query: The Muse was made in 1999.

pos: The Muse (1999 film) The Muse is a 1999 comedy film starring Albert Brooks , Sharon Stone , Andie MacDowell and Jeff Bridges , directed by Brooks .

neg: 9 (Alice Nine album) 9 is the fifth studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band Alice Nine . The album was officially released on February 22 , 2012 .   9 was released in two formats : a limited edition with an exclusive DVD and a regular edition . The DVD included with the limited edition of the album features a music video for '' すべてへ '' , as well as a multi-angle version of the music video focusing on one of the five members of the band and a making-of documentary for the music video . The album was preceded by three singles : `` Blue Flame '' , released in August 2011 , and `` Heart of Gold '' , released in September 2011 and finally Niji no Yuki on 21 December 2011 .   After the release , the band embarked on four tours of Japan entitled Alice Nine `` Court of ' 9 ' '' # 1-4 . So far they have completed the first two of these tours with relative success in all areas of Japan , managing to sell out in many medium-to-large venues nationwide .

neg: List of American films of 1999 A list of American films released in 1999 .   American Beauty won the Academy Award for Best Picture .

neg: Das Floß der Medusa ( The Raft of the Medusa ) is an oratorio by the German composer Hans Werner Henze . It is regarded as a seminal work in the composer 's political alignment with left-wing politics .   Henze wrote it as a requiem for Che Guevara , and set it to a text by Ernst Schnabel . It tells the story of the French frigate Meduse , which ran aground off the west coast of Africa in 1816 , an ignominious episode in French political and maritime history , immortalised by the painting of the same name by Théodore Géricault . The work employs a large orchestra , a speaker , a soprano , a baritone , and choruses . In the course of a performance , the chorus members move from left side of the stage , `` the Side of the Living '' , to the right side , `` the Side of the Dead '' . The text is principally in German , with the addition of passages in Italian drawn from Dante 's Divine Comedy sung by some of the dead . Aside from the dedication , and one possible musical reference to a popular leftist slogan chant of the 1960s , `` there 's very little else in the text or music arouse political emotions '' , wrote one critic . She thought the work `` expertly put together , scintillating in its scoring and at -LSB- its -RSB- best moments ... a superheated , expressionist narrative . ''

neg: The Tragic Muse The Tragic Muse is a novel by Henry James , first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1889-1890 and then as a book in 1890 . This wide , cheerful panorama of English life follows the fortunes of two would-be artists : Nick Dormer , who vacillates between a political career and his efforts to become a painter , and Miriam Rooth , an actress striving for artistic and commercial success . A huge cast of supporting characters help and hinder their pursuits .

neg: The Del-Byzanteens The Del-Byzanteens was a New York-based no wave band active in the early 1980s . The band comprised Phil Kline ( vocals , guitar ) ; Jim Jarmusch ( vocals , keyboards ) ; Philippe Hagen ( bass ) ; Josh Braun ( percussion , drums ) ; and Dan Braun ( drums , percussion ) . Luc Sante wrote the lyrics to some of their songs , while James Nares sometimes contributed as a percussionist , and occasionally John Lurie performed with them on stage .   They released a 12 '' EP : Girl 's Imagination ( 1981 ) , an LP : Lies to Live By ( 1982 ) , and a 7 '' single : Draft Riot ( 1982 ) . In 1985-86 they recorded two more songs ( `` The Last Time '' and `` Fascination '' ) , which were never finished or officially released .   `` At that time everyone in New York had a band , '' Jarmusch recalled in an interview The Washington Post ( 1984 ) . `` The idea was that you did n't have to be a virtuoso musician to have a band . The spirit was more important than having technical expertise , and that influenced a lot of filmmakers . '' According to Sante , they were `` a band that insouciantly blended high and low , virtuosity and amateurism , calypso and science fiction , pots and pans and drones and the Supremes . They released several records , on a British label , which did very well in the former Yugoslavia . ''   They played a number of concerts at clubs such as CBGB , Hurrah and the Mudd Club in New York City . Two of their songs were featured in Wim Wenders ' 1982 film The State of Things . At the time , Hot Press said that their debut LP was `` a debut equal to anything out of New York these past six years '' , and Melody Maker described it as `` mighty stuff ... You are strongly urged to investigate this record ... outstanding . '' Like the filmmaker Jim Jarmusch , many of its members have gone on to become famous in their own right , making music ( Phil Kline ) , art ( James Nares ) , and writing ( Luc Sante ) .   Their back catalogue has never been re-issued on CD , and Del-Byzanteens vinyl is a rare sight on the second-hand market . However , `` Girl 's Imagination '' was featured on the Beggars Banquet 's 1999 compilation Pspyched ! , and again on the Gomma compilation Anti-NY in 2001 , while `` My Hands Are Yellow ( from the job that i do ) '' was released on New York Noise Vol 2 , in 2003 . Three of their shows at the Hurrah club were filmed , in their entirety , by Merrill Aldighieri . In early 2011 she released a 52-minute `` hand-made '' DVD , `` Eskimo Lounge Music '' , featuring live footage from these performances , interfoiled with recent interviews with the band members .

neg: Swing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Swing is a soundtrack for the 1999 film of the same name , which stars Lisa Stansfield , who also recorded ten songs for the soundtrack and co-wrote four of them . The album was released in Europe on 10 May 1999 and in North America on 13 July 1999 . Swing garnered favorable reviews from music critics who called it a `` gem '' among the soundtracks . The album , full of jazz and swing songs , reached number six on Billboard 's Top Jazz Albums chart . On 2 June 2003 , it was remastered and re-released in Europe with an alternative cover art .

neg: The Muses (painting) The Muses is a 1578 painting by Tintoretto showing the Muses from Greek mythology .   It is recorded in the inventory of the collection of Guglielmo Gonzaga , Duke of Mantua in 1627 as hanging alongside Esther before Ahasuerus in a passage in the Palazzo Ducale in Mantua . It was acquired from the Gonzagas by Charles I of Great Britain . On his execution it was valued at # 80 and sold , before being reacquired by the royal family on the Restoration . It now hangs in Kensington Palace .

neg: American Beauty (1999 film) American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball . Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham , a 42-year-old advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenaged daughter 's best friend , Angela ( Mena Suvari ) . Annette Bening co-stars as Lester 's materialistic wife , Carolyn , and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter , Jane . Wes Bentley , Chris Cooper , and Allison Janney also feature . The film is described by academics as a satire of American middle-class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction ; analysis has focused on the film 's explorations of romantic , and paternal love , sexuality , beauty , materialism , self-liberation , and redemption .   Ball began writing American Beauty as a play in the early 1990s , partly inspired by the media circus around the Amy Fisher trial in 1992 . He shelved the play after realizing the story would not work on stage . After several years as a television screenwriter , Ball revived the idea in 1997 when attempting to break into the film industry . The modified script had a cynical outlook that was influenced by Ball 's frustrating tenures writing for several sitcoms . Producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen took American Beauty to DreamWorks ; the then-fledgling film studio bought Ball 's script for $ 250,000 , outbidding several other production bodies . DreamWorks financed the $ 15 million production and served as its North American distributor . American Beauty marked acclaimed theater director Mendes ' film debut ; courted after his successful productions of the musicals Oliver ! and Cabaret , Mendes was , nevertheless , only given the job after 20 others were considered and several `` A-list '' directors turned down the opportunity .   Spacey was Mendes ' first choice for the role of Lester , though DreamWorks had urged the director to consider better-known actors ; similarly , the studio suggested several actors for the role of Carolyn until Mendes offered the part to Bening without DreamWorks ' knowledge . Principal photography took place between December 1998 and February 1999 on soundstages at the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank , California , and on location in Los Angeles . Mendes ' dominant style was deliberate and composed ; he made extensive use of static shots and slow pans and zooms to generate tension . Cinematographer Conrad Hall complemented Mendes ' style with peaceful shot compositions to contrast with the turbulent on-screen events . During editing , Mendes made several changes that gave the film a less cynical tone than the script .   Released in North America on September 17 , 1999 , American Beauty was positively received by critics and grossed over $ 356 million worldwide . Reviewers praised most aspects of the production , with particular emphasis on Mendes , Spacey , and Ball ; criticism focused on the familiarity of the characters and setting . DreamWorks launched a major campaign to increase the film 's chances of Academy Award success ; at the 72nd Academy Awards the following year , the film won Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor ( for Spacey ) , Best Original Screenplay , and Best Cinematography . It was nominated for and won many other awards and honors , mainly for the direction , writing , and acting .

