape the wood . From the same wood , they produce oars with round handles and oval paddles . Although made by hand , the completed curiara looks newly manufactured .   The Hiwi make wind and percussion musical instruments for festivities and ceremonial rituals , such as flutes with three holes made from large deer bones . Pan flutes , made with five or six tubes of caña amarga , often are played with another musical instrument made from the skull and antlers of the deer .   The maraca , the shaman 's principal musical instrument , is traditionally used for healing . The body of a maraca is made from a dried gourd , which is then painted with geometric patterns . It is often decorated as well with a tuft of curassow feathers .

neg: Kililana Kililana is a settlement in Kenya 's Coast Province .

neg: Kazuma Kiryu is a fictional character and main protagonist in Sega 's 2005 action-adventure JRPG series , Yakuza . Kiryu is a yakuza who takes the blame for his boss ' death to protect his best friend , resulting in his expulsion from the clan and a ten-year stay in prison . After leaving prison , Kiryu realizes the crime world has changed and fights against the new threats in his life . Kiryu is the protagonist of the following Yakuza games which follow his attempts to aid his former family . He is voiced by Takaya Kuroda in Japanese and by Darryl Kurylo in the English version of the first game .   Kiryu was created to appeal to a broad audience as a result of being the series ' only playable character during its first three games . Critical reception to Kiryu has been generally positive , and he is often recognized as a PlayStation mascot . Several have praised how despite him identifying as a yakuza , Kiryu stood out because of his kindness and character development across the series ' story . On the other hand , he has also been viewed as a somewhat typical gaming protagonist .

neg: Ki (goddess) Cuneiform KI ( Borger 2003 nr . 737 ; U +121 A0 ) is the sign for `` earth '' . It is also read as GI5 , GUNNI ( = KI.NE ) `` hearth '' , KARAŠ ( = KI.KAL.BAD ) `` encampment , army '' , KISLAḪ ( = KI.UD ) `` threshing floor '' or steath , and SUR7 ( = KI.GAG ) . In Akkadian orthography , it functions as a determiner for toponyms and has the syllabic values gi , ge , qi , and qe .   As an earth goddess in Sumerian mythology , Ki was the chief consort of An , the sky god . In some legends Ki and An were brother and sister , being the offspring of Anshar ( `` Sky Pivot '' ) and Kishar ( `` Earth Pivot '' ) , earlier personifications of heaven and earth .   By her consort Anu , Ki gave birth to the Anunnaki , the most prominent of these deities being Enlil , god of the air . According to legends , heaven and earth were once inseparable until Enlil was born ; Enlil cleaved heaven and earth in two . An carried away heaven . Ki , in company with Enlil , took the earth .   Some authorities question whether Ki was regarded as a deity since there is no evidence of a cult and the name appears only in a limited number of Sumerian creation texts . Samuel Noah Kramer identifies Ki with the Sumerian mother goddess Ninhursag and claims that they were originally the same figure .   She later developed into the Babylonian and Akkadian goddess Antu , consort of the god Anu ( from Sumerian An ) .

neg: The Kiesha'ra Series The Kiesha ` ra Series is a set of five fantasy novels written by the young adult author , Amelia Atwater-Rhodes , which focus on several races of shapeshifters , including the avians ( bird people ) , the serpiente ( snake people ) , and the shm ` Ahnmik ( falcon people ) .   The series title , which is in a language from the series called ha'Shmla , translates as `` Children of Kiesha . '' Kiesha is the first cobra serpiente , from whom the royal line of the Cobriana descends .

neg: Laura, Marshall Islands Laura ( Marshallese : Ļora , -LSB- hewewrhahah -RSB- ) is an island town situated in Marshall Islands . It is located in the west of Majuro Atoll . At approximately 10 feet above sea level , Laura has the highest elevation of any islands in the Majuro Atoll . Marshall Islands International Airport is located on the island of Laura . A road connects the island of Laura to Djarrit .   The town was named by World War II GIs in reference to American actress Lauren Bacall . Djarrit , also known as Rita , was named in the same period for actress Rita Hayworth .

neg: Kibingor Kibingor is a settlement in Kenya 's Rift Valley Province .

