query: Alfred C. Baldwin III was hired by a CIA officer who has been linked to which scandal ?

pos: Alfred C. Baldwin III Alfred Baldwin (born June 23, 1936) was the so-called "shadow man" in the Watergate break-in and the ensuing Watergate scandal. A former FBI agent, Baldwin had been hired by James McCord for a variety of purposes, one of which became to monitor electronic bugs purportedly planted by McCord in the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) at the Watergate. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.

pos: James W. McCord Jr. James Walter McCord Jr. (born June 26, 1924) is a former CIA officer, later involved, as an electronics expert, in the burglaries which precipitated the Watergate scandal.

neg: Colombian parapolitics scandal The Colombian parapolitics scandal or "parapolítica" in Spanish (a combination of the words "paramilitar" and "política") refers to the 2006–present Colombian congressional scandal in which several congressmen and other politicians have been indicted for colluding with the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), a paramilitary group which is responsible for killing thousands of Colombian civilians.

neg: Alexander Butterfield Alexander Porter Butterfield (born April 6, 1926) is a retired U.S. military officer, public servant, and businessman. He served as the deputy assistant to President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. He revealed the existence of the White House taping system on July 13, 1973, during the Watergate scandal investigation, but had no involvement in the scandal. From 1973 to 1975, he served as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

neg: Mark Whitacre Mark Edward Whitacre (born May 1, 1957) came to public attention in 1995 when, as president of the BioProducts Division at Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) based in Decatur, Illinois, he was the highest-level corporate executive in U.S. history to become a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) whistleblower. For three years (1992–95), Whitacre acted as an informant for the FBI, which was investigating ADM for price fixing.

neg: John Vassall William John Christopher Vassall (20 September 1924 – 18 November 1996) was a British civil servant who spied for the Soviet Union under pressure of blackmail from 1954 until his arrest in 1962. Although operating only at a junior level, he was able to provide details of naval technology which were crucial to the modernising of the Soviet Navy. He was sentenced to eighteen years' jail, and was released in 1972 after ten. The Vassall scandal greatly embarrassed the Macmillan government, but was soon eclipsed by the more dramatic Profumo affair.

neg: Grayston Lynch Grayston L. Lynch (14 June 1923 – 10 August 2008) was an American soldier and CIA officer. He was one of the two CIA officers who commanded the faction of the army that went to war in the Bay of Pigs Invasion. The other agent was William "Rip" Robertson.

neg: UBS tax evasion controversy The Swiss bank UBS AG became embroiled in controversy starting in 2008 when the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) made a formal request to travel to Switzerland to probe a multi-billion-dollar tax evasion case involving the bank. The investigation had, in part, been prompted by disclosures made by Bradley Birkenfeld, a former UBS banker in Switzerland, who testified to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that UBS had directed its North American sales force to recruit U.S. taxpayers by offering them access to offshore financial vehicles to hide their assets and evade taxes.

neg: Korkut Eken Korkut Eken (born 1945) is a Turkish security officer trained in special warfare. He became involved in the Susurluk scandal in Turkey after some of his subordinates, notably Ayhan Çarkın, were convicted of extrajudicial killings.

neg: Herbert W. Kalmbach Herbert Warren Kalmbach (October 19, 1921 – September 15, 2017) was an American attorney and banker. He served as the personal attorney to United States President Richard Nixon (1968–1973). He became embroiled in the Watergate scandal due to his fundraising activities in the early 1970s, some of which supported undercover operatives directed by senior White House figures under Nixon. Kalmbach was convicted and served 191 days in jail for his part in the scandal, and lost his license to practice law for a time, although he was later reinstated.

neg: Dennis Levine Dennis B. Levine (born August 1952) was a prominent player in merger and acquisition business and the Wall Street insider trading scandals of the mid-1980s. As a managing director at Drexel Burnham Lambert, he was at the center of the frenetic 1980s merger and acquisition boom. His career on Wall Street ended with his indictment for insider trading, making him one of the first of several high-profile insider trading defendants indicted and convicted by U. S. Attorney Rudy Giuliani.

neg: Leon Jaworski Leonidas "Leon" Jaworski (September 19, 1905 – December 9, 1982) was an American attorney and law professor who served as the second special prosecutor during the Watergate Scandal. He was appointed to that position on November 1, 1973, soon after the Saturday Night Massacre of October 19–20, 1973, that resulted in the dismissal of his predecessor, Archibald Cox.

neg: Michael Ray Aquino Michael Ray Aquino is a former intelligence officer in the police force of the Philippines. He was accused of involvement in a 2000 political murder, and more recently was convicted of helping to transmit classified information from the United States to opposition leaders in the Philippines.

neg: Helen Gandy Helen W. Gandy (April 8, 1897 – July 7, 1988) was an American civil servant. For 54 years, she was the secretary to Federal Bureau of Investigation director J. Edgar Hoover, who called her "indispensable". She exercised great behind-the-scenes influence on Hoover and the workings of the Bureau. Following Hoover's death in 1972, she spent weeks destroying his "Personal File", thought to be where the most incriminating material he used to manipulate and control the most powerful figures in Washington was kept.

neg: Jack O'Connell (diplomat) John W. "Jack" O'Connell (August 18, 1921– July 12, 2010) was an American intelligence official, lawyer, diplomat, and author. He was a key adviser and confidant to King Hussein of Jordan.

neg: Edwin L. Sibert Edwin Luther Sibert (March 2, 1897 – December 16, 1977) was a United States Army officer with the rank of Major General and served as intelligence officer during World War II and post-war Europe where he assisted in the creation of the Gehlen Organization. He would return to the United States and briefly serve in the Central Intelligence Group, the forerunner of the modern CIA. He was the son of Major General William L. Sibert and the brother of Major General Franklin C. Sibert. A graduate of the United States Military Academy in 1918, he would receive the Distinguished Service Medal three times for his service during World War II and the Cold War.

neg: Leutrell Osborne Leutrell M. Osborne, Sr. (born 1939) is a veteran of the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and a leading authority on international intelligence and security issues.

neg: John A. Baldwin, Jr. John Ashby Baldwin, Jr. (born April 20, 1933) is a retired vice admiral of the United States Navy active during much of the Cold War. He commanded destroyers and a carrier battle group, saw service in the Vietnam War, served on the staffs of the Chief of Naval Operations, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of Defense, and was President of the Naval War College and of the National Defense University.

neg: Robert Mardian Robert Charles Mardian (October 23, 1923 – July 17, 2006) was a United States Republican party official who served in the administration of Richard Nixon, but was embroiled in the Watergate scandal as one of the Watergate Seven who were indicted by a grand jury for campaign violations. His conviction for conspiracy was overturned because of procedural unfairness and he was not subsequently retried.

neg: Marie Ragghianti Marie Fajardo Ragghianti (born June 13, 1942) is an American parole board administrator, famous as the whistleblower who exposed Tennessee Governor Ray Blanton's "clemency for cash" scandal in 1977-79.

neg: Cofer Black Joseph Cofer Black (born 1950) is a former CIA official who was appointed Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Counter-terrorism by President George W. Bush and led the Office of Counterterrorism in the U.S. State Department until his resignation in 2004. Previously Black served as the Directorate of Operations at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Director of the CIA's Counterterrorist Center (CTC).

neg: E. Henry Knoche Enno Henry Knoche ( ; January 14, 1925 – July 9, 2010) was a deputy director of the CIA and acting Director of Central Intelligence.


query: Meng Jia is a Chinese singer and actress mostly active in South Korea and China, and part of what South Korean girl group based in South Korea formed by JYP Entertainment in 2010?

pos: Jia (singer) Meng Jia (), simply known as Jia, is a Chinese singer and actress mostly active in South Korea and China. She was a member of the JYP Entertainment's girl group Miss A. In May 2016, Jia left the group after her contract with JYP Entertainment expired. To pursue her solo activities in China, Meng Jia signed a contract with Banana Culture Music in 2016.

pos: Miss A Miss A (Hangul: 미쓰에이 ), is a South Korean girl group based in South Korea formed by JYP Entertainment in 2010. The group started with four members, but Meng Jia left in May 2016, and currently has three members: Suzy, Fei and Min.

neg: Kwon So-hyun Kwon So-hyun (born August 30, 1994), is a South Korean singer and actress. She was known as a member of the South Korean girl group 4Minute, under Cube Entertainment. She is also a former member of the South Korean girl group, Orange. Before June 15, 2016 (end of her contract with Cube), Sohyun left 4Minute and the record label along with members Nam Ji-hyun, Heo Ga-yoon, and Jeon Ji-yoon.

neg: List of Girls' Generation concert tours South Korean girl group Girls' Generation (Hangul:  ; "So Nyeo Si Dae"), known as Shoujo Jidai in Japan, have embarked on three concert tours across Asia, playing to more than 500,000 people. They embarked on their first tour, Into The New World Tour in November 2009, which then continued into 2010. Their next tour, The First Japan Tour in support of their first Japanese studio album "Girls' Generation" was played to more than 300,000 people, and saw two sold-out audiences at the Saitama Super Arena to a combined audience of 74,000 people. The group followed up the success of their Japan tour by embarking on their eponymously titled third tour, the Girls' Generation Tour and had the group perform in Hong Kong for the first time. The group toured Japan for the second time, in 2013, with a total of 20 stops on their . In addition to their own songs, the group perform cover versions of their favorite artists, such as Britney Spears.