neg: Muse Entertainment Muse Entertainment is a Canadian producer of films and television programs founded by Michael Prupas in 1998 . The company gained press attention in 2011 for their production of the multi-Emmy winning and nominated miniseries The Kennedys in association with Asylum Entertainment .

neg: The Passion of Ayn Rand The Passion of Ayn Rand is a biography of Ayn Rand by writer and lecturer Barbara Branden , a former friend and business associate . Published by Doubleday in 1986 , it was the first full-length biography of Rand , and was the basis for the 1999 film of the same name with Helen Mirren playing the part of Rand .

neg: The Big Tease The Big Tease is a 1999 comedy film starring Craig Ferguson , directed by Kevin Allen , and written by Ferguson and Sacha Gervasi .

neg: Freak Talks About Sex Freak Talks About Sex , released for home video as Blowin ' Smoke ( its working title was Syracuse Muse ) , is a 1999 film starring Steve Zahn and Josh Hamilton . The movie was shot in Auburn and Syracuse , New York . It deals with issues such as love , sex , life after college , and living in a medium-sized city , in this case Syracuse .

neg: The Memorial Times The Memorial Times was a publication of Memorial University College prior to its successor , The Muse .   The Times was started at least as early as November 28 , 1936 , in a bimonthly format . The periodical continued ( with a gap from March 1937-November 30 , 1945 ) until December 19 , 1947 , by which it had moved to a monthly edition .

neg: Nine Muses Nine Muses may refer to :  The nine Muses of Greek mythology  Nine Muses ( band ) , a South Korean girl group  The Nine Muses , an elegiac volume of poetry published in 1700  Nine letters written by Aeschines

neg: Creature (1999 film) Creature is a 1999 documentary film that was directed by Parris Patton . The film was released on June 3 , 1999 and follows the life of American transgender actor , model , and club personality Stacey `` Hollywood '' Dean .

neg: The Miller's Daughter (album) The Miller 's Daughter is the third album released by Perth band The Drones . The album was also released as a limited ( 500 copies ) vinyl edition and included an extra track , `` Well Well Well '' . </blockquote>   On the record liner Liddiard provides the following description for each song :  `` Someone On Your Bond '' - name kinda taken from a Blind Willie Johnson song , the last contract you 'll ever make ... . so do n't fuck it up . wait long sessions .  `` Bird In A Church '' - people who sing or have sung that dreadful song `` sometimes I feel like a motherless child '' should be killed . simple . came out as the A-side of a 7 '' issued by infidelity records 2003ish .  `` She Had An Abortion That She Made Me Pay For '' - regrets , I 've had a few ... Brendon plays bass , Crisso has pneumonia . recorded September 2000 at Cavalier Studios in Research . then it just sat there .  `` The Miller 's Daughter '' - I think a couple of these lines appear in a song `` Death on the Installment Plan '' by Louis Ferdinand Celine . kind of up back somewhere . it may be part of a real song , who knows . I made the rest up .  `` I Believe '' - based on an Alan Vega song of the same name , Coltrane 's ` love supreme ' , a Blind Willie Johnson song I ca n't recall and a couple of lines some bloke was singing to himself on the street ... Warren on drums , Rui on Hammond and Zipzichord , and me and James on guitars . recorded in our lounge room in east perth 1999 .  `` Meanstreak '' - you ca n't put a .303 against your forehead without first removing your shoes , everyone knows that . here come the lies sessions .  `` Slammin ' On The Brakes '' - real showbiz this ... I 'm talking about the end . oldest trick in the book that one !! a Spencer Jones masterpiece . came out as a B-side to `` Bird In A Church '' around 2003 ??  `` Henry Ford '' - unfinished recording of an unrecorded , finished song . containing the greatest analogy for the eternal question in song today ... ` G.M.H or Henry Ford ? '  `` Stop Dreaming '' - name taken from John Lee Hooker song called that or something else ... . the best advice in the world really . wait long sessions .  `` The City '' - spot where tape runs out . here come the lies sessions .

neg: Shades of Blue (Ben E. King album) Shades of Blue was released in 1999 and is the 18th album released by Ben E. King .

neg: 1999 Academy Awards 1999 Academy Awards may refer to :   71st Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1999  72nd Academy Awards , the 2000 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1999

neg: Ode to a Nightingale `` Ode to a Nightingale '' is a poem by John Keats written either in the garden of the Spaniards Inn , Hampstead , London or , according to Keats ' friend Charles Armitage Brown , under a plum tree in the garden of Keats ' house at Wentworth Place , also in Hampstead . According to Brown , a nightingale had built its nest near the house Keats and Brown shared in the spring of 1819 . Inspired by the bird 's song , Keats composed the poem in one day . It soon became one of his 1819 odes and was first published in Annals of the Fine Arts the following July . The poem is one of the most frequently anthologized in the English language .   `` Ode to a Nightingale '' is a personal poem that describes Keats 's journey into the state of negative capability . The tone of the poem rejects the optimistic pursuit of pleasure found within Keats 's earlier poems and , rather , explores the themes of nature , transience and mortality , the latter being particularly personal to Keats .   The nightingale described within the poem experiences a type of death but does not actually die . Instead , the songbird is capable of living through its song , which is a fate that humans can not expect . The poem ends with an acceptance that pleasure can not last and that death is an inevitable part of life . In the poem , Keats imagines the loss of the physical world and sees himself dead -- as a `` sod '' over which the nightingale sings . The contrast between the immortal nightingale and mortal man sitting in his garden , is made all the more acute by an effort of the imagination . The presence of weather is noticeable in the poem , as spring came early in 1819 , bringing nightingales all over the heath .

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


query: Odin is often accompanied by a raven name Muninn

pos: Odin In Germanic mythology , Odin ( from Old Norse Óðinn ) is a widely revered god . In Norse mythology , from which stems most of the information about the god , Odin is associated with healing , death , royalty , the gallows , knowledge , battle , sorcery , poetry , frenzy , and the runic alphabet , and is the husband of the goddess Frigg . In wider Germanic mythology and paganism , Odin was known in Old English as Wōden , in Old Saxon as Wōdan , and in Old High German as Wuotan or Wōtan , all stemming from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic theonym wōđanaz .   Odin is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples , from the Roman occupation of regions of Germania through the tribal expansions of the Migration Period and the Viking Age . In the modern period , Odin continued to be acknowledged in the rural folklore of Germanic Europe . References to Odin appear in place names throughout regions historically inhabited by the ancient Germanic peoples , and the day of the week Wednesday bears his name in many Germanic languages , including English .   In Anglo-Saxon England , Odin held a particular place as a euhemerized ancestral figure among royalty , and he is frequently referred to as a founding figure among various other Germanic peoples , including the Langobards . Forms of his name appear frequently throughout the Germanic record , though narratives regarding Odin are mainly found in Old Norse works recorded in Iceland , primarily around the 13th century . These texts make up the bulk of modern understanding of Norse mythology .   In Old Norse texts , Odin is depicted as one-eyed and long-bearded , frequently wielding a spear named Gungnir , and wearing a cloak and a broad hat . He is often accompanied by his animal companions -- the wolves Geri and Freki and the ravens Huginn and Muninn , who bring him information from all over Midgard -- and rides the flying , eight-legged steed Sleipnir across the sky and into the underworld . Odin is attested as having many sons , most famously the gods Thor ( with Jörð ) and Baldr ( with Frigg ) , and is known by hundreds of names . In these texts , he frequently seeks greater knowledge , at times in disguise ( most famously by obtaining the Mead of Poetry ) , makes wagers with his wife Frigg over the outcome of exploits , and takes part in both the creation of the world by way of slaying the primordial being Ymir and the gift of life to the first two humans Ask and Embla . Odin has a particular association with Yule , and mankind 's knowledge of both the runes and poetry is also attributed to him .   In Old Norse texts , Odin is given primacy over female beings associated with the battlefield -- the valkyries -- and oversees Valhalla , where he receives half of those who die in battle , the einherjar . The other half are chosen by the goddess Freyja for her afterlife location , Fólkvangr . Odin consults the disembodied , herb-embalmed head of the wise being Mímir for advice , and during the foretold events of Ragnarök , Odin is told to lead the einherjar into battle before being consumed by the monstrous wolf Fenrir . In later folklore , Odin appears as a leader of the Wild Hunt , a ghostly procession of the dead through the winter sky . He has also been associated with charms and other forms of magic , particularly in Old English and Old Norse texts .   Odin has been a frequent subject of study in Germanic studies , and numerous theories have been put forward regarding his development . Some of these focus on Odin 's particular relation to other figures ; for example , the fact that Freyja 's husband Óðr appears to be something of an etymological doublet of the god , whereas Odin 's wife Frigg is in many ways similar to Freyja , and that Odin has a particular relation to the figure of Loki . Other approaches focus on Odin 's place in the historical record , a frequent question being whether the figure of Odin derives from Proto-Indo-European religion , or whether he developed later in Germanic society . In the modern period , Odin has inspired numerous works of poetry , music , and other forms of media . He is venerated in most forms of the new religious movement Heathenry , together with other gods venerated by the ancient Germanic peoples ; some branches focus particularly on him .