neg: Yara (given name) Yara is a given name with Arabic , Persian and Brazilian origin , the anglicized spelling of a number of ( unrelated ) given names .  Brazilian Portuguese Iara , a river spirit in Tupí and Guarani mythology  Persian - found its way in Turkish and Arabic Yārā يارا ( Persian يارا `` strength , courage '' )  Biblical Yaʿrah in the Masoretic text of 1 Chronicles 9:42 is a variant of יַעֲרָה yaʿărâh `` forested '' , used as a masculine given name of a descendant of Saul ( son of Micah , great grandson of Mephibosheth ) .   In the 1990s , Yara ( without identifiable etymology or ethnic connection ) began to become popular as a girl 's name in Western countries .   Notable people with the name include :   Yara ( singer ) ( born 1983 ) , Lebanese singer  Yara Amaral ( 1936 -- 1988 ) , Brazilian actress  Yara Ahmed Baraka ( born 1998 ) , Egyptian gymnast  Yara Bernette ( 1920 -- 2002 ) , Brazilian classical pianist  Yara Cortes ( 1921 -- 2002 ) , Brazilian actress  Yara Gambirasio ( 1997 -- 2010 ) , Italian murder victim  Yara Goubran ( born 1982 ) , Egyptian actress  Yara Greyjoy , character in the Song of Ice and Fire books by George R.R. Martin  Yara Kastelijn ( born 1997 ) , Dutch racing cyclist  Yara van Kerkhof ( born 1990 ) , Dutch skater  Yara Lasanta ( born 1986 ) , Puerto Rican model  Yara Martinez ( born 1979 ) , American actress  Yara Naoum ( born 1987 ) , Egyptian beauty queen  Yara Sallam ( born 1985 ) , Egyptian human-rights activist  Yara dos Santos ( born 1979 ) , Cape Verdean writer  Yara Shahidi ( born 2000 ) , Iranian-American actress  Yara Silva ( born 1964 ) , Brazilian footballer  Yara Sofia ( born 1984 ) , Puerto Rican entertainer  Yara Tupinambá ( born 1932 ) , Brazilian artist  Yara Yavelberg ( 1943 -- 1971 ) , Brazilian psychologist

neg: Kilauea, Hawaii Kilauea is a small town on the northeastern shore of Kauai , one of the eight islands that make up the state of Hawaii . According to the Hawaii State Info website , 2,248 people reside in Kilauea , which is 1.5 square miles . The town is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Kauai County , Hawaii , United States .   Kīlauea shares the name of the active volcano , Mt. Kilauea . The name literally translates to `` spewing '' or ' `` much spreading '' in Hawaiian .   Kilauea was once nicknamed the `` Guava Capital of the World '' because it was home to the Guava Kai Plantation , the largest guava plantation in the world . The Guava Kai Plantation closed in late 2006/early 2007 .   The town of Kilauea is located west of the Moloaa area which includes Moloaa Forest Reserve and 6.5 miles from Moloaa Bay .