neg: Kim Junsu Kim Jun-su (Hangul: 김준수 ; Hanja: 金俊秀 ; born 15 December 1986) or simply Junsu, also known by the stage name Xia (stylized as XIA; ; Korean: 시아 ) is a South Korean singer-songwriter, dancer, and stage actor. He is a member of the Korean pop group JYJ, and was one of the original members of boy band TVXQ.

neg: Kim Jae-joong Kim Jae-joong (Hangul: 김재중 ; Hanja: 金在中 ; born January 26, 1986), also known mononymously as Jaejoong, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actor, director and designer. He is best known as a member of the Korean pop group JYJ, and was one of the original members of boy band TVXQ. Kim was also known by the stage names Hero Jaejoong (in South Korea), Jejung (ジェジュン) (in Japan), and 英雄在中 (영웅재중) (in China). Kim is now using Kim Jae-joong (JYJ) for his activities.

neg: Sistar Sistar (, often stylized as SISTAR) was a South Korean girl group formed in 2010 by Starship Entertainment. The group consisted of Hyolyn, Bora, Soyou, and Dasom. Their debut studio album "So Cool" was released on 9 August 2011. Their second album, "Give It to Me," was released on 11 June 2013. Their biggest hits include "So Cool", "Alone", "Touch My Body", "Loving U" and "Give It to Me". Their fourth single, "So Cool," debuted at number one at "Billboard" Korea K-Pop Hot 100 singles chart.

neg: N-Train N-Train (Korean: 엔트레인 ) was a South Korean boy band, signed under MediaLine Entertainment. The group consisted of five members: Jung Jung Kyun, Jung Seung Hyun, Lee Jong Min, Song Yu Jin and Kim Sang Woo.

neg: Arie Band Arie Band is South Korean all-female idol rock band formed around its lead vocalist, Arie. Arie Band was selected as rookie of the month in July 2010. Arie with her band were featured in January 2011 on m.net show "M Rookies" performing main theme of South Korean television drama Assorted Gems.

neg: M-Girls M-Girls (), nicknamed Malaysia's version of S.H.E is a four-member Malaysian girl group that was formed in late 2000, mainly releasing Chinese New Year albums every year for the Malaysian Chinese community. The group originally consisted of Queenzy Cheng Koon Si (莊群施), Angeline Khoo Yen Nee (邱燕妮 a.k.a. Ah Ni 阿妮, formerly known as Xiao Ni Ni 小妮妮), Crystal Ong Shir Ching(王雪晶), and Cass Chin Yan Zi (陳金燕), who left in 2005 to study but later came back in late 2012. Their albums are sold in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Indonesia, the United States and in some other parts of the world. In some countries, only their bootlegged albums can be found. Due to the increased popularity of online streaming and unlicensed albums, their company StarMedia decided to stop producing Chinese New Year Albums by M-Girls, with their final Chinese New Year album titled "True Joy". Their final performance as a group was on 23 February 2014, a couple of weeks after the release of their Mini Album, My Way. Although Angeline moved to China to study, the remaining members continued to promote their latest album. It was later confirmed that M-Girls would be releasing another CNY album for 2015 called 新春佳期 which translates to New Spring Holiday Pre-orders for their latest Chinese New Year album was announced through social media on 18 November 2016, titled 过年要红红 which roughly translates to The New Year Needs to be Red and will mark the first time Crystal has not released a Chinese New Year album since her debut in 1994.

neg: Cupid (band) Cupid (Hangul: 큐피트) is a Korean pop girl group that currently has four members. The group debuted on 15 April 2015 with their single album "I Feel Good", released under music label In Entertainment.

neg: Got7 Got7 () is a South Korean boy group formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of seven members: JB, Mark, Jackson, Jinyoung, Youngjae, BamBam, and Yugyeom. Got7 debuted in January 2014 with the release of their first EP "Got It?", which peaked at number two on the Gaon Album Chart and number one on "Billboard's" World Albums Chart. The group gained attention for their stage performances, which include elements of martial arts tricking.

neg: Brave Girls Brave Girls (Hangul: 브레이브걸스 ; RR: "Beureibeu Geolseu " ) is a South Korean girl group formed by producer Brave Brothers of Brave Entertainment in 2011.

neg: Hong Peiyun Hong Peiyun (; born January 7, 2001 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese idol singer. She is a member of Team XII of Chinese idol group SNH48, as well as its sub-unit, Color Girls.

neg: List of Super Junior concert tours Super Junior (Korean: 슈퍼주니어 ; "Syupeo Junieo") is a South Korean boy band. Formed in 2005 by producer Lee Soo-man of S.M. Entertainment, the group comprised a total of thirteen members at its peak. Super Junior originally debuted with twelve members, consisting of leader Leeteuk, Heechul, Hangeng, Yesung, Kangin, Shindong, Sungmin, Eunhyuk, Siwon, Donghae, Ryeowook and Kibum. Kyuhyun joined the group in 2006.

neg: Emily Song Song Mi-jin (born March 23, 1983), known as Emily Song is a South Korean singer and actress. She is a member of Taiwanese girl group Dream Girls.

neg: Choi Jung-in Choi Jung-in (; born December 7, 1980), also known as simply Jung-in, is a South Korean singer of Jungle Entertainment. She debuted in Leessang's "Rush" and was once part of the five-member group G.Fla until disbanding after three years. Her first album "From Andromeda" since debuting was released on March 11, 2010. On April 5, she released "Melody Remedy".

neg: Secret (South Korean band) Secret (Hangul: 시크릿 ) is a South Korean K-pop girl group formed by TS Entertainment in 2009. The group originally debuted with four-members: Jun Hyoseong, Jung Hana, Song Jieun and Han Sunhwa. Former member Han Sunhwa officially departed from the group in October 2016. They released their debut single "I Want You Back" October 2009. Secret's debut single did not meet great success and it wasn't until the following year that the group saw a rise in popularity. In 2010, Secret released two singles "Magic" and "Madonna" which earned much attention with both singles peaking at No. 2 and No. 1 respectively on the Gaon Digital Chart. With the success of "Magic" and "Madonna", the group received the "Newcomer Award" at the 25th Golden Disk Awards. During Secret's early days the group was known as "basement-idols" because of the poor living conditions they were in, but with their rapid success the group was able to move into better conditions.

neg: M&D M&D (shortened from Midnight & Dawn or Miari & Dangye-dong) is a South Korean pop rock duo formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2011. The group is composed of Super Junior's Heechul and TRAX's Kim Jungmo. Both members are planning to write and compose every single song the project group will release. They'll continuously release music which they can and want to do, regardless of the genre.

neg: Chen (singer) Kim Jong-dae (born September 21, 1992), better known by his stage name Chen, is a South Korean singer-songwriter and actor. He is a member of the South Korean-Chinese boy group EXO and its sub-unit EXO-CBX, as well as S.M Entertainment's ballad group SM the Ballad.

neg: Honey G (band) Honey G (Korean: 허니지) is a South Korean male band formed in 2012. Their members consist of Bae Jae-hyun, Park Ji-yong and Kwon Tae-hyun. Honey G is currently signed to Chungchun Music. Honey G released their first album, "1st Album" on August 22, 2013.

neg: CLC (band) CLC (Hangul: 씨엘씨 , initialism for CrystaL Clear) is a South Korean girl group formed by Cube Entertainment in 2015. The group currently consists of seven members: Oh Seung-hee, Choi Yu-jin, Chang Seung-yeon, Sorn, Jang Ye-eun, Elkie and Kwon Eun-bin. The group officially debuted on March 19, 2015 with the extended play "First Love".


query: How much did Sports Direct pay to purchase the company that bought Sports Division in 1998?

pos: Sports Division Sports Division was one of the biggest sports retailers in the United Kingdom during the 1990s. In July 1998, it was sold to its main competitor, JJB Sports for approximately £295m.

pos: JJB Sports JJB Sports plc (stylized as JJb sports) was a British sports retailer. On 24 September 2012, shares in JJB Sports were suspended, and the firm called in administrators. On 1 October 2012, it was announced that Sports Direct had purchased part of the business, including twenty stores, the brand, and its website for £28.3 million.

neg: Pay-per-view Pay-per-view (PPV) is a type of pay television service by which a subscriber of a television service provider can purchase events to view via private telecast. The broadcaster shows the event at the same time to everyone ordering it (as opposed to video-on-demand systems, which allow viewers to see recorded broadcasts at any time). Events can be purchased using an on-screen guide, an automated telephone system, or through a live customer service representative. Events often include feature films, sporting events, and other entertainment programs. With the rise of the Internet, the term Internet pay-per-view (iPPV) has been used to describe pay-per-view services accessed online. PPV is most commonly used to distribute combat sports events, such as boxing, mixed martial arts, and sports entertainment such as professional wrestling.

neg: United States Satellite Broadcasting United States Satellite Broadcasting was a satellite television company that ran from 1981 to 1999. It was absorbed into DirecTV in 1999.