neg: Oseberg tapestry fragments The Oseberg tapestry is a fragmentary tapestry , discovered within the Viking Oseberg ship burial in Norway ,   The tapestry ( dated to about 834AD ) is in bad condition and was probably a part of the funeral offering in the ship burial . Its decay meant it took several years to extract .   The fragments of the tapestry feature a scene containing two black birds hovering over a horse , possibly originally leading a wagon ( as a part of a procession of horse-led wagons on the tapestry ) . Anne Stine Ingstad interprets these birds as Huginn and Muninn flying over a covered cart containing an image of Odin , drawing comparison with the images of Nerthus attested by Tacitus in 1AD .   The tapestry was one of a number of textile remains found in the Oseberg ship ( 1903AD ) . Other finds included rolled-up rugs , tapestries , curtains . Most are embroidered with mythological and battle scenes . There was no representation of the ships owner . The tapestry is stylistically similar to the Bayeux tapestry .   Graves have shown Vikings loved the expensive fabrics , which were acquired through trade . Their clothes were decorated with delicate embroidery , sometimes in gold thread .

neg: Thor (volcano) Thor is an active volcano on Jupiter 's moon Io . It is located on Io 's anti-Jupiter hemisphere at . A major eruption with high thermal emission and a large , volcanic plume was observed during a Galileo flyby on August 6 , 2001 , when the spacecraft flew through the outer portions of the plume allowing for direct sampling . The eruption continued into Galileo 's next flyby in October 2001 . As seen during high-resolution images taken during the eruption , Thor consists of a series of dark lava flows emanating from a set of nearby volcanic depressions . Before the eruption , the area consisted of red-brown plains , composed of irradiated sulfur , typical of Io 's mid - to high-northern latitudes and a set of yellow flows , possibly consisting of sulfur or silicate flows covered by diffuse sulfur deposits . During the New Horizons encounter in February 2007 , Thor was still active , with the spacecraft observing thermal emission in the near-infrared and a volcanic plume at the volcano .   Thor was named in 2006 by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) after the Norse god of thunder , Thor .

neg: Ved-ava Ved-ava is a water deity , common to several Finno-Ugric peoples traditionally dependent on fishing . She is also sometimes associated with fertility . She is generally depicted as a water creature resembling a mermaid , with long hair , large breasts , and the lower body of a fish complete with tail , and is sometimes said to play or sing , seducing humans with her music . Fishermen sacrificed to her the first of their catch and observed numerous taboos related to her while fishing . Seeing Ved-ava boded ill , most often drowning . She has been regarded as the spirit of a drowned person or simply as a personification of the water itself .   Among the Mordvins ( an area in what is now Western Russia ) she was the Water Mother , ruler of the waters and their bounty ; she is known as Vete-ema among the Estonians and Veen emo among the Finns .

neg: Naglfari In Norse mythology , Naglfari is the father of Auðr by the personified night , Nótt . Naglfar is attested in a single mention in the Prose Edda ( written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson ) book Gylfaginning , where he is described as one of a series of three husbands of Nótt , and that the couple produced a son , Auðr . No additional information is provided about Naglfari .   Rudolf Simek theorizes that Snorri invented Naglfari but states that his reason for doing so is unknown .

neg: Sadhbh '' For the personal name , see Sadhbh ( name ) .  In Irish mythology , Sadhbh ( or Saba ) was the mother of Oisín by Fionn mac Cumhail . She is either a daughter of Bodb Derg , king of the Síd of Munster , or may derive in part from Sadb ingen Chuinn , daughter of Conn of the Hundred Battles .   Sadhbh was enchanted to take the form of a doe for refusing the love of Fer Doirich ( or Fear Doirche ) , the dark druid of the Men of Dea ( here meaning the Tuatha Dé Danann ) . She held this form for three years , until a serving man of the Dark Druid took pity on her and told her that if she set foot in the dún ( fort or castle ) of the Fianna of Ireland , the druid would no longer have any power over her . She then travelled straight to Almhuin ( Fionn 's house ) and was found by Fionn while he was out hunting . Since Sadhbh was a human in animal form , she was not harmed by Fionn 's hounds Bran and Sceolan , as they too had been transformed from their original human shape . On their return to Almhuin , Sadhbh became a beautiful girl once more and soon she and Fionn were married . Fionn loved her so much that he gave up hunting and all other pleasures but her , and she quickly became pregnant .   It was while Fionn was in battle against the Vikings that Sadhbh was taken from him . A false image of Fionn and of Bran and Sceolan appeared outside the dún and Sadhbh ran out to her husband , unaware of the danger . As soon as she reached the false image it changed to reveal the Fear Doirche , who took out a wand made of hazel and struck her , thus she became a deer once more .   Fionn spent seven years searching for Sadhbh , but to no avail . At the end of these seven long years , a wild boy was found in the forest while the Fianna hunted . Immediately , Fionn recognised in the boy 's face some of Sadhbh 's features and realised he was looking at their son . He was named Oisín and over time he became as famous as his father is in Irish mythology .   Category : Irish mythology  Category : Fenian Cycle  Category : Irish-language feminine given names

neg: Brunnmigi In Norse mythology , a Brunnmigi ( Old Norse `` well-pisser '' ) is a being who defiles wells encountered by King Hjörleifr in Hálfs saga ok Hálfsrekka and , as recorded in the Prose Edda þulur , is also a kenning applied to foxes . It is a large beast .

neg: Mímameiðr In Norse mythology , Mímameiðr ( Old Norse `` Mimi 's tree '' ) is a tree whose branches stretch over every land , is unharmed by fire or metal , bears fruit that assists pregnant women , and upon whose highest bough roosts the cock Víðópnir . Mímameiðr is solely attested in the Old Norse poem Fjölsvinnsmál . Due to parallels between descriptions of the two , scholars theorize that Mímameiðr may be another name for the world tree Yggdrasil , and also Hoddmímis holt , a wood within which Líf and Lífthrasir are foretold to take refuge during the events of Ragnarök . Mímameiðr is sometimes modernly anglicized as Mimameid or Mimameith .

neg: Halfdan Long-Leg Halfdan Long-Leg ( Old Norse : Hálfdan háleggur , Norwegian : Halvdan Hålegg ) was a Viking-Age warrior who lived in the latter half of the 9th century . He was the son of King Harald Fairhair and a Sami woman named Snofrid Svasadottir .   Snorri Sturluson in Heimskringla states that Halfdan was one of Harald 's many sons who were involved in a power struggle with one another . Halfdan and his brother Gudrød Ljome were responsible for murdering Rognvald Eysteinsson and 60 of his men by burning them inside of a structure . Upon learning of this event , Harald flew into a rage and sent out a great force against Gudrød who was then banished . Rognvald 's son Torf-Einarr performed the Blood eagle ritual on Halfdan in retaliation after a battle . Harald made Rognvald 's son Thorirm Earl of Møre and gave his daughter Alof to him in marriage .