neg: Angustha purusha The Katha Upanishad ( 1.12-13 ) mentions aa puruṣa ( man , being ) of the size of the thumb ( aṅgúṣṭha ) enshrined in the interiors of the heart ( hridaye guhaayaam `` cave of the heart '' ) of a human being .   `` The purusha , who is of the size of a thumb , resides in the body .  The purusha who is the size of a thumb is a light ( jyoti ) without smoke . ''   Certain other Upanishads describe the purusha to be of a golden ( hiranmaya ) hue and the purursha as a golden being ( hiranmaya purusha ) . The purusha is seated inside the cave of the human heart . As per Hindu religious beliefs , the heart is identified as the abode of divinity within the body . In Gita , Lord Krishna enunciated that he stays within heart of each human being .   This `` being '' dwelling inside the heart has been equated with the ` jiva ' or the ` self ' which carries the consciousness and a meta-physical body ( prakriti ) , also termed as the karana sharira . The karana sharira has most transcendental existence and accumulates the experiences of the physical , earthly life . This ` jiva ' is a spark of divinity , and its place in the body is the heart region . ( Heart means not the physical heart But the spiritual heart or the heart chakra . )   As per Sri Aurobindo , the angustha purusha is made up of elements of chaitya ( chetna ) , i.e. the angustha purusha is a being existing at the psychic ( Chetas ) sphere . Sri Aurobindo mentions that behind the ordinary chakra of the human heart region , inside a deep cave nihite guhayam as described by the Upanishads , is the center where a divine spark is present . This thumb-sized purusha is the bird in the twin-bird analogy of the Rigveda and Sankhya ( dvau suparna sayuja sakhaya ) which actually gets involved in the prakriti and suffers and/or enjoys the fruits of its Karma .   As per Upanishads , the hiranmaya angustha purusha embodies the karana sharira . This hiranmaya angustha purusha is the vehicle of transmigration of soul among births .   The visualizations regarding the size of the ` self ' has been of great significance in the Upansihads . The Brhadaranyaka Upanishad in V. 5.6.1 and the Chandogya Upanishad in V. 3.14.3 maintain the size of the self to be equal to a seed . The Shatapata Brahmana , V. 10.6.3 , mentions that the self :  ... in the interior of my heart , is as tiny like a rice or barley or millet seed and golden like a smokeless light ( or flame ) .   The angustha purusha is indestructible and resplendent and is contra-distinct from the purusha of the Purusha sukta . The angustha purusha is individualistic jivaatma while the primeval purursha of the purusha sukta is the collective paramatma .

neg: Karirau Karirau is a settlement in Kenya 's Central Province .

neg: Ballia, Siwan Ballia is a village in Siwan district of Bihar state in northern India .

neg: Shathra Shathra is a Spider-Man villain and a character in the Marvel Comics universe .

neg: Kapadia Kapadia is a surname common in India and Pakistan . The name literally translates into `` fabric maker '' . Traditionally , it included people involved in the textiles industry . Notable people with the surname Kapadia include :

neg: Ki (cuneiform) The cuneiform ki sign , is a multi-use sign used in the Epic of Gilgamesh , the Amarna letters and numerous texts . It also has a sumerogram usage ( capital letter ( majuscule ) ) . Cuneiform ki is used for syllabic `` ki '' , and also for alphabetic `` k '' , and alphabetic i . It has additional consonant usage for `` q '' , instead of `` k '' , and also `` e '' , '' é '' , and '' í '' for vowel `` i '' . Its usage numbers from the Epic of Gilgamesh are as follows : ke - ( 9 ) , ki - ( 291 ) , qé - ( 18 ) , qí - ( 62 ) , and KI - ( 288 ) .   For sumerogram KI , KI becomes Akkadian language itti , for English language `` with '' .


query: The first movie of The Divergent Series is a romantic movie.

pos: The Divergent Series The Divergent Series is a feature film series based on the Divergent novels by the American author Veronica Roth . Distributed by Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate Films , the series consists of four science fiction films set in a dystopian society . They have been produced by Lucy Fisher , Pouya Shabazian , and Douglas Wick and star Shailene Woodley and Theo James as lead characters Beatrice Prior ( Tris ) and Tobias Eaton ( Four ) , respectively . The supporting cast includes Ansel Elgort , Zoë Kravitz and Miles Teller . The first film in the series was directed by Neil Burger , while the second and third films were directed by Robert Schwentke .   Development began in 2011 following Summit 's acquisition of the film rights to the Divergent novel in partnership with production company Red Wagon Entertainment . The studios announced production on the sequel following the first film 's strong performance in Thursday late-night screenings , where it grossed $ 4.9 million . They acquired film rights to the Allegiant novel in December 2013 , deciding in April 2014 to split the third novel into a two-part film adaptation .   The first installment , Divergent ( 2014 ) , grossed over $ 288 million worldwide , while the second installment , The Divergent Series : Insurgent ( 2015 ) , grossed over $ 297 million worldwide . Insurgent was also the first Divergent film to be released in IMAX 3D . The third installment , The Divergent Series : Allegiant ( 2016 ) , grossed $ 179 million . The first three films of the series have grossed over $ 765 million worldwide .