neg: Play Sports Play Sports (formerly Prime Sport (-2012) and Sporting Telenet (2012-2015) is a brand of the Flemish cable distributor Telenet, which consists of a bundle of different (partly own) channels. Through television stations, competitions from various European football competitions, including The Belgian Jupiler Pro League. In addition, Play Sports includes American NBA Basketball, American Football and Golf. In March 2014, it also acquired rights to broadcast Formula 1 until 2019. In July 2015, the name changed From Sporting Telenet to Play Sports. At the same time, the offer of other sports was expanded extensively, including the acquisition of the rights to the Hansgrohe Superb and World Cup field racing, which were featured on FOUR and Sporza. These competitions are sent free for all Telenet customers, but it also lost several football competitions to the new group of Eleven Sports Network. As of December 5, 2015 The offer was eventually expanded with the new channels Eleven Sports 1 and Eleven Sports 2, which have the rights of Spanish, Italian and French football competitions, NBA, NFL and ATP tennis. These channels are also included in the paying sports subscriptions of major Proximus competitor. From the football season 2016-2017, Play Sports made the full transition to HD for its 8 multisport channels. The golf channel is also broadcast in HD. Play Sports is the first sport package that makes the full transition to HD.

neg: Philips Consumer Communications Philips Consumer Communications, L.P. (abbreviated to PCC) was a $2.5 billion joint venture of Lucent Technologies and Royal Philips Electronics formed on October 7, 1997. Philips owned 60% of the joint venture, with Lucent owning the other 40%.

neg: AmeriMark Direct AmeriMark Direct is an American privately held mail order and direct marketing company founded in 1969 and based in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It operates 10 catalogs and 7 websites and specializes in ladies apparel, shoes, jewelry and accessories, perfumes, fragrances and cosmetics, diet and weight loss, personal care products, As Seen on TV products and housewares. The company has about $400 million in annual revenue and employs 700 in the Cleveland suburbs of Middleburg Heights, Ohio and Berea, Ohio.

neg: Nationwide Communications Nationwide Communications Inc., originally known as Peoples Broadcasting Corporation, was a media subsidiary of the Nationwide Insurance Company, which operated from 1946 until 1997. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Nationwide Communications owned and operated a variety of radio and television stations across the United States until it sold off all its radio stations to Cincinnati-based Jacor for a reported $620 million, and its television stations to Young Broadcasting. The service division was spun off and became Nationwide Communications Services L.L.C. in 1998.

neg: Metromedia Metromedia (also often MetroMedia) was a American media company that owned radio and television stations in the United States from 1956 to 1986 and controlled Orion Pictures from 1988 to 1997.

neg: Anaheim Sports Anaheim Sports, Inc., formerly Disney Sports Enterprises, Inc. (DSE), was a fully owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company based in Anaheim, California and created in 1992 as the ownership group for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim professional hockey team.

neg: BT Sport ESPN BT Sport ESPN is a sports television channel provided by BT Consumer; a division of BT Group in the United Kingdom and Ireland, under licence from American sports broadcaster ESPN Inc. The channel was operated by ESPN from 24 November 2008 to 31 July 2013, when it was sold to BT and became part of its BT Sport package. The channel focusses on coverage of American sports, in particular Major League Baseball and American College sports, but BT also uses it to show European sport when BT Sport 1, 2 & 3 are otherwise engaged. Programming is available in standard definition and high definition formats.

neg: Riddell Sports Group Riddell Sports Group is an American company specializing in sports equipment for American football. It is headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois; in 2017 the company will relocate to a new facility in adjacent Des Plaines, Illinois.

neg: Fox Sports Arizona Fox Sports Arizona is an American regional sports network that is owned by Fox Cable Networks, a unit of the Fox Entertainment Group division of 21st Century Fox, and operates as an affiliate of Fox Sports Networks. The channel broadcasts professional, collegiate and high school sports events, with a primary focus on Phoenix area teams. It is available on most cable providers throughout Arizona; Fox Sports Arizona is also available nationwide on satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network.

neg: Star Sports Star Sports is a group of Indian sports channels owned by Star India, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox division STAR TV.

neg: Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket are American regional sports networks that are owned by Fox Cable Networks, a unit of the Fox Entertainment Group division of 21st Century Fox, and operate as affiliates of Fox Sports Networks. The channels broadcast regional coverage of professional and collegiate sports events in California, focusing primarily on professional sports teams based in the Greater Los Angeles area. Fox Sports West and Prime Ticket maintain general offices and studios based at the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles.

neg: Tennis (magazine) TENNIS is an American sports magazine owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. There are eight issues per year covering the world of tennis. The "tennis.com" website is an offshoot of the magazine and part of the same media company.

neg: ESPN Films ESPN Films (formerly known as ESPN Original Entertainment) is a production company which produces and distributes sports films and documentaries. It is owned by ESPN Inc., a joint venture between the Disney–ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company (which owns a controlling 80% stake) and the Hearst Corporation (which owns the remaining 20%).

neg: Take-Two Interactive Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. is an American multinational publisher and distributor of video games and video game peripherals. Take-Two wholly owns publishers Rockstar Games and 2K Games. The company's headquarters are in New York City, with international headquarters in Windsor, United Kingdom. Development studio locations include San Diego, Vancouver, Toronto and Novato, California. Notable game series published by Take-Two include "Grand Theft Auto", "Civilization", "NBA 2K", "BioShock" and "Borderlands". As owner of 2K Games, Take-Two publishes its 2K Sports titles, and creates free-to-play mobile titles through Social Point. It also acted as the publisher of Bethesda Softworks's 2006 game, "". As of September 2017, it is the third largest publicly-traded game company (after Activision Blizzard and Electronic Arts) in the Americas and Europe.

neg: Athletic DNA Athletic DNA (ADNA) is an American sports apparel company. Founded in Seattle in 2007, ADNA began by training young tennis athletes, which evolved into sponsoring Select Junior Tennis players, and then expanded to manufacturing clothing for youth and adult tennis players. ADNA has since spread to professional tennis, and currently sponsors players on the ATP Tour & WTA Tour.

neg: Total Sports Entertainment TSE Services (Total Sports Entertainment, Total Sports Services) is a sports entertainment and game software company. TSE offers sports franchise consulting, A/V production and equipment integration, and game operations and sponsorship sales systems management software. TSE's equipment division provides audio/video production systems design and integration. TSE's Management Solutions division provides event management technology including TSE GameTime ScriptPRO, a game management solution for building and executing event scripts and schedules, and SponsorPRO, a sponsorship sales automation system used to organize, execute, and track sponsorship inventory. TSE has sold its services to teams such as the Binghamton Mets as well as the Wilmington Blue Rocks.

neg: ESPN.com ESPN.com is the official website of ESPN. It is owned by ESPN Internet Ventures, a division of ESPN Inc.

neg: ESPN HS ESPN HS was a high school sports magazine published monthly during the school year in 25 markets around the United States. Founded as SchoolSports magazine in 1997, the publication changed its name to RISE in 2006 and was purchased by ESPN in January 2008. In 2011, the magazine's title was changed to "ESPN HS".


query: Which university was founded earlier, Lehigh University or University of Iowa?

pos: Lehigh University Lehigh University is an American private research university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer. Its undergraduate programs have been coeducational since the 1971–72 academic year. As of 2014, the university had 4,904 undergraduate students and 2,165 graduate students. Lehigh is considered one of the twenty-four Hidden Ivies in the Northeastern United States.

pos: University of Iowa The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest university in the state. Iowa is the second largest university in the state of Iowa, behind Iowa State University. University of Iowa is organized into eleven colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees.

neg: James Madison University James Madison University (also known as JMU, Madison, or James Madison) is a public coeducational research university located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1908 as the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, the institution was renamed Madison College in 1938 in honor of President James Madison and then James Madison University in 1977. The university is situated in the Shenandoah Valley, with the campus quadrangle located on South Main Street.

neg: Colonial colleges The colonial colleges are nine institutions of higher education chartered in the Thirteen Colonies before the United States of America became a sovereign nation after the American Revolution. These nine have long been considered together, notably in the survey of their origins in the 1907 "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature". Seven of the nine colonial colleges are part of the Ivy League athletic conference: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Brown, and Dartmouth. (The eighth member of the Ivy League, Cornell University, was founded in 1865.)

neg: ISU Fights "ISU Fights" is the fight song of Iowa State University. The song, which made its debut in 1930, is often played at sporting events, and otherwise it is mostly only sung by the Iowa Statesmen, the official men's choir of Iowa State, which generally sings the song at the end of their concerts, as part of a collection of school songs, starting with "Rise, Sons of Iowa State," "For I, For S, For Ever," the alma mater "Bells of Iowa State," and then finally "ISU Fights." These songs are often collectively referred to as the Iowa State Fight Songs, though "ISU Fights" is the official fight song. "

neg: UNI-Dome UNI-Dome (pronounced "YOU-nih-dome") is a multi-purpose stadium, on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States. It opened in 1976, as the home of the UNI Panthers basketball and football teams. The facility's capacity for football is 16,324. For basketball, its official capacity is 16,324; however, it has seated as many as 22,000 for events such as the 1990 Mid-Continent Conference men’s basketball tournament and the 1997 NCAA Division I National Wrestling Championships. It has been the home of the Iowa State High School football championships, since 1976 and has hosted junior college football bowl games, wrestling, track and field, softball, concerts and conventions.

neg: University of Idaho The University of Idaho (officially abbreviated UI, locally referred to as "the U of I") is the U.S. state of Idaho's oldest public university, located in the city of Moscow in Latah County in the northern portion of the state. It is the state's flagship, land-grant and primary research university. The University of Idaho was the state's sole university for 71 years, until 1963, and its College of Law, established in 1909, was first accredited by the American Bar Association in 1925.

neg: Associated University Presses Associated University Presses (AUP) is a publishing company based in the United States, formed and operated as a consortium of several American university presses. AUP was established in 1966, with the first titles published through AUP appearing in 1968. There were five constituent members in the AUP consortium— Bucknell University Press, University of Delaware Press, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Lehigh University Press, and Susquehanna University Press. Each member university press maintained its own imprint and editorial control over their published titles, while book production and distribution (both national and international) was the responsibility of AUP.