neg: Oksoko Oksoko ( Turkish : Öksökö ) , also known as Zuzulo ( Turkish : Züzülö ) , is a double-headed eagle in Turkish mythology related to Burkut the eagle God .   The Oksoko bird brings down lightning from the Heavens to Earth with rain which in return creates human bodies and humans themselves . This lightning carries Oz ( Turkish : Öz ) . Oz is the human soul . This energy carrying the will of Tengri with a purpose and desire . In fact Oksoko consists of two birds , Toghrul and Kongrul ( Tuğrul and Konrul ) , and sometimes Semruk and Merkut , and it is their combined form . Oksoko symbolizes luck and happiness similar to the Huma bird .   In Turkey , the symbol is being used in various areas like the police , schools , vehicles , football clubs and municipalities .

neg: Raven (given name) Raven -LSB- ˈreɪvən -RSB- is a unisex given name in the English language . In the United States of America , the name is more commonly used as a feminine name , and has ranked amongst the top 1,000 feminine names given to baby girls since 1977 .

neg: Buðli Buðli or Budli is the name of one or two legendary kings from the Scandinavian Legendary sagas .

neg: Shyena (Hinduism) Shyena ( Sanskrit : श्येन ) is the divine hawk identified with Agni , who ascends to heaven for bringing soma ( nectar ) to earth with the intention of rejuvenating and revitalizing of all things that exist on earth . It also refers to the fire-altar constructed with bricks ( Agni Chayana ) in the shape of a hawk ( symbolizing the essence of Agni ) in the Vedic ritual . The Yajurveda prescribes prayers and mantras meant to be recited during the course of the construction of this fire-altar which represents the creator and the created . In the Puranas , Shyena becomes Garuda , the vehicle of Lord Vishnu , which finds mention also in the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata , and who brought amrita from heaven at the behest of Kadru , the mother of serpents and a co-wife of Rishi Kasyapa .   Shyena and Suparna , both , refer to the eagle and the falcon ( hawk ) , two of the swiftest birds ( of prey ) . In the Rig Veda mantra ( I. 164.20 ) - द्वा सुपर्णा सयुजा सखाया समानं वृक्षं परि षस्वजाते -- there is in fact a reference to these two types of suparnas which are identified as the golden oriole , having beautiful wings , and the eagle . In a mantra addressed to the Vedic god Indra ,   प्र सु ष विभ्यो मरुतो विरस्तु प्र श्येनः श्येनेभ्य आशुपत्वा |  अचक्रया यत्स्वधया सुपर्णो हव्यं भरन्मनवे देवजुष्टम् | |   '' Before all birds be ranked this bird , O Maruts ; supreme of falcons , be this fleet-winged Shyena , because , strong-pinioned , with no chariot to bear him , he brought to Manu the god-loved oblation ( Soma ) . '' -- ( Rig Veda IV .26.4 )   Rishi Vamadeva refers to Shyena as the suparna which brings soma , the favorite oblation of the gods . In the Rig Veda , this term is also used to denote a horse .   Shyena , along with Ketu Agneya and Vatsa , is one of the sons of Agni , who are all rishis .   Shyena denotes the Atman , to it belongs the power of realizing the Sole Reality .   Shyena is referred to as a malevolent sacrifice ( yajna ) conducted with the intention of causing harm to others .   At the commencement of the Kurukshetra War which lasted for eighteen days , the Pandavas , being aware that Bhishma stood protected by the `` makara vyuha '' and was ready for battle , they had adopted the invincible `` sheyna vyuha '' with Bhima leading stationed at the mouth and Arjuna stationed at the neck of the bird-shaped vyuha , and Yudhishthira patrolling the rear .

neg: Cŵn Annwn In Welsh mythology and folklore , Cŵn Annwn ( -LSB- kuːn ˈanʊn -RSB- , `` hounds of Annwn '' ) were the spectral hounds of Annwn , the otherworld of Welsh myth . They were associated with a form of the Wild Hunt , presided over by either Arawn , king of Annwn in the First Branch of the Mabinogi and alluded to in the Fourth , or by Gwyn ap Nudd as the underworld king and king of the fair ( y ) folk is named in later medieval lore .   In Wales , they were associated with migrating geese , supposedly because their honking in the night is reminiscent of barking dogs .   Hunting grounds for the Cŵn Annwn are said to include the mountain of Cadair Idris , where it is believed `` the howling of these huge dogs foretold death to anyone who heard them '' .   According to Welsh folklore , their growling is loudest when they are at a distance , and as they draw nearer , it grows softer and softer . Their coming is generally seen as a death portent .

neg: Finnish mythology Finnish mythology is a commonly applied description of the folklore of Finnish paganism , of which a modern revival is practiced by a small percentage of the Finnish people . It has many features shared with fellow Finnic Estonian mythology and its non-Finnic neighbours , the Balts and the Scandinavians . Some of their myths are also distantly related to the myths of other Finno-Ugric speakers like the Samis .   Finnish mythology survived within an oral tradition of mythical poem-singing and folklore well into the 19th century .   Although the gradual influence of surrounding cultures raised the significance of the sky-god in a monolatristic manner , the father god `` Ukko '' ( Old Man ) was originally just a nature spirit like all the others . Of the animals , the most sacred was the bear , whose real name was never uttered out loud , lest his kind be unfavorable to the hunting . The bear ( `` karhu '' in Finnish ) was seen as the embodiment of the forefathers , and for this reason it was called by many circumlocutions : mesikämmen ( `` mead-paw '' ) , otso ( `` browed one '' ) , kontio ( `` dweller of the land '' ) , metsän kultaomena ( `` the golden apple of the forest '' ) but not a god .

neg: Ninurta In Mesopotamian religion , Ninurta ( -LSB- , lord of barley ) was a god of law , scribes , farming , and hunting . In Lagash he was identified with the city god Ningirsu . In the early days of Assyriology , the name was often transliterated Ninib or Ninip and he was sometimes analyzed as a solar deity .   Ninurta often appears holding a bow and arrow , a sickle sword , or a mace ; the mace , named Sharur , is capable of speech and can take the form of a winged lion , possibly representing an archetype for the later Shedu .   In Nippur , Ninurta was worshiped as part of a triad of deities including his father , Enlil and his mother , Ninlil . In variant mythology , his mother is said to be the harvest goddess Ninhursag . The consort of Ninurta was Ugallu in Nippur and Bau when he was called Ningirsu .   In another legend , Ninurta battles a birdlike monster called Imdugud or Anzû ; a Babylonian version relates how the monster steals the Tablet of Destinies -- believed to contain the details of fate and the future -- from Enlil . Ninurta slays each of the monsters later known as the `` Slain Heroes '' ( the Warrior Dragon , the Palm Tree King , Lord Saman-ana , the Bison-beast , the Mermaid , the Seven-headed Snake , the Six-headed Wild Ram ) , and despoils them of valuable items such as Gypsum , Strong Copper , and the Magilum boat . Eventually , Ninurta kills Anzû and returns the Tablet of Destinies to his father Enlil .   There are many parallels with both and the story of Marduk , who slew Tiamat and delivered the Tablets of Destiny from Kingu to his father Enki .   A number of scholars have suggested that either the god Ninurta or the Assyrian king Tukulti-Ninurta I may have been the inspiration for the Biblical character Nimrod .

neg: Snær In Norse mythology , Snær ( Old Norse Snærr , East Norse Sniō , Latin Nix , Nivis , English `` snow '' ) is seemingly a personification of snow , appearing in extant text as an euhemerized legendary Scandinavian king .