pos: Divergent (film) Divergent is a 2014 American science fiction action film directed by Neil Burger , based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth . The film is the first installment in The Divergent Series and was produced by Lucy Fisher , Pouya Shabazian , and Douglas Wick , with a screenplay by Evan Daugherty and Vanessa Taylor . It stars Shailene Woodley , Theo James , Ashley Judd , Jai Courtney , Ray Stevenson , Zoë Kravitz , Miles Teller , Tony Goldwyn , Ansel Elgort , Maggie Q and Kate Winslet . The story takes place in a dystopian and post-apocalyptic Chicago where people are divided into distinct factions based on human virtues . Beatrice Prior is warned that she is Divergent and thus will never fit into any one of the factions . She soon learns that a sinister plot is brewing in the seemingly perfect society .   Development of Divergent began in March 2011 when Summit Entertainment picked up the film rights to the novel with Douglas Wick and Lucy Fisher 's production company Red Wagon Entertainment . Principal photography began April 16 , 2013 , and concluded on July 16 , 2013 , with reshoots taking place from January 24 -- 26 , 2014 . Production mostly took place in Chicago .   Divergent was released on March 21 , 2014 , in the United States . The film received mixed reviews from critics , with praise going towards its concepts and action , and criticism focused on its execution . Reviewers found the film to be generic and unoriginal , comparing it unfavorably to other young adult fiction adaptations . Despite this , the film was a financial success as it reached the # 1 spot at the box office during its opening weekend . After its release , the film earned over US$ 288 million worldwide against its budget of US$ 85 million . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 5 , 2014 .   A sequel , Insurgent , was released on March 20 , 2015 in the United States .

neg: Vampire Academy Vampire Academy is an American best-selling series of six young adult paranormal romance novels by author Richelle Mead . It tells the story of Rosemarie `` Rose '' Hathaway , a seventeen/eighteen-year-old Dhampir girl , who is training to be a guardian of her Moroi best friend , Vasilisa `` Lissa '' Dragomir . In the process of learning how to defeat Strigoi ( the evil undead vampires ) in St. Vladimir 's Academy , Rose finds herself caught in a forbidden romance with her instructor , Dimitri Belikov , while having an unbreakable psychic bond with Lissa .   The first book in the series , Vampire Academy , was published in 2007 ; it was followed by Frostbite in 2008 . The third book in the series , Shadow Kiss was published also in 2008 , and the fourth book , Blood Promise , was published in 2009 . The fifth book , Spirit Bound , and the sixth book , Last Sacrifice , were released in 2010 . As of 2013 , the series has sold 8 million copies in 35 countries .   The first in the series was adapted into a movie directed by Mark Waters , starring Zoey Deutch , Lucy Fry , Danila Kozlovsky , Olga Kurylenko , Gabriel Byrne and was released by The Weinstein Company on February 7 , 2014 .

neg: My First Love (film) My First Love is a 1988 comedy-romance television film starring Richard Kiley and Bea Arthur .

neg: Across the Universe (film) Across the Universe is a 2007 British-American jukebox musical romantic drama film directed by Julie Taymor , centered on songs by the English rock band the Beatles . The script is based on an original story credited to Taymor , Dick Clement , and Ian La Frenais . It incorporates 34 compositions originally written by members of the Beatles . The film stars Jim Sturgess , Evan Rachel Wood , Joe Anderson and T.V. Carpio , and introduces Dana Fuchs and Martin Luther McCoy as actors . Cameo appearances are made by Bono , Eddie Izzard , Joe Cocker , and Salma Hayek , among others .   Opening to mixed reviews , Across the Universe was nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Academy Award . Two members of the supporting cast , Carol Woods and Timothy T. Mitchum , performed as part of a special Beatles tribute at the 50th Grammy Awards .

neg: Relationship Dilemma Relationship Dilemma is a 2015 Chinese romance film directed by Yang Xiaoxin . It was released on May 8 , 2015 in China .