neg: Iowa Memorial Union The Iowa Memorial Union, or IMU, at University of Iowa opened in 1925, the building currently houses a number of student clubs and the Iowa House Hotel.

neg: Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania Polytechnic College of Pennsylvania was a school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania founded in 1853. It was the eighth school of engineering in the United States and the first to offer degree programs in mechanical engineering, mining engineering, and architecture. It was founded by Dr. Alfred L. Kennedy, who took inspiration from polytechnic schools in Europe, specifically the Polytechnische Schule of Carlsruhe and the L'Ecole Centrale des Arts of Paris.

neg: Iowa State Daily The Iowa State Daily is an independent student newspaper serving Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, that is published in print and online. It was founded in 1890, and is largely funded by advertising revenues. The Government of the Student Body helps pay for its free distribution on campus.

neg: Grinnell College Grinnell College is a private liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa, U.S., known for its rigorous academics and tradition of social responsibility. It was founded in 1846, when a group of New England Congregationalists established the Trustees of Iowa College.

neg: La Salle University La Salle University is a private, co-educational, Roman Catholic university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for St. Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, the university was founded in 1863 by the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. The university offers traditional, online, and hybrid courses and programs. The university is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church through the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.

neg: Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville University of Pennsylvania (commonly known as Millersville University, The Ville,or MU) is an American public university located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, United States, offering programs embracing the liberal arts as one of the fourteen schools that comprise the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Founded in 1855 as the first Normal School in Pennsylvania, Millersville is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

neg: List of Iowa Hawkeyes football honorees The Iowa Hawkeyes football team was founded in 1889 to represent the University of Iowa in intercollegiate competition, and it has participated in the sport every season since. Over the course of the team's history, individual Hawkeye players of exceptional ability have received many accolades.

neg: 1883–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's soccer team The 1883–84 Iowa Hawkeyes men's soccer team represented the State University of Iowa during the 1883–84 college soccer season. Per the Intercollegiate Football Research Association and the American Soccer History Archives, the 1883–84 squad was declared the de facto national champion during this season, although it was nearly 20 years prior to the first formal awarding of a collegiate soccer champion. The team played two matches against Cornell College and won both 1–0, giving them a perfect 2–0–0 record, leaving them with the best overall record among college soccer programs that season.

neg: List of Lehigh University buildings Lehigh University has many buildings, old and new, on its three campuses. When the university was founded in 1865, it took over several buildings from the surrounding property. One which remains today is Christmas Hall, now part of Christmas-Saucon Hall.

neg: Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State or OSU, is a large, primarily residential, public university in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, the university was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College (Mech). The college began with a focus on training students in various agricultural and mechanical disciplines but was developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then Governor (later, President) Rutherford B. Hayes, and in 1878 the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "The Ohio State University". It has since grown into the third-largest university campus in the United States. Along with its main campus in Columbus, Ohio State also operates a regional campus system with regional campuses in Lima, Mansfield, Marion, Newark, and Wooster.

neg: List of Drexel University alumni Drexel University is a private university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The 16th largest private university in the nation, Drexel is made up of nine colleges and four schools, most of which serve both undergraduate and graduate students. It offers 96 undergraduate degree programs, 88 master's programs, and 35 doctoral programs. Drexel was founded as a technical school in 1891 for the "improvement of industrial education as a means of opening better and wider avenues of employment to young men and women." Drexel began awarding undergraduate degrees in 1914, starting with the Bachelor of Science in engineering; before that, Drexel granted certificates or diplomas in the field of enrollment. In 1931, Drexel began offering graduate degrees through the School of Home Economics.

neg: Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine The Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine (CCOM, Carver) is the medical school of the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, in the U.S. state of Iowa. The first medical college associated with the University of Iowa was founded in 1850, in the small town of Keokuk, but the current Iowa City program can trace its roots to 1870. The program became notable as the first co-educational medical school in the United States, and was one of 22 original members of the Association of American Medical Colleges in 1876.

neg: Lehigh, Kansas Lehigh is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 175.

neg: Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's lacrosse The Lehigh Mountain Hawks men's lacrosse team represents Lehigh University in NCAA Division I college lacrosse.


query: Brown Hill Creek is part of what river that drains an area of swampy lands formerly known as the Cowandilla Plains?

pos: Brown Hill Creek The Brown Hill Creek, also known as Willawilla in the Kaurna language, part of the Patawalonga River catchment, is a watercourse located in the western suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area, in the Australian state of South Australia.

pos: Patawalonga River The Patawalonga River is a river located in the western suburbs of the Adelaide metropolitan area, in the Australian state of South Australia. It drains an area of flat, swampy lands formerly known as the Cowandilla Plains, which in the mid-20th century were drained by engineering works, enabling the establishment of Adelaide Airport and the development of residential housing.

neg: Cooper Floodplain below Windorah The Cooper Floodplain below Windorah comprises a 1741 km tract of floodplain of the Cooper Creek river system, below the town of Windorah, in the Channel Country of western Queensland, Australia. When inundated it is an important breeding site for large numbers of waterbirds.

neg: Dismal Swamp (New Jersey) The Dismal Swamp is a marshy area in

neg: Mill Creek (western West Virginia) Mill Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River, 29.4 mi long, in western West Virginia in the United States. Via the Ohio, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 234 sqmi on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as Big Mill Creek.

neg: Arnold Creek (West Virginia) Arnold Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 10.9 mi long, in West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 34.7 sqmi in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

neg: Loramie Creek Loramie Creek is a 40.0 mi tributary of the Great Miami River in western Ohio in the United States. Via the Great Miami and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 265 sqmi . According to the Geographic Names Information System, the stream has also been known historically as "Laramie Creek," "Loramie Ditch," "Loramies Creek," and "Lonamie Creek." It is named after Louis Lorimier, a French-Canadian fur trader who had a trading post in the area in the 18th century.

neg: Hatfield Swamp Hatfield Swamp is a fresh water wetland area in the US state of New Jersey, forming what might be considered the "second bank" of the Passaic River between Morris and Essex counties.

neg: Moeangiangi River The Moeangiangi River is a river of the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand's North Island. It flows east from hill couintry to the east of Lake Tutira to reach Hawke Bay 25 km north of Napier

neg: Floodplain A floodplain or flood plain is an area of land adjacent to a stream or river that stretches from the banks of its channel to the base of the enclosing valley walls and experiences flooding during periods of high discharge. The soils usually consist of levees, silts, and sands deposited during floods. Levees are the heaviest materials (usually pebble-size) and they fall in first; silts and sands are finer materials.

neg: Island Creek (West Virginia) Island Creek is a tributary of the Guyandotte River, 18.1 mi long, in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 105 sqmi in a rural area on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau, in the Logan Coalfield. Island Creek's entire course and drainage area are in Logan County.

neg: American Bottom The American Bottom is the flood plain of the Mississippi River in the Metro-East region of Southern Illinois, extending from Alton, Illinois, south to the Kaskaskia River. It is also sometimes called "American Bottoms". The area is about 175 sqmi , mostly protected from flooding in the 21st century by a levee and drainage canal system. Immediately across the river from St. Louis, Missouri are industrial and urban areas, but many swamps and the major Horseshoe Lake are reminders of the Bottoms' riparian nature. This plain served as the center for the pre-Columbian Cahokia Mounds civilization, and later the French settlement of Illinois Country. Deforestation of the river banks in the 19th century to fuel steamboats had dramatic environmental effects in this region. The Mississippi River between St. Louis and the confluence with the Ohio River became wider and more shallow, as unstable banks collapsed into the water. This resulted in more severe flooding and lateral changes of the major channel, causing the destruction of several French colonial towns, such Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and St. Philippe, Illinois.

neg: Black Mingo Creek Black Mingo Creek is a tributary to the Black River in coastal South Carolina. It derives its name from "mingo" or "minko," the Chickasaw word for chief. This area was a special hunting ground and a center of the eastern Chickasaw in colonial times.

neg: Jacob Brown Grant Deeds The Jacob Brown Grant Deeds, also known more simply as the Nolichucky Grants, were transactions for the sale of land by the Cherokee Nation to Jacob Brown. The transaction occurred at Sycamore Shoals on the Watauga River on March 25, 1775. The Jacob Brown grants were for two large tracts along the Nolichucky River some of which had been previously leased from the Cherokee.

neg: Brown Hill Creek, South Australia Brown Hill Creek is a south-eastern suburb of Adelaide in the City of Mitcham in South Australia, named after the eponymous Brown Hill Creek.

neg: Molonglo Plain The Molonglo Plain generally refers to the flood plain of the Molonglo River and specifically the one located in the Australian Capital Territory that was inundated during the mid-1960s in order to create Lake Burley Griffin. This plain was one of fours plains - the Ginninderra Plain, the Limestone Plain, and the Tuggeranong Plain (Isabella's Plain) are the others - upon which the city of Canberra is situated.

neg: McKim Creek (West Virginia) McKim Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 20.4 mi long, in northwestern West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 37.3 sqmi in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

neg: Hastings-Macleay Important Bird Area The Hastings-Macleay Important Bird Area is a 1148 km tract of land stretching for 100 km along the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia, from Stuarts Point in the north to the Camden Haven River in the south. It is bounded on the west by the Pacific Highway. It combines ephemeral floodplain wetlands with coastal swamp forests. It is mostly cattle-grazed but contains large blocks of state forest, protected areas and tea-tree plantations.