neg: Fjölsvinnsmál Fjölsvinnsmál or The Sayings of Fjölsvinnr is the second of two Old Norse poems commonly published under the title Svipdagsmál `` The Lay of Svipdagr '' . These poems are found together in several 17th-century paper manuscripts with Fjölsvinnsmál . In at least three of these manuscripts , the poems appear in reverse order and are separated by a third eddic poem titled Hyndluljóð . For a long time , the connection between the two poems was not realized , until in 1854 Svend Grundtvig pointed out a connection between the story told in Gróagaldr and the first part of the medieval Scandinavian ballad of Ungen Sveidal/Herr Svedendal/Hertig Silfverdal . Then in 1856 , Sophus Bugge noticed that the last part of the ballad corresponded to Fjölsvinnsmál . Bugge wrote about this connection in Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania 1860ææ , calling the two poems together Svipdagsmál . Subsequent scholars have accepted this title .   In the first poem , Svipdagr enlists the aid of his dead mother , Gróa , a witch , to assist him in the completion of a task set by his cruel stepmother .   At the commencement of Fjölsvinnsmál , Svipdagr has arrived at a castle on a mountain top . There he encounters a watchman , Fjölsviðr , who tells him to be gone before asking him his name . Svipdagr conceals it , only revealing it later in the poem .   A game of question and answers ensues , wherein Svipdagr learns that Menglöð lives in the castle guarded by Fjölsviðr , and that the castle may not be entered by any save one : Svipdagr . He gives his true name and the gates are opened and Menglöð greets Svipdagr .   The poem is considered to be among the youngest of the Eddic poems . Nevertheless , it is cryptic and some stanzas are corrupt .

neg: Hygd Queen Hygd , introduced in line 1925 of the poem Beowulf , is the wife of King Hygelac of Geatland . She is the daughter of Hæreth2 .   After Beowulf defeats Grendel and Grendel 's mother , he and his men returned to their native country , where they are received by Hygelac and Hygd . Hygd is beautiful , wise , courteous , and attentive . She pours mead in the drinking horns of the warriors thus fulfilling ( in the same vein as Wealhþeow , the queen of Denmark ) the important role of hostess and cup-bearer in the poem . The poet juxtaposes this virtue with the vice of Queen Modþryð ( who appears in line 1932 ) .   Beowulf gives her three horses and a magnificent torc ( the Brosing , i.e. Brisingamen , the necklace of the goddess Freyja ) that he received from Wealhþeow .   Hygd shows her wisdom and love for the Geatish people when her husband falls in the raid in Frisia against the Franks . Instead of securing the throne for her own offspring , she offers it to Beowulf as she considers her son Heardred to be too inexperienced to defend Geatland against the Swedes . Beowulf , however , talks in favour of young Heardred and convinces her to proclaim him King of the Geats instead .   Unfortunately , two Swedish princes , Eadgils and Eanmund , arrive and ask for protection as their uncle Onela had usurped the Swedish throne . Heardred graciously offers them his protection , which leads to a Swedish invasion in which Heardred is slain . The Swedish warrior Weohstan kills Eanmund , and Beowulf can no longer refuse Hygd 's offer of kingship .

neg: Vinotonus Vinotonus is a god from Celtic Mythology of which little is known . Only seven altars dedicated to Vinotonus have been found , all of which are on the Yorkshire Moors . As is common in Celtic Mythology , it is possible that Vinotonus was a local deity of Yorkshire . His name may mean `` God of the Vines '' , and it is estimated that he may have been worshipped from BCE until about 5th century CE .   Romans found Vinotonus to be equivalent to Silvanus and that he was a wilderness god . It was common for the Romans to assign local deities of the Celts the names of popular Roman gods . Silvanus is also equated with the Celtic god Callirius , of whom little is known as well , and with the god Nodens . It is possible that many local nature deities of the Celts were grouped under the name of Silvanus to the Romans , as is the case with Vinotonus .   David Rankine & Sorita D'Este , The Isles of the Many Gods : An A-Z of the Pagan Gods & Goddesses Worshipped in Ancient Britain During the First Millennium CE through to the Middle Ages , BM Avalonia 2007   Category : Celtic mythology

neg: Helgi Hundingsbane Helgi Hundingsbane is a hero in Norse sagas . Helgi appears in Volsunga saga and in two lays in the Poetic Edda named Helgakviða Hundingsbana I and Helgakviða Hundingsbana II . The Poetic Edda relates that Helgi and his mistress Sigrún were Helgi Hjörvarðsson and Sváva of the Helgakviða Hjörvarðssonar reborn . They were once again reborn as Helgi Haddingjaskati and Kára whose story survives as a part of the Hrómundar saga Gripssonar .


query: Toy Story was released in 1995.

pos: Toy Story Toy Story is a 1995 American computer-animated buddy comedy adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The directorial debut of John Lasseter , Toy Story was the first feature-length computer-animated film and the first theatrical film produced by Pixar .   Taking place in a world where anthropomorphic toys pretend to be lifeless whenever humans are present , the film 's plot focuses on the relationship between Woody , an old-fashioned pullstring cowboy doll ( voiced by Tom Hanks ) , and Buzz Lightyear , an astronaut action figure ( voiced by Tim Allen ) , as they evolve from rivals competing for the affections of Andy , their owner , to friends who work together to be reunited with Andy as his family prepares to move to a new home . The screenplay was written by Joss Whedon , Andrew Stanton , Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow , based on a story by Lasseter , Pete Docter , Stanton and Joe Ranft . The film features music by Randy Newman , and was executive-produced by Steve Jobs and Edwin Catmull .   Pixar , which produced short animated films to promote their computers , was approached by Disney to produce a computer-animated feature after the success of their short film Tin Toy ( 1988 ) , which is told from a small toy 's perspective . Lasseter , Stanton and Docter wrote early story treatments which were thrown out by Disney , as they wanted the film to be edgier . After disastrous story reels , production was halted and the script was re-written , better reflecting the tone and theme Pixar desired : that `` toys deeply want children to play with them , and that this desire drives their hopes , fears , and actions '' . The studio , then consisting of a relatively small number of employees , produced the film under minor financial constraints .   Released in theaters on November 22 , 1995 , Toy Story was the highest-grossing film on its opening weekend and earned over $ 373 million worldwide . The film was widely acclaimed by critics , who praised the animation 's technical innovation , the wit and thematic sophistication of the screenplay , and the performances of Hanks and Allen . It is now considered by many critics to be one of the best animated films ever made . The film received three Academy Award nominations , including Best Original Screenplay , Best Original Score , and Best Original Song for `` You 've Got a Friend in Me '' , as well as winning a Special Achievement Academy Award . It was inducted into the National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' in 2005 , its first year of eligibility .   In addition to home media releases and theatrical re-releases , Toy Story-inspired material has run the gamut from toys , video games , theme park attractions , spin-offs , merchandise , and two sequels -- Toy Story 2 ( 1999 ) and Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) -- both of which also garnered massive commercial success and critical acclaim , with a third sequel , Toy Story 4 , slated for a 2019 release .

neg: Willy McBean and his Magic Machine Willy McBean and his Magic Machine is a 1965 full-length stop-motion puppet animation film produced by Rankin/Bass Productions in the United States and Dentsu Motion Pictures in Japan . It was distributed by Magna Pictures Distribution Corporation , and released in movie theaters on June 23 , 1965 . Its main theme is time travel . The film was also the first stop-motion animated feature produced in the United States since Hansel and Gretel : An Opera Fantasy .

neg: Dollhouse A dollhouse or doll 's house is a toy home made in miniature . For the last century , dollhouses have primarily been the domain of children but their collection and crafting is also a hobby for many adults . The term dollhouse is used commonly in the United States and Canada . In the UK ( United Kingdom ) the term dolls ' house or dollshouse is used .   Today 's dollhouses trace their history back about four hundred years to the baby house display cases of Europe , which showed idealized interiors . Smaller dollhouses with more realistic exteriors appeared in Europe in the 18th century . Early dollhouses were all handmade , but following the Industrial Revolution and World War II , they were increasingly mass-produced and became more standardized and affordable . Dollhouses can range from simple boxes stacked together used as rooms for play , up to multimillion-dollar structures displayed in museums .   Contemporary children 's play dollhouses are mostly in 1:18 ( or 2/3 '' ) scale , while 1:12 ( or 1 '' ) scale is common for dollhouses made for adult collectors .