neg: Sin City (film) Sin City ( also known as Frank Miller 's Sin City ) is a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film written , produced , and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez . It is based on Miller 's graphic novel of the same name .   Much of the film is based on the first , third and fourth books in Miller 's original comic series . The Hard Goodbye is about a man who embarks on a brutal rampage in search of his one-time sweetheart 's killer , killing anyone , even the police , that gets in his way of finding and killing her murderer . The Big Fat Kill focuses on an everyman getting caught in a street war between a group of prostitutes and a group of mercenaries , the police and the mob . That Yellow Bastard follows an aging police officer who protects a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer . The intro and outro of the film are based on the short story `` The Customer is Always Right '' , which is collected in Booze , Broads & Bullets , the sixth book in the comic series .   The film stars an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba , Benicio del Toro , Brittany Murphy , Clive Owen , Mickey Rourke , Bruce Willis , and Elijah Wood , and featuring Alexis Bledel , Michael Clarke Duncan , Rosario Dawson , Carla Gugino , Rutger Hauer , Jaime King , Michael Madsen , and Nick Stahl , among others .   Sin City opened to wide critical and commercial success , gathering particular recognition for the film 's unique color processing , which rendered most of the film in black and white but retained or added coloring for selected objects . The film was screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in competition and won the Technical Grand Prize for the film 's `` visual shaping '' .

neg: Let the Game Begin Let the Game Begin is a 2010 American romantic comedy from Twisted Light Productions , directed by Amit Gupta . The film stars CSI : Miami actor Adam Rodriguez and Stephen Baldwin . The film was released in Australia on May 5 , 2010 , and was released in other countries in 2010 and 2011 .

neg: First Kill (2017 film) First Kill is an upcoming American action thriller film directed by Steven C. Miller and written by Nick Gordon . The film stars Bruce Willis and Hayden Christensen .

neg: Contact (1997 American film) Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis . It is a film adaptation of Carl Sagan 's 1985 novel of the same name ; Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for the film .   Jodie Foster portrays the film 's protagonist , Dr. Eleanor `` Ellie '' Arroway , a SETI scientist who finds strong evidence of extraterrestrial life and is chosen to make first contact . The film also stars Matthew McConaughey , James Woods , Tom Skerritt , William Fichtner , John Hurt , Angela Bassett , Jake Busey , and David Morse .   Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan began working on the film in 1979 . Together , they wrote a 100 + page film treatment and set up Contact at Warner Bros. with Peter Guber and Lynda Obst as producers . When development stalled on the film , Sagan published Contact as a novel in 1985 and the film adaptation was rejuvenated in 1989 . Roland Joffé and George Miller had planned to direct it , but Joffé dropped out in 1993 and Warner Bros. fired Miller in 1995 . Robert Zemeckis was eventually hired to direct , and filming for Contact lasted from September 1996 to February 1997 . Sony Pictures Imageworks handled most of the visual effects sequences .   The film was released on July 11 , 1997 , to mostly positive reviews . Contact grossed approximately $ 171 million in worldwide box office totals . The film won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and received multiple awards and nominations at the Saturn Awards .

neg: Kærlighed ved første hik Kaerlighed ved forste hik ( Love at First Hiccough ) is a 1999 Danish drama film based on the novel by Dennis Jürgensen .

neg: La Séparation La Séparation is a 1994 French romantic drama film directed by Christian Vincent and based on the novel La Séparation by Dan Franck .

neg: Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever) `` Neutron Star Collision ( Love Is Forever ) '' is a song by the English alternative rock band Muse , featured on the soundtrack to the 2010 film The Twilight Saga : Eclipse . Recorded by the band in 2010 , the song was released as the lead single from the album on 17 May 2010 . The song is available to purchase as a digital download from the band 's official website , among several other digital sources .   The single became a top ten hit in Italy . It was also certified gold by Federation of the Italian Music Industry .

neg: Slow Learners Slow Learners is an indie , romantic comedy film which follows a couple who embark on a journey of self-discovery when they decide to help each other become `` bad '' and `` crazy . '' The film stars Adam Pally , Sarah Burns , Reid Scott , Catherine Reitman , and Kevin Dunn .

neg: Allied (film) Allied is a 2016 romantic thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Steven Knight . It stars Brad Pitt as a Canadian intelligence officer and Marion Cotillard as a French Resistance fighter and collaborator , who fall in love during a mission in Casablanca . Jared Harris , Simon McBurney and Lizzy Caplan also star .   Principal photography began in February 2016 in London . The film was released in the United States on November 23 , 2016 by Paramount Pictures , receiving mixed reviews from critics , although Pitt and particularly Cotillard 's performances were praised , and grossed $ 119 million worldwide . It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design .

neg: Kate Winslet filmography Kate Winslet is a British actress and singer who has appeared in numerous films and television series . Her film debut was as Juliet Hulme in the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures . She went on to appear in the later 1990s films Sense and Sensibility as Marianne Dashwood ( 1995 ) , which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , Jude as Sue Bridehead ( 1996 ) , Hamlet as Ophelia ( 1996 ) and Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater ( 1997 ) . For her role in Titanic , it earned her Best Actress nominations for an Academy Award , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award .   In the 2000s , she was cast in Enigma with Dougray Scott ( 2001 ) , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Jim Carrey ( 2004 ) , Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp ( 2004 ) , The Holiday with Jack Black ( 2006 ) , The Reader with David Kross ( 2008 ) and Revolutionary Road with Leonardo DiCaprio ( 2008 ) , her second collaboration with him , the first being in Titanic . She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Reader . She also lent her voice to the animated film Flushed Away in 2006 with Hugh Jackman .   In 2011 , Winslet starred in the all-star cast films , in Contagion with Marion Cotillard , Matt Damon , Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow and in Carnage alongside Jodie Foster , Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly . In 2014 , she played Jeanine Matthews in the first film of the series , Divergent , based on the novel of the same name . She reprised the role in the 2015 sequel Insurgent .   In 2015 , she starred in titular role in The Dressmaker and as an ex marketing chief of Apple Joanna Hoffman in a biopic Steve Jobs , earning her seventh Oscar nomination .   Her television work includes appearing in several episodes of the series Dark Season in 1991 , and three episodes on Get Back from 1992 to 1993 . In 2005 , she appeared in an episode of Extras as herself and received her first Emmy nomination and went on to win one for her portrayal of Mildred Pierce Beragon in Todd Haynes 's 2011 miniseries Mildred Pierce .

neg: Falling in Love (1984 film) Falling in Love is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep and directed by Ulu Grosbard . In the film , two married strangers meet randomly , become friends , and fall in love . They spend time together , riding the train into the city of New York , and begin meeting for coffee or lunch . They enjoy their time together and this enjoyment eventually blossoms into love .

neg: List of television series with bisexual characters Bisexuality is a sexual orientation that refers to the romantic and sexual attraction towards both men and women . Throughout history numerous bisexual characters have appeared in television series , including cartoons , anime and web series .   Having been created as a radio program in 1937 and transitioning to television in 1952 , Guiding Light is the oldest television series in the world to feature bisexual characters ; Olivia Spencer and Natalia Rivera Aitoro . It should be noted however that Olivia was introduced in 1999 and Natalia in 2007 , with the two women realizing they are bisexual and beginning a relationship in 2008 . In 1990 , L.A. Law became the first primetime television series to introduce a recurring bisexual character ; C.J. Lamb . In 2015 , during The 100 's second season , the protagonist Clarke Griffin kissed Lexa , making the series the first in America belonging to one of the `` Big Five '' networks with a bisexual lead .   This list places the series in chronological order by year ; in instances where more than one series premiered on the same year , their premiere date is taken into consideration .

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: Playing It Cool Playing It Cool ( formerly known as A Many Splintered Thing ) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Justin Reardon and written by Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair . The film stars Chris Evans , Michelle Monaghan , Anthony Mackie , Aubrey Plaza , Patrick Warburton , Ashley Tisdale , Ioan Gruffudd , and Topher Grace . The film was released on video on demand starting on March 31 , 2015 before a limited release on May 8 , 2015 by Vertical Entertainment .

neg: List of teen films Teen film is a film genre targeted at teenagers and young adults in which the plot is based upon the special interests of teenagers and young adults , such as coming of age , first love , rebellion , conflict with parents , teen angst , and alienation . Some of these films are targeted at adults as well as teenagers . Teen films have been a trope of the cinema industry for decades since the 1950s . At this time , the film industry saw a greater market for teens with more disposable income and therefore more money to spend on leisure activities , largely going to films . Because of the boom in teen viewers , drive-in movie theaters were also very popular . However , even the silent era had teen films . Recently , online streaming services such as Netflix have created a resurgence in the `` tween '' and teenage-oriented film .

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