neg: Cowan Lake State Park Cowan Lake State Park is a 1775 acre Ohio state park in Clinton County, Ohio, in the United States. It is operated by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Cowan Lake State Park is open for year-round recreation and is known for a variety of birds that attract birdwatching enthuiasts to the park in southwestern Ohio.

neg: Gum Swamp Creek Gum Swamp Creek is a tributary of the Little Ocmulgee River in the U.S. state of Georgia. Via the Little Ocmulgee and Ocmulgee rivers, it is part of the Altamaha River basin draining to the Atlantic Ocean.

neg: Horseshoe Hills The Horseshoe Hills, el. 6673 ft , are a roughly crescent-shaped range of hills north of Manhattan, Montana in Gallatin County, Montana. They lie in the area between the southern Big Belt Mountains and the northern Bridger Range. The hills are bounded on the north by Sixteen Mile Creek (which begins in the Crazy Mountains), the first major tributary of the Missouri River. As they are in the rain shadow of the Boulder, Elkhorn, and Bull Mountains to the west, the Horseshoe Hills are notably dry, receiving 10 - 12 inches of precipitation annually. This is especially true on the southern and southeastern flanks, which are also in the rain shadow of the hills themselves. In the driest areas, Missouri foxtail cacti, plains prickly pear cacti, and yucca abound, as well as prairie rattlesnakes. Much of the hills are private property, but there is also some State, BLM, and National Forest land.

neg: Oak Slush Creek The Oak Slush Creek is a tributary of the Tombigbee River. It is between Columbus, Mississippi and Starkville, Mississippi. The creek got its name from the plants that are growing within its waters.


query: What movie did James Newton Howard work on that starred both Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Connelly?

pos: James Newton Howard James Newton Howard (born June 9, 1951) is an American composer, conductor, music producer and musician. He has scored over 100 films and is the recipient of a Grammy Award, Emmy Award, and eight Academy Award nominations. His film scores include "Pretty Woman" (1990), "The Prince of Tides" (1991), "The Fugitive" (1993), "The Devil's Advocate" (1997), "The Sixth Sense" (1999), "Dinosaur" (2000), "" (2001), "Treasure Planet" (2002), "Signs" (2002), "The Village" (2004), "King Kong" (2005), "Batman Begins" (2005), "I Am Legend" (2007), "Blood Diamond" (2006), "The Dark Knight" (2008), "The Bourne Legacy" (2012), "The Hunger Games" series (2012–2015), "Nightcrawler" (2014) and "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" (2016). He has collaborated with directors M. Night Shyamalan, having scored nine of his films since "The Sixth Sense," and Francis Lawrence, having scored all of his films since "I Am Legend".

pos: Blood Diamond Blood Diamond is a 2006 German-American political war thriller film co-produced and directed by Edward Zwick, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly and Djimon Hounsou. The title refers to blood diamonds, which are diamonds mined in war zones and sold to finance conflicts, and thereby profit warlords and diamond companies across the world.

neg: The Quick and the Dead (1995 film) The Quick and the Dead is a 1995 American western film directed by Sam Raimi, and starring Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. The screenplay was written by Simon Moore but includes contributions from Joss Whedon. The story focuses on "The Lady" (Stone), a gunfighter who rides into the frontier town of Redemption, controlled by John Herod (Hackman). The Lady joins a deadly dueling competition in an attempt to exact revenge for her father's death.

neg: Dying Young Dying Young is a 1991 American romance film, directed by Joel Schumacher. It is based on a novel of the same name by Marti Leimbach, and stars Julia Roberts and Campbell Scott with Vincent D'Onofrio, Colleen Dewhurst, David Selby, and Ellen Burstyn. The original music score was composed by James Newton Howard, with the main song "Theme from Dying Young" performed by American saxophonist Kenny G.

neg: Super (2010 American film) Super is a 2010 American superhero black comedy-drama film written and directed by James Gunn, starring Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon and Nathan Fillion. The film is based on a story by Gunn, telling the story of Frank Darbo, a young short-order cook who becomes a superhero without even having any superhuman ability, calling himself the "Crimson Bolt". He sets out to rescue his wife Sarah from the hands of a drug dealer.

neg: Cars (film) Cars is a 2006 American computer-animated comedy-adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed and co-written by John Lasseter, it is Pixar's final independently-produced motion picture before its purchase by Disney in May 2006. Set in a world populated entirely by anthropomorphic cars and other vehicles, the film stars the voices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman (in his final acting role), Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Paul Dooley, Jenifer Lewis, Guido Quaroni, Michael Keaton, Katherine Helmond and John Ratzenberger. Race car drivers Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Mario Andretti, Michael Schumacher and car enthusiast Jay Leno (as "Jay Limo") voice themselves.

neg: Mr. & Mrs. Incredible Mr. & Mrs. Incredible () is a 2011 Hong Kong-Chinese action comedy film directed by Vincent Kok and starring Louis Koo and Sandra Ng as the titular protagonists.

neg: Hercules (2014 film) Hercules is a 2014 American 3D action fantasy adventure film directed by Brett Ratner, written by Ryan J. Condal and Evan Spiliotopoulos and starring Dwayne Johnson, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell and John Hurt. It is based on the graphic novel "Hercules: The Thracian Wars". Distributed jointly by Paramount Pictures and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, it was released on July 25, 2014. It is one of two Hollywood-studio Hercules films released in 2014, the other one being Lionsgate's "The Legend of Hercules".

neg: Hardball (film) Hardball is a 2001 American comedy-drama film directed by Brian Robbins. It stars Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane and D. B. Sweeney. The screenplay by John Gatins is based on the book "Hardball: A Season in the Projects" by Daniel Coyle. The original music score is composed by Mark Isham.

neg: Catch and Release (film) Catch and Release is a 2007 American romantic comedy film directed by Susannah Grant in her directorial debut, and starring Jennifer Garner, Timothy Olyphant, Kevin Smith, Sam Jaeger and Juliette Lewis. In the film, after a woman's fiancé dies, she seeks comfort in his friends, learning his secrets while falling for his best friend. Filming took place in 2005 in Vancouver and Boulder, Colorado. "Catch and Release" premiered at the Austin Film Festival in October 2006 and was released in the United States on January 26, 2007. The film bombed at the box office, earning $16 million against a $25 million budget.

neg: The Deal (2005 film) The Deal is a 2005 political thriller film directed by Harvey Kahn, starring Christian Slater, Selma Blair, Robert Loggia and Colm Feore. The movie was filmed in 2004 and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The film was released only in limited cinemas of USA and United Arab Emirates.

neg: Jennifer (1978 film) Jennifer is a 1978 American horror film directed by Brice Mack, starring Lisa Pelikan. The story has some similarities to the 1971 film "Willard", about a social outcast with the ability to control rats, as well as the 1976 film "Carrie", about a similarly awkward and vengeful misfit who develops psychic abilities.

neg: Some Girls (film) Some Girls is a 1988 American coming-of-age film directed by Michael Hoffman and starring Patrick Dempsey and Jennifer Connelly.

neg: Office Christmas Party Office Christmas Party is a 2016 American Christmas comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck and written by Justin Malen and Laura Solon, based on a story by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. The film stars an ensemble cast, including Jason Bateman, Olivia Munn, T. J. Miller, Jillian Bell, Vanessa Bayer, Courtney B. Vance, Rob Corddry, Kate McKinnon and Jennifer Aniston, and was released on December 9, 2016 by Paramount Pictures. It grossed $114 million worldwide.

neg: Lara Breay Lara Breay is a feature film producer whose credits include "Tropic Thunder", "Penguins of Madagascar", "Blades of Glory" and "Megamind" which stars Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross and Brad Pitt and was released in November 2010.

neg: The Legend of Hercules The Legend of Hercules is a 2014 American 3D action fantasy film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Daniel Giat and Sean Hood, and starring Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss, Scott Adkins, Roxanne McKee and Liam Garrigan. It was one of two Hollywood-studio Hercules films released in 2014, with Paramount Pictures' and MGM's co-production "Hercules". It was released on January 10, 2014. It was a box-office bomb and gained extremely poor reviews, unlike the latter film which was a modest box-office and opened to far stronger reviews.

neg: Code Name: The Cleaner Code Name: The Cleaner is a 2007 American action comedy film directed by Les Mayfield and starring Lucy Liu, Cedric the Entertainer, Callum Keith Rennie and Nicollette Sheridan. The film was released by New Line Cinema on January 5, 2007. Upon its release, the film was met with negative reviews by critics and was a box office failure.

neg: Blast from the Past (film) Blast from the Past is a 1999 American romantic comedy film based on a story and directed by Hugh Wilson, and starring Brendan Fraser, Alicia Silverstone, Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek and Dave Foley.

neg: What Goes Up What Goes Up is an American comedy-drama film distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment starring Hilary Duff, Steve Coogan, Josh Peck, Olivia Thirlby, and Molly Shannon, directed by Jonathan Glatzer and co-written by Glatzer and Robert Lawson. Coogan also serves as an executive producer. It premiered on May 8, 2009 at the 3rd Annual Buffalo Niagara Film Festival. "What Goes Up" was released in the US through Sony Pictures and Three Kings Productions in select theaters on May 29, 2009 and expanded to more theaters the following week. Cities included Los Angeles, New York, Las Vegas, Buffalo, Boston and Chicago. The movie grossed $5,290 in its opening weekend.