neg: Pixar Play Parade Pixar Play Parade was a parade at Disney California Adventure . The parade features floats and characters based on Disney · Pixar films such as Monsters , Inc. , The Incredibles , and Toy Story . In a first for Disney California Adventure , the floats feature small water jets that shoot water into the crowd of spectators ( this parade effect was first introduced in 1993 for `` Aladdin 's Royal Caravan '' at Disneyland . The music used in the parade is derived from Hong Kong Disneyland 's Mickey 's WaterWorks Parade , both having the same tunes with changes in lyrics .   Due to the large construction phase in the park , the parade went on hiatus starting on January 4 , 2011 . It was originally set to return in November , however it did not as construction was still ongoing . During the hiatus , it was replaced by `` Pixar Pals '' , an interactive show that only featured characters from Monsters , Inc. and The Incredibles . Pixar Pals concluded in May 2012 and Pixar Play Parade returned on June 15 , 2012 to coincide with the grand reopening of Disney California Adventure . During the 2016 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival , the parade was put on hiatus and Pixar pals temporarily return to the park with `` The Incredibles '' , but `` The Monsters Inc '' float did not return this time . The parade later returned when the food and wine festival ended .

neg: Child World Child World was an American chain of toy stores that was founded in Avon , Massachusetts , in 1970 by Joseph Arnesano . Child World once boasted 182 stores and revenues of approximately $ 830 million annually . From 1975 until its closure Child World also operated the Children 's Palace chain of stores after acquiring it from Kobacker Stores , and later incorporated most of the aesthetic design features from the latter chain into Child World stores .

neg: Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Tiny Toon Adventures : How I Spent My Vacation is a 1992 American direct-to-video animated comedy film from Warner Bros. . Animation and Amblin Entertainment . Featuring the regular characters from the animated program Tiny Toon Adventures , the film follows them during their summer vacation from school , mainly focused on Babs and Buster going downriver , Plucky and Hamton going to a world-famous amusement park , and Fifi in search of her favorite movie star .   Steven Spielberg was the executive producer of the film , which was written by Paul Dini , Nicholas Hollander , Tom Ruegger , and Sherri Stoner . Japanese studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha produced the animation . How I Spent My Vacation was released on VHS and LaserDisc formats on March 11 , 1992 . It was the first animated film to be released direct-to-video in the United States . The film was later aired on television as four separate Tiny Toon Adventures episodes .   The film was one of the highest selling videos in the United States , listing on Billboard magazine 's 40 `` Top Video Sales '' for 16 weeks as of July 1992 . Points of praise by critics included the film 's jokes and celebrity caricatures , while points of criticism included the segmented plot . Themes of the film included parodies of pop culture and summer vacations .

neg: Play value Play value is the essential value of a toy or game for play .  The term is frequently employed in the field of child development and playwork for the assessment of toys , games , equipment and spaces . When they are fun and engaging , playthings and spaces are said to have play value ; those that are quickly discarded or are considered uninteresting do not . In short , objects of play must be compelling and encourage the child 's involvement in order to have true play value . Play value has been defined as ` how much play can you get out of something ' . Classic toys are examples of toys with true play value as they continue to provide new discoveries  and adventures in each subsequent session of play .

neg: Toy Story (franchise) Toy Story is a computer animated film series and Disney media franchise that began with the original 1995 film , Toy Story , produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures . The franchise is based on the anthropomorphic concept that all toys , unknown to humans , are secretly alive , and the films focus on a diverse group of toys that feature a classic cowboy , Sheriff Woody , and modern spaceman , Buzz Lightyear . The group unexpectedly embark on adventures that challenge and change them .   The first two films of the franchise were directed by John Lasseter , and the third by Lee Unkrich , who acted as the co-director of the second film ( together with Lasseter and Ash Brannon ) . Lasseter will return to direct the upcoming fourth film .   All three films , produced on a total budget of $ 320 million , have grossed more than $ 1.9 billion worldwide . Each film set box office records , with the third included in the top 15 all time worldwide films . Critics have given all three films extremely positive reviews . Special Blu-ray and DVD editions of Toy Story and Toy Story 2 were released on March 23 , 2010 . They were also re-released in theaters as a Disney Digital 3-D `` double feature '' for at least two weeks in October 2009 .   The series is the 24th highest-grossing franchise worldwide , the fifth highest-grossing animated franchise ( behind Shrek , Ice Age , Despicable Me and Madagascar ) , and is among the most critically acclaimed trilogies of all time . On November 1 , 2011 , all three Toy Story films were released in Disney Blu-ray 3D as a trilogy pack and as individual films .

neg: Academy Award for Best Animated Feature The Academy Awards are given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS or the Academy ) for the best films and achievements of the previous year . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is given each year for animated films . An animated feature is defined by the Academy as a film with a running time of more than 40 minutes in which characters ' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique , a significant number of the major characters are animated , and animation figures in no less than 75 percent of the running time . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first given for films made in 2001 .   Through the 89th Academy Awards , presented in 2017 , Academy Award nominations in this category were made by the Academy 's animation section ; effective with the 2018 awards , all Academy members will be eligible to vote on nominations . The entire AMPAS membership has been eligible to choose the winner since the award 's inception . If there are sixteen or more films submitted for the category , the winner is voted from a shortlist of five films , which has happened six times , otherwise there will only be three films on the shortlist . Additionally , eight eligible animated features must have been theatrically released in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated .   Animated films can be nominated for other categories , but have rarely been so ; Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 ) was the first animated film ever nominated for Best Picture . Up ( 2009 ) and Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) also received Best Picture nominations after the Academy expanded the number of nominees .   Waltz with Bashir ( 2008 ) is the only animated film ever nominated for Best Foreign Language Film ( though it did not receive a nomination for Best Animated Feature ) . The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) and Kubo and the Two Strings ( 2016 ) are the only two animated films to ever be nominated for Best Visual Effects .

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

neg: Spin Master Spin Master is a Canadian global toy and entertainment company that has been designing , developing , manufacturing , and marketing consumer products for children around the world since 1994 . Its brands include Bakugan , Meccano , Air Hogs , PAW Patrol , Aquadoodle , TGR , Tech Deck and 2015 Toy of the Year , Zoomer Dino . Spin Master employs over 1000 people globally with offices in Canada , United States , Mexico , France , Italy , United Kingdom , Slovakia , Germany , Sweden , the Netherlands , China , Hong Kong , Japan , and Australia .   Since 2005 , Spin Master has received 63 TIA Toy of The Year ( TOTY ) nominations with 16 wins across a variety of product categories . Spin Master has been recognized with 12 TOTY nominations for Innovative Toy of the Year .   In 2007 , the company launched Spin Master Entertainment , a media division that develops and produces global entertainment properties , characters and content . Spin Master Entertainment has produced five television series , including Bakugan Battle Brawlers , Little Charmers and its current hit PAW Patrol , which is broadcast in over 160 countries and territories globally . In 2014 Spin Master Entertainment launched a news broadcast named TGR .   In 2016 , The Ohio Art Company announced that they sold its Etch A Sketch and Doodle Sketch brands to Spin Master .

neg: A Dinosaur's Tale A Dinosaur 's Tale is a 1993 Sega Genesis action video game that is based on the Steven Spielberg animated feature , We 're Back ! A Dinosaur 's Story . It was only released in North America .   Hi Tech Expressions also released different games based on the film for other platforms . Visual Concepts developed an SNES/DOS title and Beam Software developed a Game Boy title ( known in Australia as Agro Soar , in Europe as Baby T-Rex , and in Sweden as Bamse ) .

neg: Toystory (bull) Toystory was a Holstein bull that has sired an estimated 500,000 offspring in more than 50 countries around the world . He was owned by Genex Cooperative Inc and he was housed Shawano , Wisconsin . In 2012 Toystory produced a world record-breaking 2 millionth unit of semen at eleven years of age and was the first Holstein bull in history to achieve this mark . This surpassed the previous world record of 1.7 million units of semen set by a Dutch Bull named Sunny Boy . Over his lifetime Toystory produced 2.4 million units of semen . Toystory died on Thanksgiving day in 2014 at thirteen years of age . `` The death of TOYSTORY means the passing of the industry 's most prolific sire , '' stated Keith Heikes , Genex Chief Operating Officer , `` This bull was one of a kind for many reasons . ''

neg: John Morris (actor) John Charles Morris ( born October 2 , 1984 ) is an American voice actor . He is best known for his role as Andy Davis in the Toy Story film trilogy .   When auditioning for the role of Andy , he brought some of his X-Men action figures and made voices for them , the Pixar staff loved it and gave him the part . Morris was brought back on to Toy Story 3 by the request of the director Lee Unkrich . Unkrich described the process by which he went to get Morris on the Toy Story 3 Blu-ray/DVD detailing how he called him to ask him to reprise his role as Andy ( from the original Toy Story ) and after hearing Morris ' voicemail greeting , Unkrich knew immediately that Morris would again be playing Andy .   He also has minor fame for voicing `` Pepper '' in the 1997 video game Lego Island .   A 2007 graduate from the University of California-Los Angeles School of Theater , Film & Television , he currently resides in Northern California .

neg: Toy2R Toy2R ( abbreviation of Toy to Raymond ) is a designer toy company based in Hong Kong that was founded by Prof. Raymond Choy M.H.in 1995 .

neg: Sheriff Woody Sheriff Woody Pride is a fictional character in the Toy Story franchise . He is voiced by Tom Hanks in all of the feature-length and short films and by Jim Hanks in video games and shorts . He is a stuffed cowboy character that leads the other toys in adventures in the movies . His facial features are based on Tone Thyne , an animator for Disney at the time .

neg: Joe Ranft Joseph Henry `` Joe '' Ranft ( March 13 , 1960 -- August 16 , 2005 ) was an American screenwriter , animator , storyboard artist , voice actor and magician who worked for Pixar Animation Studios and Disney at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation . His brother , Jerome Ranft , is a sculptor who also worked on several Pixar movies .   He received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination as one of the writers of Toy Story ( 1995 ) , and was also co-director on Cars ( 2006 ) , his final work .

neg: Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues Jurassic Park 2 : The Chaos Continues ( also known as Jurassic Park Part 2 : The Chaos Continues ) is a 1995 video game and a non-canonical continuation of the Jurassic Park series , developed and published by Ocean Software for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System ( SNES ) .   Jurassic Park 2 : The Chaos Continues was originally scheduled for release in December 1994 , but was ultimately released in January 1995 . A Game Boy version , with a different storyline , was released in February 1995 .

neg: Toy Biz, Inc. v. United States Toy Biz v. United States was a 2003 decision in the United States Court of International Trade that determined that for purposes of tariffs , Toy Biz 's action figures were toys , not dolls , because they represented `` nonhuman creatures '' . This decision effectively halved the tariff rate .

neg: Funko Funko is an American company that manufactures licensed pop culture toys . Funko is most known for producing over 1000 different licensed vinyl figures . In addition , Funko produces licensed plush , bobbleheads , action figures , and licensed electronic items such as USB drives , lamps , and headphones .   Founded in 1998 by Frank Malone , the company was originally conceived by Becker as a small project to bring back various low-tech , nostalgia-themed toys in the high-tech world of today . Funko 's first manufactured bobblehead was of the restaurant advertising icon Big Boy .   Sold in 2005 , Funko LLC is now headed by Brian Mariotti as president . Since 2005 , the company has increased the scope of unique toy lines , and has signed licensing deals with Marvel , DC Comics , WWE , Lucasfilm , Sony Pictures Entertainment , Paramount Pictures , Nickelodeon , DreamWorks , Hasbro , CBS , Fox , Warner Bros , Disney , HBO , Peanuts , BBC , NFL , Ubisoft , NBCUniversal , Cartoon Network , 2K Games , Bethesda Games , and many more . Funko products now have worldwide distribution . According to Mariotti , `` We were in the $ 40 million range for revenue -LSB- in 2013 -RSB- -- and $ 28 million of that was from Pop figures alone . '' In 2015 , Funko added Mopeez , Dorbz , Vinyl Idolz , Vinyl Vixens , and Super Deluxe vinyl to their existing lines .

neg: National Toy Hall of Fame The National Toy Hall of Fame is an American hall of fame that recognizes the contributions of toys and games that have sustained their popularity for many years . Criteria for induction include : icon status ( the toy is widely recognized , respected , and remembered ) ; longevity ( more than a passing fad ) ; discovery ( fosters learning , creativity , or discovery ) ; and innovation ( profoundly changed play or toy design ) . Established in 1998 under the direction of Ed Sobey , the National Toy Hall of Fame was originally housed at A. C. Gilbert 's Discovery Village in Salem , Oregon , United States , but was moved to the Strong National Museum of Play ( now The Strong ) in Rochester , New York , in 2002 after it outgrew its original home .   Sixty-three toys have been enshrined in the National Toy Hall of Fame :


query: Kristen Bell did not win a Saturn Award.

pos: Kristen Bell Kristen Anne Bell ( born July 18 , 1980 ) is an American actress and singer . She began her acting career starring in stage productions and attended the Tisch School of Arts in New York . In 2001 , she made her Broadway debut as Becky Thatcher in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and starred in the Broadway revival of The Crucible the following year . In 2004 , she had a supporting role in the film Spartan and received praise for her first leading performance in Gracie 's Choice .   Bell gained critical acclaim for her first major role as the title character in the teen noir drama television series Veronica Mars ( 2004 -- 07 ) . For her performance she was awarded a Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television . She reprised the eponymous role in the 2014 film continuation of the series . During her time on Veronica Mars , Bell appeared as Mary Lane in the film Reefer Madness : The Movie Musical ( 2005 ) , a reprise of the role she had played in the New York musical upon which the film was based . In 2007 , Bell joined the cast of the sci-fi series Heroes , playing the character Elle Bishop , for which she was nominated for a Saturn Award .   In 2008 , she had her breakout film role as the title character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall . She has since appeared in a number of comedy films , such as Couples Retreat ( 2009 ) , When in Rome ( 2010 ) , You Again ( 2010 ) , and The Boss ( 2016 ) . Bell garnered further recognition for voicing Princess Anna in the Disney film Frozen ( 2013 ) , the short film Frozen Fever ( 2015 ) , and the upcoming Frozen 2 . She also starred as the female lead on the Showtime series House of Lies . Since 2016 , she has starred in the main role of Eleanor Shellstrop on the NBC comedy series The Good Place .   Bell married actor Dax Shepard in 2013 , with whom she has two daughters .

neg: Bell Awards Bell Awards may refer to :   Australian Jazz Bell Awards - music awards for the jazz music genre in Australia .  Bell Awards for Publishing Excellence - an Australian Publishing Industry award list .  Bert Bell Award - for the Professional American football Player of the Year .  Grand Bell Awards - film awards presented in South Korea

neg: Carlson Young Carlson Young ( born ) is an American actress . She is known for her roles on Disney Channel 's As the Bell Rings , the film Premature , Comedy Central 's Key & Peele , and for her role as Brooke Maddox in the main cast of MTV 's Scream television series .

neg: Chris Bell (American musician) Christopher Branford `` Chris '' Bell ( January 12 , 1951December 27 , 1978 ) was an American guitarist , singer , and songwriter . Along with Alex Chilton , he led the power pop band Big Star through its first acclaimed album , # 1 Record ( 1972 ) . He also pursued a solo career throughout the mid-1970s , resulting in the posthumous I Am the Cosmos LP .   All Music Guide praised Bell as `` one of the unsung heroes of American pop music '' and noted his lasting impression , saying : `` Despite a life marked by tragedy and a career crippled by commercial indifference , the singer/songwriter 's slim body of recorded work proved massively influential on the generations of indie rockers who emerged in his wake . ''   His catalog of proto-alternative rock has inspired the likes of Beck , R.E.M. , Teenage Fanclub , Primal Scream , Afghan Whigs , Pete Yorn , Wilco , The Posies , and The Replacements , all of which have covered his music or name-dropped Big Star in the press .   His life was documented in the acclaimed Big Star : Nothing Can Hurt Me documentary , released in 2013 on Magnolia Pictures .   In the winter 2017 , Bell 's life will be documented in the book There Was a Light : The Cosmic History of Chris Bell and the Rise of Big Star . The oral-history style bio is slated for a November 2017 release .