neg: Musical Chairs (film) Musical Chairs is a dance film starring Leah Pipes, E. J. Bonilla, Auti Angel, Laverne Cox, and Priscilla Lopez, and directed by Susan Seidelman. It is a romance involving a couple who participates in wheelchair ballroom dancing. In development for eight years before it was finally made, the film played at several festivals starting in 2011, including the Woodstock Film Festival. It was released on March 23, 2012. It played only a week in New York City, where it was entirely filmed, but as of March 30, 2012, opened in other locations in platform release. It premiered on cable TV (HBO) in December 2013.

neg: Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation is a 2015 American action spy film co-written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie. It is the fifth installment in the . The film stars Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, Ving Rhames, Sean Harris, and Alec Baldwin with Cruise, Renner, Pegg, and Rhames reprising their roles from previous films. "Rogue Nation" is produced by Cruise, J. J. Abrams, and David Ellison of Skydance Productions. In the film, IMF agent Ethan Hunt is on the run from the CIA, following the IMF's disbandment as he tries to prove the existence of the Syndicate, a mysterious international terrorist consortium.

neg: Black Nativity (film) Black Nativity is a 2013 American musical drama film directed by Kasi Lemmons. The script, written by Lemmons, is based on Langston Hughes' play of the same name and released on November 27, 2013. The film stars an African American ensemble cast featuring Forest Whitaker, Angela Bassett, Tyrese Gibson, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Jacob Latimore, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Nas.


query: Eloise is a 2017 American thriller film starring an American actor best known for his role in what Martin Scorsese film?

pos: Eloise (2017 film) Eloise is a 2017 American thriller film directed by Robert Legato and written by Christopher Borrelli. The film stars Eliza Dushku, Robert Patrick, Chace Crawford, Brandon T. Jackson, Nicole Forester, and P. J. Byrne. The film was released on February 3, 2017, by Vertical Entertainment.

pos: P. J. Byrne Paul Jeffrey "P. J." Byrne (born December 15, 1974) is an American film and television actor. Byrne is best known for his roles as Nicky "Rugrat" Koskoff in the Martin Scorsese film "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013) and Bolin on Nickelodeon's animated series "The Legend of Korra" (2012–2014).

neg: List of accolades received by Silence (2016 film) Silence is a 2016 period drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Jay Cocks and Scorsese, based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shūsaku Endō. Set in Nagasaki, Japan, the film was shot entirely in Taiwan around Taipei. The film stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano and Ciarán Hinds. The plot follows two 17th century Jesuit priests who travel from Portugal to Japan to locate their missing mentor and spread Catholic Christianity. The story is set in the time of Kakure Kirishitan ("Hidden Christians"), following the suppression of the Shimabara Rebellion (1637–1638) of Japanese Roman Catholics against the Tokugawa shogunate.

neg: McCaul Lombardi McCaul Lombardi is an American actor. He made his film debut and is best known for his role in "American Honey" (2016) which won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.

neg: Esteban Powell Esteban Louis Powell (born June 15, 1976) is an American actor.

neg: Lucas Hedges Lucas Hedges (born December 12, 1996) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the films "Moonrise Kingdom", "Kill the Messenger" and "Manchester by the Sea", which earned him an Academy Award nomination.

neg: Lee Valmassy Lee Douglas Valmassy (born September 15, 1987) is an American actor and director. He is best known for starring as L Dubba E "The FP" (2011) and as Charlie / The Wall in "Vs" (2011). In all of his American film projects, he has worked in collaboration with Jason Trost.

neg: The Key to Reserva The Key to Reserva is a 2007 short film or long-form advertisement for Freixenet Cava champagne starring, written and directed by Martin Scorsese.

neg: Joseph Perrino Joe Perrino is an American film, television and stage actor, best known for his roles in the feature film "Sleepers" and the television series "The Sopranos".

neg: Jonny Lee Miller Jonathan Lee Miller (born 15 November 1972) is an English-American film, television and theatre actor. He achieved early success for his portrayal of Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson in the dark comedy drama film "Trainspotting" (1996) and as Dade Murphy in "Hackers" (1995), before earning further critical recognition for his performances in "Afterglow" (1997), "Mansfield Park" (1999), "The Flying Scotsman" (2006), "Endgame" (2009) and "T2 Trainspotting" (2016); for "The Flying Scotsman" he received a London Film Critics' Circle nomination for Actor of the Year. He was also part of the principal cast in the films "Melinda and Melinda" (2004), "Dark Shadows" (2012) and "Byzantium" (2013). He has appeared in several theatrical productions on Broadway, most notably "After Miss Julie" and "Frankenstein", the latter of which earned him an Olivier Award for Best Actor.

neg: Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro Film director Martin Scorsese and actor Robert De Niro have frequently collaborated throughout their careers, making a grand total of nine feature films together since 1973, along with one short film. Most of the pair's films were in the crime genre.

neg: Martin Shaw (disambiguation) Martin Shaw is an actor.

neg: Steven Pasquale Steven Pasquale (pronounced ; born November 18, 1976) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as the New York City Firefighter/First Responder Sean Garrity in the series "Rescue Me". He made his debut on the HBO series "Six Feet Under", playing a love interest for David. He also starred in the film "" (2007).

neg: Rex Lee (actor) Rex Lee (born January 7, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in the TV series "Entourage" and "Young & Hungry".

neg: Indignation (film) Indignation is a 2016 American drama film written, produced, and directed by James Schamus, making his feature directorial debut, and based on Philip Roth's 2008 novel of the same name. The film is set mostly in Ohio, in the early 1950s, and stars Logan Lerman, Sarah Gadon, Tracy Letts, Linda Emond, Danny Burstein, Ben Rosenfield, Pico Alexander, Philip Ettinger, and Noah Robbins.

neg: Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues – Taj Mahal Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues – Taj Mahal is an album by American blues artist Taj Mahal.

neg: Martin Rosete Martín Rosete is a Spanish film and commercial director. In 2016, Rosete released his feature film directorial debut, "Money", an American thriller that starred Jamie Bamber and Jesse Williams.

neg: Jack Kilmer Jack Kilmer (born June 6, 1995) is an American actor known for starring in the 2013 film "Palo Alto".

neg: Tom Cruise filmography Tom Cruise is an American actor and producer who made his film debut with a minor role in the 1981 romantic drama "Endless Love". Two years later he made his breakthrough by starring in the romantic comedy "Risky Business" (1983), which garnered Cruise his first nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. In 1986, Cruise played a fighter pilot in the Tony Scott-directed action drama "Top Gun" (the highest-grossing film that year), and also starred opposite Paul Newman in the Martin Scorsese-directed drama "The Color of Money". Two years later he played opposite Dustin Hoffman in the Academy Award for Best Picture-winning drama "Rain Man" (1988), and also appeared in the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Picture-winning romantic drama "Cocktail" (1988). In doing so Cruise became the first and only person as of 2014 to star in a Best Picture Oscar winner and a Worst Picture Razzie winner in the same year. His next role was as anti-war activist Ron Kovic in the drama adaptation of Kovic's memoir of the same name, "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989). For his performance Cruise received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.

neg: Anthony DeSando Anthony DeSando (born December 4, 1965), also known as Anthony Joseph De Santis, is an American actor. He is of Italian descent, his grandparents were immigrants from the southern Italian regions, they emigrated due to better work opportunities to the United States. De Sando is often being displayed as a jocker and dappered villain in mob films such as "New Jack City".

neg: Anthony Edwards Anthony Charles Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an American actor and director. He is best known for his role as Dr. Mark Greene on the first eight seasons of "ER", for which he received a Golden Globe award and six Screen Actors Guild Awards, and was nominated for four consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards. Additionally, he has appeared in various movies and television shows, including "Top Gun", "Zodiac", "Miracle Mile", "Revenge of the Nerds", "Planes", and "Northern Exposure".

neg: Al Martino Al Martino (born Jasper Cini; October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009) was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American pop crooners", and also became well known as an actor, particularly for his role as singer Johnny Fontane in "The Godfather".


query: Are Huayin and Ji'an, Jilin both in China?

pos: Huayin Huayin is a county-level city in Weinan, Shaanxi, China. Prior to 1990, Huayin had been regarded as a county. Huayin literally means "to the north of Mount Hua", because it is situated to the north of that mountain.

pos: Ji'an, Jilin Ji'an (; formerly ) is a county-level city in southwestern part of Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Tonghua. Ji'an has an area of 3408 km2 and a population of approximately 230,000. The city was given its current status in 1988. Ji'an is separated from Manpo, Chagang Province, North Korea by the Yalu River; it has an international border running 203.5 km .

neg: Baiyin District The Baiyin District is an administrative district in Gansu, the People's Republic of China. It is one of 17 districts of Gansu. It is part of the Baiyin prefecture, with the city of the same name being the prefecture seat.

neg: Gucheng, Huanren County Gucheng () is a town of northern Huanren Manchu Autonomous County, eastern Liaoning province in Northeast China. It lies near the border with Jilin province, in a mountainous region of the province. Huanren County is located 25 km to the south, and the city of Tonghua in Jilin is 48 km to the northeast. China National Highway 201 (G201) passes through the area.

neg: Ya'an Ya'an (, Tibetan: Yak-Nga [གཡག་རྔ་]) is a prefecture-level city in the western part of Sichuan province, China, located just below the Tibetan Plateau.