neg: Breakthrough Performance Award The Breakthrough Performance Award is presented by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films , in conjunction with their annual Saturn Award ceremony .

neg: 6th Saturn Awards The 6th Saturn Awards was the sixth ceremony in which media properties and personalities related to the science fiction , fantasy and horror which were released in the year 1977 were awarded by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films . The ceremony was held on February 24 of 1979 .

neg: Locations in Veronica Mars Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas . The series premiered on September 22 , 2004 , during UPN 's last two years , and ended on May 22 , 2007 , after a season on UPN 's successor , The CW Television Network . Set in the fictional town of Neptune , the series starred Kristen Bell as the title character , a student who progressed from high school to college during the series while moonlighting as a private investigator under the wing of her detective father .

neg: 38th Saturn Awards The 38th Saturn Awards , honoring the best in science fiction , fantasy and horror film and television in 2011 , were held on July 26 , 2012 in Burbank , California . The awards are presented by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films .   The six Best Film Award categories were respectively won by Rise of the Planet of the Apes ( Science Fiction ) , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( Fantasy ) , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( Horror or Thriller ) , Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol ( Action or Adventure ) , The Skin I Live In ( International ) and Puss in Boots ( Animated ) . Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Super 8 led the winners with three each .   In the television categories , Breaking Bad won three of its six nominations , including Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series . Fringe , The Walking Dead and Teen Wolf won the other Best Series Awards .   Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 became the first Harry Potter film to win Best Fantasy Film , for which the seven previous Harry Potter films were nominated , and only the second film of the series to win a Saturn Award , following The Philosopher 's Stone which won Best Costume in 2001 . Mission : Impossible -- Ghost Protocol also became the first Mission : Impossible film to win Best Action or Adventure Film , following the nominations of the first and third installments .

neg: Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig ( -LSB- ˈwɪɡ -RSB- born August 22 , 1973 ) is an American actress , comedian , writer , and producer . She is known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live ( 2005 -- 12 ) , and such films as Bridesmaids , The Martian , and Ghostbusters .   Wiig was born in Canandaigua , New York , and raised in Lancaster , Pennsylvania , and Rochester , New York . Wiig attended the University of Arizona , where she majored in Fine Art . She later relocated to Los Angeles , where she broke into comedy as a member of the improvisational comedy troupe The Groundlings and made her television debut in 2003 . Wiig joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2005 and the following year she co-starred in the Christmas comedy film Unaccompanied Minors . After appearing in a series of supporting roles in comedy films such as Adventureland , Whip It , and Paul , she starred in and co-wrote the screenplay for Bridesmaids , which was both critically and commercially successful .   Wiig received seven consecutive Emmy Awards nominations and has been nominated for an Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production for her work on Despicable Me 2 . In 2012 , Bridesmaids earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress -- Musical or Comedy , as well as nominations for the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay and a SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast . She was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her role as Cynthia Morehouse in the miniseries The Spoils of Babylon .

neg: 10th Saturn Awards The 10th Saturn Awards , honoring the best in science fiction , fantasy and horror film in 1982 , were held on July 30 , 1983 .

neg: Ted Bell Ted Bell is an American author of suspense novels such as Hawke and Assassin , Pirate , and Spy and Warlord and Phantom . He is best known for his New York Times Bestselling series of spy thriller novels featuring the character Lord Alexander Hawke .   Before becoming a novelist , he was President and Chief Creative Officer of the Leo Burnett Company in Chicago . He was later named Vice-Chairman of the Board and World-Wide Creative Director of Young & Rubicam , one of the world 's largest advertising agencies . At age 25 , he sold his first Hollywood screenplay , ` Screamathon ' to producers Joel B. Michaels and Garth Drabinsky .

neg: Jean Smart Jean Elizabeth Smart ( born September 13 , 1951 ) is an American film , television , and stage actress . After beginning her career in regional theater in the Pacific Northwest , she appeared on Broadway as Marlene Dietrich in Piaf in 1981 . Smart was later cast in a lead role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women , which she played from 1986 to 1991 .   She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the 2000 Broadway revival of The Man Who Came to Dinner , and would go on to win two Emmy Awards for her role as Lana Gardener on the NBC sitcom Frasier ( 2000 -- 01 ) , and a third Emmy in 2008 for her role as Regina Newley on the ABC sitcom Samantha Who ? ( 2007 -- 09 ) .   Her film credits include The Brady Bunch Movie ( 1995 ) , Guinevere ( 1999 ) , Sweet Home Alabama ( 2002 ) , I Heart Huckabees ( 2004 ) , and The Accountant ( 2016 ) . Between 2006 and 2007 , she portrayed Martha Logan on the series 24 , and later starred as Floyd Gerhardt on Noah Hawley 's critically acclaimed FX series Fargo ( 2015 ) , which earned her a Critics ' Choice Television Award as well as an Emmy Award nomination . Since 2017 , she stars in the FX series Legion , also by Hawley .

neg: 11th Saturn Awards The 11th Saturn Awards , honoring the best in science fiction , fantasy and horror film in 1983 , were held on March 24 , 1984 .

neg: Wedding Bell Blues (Gilmore Girls) `` Wedding Bell Blues '' is the thirteenth episode of the fifth season of the American comedy-drama series Gilmore Girls and the show 's 100th episode overall . Written and directed by series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino , the episode was originally broadcast on The WB in the United States on February 8 , 2005 . The episode features the renewal of vows by Emily ( Kelly Bishop ) and Richard Gilmore ( Edward Herrmann ) . Their daughter Lorelai Gilmore ( Lauren Graham ) and their granddaughter Rory Gilmore ( Alexis Bledel ) serve as maid of honor and best man , respectively . `` Wedding Bell Blues '' received positive reviews from television critics .

neg: Worst Friends (2014 film) Worst Friends is an American comedy film , written , produced and directed by Ralph Arend . The film stars Richard Tanne , Noah Barrow , Kristen Connolly , and Cody Horn , with Larry Fessenden , Geoffrey Arend , and Kathryn Erbe and was released on November 4 , 2014 .

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

neg: Stay Alive Stay Alive is a 2006 American slasher film directed by William Brent Bell , who co-wrote it with Matthew Peterman . It was produced by McG , and was released on March 24 , 2006 in the US . It was the first film in five years released by Hollywood Pictures . It was also Disney 's only slasher film .

neg: MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss This is a following list for the MTV Movie Award winners and nominees for Best Kiss . Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson won for `` The Twilight Saga films '' ( along with `` Best Movie '' ) in four consecutive years ( 2009-2012 ) .

neg: Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television The following is a list of Saturn Award winners for Best Actor on Television ( formerly Best Genre TV Actor ) .   The award is presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films , honoring the work of actresses in science fiction , fantasy , and horror fiction on television .   ( NOTE : Year refers to year of eligibility , the actual ceremonies are held the following year . )   The winners are listed in bold .

neg: Bell, Book & Candle (band) Bell , Book & Candle is a German musical group consisting of Jana Gross ( vocals ) , Andy Birr ( vocals , guitars , drums ) and Hendrik Röder ( vocals , bass guitar ) .   Their first album to be released was Read My Sign in 1998 . The album spawned a hit single called `` Rescue Me ( Let Your Amazement Grow ) '' and featured a cover of a Sheryl Crow song , `` Destiny '' .   Birr is the son of Puhdys singer and guitarist Dieter Birr , and Röder is the son of Puhdys keyboardist Peter Meyer .

neg: Kevin Bellie Kevin Bellie ( born May 8 , 1971 ) is an American director and choreographer based in the Chicago , Illinois area . Bellie has been nominated for 20 Joseph Jefferson Awards and is a five-time award winner . Bellie was artistic director for Circle Theatre Chicago in Forest Park from 2003-2012 before stepping down to pursue freelance work .