neg: Jinggangshan Airport Jinggangshan Airport (IATA: JGS, ICAO: ZSJA) , also known as Ji'an Airport, is an airport serving the city of Ji'an in Jiangxi province, China.

neg: Lu'an Lu'an (), is a prefecture-level city in western Anhui province, People's Republic of China, bordering Henan to the northwest and Hubei to the southwest. At the 2010 census, it had a total population of 5,612,590, whom 1,644,344 resided in the built-up area made of 2 urban districts. Neighbouring prefecture-level cities are the provincial capital of Hefei to the east, Anqing to the south, Huanggang (Hubei) and Xinyang (Henan) to the west, and Huainan and Fuyang to the north. Although the character "六 " (literally: "six") is normally pronounced "Liù", in this case it changes to "Lù" on account of the historical literary reading.

neg: Da'an, Jilin Da'an () is a city of northwestern Jilin province in Northeast China, on the southern bank of the Songhua River and the border with Heilongjiang province. It is under the administration of Baicheng City, 115 km to the west, and lies 57 km northwest of Songyuan.

neg: Jiang'an Jiang'an may refer to the following locations in China:

neg: Hunjiang District Hunjiang District () is a district of the city of Baishan, Jilin, People's Republic of China. It was known as Bādàojiāng District (八道江区) until 22 February 2010, when the State Council of the People's Republic of China approved the name change.

neg: Hedong Subdistrict, Ji'an Hedong Subdistrict (河东街道) is a subdistrict of Qingyuan District, Ji'an, Jiangxi, China.

neg: China Jianyin Investment China Jianyin Investment Co., Ltd. (JIC) is an integrated investment group focused on equity investments. Founded in 2004, the group is headquartered in Beijing and owns more than 160 wholly owned or holding enterprises and institutions in 29 Chinese provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and Hong Kong SAR. It has also established affiliated agencies in Europe.

neg: Xi'an District, Mudanjiang The district of Xi'an (西安区; pinyin : Xī'ān Qū) is an administrative subdivision of the province of Heilongjiang, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Mudanjiang.

neg: Xiejiaji District Xiejiaji District is a district of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Huainan city.

neg: Huazhou Town Huazhou (华州镇) is a town in Huazhou District, Weinan, Shaanxi, China.

neg: Yongxin County Yongxin County () is a county of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Ji'an.

neg: Jiangyin Jiangyin (, Jiangyin dialect: ] ) is a county-level city on the southern bank of the Yangtze River, and is administered by Wuxi, Jiangsu province. Jiangyin is one of the most important transport hubs on the Yangtze River, it is also one of the most developed counties in China.

neg: Jiguan District Jiguan District () is a district and the seat of the city of Jixi, Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China.

neg: Yi'an, Shijiazhuang Yi'an, Luquan, Hebei () is a township-level division of Luquan, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.

neg: Yitong, Jilin Yitong () is a town and the county seat of Yitong Manchu Autonomous County in western Jilin province, China.

neg: Qian'an, Hebei Qian'an () is a city in the northeastern part of Hebei province in North China. It is under the administration of Tangshan City.

neg: Shilin Yi Autonomous County Shilin Yi Autonomous County (Chinese: 石林彝族自治县; pinyin: Shílín yízú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, Yunnan, China.


query: Which movie did erotic thriller film Careful What You Wish For star Isabel Lucas act in alongside Karl Urban in 2014?

pos: Careful What You Wish For (film) Careful What You Wish For is a 2015 American erotic thriller film directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum, and starring Nick Jonas, Isabel Lucas, Graham Rogers, and Dermot Mulroney. The film was released on June 10, 2016, by Starz Digital. Its plot is heavily inspired by the 1981 movie "Body Heat".

pos: Isabel Lucas Isabel Lucas (born 29 January 1985) is an Australian actress, and model. She is best known for her roles in "Home and Away" (2003–2006), "" (2009), "Daybreakers" (2009), "The Pacific" (2010), "Immortals" (2011), and "Red Dawn" (2012). In 2014, she appeared alongside Karl Urban in "The Loft" (2014), and in the following year, she appeared alongside Nick Jonas in the thriller film "Careful What You Wish For" (2015).

neg: The Erotic Traveler The Erotic Traveler is a 2007 late-night Cinemax television series directed by Gary Dean Orona and starring actresses Divini Rae and Kaylani Lei.

neg: My Ordinary Love Story My Ordinary Love Story (; lit. "The Memory of My Romance") is a 2014 South Korean romantic comedy/mystery thriller starring Kang Ye-won and Song Sae-byeok. It was the closing film of the 18th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival.

neg: Under My Nails Under My Nails is a Puerto Rican erotic crime thriller film directed by Ari Maniel Cruz, and written, produced and starting Kisha Tikina Burgos. The film's title refers to its primary protagonist's occupation as a nail salon tech. It is set in New York City, New York, United States.

neg: Sins of Desire Sins of Desire is a 1993 erotic thriller directed by Jim Wynorski starring Tanya Roberts. The film was one of the first of a large number of low budged erotic thrillers inspired by the success of "Basic Instinct" (1992) made primarily for the video market. Wynorski went on to direct a number of others in the genre, such as "Body Chemistry III" and "Body Chemistry IV".

neg: Mercy (2000 film) Mercy is a 2000 erotic thriller film directed by Damian Harris and starring Ellen Barkin. The movie was based on a novel written by David L. Lindsey.

neg: Amai Muchi Amai Muchi (甘い鞭 ) is a 2013 Japanese erotic drama film directed by Takashi Ishii, based on a novel of the same name by Kei Ōishi and starring Mitsu Dan, Yuki Mamiya and Tsuyoshi Nakano. It was released on 21 September 2013.

neg: Liquid Dreams (film) Liquid Dreams is 1991 American erotic thriller starring Candice Daly. "Liquid Dreams" has some cult film buzz, mainly due to the movie's slight comparisons to the 1983 film "Videodrome". The film was screened at the International Critics' Week of the 1991 Cannes Film Festival.

neg: Killers (2014 film) Killers (Japanese: キラーズ , ""Kirazu"") is a 2014 Japanese-Indonesian psychological thriller film directed by Indonesian director duo The Mo Brothers. This film marks the first collaboration in the thriller genre between Japan and Indonesia. The story was written by Takuji Ushiyama with Timo Tjahjanto of The Mo Brothers.

neg: Every Secret Thing (film) Every Secret Thing is a 2014 American crime film directed by Amy J. Berg and written by Nicole Holofcener, based on a 2004 novel of the same name written by Laura Lippman. The film stars Diane Lane, Elizabeth Banks, Dakota Fanning, Danielle Macdonald, and Nate Parker, and is notable for being Academy Award-winning actress Frances McDormand's debut as producer. The film was released theatrically on May 15, 2015 and on home video on August 4, 2015.

neg: Sex of Angels Sex of Angels (Spanish: "El Sexo de los Ángeles" ) is a Spanish film by Xavier Villaverde starring Álvaro Cervantes, Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, and Llorenç González. It was released in 2012.

neg: And Soon the Darkness (2010 film) And Soon the Darkness is a 2010 American mystery thriller film directed by Marcos Efron, starring Karl Urban, Amber Heard, and Odette Annable. It is a remake of the 1970 British film of the same name. The screenplay was written by Jennifer Derwingson and Marcos Efron.

neg: Shark Night Shark Night (advertised as Shark Night 3D) is a 2011 American horror film directed by David R. Ellis and written by Will Hayes and Jesse Studenberg. It stars Sara Paxton, Katharine McPhee, Alyssa Diaz, Dustin Milligan, and Joel David Moore. The film, which was negatively received by critics and grossed $40 million worldwide, was released in Real D 3D and Digital 3D. This is Ellis' final film before his death.

neg: Siphayo Siphayo (English: Dismay ) is a 2016 Philippine erotic thriller independent film directed by Joel Lamangan, and starring Luis Alandy, Joem Bascon, and Nathalie Hart.

neg: That Demon Within That Demon Within (Mo Ging, traditional Chinese character: 魔警) is a 2014 Hong Kong action psychological thriller film directed by Dante Lam and starring Daniel Wu and Nick Cheung. It premiered at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2014 and also included on the 16 edition of Far East Film Festival in Udine . The film was released on 18 April 2014.

neg: The Ages of Lulu The Ages of Lulu (Spanish: Las edades de Lulú ) is a 1990 Spanish erotic drama film written and directed by Bigas Luna and starring Francesca Neri, Óscar Ladoire, María Barranco and Javier Bardem. It is based on the homonymous novel by Almudena Grandes. The film is about the title character's life and sexual awakening in Madrid, which leads to her involvement in increasingly dangerous sexual experimentation.

neg: The Anomaly The Anomaly is a 2014 British science fiction action thriller film directed and co-produced by and starring Noel Clarke and also featuring Ian Somerhalder and Luke Hemsworth.

neg: Nathalie Kelley Nathalie Kelley (born March 3, 1985) is a Peruvian-Australian actress known for her debut role as Neela in the 2006 action film "". Kelley later had supporting roles on television, include Dani Alvarez in ABC police procedural "Body of Proof" (2011–2012), and Grace in the first season of the Lifetime drama series "Unreal" (2015). Kelley recently featured in the final season of the CW television series "The Vampire Diaries" in the role of Sybil. She will also star in The CW television series "Dynasty" as Cristal Flores.

neg: Embedded (film) Embedded is a 2016 erotic political thriller film written and directed by Stephen Sewell and produced by Steve Jaggi, which sees a war correspondent meet an alluring, enigmatic woman at a cocktail party, before a dangerous power play engulfs the two. The film stars Nick Barkla, Laura Gordon, Ryan Harrison, Marcus Johnson and Peter Phelps. The film premiered at the Sydney Film Festival to generally positive reviews, with Variety calling it a "diamond like work", while The Iris called Embedded "a compelling watch."

neg: Caged (2011 film) Caged is a 2011 Dutch neo-noir erotic thriller film released in 2011 and tells the story of a married woman who secretly indulges herself in a hedonistic lifestyle. The movie is generally considered a "drama-horror" film for its adult themes and strong erotic images.

neg: Queen of Earth Queen of Earth is a 2015 American psychological thriller film directed and written by Alex Ross Perry. The film stars Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston and Patrick Fugit.


query: What movie had Legos based off of it and was written by Steve Kloves?

pos: Lego Harry Potter Lego "Harry Potter" is a Lego theme based on the films of the "Harry Potter" series. Lego models of important scenes, vehicles and characters were made for the first six films and all the books released. The first sets appeared in 2001, to coincide with the release of the first film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States). Subsequent sets were released alongside the new films, until Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The line then went dormant for three years. It is unknown if the theme will again be revived to coincide with future installations in the Harry Potter franchise, such as the film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

pos: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (released in some countries as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) is a 2001 British-American fantasy film directed by Chris Columbus and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It is based on the novel of the same name by J. K. Rowling. The film is the first instalment in the long-running "Harry Potter" film series, and was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman. Its story follows Harry Potter's first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as he discovers that he is a famous wizard and begins his education. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, with Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger.

neg: Lego minifigure Lego minifigure, commonly referred to as a "minifig", or simply just "fig", is a small plastic articulated figurine, many of which are yellow, available as part of the construction toy Lego, produced by Danish toy manufacturer the Lego Group. They were first produced in 1978, and have become hugely successful, with over 3.7 billion produced, and the figure appearing in a variety of media, including movies, books and video games. The figures are usually found within Lego sets, although they are also sold separately as keychains and magnets. While some are named as specific characters, either licensed from film franchises or of Lego's own creation, many are unnamed and are designed simply to fit within a certain theme (such as police officers, astronauts and pirates). Minifigures are collected by both children and adults. They are highly customizable, and parts from different figures can be mixed and matched, resulting in a large number of combinations.

neg: Toyetic Toyetic is a term referring to the suitability of a media property, such as a cartoon or movie, for merchandising tie-in lines of licensed toys, games and novelties. The term is attributed to Bernard Loomis, a toy development executive for Kenner Toys, in discussing the opportunities for marketing the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", telling its producer Steven Spielberg that the movie wasn't "toyetic" enough, leading Loomis towards acquiring the lucrative license for the upcoming "Star Wars" properties.

neg: The Angry Birds Movie The Angry Birds Movie (or simply Angry Birds) is a 2016 3D computer-animated comedy film based on the video game series of the same name, but it can also be interpreted to be a direct prequel to, or origin story behind the original game. Produced by Rovio Animation, it was animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks. It was directed by Clay Kaytis and Fergal Reilly in their directorial debuts, and written by Jon Vitti. The film stars Jason Sudeikis, Josh Gad, Danny McBride, Maya Rudolph, Kate McKinnon, Sean Penn, Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Bill Hader and Peter Dinklage. It is an international co-production between the United States and Finland.

neg: Lego City Lego City is a theme under which Lego building sets are released. As the name suggests, Lego City sets are based on city life, with the models depicting city and emergency services (such as police and fire), airport, train, construction, and civilian services.

neg: Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story is a 1987 American short biographical film directed by Todd Haynes, co-written and co-produced by Haynes and Cynthia Schneider, and follows scenes from the final seventeen years of Karen Carpenter's life. The film was withdrawn from circulation in 1990 after Haynes lost a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Karen's brother and musical collaborator, Richard Carpenter. The film's title is derived from The Carpenters' 1971 hit song, "Superstar".

neg: Tale of the Toa Tale of the Toa is a novel by Cathy Hapka. It is the first part of the "Bionicle Chronicles" series based on the set of Lego toys sharing that name.

neg: The Short-Timers The Short-Timers is a 1979 semi-autobiographical novel by U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gustav Hasford, about his experience in the Vietnam War. It was later adapted into the film "Full Metal Jacket" (1987) by Hasford, Michael Herr, and Stanley Kubrick. Hasford's novel "The Phantom Blooper" (1990) is a sequel to "The Short-Timers". The book was supposed to be the first of a trilogy, but Hasford died soon after completing its sequel and before writing the third installment.

neg: Super 8 (film) Super 8 is a 2011 American science-fiction thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by J. J. Abrams and produced by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, and Kyle Chandler and tells the story of a group of young teenagers who are filming their own Super 8 movie when a train derails, releasing a dangerous presence into their town. The film was shot in Weirton, West Virginia and surrounding areas.

neg: Steve Ressel Steve Ressel (born October 12, 1967) is an American animator, comic book artist, illustrator, producer, publisher, novelist, script writer, and director. Steve directed animated series such as "Invader Zim", "The Wild Thornberrys", "Duckman", "Stressed Eric", "God, The Devil and Bob", "Rugrats", and others. Ressel directed and produced the entire run of "Invader Zim".

neg: Hero Factory Hero Factory (stylized as HERO FACTORY) was a line of construction toys created by the Lego Group marketed primarily at 6-to-16-year-olds. Premiering in the summer of 2010, the theme was created in response to the decision to close down production of the formerly-popular Lego construction theme Bionicle and acted as a successor. In its legacy, Hero Factory utilized the building system implemented into Bionicle before going on to create its own. Hero Factory was discontinued after 2014 in favor of reviving Bionicle.

neg: Lego Super Heroes Lego Super Heroes is a theme and product range of the Lego construction toy, introduced in 2011. The line features both DC Comics and Marvel Comics characters. The DC Comics part of the line was launched first, being released in late 2011. The Marvel Comics part of the line was launched on April 10, 2012, to be featured alongside the 2012 film "The Avengers".

neg: Lego Spider-Man Lego Spider-Man is a product range of the Lego construction toy, based on the first two Spider-Man movies. The theme was first introduced in 2002 as a sub-brand of the Lego Studios theme, to tie in with the release of the first "Spider-Man" film. Three new sets were released in 2003, this time without the Lego Studios branding. In 2004, 7 new sets were introduced, to tie-in with the "Spider-Man 2" movie. After this, the line was discontinued, and the rights to the third film in the series "Spider-Man 3" were sold instead to rival company MEGA Brands, resulting in a "Spider-Man 3" range of the Mega Bloks toy. However, in 2012 LEGO released a set based on the "Ultimate Spider-Man" animated series in their Marvel Superheroes line.

neg: Lego Batman: The Videogame Lego Batman: The Videogame is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, released in 2008 for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, OS X and Wii video gaming platforms. It is the first "Lego Batman" video game. The game is based on the comic book character Batman and the Lego Batman toy line, who also handled marketing and financial aspects of the game.

neg: List of Lego films and TV series This is a list of films and TV series made by The Lego Group and/or based on Lego proper.

neg: A Long Ride from Hell A Long Ride from Hell, in the original Italian known as Vivo per la tua morte (literally "I Live For Your Death!"), is a 1968 film directed by Camillo Bazzoni. It was based on the novel "Judas Gun" by Gordon D. Shirreffs. The film was bodybuilder Steve Reeves' final film prior to his retirement. Reeves, who turned down the lead of "A Fistful of Dollars" financed and co-wrote the film himself upon seeing the successful box office returns of the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns at the time. The film did poorly and Reeves retired from filmmaking that year.

neg: Lego Bionicle (video game) Lego Bionicle (also subtitled Tales of the Tohunga or Quest for the Toa) is a Lego-themed action-adventure game based on the Bionicle franchise. It was developed by Saffire Corporation, published by Lego Software and distributed in North America by Electronic Arts. It was released for the Game Boy Advance in October 2001.

neg: List of Bionicle media Aside from the toys in the Lego "Bionicle" franchise, Lego has also marketed an ongoing book series, several video games (mostly for the Game Boy Advance), and four computer-animated movies which feature important plot points. A "Bionicle" comic book is also published by DC Comics and available free to members of the Lego Club. There are also various other ancillary products available, such as watches, toothbrushes, and backpacks, as well as an online adventure game.

neg: Lilo & Stitch (franchise) Lilo & Stitch is an American Disney media franchise that commenced in 2002 with the release of the animated film of the same name written and directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders. The combined critical and commercial success of the original film, which was a rarity for the company's feature animation studio during the early 2000s, led to three direct-to-video and television seq films, a short film, three television series, several video games, some theme park attractions, and various merchandise.

neg: Wonderful Days (film) Wonderful Days (also known as Sky Blue) is a South Korean animated science fiction film, released in 2003, written and directed by Kim Moon-saeng. It features backdrops rendered using photo-realistic computer-generated imagery, comparable to those in the film "", along with the use of highly detailed models for some of the backdrops into which the cel animated characters were then animated. However, convincing CGI animation of humans (especially human movement) was not attempted. The backgrounds in the film were shot with traditional motion control techniques, then processed to look like CG. The vehicles were all rendered, and the characters were cel animated.

neg: List of Middle-earth Lego sets Lego "The Lord of the Rings and Lego "The Hobbit are two Lego themes based on the "Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" films by Peter Jackson. These are in turn based on the fictional world Middle-earth from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien.