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Stephen Chbosky
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He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent, and was co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series Jericho, which began airing in 2006. Chbosky was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and raised in the Pittsburgh suburb of Upper St. Clair and he is the son of Lea, a tax preparer, and Fred G. Chbosky, a steel company executive and consultant to CFOs. Chbosky has a sister, Stacy, who is married to director John Erick Dowdle, as a teenager, Chbosky enjoyed a good blend of the classics, horror, and fantasy. He was heavily influenced by J. D. Salingers novel The Catcher in the Rye, Chbosky graduated from Upper St. Clair High School in 1988, around which time he met Stewart Stern, screenwriter of the 1955 James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause. Stern became Chboskys good friend and mentor, and proved an influence on Chboskys career. In 1992, Chbosky graduated from the University of Southern Californias screenwriting program, in the late 1990s, Chbosky wrote several unproduced screenplays, including ones titled Audrey Hepburns Neck and Schoolhouse Rock. In 1994, Chbosky was working on a different type of book than The Perks of Being a Wallflower when he wrote the line. Chbosky recalled that he wrote that line, and realized that somewhere in that was the kid I was really trying to find. The book is semi-autobiographical, Chbosky has said that he relate to Charlie But my life in school was in many ways different. As of May 2013, the number of copies in print reached over two million, Wallflower also stirred up controversy due to Chboskys portrayal of teen sexuality and drug use. The book has been removed from circulation in schools and appeared on the American Library Associations 2004,2006,2007,2008. As of July 2013, The Perks of Being a Wallflower has spent over a year on the New York Times Bestseller list, in 2000, Chbosky edited Pieces, an anthology of short stories. The same year, he worked with director Jon Sherman on an adaptation of Michael Chabons novel The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, though the project fell apart by August 2000. Chbosky wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film adaptation of the Broadway rock musical Rent, in late 2005, Chbosky said that he was writing a film adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. In the mid-2000s, Chbosky decided, on the advice of his agent, finding he enjoyed the people in television, Chbosky agreed to serve as co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS serial television drama Jericho, which premiered in September 2006. The series revolves around the inhabitants of the small town of Jericho. Chbosky has said the relationship between Jake Green, the character, and his mother, reflected me and my mother in a lot of ways. The first season of Jericho received lackluster ratings, and CBS canceled the show in May 2007
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Chbosky on the Jericho panel at Comic Con San Diego, 2006
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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
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Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont pronunciation was a French author who wrote the best-known version of Beauty and the Beast. She had a relationship with the British spy Thomas Pichon and she was born in 1711 in Rouen, the daughter of Marie-Barbe Plantart and Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, and died in 1780. She lost her mother when she was only eleven, after that she and her younger sister were mentored by two wealthy women who entered them into the convent school at Ernemont in Rouen. They were educated and then taught there from 1725 to 1735, subsequently, she obtained a prestigious position as a singing teacher to the children at the Court of the Duke of Lorraine, Stanisław Leszczyński, at Lunéville. Her first marriage was in 1737 to the dancer Antoine Malter, details of a second marriage to Grimard de Beaumont are unclear. However, it is known that she bore a daughter, named Elisabeth, in 1748, she left France to become a governess in London. She wrote several tales, among them an abridged version of Beauty. After a successful publishing career in England, she left that country in 1763 with her daughter Elisabeth and she lived first in Savoy, near the city of Annecy, then moved to Avallon near Dijon in 1774. Her first work, the moralistic novel The Triumph of Truth, was published in 1748 and she was one of the first to include folk tales as moralist and educational tools in her writings. Because of her relationship in London with the French spy Thomas Pichon, she is a character in a novel entitled Crossings, A Thomas Pichon Novel, however, in that fictional appearance the dates for her relationship with Pichon are not accurate. Civan, roi de Bungo, Histoire japonnoise ou tableau de léducation dun prince
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Emma Watson
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Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson is a British actress, model, and activist. Born in Paris and brought up in Oxfordshire, Watson attended the Dragon School and she rose to prominence after landing her first professional acting role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, having acted only in school plays previously. Watson appeared in all eight Harry Potter films from 2001 to 2011, earning fame, critical accolades. Watson continued to work outside of the Harry Potter films, lending her voice to The Tale of Despereaux, in 2017, she portrayed Belle in a live-action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. Her modelling work has included campaigns for Burberry and Lancôme, as a fashion consultant, she helped create a line of clothing for People Tree. She was honoured by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2014 and that same year, she was appointed as a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador and helped launch the UN Women campaign HeForShe, which calls for men to advocate gender equality. Watson was born in Paris, France, the daughter of English lawyers Jacqueline Luesby, Watson lived in Paris until the age of five. Her parents separated when she was young, following their divorce, Watson has stated that she speaks some French, though not as well as she used to. After moving to Oxford with her mother and brother, she attended the Dragon School in Oxford, remaining there until 2003. From the age of six, she wanted to become an actress, and trained at the Oxford branch of Stagecoach Theatre Arts, a theatre school where she studied singing, dancing. Following the Dragon School, Watson moved on to Headington School, while on film sets, she and her peers were tutored for up to five hours a day. In June 2006, she took GCSE school examinations in ten subjects, achieving eight A*, in 1999, casting began for Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, the film adaptation of British author J. K. Rowlings best-selling novel. Casting agents found Watson through her Oxford theatre teacher, and producers were impressed by her confidence, rowling supported Watson from her first screen test. The release of Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone in 2001 was Watsons debut screen performance, the film broke records for opening-day sales and opening-weekend takings and was the highest-grossing film of 2001. Critics praised the performances of the three leads, often singling out Watson for particular acclaim, The Daily Telegraph called her performance admirable, Watson was nominated for five awards for her performance in Philosophers Stone, winning the Young Artist Award for Leading Young Actress. A year later, Watson again starred as Hermione in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, reviewers praised the lead actors performances. The Los Angeles Times said Watson and her peers had matured between films, while The Times criticised director Chris Columbus for under-employing Watsons hugely popular character, Watson received an Otto Award from the German magazine Bravo for her performance. In 2004, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban was released, Watson was appreciative of the more assertive role Hermione played, calling her character charismatic and a fantastic role to play
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Watson at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
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Handprints, footprints and wand prints of (from left to right) Watson, Radcliffe, Grint, 2007
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Watson at the premiere of Goblet of Fire in November 2005
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Watson at the premiere of Half-Blood Prince in July 2009
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Dan Stevens
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Daniel Jonathan Dan Stevens is an English actor. He currently stars as David Haller in FX series Legion, Stevens was born in Croydon, London. He was adopted at birth, by parents who were teachers, and grew up in Wales and southeast England. He has a brother who was also adopted. After a rebellious youth, Stevens boarded on a scholarship at Tonbridge School, there he became interested in drama after auditioning for the title role in Macbeth with his teacher, novelist Jonathan Smith. From the age of 15, he spent his summers training and performing with the National Youth Theatre in London, Stevens studied English Literature at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge, he was a member of the Footlights with Stefan Golaszewski, Tim Key and Mark Watson and he was first spotted by director Peter Hall at a Marlowe Society production of Macbeth, in which he played the title character alongside Halls daughter. In 2004, Stevens began his acting career when Peter Hall cast him as Orlando in his touring production of Shakespeares As You Like It. The tour took the production to the Rose Theatre in Kingston upon Thames, the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City, the Curran Theatre in San Francisco, and the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. His debut performance earned him glowing reviews from prominent critics in Britain, in 2006, Stevens starred as Nick Guest in the BBC adaptation of Alan Hollinghursts Booker Prize-winning novel The Line of Beauty. Later that year he played Simon Bliss in Hay Fever by Noël Coward at Londons Haymarket Theatre, alongside Peter Bowles and Dame Judi Dench, the director was Peter Hall. He also performed as Lord Holmwood in an adaptation of Dracula for the BBC and that same year, he was named one of Screen Internationals 2006 Stars Of Tomorrow. In 2008, Stevens appeared in the BBC adaptation of Jane Austens novel, Sense & Sensibility, playing Edward Ferrars, in January 2009 he appeared on New Years Day in Agatha Christies Marple, Nemesis on ITV1 in Britain. In June 2009 he returned to the West End, playing Septimus Hodge in a revival of Tom Stoppards Arcadia at the Duke of Yorks Theatre. In 2010, Stevens got his biggest break when he was cast as Matthew Crawley in the ITV series Downton Abbey, created and written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Julian Fellowes. The series went on to be a sensation, and has been nominated for several Emmy, BAFTA, Golden Globe. The central love story of Matthew Crawley and his distant cousin, Lady Mary Crawley, Stevens left the series after finishing the third season and the Christmas Special in 2012. His exit caused an uproar with fans, who notably took to Twitter and other social media sites to express their anger at the characters death
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Stevens in March 2009
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Luke Evans (actor)
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Luke Evans is a Welsh actor. Following his debut, Evans was cast in action and thriller films as Immortals, The Raven. In 2013, Evans starred as the main antagonist Owen Shaw in the blockbuster Fast & Furious 6, Evans also portrayed the vampire Dracula in the characters film origin story, Dracula Untold. In 2017, Evans starred as Gaston in Walt Disneys live-action adaptation of Beauty, luke Evans was born in Pontypool, and brought up in Aberbargoed, a small town in the Rhymney Valley, Wales, the only child of Yvonne and David Evans. He was brought up as a Jehovahs Witness, though he left the religion when he was 16, at the age of seventeen, he moved to Cardiff, where he studied under the supervision of Louise Ryan, an established singing coach. In 1997, he won a scholarship to The London Studio Centre in Kings Cross, in 2008, he landed his most significant theatre role playing Vincent in the play Small Change written and directed by Peter Gill at the Donmar Warehouse. For his performance he gained recognition from film casting directors and US agencies and was nominated for the Evening Standard Award for best newcomer, later that same year he did his second show at the Donmar Warehouse, Piaf, in which he played Yves Montand. Evans got his first film audition aged thirty, in 2009, he landed his first film, playing the Greek god Apollo in the 2010 remake Clash of the Titans. Evans went on to portray DI Craig Stokes in Blitz, the adaptation of Ken Bruens novel of the same name, in which he starred with Jason Statham. In early 2010, he shot the independent movie, Flutter, Evans played the Musketeer Aramis in Paul W. S. Andersons version of The Three Musketeers. He was cast in a role in Tarsem Singhs Greek epic, Immortals, in which he played the King of the Gods. And at the end of 2010, he took a role opposite John Cusack in James McTeigues film The Raven, replacing Jeremy Renner. In the film, released in 2012 and set in mid-19th century Baltimore, Evans played Detective Emmett Fields, shooting took place in Budapest and Serbia in November 2010. In 2013, Evans played the antagonist Owen Shaw in Furious 6, Evans was cast as Eric Draven in the reboot of The Crow In June 2014, he joined the cast of the film High-Rise with Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons. In October, he signed on to star in Free Fire, directed by Ben Wheatley and co-starring Cillian Murphy, Olivia Wilde, in January 2015, Evans officially exited his work on The Crow project to pursue other projects. In March 2015, he signed on for the role of Gaston in Disneys live-action remake, Beauty and the Beast. That same year, he was named one of GQs 50 best dressed British men, in 2016, Evans appeared in the 2016 Thriller film The Girl on the Train. In 2004, he said his career had not suffered by being out
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Evans at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International
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Evans at the 2011 WonderCon
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Evans in January 2014
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Kevin Kline
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Kevin Delaney Kline is an American film and stage actor and singer. He has won an Academy Award and two Tony Awards and is a 2003 American Theatre Hall of Fame inductee, Kline began his career on stage in 1972 with The Acting Company. He made his debut the following year, opposite Meryl Streep in Sophies Choice. For his role in the 1988 comedy hit A Fish Called Wanda, in 2003, he starred as Falstaff in the Broadway production of Henry IV, for which he won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award, two BAFTA Awards and five Golden Globe Awards. His other films include The Big Chill, Silverado, Cry Freedom, Dave, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Ice Storm, In & Out, The Road to El Dorado, De-Lovely, My Old Lady, and Beauty and the Beast. Since 2011, Kline has had a role on the animated comedy series Bobs Burgers. Kline was born in St. Louis, Missouri, to Margaret Agnes Kirk, Kline has described his mother as the dramatic theatrical character in our family. Klines father was Jewish, from a family that had emigrated from Germany, klines mother was a Roman Catholic of Irish descent, the daughter of an immigrant from County Louth. Kline was raised in his mothers Catholic faith and he has three siblings, Alex, Christopher, and Kate. He graduated from the Saint Louis Priory School in 1965, in 1997, the school named its new auditorium the Kevin Kline Theater, and Kline did a benefit performance of selections from Shakespeare at the dedication. He attended Indiana University, Bloomington, where he was a classmate of actor Jonathan Banks and he began studying composing and conducting music, but switched to a theater and speech major for his last two years, graduating in 1970. Kline remembers, When I switched to the Theater Department, all I did was theater. I could barely make it to class because this was my passion, while an undergraduate, he was a co-founder of the Vest Pocket Players, an off-campus theatrical troupe. In 1970, Kline was awarded a scholarship to the newly formed Drama Division at the Juilliard School in New York. In 1972, he joined with fellow Juilliard graduates, including Patti LuPone and David Ogden Stiers, at Juilliard, he studied singing with Beverley Peck Johnson. In 1976, Kline left The Acting Company and settled in New York City, in 1978, he played the role of Bruce Granit, a matinée idol caricature, in Harold Princes On the Twentieth Century, for which he won his first Tony Award. In 1983, he played the role in a version of the musical, also with Ronstadt, Smith and Angela Lansbury. He also appeared in a Lincoln Center production that combined the two parts of Henry IV on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in 2003 as Falstaff, Kline was nominated for the 2004 Tony Award, Actor in a Play
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Kevin Kline in 2010
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Kline at the film premiere of No Strings Attached in January 2011
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Kline and wife Phoebe Cates at the Academy Awards Governor's Ball party, 1989
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Stanley Tucci
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Stanley Tucci is an American character actor, writer, producer and film director. Tucci was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Lovely Bones and he won two Emmy Awards for his performances in Winchell and Monk. He was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for Children, for The One and his parents, both of Italian descent, had roots in Calabria. He is the oldest of three children, his sister is actress Christine Tucci, screenwriter Joseph Tropiano is a cousin. During the early 1970s, the family spent a year living in Florence and he attended John Jay High School, and SUNY Purchase, where he majored in acting and graduated in 1982. Among his classmates at SUNY Purchase was fellow acting student, Ving Rhames and it was Tucci who gave Rhames the nickname by which he is now known, Ving. His film debut was in Prizzis Honor and he performed at the Yale Repertory Theatre in 1991 in a Molière play. Tucci is known for his work in such as The Pelican Brief, Beethoven, Kiss of Death, Road to Perdition and Big Night. Big Night, which he starred in, co-wrote with his cousin Joseph Tropiano, the film also featured his sister Christine and their mother, who wrote a cookbook for the film. It won him and Tropiano the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and he has been nominated three times for Golden Globes, and won twice – for his title role in Winchell, and for his supporting role as Adolf Eichmann in Conspiracy, both for HBO films. He also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Winchell and he was nominated for Broadways Tony Award as Best Actor in a Play for his role as Johnny in the 2002 revival of Terrence McNallys Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. In 2004, Caedmon Audio released an audiobook of Tucci reading Kurt Vonneguts 1973 novel Breakfast of Champions, in July 2006, Tucci made an appearance on the USA Network TV series Monk, in a performance that earned him a 2007 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor – Comedy Series. Tuccis TV series, the medical drama 3 lbs. debuted on CBS on November 14,2006 and he provides the voiceover in the AT&T Wireless Raising the Bar marketing campaign. In 2007, he had a role in medical drama ER. To prepare for the role, he consulted with retired FBI profiler John Douglas, the following year, Tucci directed a revival of the Ken Ludwig play Lend Me a Tenor on Broadway, starring Tony Shalhoub. Tucci played Dr. Abraham Erskine in 2011s Captain America, The First Avenger, in 2014, he portrayed the comedic Joshua Joyce in Transformers, Age of Extinction, a role he is set to reprise in its sequel The Last Knight. Tucci was co-owner of the Finch Tavern restaurant in Croton Falls and his cookbook, The Tucci Cookbook, was released in Autumn 2012. On September 24,2013, Variety and Entertainment Weekly reported that Tucci will guest voice-star in the adult animated series American Dad
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Tucci at the 18th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival 2010.
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Tucci at the James Beard Awards in May 2009
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Tucci with Transformers: Age of Extinction castmates Melanie Specht and Greg Matthew Anderson in August 2014
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Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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Gugulethu Sophia Mbatha, known as Gugu Mbatha-Raw, is a British stage and film actress. Working in British television and stage productions, she gained prominence in a role on Doctor Who, playing Tish Jones. She garnered attention in American productions, beginning with a role in the Tom Hanks comedy Larry Crowne. She earned critical acclaim for her performances in the British period drama Belle, in 2015, Mbatha-Raw premiered the title role in Jessica Swales play Nell Gwynn, an actress and mistress of King Charles II of England. She was nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance and her performance as Kelly in the critically acclaimed San Junipero, an episode in season three of the cult classic anthology series Black Mirror was highly praised. Mbatha-Raw was born in Oxford, England, in 1983 and grew up in the town of Witney in Oxfordshire, Mbatha-Raw attended the Henry Box School and participated in the National Youth Theatre, having been interested in acting, dance, and musical theatre from a young age. In 2001, she moved to London to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Mbatha-Raw played minor roles on television series such as Bad Girls, Doctor Who and Marple. One of her earliest breakthroughs in drama was in Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester in 2005, Mbatha-Raw was nominated for best actress in the Manchester Evening News Theatre Awards for her portrayal of Juliet. She also appeared as Octavia in Antony and Cleopatra at the theatre in 2005. In 2009, Mbatha-Raw was cast as Ophelia in Hamlet on Londons West End and Broadway, in September 2010, she was cast on J. J. Abrams television series Undercovers, after he spotted her in Hamlet. The series was cancelled two months later, in June 2011, Mbatha-Raw was cast as the female lead on the Fox television series Touch opposite Kiefer Sutherland. She had a role in the romantic comedy Larry Crowne, written and directed by Tom Hanks. She was also named one of 42 Brits to Watch by the British Academy of Film, the film debuted at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival where it was acquired by Fox Searchlight Pictures. She was also nominated for a Satellite Award for Best Actress, in 2014, Mbatha-Raw also starred as a popular singer in the romantic drama Beyond the Lights. The film debuted at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, for her work in Beyond the Lights, Mbatha-Raw was nominated for Best Actress at the 2014 Gotham Awards. In 2014, Mbatha-Raw was recognized by Elle Magazine during the Women in Hollywood Awards and these awards span all aspects of the motion picture industry, including acting, directing and producing. In recognition of her body of work, Mbatha-Raw was nominated in 2015 for a BAFTA Rising Star Award and that year, she had a supporting role in the epic space opera Jupiter Ascending. She was nominated for an Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress for her performance, also in 2015, she appeared in the biopic Concussion, starring Will Smith
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Mbatha-Raw at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival
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Ian McKellen
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Sir Ian Murray McKellen, CH, CBE is an English actor. He has also received two Oscar nominations, four BAFTA nominations and five Emmy Award nominations, McKellens career spans genres ranging from Shakespearean and modern theatre to popular fantasy and science fiction. The BBC states his performances have guaranteed him a place in the canon of English stage, a recipient of every major theatrical award in the UK, McKellen is regarded as a British cultural icon. He started his career in 1961 at the Belgrade Theatre as a member of their highly regarded repertory company. In the 1970s McKellen became a stalwart of the Royal Shakespeare Company and he has been openly gay since 1988, and continues to be a champion for LGBT social movements worldwide. He was made a Freeman of the City of London in October 2014, McKellen was born on 25 May 1939 in Burnley, Lancashire, the son of Margery Lois and Denis Murray McKellen, a civil engineer. He was their child, with a sister, Jean. Shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939 and they lived there until Ian was twelve years old, before relocating to Bolton in 1951, after his father had been promoted. The experience of living through the war as a child had a lasting impact on him. Did I realise that war wasnt normal, when an interviewer remarked that he seemed quite calm in the aftermath of 11 September attacks, McKellen said, Well, darling, you forget—I slept under a steel plate until I was four years old. Even though he lived in Bolton for less than seven years, as opposed to the eleven years in Wigan beforehand. McKellens father was a engineer and lay preacher, and was of Protestant Irish and Scottish descent. Both of McKellens grandfathers were preachers, and his great-great-grandfather, James McKellen, was a strict, evangelical Protestant minister in Ballymena and his home environment was strongly Christian, but non-orthodox. My upbringing was of low nonconformist Christians who felt that you led the Christian life in part by behaving in a Christian manner to everybody you met, when he was 12, his mother died of breast cancer, his father died when he was 24. His great-great-grandfather Robert J. McKellen attended Bolton School, of which he is still a supporter, McKellens acting career started at Bolton Little Theatre, of which he is now the patron. An early fascination with the theatre was encouraged by his parents, in 1958, McKellen, at the age of 18, won a scholarship to St Catharines College, Cambridge, where he read English literature. While at Cambridge, McKellen was a member of the Marlowe Society, at that young age he was already giving performances that have since become legendary such as his Justice Shallow in Henry IV alongside Trevor Nunn and Derek Jacobi, Cymbeline and Doctor Faustus. During this period McKellen had already directed by Peter Hall, John Barton
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McKellen at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International
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McKellen with actors Billy Crudup and Patrick Stewart on 24 September 2013 for a press junket at Sardi's restaurant for Waiting for Godot and No Man's Land.
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McKellen at the premiere of The Return of the King in Wellington, New Zealand, 1 December 2003.
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McKellen at Manchester Pride 2010
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures is an American film distributor owned by The Walt Disney Company. The division took on its current name in late 2007, which before that had been Buena Vista Pictures Distribution since 1987, before 1953, Walt Disneys productions were distributed by Columbia Pictures, United Artists and RKO Radio Pictures. The name Buena Vista came from the street in Burbank, California, Buena Vistas first release was the Academy Award–winning live-action feature The Living Desert on November 10,1953 along with Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom, Buena Vistas first animated release. Notable subsequent releases include the film, Yang Kwei Fei, released in US theaters in September 1956, The Missouri Traveler in March 1958. In April 1960, the company dropped Film from its name, in 1961, Disney incorporated Buena Vista International, distributing its first PG rated film, Take Down, in January 1979. The low-budget movie was not produced by the Disney studios and was acquired from an independent studio, in July 1987, Buena Vista changed its name to Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. Late in the 1980s, Disney purchased a stake in one of Pacific Theatres chain leading to Disneys Buena Vista Theaters and Pacific to renovate the El Capitan Theatre. The Crest was finished first while El Capitan opened with the premiere of The Rocketeer film on June 19,1991, the corporation purchased a 12. 8% share in Cinergi with its initial public offering in 1994. Soon, BVPD signed a 25 picture distribution deal with Cinergi, the Gaumont Film Company and Walt Disney formed Gaumont Buena Vista International, their joint venture French distribution company, in 1993. In August 1996, Disney and Tokuma Shoten Publishing agreed that Disney would distribute internationally Studio Ghibli animated films, in September 1996, following Disneys acquisition of Capital Cities/ABC, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, Inc. was merged into ABC, Inc. the parent company of that group. In July 1998, Buena Vista Pictures Distribution purchased the Hollywood Masonic Temple building to continue using it as a promotional venue, by 1997, BVPDs share in Cinergi dropped to 5%.4 million and other loans. In 2002, Disney signed a four animated film deal with Vanguard Animation, however, since 2004, BVI and Gaumont dissolved their French distribution joint venture, Gaumont Buena Vista International. Buena Vista International agreed to a deal with MegaStar Joint Venture Company Limited in April 2006 for the Vietnam market. In April 2007, Disney discontinued using the Buena Vista brand in its distribution branding, the distribution deal ended in 2016, after DreamWorks and Disney decided to not renew their agreement in December 2015, with Universal replacing Disney as DreamWorks distributor. By the end of the deal, Disney had distributed 14 of DreamWorks original 30-picture agreement, Disney took complete ownership of the DreamWorks II film library in exchange for loans made to that company. In addition, Disney is the first of three studios that have released at least two billion-dollar films in the same year. Furthermore, Disney is the studio that has achieved this four times, in 2010,2013,2015, and 2016—that latter year of which included four $1 billion releases. Four of the top five highest-grossing animated films have been released by Disney, in addition, four of the top-five opening weekends were Disney releases
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Spencer House, London
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Spencer House is a mansion in St Jamess, London, and is the property of the Earl Spencer. Its address is 27, St. Jamess Place, the house was commissioned by John, 1st Earl Spencer in 1756, the Earl requiring a large townhouse to cement his position and status. The architect he chose was John Vardy who had studied under William Kent, Vardy is responsible for the facades of the mansion that we see today. As the home of successive Earls and Countesses Spencer the state rooms of the house became a theatre for the pageant that was London high society, the Spencer family lived at the mansion continuously until 1895, when the house was let. The Spencers returned for a brief while in the first quarter of the 20th century, then again the house was let, during the Blitz of World War II it was stripped of its few remaining authentic treasures, specially made furniture, and fireplaces. Spencer House remains in the ownership of The Earl Spencer, the current titleholder being Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, however, since World War II, the house has been continuously let out. In 1948 it was leased to Christies auctioneers, in 1956 to the British Oxygen Company, together with Lancaster House, Bridgwater House, Dudley House and Apsley House, Spencer House is one of the last of the many private palaces which once adorned central London. Media mogul Rupert Murdoch and model Jerry Hall married here on 4 March 2016
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Spencer House circa 1800.
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Musical film
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The musical film is a film genre in which songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the characters, though in some cases they serve merely as breaks in the storyline. The musical film was a development of the stage musical after the emergence of sound film technology. Typically, the biggest difference between film and stage musicals is the use of background scenery and locations that would be impractical in a theater. Musical films characteristically contain elements reminiscent of theater, performers often treat their song, in a sense, the viewer becomes the diegetic audience, as the performer looks directly into the camera and performs to it. The 1930s through the early 1950s are considered to be the age of the musical film. Musical short films were made by Lee de Forest in 1923–24, beginning in 1926, thousands of Vitaphone shorts were made, many featuring bands, vocalists and dancers. The Jazz Singer, released in 1927 by Warner Brothers, was the first to include a track including non-diegetic music and diegetic music. This feature-length film was also a musical, featuring Al Jolson singing Dirty Hands, Dirty Face, Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Blue Skies and My Mammy. Historian Scott Eyman wrote, As the film ended and applause grew with the houselights and she saw terror in all their faces, she said, as if they knew that the game they had been playing for years was finally over. Still, only isolated sequences featured live sound, most of the film had only a musical score. In 1928, Warner Brothers followed this up with another Jolson part-talkie, The Singing Fool, theaters scrambled to install the new sound equipment and to hire Broadway composers to write musicals for the screen. The first all-talking feature, Lights of New York, included a sequence in a night club. The enthusiasm of audiences was so great that in less than an all the major studios were making sound pictures exclusively. The Broadway Melody had a plot about two sisters competing for a charming song-and-dance man. Advertised by MGM as the first All-Talking, All-Singing, All-Dancing feature film, it was a hit, there was a rush by the studios to hire talent from the stage to star in lavishly filmed versions of Broadway hits. The Love Parade starred Maurice Chevalier and newcomer Jeanette MacDonald, written by Broadway veteran Guy Bolton, Warner Brothers produced the first screen operetta, The Desert Song in 1929. They spared no expense and photographed a large percentage of the film in Technicolor and this was followed by the first all-color, all-talking musical feature which was entitled On with the Show
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Film poster for Top Hat (1935)
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Bollywood dances usually follow or are choreographed to filmi songs.
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Romantic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction, describing a fantasy story using many of the elements and conventions of the romance genre. One of the key features of romantic fantasy involves the focus on relationships, social, political, Romantic fantasy has been published by both fantasy lines and romance lines. Some publishers distinguish between romantic fantasy where the elements is most important and fantasy romance where the romance are most important. Others say that the borderline between fantasy romance and romantic fantasy has essentially ceased to exist, or if its there, its moving back. Attitudes toward magic in Romantic Fantasy are usually different from that expressed in most high fantasy or sword. A teenager, typically either from a strict or abusive family runs away and discovers that they possess either magical or psychic powers. This destiny often involves saving a city, kingdom, or other large group from harm by a villain or a dangerous monster. Such characters are rarely warriors, and normally uncover the plot through a combination of intrigue, luck, and use of their powers. In the course of adventure, the character typically falls in love and, by the end of the novel or at least by the end of the series. The complexities of this form a significant focus in these novels. In a time of troubles, a group of adolescents or adults are drawn together through circumstance, generally, these young people are outcasts, orphans, or people on the fringes of society. Most or all of these people also possess some form of special powers, the groups special powers sometimes form a complementary set, such as a group comprising four people each of whom has the ability to command one of the four classical elements. These characters eventually find friendship, community, and sometimes love with the others in their newly formed group and this group frequently ends up either overthrowing the current social order or overcoming some threat that no one else is aware of or able to face. Characters may start as solitary wanderers in romantic fantasy, but they never remain that way for long, One of the key features of romantic fantasy involves the focus on social, and to a lesser extent, political relationships. The characters all find close friends, lovers, and other companions with whom they live or travel. In addition, many character have significant ties with the larger world, many of these characters have noble titles, or a sworn duty to their kingdom. The rootless travelers of sword and sorcery novels are found in romantic fantasy. Romantic Fantasy protagonists do often begin their journey by escaping an abusive or oppressive environment, instead, most characters are looking for a new community or social group where they truly belong
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Shepperton Studios is a film studio located in Shepperton, Surrey, England with a history dating back to 1931. It is now part of the Pinewood Studios Group, during its early existence the studio was branded as Sound City. Before Shepperton Studios was built, there was Littleton Park, which was built in the 17th century by local nobleman Thomas Wood, the old mansion still stands on the site. Scottish businessman Norman Loudon purchased Littleton Park in 1931 for use by his new company, Sound Film Producing & Recording Studios. The studios, which produced short and feature films, quickly became successful and expanded rapidly. The Ministry of Aircraft Production also took part of the studios for the production of Vickers Wellington bomber components early in the war. After re-opening in 1945, the studios changed hands, when Sir Alexander Korda purchased British Lion Films, he also acquired a controlling interest in Sound City and Shepperton Studios. In January 1955, a new company, British Lion Films Ltd, was formed and Roy and their comedies, such as Im All Right Jack, were produced there, as were dramas from other film-makers such as J. Lee Thompsons The Guns of Navarone. The studios other projects from the decade include Stanley Kubricks Dr Strangelove. Which won the Sound Departments Academy Award, despite the financial ups and downs of British Lion and the changing of hands, the studios remained active until the early 1970s. In 1969, the studios produced 27 films, by 1971 this number had fallen to seven, Production throughout the 1970s was erratic, reaching a low of two films by 1979. A compromise was proposed, and in 1973 the area of the studios was reduced from 60 acres to 20 acres. The studios 1970s credits include Kubricks A Clockwork Orange and Jimmy Perry and David Crofts Dads Army, Richard Attenboroughs Young Winston, in 1978, rock band The Who filmed live concert scenes at Shepperton especially for their documentary The Kids Are Alright. In 1995, the studios were purchased by a consortium headed by Ridley and Tony Scott, which led to an extensive renovation of the studios as well as the expansion and improvement of its grounds. Shepperton Studios has 15 stages, ranging in size from 3,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet, five of which are equipped with interior tanks for water and underwater filming. The childrens TV series Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends was shot on the T Stage from 1984 to 2008, the nearby Little House and surrounding grounds have been used as a filming location for films such as The Omen and The Young Victoria. The studios also have two large backlots, which have recently used to create two castle compounds for the film 47 Ronin. Many films have used Shepperton Studios, including, Thomas & Friends TUGS Red Dwarf Rebecca Dancing on Ice The Crystal Maze Russell Howards Good News You Bet, official history Shepperton Studios Biography Shepperton Studios The Pinewood Studios Group
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Surrey
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Surrey is a county in the south east of England. It shares borders with Kent to the east, East Sussex to the south-east, West Sussex to the south, Hampshire to the west and south-west, Surrey County Council sits extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames, administered as part of Greater London since 1965. With a resident population of 1.1 million, Surrey is the most densely populated and third most populated county in the South East region, after Kent, the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth, and parts of Lewisham and Bromley were in Surrey until 1889. The boroughs of Croydon, Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Sutton and Richmond upon Thames south of the River Thames were part of Surrey until 1965, when they too were absorbed into Greater London. In the same year, the county was extended north of the Thames by the addition of Spelthorne, due to this expansion, modern Surrey also borders on the London boroughs of Hounslow and Hillingdon. It has the highest GDP per capita of any English county, Surrey is divided in two by the chalk ridge of the North Downs, running east-west. To the north of the Downs the land is mostly flat, the geology of this area is dominated by London Clay in the east, Bagshot Sands in the west and alluvial deposits along the rivers. Much of Surrey is in the Metropolitan Green Belt and it contains a good deal of mature woodland. Among its many notable beauty spots are Box Hill, Leith Hill, Frensham Ponds, Newlands Corner and Puttenham & Crooksbury Commons. Surrey is the most wooded county in England, with 22. 4% coverage compared to an average of 11. 8%. Box Hill has the oldest untouched area of woodland in the UK. Surrey also contains Englands principal concentration of lowland heath, on soils in the west of the county. Agriculture not being intensive, there are many commons and access lands, together with a network of footpaths and bridleways including the North Downs Way. Accordingly, Surrey provides much in the way of leisure activities. The highest elevation in Surrey is Leith Hill near Dorking and it is either 293,294 or 295 metres above sea level and is the second highest point in southeastern England after Walbury Hill 297 metres in West Berkshire. Surrey has a population of approximately 1.1 million people and its largest town is Guildford, with a population of 66,773, Woking comes a close second with 62,796. They are followed by Ewell with 39,994 people and Camberley with 30,155, towns of between 25,000 and 30,000 inhabitants are Ashford, Epsom, Farnham, Staines and Redhill. Guildford is the county town, although the county administration was moved to Newington in 1791
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IMAX 3D
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IMAX is a motion picture film format and a set of cinema projection standards developed in Canada by Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert Kerr, and William C. IMAX has the capacity to record and display images of far greater size, since 2002, some feature films have been converted into IMAX format for displaying in IMAX theatres and some have also been partially shot in IMAX. IMAX is the most widely used system for special-venue film presentations, as of June 2016, there were 1,102 IMAX theatres in 69 countries. The desire to increase the impact of film has a long history. In 1929, Fox introduced Fox Grandeur, the first 70 mm film format, in the 1950s, the potential of 35 mm film to provide wider projected images was explored in the processes of CinemaScope and VistaVision, following multi-projector systems such as Cinerama. While impressive, Cinerama was difficult to install, during Expo 67 in Montreal, the National Film Board of Canadas In the Labyrinth and Fergusons Man and the Polar Regions both used multi-projector, multi-screen systems. Each encountered technical difficulties led them to found a company called Multiscreen. As it became clear that a single, large-screen image had more impact than multiple smaller ones and was a viable product direction. An IMAX 3D theatre also is in operation near the former Expo 67 site at the Montreal Science Centre in the Port of Old Montreal, tiger Child, the first IMAX film, was demonstrated at Expo 70 in Osaka, Japan. The first permanent IMAX installation was built at the Cinesphere theatre at Ontario Place in Toronto and it debuted in May 1971, showing the film North of Superior. The installation is still in place, however, Ontario Place is on hiatus for redevelopment, during Expo 74 in Spokane, Washington, an IMAX screen that measured 27 m ×20 m was featured in the US Pavilion. It became the first IMAX Theatre to not be partnered with any brand of movie theaters. About five million visitors viewed the screen, which covered the total visual field when looking directly forward. This created a sensation of motion in most viewers, and motion sickness in some, much to the dismay of the majority of Spokane and the disapproval of the IMAX Corporation itself, it will be demolished because of its inability to project films digitally. An IMAX 3D & Digital theater was built in Spokane. However, its screen-size is less than half that of the original, due to protests, the IMAX Corporation has been able to remodel the area with the city, and turn the U. S. Pavilion itself into the first permanent outdoor IMAX screen, the first permanent IMAX Dome installation, the Eugene Heikoff and Marilyn Jacobs Heikoff Dome Theatre at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, opened in San Diegos Balboa Park in 1973, the first permanent IMAX 3D theatre was built in Vancouver, British Columbia for Transitions at Expo 86, and was in use until September 30,2009
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An IMAX cinema camera, displayed at the National Media Museum, Bradford, U.K.
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The 15 kW Xenon short-arc lamp used in IMAX projectors.
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Dolby Cinema
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Dolby Cinema is a premium cinema concept created by Dolby Laboratories that combines Dolby proprietary technologies such as Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, signature entrance and intrinsic design features. The technology is expected to compete with other such as IMAX. The first installations featuring Dolby Cinema were JT Bioscopen Cinema in Eindhoven, Netherlands on 18 December 2014, followed by Cinesa La Maquinista in Barcelona, Spain. Dolby Laboratories has partner contracts with Cinesa, Vue Cinemas, AMC Theatres, Cineplexx Cinemas, Wanda Cinemas, Dolby Vision is an in-house projection system developed by Dolby Laboratories in conjunction with Christie Digital. The system consists of dual Christie 4K 6P modular laser projectors featuring a design to allow for unique light path. The result is improved brightness, color and contrast compared to traditional xenon projectors, the first theatres temporarily used off the shelf dual Christie 4K laser projectors until the Dolby Vision-capable ones were shipped out in spring 2015. Dolby 3D uses spectrum separation, where the two projectors function in stacked operation and each projector emits slightly different wavelength of red, green and blue primary. There is no polarization present on the projector and the 3D spectacles have notch filters that block the primaries used by the projector that projects the image intended for the other eye, Dolby Atmos is an object and channel based hybrid sound format developed by Dolby Laboratories. The system is capable of reproducing ten bed channels and 128 objects, through 64 individual speakers in order to pan sound around and this allows recreation of effects such as thunder and flyover using the ceiling channels as well as pin point effects such as bumps or bullets using objects. Most Dolby Cinemas feature a video wall entrance displaying content related to the feature film playing in the auditorium. The content displayed on the wall is specifically generated by the film studio and is intended to immerse viewers in the movie experience before the movie has started. The video is generated using multiple short throw high definition projectors in the entrance ceiling, similarly, the audio is generated using speakers placed in the ceiling of the entrance. Moore – Moore Warren – Not advertised as Dolby Cinema
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Kingdom of France
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The Kingdom of France was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Western Europe. It was one of the most powerful states in Europe and a great power since the Late Middle Ages and it was also an early colonial power, with possessions around the world. France originated as West Francia, the half of the Carolingian Empire. A branch of the Carolingian dynasty continued to rule until 987, the territory remained known as Francia and its ruler as rex Francorum well into the High Middle Ages. The first king calling himself Roi de France was Philip II, France continued to be ruled by the Capetians and their cadet lines—the Valois and Bourbon—until the monarchy was overthrown in 1792 during the French Revolution. France in the Middle Ages was a de-centralised, feudal monarchy, in Brittany and Catalonia the authority of the French king was barely felt. Lorraine and Provence were states of the Holy Roman Empire and not yet a part of France, during the Late Middle Ages, the Kings of England laid claim to the French throne, resulting in a series of conflicts known as the Hundred Years War. Subsequently, France sought to extend its influence into Italy, but was defeated by Spain in the ensuing Italian Wars, religiously France became divided between the Catholic majority and a Protestant minority, the Huguenots, which led to a series of civil wars, the Wars of Religion. France laid claim to large stretches of North America, known collectively as New France, Wars with Great Britain led to the loss of much of this territory by 1763. French intervention in the American Revolutionary War helped secure the independence of the new United States of America, the Kingdom of France adopted a written constitution in 1791, but the Kingdom was abolished a year later and replaced with the First French Republic. The monarchy was restored by the great powers in 1814. During the later years of the elderly Charlemagnes rule, the Vikings made advances along the northern and western perimeters of the Kingdom of the Franks, after Charlemagnes death in 814 his heirs were incapable of maintaining political unity and the empire began to crumble. The Treaty of Verdun of 843 divided the Carolingian Empire into three parts, with Charles the Bald ruling over West Francia, the nucleus of what would develop into the kingdom of France. Viking advances were allowed to increase, and their dreaded longboats were sailing up the Loire and Seine rivers and other waterways, wreaking havoc. During the reign of Charles the Simple, Normans under Rollo from Norway, were settled in an area on either side of the River Seine, downstream from Paris, that was to become Normandy. With its offshoots, the houses of Valois and Bourbon, it was to rule France for more than 800 years. Henry II inherited the Duchy of Normandy and the County of Anjou, and married Frances newly divorced ex-queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, after the French victory at the Battle of Bouvines in 1214, the English monarchs maintained power only in southwestern Duchy of Guyenne. The death of Charles IV of France in 1328 without male heirs ended the main Capetian line, under Salic law the crown could not pass through a woman, so the throne passed to Philip VI, son of Charles of Valois
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The Kingdom of France in 1789. Ancien Régime provinces in 1789.
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Henry IV, by Frans Pourbus the younger, 1610.
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Paris
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Paris is the capital and most populous city of France. It has an area of 105 square kilometres and a population of 2,229,621 in 2013 within its administrative limits, the agglomeration has grown well beyond the citys administrative limits. By the 17th century, Paris was one of Europes major centres of finance, commerce, fashion, science, and the arts, and it retains that position still today. The aire urbaine de Paris, a measure of area, spans most of the Île-de-France region and has a population of 12,405,426. It is therefore the second largest metropolitan area in the European Union after London, the Metropole of Grand Paris was created in 2016, combining the commune and its nearest suburbs into a single area for economic and environmental co-operation. Grand Paris covers 814 square kilometres and has a population of 7 million persons, the Paris Region had a GDP of €624 billion in 2012, accounting for 30.0 percent of the GDP of France and ranking it as one of the wealthiest regions in Europe. The city is also a rail, highway, and air-transport hub served by two international airports, Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly. Opened in 1900, the subway system, the Paris Métro. It is the second busiest metro system in Europe after Moscow Metro, notably, Paris Gare du Nord is the busiest railway station in the world outside of Japan, with 262 millions passengers in 2015. In 2015, Paris received 22.2 million visitors, making it one of the top tourist destinations. The association football club Paris Saint-Germain and the rugby union club Stade Français are based in Paris, the 80, 000-seat Stade de France, built for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, is located just north of Paris in the neighbouring commune of Saint-Denis. Paris hosts the annual French Open Grand Slam tennis tournament on the red clay of Roland Garros, Paris hosted the 1900 and 1924 Summer Olympics and is bidding to host the 2024 Summer Olympics. The name Paris is derived from its inhabitants, the Celtic Parisii tribe. Thus, though written the same, the name is not related to the Paris of Greek mythology. In the 1860s, the boulevards and streets of Paris were illuminated by 56,000 gas lamps, since the late 19th century, Paris has also been known as Panam in French slang. Inhabitants are known in English as Parisians and in French as Parisiens and they are also pejoratively called Parigots. The Parisii, a sub-tribe of the Celtic Senones, inhabited the Paris area from around the middle of the 3rd century BC. One of the areas major north-south trade routes crossed the Seine on the île de la Cité, this place of land and water trade routes gradually became a town
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In the 1860s Paris streets and monuments were illuminated by 56,000 gas lamps, making it literally "The City of Light."
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Plague doctor costume
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The plague doctors costume was the clothing worn by a plague doctor to protect him or her from airborne diseases. The mask had glass openings for the eyes and a beak shaped like that of a bird. Straps held the beak in front of the doctors nose, the mask had two small nose holes and was a type of respirator which contained aromatic items. The beak could hold dried flowers, herbs, spices, camphor, or a vinegar sponge. The purpose of the mask was to keep away bad smells, doctors believed the herbs would counter the evil smells of the plague and prevent them from becoming infected. The beak doctor costume worn by plague doctors had a leather hat to indicate their profession. They used wooden canes to point out areas needing attention and to patients without touching them. The canes were also used to keep away, to remove clothing from plague victims without having to touch them. This consisted of a mask with spectacles, and a long leather or waxed-canvas gown which was from the neck to the ankle. The over-clothing garment, as well as leggings, gloves, boots, the garment was impregnated with similar fragrant items as the beak mask. The costume may have roots as some authors have described fourteenth-century plague doctors as wearing bird-like masks. This popular 17th-century poem describes the plague doctors costume, the costume forms the frontispiece of Mangets 1721 work. The plague doctors of Nijmegen also wore beaked masks and their robes, leggings, hats, and gloves were made of morocco leather. This costume was worn by plague doctors during the Plague of 1656. The costume terrified people because it was a sign of imminent death, Plague doctors wore these protective costumes in accordance with their agreements when they attended their plague patients. The costume is also associated with a commedia dellarte character called Il Medico della Peste, the Venetian mask was normally white, consisting of a hollow beak and round eye-holes covered with clear glass, and is one of the distinctive masks worn during the Carnival of Venice. Media related to Plague doctors at Wikimedia Commons
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A beaked Venetian carnival mask with the inscription Medico della Peste (‘Plague doctor’) beneath the right eye
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Paul Fürst, engraving, c. 1721, of a plague doctor of Marseilles (introduced as 'Dr Beaky of Rome '). His nose-case is filled with herbal material to keep off the plague.
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Maurice is the village inventor and Belles father. However, most of the villagers believe he is insane, during the beginning of the movie, he is working on a machine that automatically chops up firewood. Once it is working, he leaves for the County Fair to display his invention. However, he is unable to make it to the due to getting lost in the woods. After going down a path results in the loss of his horse and cart. When he enters the castle to stay for the night, he ends up being locked up by the Beast, Belle learns of what happened and goes to the castle, attempting to release her father. She then tries to convince the Beast to release him from the castle and she succeeds in convincing the Beast to release him, under the condition that she is to take her fathers place, to Maurices protests. He later tries to seek the help in trying to rescue Belle, but he learns that they dont believe him. Determined to not give up on Belle, he decides to return to the castle alone, however, it doesnt take long before he succumbs to an unknown illness. Luckily, Belle discovers that her father is in trouble via the Beasts Magic Mirror and is released by the Beast so she can save him, shortly after arriving back home, Le Fou has alarmed the villagers of their return. Belle reveals that Maurices rants are true and that the Beast does exist, both she and Maurice are locked up by Gaston in the cellar, to stop them from interfering with Gastons goal to kill the Beast. Chip has managed to stow away in Belles satchel and uses the automated firewood cutter to destroy the door to the cellar, Maurice and Belle leave for the castle to stop Gaston from killing the Beast. He is last seen in the ballroom standing by Mrs. Potts as he happily watches Belle, in the 2017 live-action remake, Maurice is still an inventor, but makes music boxes to help Belle see the world from the comfort of home in the village of Villeneuve. He fled Paris and settled in the provinces with Belle when she was still a baby to protect the both of them from a plague that took the life of Belles mother and Maurices wife. True to the story, Maurice is imprisoned by the Beast for taking a rose from his garden instead of being caught trespassing in the castle. Maurice returns to Villeneuve to find help, but only Gaston, however, Gaston only wanted to help in order to get Maurices blessing for his marriage to Belle. Knowing that Belle has no interest in marrying Gaston, Maurice refuses her hand, the Enchantress, disguised as a villager named Agathe, rescues him and takes him back to Villeneuve. Upon his return, Maurice attempts to have Gaston arrested for attempted murder, Belle arrives back in time to vindicate Maurice, but both are locked in the asylum wagon while the whole village goes to kill the Beast
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Several of Beauty and the Beast's main characters. From left to right: Lumière, Cogsworth, Chip, Mrs. Potts and Babette. Belle and the Beast are seen in the background.
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Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. Originally voiced by American actress and singer Paige OHara, Belle is the daughter of an eccentric inventor. Belle yearns to abandon her predictable village life in return for adventure, Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg commissioned Beauty and the Beast as an animated musical with a strong heroine and hired first-time screenwriter Linda Woolverton to write it. Basing her on the heroine of Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumonts fairy tale Beauty, however, the story artists and animators often disagreed with Woolvertons liberated vision for the character. Several additional Hollywood actresses inspired Belles appearance, including Natalie Wood, Elizabeth Taylor, Belle has garnered widespread acclaim from film critics who appreciated the characters bravery, intelligence and independence. Reception towards her feminism, however, has more mixed. The fifth Disney Princess, Belle is often ranked among the franchises best, also one of Disneys most iconic characters, Belle was the only animated heroine nominated for the American Film Institutes greatest heroes in film ranking. The character also appears in the films several sequels and spin-offs, American actress Susan Egan originated the role of Belle in the Broadway musical adaptation of the film, for which she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Emma Watson plays a version of the character in a 2017 live action adaptation of the original 1991 film. However, the project was abandoned due to the fairy tales static plot. The filmmaker was also concerned about the intensity required to depict Belle imprisoned. Inspired by the success of The Little Mermaid, Disney chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg green-lit another attempt at adapting Beauty. Opting instead for a feminist twist on the story, Katzenberg hired television writer Linda Woolverton, before Beauty and the Beast, Disneys tradition of depicting female characters as victims had already long been established. The fact that Belle was hardly depicted as a feminist in earlier versions of the film became a point of contention among the filmmakers. Despite the fact that Disney wanted Beauty and the Beast to resemble an old-fashioned film, Woolverton strongly believed that contemporary audiences would not identify with Belle unless she was updated appropriately, and thus evolved the character into a woman of the 90s. Similarly, story artist Brenda Chapman drew influence from Hepburns on-screen bickering with actor Spencer Tracy during the scene in which Belle tends to the Beasts wounds. Animator Mark Henn observed that, unlike Ariel, Belle does not fall in love at first sight, Woolverton also eliminated the subplot of Belle asking her father for a rose. Despite constant regressive re-writes, Woolvertons overall vision for Belle generally remained intact, Beauty and the Beasts story department was predominantly male, a time during which few women were involved
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Bibliophilia
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Bibliophilia or bibliophilism is the love of books, and a bibliophile or bookworm is an individual who loves books. The classic bibliophile is one who loves to read, admire and collect books, often amassing a large, Bibliophiles do not necessarily want to possess the books that they love, an alternative would be unusual bindings, autographed copies, etc. The New York Public Library follows the same practice, according to Arthur H. Minters, the private collecting of books was a fashion indulged in by many Romans, including Cicero and Atticus. The term bibliophile entered the English language in 1824, lord Spencer and the Marquess of Blandford were noted bibliophiles. J. P. Morgan was also a noted bibliophile, in 1884, he paid $24,750 for a 1459 edition of the Mainz Psalter. Antiquarian book trade in the United States Book collecting The Book Club of Detroit Caxton Club The Club of Odd Volumes Grolier Club Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles Merriam-Webster, a Gentle Madness, Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books, Henry Holt and Company, Inc. The love of books, The Philobiblon translated by E. C. Thomas, london, Frances Lincoln ISBN 0-7112-2685-7 Thomas Frognall Dibdin. The Committed Reader, Reading for Utility, Pleasure, and Fulfillment in the Twenty-First Century, forbes article on bibliomania by Finn-Olaf Jones, December 12,2005
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The Bookworm, 1850, by Carl Spitzweg.
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Beast (Disney)
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The Beast is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. He also appears in the films two direct-to-video followups Beauty and the Beast, The Enchanted Christmas and Belles Magical World, based on the hero of the French fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont, the Beast was created by screenwriter Linda Woolverton and animated by Glen Keane. All this must be done before the last petal falls from the rose on his twenty-first birthday. In all animated appearances, the Beast is voiced by American actor Robby Benson. The 1991 animated film was adapted into a Broadway musical in 1994, Dan Stevens portrays the character in a 2017 live-action adaptation of the original 1991 film. Determining a suitable appearance for the Beast proved challenging, although entirely fictional, supervising animator Glen Keane felt it essential for the Beast to resemble a creature that could possibly be found on Earth as opposed to an alien. However, he felt it important that the Beasts eyes remain human, in fear that Glen Keane would design the Beast to resemble voice actor Robby Benson, Disney CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg did not allow Keane to see Benson during production of the film. In the original tale, the Beast is seen to be kind-hearted for the most part, in Disneys variant of the tale, the Beast originally appeared to be constantly angry and depressed. As opposed to his counterpart, the creators gave him a more primal nature to his personality. To reflect his personality, the Beast is seen shirtless, with ragged, dark gray breeches. Despite the actual color of his cape being a reddish color. The reason for change in color is unknown, although the most likely reason is that the color purple is often associated with royalty. After the Beast saves Belle from a pack of wolves, his dress-style changes, upon his reform under his love interest Belle, his personality changes to refined, but naive about the world at the same time. Supervising animator Glen Keane describes The Beast as a guy whos insecure, wants to be loved, wants to love. The Beast is not of any one species of animal, but a chimera and he also bears resemblance to mythical monsters like the Minotaur or a werewolf. In the original versions, he was described as a cross between a lion and a mythical animal and he also has blue eyes, the one physical feature that does not change whether he is a beast or a human. A handsome young prince lives in a castle in France. He has everything he wanted, and as a result, he is spoiled, selfish
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Gaston (Disney)
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Gaston is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. Gaston serves as a personality to the Beast, who was once as vain as Gaston prior to his transformation, however he is fiendish. Both Disney and supervising animator Andreas Deja initially struggled with the concept of animating a handsome villain, Gaston both physically and emotionally embodies hypermasculinity. In direct contrast to his adversary the Beast, Gaston is depicted as handsome with an unattractive personality, Gaston has been generally positively received by film critics, although some of them dismissed the character as an inferior, less memorable villain than some of the studios previous efforts. Considered to be one of Disneys most famous villains, Gaston is frequently ranked within the top-tens of Disney villain rankings released by media publications. Gaston is one of several unique to Disneys animated adaptation of the Beauty. This version of Gaston was abandoned along with much of the film treatments elements, including Marguerite. With Marguerite completely eliminated, Gaston replaced her and ultimately became a more formidable villain, Musicals in Film, A Guide to the Genre author Thomas S. However, some filmmakers continued to contest whether or not Gaston was actually a strong enough villain. Several darker elements originally conceived for the film were written out of the final version. During Gaston and the Beasts climatic battle, the character was intended to yell Time to die. To his adversary, but the writers ultimately replaced this line with Belle is mine, in order to return some of the scenes focus to the heroine of the story, over whom the two men are fighting. The writers also briefly deliberated Gaston killing himself once he realizes that Belle will never love him, small skulls were drawn in Gastons eyes as he descends from the Beasts castle to confirm that he does, in fact, die from his fall. Disney hosted an open casting call for the character, which several actors attended, american actor and opera singer Richard White was selected to voice Gaston. His initial audition was first recorded on cassette, a copy of which was then forwarded to Disney. Dave Kehr of the Chicago Tribune compared Whites brash vocal performance to that of actor Howard Keel, Andreas Deja served as Gastons supervising animator. In the case of Gaston, Deja stated that viewers are unable to decipher whether or not the character is actually an antagonist based on his physical appearance alone. White agreed that Gaston is full of himself, of course, Deja explained, I understood him from a story point of view, but visually was hard, and at times argued with Katzenberg over whether or not the character was handsome enough. Some Disney executives also shared Dejas initial hesitation over the characters appearance, no one said it was going to be easy
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Several of Beauty and the Beast's main characters. From left to right: Lumière, Cogsworth, Chip, Mrs. Potts and Babette. Belle and the Beast are seen in the background.
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Butler
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A butler is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the room, wine cellar. Some also have charge of the entire floor, and housekeepers caring for the entire house. A butler is usually male, and in charge of male servants, while a housekeeper is usually a woman, traditionally, male servants were rarer and therefore better paid and of higher status than female servants. The butler, as the male servant, has the highest servant status. He can also be used as a chauffeur. The precise duties of the employee will vary to some extent in line with the title given, in the grandest homes or when the employer owns more than one residence, there is sometimes an estate manager of higher rank than the butler. The butler was also the steward in a lascar ships crew. In Britain, the butler was originally a member of the staff of a grand household. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the butler gradually became the senior, usually male, member of a households staff in the very grandest households. However, there was sometimes a steward who ran the estate and financial affairs, rather than just the household. To Butler, To butler, to dispense wines or liquors, the modern role of the butler has evolved from earlier roles that were generally concerned with the care and serving of alcoholic beverages. The care of these assets was therefore generally reserved for trusted slaves, the biblical book of Genesis contains a reference to a role precursive to modern butlers. The early Hebrew Joseph interpreted a dream of Pharaohs שקה, which is most often translated into English as chief butler or chief cup-bearer. In ancient Greece and Rome, it was nearly always slaves who were charged with the care and service of wine, while during the Medieval Era the pincerna], the modern English butler thus relates both to bottles and casks. Eventually the European butler emerged as a member of the servants of a great house. While this is so for household butlers, those with the same title, the Steward of the Elizabethan era was more akin to the butler that later emerged. In the very grandest households there was sometimes an Estate Steward or other senior steward who oversaw the butler and his duties
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A butler in the White House Butler's Pantry.
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A slave in charge of wine in ancient Rome. The garb indicates he was probably of Phrygian origin.
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A pincerna depicted in service to a noble court during the Medieval Era.
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In a large house, the butler (centre-left) is traditionally head over a full array of household servants. This is the servant staff at the Stonehouse Hill of Massachusetts, the estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames, 1914.
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Candelabra
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A candelabrum /ˌkændəlˈɑːbrəm, -æbrəm/, sometimes called a candle tree, is a candle holder with multiple arms. In modern usage the plural form candelabra is frequently used in the singular sense, likewise, candelabra and candelabras are preferred over candelabrums as the plural form. In Judaism and the Philippine church Iglesia ni Cristo, the menorah is a kind of candelabrum. In the United States and Canada, the plural term candelabra is a nickname for radio masts, baltimores TV stations, WMAR-TV, WBAL-TV, and WJZ-TV in 1959 built the world’s first three-antenna candelabra tower,730 feet tall
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A candelabrum with three branches, empty of candles.
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Candelabra used for state occasions at the Belgian court
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Crystal candelabrum from Portieux
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Composer
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A composer is a person who creates or writes music, which can be vocal music, instrumental music or music which combines both instruments and voices. The core meaning of the term refers to individuals who have contributed to the tradition of Western classical music through creation of works expressed in written musical notation, many composers are also skilled performers, either as singers, instrumentalists, and/or conductors. Examples of composers who are well known for their ability as performers include J. S. Bach, Mozart. In many popular genres, such as rock and country. For a singer or instrumental performer, the process of deciding how to perform music that has previously composed and notated is termed interpretation. Different performers interpretations of the work of music can vary widely, in terms of the tempos that are chosen. Composers and songwriters who present their own music are interpreting, just as much as those who perform the music of others, although a musical composition often has a single author, this is not always the case. A piece of music can also be composed with words, images, or, in the 20th and 21st century, a culture eventually developed whereby faithfulness to the composers written intention came to be highly valued. This musical culture is almost certainly related to the esteem in which the leading classical composers are often held by performers. The movement might be considered a way of creating greater faithfulness to the original in works composed at a time that expected performers to improvise. In Classical music, the composer typically orchestrates her own compositions, in some cases, a pop songwriter may not use notation at all, and instead compose the song in her mind and then play or record it from memory. In jazz and popular music, notable recordings by influential performers are given the weight that written scores play in classical music. The level of distinction between composers and other musicians varies, which issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music. In the development of European classical music, the function of composing music initially did not have greater importance than that of performing it. The preservation of individual compositions did not receive attention and musicians generally had no qualms about modifying compositions for performance. In as much as the role of the composer in western art music has seen continued solidification, for instance, in certain contexts the line between composer and performer, sound designer, arranger, producer, and other roles, can be quite blurred. The term composer is often used to refer to composers of music, such as those found in classical, jazz or other forms of art. In popular and folk music, the composer is usually called a songwriter and this is distinct from a 19th-century conception of instrumental composition, where the work was represented solely by a musical score to be interpreted by performers
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French composer Louis-Nicolas Clérambault composing at the keyboard
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Mantel clock
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Mantel clocks — or shelf clocks — are relatively small house clocks traditionally placed on the shelf, or mantel, above the fireplace. The form, first developed in France in the 1750s, can be distinguished from earlier chamber clocks of similar size due to a lack of carrying handles and these clocks are often highly ornate, decorative works. They are most frequently constructed from any combination of ormolu, porcelain, one of the most common and valued types of mantel clocks are the French Empire-style timepieces. Right after inventing the Banjo clock, Simon Willard brought the design further, simons new creation ran for eight days. In contrast to wall clocks, whose movements were attached to the back board, amid the 1790s, in Boston Simon Willard began selling other standardized shelf clocks. Indeed, it looked like a tall clock whose hood and base were directly conjoined. These models included both a hand and a calendar dial. Simon Willards shelf clocks were weight-driven and some models had a base for the weight so they achieved a one-week running period. Also, they had a pinwheel escapement and their strike mechanism was the rack and snail. The pendulum length could be adjusted through a hole in the face at the 12 oclock position. Some latest Shelf Clocks featured two artistically finished glass tablets which were beside the circular dial, the whole clock was mounted on lion paws. Simon Willards Shelf Clocks were produced until the 1830s, the Willard Brothers revolutionized the clock manufacturing by both labor division and using multiple previously molded parts. However, it is accepted that historically their clocks werent definitively popular. Instead, Eli Terry popularized the clock ownership among common American people, nowadays, Simon Willards clocks are recognized as American masterpieces. As such, they are sought by both antiquarians and museums. A Simon Willards clock in perfect condition can be purchased for anywhere from $50,000 up to $250,000, an animated figure of a mantel clock, Cogsworth, is a character in Disneys movie, Beauty and the Beast. Bracket clock Chariot clock French Empire mantel clock Massachusetts shelf clock Connecticut shelf clock Lighthouse clock Simon Willard
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Mantel clock (around 1800) by Julien Béliard, Paris, maître horloger recorded on the rue Saint-Benôit and rue Pavée in 1777, still active in 1817, or Julien-Antoine Béliard, maître horloger in 1786, recorded on the rue de Hurepoix, 1787-1806.
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A Seth Thomas American tambour-style mantel clock, dating to around 1930.
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Teapot
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A teapot is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves or an herbal mix in boiling or near-boiling water, and for serving the resulting infusion which is called tea. Teapots usually have an opening with a lid at their top, where the dry tea and hot water are added, a handle for holding by hand, some teapots have a strainer built-in on the inner edge of the spout. A small air hole in the lid is often created to stop the spout from dripping and splashing when tea is poured. In modern times, a cover called a tea cosy may be used to enhance the steeping process or to prevent the contents of the teapot from cooling too rapidly. The teapot was invented in China during the Yuan Dynasty and it was probably derived from ceramic kettles and wine pots, which were made of bronze and other metals and were a feature of Chinese life for thousands of years. Tea preparation during previous dynasties did not use a teapot, in the Tang Dynasty, a cauldron was used to boil ground tea, which was served in bowls. Song Dynasty tea was made by boiling water in a kettle then pouring the water into a bowl with finely ground tea leaves, a brush was then used to stir the tea. Written evidence of a teapot appears in the Yuan Dynasty text Jiyuan Conghua, by the Ming Dynasty, teapots were widespread in China. The earliest example of a teapot that has survived to this day seems to be the one in the Flagstaff House Museum of Teaware, it has been dated to 1513 and is attributed to Gongchun. Early teapots are small by western standards because they are designed for a single drinker. The size reflects the importance of serving single portions so that the flavours can be concentrated and controlled. From the end of the 17th century tea was shipped from China to Europe as part of the export of exotic spices, the ships that brought the tea also carried porcelain teapots. The majority of these teapots were painted in blue and white underglaze, porcelain, being completely vitrified, will withstand sea water without damage, so the teapots were packed below deck whilst the tea was stowed above deck to ensure that it remained dry. Tea drinking in Europe was initially the preserve of the upper classes, porcelain teapots were particularly desirable because porcelain could not be made in Europe at that time. It wasnt until 1708 that Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus devised a way of making porcelain in Dresden, Germany, when European potteries began to make their own tea wares they were inspired by the Chinese designs. In colonial America, Boston became the epicenter for silver production, among the many artists in Boston there were four major families in the citys silver market, Edwards, Revere, Burt and Hurd. Their works of art included silver teapots, to keep teapots hot after tea is first brewed, early English households employed the tea cosy, a padded fabric covering, much like a hat, that slips over the tea pot. Often decorated with lace or log cabin motifs in the early 1900s, a chocolate teapot is a teapot that would be made from chocolate
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A basic black teapot
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Chinese porcelain hand painted blue and white teapot, 18th Century
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Two Victorian Era teapots
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Glass teapot containing mint leaves, being warmed by a tealight, Kashgar, Xinjiang, China
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Wardrobe
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A wardrobe is a standing closet used for storing clothes. The name of wardrobe was given to a room in which the wall-space was filled with closets and lockers. From these cupboards and lockers the modern wardrobe, with its hanging spaces, sliding shelves and drawers, throughout the chronological changes in the form of the enclosure, it more or less retained its preset function as a place to retain a king’s robe. The word has gained coinage over successive generations as an independent store for among others, preserving precious items for a ruler like gold and it is also a simple patio where clothes are hung from metal bars or tucked inside utility racks running from up to down. The word wardrobe appeared in the English language in the early 14th century and it originated from Old French words warderobe, wardereube and garderobe, in which warder meant to keep, to guard and robe meant garment. In the United States, the wardrobe in its form as an oak hanging cupboard dates back to the early 17th century. At that time it was an export product from America to England. Consequently, the item was sometimes referred to as an Oakley, during a large portion of the 18th century the tallboy was much used for storing clothes. A common feature was to base future size on the eight small men method, a considered good size double wardrobe would thus be able to hold within its capacity, eight small men. In the nineteenth century the wardrobe began to develop into its form, with a hanging cupboard at each side. Where Chippendale and his school had carved, Sheraton, Hepplewhite and their contemporaries achieved their effects by the employment of deftly contrasted. In the United Kingdom, a more affluent option is custom-fitted wardrobes, kas, kast or kasten is a massive cupboard or wardrobe of Dutch origin similar to an armoire that was popular in the Netherlands and America in the 17th & 18th century. It was fitted with shelves and drawers used to store linen, clothing and other valuables and they were status symbols and family heirlooms in the Low Countries and imported luxury goods to the American colonies. As such they were made of quality wood such as cherry, rosewood and ebony. Cabinetry Closet Encoignure This article incorporates text from a now in the public domain, Chisholm, Hugh. American kasten, the Dutch-style cupboards of New York and New Jersey, 1650–1800, a catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries
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Intricately carved French Oakley style tallboy with under-cabinet instead of a chest of drawers
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A Chinese Ming Dynasty compound wardrobe made of rosewood, latter half of the 16th century
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A modern fitted wardrobe
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Teacup
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A teacup is a cup, with or without a handle, generally a small one that may be grasped with the thumb and one or two fingers. In some lands it is custom to raise the last finger on the hand and it is typically made of a ceramic material. It is usually part of a set, composed of a cup and these in turn may be part of a tea set in combination with a teapot, cream jug, covered sugar bowl and slop bowl en suite. Teacups are often wider and shorter than coffee cups, cups for morning tea are conventionally larger than cups for afternoon tea. Better teacups typically are of white translucent porcelain and decorated with patterns that may be en suite with extensive dinner services. Some collectors acquire numerous one-of-a-kind cups with matching saucers, such decorative cabinet cups may be souvenirs of a location, person, or event. Such collectors may also accumulate silver teaspoons with a decorated enamel insert in the handle, in the culture of China teacups are very small, normally holding no more than 30ml of liquid. They are designed to be used with Yixing teapots or Gaiwan, countries in the Horn of Africa like Eritrea also use the handleless cups to drink boon which is traditional coffee there. Tea bowls in the Far East did not have handles, at the turn of the 19th century canns of cylindrical form with handles became a fashionable alternative to bowl-shaped cups. The handle on a teacup was an explicitly German invention in 1707, by Johann Friedrich Bottger, mug Saucer Tea culture A Nice Cup of Tea Moustache cup gill Cool Trend of 1707, Teacups Get Handles
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A teacup on a saucer
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A tea bowl without a handle
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Hermit
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A hermit is a person who lives in seclusion from society. In Christianity, the term was applied to a Christian who lives the eremitic life out of a religious conviction. In the Christian tradition the eremitic life is a form of monastic living that preceded the monastic life in the cenobium. The Rule of St Benedict lists hermits among four kinds of monks, other religions, for example, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, and Taoism, also have hermits in the sense of individuals living an ascetic form of life. In modern colloquial usage, hermit denotes anyone living apart from the rest of society, or simply participating in social events. In the common Christian tradition the first known Christian hermit in Egypt was Paul of Thebes, an antecedent for Egyptian eremiticism may have been the Syrian solitary or son of the covenant who undertook special disciplines as a Christian. In the Middle Ages some Carmelite hermits claimed to trace their origin to Jewish hermits organized by Elijah, Christian hermits in the past have often lived in isolated cells or hermitages, whether a natural cave or a constructed dwelling, situated in the desert or the forest. They tended to be out for spiritual advice and counsel. Some eventually acquired so many disciples that they had no physical solitude at all, the early Christian Desert Fathers wove baskets to exchange for bread. In medieval times hermits were also found within or near cities where they earn a living as a gate keeper or ferryman. From the Middle Ages and down to modern times eremitical monasticism has also practiced within the context of religious institutes in the Christian West. This applies to both their monks and their nuns, there have also been many hermits who chose that vocation as an alternative to other forms of monastic life. In the 11th century, the life of the hermit gained recognition as a legitimate independent pathway to salvation, many hermits in that century and the next came to be regarded as saints. The term anchorite is often used as a synonym for hermit, not only in the earliest written sources, yet the anchoritic life, while similar to the eremitic life, can also be distinct from it. Anchorites and anchoresses lived the life in the solitude of an anchorhold, usually a small hut or cell. The door of an anchorage tended to be bricked up in a ceremony conducted by the local bishop after the anchorite had moved in. Another window looked out into the street or cemetery, enabling charitable neighbors to deliver food, clients seeking the anchorites advice might also use this window to consult him or her. There are also lay people who follow an eremitic lifestyle
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St. Jerome, who lived as a hermit near Bethlehem, depicted in his study being visited by two angels (Cavarozzi, early 17th century).
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Church of the hermitage " Our Lady of the Enclosed Garden " in Warfhuizen, Netherlands
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St. Seraphim of Sarov sharing his meal with a bear
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Two Sadhus, Hindu hermits
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Haydn Gwynne
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Haydn Gwynne is an English actress. She is also a four-time Olivier Award nominee and her other television roles include Peak Practice, Merseybeat, and playing Camilla in The Windsors. Born in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex to father Guy Thomas Hayden-Gwynne, she played county level tennis before studying Sociology at the University of Nottingham and she then took a five-year lectureship in Italy at the University of Rome La Sapienza, where she taught English as a foreign language. Gwynne lives in London with her partner, Jungian psychotherapist Jason Phipps and she also undertakes voluntary work for the charity Sightsavers International, a group committed to combating blindness in developing countries. In August 2014, Gwynne was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run-up to Septembers referendum on that issue, Gwynne became an actress in her mid-twenties. In her first prominent television role she played feminist lecturer Dr. Robyn Penrose in the BBC television mini-series dramatisation of David Lodges Nice Work in 1989 and her first high-profile comedy role was as Alex Pates in Drop the Dead Donkey in 1990. She then appeared in the 1991 Childrens ITV science-fiction series Time Riders and later became a regular in Peak Practice, first appearing at the start of series 7 in 1999 as Dr Joanna Graham. The character of Dr Joanna Graham was written out of the show at the end of series 9 when she was shot whilst intervening in a conflict between a man and his daughter. After Peak Practice Gwynne went on to star in Merseybeat in 2001, in 2002, she starred in the TV drama for the BBC The Secret playing the character of Emma Faraday. She reprised her role as Mrs Wilkinson in the Broadway production of Billy Elliot, Gwynne has been awarded the Outer Critics Circle Award, Theatre World Award, and Drama Desk Award for her performance in Billy Elliot. She was also nominated for a 2009 Tony Award, Featured Actress in a Musical, Gwynne has also performed in numerous productions for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her television appearances are now usually in shorter dramas, such as the role of Julius Caesars wife, Calpurnia and she also appeared in the first Christmas special episode of Midsomer Murders. She has guest starred in an episode of Lewis in the first of a new series and she appeared in the first episode of series 2, And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea, playing the character of Sandra Walters. She appeared in the 2011 film Hunky Dory which also stars Minnie Driver and was filmed around Swansea, Gwynne performed at the Almeida Theatre in Islington, London in a performance of Becky Shaw which ran from 20 January until 5 March 2011. She also appeared in a episode of the Midsomer Murders series 14 called Dark Secrets which was aired in Britain in 2011. Gwynne starred in the Shakespeare play Richard III alongside Kevin Spacey at The Old Vic in London during the summer 2011 as part of the Bridge Project, in October and November 2012, Gwynne toured in the play Duet for One. In 2013, she appeared as Margaret Thatcher in the premiere of the stage play The Audience by Peter Morgan, in 2015 she starred alongside Tamsin Greig in the new musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown based on the Pedro Almodovar film at The Playhouse in London. In 2015, she appeared in the BBC Father Brown episode, in 2016, she played Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, in the Channel Four sitcom, The Windsors, which is based around the British Royal Family
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Actress / singer Haydn Gwynne
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Michael Jibson
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Michael Jibson is an English actor. He is married to the stage actress Caroline Sheen, their daughter Flora was born in 2012 and his father, Tim Jibson, was the programme director of KCFM in Hull. His brother is the actor Paul Jibson, michael grew up in Hessle and attended Hessle High School and also played football for the school team as well as Hessle Vikings. He trained with the National Youth Music Theatre, appearing in their productions of Bugsy Malone, Tin Pan Ali and he made his West End debut at the age of 14 in Oliver at the London Palladium, directed by Sam Mendes. He also appeared in the Les Misérables film, playing the Factory Foreman, other forthcoming films include The Darkest Day, directed by Chris Crow and Hammer of the Gods, directed by Farren Blackburn. In 2013, Jibson appeared in The Fifth Estate, directed by Bill Condon, Good People, directed by Henrik Ruben Genz, and The Riot Club, directed by Lone Scherfig. Jibsons television work includes Phamer McCoy in the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards winning 2012 US miniseries Hatfields & McCoys, directed by Kevin Reynolds and starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton. In 2013 BBC Four film Burton & Taylor, alongside Helena Bonham Carter and Dominic West and The Thirteenth Tale starring Vanessa Redgrave, in 2014 Tubby and Enid, directed by Victoria Wood for the BBC. In 2015 Jibson appeared as Martin Wheeler in the BBC TV series Father Brown episode 3.13 The Paradise of Thieves
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Michael Jibson
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Ray Fearon
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Raymond Ray Fearon is an actor who has worked extensively in theatre, and is known for playing garage mechanic Nathan Harding on ITVs long-running soap opera Coronation Street. Fearon was born in London, England, the son of West Indian parents and he was a promising junior tennis player in his early teens. He has also toured in the United States and Europe and the Far East and he starred in Othello — opposite Gillian Kearneys Desdemona — in Liverpool at the age of 24, becoming the first black actor to play Othello on RSC main stages for over 40 years. He has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company in their Stratford and London theatres and he was the first black actor to play the title role in Othello in the main Royal Shakespeare theatre giving a powerful and sexy performance alongside Richard McCabes strong and repressed Iago. They also played one another in 1996s The White Devil where he played Brachiano. Fearon was directed by Attenborough also as Romeo in Romeo and Juliet alongside Zoe Waites as Juliet, in 2003 he made a notable Oberon in A Midsummer Nights Dream at Sheffields Crucible Theatre. In 2004 he appeared in as Jean Kiyabe in World Music by Steve Waters at the Donmar Warehouse, in 2010 he starred as Walter Lee Younger in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. This critically acclaimed production was directed by Michael Buffong at the Royal Exchange, in July 2013 he played Macduff opposite Kenneth Branagh and Alex Kingston in Macbeth at Manchester International Festival. His performance was broadcast to cinemas on 20 July as part of National Theatre Live, Fearon played Nathan Harding in Coronation Street and appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone. He had a role as a sentry in Kenneth Branaghs film version of Hamlet. He was in the 2006 series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnered by Camilla Dallerup and he also appeared as a fictionalised version of historical figure Carlo de Medici on the Starz series Da Vincis Demons. In the BBCs 2003 radio adaptation of His Dark Materials, Fearon appeared as the narrator, Fearon has a daughter, Rosa May. Ray Fearon at the Internet Movie Database
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Ray Fearon
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Kitchen stove
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A kitchen stove, usually called a gas range, range, cooker, or oven is a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. Kitchen stoves rely on the application of heat for the cooking process and may also contain an oven. When homes began to be heated with heating systems, there was less need for an appliance that served as both heat source and cooker and stand-alone cookers replaced them. Cooker and stove are often used interchangeably, the fuel-burning stove is the most basic design of kitchen stove. Nearly half of the people in the world, burn biomass, more fuel efficient and environmentally sound biomass cook stoves are being developed for use there. Modern kitchen stoves may use alternative methods for heating food, natural gas and electric stoves are the most common today in western countries. In particular, professional chefs often prefer gas cooktops, for they allow them to control the more finely. On the other hand, some chefs often prefer electric stoves because they tend to heat more evenly. Todays major brands offer both gas and electric stoves, and many also offer dual-fuel stoves combining gas and electric cooktops Modern kitchen stoves have both burners on the top as well as an oven. A cooktop can refer to the top of a stove or burners built into a countertop, many newer cooktops are made of glass-ceramic. A drop-in range a combination unit that installs in a kitchens lower cabinets flush with the countertop. Most modern stoves come in a unit with built-in extractor hoods, early clay stoves that enclosed the fire completely, were known from the Chinese Qin Dynasty, and a similar design known as kamado appeared in the Kofun period in Japan. These stoves were fired by wood or charcoal through a hole in the front, in both designs, pots were placed over or hung into holes at the top of the knee-high construction. Raised kamados were developed in Japan during the Edo period, prior to the 18th century in Europe, people cooked over open fires fueled by wood. In the Middle Ages, waist-high brick-and-mortar hearths and the first chimneys appeared, the fire was built on top of the construction, the cooking done mainly in cauldrons hung above the fire or placed on trivets. The heat was regulated by placing the cauldron higher or lower above the fire, attempts were made to enclose the fire to make better use of the heat that it generated and thus reduce the wood consumption. An early step was the chamber, the fire was enclosed on three sides by brick-and-mortar walls and covered by an iron plate. This technique also caused a change in the used for cooking
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A wood burning iron stove
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A stove at Holzwarth Ranch National Historic Site in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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Indonesian traditional brick stove which is still used in some rural areas
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The 18th-century Japanese merchant's kitchen, Kamado (Hezzui) made of copper (Fukagawa Edo Museum)
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Footstool
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A footstool is a piece of furniture or a support used to elevate the foot. There are two types of footstool, which can be loosely categorized into those designed for comfort. This type of footstool is used to provide comfort to a seated, for example. It is typically a short, wide, four-legged stool, the top is upholstered and padded in a fabric or animal hide, such as leather. This type of footstool is also a type of ottoman and it allows the seated person to rest his feet upon it, supporting the legs at a mostly horizontal level, thus giving rise to the alternate term footrest. This type of footstool supports a persons feet that do not reach the floor when seated, the footstool is placed under the feet of a sitting person so that the persons feet may rest comfortably on it. An example is the type of piano footstool used in conjunction with a piano bench and it is also used to make the blood circulation of the body flow more freely when sitting down. A barber chair and a shoeshiner have foot rests, an automobile typically has a dummy pedal that acts as a foot rest to discourage riding the clutch or riding the brake. A foot peg is another type of foot rest usually on BMX bicycles, motorcycles, the Ford N-Series tractor, some kayaks, the Impossible wheel, footstools have been known for many years, and have evolved throughout history. The footstool is attested in ancient Egypt, where it was utilized to ascend chairs perched high off the ground and it was also used to rest a persons feet when he or she was seated. In the 18th century a low, long called a fender stool was popular. It was placed in front of the fireplace, and long enough for all of the members to place their feet. Footstools where generally interchangeable in everyday life from the 17th through the early 19th century, in early American homes the footstool was very valuable, and took precious space although the living quarters were cramped. In line with this, the exhibition A History of the World at Mevagissey Museum showed an emigrants footstool which was made by an emigrant from Cornwall in North America sometime around 1850s, ottoman Tuffet Arm rest Head rest Step
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Editing Footstool
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An Ottoman footstool
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Self portrait of William Notman (with one foot resting on a footstool)
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Automobile pedals in a Subaru Legacy. From left to right: foot rest, clutch, brake, accelerator.
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Coat rack
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Coat rack, coat stand or a hatstand is an item of furniture on which clothes may be hung. A coat rack refers to a set of hooks that are attached to a wall and is mainly used to hang coats and jackets. In a kitchen or bathroom environment the coat rack is used to hang towels. In some cases, a coat rack refers to a piece of furniture. The self-standing variant is often referred to as an hatstand and is mostly used to hang coats, jackets, umbrellas. Clothes hanger Clotheshorse Clothes valet Hatstand
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Stephen Merchant
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Stephen James Merchant is an English writer, director, radio presenter, comedian, and actor. The Ricky Gervais Show in radio form won a bronze Sony Award and he is also known for his voice role as Wheatley in the 2011 video game Portal 2. Merchant appeared as himself in the BBC series Lifes Too Short and he also appeared in the episode The Girl Code of The Simpsons as the computer program ConRad, co-developed the Sky1 travel series An Idiot Abroad, and performs as a stand-up comedian. He has won three BAFTA Awards, four British Comedy Awards, and an Emmy Award, in 2013 he created, wrote, and directed HBO series Hello Ladies. He starred in his first play by English playwright Richard Bean, The Mentalists, Merchant was also cast as the mutant Caliban in the 2017 X-Men spin off Logan. Merchant was born in Hanham, Avon, the son of Jane Elaine, a nurse, and Ronald John Merchant. He attended Hanham High School and later the University of Warwick in Coventry from 1993 to 1996, Merchant was a former film reviewer on the student radio station Radio Warwick, where he began his broadcasting career. The stations 1995/1996 yearbook tipped him for things, Members of Merchants posse included film critic James King, Dan Warren, Neil the Maskell. Recently, a number of tapes of The Steve Show, recorded at the time, have been rediscovered and are being distributed on various Merchant fansites. Merchant began his career performing comedy at Bristols Comedy Box. The second week I died on my arse, I realised that stand-up was not that easy after all. He also appeared as a contestant on a 1997 episode of the TV game show Blockbusters, Merchant met Ricky Gervais for the first time in 1997, when Gervais hired Merchant as his assistant. Merchant and Gervais hosted a Saturday afternoon radio show together from January through to August 1998, in the same year, Merchant was a finalist at the Daily Telegraph Open Mic Awards. Merchant worked for seven years at XFM104.9, the Saturday show never had a large audience, Gervais says Its a tin pot radio station. Its not even the biggest radio station in the building and he created the features Hip Hop Hooray, Make Ricky Gervais Laugh and Song for the Ladies. After leaving XFM, Merchant began a course at the BBC. As part of his coursework, he enlisted Gervais to perform in a 30-minute short film, Seedy Boss, Merchant also directed a sitcom pilot called The Last Chancers, which aired on Comedy Lab in November 2002 and became a five-part series broadcast in December on E4. Merchant and Gervais continued to host The Ricky Gervais Show through 2003, taking another break to film the Office Christmas special, the radio show went off the air indefinitely in January 2004
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Merchant in November 2009
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Merchant in January 2011
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The Jungle Book (2016 film)
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The Jungle Book is a 2016 American fantasy adventure film, directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau, produced by Walt Disney Pictures, and written by Justin Marks. The film introduces Neel Sethi as Mowgli and also features the voices of Bill Murray, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Lupita Nyongo, Scarlett Johansson, Giancarlo Esposito, and Christopher Walken. Favreau, Marks and producer Brigham Taylor developed the story as a balance between Disneys animated adaptation and Kiplings original works, borrowing elements from both into the film. Principal photography commenced in 2014, with filming taking place entirely in Los Angeles, the film required extensive use of computer-generated imagery to portray the animals and settings. The Jungle Book was released in North America in Disney Digital 3-D, RealD 3D, IMAX 3D, D-Box and it became a critical and commercial success, grossing over $966 million, making it the fifth highest-grossing film of 2016 and the 32nd highest-grossing film of all time. The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Mowgli is a man cub raised by the Seeonee Indian wolf Raksha and her pack, led by Akela, in an Indian jungle ever since he was brought to them as a baby by the black panther Bagheera. The truce is disrupted when a tiger named Shere Khan arrives detecting Mowglis scent in the large crowd. Resentful against man for scarring him, he issues a warning that he will kill Mowgli at the end of the drought, after the drought ends, the wolves debate whether they should keep Mowgli or not. Mowgli decides to leave the jungle for the safety of his pack, Bagheera agrees with the decision and volunteers to guide him to the nearby man village. En route, Shere Khan ambushes them and injures Bagheera, later, Mowgli meets an enormous python named Kaa who hypnotizes him. While under her influence, Mowgli sees a vision of his father being mauled while protecting him from Shere Khan, the vision also warns of the destructive power of the red flower. Kaa attempts to devour Mowgli, but she is attacked by a bear named Baloo. Baloo and Mowgli bond while retrieving some difficult-to-access honey for Baloo, upon learning that Mowgli has left the jungle, Shere Khan kills Akela and threatens the pack to lure Mowgli out. Bagheera eventually finds Mowgli and Baloo and is angered that Mowgli has not joined the humans as agreed, during the night, Mowgli finds a herd of Indian elephants gathered around a ditch and uses his vines to save a baby elephant from the ditch. Although Baloo and Bagheera are both impressed, Baloo realizes that he cannot guarantee Mowglis safety after learning that he is being hunted by Shere Khan, Baloo agrees to push Mowgli away to get him to continue onward to the man village. Mowgli is kidnapped by the Bandar-log who present him to their leader, assuming that all humans can make fire, King Louie offers Mowgli protection from Shere Khan in exchange for it. Baloo distracts King Louie while Bagheera tries to him out. As King Louie chases Mowgli through his temple, he informs Mowgli of Akelas death, King Louies rampage eventually causes his temple to collapse on top of him
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Universal Studios
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Universal Pictures is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal. The company was founded in 1912 by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley and its studios are located in Universal City, California, and its corporate offices are located in New York City. Universal Pictures is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America and is one of Hollywoods Big Six studios. Universal Studios was founded by Carl Laemmle, Mark Dintenfass, Charles O. Baumann, Adam Kessel, Pat Powers, William Swanson, David Horsley, Robert H. Cochrane, one story has Laemmle watching a box office for hours, counting patrons and calculating the days takings. Within weeks of his Chicago trip, Laemmle gave up dry goods to buy the first several nickelodeons, for Laemmle and other such entrepreneurs, the creation in 1908 of the Edison-backed Motion Picture Trust meant that exhibitors were expected to pay fees for Trust-produced films they showed. Soon, Laemmle and other disgruntled nickelodeon owners decided to avoid paying Edison by producing their own pictures, in June 1909, Laemmle started the Yankee Film Company with partners Abe Stern and Julius Stern. Laemmle broke with Edisons custom of refusing to give billing and screen credits to performers, by naming the movie stars, he attracted many of the leading players of the time, contributing to the creation of the star system. In 1910, he promoted Florence Lawrence, formerly known as The Biograph Girl, the Universal Film Manufacturing Company was incorporated in New York on April 30,1912. Laemmle, who emerged as president in July 1912, was the figure in the partnership with Dintenfass, Baumann, Kessel, Powers, Swanson, Horsley. Eventually all would be out by Laemmle. Following the westward trend of the industry, by the end of 1912 the company was focusing its efforts in the Hollywood area. On March 15,1915, Laemmle opened the worlds largest motion picture production facility, Universal City Studios, studio management became the third facet of Universals operations, with the studio incorporated as a distinct subsidiary organization. Unlike other movie moguls, Laemmle opened his studio to tourists, Universal became the largest studio in Hollywood, and remained so for a decade. However, it sought an audience mostly in towns, producing mostly inexpensive melodramas, westerns. In its early years Universal released three brands of feature films — Red Feather, low-budget programmers, Bluebird, more ambitious productions, and Jewel, their prestige motion pictures. Directors included Jack Conway, John Ford, Rex Ingram, Robert Z. Leonard, George Marshall and Lois Weber, despite Laemmles role as an innovator, he was an extremely cautious studio chief. Unlike rivals Adolph Zukor, William Fox, and Marcus Loew and he also financed all of his own films, refusing to take on debt. Character actor Lon Chaney became a card for Universal in the 1920s
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Mark Dintenfass was co-founder of Universal Studios.
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Boris Karloff in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
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Ceremonial gate to Universal Studios Hollywood (the theme park attached to the studio lot)
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Snow White and the Huntsman
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Snow White and the Huntsman is a 2012 American dark fantasy film based on the German fairy tale Snow White compiled by the Brothers Grimm. In the films retelling of the tale, Snow White grows up imprisoned by her stepmother, Queen Ravenna. After Snow White escapes into the forest, Ravenna tells Eric, after the Huntsman shifts his loyalty to Snow White, Ravenna disguises herself as William and tempts Snow White into eating a poisoned apple. The film is the debut of Rupert Sanders, and was written by Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock. The film received two Academy Award nominations for Best Visual Effects and Best Costume Design at the 85th Academy Awards and it was a success at the box office, earning $396.6 million worldwide against a $170 million budget. While admiring a rose blooming in the winter, Queen Eleanor of the kingdom of Tabor pricks her finger on one of its thorns, Queen Eleanor gives birth to her daughter Snow White, but soon after falls ill and dies. After her death, Snow Whites father, King Magnus, upon rescuing their prisoner Ravenna, he becomes enchanted with her beauty and marries her. Ravenna, is in fact a powerful sorceress and the Dark Armys master, on their wedding night, Magnus, enchanted, throws Ravenna into the bed and proceeds to make love. Ravenna confesses there was a king much like Magnus that spoiled her, during foreplay, she declares she cannot be a weak queen and kills Magnus. Queen Ravenna orders Finn to bring her Snow Whites heart, but she escapes into the Dark Forest, Queen Ravenna makes a bargain with Eric the Huntsman, a widower and drunkard, to capture Snow White, promising to bring his wife back to life in exchange. The Huntsman tracks down Snow White, but when Finn reveals that Queen Ravenna does not actually have the power to do what she promised, when the Huntsman catches up with her, she promises him gold if he will escort her to Duke Hammonds castle. Meanwhile, Finn gathers another band of men to find her, William leaves the castle on his own to find her, joining Finns band as a bowman. The Huntsman and Snow White leave the Dark Forest, where she saves his life by charming a huge troll that attacks them, while there, the Huntsman learns Snow Whites true identity, and initially leaves her in the care of the women. He soon returns when he sees the village being burned down by Finns men, Snow White and the Huntsman evade them and eventually meet a band of eight dwarves named Beith, Muir, Quert, Coll, Duir, Gort, Nion, and Gus. The blind Muir perceives that Snow White is the daughter of the king. The Huntsman battles Finn and eventually kills him, and William reveals himself, however, Gus is killed when he sacrifices himself to take an arrow meant for Snow White. William joins the group which continues the journey to Hammonds castle, halfway to Duke Hammonds castle, Queen Ravenna disguises herself as William and tempts Snow White into eating a poisoned apple, but is forced to flee when the Huntsman and William discover her. William kisses Snow White, whom he believes to be dead and she is taken to Hammonds castle
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Theron & Stewart at Wondercon 2012 in Anaheim, California on March 2012.
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The Marloes Sands filming location for Snow White & the Huntsman
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Hemsworth at the Snow White and the Huntsman movie premiere, Sydney in June 2012.
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Frozen (2013 film)
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Frozen is a 2013 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 53rd Disney animated feature film, Frozen underwent several story treatments for years before being commissioned in 2011, with a screenplay written by Jennifer Lee, and both Chris Buck and Lee serving as directors. It features the voices of Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad, Frozen premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California, on November 19,2013, and went into general theatrical release on November 27. It was met with positive reviews from critics and audiences. With over 18 million home media sales in 2014, it became the film of the year in the United States. By January 2015, Frozen had become the all-time best-selling Blu-ray Disc in the United States, an animated short sequel, Frozen Fever, premiered on March 13,2015, with Disneys Cinderella. On March 12,2015, a sequel was announced, with Buck and Lee returning as directors. A release date has not been announced, Princess Elsa of Arendelle possesses cryokinetic magic, often using it to play with her younger sister Anna. After Elsa accidentally injures Anna with her magic, their parents and he heals Anna, but alters her memories to remove traces of Elsa’s magic, warning Elsa that she must learn to control her powers. The King and Queen isolate both sisters within the castle, Elsa shuts out Anna, causing a rift between them. Elsa suppresses her magic rather than mastering it, causing her to become more insecure, when the sisters are teenagers, their parents die at sea during a storm. When Elsa turns twenty-one, she is to be crowned queen of Arendelle and she is terrified that the kingdoms citizens might find out about her powers and fear her. The castle gates open to the public and visiting dignitaries for the first time in years, amongst them is the scheming Duke of Weselton, and the dashing Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, with whom Anna falls head-over-heels in love. Elsa’s coronation happens without a hitch, but she remains distant from Anna. When Hans proposes to Anna, Elsa objects, unleashing her powers before the court, the Duke brands her a monster. Elsa flees the kingdom, but her suppressed magic engulfs Arendelle in an eternal winter, reaching the North Mountain, Elsa discards her crown and creates a palace of ice in which to live a solitary life. Anna ventures out to find Elsa and end the winter, leaving Hans in charge and she gets lost, collecting supplies at Wandering Oakens shop. She meets an ice harvester, Kristoff, and his reindeer Sven, an attack by wolves leads to Kristoff’s sleigh being destroyed
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Top row (l–r): Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel Bottom row (l–r): Jonathan Groff, Josh Gad and Santino Fontana
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Warner Bros.
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Entertainment Inc. – colloquially known as Warner Bros. or Warner Bros. It is one of the Big Six major American film studios, Warner Bros. is a member of the Motion Picture Association of America. The companys name originated from the four founding Warner brothers, Harry, Albert, Sam, Jack, the youngest, was born in London, Ontario. The three elder brothers began in the theater business, having acquired a movie projector with which they showed films in the mining towns of Pennsylvania. In the beginning, Sam and Albert Warner invested $150 to present Life of an American Fireman and they opened their first theater, the Cascade, in New Castle, Pennsylvania, in 1903. When the original building was in danger of being demolished, the modern Warner Bros. called the current building owners, the owners noted people across the country had asked them to protect it for its historical significance. In 1904, the Warners founded the Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Amusement & Supply Company, in 1912, Harry Warner hired an auditor named Paul Ashley Chase. By the time of World War I they had begun producing films, in 1918 they opened the first Warner Bros. studio on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. Sam and Jack produced the pictures, while Harry and Albert, along with their auditor and now controller Chase, handled finance and distribution in New York City. During World War I their first nationally syndicated film, My Four Years in Germany, on April 4,1923, with help from money loaned to Harry by his banker Motley Flint, they formally incorporated as Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. The first important deal was the acquisition of the rights to Avery Hopwoods 1919 Broadway play, The Gold Diggers, however, Rin Tin Tin, a dog brought from France after World War I by an American soldier, established their reputation. Rin Tin Tin debuted in the feature Where the North Begins, the movie was so successful that Jack signed the dog to star in more films for $1,000 per week. Rin Tin Tin became the top star. Jack nicknamed him The Mortgage Lifter and the success boosted Darryl F. Zanucks career, Zanuck eventually became a top producer and between 1928 and 1933 served as Jacks right-hand man and executive producer, with responsibilities including day-to-day film production. More success came after Ernst Lubitsch was hired as head director, lubitschs film The Marriage Circle was the studios most successful film of 1924, and was on The New York Times best list for that year. Despite the success of Rin Tin Tin and Lubitsch, Warners remained a lesser studio, Sam and Jack decided to offer Broadway actor John Barrymore the lead role in Beau Brummel. The film was so successful that Harry signed Barrymore to a contract, like The Marriage Circle. By the end of 1924, Warner Bros. was arguably Hollywoods most successful independent studio, as the studio prospered, it gained backing from Wall Street, and in 1924 Goldman Sachs arranged a major loan
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Lobby card from Open Your Eyes (1919)
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Lobby card from The Beautiful and Damned (1922)
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Harry Potter (film series)
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Harry Potter is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by author J. K. Rowling. A spin-off prequel series will consist of five films, starting with Fantastic Beasts, the Fantastic Beasts films mark the beginning of a shared media franchise known as J. K. Rowlings Wizarding World. The series was produced by David Heyman, and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. Four directors worked on the series, Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, the screenplays were written by Steve Kloves, with the exception of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which was written by Michael Goldenberg. Production took over ten years to complete, with the story arc following Harry Potters quest to overcome his arch-enemy Lord Voldemort. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final novel in the series, was adapted into two feature-length parts, Part 1 was released in November 2010, and Part 2 was released in July 2011. Without inflation adjustment, it is the second highest-grossing film series with $8.5 billion in worldwide receipts, late in 1997, film producer David Heymans London offices received a copy of the first book in what would become Rowlings series of seven Harry Potter novels. The book, Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone, was relegated to a low-priority bookshelf, consequently, Heyman, who had originally disliked the rubbish title, read the book himself. Highly impressed by Rowlings work, he began the process led to one of the most successful cinematic franchises of all time. Heymans enthusiasm led to Rowlings 1999 sale of the rights for the first four Harry Potter books to Warner Bros. for a reported £1 million. Although Steven Spielberg initially negotiated to direct the first film, he declined the offer, Spielberg wanted the adaptation to be an animated film, with American actor Haley Joel Osment to provide Harry Potters voice. Spielberg contended that, in his opinion, there was every expectation of profit in making the film and he claims that making money would have been like shooting ducks in a barrel. Its just like withdrawing a billion dollars and putting it into your personal bank accounts, petersen and Reiner both pulled out of the running in March 2000. It was then narrowed down to Columbus, Gilliam, Parker, Rowlings first choice was Terry Gilliam. Harry Potter is the kind of literary achievement that comes around once in a lifetime. Since the books have generated such a following across the world. I cant think of anyone more ideally suited for this job than Chris, Steve Kloves was selected to write the screenplay for the first film. He described adapting the book as tough since it did not lend itself to adaptation as well as the two books
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Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint at the world premiere of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in Trafalgar Square, London on 7 July 2011.
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Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, where much of the film series was shot. Harry Potter was also filmed in other areas, including Pinewood Studios.
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David Yates directed four of the films in the series, including the two-part finale Deathly Hallows.
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A studio model of Hogwarts. It is the main setting in the series; the castle features in every novel and screen adaptation.
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Twitter
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Twitter is an online news and social networking service where users post and interact with messages, tweets, restricted to 140 characters. Registered users can post tweets, but those who are unregistered can only read them, users access Twitter through its website interface, SMS or a mobile device app. Twitter Inc. is based in San Francisco, California, United States, Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams and launched in July. The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity, in 2012, more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day, and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion search queries per day. In 2013, it was one of the ten most-visited websites and has described as the SMS of the Internet. As of 2016, Twitter had more than 319 million monthly active users. On the day of the 2016 U. S. presidential election, Twitter proved to be the largest source of breaking news, Twitters origins lie in a daylong brainstorming session held by board members of the podcasting company Odeo. Jack Dorsey, then a student at New York University. The original project name for the service was twttr, an idea that Williams later ascribed to Noah Glass, inspired by Flickr. The developers initially considered 10958 as a code, but later changed it to 40404 for ease of use. Work on the project started on March 21,2006, when Dorsey published the first Twitter message at 9,50 PM Pacific Standard Time, Dorsey has explained the origin of the Twitter title. we came across the word twitter, and it was just perfect. The definition was a short burst of inconsequential information, and chirps from birds, and thats exactly what the product was. The first Twitter prototype, developed by Dorsey and contractor Florian Weber, was used as a service for Odeo employees. Williams fired Glass, who was silent about his part in Twitters startup until 2011, Twitter spun off into its own company in April 2007. Williams provided insight into the ambiguity that defined this early period in a 2013 interview, With Twitter and they called it a social network, they called it microblogging, but it was hard to define, because it didnt replace anything. There was this path of discovery with something like that, where over time you figure out what it is, Twitter actually changed from what we thought it was in the beginning, which we described as status updates and a social utility. It is that, in part, but the insight we eventually came to was Twitter was really more of an information network than it is a social network, the tipping point for Twitters popularity was the 2007 South by Southwest Interactive conference. During the event, Twitter usage increased from 20,000 tweets per day to 60,000, the Twitter people cleverly placed two 60-inch plasma screens in the conference hallways, exclusively streaming Twitter messages, remarked Newsweeks Steven Levy
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A blueprint sketch, c. 2006, by Jack Dorsey, envisioning an SMS -based social network.
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Twitter's homepage as of August 2015 (only in select countries)
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Jack Dorsey, a co-founder and the chairman of Twitter, in 2009
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Twitter's San Francisco, California headquarters, as seen from a corner on Market Street
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Howard Ashman
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Howard Elliott Ashman was an American playwright and lyricist. He collaborated with Alan Menken on several works and is most widely known for several animated films for Disney, for which Ashman wrote the lyrics. Ashman and Menken began their collaboration with the musical God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater, for which Ashman directed and wrote both book and lyrics. Their next musical, Little Shop of Horrors for which Ashman again directed, the partnerships first Disney film was The Little Mermaid, followed by Beauty and the Beast. After his death, some of Ashmans songs were included in another Disney film, Ashman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Shirley Thelma and Raymond Albert Ashman, an ice cream cone manufacturer. Ashman first studied at Boston University and Goddard College and then went on to achieve his masters degree from Indiana University in 1974, after graduating from Indiana in 1974 he moved to New York and worked as an editor at Grosset & Dunlap. His first two plays, Cause Maggies Afraid of the Dark and Dreamstuff, were met with mixed reviews and his play The Confirmation was produced in 1977 at Princetons McCarter Theater and starred Herschel Bernardi. In 1977 he became the director of the WPA Theater in New York. He first worked with Alan Menken on the 1979 musical Kurt Vonneguts God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater and they also collaborated on Little Shop of Horrors with Ashman as director, lyricist, and librettist, winning the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics. Ashman was director, lyricist and bookwriter for the 1986 Broadway musical Smile, in 1986, Ashman was brought in to write lyrics for a song in Disneys Oliver & Company. While there, he was told about another project that they had working on for a couple years. The film was The Little Mermaid, Disneys first fairy tale in 30 years, Ashman, along with Alan Menken, wrote all of the songs for the film. Ashman became a force during the early years of the Disney Renaissance. He would hold meetings and said the animation and musical styles were made for each other which is why Disney needed to continue making musical movies. He also made strong choices in casting actors with strong musical theater, the Little Mermaid was released in November 1989 and it was an enormous success. Ashman and Menken received two Golden Globe nominations and three Academy Award nominations including two for Kiss The Girl and Under The Sea, for Ashman won both awards for the latter. In 1988, while working on The Little Mermaid, Ashman pitched to Disney the idea of a musical adaptation of Aladdin. After he wrote a group of songs with partner Alan Menken and a treatment, a screenplay was written by Linda Woolverton, who had worked on Beauty
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Tim Rice
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Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Tim Rice is an English author and Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Tony Award, and Grammy Award-winning lyricist. One of the most celebrated lyricists in British popular culture, Rice was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to music in 1994, the 2016 Sunday Times Rich List values Rice at £150m, the 15th richest music millionaire in the UK. Rice was born at Shardeloes, an historic English country house near Amersham, Buckinghamshire, after the war, they worked for the de Havilland Aircraft Company. Rice was educated at three independent schools, Aldwickbury School in Hertfordshire, St Albans School and Lancing College. He left Lancing with GCE A-Levels in History and French and then started work as a clerk for a law firm in London. He later attended the Sorbonne in Paris for a year, after studying for a year in Paris at the Sorbonne, Rice joined EMI Records as a management trainee in 1966. When EMI producer Norrie Paramor left to set up his own organisation in 1968, Rice joined him as an assistant producer, working with, among others, Cliff Richard. Rice has collaborated with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cricket, and The Likes of Us. For The Walt Disney Company, Rice has collaborated individually with Alan Menken and Elton John, creating productions including Aladdin and The Lion King. In 1996, his collaboration with Lloyd Webber for the film version Evita won Rice his third Academy Award for Best Original Song with the song You Must Love Me. Rice has also collaborated with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA on Chess and with Rick Wakeman on the albums 1984 and he is writing eight lyrics to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys ballet, The Nutcracker. The working title is The Nutcracker, The Untold Story, Rice was re-united with Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2011 to pen new songs for Lloyd Webbers newest production of The Wizard of Oz which opened in March 2011 at the London Palladium. Rice has, however, rejected working with Webber again, claiming their partnership has run its course and he has also been a frequent guest panellist for many years on the radio panel games Just a Minute and Trivia Test Match. Rice often jokes that he is most recognised in America for his appearance in the film About a Boy, the film includes several clips from an edition of the game show Countdown on which he was the guest adjudicator. His other interests include cricket and maths, on 2 December 2010 he addressed the eighth Bradman Oration in Adelaide. He is currently working on a sequel, covering his life, in September 1981, Rice, along with Colin Webb and Michael Parkinson, launched Pavilion Books, a publishing house with a publishing focus on music and the arts. Rice is patron of London-based drama school, Associated Studios, Rice was made a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994, was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999, and was named a Disney Legend in 2002. In 2008, Rice received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and he is a fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors
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Rice in New York, 1981
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Tim Rice (right) with Colin Frechter in 1998
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Beauty and the Beast (Disney song)
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Beauty and the Beast is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for the Disney animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. Lansbury was initially hesitant to record Beauty and the Beast because she felt that it was not suitable for her singing voice. In order to promote the film, Disney decided to release Beauty and the Beast as a single, and first recruited solely Dion to record a radio-friendly version of it. At first Dion was also hesitant to record Beauty and the Beast because she had just recently been fired from recording the song of the animated film An American Tail. First heard during the end credits, the single was produced by Walter Afanasieff who also arranged it with Robbie Buchanan. The single was accompanied by a music video, directed by Dominic Orlando, it combined footage of the singers recording the song at The Power Station with excerpts from the film. The single was nominated for the Grammy Award for Record of the Year. Lansburys performance has been lauded by both film and music critics. In addition to returning Disney songs to the pop charts after an absence, the success of Beauty. Considered to be among Disneys best and most popular songs, Beauty, in 2004, the American Film Institute officially recognized Beauty and the Beast as one of the greatest songs in film history, ranking it 62nd. Grande and Legends version of the song is an homage to the performed by Dion and Bryson for the 1991 film. Beauty and the Beast was written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken in 1990, intending for the song to be the height of simplicity, the songwriters drew much of its influence from Broadway music. Due to Ashmans failing health, some of Beauty and the Beasts pre-production was relocated to a hotel in Fishkill, Out of all the songs he has written for Beauty and the Beast, Menken devoted the most time to the title song. The track was first recorded by British-American actress Angela Lansbury, who voices the character Mrs. Potts, the songwriters first introduced Beauty and the Beast to Lansbury as a demo recording, which was accompanied by a note asking her if she might possibly be interested in singing it. Lansbury suggested that the songwriters ask someone else to sing Beauty and the Beast, on the day of her scheduled recording session, Lansburys flight was delayed due to a bomb threat, which prompted an emergency landing in Las Vegas. Unaware of her whereabouts for several hours, the filmmakers had begun making plans to reschedule the session until Lansbury finally telephoned the studio once she arrived safely in New York, ultimately, Lansbury recorded her version in one take, which wound up being used in the final film. Producer Don Hahn recalled that the actress simply sang Beauty and the Beast from beginning to end and we picked up a couple of lines here and there, but essentially that one take is what we used for the movie. Lansburys performance moved everyone who was present in the studio at the time to tears
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"Beauty and the Beast"
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At first English actress Angela Lansbury was hesitant to record "Beauty and the Beast" because it had been written in a style with which she was unfamiliar; she ultimately recorded the song in one take.
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Accurate artistic impression of the ballroom's floorplan, designed by architectural designer Mehruss Jon Ahi and filmmaker Armen Karaoghlanian; the scene's choreography and cinematography are depicted in red and black, respectively.
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Virtually unknown in the United States prior to its release, the commercial success of "Beauty and the Beast" is responsible for establishing the career of Canadian singer Celine Dion.
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Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury, DBE is a British-American-Irish actress who has appeared in theatre, television and film, as well as a producer, singer and songwriter. Her career has spanned seven decades, much of it in the United States, Lansbury was born to a middle-class family in central London, the daughter of actress Moyna Macgill and politician Edgar Lansbury. To escape the Blitz, in 1940 she moved to the United States with her mother and two younger brothers, and studied acting in New York City. Proceeding to Hollywood in 1942, she signed to MGM and obtained her first film roles, in Gaslight and The Picture of Dorian Gray, earning her two Oscar nominations and a Golden Globe Award. She appeared in eleven further MGM films, mostly in minor roles, although largely seen as a B-list star during this period, her appearance in the film The Manchurian Candidate received widespread acclaim and is cited as being one of her finest performances. Moving into musical theatre, Lansbury finally gained stardom for playing the role in the Broadway musical Mame. Amid difficulties in her life, Lansbury moved from California to County Cork, Ireland, in 1970. These included leading roles in the stage musicals Gypsy, Sweeney Todd, through Corymore Productions, a company that she co-owned with her husband Peter Shaw, Lansbury assumed ownership of the series and was its executive producer for the final four seasons. She also moved into voice work, thereby contributing to animated films such as Disneys Beauty, since then, she has toured in a variety of international theatrical productions and continued to make occasional film appearances. In 2014, Lansbury was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in a ceremony at Windsor Castle for services to drama, charitable work, Lansbury has received an Honorary Oscar and has won five Tony Awards, six Golden Globes, an Olivier Award, and one Grammy Award. She has also nominated for numerous other industry awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress on three occasions, and various Primetime Emmy Awards on eighteen occasions. She has been the subject of three biographies, Lansbury was born to an upper middle class family on October 16,1925. Although her birthplace has often given as Poplar, East London, she has rejected this, asserting that while she had ancestral connections to Poplar, she was born in Regents Park. Her mother was Belfast-born actress Moyna Macgill, who appeared on stage in the West End. Her father was the wealthy English timber merchant and politician Edgar Lansbury and her paternal grandfather was the Labour Party leader and anti-war activist George Lansbury, a man whom she felt awed by and considered a giant in my youth. Angela had a half sister, Isolde, who was the offspring of Moynas previous marriage to writer. When Lansbury was nine, her father died from stomach cancer, in 2014, Lansbury described this event as the defining moment of my life. Nothing before or since has affected me so deeply and she nevertheless considered herself largely self-educated, learning from books, theatre and cinema
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Lansbury in 1950
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Lansbury in the trailer for The Picture of Dorian Gray
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Lansbury in a scene from MGM's Till the Clouds Roll By (1946), one of her earliest film appearances
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Lansbury with her children in 1957
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D23 is the official fan club for The Walt Disney Company. Founded in 2009, the organization is mainly for its biennial exposition event. The name D23 refers to D for Disney and 23 for 1923—the year Walt Disney founded the company, membership includes Disney twenty-three, yearly gifts, events, exclusive merchandise offers, and discount and early access to the D23 Expo fan convention. D23 was introduced on March 10,2009 by Robert Iger during the annual meeting. D23 had a booth at San Diego Comic-Con in 2009 followed by the first D23 Expo on September 10–13,2009, in March 2010, D23 announced that the expo would be biannual instead of annual with a Destination D event in the off year. In February 2013, the Walt Disney Company Japan announced the first D23 Expo Japan on October 12–14,2013, events include, D23 Expo biennial Destination D a smaller biennial event alternating with the Expo. Events were held in the D23 Arena, Stage 23, Storytellers Theatre, the D23 Expo returned for its second time at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on August 19–21,2011. The Treasures of the Walt Disney Archives has expanded by 12,000 square feet since the Inaugural D23 Expo, shopping opportunities include the D23 Expo Dream Store returning from the Inaugural Expo. Other stores include A Small World Village and a Disney Store in the Disney Living Pavilion. Events took place at the D23 Arena, Stage 23, Stage 28, the red carpet at the Talent Round-Up area, Storytellers Stage at the Disney Living pavilion, and at the Disney Channel/Radio Disney stage. The Disney Channel stage held performances from Coco Jones, China Anne McClain, a first look for Radio Disneys N. B. T. and a karate exhibition from Leo Howard. Guests also had the chance to meet and greet the cast of Good Luck Charlie, Jake, phineas and Ferb, Kickin It, Fish Hooks, A. N. T. Farm, Handy Manny, Special Agent Oso, Pair of Kings, nice, and the celebration for the 25th Anniversary of Pixar Animation Studios. The first rounds of the UDTT were held on August 18,2011 which narrowed from thousands to one hundred and it was hosted by Dan Roebuck who narrowed down the final round from 20 people to 3. After two full days of trivia questions, John Kurowski was declared the winner of the inaugural Ultimate Disney Fan Trivia Tournament and his name was engraved on a Ludwig Von Drake trophy which was preserved in the Walt Disney Archives. Kurowski also won a cruise on the Disney Cruise Lines Disney Fantasy ship which set sail to the public in 2012. The D23 Arena hosted many milestone events only at the D23 Expo and this is the second time that the Disney Legends Ceremony has taken place in front of guests at the D23 Expo. This tradition started in 1987 and since then,287 people have been awarded, at the expo, the company honored 12 people who contributed to the The Walt Disney Company
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The Hidden Mickey booth in the Collectors Forum of D23 Expo 2011.
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Robert Downey, Jr. at the 2011 Expo promoting Marvel's The Avengers.
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Entrance to the D23 Expo 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California.
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El Capitan Theatre
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El Capitan Theatre is a fully restored movie palace at 6838 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood. In the early 1920s, real estate developer Charles E. Toberman envisioned a thriving Hollywood theatre district, Toberman was involved in 36 projects while building the Max Factor Building, Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel and the Hollywood Masonic Temple. With Sid Grauman, he opened the three themed theatres, Egyptian, El Capitan, and Chinese, El Capitan, dubbed Hollywoods First Home of Spoken Drama, opened as a legitimate theatre on May 3,1926 with Charlots Revue starring Gertrude Lawrence and Jack Buchanan. Furniture Emporium took up the rest of the building in the 1920s, for a decade it presented live plays, with over 120 productions including such legends as Clark Gable and Joan Fontaine. By the late 1930s, El Capitan felt the effects of the Depression. This period saw a cycle of experimentation with entertainment, in an effort to boost attendance at the theatre, its management attempted to lure revues, road shows and benefits. Despite these efforts, business was faltering, the theatre then began showing movies. When Orson Welles was unable to locate a theatre willing to risk screening Citizen Kane, he turned to El Capitan. The theater then closed for one year as Paramount Pictures purchased the theater, the building was remodeled in the modern style, with the decor covered with curtains and removing the box-seat balconies. The theatre reopened in 1942 as the Hollywood Paramount Theater and its inaugural film presentation was Cecil B. DeMilles feature Reap the Wild Wind, the theater remained the West Coast flagship for Paramount Pictures until the studio was forced by the U. S. Supreme Courts decision in the antitrust case U. S. vs. Paramount Pictures, et al. to divest itself of its theater holdings, after a 50-year stay, Barker Bros. Furniture closed its location in the building in the 1970s, in 1985, Pacific Theatres purchased the theater from SRO Theaters. The buildings owners, Nick Olaerts and Thomas L. Harnsberger, had assigned authority for the facade to the Los Angeles Conservancy in exchange for historical building tax credits. Late in the 1980s, Disney purchased a stake in one of Pacific Theatres chains, leading to Disneys Buena Vista Theaters and Pacific renovating the El Capitan Theatre. These theaters became Disneys flagship houses and they spent $14 million on a complete renovation of the Paramount, restoring much of the buildings original decor as well as the theaters original name. El Capitan reopened in 1991 with the premiere of The Rocketeer, Los Angeles in 1990 designated El Capitan as a Cultural Heritage Monument. The 1992 National Preservation Honor Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation was bestowed on the restorers of the theater, a Michael Jackson mural was approved by the National Park Service to be placed on the side of the building in December 1992
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El Capitan Theatre, 2009
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Confetti rains at the climax of a show.
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Hollywood
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Hollywood is an ethnically diverse, densely populated neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California. It is notable as the home of the U. S. film industry, including several of its studios, and its name has come to be a shorthand reference for the industry. Hollywood was a community in 1870 and was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. It was consolidated with the city of Los Angeles in 1910, in 1853, one adobe hut stood in Nopalera, named for the Mexican Nopal cactus indigenous to the area. By 1870, an agricultural community flourished, the area was known as the Cahuenga Valley, after the pass in the Santa Monica Mountains immediately to the north. According to the diary of H. J. Whitley, known as the Father of Hollywood, along came a Chinese man in a wagon carrying wood. The man got out of the wagon and bowed, the Chinese man was asked what he was doing and replied, I holly-wood, meaning hauling wood. H. J. Whitley had an epiphany and decided to name his new town Hollywood, Holly would represent England and wood would represent his Scottish heritage. Whitley had already started over 100 towns across the western United States, Whitley arranged to buy the 500-acre E. C. Hurd ranch and disclosed to him his plans for the land. They agreed on a price and Hurd agreed to sell at a later date, before Whitley got off the ground with Hollywood, plans for the new town had spread to General Harrison Gray Otis, Hurds wife, eastern adjacent ranch co-owner Daeida Wilcox, and others. Daeida Wilcox may have learned of the name Hollywood from Ivar Weid, her neighbor in Holly Canyon and she recommended the same name to her husband, Harvey. In August 1887, Wilcox filed with the Los Angeles County Recorders office a deed and parcel map of property he had sold named Hollywood, Wilcox wanted to be the first to record it on a deed. The early real-estate boom busted that year, yet Hollywood began its slow growth. By 1900, the region had a post office, newspaper, hotel, Los Angeles, with a population of 102,479 lay 10 miles east through the vineyards, barley fields, and citrus groves. A single-track streetcar line ran down the middle of Prospect Avenue from it, but service was infrequent, the old citrus fruit-packing house was converted into a livery stable, improving transportation for the inhabitants of Hollywood. The Hollywood Hotel was opened in 1902 by H. J. Whitley who was a president of the Los Pacific Boulevard, having finally acquired the Hurd ranch and subdivided it, Whitley built the hotel to attract land buyers. Flanking the west side of Highland Avenue, the structure fronted on Prospect Avenue, the hotel was to become internationally known and was the center of the civic and social life and home of the stars for many years. Whitleys company developed and sold one of the residential areas
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The Four Ladies installation at the Hollywood Boulevard – La Brea Avenue Gateway
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Glen-Holly Hotel, first hotel in Hollywood, at the corner of what is now Yucca Street. It was built in the 1890s.
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Hollywood Hotel, 1905
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The intersection of Hollywood and Highland, 1907
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United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or Britain, is a sovereign country in western Europe. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, the United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland, with an area of 242,500 square kilometres, the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe. It is also the 21st-most populous country, with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants, together, this makes it the fourth-most densely populated country in the European Union. The United Kingdom is a monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance. The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 6 February 1952, other major urban areas in the United Kingdom include the regions of Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester. The United Kingdom consists of four countries—England, Scotland, Wales, the last three have devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in their capitals, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, respectively. The relationships among the countries of the UK have changed over time, Wales was annexed by the Kingdom of England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. A treaty between England and Scotland resulted in 1707 in a unified Kingdom of Great Britain, which merged in 1801 with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922, leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain, there are fourteen British Overseas Territories. These are the remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in the 1920s, British influence can be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies. The United Kingdom is a country and has the worlds fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP. The UK is considered to have an economy and is categorised as very high in the Human Development Index. It was the worlds first industrialised country and the worlds foremost power during the 19th, the UK remains a great power with considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. It is a nuclear weapons state and its military expenditure ranks fourth or fifth in the world. The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946 and it has been a leading member state of the EU and its predecessor, the European Economic Community, since 1973. However, on 23 June 2016, a referendum on the UKs membership of the EU resulted in a decision to leave. The Acts of Union 1800 united the Kingdom of Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have devolved self-government
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Stonehenge, in Wiltshire, was erected around 2500 BC.
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The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings, 1066, and the events leading to it.
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The Treaty of Union led to a single united kingdom encompassing all Great Britain.
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Good Morning America
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Good Morning America is an American morning television show that is broadcast on ABC. It debuted on November 3,1975, and first expanded to weekends with the debut of a Sunday edition on January 3,1993, the Sunday edition was canceled in 1999, weekend editions returned on both Saturdays and Sundays on September 4,2004. The weekday program airs from 7,00 to 9,00 a. m. in all U. S. time zones, the Saturday and Sunday editions are one hour long and are transmitted to ABCs stations live at 7,00 a. m. Eastern Time, although stations in some markets air them at different times, viewers in the Pacific Time Zone receive an updated feed with a specialized opening and updated live reports. A third hour of the weekday broadcast aired from 2007 to 2008, the program features news, interviews, weather forecasts, special-interest stories, and feature segments such as Pop News, the GMA Heat Index and Play of the Day. It is produced by ABC News and broadcasts from the Times Square Studios in New York Citys Times Square district, the primary anchors are Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Lara Spencer and Michael Strahan along with newsreader Amy Robach and weather anchor Ginger Zee. Good Morning America has been the most watched morning show in total viewers, GMA generally placed second in the ratings, behind NBCs Today from 1995 to 2012. Good Morning America won the first three Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program, sharing the inaugural 2007 award with Today, on January 6,1975, ABC launched AM America in an attempt to compete with NBCs Today. The program was hosted by Bill Beutel and Stephanie Edwards, with Peter Jennings, because the show could not find an audience against Today, ABC sought a new approach. The network found that one of its affiliates, WEWS in Cleveland, the Morning Exchange also established a group of regular guests who were experts in certain fields, including health, entertainment, consumer affairs and travel. Also unlike both the NBC and ABC shows, The Morning Exchange was not broadcast from a newsroom set, in the process of screening the Cleveland morning program as a creative source, ABC also began looking at another local show, Good Morning. Which was produced by Boston ABC affiliate WCVB-TV, Good Morning. was very similar in format to The Morning Exchange, but with a lesser emphasis on news and weather. No legal cease and desist action was finalized against ABC in the matter, however, the launch of Good Morning America did result in the Boston morning show changing its name—to Good Day. ABC took an episode of The Morning Exchange and used it as a pilot episode, after very positive reviews for the pilot, the format replaced AM America in November 1975 as Good Morning America. The first host of the new program was David Hartman, featuring Nancy Dussault as his co-host, Dussault was replaced in 1977 by Sandy Hill. Dave Murray provided the forecasts for both Good Morning America and ABCs early morning news program ABC News This Morning from 1983 to 1986, on August 30,1976, Tom Brokaw began anchoring Today while the program began a search for a female co-host. Within a year, Today managed to back the Good Morning America ratings threat with Brokaw and new co-host Jane Pauley, featuring art. For the first time, Good Morning America became the morning news program in the United States as Today fell to second place
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The title card for Good Afternoon America, which aired for a nine-week period.
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Robin Roberts co-host 2002–present
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George Stephanopoulos co-host 2009–present
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Star Wars, The Force Awakens is a 2015 American epic space opera film directed, co-produced, and co-written by J. J. Abrams. The Force Awakens was announced after The Walt Disney Companys acquisition of Lucasfilm in October 2012 and it was produced by Abrams, his longtime collaborator Bryan Burk, and Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan, co-writer of the trilogy films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. John Williams, composer for the six films, returned to compose the films score. Lucas served as consultant during the films early production. Filming began in April 2014 in Abu Dhabi and Iceland, with photography also taking place in Ireland and Pinewood Studios in England. It is the first live-action film in the franchise since Star Wars, Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars, The Force Awakens was widely anticipated, and Disney backed the film with extensive marketing campaigns. It premiered in Los Angeles on December 14,2015, four days before its release worldwide. It received five Academy Award nominations and four British Academy Film Award nominations, two sequels, Star Wars, The Last Jedi and Episode IX, are scheduled for release in 2017 and 2019, respectively. Three decades after the destruction of the second Death Star, the First Order has risen from the fallen Galactic Empire, the Resistance, backed by the Republic and led by General Leia Organa, opposes them while searching for her brother, Luke Skywalker, to enlist his aid. Resistance pilot Poe Dameron meets village elder Lor San Tekka on the planet Jakku to obtain a map to Lukes location, stormtroopers commanded by Kylo Ren destroy the village and capture Poe, while Ren kills Tekka. Poes droid, BB-8, escapes with the map and encounters a scavenger named Rey near a junkyard settlement, Ren tortures Poe using the Force, and learns of BB-8. Stormtrooper FN-2187, unwilling to kill, frees Poe, and they escape in a stolen TIE fighter and they crash on Jakku, and Finn survives, but Poe is believed to have been killed in the crash. Finn encounters Rey and BB-8, but the First Order tracks them, Finn, Rey, and BB-8 flee the planet in the Millennium Falcon, which they steal from a junkyard. The Falcon is captured by a ship piloted by Han Solo and Chewbacca. Two rival gangs, seeking to settle debts with Han, board and attack, the gangs inform the First Order. At the First Orders Starkiller Base – a planet converted into a superweapon that harnesses energy from stars – Supreme Leader Snoke orders General Hux to use the weapon for the first time. Snoke questions Rens ability to deal with emotions relating to his father, Han Solo, the Falcon crew views BB-8s map and determines it is incomplete
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(L-R) Producer Kathleen Kennedy, writer and director J. J. Abrams and writer Lawrence Kasdan speaking at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International
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The cast of Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the 2015 San Diego Comic Con International (L–R: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford)
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Entertainment Weekly
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Entertainment Weekly is an American magazine, published by Time Inc. that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books and popular culture. Different from celebrity-focused publications like Us Weekly, People, and In Touch Weekly, EW primarily concentrates on entertainment media news, however, unlike Variety and The Hollywood Reporter, which are aimed at industry insiders, EW targets a more general audience. The first issue was published on February 16,1990, the cover price was $1.95 The title word entertainment was not capitalized on the cover until mid-1992 and has remained so since. By 2003, the weekly circulation averaged 1.7 million copies per week. In March 2006, managing editor Rick Tetzeli oversaw an overhaul of EWs graphics, Entertainment Weekly follows a typical magazine format by featuring a letters to the editor and table of contents in the first few pages, while also featuring advertisements. While many advertisements are unrelated to the entertainment industry, the majority of ads are typically related to up-and-coming television and these beginning articles open the magazine and as a rule focus on current events in pop culture. First Look, subtitled An early peek at some of Hollywoods coolest projects, is a spread with behind-the-scenes or publicity stills of upcoming movies. The Hit List, written each week by critic Scott Brown, highlights ten major events, Typically, there will be some continuity to the commentaries. This column was written by Jim Mullen and featured twenty events each week. The Hollywood Insider is a section that reports breaking news in entertainment. It gives details, in the columns, on the most-current news in television, movie. The Style Report is a section devoted to celebrity style. Because its focus is on celebrity fashion or lifestyle, it is rich in nature. Recently, the converted to a new format, five pictures of celebrity fashions for the week. A spin-off section, Style Hunter, which finds reader-requested articles of clothing or accessories that have appeared in pop culture recently, appears frequently. The Monitor is a two-page spread devoted to events in celebrity lives with small paragraphs highlighting events such as weddings, illnesses, arrests, court appearances. Deaths of major celebrities are typically detailed in a one-half- or full-page obituary titled Legacy and this feature is nearly identical to sister publication Peoples Passages feature. Harris column focuses on analyzing current popular-culture events, and is generally the most serious of the columns, harris has written about the writers strike and the 2008 presidential election, among other topics
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Volume 1, Number 1 (February 16, 1990), cover featuring singer k.d. lang
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Hello, Dolly! (film)
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Hello, Dolly. is a 1969 American romantic comedy musical film based on the Broadway production of the same name. The film follows the story of Dolly Levi, as she travels to Yonkers, New York, in doing so she convinces his niece, his nieces intended, and Horaces two clerks to travel to New York City. The film won three Oscars for Best Art Direction, Best Score of a Musical Picture, and Best Sound Mixing and was nominated for a further four Academy Awards, although the film eventually broke even, it was not a commercial success. In 1890, all of New York City is excited because widowed, Dolly makes a living through matchmaking and numerous sidelines. She is currently seeking a wife for grumpy Horace Vandergelder, the well-known half-a-millionaire, Dolly travels to Yonkers, New York to visit Horace. Ambrose Kemper, a young artist, wants to marry Horaces weepy niece, Ermengarde and he plans to travel to New York City to propose to Irene Molloy, who owns a hat shop there. Dolly arrives in Yonkers and sends Horace ahead to the city, before leaving he tells Cornelius and Barnaby to mind the store. Cornelius decides that he and Barnaby need to get out of Yonkers, Dolly knows two ladies in New York they should call on, Irene Molloy and her shop assistant, Minnie Fay. Cornelius, Barnaby, Ambrose, Ermengarde and Dolly take the train to New York, Irene and Minnie open their hat shop for the afternoon. Irene does not love Horace Vandergelder and declares that she wear a elaborate hat to impress a gentleman. Cornelius and Barnaby arrive at the shop and pretend to be rich, Horace and Dolly arrive and Cornelius and Barnaby hide. Minnie screams when she finds Cornelius hiding in an armoire, Horace is about to open the armoire himself, but Dolly searches it and pronounces it empty. After hearing Cornelius sneeze, Horace storms out upon realizing there are men hiding in the shop, Dolly arranges for Cornelius and Barnaby, who are still pretending to be rich, to take the ladies out to dinner to the Harmonia Gardens to make up for their humiliation. She teaches Cornelius and Barnaby how to dance since they always have dancing at such establishments, the clerks and the ladies go to watch the Fourteenth Street Association Parade together. Alone, Dolly asks her first husband Ephrams permission to marry Horace and she resolves to move on with life. After meeting an old friend, Gussie Granger, on a float in the parade and she tells him the heiress Ernestina Semple would be perfect for him and asks him to meet her at the Harmonia Gardens that evening. Cornelius is determined to get a kiss before the night is over, since the clerks have no money to hire a carriage, they tell the girls that walking to the restaurant shows that theyve got Elegance. In a quiet flat, Dolly prepares for the evening, at the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant, Rudolph, the head waiter, whips his crew into shape for Dolly Levis return
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Original film poster by Richard Amsel
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Mamma Mia! (film)
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Meryl Streep heads the cast, playing the role of single mother Donna Sheridan. Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and Stellan Skarsgård play the three possible fathers to Donnas daughter, Sophie, Mamma Mia. received mixed reviews from critics and earned $609.8 million on a $52 million budget. On a Greek island called Kalokairi, bride-to-be Sophie Sheridan posts three wedding invitations to different men, Sophies bridesmaids, Ali and Lisa, arrive. Sophie reveals that she found her mothers diary and has three fathers, Irish-American architect Sam Carmichael, Swedish adventurer and writer Bill Anderson. As Sophie wants her father to give her away, she invited them without telling her mother, Donna shows off the villa to Rosie and Tanya. The three men arrive and Sophie smuggles them to their room and explains that she sent the invitations and she begs them to hide so Donna will have a surprise at the wedding, seeing the old friends of whom she so often favourably speaks. They overhear Donna working and swear not to reveal her secret, Donna spies them and is dumbfounded to find herself facing former lovers, and demands that they leave. She confides in Tanya and Rosie that she is uncertain which of the men is Sophies father, Tanya and Rosie rally her spirits by getting her to dance with the female staff and islanders. Sophie finds the men aboard Bills yacht, and they sail around Kalokairi, Sophie plans to tell her fiancé Sky about her ploy, but loses her nerve. Sky and Sophie sing to each other, but Sky is nabbed for his bachelor party, at Sophies bachelorette party, Donna, Tanya, and Rosie perform as Donna and The Dynamos. The festivities are interrupted by the arrival of Sam, Bill, Sophie decides to talk with each of her prospective fathers alone. While her girlfriends dance with the men, Sophie learns from Bill that Donna received the money to invest in her villa from his great-aunt Sofia, Sophie guesses she must be Sofias namesake and Bill is her father. She asks him to give her away and keep their secret from Donna until the wedding, Sophies happiness is short-lived as Sam and Harry each tell her they must be her father and will give her away. Sophie cannot tell them the truth and, overwhelmed by the consequences of her actions, in the morning, Rosie and Tanya assure Donna they will take care of the men. Bill and Harry are about to confide in each other, but are interrupted by Rosie, Donna confronts Sophie, believing Sophie wants the wedding stopped. Sophie says that all she wants is to avoid her mothers mistakes, Sam accosts Donna, concerned about Sophie getting married so young. Donna confronts him and they realize they still have feelings for each other, Tanya and young Pepper continue their flirtations from the previous night. Sophie confesses to Sky and asks for his help and he reacts angrily to Sophies deception and she turns to her mother for support
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ABBA appeared together with the film's cast in 2008.
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The Agios Ioannis chapel during filming of the wedding scene for Mamma Mia!.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
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Batman v Superman, Dawn of Justice is a 2016 American superhero film featuring the DC Comics characters Batman and Superman. Directed by Zack Snyder and distributed by Warner Bros, pictures, the film is a follow-up to 2013s Man of Steel and is the second installment in the DC Extended Universe. In the film, criminal mastermind Lex Luthor manipulates Batman into a battle with Superman. The film was announced at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con International, Snyder stated that the film would take inspiration from the Batman comic book series The Dark Knight Returns by Frank Miller, but clarified that it would follow an original premise. The incarnation of Batman in the film would also be different from the characters portrayal in The Dark Knight Trilogy. The film is inspired by narrative elements from the Death of Superman story arc. Pre-production began at East Los Angeles College in October 2013, with principal photography starting in May 2014 in Detroit, additional filming also took place in Chicago. Following a strong debut that set new box office records, the experienced a historic drop in its second weekend. A directors cut, dubbed the Ultimate Edition and features 30 minutes of footage, was released digitally on June 28,2016. Eighteen months after the battle with General Zod in Metropolis in Man of Steel. Billionaire Bruce Wayne, who has operated in Gotham City as the vigilante Batman for nearly two decades, sees Superman as a threat to humanity. After learning of Batmans form of justice, Clark Kent, Supermans alter-ego, Wayne learns that Russian weapon trafficker Anatoli Knyazev has been contacting LexCorp mogul Lex Luthor. He instead makes alternative plans with Finchs subordinate and gains access to Zods body, Wayne attends a party at LexCorp, where he meets an antiquities dealer named Diana Prince, and retrieves encrypted data from the companys mainframe. While decrypting the drive at the Batcave, Wayne dreams of a post-apocalyptic world and he is snapped out of the vision by an unidentified being who warns him of Lois Lanes crucial role in the future, and urges him to find the others before vanishing. Wayne later discovers that Luthor is not only experimenting with kryptonite, one of them is Prince herself, who is an immortal warrior. Wayne admits to Alfred Pennyworth that he plans to steal the kryptonite to weaponize it, at a congressional hearing, as Finch questions Superman on the validity of his actions, a bomb goes off and kills everyone present but Superman. Believing he should have detected the bomb, and frustrated by his failure to save the people, meanwhile, Luthor enters the Kryptonian ship and accesses details of a vast technology database accumulated from over 100,000 worlds. Luthor kidnaps Martha Kent, Clarks adoptive mother, to bring Superman out of exile and he reveals to him that he manipulated Superman and Batman by fueling their distrust for each other
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2015 San Diego Comic-Con International poster
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From left: Zack Snyder (director), Holly Hunter, Jeremy Irons, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Adams, Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con.
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Apollo 13 (film)
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Apollo 13 is a 1995 American docudrama space adventure film directed by Ron Howard. It stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, the film depicts astronauts Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise aboard Apollo 13 for Americas third Moon landing mission. Released to cinemas in the United States on June 30,1995, Apollo 13 was nominated for nine Academy Awards, in total, the film grossed over $355 million worldwide during its theatrical releases. The film was positively received by critics. Astronaut Jim Lovell hosts a party where guests watch Neil Armstrongs televised first human steps on the Moon. Afterwards Lovell, who had orbited the Moon on Apollo 8, three months later, as Lovell conducts a VIP tour of NASAs Vertical Assembly Building, his boss Deke Slayton informs him that his crew will fly Apollo 13 instead of 14. Lovell, Ken Mattingly, and Fred Haise train for their new mission, a few days before launch, Mattingly is exposed to the measles, and the flight surgeon demands his replacement with Mattinglys backup, Jack Swigert. Lovell resists breaking up his team, but relents when Slayton threatens to bump his crew to a later mission, as the launch date approaches, Marilyn has a nightmare about her husbands safety, but goes to the Kennedy Space Center the night before launch to see him off. On April 11,1970, Flight Director Gene Kranz gives the go-ahead from Houstons Mission Control Center for the Apollo 13 launch, as the Saturn V rocket climbs through the atmosphere, a second stage engine cuts off prematurely, but the craft reaches its Earth parking orbit. Three days into the mission, the crew makes a television transmission, after Swigert turns on the liquid oxygen tank stirring fans as requested, one of the tanks explodes, emptying its contents into space and sending the craft tumbling. The other tank is found to be leaking. In Houston, Kranz rallies his team to come up with a plan to bring the astronauts home safely, controller John Aaron recruits Mattingly to help him invent a procedure to restart Odyssey for the landing on Earth. As Swigert and Haise watch the Moon pass beneath them, Lovell laments his lost chance of walking on its surface, with Aquarius running on minimal electrical power, the crew suffers freezing conditions, and Haise contracts a urinary infection and a fever. Swigert suspects Mission Control is withholding their inability to get home, Haise angrily blames Swigerts inexperience for the accident. When carbon dioxide approaches dangerous levels, ground control must quickly invent a way to make the Command Modules square filters work in the Lunar Modules round receptacles. With the guidance systems on Aquarius shut down, the crew must make a difficult, when the crew jettisons the Service Module, they are surprised to see the extent of the damage. As they release Aquarius and re-enter the Earths atmosphere, no one is sure that Odysseys heat shield is intact, the tense period of radio silence due to ionization blackout is longer than normal, but the astronauts report all is well and splash down in the Pacific Ocean. He wonders if and when mankind will return to the Moon, however, by the time Howard acquired the directors position, Costners name never came up in serious discussion, and Hanks had already been interested in doing a film based on Apollo 13
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Top to bottom: Hanks, Bacon and Paxton, who portray astronauts Lovell, Swigert and Haise respectively.
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Finding Dory
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Finding Dory is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Angus MacLane, the screenplay was written by Stanton, Finding Dory focuses on the amnesiac fish Dory, who journeys to be reunited with her parents. The film premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on June 8,2016, upon release, the film was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $1 billion worldwide, becoming the second Pixar film to cross this mark after 2010s Toy Story 3. The film set records, including the highest-grossing animated film opening of all time in North America. Dory, a Regal blue tang, gets separated from her parents as a child, as she grows up, Dory attempts to search for them, but gradually forgets them due to her short-term memory loss disability. In the flashback of the film, after accidentally running into Marlin. One year later, Dory has joined Marlin and Nemo on their reef, one day, Dory has a flashback and remembers that she has parents. She decides to look for them, but finds her memory problem an obstacle and she remembers that they lived at the Jewel of Morro Bay across the ocean in California. With the help of Crush, a sea turtle friend, they ride a water current to California, upon arrival, Dory accidentally awakens a squid, who immediately pursues them, almost devouring Nemo. Marlin berates Dory for endangering them and her feelings hurt, Dory travels to the surface to seek help and is captured by staff members from the nearby Marine Life Institute after getting entangled in six pack rings. Dory is placed in the section and tagged. There she meets a grouchy but well-meaning octopus named Hank, Dorys tag shows that she will be sent to an aquarium in Cleveland. Due to a traumatic ocean life, Hank wants to live in the aquarium instead of being released back into the ocean, Dory subsequently has flashbacks of life with her parents and struggles to recall details. She finally remembers how she was separated from her parents, she overheard her mother crying one night, left to retrieve a shell to cheer her up, Marlin and Nemo attempt to rescue Dory. With the help of two sea lions named Fluke and Rudder and a common loon named Becky, they manage to get into the institute. Other blue tangs tell them that Dorys parents escaped from the institute a time ago to search for her and never came back. Hank retrieves Dory from the tank, accidentally leaving Marlin and Nemo behind and he is then apprehended by one of the employees and unintentionally drops Dory into the drain, flushing her out to the ocean. While wandering aimlessly, she comes across a trail of shells, remembering that when she was young, her parents had set out a trail to help her find her way back home
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film)
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is a 2009 British-American fantasy film directed by David Yates and distributed by Warner Bros. It is based on the novel of the name by J. K. Rowling. The film, which is the sixth instalment in the Harry Potter film series, was written by Steve Kloves and produced by David Heyman, the film stars Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, alongside Rupert Grint and Emma Watson as Harrys best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and is followed by Harry Potter, filming began on 24 September 2007, leading to the films worldwide cinematic release on 15 July 2009, one day short of the fourth anniversary of the corresponding novels release. The film was released in regular cinemas and IMAX 3D everywhere except North America. Half-Blood Prince opened to positive reviews along with commercial success. In five days the film made $394 million, breaking the record for highest five-day worldwide gross, with a total gross of $934 million, it became the 8th-highest-grossing film of all time and the second-highest-grossing film of 2009. It is currently the 39th-highest-grossing film of all time worldwide unadjusted for inflation and it is the fifth-highest-grossing film in the franchise. The film was nominated at the 82nd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography, Critics praised the films emotionally satisfying story, Yates direction, cinematography, performances, visuals, and Nicholas Hoopers musical score. After his exposure to the world, Lord Voldemort is tightening his grip on both the wizarding and Muggle worlds, kidnapping Ollivander from Diagon Alley and destroying the Millennium Bridge. After the Malfoy family is disgraced when Lucius is apprehended and sent to Azkaban for his involvement with the Death Eaters, Voldemort chooses Draco to carry out a secret mission at Hogwarts. Harry accompanies Albus Dumbledore at a Tube station to visit former Potions professor Horace Slughorn, who has gone into hiding, Dumbledore then takes Harry to The Burrow, where Harry reunites with his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. When the three go visit the Weasley brothers new joke shop at Diagon Alley, they see Draco entering Knockturn Alley with a group of Death Eaters, Harry believes Voldemort has made Draco a Death Eater, but Ron and Hermione are skeptical. On the Hogwarts Express, Harry hides in the Slytherin carriage using his Invisibility Cloak, using the book, Harry excels in the class and impresses Slughorn, winning a vial of Felix Felicis potion, a brew that allows the consumer perfect luck. Ron becomes Keeper of the Gryffindor Quidditch team and forms a relationship with Lavender Brown. Harry consoles Hermione, revealing that he now has feelings for Rons younger sister, Harry spends the Christmas holidays with the Weasleys. On Christmas Eve, Harry discusses his suspicions about Draco to the Order of the Phoenix, although he is immediately dismissed by Remus Lupin, Arthur Weasley claims that the Malfoys may have been interested in a Vanishing Cabinet. Later, Bellatrix and Greyback raid and set fire to the Burrow, back at Hogwarts, Ron is accidentally given a love potion intended for Harry
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The Cliffs of Moher were used as the exterior of the Horcrux Cave.
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Alan F. Horn, the Warner Bros. president and chief operating officer (left), May 2010.
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Cinderella (2015 film)
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Cinderella is a 2015 American romantic fantasy film directed by Kenneth Branagh, with a screenplay written by Chris Weitz. The film is based on the folk tale and inspired in part by Walt Disneys 1950 animated film. The film stars Lily James as the character with Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett, Stellan Skarsgård, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi. It is produced by David Barron, Simon Kinberg and Allison Shearmur for Walt Disney Pictures, Cinderella had its world premiere on February 13,2015, at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival and was released in theaters on March 13,2015. It grossed over $543 million worldwide, becoming Branaghs highest-grossing film to date, the film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design at the 88th Academy Awards. Ella is born to loving parents on an estate in a peaceful kingdom. Since childhood, she is taught by her mother to believe in magic, encouraging her to befriend animals, One day, Ellas mother falls terminally ill. On her deathbed, she advises Ella to always face lifes difficulties with courage, some years later, Ellas father remarries again with Lady Tremaine, a widow, who has two daughters of her own, Drisella and Anastasia. When Ellas father goes abroad for business, Lady Tremaine slowly reveals her cruel, Ellas life takes a turn for the worst when her father dies, causing Lady Tremaine to dismiss the household to save money and forcing all the chores on Ella. They abuse her further, not letting her eat properly, crushed by their cruelty, Ella rides off into the woods, where she meets Kit, who is part of a hunting party. Not knowing Kit is actually the prince to the kingdom, Ella admonishes him for hunting a stag. Kit is enchanted by Ellas kindness and outlook on life, the King, upon learning he has little time left, insists Kit take a bride, who should be a princess for the advantage of the kingdom. Kit persuades his father to invite every eligible maiden in the land to the ball in hopes of seeing Ella. When the ball is announced, the Tremaines are ecstatic at the prospect of marrying into royalty, Ella is also excited to attend the ball for the chance to see Kit, and fixes up her mothers old pink dress. On the night of the ball, Ella tries to join her stepfamily, an old beggar woman reveals herself to be Ellas fairy godmother. To help Ella attend the ball, the fairy godmother magically conjures a carriage and she casts a spell to prevent Ellas stepfamily from recognizing her, but warns that the magic will break at midnight. At the ball, Ella wins the coveted first dance with Kit, Kit shows Ella his secret garden. When midnight approaches, Ella flees and accidentally drops one of her glass slippers, at home, Ella hides the one glass slipper she has as a keepsake, content that her one night will become a beautiful memory
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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The Hunger Games, Catching Fire is a 2013 American dystopian science fiction adventure film based on Suzanne Collins dystopian novel, Catching Fire, the second installment in The Hunger Games trilogy. The film is the sequel to The Hunger Games and the installment in The Hunger Games film series, produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik. Francis Lawrence directed the film, with a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, adding to the existing cast, the supporting cast was filled out with Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Jena Malone, Sam Claflin, Lynn Cohen, Amanda Plummer, Alan Ritchson, and Meta Golding. Filming began on September 10,2012, in Atlanta, Georgia, throughout the story, Katniss senses that a rebellion against the oppressive Capitol is simmering throughout the districts. The film set records for the biggest November opening weekend and biggest three- and five-day Thanksgiving box-office totals, the film has grossed over $865 million worldwide and is the highest-grossing entry in The Hunger Games series. The film was followed by The Hunger Games, Mockingjay, a sequel and finale of the franchise, Part 1 was released on November 21,2014, in the United States. Its the most critically acclaimed chapter in The Hunger Games series, the film also received numerous nominations, with a nomination for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Action Film and a Saturn Award for Best Science Fiction Film. For her performance, Lawrence was nominated a second time for the Empire Award for Best Actress as well as the Saturn Award, the song Atlas was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. The two make an agreement to not lie to one another, and Snow explains that her actions in the Games have inspired rebellion across the districts. He shows her the clip where Gale Hawthorne kisses her, much to Katnisss surprise, Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss and Peetas mentor, warns them that the show of their relationship must continue for the rest of their lives to make the people forget what the real problems are. Katniss suggests a public engagement between herself and Peeta, which is carried out and approved by Snow at his mansion in the Capitol, returning home, Katniss warns Gale of Snows threat to kill both their families. Peacekeepers crack down on District 12, and Gale is publicly whipped after preventing new Head Peacekeeper Romulus Thread from beating a woman, Katniss tries to stop Thread, consequently drives Haymitch and Peeta into the circumstance. Snow observes the event and conclude that because of, they all think they are invicible, Katniss, now shocked and depressed, still determinantly devotes herself to ensuring Peetas survival, and demands Haymitchs help to do so, which he accepts. At the reaping, Effie Trinket draws Katniss and Haymitchs names, as they prepare, Haymitch reveals that all the tributes are angry about being returned to the Games and advises a reluctant Katniss to make allies. In the pre-Games interviews, Katniss wears a dress, as ordered by President Snow. Just before Katniss enters the arena, Cinna is severely beaten by Peacekeepers, as punishment for the dress, in the Games, Katniss allies with Finnick Odair and the elderly Mags, from District 4. The arenas outer force field shocks Peeta, stopping his heartbeat until Finnick revives him, the group flees from an emerging poisonous fog, and Mags sacrifices herself as to avoid slowing them down. When vicious mandrills attack, Peeta is saved by the sacrifice of a tribute from District 6
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Pitch Perfect 2
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Pitch Perfect 2 is a 2015 American comedy film directed and co-produced by Elizabeth Banks and written by Kay Cannon. It is a sequel to the 2012 film Pitch Perfect and the installment in the Pitch Perfect series. The film centers on the fictional Barden University and The Bellas and it was released on May 15,2015 by Universal Pictures. The film grossed over $287 million and surpassed the gross of the original film in five days. A sequel, Pitch Perfect 3, is set to be released on December 22,2017, three years after winning the previous competition, the Barden Bellas are now led by Beca Mitchell and three-time super senior Chloe Beale. The Bellas have become ICCA champions each of three years. Beca makes a deal to allow the Bellas to be reinstated should they win the World Championship of a cappella, freshman Emily Junk begins her college career, hoping to follow in her mother Katherines footsteps by being a Bella. At orientation, she watches an a cappella performance by the Treblemakers, Benjamin Benji Applebaum, Jesses best friend, overhears Emily, leading to a crush on her. The Bellas learn that German a cappella group, Das Sound Machine, have replaced the Bellas on their victory tour, additionally, Beca has started an internship at a recording studio, Residual Heat, something only Jesse knows. Emily goes to the Bellas sorority house to audition for them because of their absence from the auditions, when she sings her unfinished song Flashlight, she succeeds in joining the Bellas. The next day at the warmups, the Bellas chance of winning end in disaster when the performance makes John and Gail question the Bellas identity, in order to regain harmony and sync, Chloe takes them to a retreat led by former leader Aubrey Posen. She starts a debate with Chloe over herself being the only one thinking about life beyond the Bellas. To prove to her boss that she can produce music well, the group realizes that they may not see each other after graduation and regain harmony by singing Cups. At the studio, Emily and Beca present their song to Becas boss, in which he envies their talent, the senior Bellas graduate and they all head off to Copenhagen for the World Finals, with Jesse and Benji to cheer them on. They perform a version of Flashlight with Aubrey, Katherine. The Bellas win the championship and repair the damaged legacy, as the senior Bellas leave Barden, they give Emily a belated proper initiation with Fat Amy showing her how to do the last tradition, christening the house by sliding down the staircase. In a mid-credits scene, Bumper performs on The Voice, he chooses Christina as his coach, anna Kendrick as Beca Mitchell, the senior leader of the Bellas, known for creating the unique modern-day sound of the Bellas. She is a record producer and is now an intern at Residual Heat
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Anna Kendrick reprised her role in the sequel.
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Power Rangers (film)
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Sabans Power Rangers is a 2017 American superhero film based on the team of the same name, written by John Gatins and directed by Dean Israelite. It is the film of the Power Rangers film franchise. The film stars Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott, RJ Cyler, Becky G, Ludi Lin, Bill Hader, Bryan Cranston, in the film, Zordon recruits five high school students to form a team that must stop an alien threat led by the witch Rita Repulsa. It is the first blockbuster film to feature LGBTQ and autistic superheroes, franchise creator Haim Saban returned to produce the film under his investment firm. The film premiered at Regency Village Theater in Los Angeles on March 22,2017 and was released in the United States on March 24,2017, the film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed $100 million worldwide. A group of warriors on prehistoric Earth, the Power Rangers, were tasked with protecting life on Earth, however, the Green Ranger, Rita Repulsa, betrays them. In modern Angel Grove, football star Jason Scott is thrown off the team and he is sent to detention, encountering Billy Cranston and Kimberly Hart. Jason and Billy head to a gold mine to explore. Billy detonates explosives to destroy some rock, attracting the attention of Kimberly and fellow students Trini Kwan, the five discover the Power Coins when the police arrive to investigate. While escaping, their car is hit by a train, the five find themselves at home the next day, and discover they have been granted superhuman abilities. Upon awakening, she goes on a rampage, taking every piece of gold that she can find in order to raise her minion Goldar to find the Zeo Crystal. The five teenagers return to the mine, discover an ancient spaceship, and meet Alpha 5, the five teens leave the ship with no intention of returning until Zordon pleads with Jason to convince the team to prepare for Ritas oncoming attack. The new Rangers return to train the day, but they cannot morph. They spend the week training against simulated Putties and unsuccessfully trying to morph. In an attempt to inspire the Rangers and get them to morph, Zack takes his Zord out for a joyride, and almost kills the other Rangers when he crashes it into the cave where they train. This angers Jason and they get into a fist fight, in trying to separate the two, Billy spontaneously morphs into his battle armor. However, when Zack touches him, it disappears, angered at their lack of progress, Zordon dismisses the group. Jason returns to the ship to confront Zordon and discovers that once the Rangers morph, it will open up the Morphing Grid, feeling betrayed, Jason accuses Zordon of using the team for his own benefit
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Theatrical release poster for Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
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The current logo for the Power Rangers franchise.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
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It was produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the first installment of the Star Wars Anthology series, the cast includes Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Riz Ahmed, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Mads Mikkelsen, Alan Tudyk, Jiang Wen and Forest Whitaker. Rogue One follows a group of rebels on a mission to steal the plans for the Death Star, principal photography on the film began at Elstree Studios near London during early August 2015 and wrapped in February 2016. The film went through extensive reshoots and additional filming in mid-June 2016, the film premiered in Los Angeles on December 10,2016, and was released in the United States on December 16,2016. The film has grossed over $1 billion worldwide, making it the second highest-grossing film of 2016 and it received two Academy Awards nominations for Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects. Research scientist Galen Erso and his family are in hiding on the planet Lahmu, Imperial weapons developer Orson Krennic arrives to press him into completing the Death Star, a space station-based superweapon capable of destroying planets. Galens wife Lyra is killed in the confrontation while their daughter Jyn escapes and is taken to safety by Rebel extremist Saw Gerrera, fifteen years later, cargo pilot Bodhi Rook defects from the Empire, smuggling a holographic message from Galen to Gerrera on the desert moon Jedha. Cassian is covertly ordered by General Draven, an Alliance military officer, with the aid of blind spiritual warrior Chirrut Îmwe and his mercenary friend Baze Malbus, Jyn makes contact with Gerrera, who has been holding Rook captive. On the Death Star, Krennic orders a low-powered shot from the superlaser to destroy Jedhas capital, Jyn and her group take Rook and flee the planet, but Gerrera remains to die with the city. Grand Moff Tarkin congratulates Krennic before using Rooks defection and security leak as a pretext to take control of the project, Rook leads the group to Galens Imperial research facility on the planet Eadu, where Cassian chooses not to kill Galen. When Krennic orders Galens team killed for causing the security leak, the research team is executed anyway. Jyn makes her presence known moments before Rebel bombers attack the facility, Galen is wounded and dies in his daughters arms, before she escapes with her group on board a stolen Imperial cargo shuttle. Krennic is summoned by Darth Vader, to answer for the attack on Eadu, Krennic seeks his support for an audience with the Emperor, Vader ignores it and orders him instead to ensure no further leaks about the Death Star occur. Jyn proposes a plan to steal the Death Star schematics using the Rebel fleet but fails to get approval from the Alliance Council, frustrated at their inaction, Jyns group is supported by a small squad of Rebel volunteers intent on raiding the databank themselves. The Rebel fleet learns about the raid from intercepted Imperial communications, K-2SO sacrifices himself so Jyn and Cassian can retrieve the data. Îmwe is killed after activating the switch to allow communication with the Rebel fleet. Rook is killed by a grenade after informing the Rebel fleet that it must deactivate the shield surrounding the planet to allow the transmission of the schematics, Malbus dies in battle shortly after. Jyn and Cassian seize the schematics, but they are ambushed by Krennic, Krennic corners Jyn, declaring the Empires victory, but Cassian, who has survived, shoots and wounds Krennic
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The cast of Rogue One.
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Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)
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The film stars Scarlett Johansson, Takeshi Kitano, Michael Pitt, Pilou Asbæk, Chin Han and Juliette Binoche. The film premiered in Tokyo on March 16,2017, and was released in the United States on March 31,2017, in 2D, 3D, IMAX 3D, the film has grossed $76.9 million worldwide against a production budget of $110 million. In the near future, the vast majority of humans are augmented with cybernetics, enhancing various traits like vision, strength, and intelligence. Hanka Robotics, the leading developer of augmentative technology, establishes a secret project to develop a mechanical body, or shell. A young woman named Mira Killian, who is the survivor of the cyberterrorist attack which killed her parents, is chosen as the test subject after her body is apparently damaged beyond repair. Over the objections of her designer, Dr. Ouelet, Hanka CEO Cutter decides to use Killian as a counter-terrorism operative, a year later, Killian has attained the rank of Major in the anti-terrorist bureau Section 9, working alongside operatives Batou and Togusa under Chief Daisuke Aramaki. The team successfully thwarts a terrorist attack on a Hanka business conference, Killian, who has been experiencing hallucinations that Ouelet dismisses as glitches, is becoming increasingly bothered by how little she remembers about her past. After learning that the geisha was hacked by an entity, known only as Kuze, Killian breaks protocol. The entity attempts a counter-hack, and Batou is forced to disconnect her, using the information she was able to gather, the two trace the hacker to a Yakuza nightclub, where they are lured into a trap. The resulting explosion destroys Batous eyes, and leaves Killians body severely damaged, Cutter is enraged by Killians actions, and threatens to have Section 9 shut down unless Aramaki keeps her in line. Kuze tracks down Section 9s Hanka consultant, Dr. Dahlin, the team links her murder to the deaths of other senior company researchers, and realize that Dr. Ouelet is the next target. Kuze takes control of two workers and sends them to kill Ouelet. Batou, now with eyes, kills one of them while the repaired Killian subdues the other. During interrogation, Kuze briefly speaks through the surviving worker before compelling him to commit suicide, Togusa traces the hack to a secret location, where the team discovers a large number of humans mentally linked together as a makeshift signal network. Killian is captured, and Kuze reveals that he is a failed Hanka test subject from the project that created Killian. He urges her to question her own memories before freeing her, Killian confronts Ouelet, who admits that Killian was in fact the 98th test subject, the only one to survive the process, and her memories are fake implanted ones. Cutter has decided that Killian is too much of a liability, instead, Ouelet gives Killian an address and helps her escape. Cutter kills Ouelet, but blames Killian, saying that she has gone rogue and he subsequently informs Aramaki and the team that Killian must be terminated by any means necessary
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Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
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Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End is a 2007 American epic fantasy swashbuckler film and the third installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. It is the last film in the series to be directed by Gore Verbinski and it was filmed in two shoots during 2005 and 2006, the former simultaneously with the preceding film, Dead Mans Chest. The film was released in English-speaking countries on May 25,2007, the film was praised for its performances, musical score, action scenes, and special effects, but was criticized for its plot and running time. At Worlds End was a box office hit, becoming the most successful film of 2007, with over $960 million worldwide. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling and the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, which it lost to La Vie en Rose and The Golden Compass, respectively. A fourth installment, On Stranger Tides, the first in the series to neither be directed by Verbinski nor star Bloom and Knightley, was released in cinemas on May 20,2011. With a production budget of $300 million, Pirates of the Caribbean, At Worlds End was the most expensive ever made at the time of its release. To control the oceans, Lord Cutler Beckett executes anyone associated with piracy by ordering Davy Jones to destroy all pirate ships in the seas, condemned prisoners sing Hoist the Colours to compel the nine Pirate Lords to convene at Shipwreck Cove to hold the Brethren Court. Traveling to Singapore, the crew meet Captain Sao Feng, who owns navigational charts to the Locker, Becketts soldiers invade, but the crew escape. Feng and Turner make a deal to give Jack to Feng, the crew travels to the locker and rescues the marooned Jack. They find themselves trapped, encountering dead souls, including Elizabeths father Governor Swann and they learn the Dutchman must always have a captain. Returning to the world, the Pearl is attacked by Sao Feng. Sao Feng tells Elizabeth that the first Brethren Court bound Calypso in human form after she betrayed her lover and he plans to release her to defeat Beckett. Davy Jones attacks Fengs ship, but Feng appoints Elizabeth his successor as Pirate Lord before dying, admiral Norrington frees Elizabeth and her new crew from the Dutchman, but is killed by a crazed Bootstrap Bill. The Black Pearl arrives at Shipwreck Cove where Barbossa attempts to persuade the Brethren Court to release Calypso, Davy Jones visits Tia Dalma in the Pearls brig, revealing she is Calypso, and they promise to be together again. Jacks father Captain Teague and Keeper of the Pirate Code, informs the Court that only an elected Pirate King can decide, to avoid a stalemate, Jack casts his vote for Elizabeth, making her King. The Brethren Court and Becketts fleets emerge for war, Barbossa frees Calypso, but when Will reveals it was Jones who made it possible for the first Court to imprison her, Calypso vanishes and summons an enormous maelstrom. The Pearl and the Dutchman battle in the maelstrom, Elizabeth and Will are wed by Barbossa before swinging over to the Dutchman to aid Jack
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Keith Richards, who plays Jack's father Captain Teague, at the premiere.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
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Pirates of the Caribbean, On Stranger Tides is a 2011 American fantasy swashbuckler film and the fourth installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. It is the first film in the not to be directed by Gore Verbinski. Jerry Bruckheimer again served as producer, the film serves as a stand-alone sequel to the previous installments. The film was produced by Walt Disney Pictures and released in the United States on May 20,2011 and it was the first film in the series to be released in the Disney Digital 3-D and IMAX 3D formats. Pre-production started after the end of the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, principal photography rolled for 106 days between June and November 2010, with locations in Hawaii, the United Kingdom, Puerto Rico, and California. Filming employed 3D cameras similar to those used in the production of the 2009 film Avatar, following inflated production costs it is currently noted as the most expensive film ever made. On Stranger Tides broke many box office records upon release, a sequel, titled Dead Men Tell No Tales, is scheduled to be released on May 26,2017. After a failed attempt to rescue his first mate, Joshamee Gibbs in London, the king wants Jack to guide an expedition to the Fountain of Youth before King Ferdinand and the Spanish Navy can locate it. Jacks old nemesis, Captain Hector Barbossa, now a privateer in service to the British Navy after losing his leg and ship, the Black Pearl, Jack refuses the offer and escapes. He meets up with his father, Captain Teague, who warns Jack about the Fountains rituals, Jack learns someone is impersonating him to recruit a crew to find the Fountain. While Jack is shanghaied aboard Blackbeards ship, Gibbs escapes execution by memorizing and destroying Jacks map showing the Fountains location, meanwhile, after a failed mutiny aboard the Queen Annes Revenge, Jack is forced to guide the crew to the Fountain. Blackbeard seeks the Fountains power to circumvent his predestined fatal encounter with a one-legged man, Jack must find two silver chalices aboard Juan Ponce de Leóns missing flagship, the Santiago. The Fountains water must simultaneously be drunk by two people from the chalices, drinking from one chalice containing a mermaids tear will extend life, the second person dies, their remaining years of life transferred to the other drinker. Jack also discovers that the Black Pearl was captured and shrunk before being added to Blackbeards collection of shrunken ships in bottles. The Queen Annes Revenge heads for Whitecap Bay to find and harvest mermaid tears, a mermaid named Syrena is caught, but Philip Swift, a captive missionary, falls in love with her. Reaching Ponce de Leóns ship on an island, Angelica. Jack locates the grounded, decaying vessel, only to find Barbossa there, both guess that the Spanish have taken the chalices, after they are nowhere to be found on the vessel. Jack and Barbossa team up to sneak into the Spanish camp, Barbossa reveals he only wants revenge against Blackbeard for attacking the Black Pearl, and his leg being amputated
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Top to bottom: Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Kevin McNally who reprised their roles from the previous films as Captain Jack Sparrow, Captain Hector Barbossa, and Joshamee Gibbs respectively.
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List of James Bond films
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James Bond is a fictional character created by novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. Bond is a British secret agent working for MI6 who also answers by his codename,007 and he has been portrayed on film by actors Sean Connery, David Niven, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig, in twenty-six productions. Only two films were not made by Eon Productions, Eon now holds the full adaptation rights to all of Flemings Bond novels. In 1961 producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman joined forces to purchase the rights to Flemings novels. They founded the production company Eon Productions and, with backing by United Artists, began working on Dr. No. Following Dr. Nos release in 1962, Broccoli and Saltzman created the holding company Danjaq to ensure future productions in the James Bond film series, the series currently encompasses twenty-four films, with the most recent, Spectre, released in October 2015. Accounting for the effects of inflation the Bond films have amassed over $14 billion at current prices, in 1982, Albert R. Broccoli received the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. After Ratoffs death, the rights were passed on to Charles K. Feldman, although Eon Productions and McClory joined forces to produce Thunderball, McClory still retained the rights to the story and adapted Thunderball into 1983s Never Say Never Again. The current distribution rights to both of those films are held by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the studio which distributes Eons regular series, in 1961, producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman joined forces to adapt Ian Flemings James Bond novels. Released in 1962, it starred Sean Connery, who after being cast as Bond, No with From Russia with Love in 1963 and Goldfinger the following year. Afterwards, Eon Productions joined forces with Kevin McClory to produce Thunderball, Connery was renegotiating his contract by then, and got released from it during the production of his fifth film, 1967s You Only Live Twice. Connery refused to play the role further, and his replacement was Roger Moore. Having filled his original deal, Moore started to negotiate contracts on a basis, signing to do a fourth Bond film. Follow-up Octopussy was the first distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, who purchased United Artists in 1981, Timothy Dalton took over the role, starring in The Living Daylights and Licence to Kill. Pre-production work for the third James Bond film starring Timothy Dalton, fulfilling his three-film contract, daltons contract had expired when the lawsuits were settled in 1992. Brosnan had two films that decade, Tomorrow Never Dies in 1997 and The World Is Not Enough in 1999. Pierce Brosnan had signed a deal for four films when he was cast in the role of James Bond and this was fulfilled with the production of Die Another Day in 2002. Afterwards Eon decided to reboot the series with a younger actor, Daniel Craig was eventually cast as Bond in Casino Royale, released in 2006
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Roald Dahl, who wrote the script for You Only Live Twice
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Sean Connery in Amsterdam in July 1971, filming for the seventh Bond film Diamonds are Forever.
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Dalton in 1987
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Skyfall
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Skyfall is the 23rd James Bond film produced by Eon Productions and released in 2012. It features Daniel Craig in his performance as James Bond, and Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva. It was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade and John Logan and it was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Columbia Pictures. The story centres on Bond investigating an attack on MI6, the attack is part of a plot by former MI6 agent Raoul Silva to humiliate, discredit and kill M as revenge against her for betraying him. The film sees the return of two recurring characters to the series after an absence of two films, Q, played by Ben Whishaw, and Moneypenny, played by Naomie Harris. Skyfall is the last film of the series for Judi Dench, who played M, the position is subsequently filled by Ralph Fiennes character, Gareth Mallory, though Dench would make a brief appearance in the next Bond film, Spectre. Mendes was approached to direct the film after the release of Quantum of Solace in 2008, development was suspended when MGM encountered financial troubles and did not resume until December 2010, during this time, Mendes remained attached to the project as a consultant. The original screenwriter, Peter Morgan, left the project during the suspension, when production resumed, Logan, Purvis, and Wade continued writing what became the final version of the script. Filming began in November 2011 and primarily took place in the United Kingdom, with portions shot in China. Skyfall premiered in London at the Royal Albert Hall on 23 October 2012 and was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2012 and it was the first James Bond film to be screened in IMAX venues, although it was not filmed with IMAX cameras. The films release coincided with the 50th anniversary of the series and it was the 14th film to gross over $1 billion worldwide, and the first Bond film to do so. The film won accolades, including two BAFTA Awards, two Academy Awards and two Grammys. In Istanbul, MI6 agents James Bond and Eve Moneypenny chase a mercenary, Patrice, as Bond and Patrice fight atop a train, M, the head of MI6, orders Eve to shoot Patrice from long range. Eve misses and inadvertently hits Bond, who falls into a river, Bond is presumed dead and Patrice escapes. In the aftermath of the operation, M comes under pressure from Gareth Mallory, on her return from the meeting, MI6s servers are hacked and M receives a taunting message via computer moments before the MI6 building explodes, killing several employees. Bond, who used his death to retire, learns of the attack. Although he fails a series of physical and psychological examinations, M approves his return to the field, Bond is ordered to identify Patrices employer, recover the stolen hard drive, and kill Patrice. He meets Q, MI6s new quartermaster, who gives him a radio beacon, in Shanghai, Bond follows Patrice into a skyscraper, but is unable to prevent him from killing his target
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British cinema poster, designed by Empire Design
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Director Sam Mendes at the film's premiere in Paris, October 2012
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The Aston Martin DB5 featured in the film
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The MI6 Building in London
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White Day
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White Day is a day that is marked in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, and China on March 14, one month after Valentines Day. In Japan, Valentines Day is typically observed by girls and women presenting chocolate gifts, usually to boys or men, as an expression of love, courtesy, or social obligation. On White Day, the reverse happens, men who received a honmei-choco or giri-choco on Valentines Day are expected to return the favor by giving gifts, traditionally, popular White Day gifts are cookies, jewelry, white chocolate, white lingerie, and marshmallows. Sometimes the term sanbai gaeshi is used to describe the generally recited rule for men that the gift should be two to three times the worth of the Valentines gift. White Day was first celebrated in 1978 in Japan, in 1977, a Fukuoka-based confectionery company, Ishimuramanseido, marketed marshmallows to men on March 14, calling it Marshmallow Day. Soon thereafter, confectionery companies began marketing white chocolate, flowers and other gifts are also given on this day. As a note in Japan, if given to a man a month prior was giri choco, the man may not be expressing actual romantic interest. Eventually, this spread to the neighboring East Asian countries of South Korea, China, Taiwan. In those cultures, White Day is for the most part observed in a similar manner, giri Hallmark holiday International Marriage Day, the coincident day when international marriages were first legalised in Japan Black Day
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Cake of White Day
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The Lord of the Rings (film series)
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The Lord of the Rings is a film series consisting of three high fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, the films are subtitled The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King. They were distributed by New Line Cinema, each film in the series also had special extended editions released on DVD a year after their respective theatrical releases. While the films follow the general storyline, they do omit some of the novels plot elements and include some additions to. The Fellowship eventually splits up and Frodo continues the quest together with his loyal companion Sam and the treacherous Gollum. Meanwhile, Aragorn, heir in exile to the throne of Gondor, Legolas, Gimli, Merry, and Pippin, the series was a major financial success, with the films collectively being among the highest-grossing film series of all time. The films were acclaimed and heavily awarded, winning 17 out of 30 total Academy Award nominations. The series received praise for its innovative special and visual effects. Director Peter Jackson first came into contact with The Lord of the Rings when he saw Ralph Bakshis 1978 animated film The Lord of the Rings, Jackson enjoyed the film and wanted to know more. Afterwards, he read an edition of the book during a twelve-hour train journey from Wellington to Auckland when he was seventeen. In 1995, Jackson was finishing The Frighteners and considered The Lord of the Rings as a new project, with the new developments in computer-generated imagery following Jurassic Park, Jackson set about planning a fantasy film that would be relatively serious and feel real. Negotiations then stalled when Universal Studios offered Jackson a remake of King Kong, Weinstein was furious, and further problems arose when it turned out Zaentz did not have distribution rights to The Hobbit, United Artists, which was in the market, did. By April 1996, the question was still not resolved. It was also revealed that Jackson originally wanted to finish King Kong before The Lord of the Rings began, but due to location problems, he decided to start with The Lord of the Rings franchise instead. When Universal cancelled King Kong in 1997, Jackson and Walsh immediately received support from Weinstein, Jackson and Walsh asked Costa Botes to write a synopsis of the book and they began to re-read the book. Two to three months later, they had written their treatment, Bilbo attends the Council of Elrond, Sam looks into Galadriels mirror, Saruman is redeemed before he dies and the Nazgûl just make it into Mount Doom before they fall. They presented their treatment to Harvey and Bob Weinstein, the latter of whom they focused on impressing with their screenwriting as he had not read the book and they agreed upon two films and a total budget of $75 million. During mid-1997, Jackson and Walsh began writing with Stephen Sinclair, sinclairs partner, Philippa Boyens, was a major fan of the book and joined the writing team after reading their treatment
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The poster for the series is a montage that features a range of characters and scenes from all three films
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Alan Lee at Worldcon 2005 in Glasgow, August 2005.
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A helmet of the Rohirrim.
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An example of Elvish armour from the films.
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Joseph Merrick
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When he was 9, his mother died from bronchopneumonia, and his father soon remarried. Merrick left school at the age of 13 and had difficulty finding employment, rejected by his father and stepmother, he left home. In late 1879, Merrick, aged 17, entered the Leicester Union Workhouse, in 1884, after four years in the workhouse, Merrick contacted a showman named Sam Torr and proposed that Torr should exhibit him. Torr agreed and arranged for a group of men to manage Merrick, after touring the East Midlands, Merrick travelled to London to be exhibited in a penny gaff shop on Whitechapel Road which was rented by showman Tom Norman. Normans shop, directly across the street from the London Hospital, was visited by a surgeon named Frederick Treves, soon after Merricks visits to the hospital, Tom Normans shop was closed by the police, and Merricks managers sent him to tour in Europe. In Belgium, Merrick was robbed by his manager and abandoned in Brussels. He eventually made his way back to London, unable to communicate, Treves came and took Merrick back to the London Hospital. Although his condition was incurable, Merrick was allowed to stay at the hospital for the remainder of his life, Treves visited him daily, and the pair developed quite a close friendship. Merrick also got visits from the ladies and gentlemen of London society, including Alexandra. Merrick died on 11 April 1890, aged 27, although the official cause of his death was asphyxia, Treves, who performed the autopsy on the body, said that Merrick had died of a dislocated neck. He believed that Merrick, who had to sleep sitting up because of the weight of his head, had been attempting to sleep lying down to be other people. Only in 1986 was it conjectured that he had Proteus syndrome, DNA tests on his hair and bones in 2003 in a study by Charis Eng were inconclusive. Meanwhile, in 1979, Bernard Pomerances play about Merrick called The Elephant Man debuted, in late 2014 and early 2015, Bradley Cooper starred in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man, directed by Scott Ellis. Joseph Carey Merrick was born 5 August 1862 at 50 Lee Street in Leicester, to Joseph Rockley Merrick, Joseph Rockley Merrick was the son of London-born weaver Barnabas Merrick who moved to Leicester during the 1820s or 1830s, and his third wife Sarah Rockley. Mary Jane Potterton had been born at Evington, Leicestershire, her father being William Potterton, who was described as an agricultural labourer in the 1851 census of Thurmaston, Leicestershire. She is said to have had some form of disability and as a young woman worked as a domestic servant in Leicester before marrying Joseph Rockley Merrick, then a brougham driver. The following year, Joseph Carey Merrick was born, apparently healthy, named after his father, he was given the middle name Carey by his mother, a Baptist, after the preacher William Carey. When writing of Joseph in his book The Elephant Man, A Study in Human Dignity, Montagu believed Trevess statement in his book The Elephant Man and Other Reminiscences that Merricks first name was John, not Joseph, and confused him with his younger brother
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Joseph Merrick photographed, c. 1889
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Merrick photographed in 1889
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Merrick photographed in 1888
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The shop on Whitechapel Road where Merrick was exhibited. Today it sells saris.
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Beauty and the Beast (1946 film)
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Beauty and the Beast is a 1946 French romantic fantasy film directed by French poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. The plot of Cocteaus film revolves around Belles father who is sentenced to death for picking a rose from Beasts garden, Belle offers to go back to the Beast in her fathers place. Beast falls in love with her and proposes marriage on a basis which she refuses. Belle eventually becomes more drawn to Beast, who tests her by letting her return home to her family and telling her if she doesnt return to him within a week. Beauty and the Beast is now recognized as a classic of French cinema, while scrubbing the floor at home, Belle is interrupted by her brothers friend Avenant who tells her she deserves better and suggests they get married. Belle rejects Avenant, as she wishes to stay home and take care of her father, who has suffered much since his ships were lost at sea and the family fortune along with them. Belles father arrives home announcing he has come into a fortune that he will pick up the next day, along with gifts for his daughters, Belles shrewish sisters Adelaide. Belles roguish brother Ludovic signs a contract from a moneylender allowing him the ability to sue Ludovics father if he cant pay. Later, Belles father finds on his arrival that his fortune has been seized to clear his debts, Belles father gets lost in the forest and finds himself at a large castle whose gates and doors magically open themselves. On entering the castle, he is guided by an enchanted candelabra that leads him to a dinner table where he falls asleep. Awakened by a roar, he wanders the castles grounds. Remembering that Belle asked for a rose, he plucks a rose from a tree which makes the Beast appear, the Beast threatens to kill him for theft but then suggests that one of his daughters can take his place. The Beast offers his horse Magnificent to guide him through the forest home, Belles father explains the situation to his family and Avenant. Belle agrees to go and take her fathers place and she rides Magnificent to the castle, finding the Beast. Belle faints at the sight of him and is carried to her room in the castle, Belle awakens to find a magic mirror which allows her to see anything. The Beast invites Belle to dinner, where he tells her shes in equal command to him. Days pass as Belle grows more accustomed to and fond of the Beast, using the magic mirror, Belle finds her father deathly ill. The Beast grants her permission to leave for a week and he gives Belle two magical items, a glove that can transport her wherever she wishes and a golden key that unlocks Dianas Pavilion, the source of the Beasts true riches
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Film poster
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Chicago Sun-Times
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The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the paper of the Sun-Times Media Group. The Chicago Sun-Times is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city and it began in 1844 as the Chicago Daily Journal, which was the first newspaper to publish the rumor, now believed false, that a cow owned by Catherine OLeary was responsible for the Chicago fire. The Evening Journal, whose West Side building at 17-19 S. Canal was undamaged, in 1929, the newspaper was relaunched as the Chicago Daily Illustrated Times. The modern paper grew out of the 1948 merger of the Chicago Sun, founded December 4,1941 by Marshall Field III, and the Chicago Daily Times. The newspaper was owned by Field Enterprises, controlled by the Marshall Field family, when the Daily News ended its run in 1978, much of its staff, including Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Mike Royko, were moved to the Sun-Times. During the Field period, the newspaper had a populist, progressive character that leaned Democratic but was independent of the citys Democratic establishment, although the graphic style was urban tabloid, the paper was well regarded for journalistic quality and did not rely on sensational front-page stories. It typically ran articles from the Washington Post/Los Angeles Times wire service, the advice column Ask Ann Landers debuted in 1943. Ann Landers was the pseudonym of staff writer Ruth Crowley, who answered readers letters until 1955, eppie Lederer, sister of Dear Abby columnist Abigail van Buren, assumed the role thereafter as Ann Landers. Kups Column, written by Irv Kupcinet, also made its first appearance in 1943, Jack Olsen joined the Sun-Times as editor-in-chief in 1954, before moving on to Time and Sports Illustrated magazines and authoring true-crime books. Hired as literary editor in 1955 was Hoke Norris, who covered the civil-rights movement for the Sun-Times. Jerome Holtzman became a member of the Chicago Sun sports department after first being a boy for the Daily News in the 1940s. He and Edgar Munzel, another longtime sportswriter for the paper, famed for his World War II exploits, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin made the Sun-Times his home base in 1962. The following year, Mauldin drew one of his most renowned illustrations, two years out of college, Roger Ebert became a staff writer in 1966, and a year later was named Sun-Times film critic. He continued in this role for the remainder of his life, after the friend wrote a story about it, Grizzard fired Banks. With that, the employees union intervened, a federal arbitrator ruled for Banks and 13 months later. The articles received considerable publicity and acclaim, but a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize met resistance from some who believed the Mirage series represented a form of entrapment. In March 1978, the afternoon publication the Chicago Daily News, sister paper of the Sun-Times
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The November 19, 2008 front page of the Chicago Sun-Times
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Chuck Neubauer in the former Chicago Sun-Times newsroom, 1998.
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Current Chicago Sun-Times headquarters, located in the River North Point building at 350 North Orleans Street
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Former Chicago Sun-Times headquarters with Wrigley Building and Tribune Tower
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Uproxx
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Uproxx is an American digital media company that covers entertainment and culture. It was founded in 2008 by Jarret Myer and Brian Brater, the sites target audience is males aged 18-34. Uproxx was founded in 2008 by Jarret Myer and Brian Brater, the two also founded hip hop label Rawkus Records in 1996 and YouTube media company Big Frame in 2011. Uproxx was acquired by Woven Digital in April 2014, Myer joined Woven as general manager of publishing. In December 2014, Woven raised US$18 million in Series A funding, a portion of the capital was allocated to growing Uproxx through staff hires and video development, including new web series. Uproxx acquired Dime Magazine in January 2015 to expand the sports division of the site, Uproxx is a news and discussion website that is geared toward millennials, specifically males aged 18-34. The site covers viral news stories related to entertainment and culture, with an emphasis on sports, film, TV, Uproxx is divided into verticals including Entertainment, Sports, and Life, each of which comprises multiple blogs. In addition, Uproxx offers a platform for live Q&As with celebrities, Video makes up a significant portion of the sites content and Uproxx produces both original and sponsored video. In 2013, Uproxx partnered with 5-Second Films to produce content for Uproxx Video on YouTube. Since its acquisition by Woven, Uproxx has placed emphasis on video content. The site launched Luminaries, its first original series in January 2015, the show profiles young inventors and the first two episodes generated 18.5 million views within the first four months. The series was nominated for a Webby Award in 2015, the sites second series, a parodic news series called The Desk, debuted in March 2015. The next month, in April 2015, Uproxx began a series centered on pop culture called Uproxx Docs. It commenced with a piece about rock band Guns N’ Roses. Also in 2015, Uproxx launched several sponsored video series, human won an OMMA award in 2015. Uproxx is headquartered in Culver City, California, the editorial staff is led by editor-in-chief Brett Michael Dykes, editorial director Kris Maske, and creative director Ryan Perry. The companys video production is overseen by chief creative officer Benjamin Blank, in 2015, the site hired Chris Mottram, formerly of SB Nation, to be managing editor of Uproxx Sports and Keith Phipps of film website The Dissolve to be editorial director of TV and Film
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Rolling Stone
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Rolling Stone is an American biweekly magazine that focuses on popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the publisher. It was first known for its coverage and for political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine shifted focus to a readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors. In recent years, it has resumed its traditional mix of content, Rolling Stone magazine was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and Ralph Gleason. To get it off the ground, Wenner borrowed $7,500 from his own family and from the parents of his soon-to-be wife, Jane Schindelheim. The first issue carried a date of November 9,1967. Some authors have attributed the name solely to Dylans hit single, At Gleasons suggestion, Rolling Stone initially identified with and reported the hippie counterculture of the era. In the very first edition, Wenner wrote that Rolling Stone is not just about the music, in the 1970s, Rolling Stone began to make a mark with its political coverage, with the likes of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson writing for the magazines political section. Thompson first published his most famous work Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas within the pages of Rolling Stone, where he remained a contributing editor until his death in 2005. In the 1970s, the magazine also helped launch the careers of prominent authors, including Cameron Crowe, Lester Bangs, Joe Klein, Joe Eszterhas, Patti Smith. It was at point that the magazine ran some of its most famous stories. One interviewer, speaking for a number of his peers, said that he bought his first copy of the magazine upon initial arrival on his college campus. In 1977, the magazine moved its headquarters from San Francisco to New York City, editor Jann Wenner said San Francisco had become a cultural backwater. During the 1980s, the magazine began to shift towards being an entertainment magazine. Music was still a dominant topic, but there was increasing coverage of celebrities in television, films, the magazine also initiated its annual Hot Issue during this time. Rolling Stone was initially known for its coverage and for Thompsons political reporting. In the 1990s, the changed its format to appeal to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors
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Cee Lo Green, Adam Levine, Christina Aguilera, and Blake Shelton, on the cover of the February 1, 2012, issue of Rolling Stone
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Time (magazine)
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Time is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It was founded in 1923 and for decades was dominated by Henry Luce, a European edition is published in London and also covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong, the South Pacific edition, which covers Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, is based in Sydney, Australia. In December 2008, Time discontinued publishing a Canadian advertiser edition, Time has the worlds largest circulation for a weekly news magazine, and has a readership of 26 million,20 million of which are based in the United States. As of 2012, it had a circulation of 3.3 million making it the eleventh most circulated magazine in the United States reception room circuit, as of 2015, its circulation was 3,036,602. Richard Stengel was the editor from May 2006 to October 2013. Nancy Gibbs has been the editor since October 2013. Time magazine was created in 1923 by Briton Hadden and Henry Luce, the two had previously worked together as chairman and managing editor respectively of the Yale Daily News. They first called the proposed magazine Facts and they wanted to emphasize brevity, so that a busy man could read it in an hour. They changed the name to Time and used the slogan Take Time–Its Brief and it set out to tell the news through people, and for many decades the magazines cover depicted a single person. More recently, Time has incorporated People of the Year issues which grew in popularity over the years, notable mentions of them were Barack Obama, Steve Jobs, Matej Turk, etc. The first issue of Time was published on March 3,1923, featuring Joseph G. Cannon, the retired Speaker of the House of Representatives, on its cover, a facsimile reprint of Issue No. 1, including all of the articles and advertisements contained in the original, was included with copies of the February 28,1938 issue as a commemoration of the magazines 15th anniversary. The cover price was 15¢ On Haddens death in 1929, Luce became the dominant man at Time, the Intimate History of a Publishing Enterprise 1923–1941. In 1929, Roy Larsen was also named a Time Inc. director, J. P. Morgan retained a certain control through two directorates and a share of stocks, both over Time and Fortune. Other shareholders were Brown Brothers W. A. Harriman & Co. the Intimate History of a Changing Enterprise 1957–1983. According to the September 10,1979 issue of The New York Times, after Time magazine began publishing its weekly issues in March 1923, Roy Larsen was able to increase its circulation by utilizing U. S. radio and movie theaters around the world. It often promoted both Time magazine and U. S. political and corporate interests, Larsen next arranged for a 30-minute radio program, The March of Time, to be broadcast over CBS, beginning on March 6,1931
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The first issue of Time (March 3, 1923), featuring Speaker Joseph G. Cannon.
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Bibi Aisha on the Cover of Time.
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Time Magazine red X covers: from left to right, Adolf Hitler, Saddam Hussein, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Osama bin Laden.
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San Francisco Chronicle
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It was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young. The paper is owned by the Hearst Corporation, which bought it from the de Young family in 2000. The paper benefited from the growth of San Francisco and was the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the United States by 1880. Like many other newspapers, it has experienced a fall in circulation in the early 21st century. The newspaper publishes two web sites, SFGate, which has a mixture of news and web features. Between World War II and 1971, new editor Scott Josephine Newhall took a bold, the newspaper grew in circulation to become the citys largest, overtaking the rival San Francisco Examiner. The demise of other San Francisco dailies through the late 1950s and early 1960s left the Examiner, from 1965 on the two papers shared a single classified-advertising operation. This arrangement stayed in place until the Hearst Corporation took full control of the Chronicle, beginning in the early 1990s, the Chronicle started to face competition beyond the borders of San Francisco. The Chronicle launched five zoned sections to appear in the Friday edition of the paper, the sections covered San Francisco, and four different suburban areas. They each featured a unique columnist, enterprise pieces and local news specific to the community, the newspaper added 40 full-time staff positions to work in the suburban bureaus. The de Young family controlled the paper, via the Chronicle Publishing Company, until July 27,2000, following the sale, the Hearst Corporation transferred the Examiner to the Fang family, publisher of the San Francisco Independent and AsianWeek, along with a $66-million subsidy. Under the new owners, the Examiner became a free tabloid, in 1949, the de Young family founded KRON-TV, the Bay Areas third television station. Until the mid-1960s, the station, operated from the basement of the Chronicle Building, KRON moved to studios at 1001 Van Ness Avenue. The frequent bold-faced, all-capital-letter headlines typical of the Chronicles front page were eliminated, editor Ward Bushees note heralded the issue as the start of a new era for the Chronicle. On July 6,2009, the paper unveiled some alterations to the new design that included yet newer section fronts and wider use of color photographs and graphics. In a special section publisher Frank J. Vega described new, the newer look was accompanied by a reduction in size of the broadsheet. On November 9,2009, the Chronicle became the first newspaper in the nation to print on high-quality glossy paper, the high-gloss paper is used for some section fronts and inside pages. As of 2013 the publisher of the Chronicle is Jeffrey Johnson, audrey Cooper was named editor-in-chief in January 2015 and is the first woman to hold the position
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San Francisco Chronicle cover, April 22, 1906
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The Old Chronicle Building following the 1906 earthquake and fire
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Bill German,left, the Chronicle 's editor emeritus and Page One Editor Jack Breibart in the newsroom, March 1994
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San Francisco Chronicle CEO John Sias announces the sale of the San Francisco Chronicle to the Hearst Corporation August 6, 1999.
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Chicago Tribune
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The Chicago Tribune is a daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States, owned by tronc, Inc. formerly Tribune Publishing. The Tribune was founded by James Kelly, John E. Wheeler, forrest, publishing its first edition on June 10,1847. The paper saw numerous changes in ownership and editorship over the eight years. Initially, the Tribune was not politically affiliated but tended to either the Whig or Free Soil parties against the Democrats in elections. By late 1853, it was frequently running xenophobic editorials that criticized foreigners, about this time it also became a strong proponent of temperance. Ray became editor-in-chief, Medill became the editor, and Alfred Cowles, Sr. brother of Edwin Cowles. Each purchased one third of the Tribune, under their leadership the Tribune distanced itself from the Know Nothings and became the main Chicago organ of the Republican Party. However, the continued to print anti-Catholic and anti-Irish editorials. Between 1858 and 1860, the paper was known as the Chicago Press & Tribune, on October 25,1860, it became the Chicago Daily Tribune. Before and during the American Civil War, the new editors pushed an abolitionist agenda and strongly supported Abraham Lincoln, the paper remained a force in Republican politics for years afterwards. In 1861, the Tribune published new lyrics for the song John Browns Body by William W. Patton, Medill served as mayor of Chicago for one term after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Under the 20th-century editorship of Colonel Robert R. Joseph McCarthy, when McCormick assumed the position of co-editor in 1910, the Tribune was the third-best-selling paper among Chicagos eight dailies, with a circulation of only 188,000. At the same time, the Tribune competed with the Hearst paper, by 1914, the cousins succeeded in forcing out Managing Editor William Keeley. By 1918, the Examiner was forced to merge with the Chicago Herald, in 1919, Patterson left the Tribune and moved to New York to launch his own newspaper, the New York Daily News. In a renewed war with Hearsts Herald-Examiner, McCormick and Hearst ran rival lotteries in 1922. The Tribune won the battle, adding 250,000 readers to its ranks, also in 1922, the Chicago Tribune hosted an international design competition for its new headquarters, the Tribune Tower. The competition worked brilliantly as a publicity stunt, and more than 260 entries were received, the winner was a neo-Gothic design by New York architects John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood. The newspaper sponsored an attempt at Arctic aviation in 1929
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An 1870 advertisement for Chicago Tribune subscriptions.
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The lead editorial in the first issue the Chicago Tribune published after the Great Chicago Fire
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Truman was widely expected to lose the 1948 election and the Chicago Tribune ran the incorrect headline, " Dewey Defeats Truman ".
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Tribune Tower, Hood & Howells, architects, opened 1925
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Peter Bradshaw
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Peter Bradshaw is a British writer and film critic. He has been chief film critic at The Guardian since 1999, Bradshaw is the film critic for The Guardian. Bradshaw found it the most bizarre and surreal business of my professional life, im very flattered that Mr Clark should go to all this trouble and expense in suing me like this. Bradshaw has written three novels, Lucky Baby Jesus, published in 1999, Dr Sweet and his Daughter, published in 2003 and Night Of Triumph, published in 2013. He also wrote and performed a BBC radio programme titled For One Horrible Moment, recorded 10 October 1998, the programme chronicled a young mans coming of age in 1970s Cambridgeshire. He co-wrote and acted in David Baddiels sitcom Baddiels Syndrome, first aired on Sky One, in early 2017 various professional and candid photos of Bradshaw were used in a highly successful Facebook sticker set named Peter Bradshaw Feels He is a regular guest reviewer on BBC1s Film
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Peter Bradshaw speaking at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival
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Russia
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Russia, also officially the Russian Federation, is a country in Eurasia. The European western part of the country is more populated and urbanised than the eastern. Russias capital Moscow is one of the largest cities in the world, other urban centers include Saint Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Nizhny Novgorod. Extending across the entirety of Northern Asia and much of Eastern Europe, Russia spans eleven time zones and incorporates a range of environments. It shares maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk, the East Slavs emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD. Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants, in 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire, beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium. Rus ultimately disintegrated into a number of states, most of the Rus lands were overrun by the Mongol invasion. The Soviet Union played a role in the Allied victory in World War II. The Soviet era saw some of the most significant technological achievements of the 20th century, including the worlds first human-made satellite and the launching of the first humans in space. By the end of 1990, the Soviet Union had the second largest economy, largest standing military in the world. It is governed as a federal semi-presidential republic, the Russian economy ranks as the twelfth largest by nominal GDP and sixth largest by purchasing power parity in 2015. Russias extensive mineral and energy resources are the largest such reserves in the world, making it one of the producers of oil. The country is one of the five recognized nuclear weapons states and possesses the largest stockpile of weapons of mass destruction, Russia is a great power as well as a regional power and has been characterised as a potential superpower. The name Russia is derived from Rus, a state populated mostly by the East Slavs. However, this name became more prominent in the later history, and the country typically was called by its inhabitants Русская Земля. In order to distinguish this state from other states derived from it, it is denoted as Kievan Rus by modern historiography, an old Latin version of the name Rus was Ruthenia, mostly applied to the western and southern regions of Rus that were adjacent to Catholic Europe. The current name of the country, Россия, comes from the Byzantine Greek designation of the Kievan Rus, the standard way to refer to citizens of Russia is Russians in English and rossiyane in Russian. There are two Russian words which are translated into English as Russians
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Kievan Rus' in the 11th century
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The Baptism of Kievans, by Klavdy Lebedev
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Sergius of Radonezh blessing Dmitry Donskoy in Trinity Sergius Lavra, before the Battle of Kulikovo, depicted in a painting by Ernst Lissner
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Henagar, Alabama
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Henagar is a city in DeKalb County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 2,344, Henagar is located on top of Sand Mountain, a southern extension of the Cumberland Plateau. Henagar was first settled circa 1855, the town is named after an early settler, George Henegar. A post office was established in 1878 and it was then that a postal official misspelled the towns name as Henagar. In 1901, a school was built. Henagar is located in northern DeKalb County at 34°38′1″N 85°44′35″W and its northwest border follows the Jackson County line. Alabama State Route 40 passes through the center of town, leading east 8 miles to Interstate 59 in Hammondville. Alabama State Route 75 crosses AL40 in the commercial part of Henagar and leads northeast 8 miles to Ider. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, Henagar has an area of 22.3 square miles, of which 22.3 square miles is land and 0.04 square miles. South Sauty Creek, a tributary of the Tennessee River, flows southwest through the central, the Sand Mountain Potato Festival is celebrated each July in Henagar, with potatoes, live music, entertainment, arts and crafts, games, and fireworks. A drive-in theater is located in Henagar, as of the census of 2000, there were 2,400 people,937 households, and 715 families residing in the town. The population density was 109.8 people per square mile, there were 1,056 housing units at an average density of 48.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 96. 46% White,1. 67% Native American,0. 04% Asian,0. 04% Pacific Islander,0. 21% from other races,0. 71% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 21. 7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 2.96. In the town the population was out with 24. 8% under the age of 18,9. 3% from 18 to 24,28. 2% from 25 to 44,25. 0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 37 years, for every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males, the median income for a household in the town was $29,777, and the median income for a family was $34,469. Males had an income of $29,309 versus $19,401 for females
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Malaysia
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Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy located in Southeast Asia. Peninsular Malaysia shares a land and maritime border with Thailand and maritime borders with Singapore, Vietnam, East Malaysia shares land and maritime borders with Brunei and Indonesia and a maritime border with the Philippines and Vietnam. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government, with a population of over 30 million, Malaysia is the 44th most populous country. The southernmost point of continental Eurasia, Tanjung Piai, is in Malaysia, located in the tropics, Malaysia is one of 17 megadiverse countries on earth, with large numbers of endemic species. Malaysia has its origins in the Malay kingdoms present in the area which, from the 18th century, the first British territories were known as the Straits Settlements, whose establishment was followed by the Malay kingdoms becoming British protectorates. The territories on Peninsular Malaysia were first unified as the Malayan Union in 1946, Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948, and achieved independence on 31 August 1957. Malaya united with North Borneo, Sarawak, and Singapore on 16 September 1963 to become Malaysia, less than two years later in 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation. The country is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, which plays a role in politics. About half the population is ethnically Malay, with minorities of Malaysian Chinese, Malaysian Indians. The constitution declares Islam the state religion while allowing freedom of religion for non-Muslims, the government system is closely modelled on the Westminster parliamentary system and the legal system is based on common law. The head of state is the king, known as the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and he is an elected monarch chosen from the hereditary rulers of the nine Malay states every five years. The head of government is the prime minister, since its independence, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with its GDP growing at an average of 6. 5% per annum for almost 50 years. The economy has traditionally been fuelled by its resources, but is expanding in the sectors of science, tourism, commerce. Today, Malaysia has a newly industrialised market economy, ranked third largest in Southeast Asia, the name Malaysia is a combination of the word Malay and the Latin-Greek suffix -sia/-σία. The word melayu in Malay may derive from the Tamil words malai and ur meaning mountain and city, land, malayadvipa was the word used by ancient Indian traders when referring to the Malay Peninsula. Whether or not it originated from these roots, the word melayu or mlayu may have used in early Malay/Javanese to mean to steadily accelerate or run. This term was applied to describe the current of the river Melayu in Sumatra. The name was adopted by the Melayu Kingdom that existed in the seventh century on Sumatra
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"Malaysia" used as a label for the Malay Archipelago on a 1914 map from a United States atlas
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The Dutch fleet battling with the Portuguese armada as part of the Dutch–Portuguese War in 1606 to gain control of Malacca.
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Statue of Francis Light in the Fort Cornwallis of Penang, marking the first step of British expansion in the 18th century over the Malay Archipelago.
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American Family Association
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The American Family Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes fundamentalist Christian values. It opposes same-sex marriage, pornography, and abortion and it also takes a position on a variety of other public policy goals and has lobbied against the Employee Free Choice Act. It was founded in 1977 by Donald Wildmon as the National Federation for Decency and is headquartered in Tupelo, Mississippi. It engages in activism efforts, including boycotts, buycotts, action alert emails, publications on the AFAs web sites or in the AFA Journal, broadcasts on American Family Radio, and lobbying. The organization is accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability, AFA owns 200 American Family Radio stations in 33 states, seven affiliate stations in seven states, and one affiliate TV station in New Mexico. AFA has been listed as a group by the Southern Poverty Law Center as of November 2010 for the propagation of known falsehoods. Reverend Donald Wildmon served as chairman of AFA until he announced his retirement on March 3,2010 and his son, Tim, is president of AFA. AFA is governed by an independent Board of Directors, AFA Journal is a monthly publication with a circulation of 180,000 containing news, features, columns, and interviews. In addition to the publication, AFA Journal articles are available online. The journal reviews the content of television shows, categorizing them based on profanity, sex, violence, homosexuality, substance abuse, anti-Christian content. The categorization is accompanied by descriptions of the content of the episode under review. The review also lists the advertisers of each show and invites readers to contact the advertisers or television networks to express concern over program content, American Family Radio is a network of approximately 200 AFA-owned radio stations broadcasting Christian-oriented programming. OneNewsNow. com, the AFA news division, provides online audio newscasts and a daily digest of articles, Associated Press stories. In July 2011, Charity Navigator gave the foundation a four-star rating for sound fiscal management, Center for Law and Policy, the legal and political arm of the AFA, was shut down in 2007. It specialized in First Amendment cases, the Center for Law and Policy lobbied legislative bodies, drafted legislation, and filed religious-discrimination lawsuits on behalf of individuals. The AFA has a history of activism by organizing its members in boycotts, the AFA has promoted boycotts of a number of television shows, movies, and businesses that the group considers to have promoted indecency, obscenity, or homosexuality. In addition to promoting activism via mail to AFA members,3.4 million subscribers receive AFA Action Alerts via email, the AFA has criticized the Peoples Republic of China for its persecution of Christians. In 1986, 7-Eleven stopped selling Playboy and Penthouse magazines after a boycott by the AFA
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Pilgrim's Progress
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The Pilgrims Progress from This World, to That Which Is to Come is a 1678 Christian allegory written by John Bunyan. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has translated into more than 200 languages. It has also cited as the first novel written in English. The English text comprises 108,260 words and is divided into two parts, each reading as a narrative with no chapter divisions. The first part was completed in 1677 and entered into the Stationers Register on 22 December 1677 and it was licensed and entered in the Term Catalogue on 18 February 1678, which is looked upon as the date of first publication. After the first edition of the first part in 1678, an expanded edition, the Second Part appeared in 1684. The entire book is presented as a dream sequence narrated by an omniscient narrator, the allegorys protagonist, Christian, is an everyman character, and the plot centres on his journey from his hometown, the City of Destruction, to the Celestial City atop Mount Zion. Christian is weighed down by a great knowledge of his sin—which he believed came from his reading the book in his hand. This burden, which would cause him to sink into Hell, is so unbearable that Christian must seek deliverance and he meets Evangelist as he is walking out in the fields, who directs him to the Wicket Gate for deliverance. Since Christian cannot see the Wicket Gate in the distance, Evangelist directs him to go to a shining light, Christian leaves his home, his wife, and children to save himself, he cannot persuade them to accompany him. Obstinate and Pliable go after Christian to bring him back, obstinate returns disgusted, but Pliable is persuaded to go with Christian, hoping to take advantage of the Paradise that Christian claims lies at the end of his journey. It is there in that bog where Pliable abandons Christian after getting himself out, Evangelist meets the wayward Christian as he stops before Mount Sinai on the way to Mr. Legalitys home. It hangs over the road and threatens to crush any who would pass it, in the Second Part, Goodwill is shown to be Jesus himself. To Christians query about relief from his burden, Goodwill directs him forward to the place of deliverance, Christian makes his way from there to the House of the Interpreter, where he is shown pictures and tableaux that portray or dramatize aspects of the Christian faith and life. From the House of the Interpreter, Christian finally reaches the place of deliverance, where the straps that bound Christians burden to him break and this event happens relatively early in the narrative, the immediate need of Christian at the beginning of the story being quickly remedied. After Christian is relieved of his burden, he is greeted by three angels, who give him the greeting of peace, new garments, and a scroll as a passport into the Celestial City. Encouraged by all this, Christian happily continues his journey until he comes upon three men named Simple, Sloth, and Presumption, Christian tries to help them, but they disregard his advice. Christian falls asleep at the arbor above the hill and loses his scroll, forcing him to go back, near the top of the Hill of Difficulty, he meets two weak pilgrims named Mistrust and Timorous who tell him of the great lions of the Palace Beautiful
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Burdened Christian flees from home
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William Blake: Christian Reading in His Book (Plate 2, 1824–27)
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A Plan of the Road From the City of Destruction to the Celestial City, Adapted to The Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan, 1821.
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Arranged marriage
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Arranged marriage is a type of marital union where the bride and groom are selected by their families. Arranged marriages were common throughout the world until the 18th century. Typically, marriages were arranged by parents, grandparents or other relatives, some historical exceptions are known, such as courtship and betrothal rituals during the Renaissance period of Italy and Gandharva marriages in the Vedic period of India. In China, arranged marriages - sometimes called blind marriages - were the norm before the mid 20th century, a marriage was a negotiation and decision between parents and other older members of two families. The boy and girl were typically told to get married, without a right to consent, arranged marriages were the norm in Russia before the early 20th century, most of which were endogamous. Until the first half of the 20th century, arranged marriages were common in migrant families in the United States and these marriages among immigrants were typically arranged by parents, or relatives from the country of their origin. Similar historical dynamics are claimed in other parts of the world, in most other parts of the world, arranged marriages continue to varying degrees and increasingly in quasi-arranged form, along with autonomous marriages. Similarly, Broude and Greene, after studying 142 cultures worldwide, have reported that 130 cultures have elements of arranged marriage, extreme examples of forced arranged marriage have been observed in some societies, particularly in child marriages of girls below age 12. Illustrations include vani which is seen in some tribal / rural parts of Pakistan. Arranged endogamous marriage, is one where a third party finds and selects the bride and groom from a social, economic. Consanguineous marriage, is a type of arranged endogamous marriage and it is one where the bride and groom share a grandparent or near ancestor. Examples of these include first cousin marriages, uncle-niece marriages, second cousin marriages, the most common consanguineous marriages are first cousin marriages, followed by second cousin and uncle-niece marriages. Non-consanguineous arranged marriage is one where the bride and groom do not share a grandparent or near ancestor and this type of arranged marriages is common in Hindu and Buddhist South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Christian Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. Consanguineous marriages are against the law in parts of United States. Consanguineous arranged marriages were common in Jewish communities before the 20th century, child marriage, particularly those below the age of 12, does not prepare or provide the individual much opportunity to make an informed, free choice about matrimony. These child marriages are arranged marriages. Child marriages is primarily seen in areas of poverty, by marrying their daughter to a good family the parents improve their social status by establishing a social bond between each other. According to Warner, in nations with the highest rates of child marriages, the nations with the highest rates of arranged child marriages are, Niger, Chad, Mali, Bangladesh, Guinea, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Yemen, and Pakistan
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Unequal marriage, a 19th-century painting by Russian artist Pukirev. It depicts an arranged marriage where a young girl is forced to marry someone she doesn't want to.
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The Ambitious Mother and the Obliging Clergyman - a cartoon by Charles Dana Gibson caricaturing arranged marriages in early 20th century United States. A parent insists their daughter marry a man on grounds of wealth or aristocratic title, without considering the girl's wishes. The clergyman is caricatured officiating the marriage with a blindfold.
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" Marriage à-la-mode " by William Hogarth: a satire on arranged marriages and prediction of ensuing disaster
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The arranged marriage in 1697, of Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, age 12 to Louis, Duke of Burgundy, heir apparent to the throne of France, as a result of the Treaty of Turin (1696). The marriage created an alliance between Louis XIV of France and the Duke of Savoy.
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Box Office Mojo
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Box Office Mojo is a website that tracks box office revenue in a systematic, algorithmic way, founded in 1999. In 2008, Box Office Mojo was bought by the Internet Movie Database, the website is widely used within the film industry as a source of data. From 2002–11, Box Office Mojo had forums popular with film fans, on October 10,2014, the websites URL was redirected to Amazons IMDB. com website for one day, but the website returned the following day without explanation. Brandon Gray began the site in 1999, in 2002, Gray partnered with Sean Saulsbury and grew the site to nearly two million readers. In July 2008, the company was purchased by Amazon. com through its subsidiary, Box Office Mojo had forums with more than 16,500 registered users. On November 2,2011 the forums were closed along with any user accounts. Tracking is still very closely to the day by day, actual tabulation of distributors. The site also creates an overall chart, combining all box office returns from around the world, excluding the United States. The overall weekend chart currently tracks the Top 40 films as well as approximately fifty additional films with no ranking, the site additionally has yearly and all time features for its various territories. Box Office Mojo was as of June 2009 reporting limited data from overseas and is work on improvements, most of the international charts have not been updated since November 2014. On October 10,2014, all traffic to Box Office Mojo was redirected to IMDbs box office page, queries about the closure to IMDb and Amazon representatives were met with no response. Neither Brandon Gray, who founded the website but left several years ago after its sale to Amazon, nor Ray Subers, on Ray Subers Twitter account, he revealed the websites return, but also stated he would not answer any questions pertaining to closure. Subers subsequently left the website seven months later
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British Board of Film Classification
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It has a statutory requirement to classify videos, DVDs and, to a lesser extent, some video games under the Video Recordings Act 2010. The immediate impetus for the Boards formation stemmed from the surrounding the release in the UK in October 1912 of the film From the Manger to the Cross. The film, shown at the Queens Hall, London, gained considerable publicity from an outcry in the Daily Mail. And waxed indignant about the profits for its American film producers, although the clergy were invited to see it and found little to be affronted by, the controversy resulted in the voluntary creation of the BBFC, which began operating on 1 January 1913. The Boards legal basis was the Cinematograph Act 1909, which required cinemas to have licences from local authorities. Given that the law now allowed councils to grant or refuse licences to cinemas according to the content of the films they showed, the 1909 Act therefore enabled the introduction of censorship. The Boards offices were originally at 133-135 Oxford Street, London, the building is located at the junction of Wardour Street, some decisions from the early years are now subjected to derision. Informal links, to varying degrees of closeness, have been maintained between the BBFC and the Government throughout the Boards existence, in the period before the Second World War, an extensive but unofficial system of political censorship was implemented by the BBFC for the Home Office. This trend reached its climax during the 1930s, following protests from the German Embassy after the release of a film depicting the execution of Edith Cavell, intense political pressure was brought to bear on the BBFC by the Home Office. A system of script vetting was introduced, whereby British studios were invited to submit screenplays to the BBFC before shooting started. The increasing climate of post-war liberalism ensured that from the 1950s onwards, controversies involving the BBFC centred more on depictions of sex, in 1984 the organisation changed its name to reflect the fact that classification plays a far larger part in the Boards work than censorship. At that time it was responsibility for classifying videos for hire or purchase to view in the home as well as films shown in cinemas. The horror in both came through largely in their detailed prose. Had the game publishers reprinted the text in book form, it would not have carried a certificate. The first video game to be refused classification by the BBFC was Carmageddon in 1997, in June 2007, Manhunt 2 was refused classification in both its PlayStation 2 and Wii versions, meaning that the game was illegal to sell or supply. A modified version was made that was accepted by the ESRB but was refused classification from the BBFC. The second decision was overturned by the Video Appeals Committee. On 16 June 2009, the UKs Department of Culture, Media and Sport ruled in favour of the PEGI system to be the classification system for videogames
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IndieWire
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Established in 1996, IndieWire is a film industry and review website. As of January 19,2016, Indiewire is a subsidiary of Penske Media and it has a staff of about 20, including publisher James Israel, and Editor-in-Chief Dana Harris. The indieWIRE newsletter launched on July 15,1996, billing itself as the news service for independent film. Initially distributed to a few hundred subscribers, the readership grew rapidly, in January 1997, indieWIRE made its first appearance at the Sundance Film Festival to begin their coverage of film festivals. It offered indieWIRE, On The Scene print dailies in addition to online coverage, while the style and look of the print dailies improved over the years, the nickname stuck. The website indieWire. com launched on January 12,1998, while met with cautious optimism by Wired magazine, the experiment failed and indieWIRE returned to a free service less than a year later. The site was acquired by Snagfilms in July 2008, on January 8,2009, indieWIRE editor Eugene Hernandez announced that the site was going through a re-launch that has been entirely re-imagined. In 2011, with the launch of a redesign, the changed the formal spelling of its name from indieWIRE to Indiewire. In 2012, Indiewire won the Webby Award in the Movie, indieWIRE is said to cover lesser-known film events ignored from the mainstream perspective. In 2002, Forbes magazine recognized IndieWire, along with 7 other entrants in the Cinema Appreciation category, describing its best feature as boards teeming with filmmakers and its worst as glacial search engine. IndieWIRE has been praised by Roger Ebert, Kevin Smith, James Schamus, official website Snagfilms, the parent company
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La Stampa
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La Stampa is an Italian daily newspaper published in Turin, Italy. It is distributed in Italy and other European nations and it is one of the oldest newspapers in Italy. The paper was founded by Vittorio Bersezio, a journalist and novelist, in 1895, the newspaper was bought by Alfredo Frassati, who gave it its current name and a national perspective. For criticising the 1924 murder of the socialist Giacomo Matteotti, he was forced to resign, the financier Riccardo Gualino also took a share. The paper is now owned by Fiat S. p. A, the former contributors of La Stampa include Italian novelist Alberto Moravia. La Stampa, based in Turin, was published in broadsheet format until November 2006 when the paper began to be published in the berliner format and it launched a website in 1999. La Stampa also launched a project, called Vatican Insider, run by the newspaper and has among its staff several Vatican affairs analysts. Since 26 May 2006 it has published a magazine, Specchio+. From 26 January 1996 to 7 April 2006, it was called Specchio, which was published as a weekly supplement, in September 2012 La Stampa moved to its new headquarters in Turin, leaving its historical editorial building. Mario Calabresi is the editor-in-chief of the daily, on 9 April 2013 an explosive device was sent by an anarchist group, the Federazione Anarchica Informale/Fronte Rivoluzionario, to the offices of La Stampa. The 1988 circulation of La Stampa was 560,000 copies, in 1997 the paper had a circulation of 376,493 copies. Its circulation was 399,000 copies in 2000 and 409,000 copies in 2001, the circulation of the paper was 330,000 copies in 2003 and 345,060 copies in 2004. Its 2007 circulation was 314,000 copies and it was 256,203 copies in 2012. and Harold A. Fisher. The worlds great dailies, profiles of fifty newspapers pp 280-85 Official website Radio Nostalgia, the La Stampa-owned local radio station
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HitFix
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In mid-2010 HitFix crossed the 1,000,000 unique users per month milestone. As of April 2013, HitFix was ranked 17th among all entertainment news websites by Alexa, HitFix has been cited as a source by such publications as Time, Los Angeles Times, The Huffington Post, E. Online, and The Daily Herald. In April 2016, it became a brand of Woven Digital, HitFix was founded by ex-Reed Business Information Development executive, Jen Sargent, and former L. A. Times and MSN. com film editor, Gregory Ellwood, HitFix received its first funding from Golden Seeds, the fourth largest angel investment group in the United States, in 2009. Since then, HitFix has twice benefited from investment from the Tech Coast Angels, the first such investment came in February 2009 in the amount of $850,000. In June 2010, the Angels added to their commitment investing an additional $1,600,000, in addition to Golden Seeds and Tech Coast Angels, HitFix investors include HBS Angels, Liquid Capital, and Gordon Crawford. In addition to being one of its co-founders, Ellwood reports on movies, formerly known as “Moriarty”, McWeeny previously wrote for Aint It Cool News. In addition to being a screenwriter and movie critic, McWeeny now covers the industry for HitFix. McWeeny announced his move to HitFix in 2008 in a review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, on September 20,2016, McWeeny announced via Twitter that he would no longer be working for Hitfix. After 14 years at the New Jersey Star-Ledger, Sepinwall—also known for his blog, last spring, NBC executives went so far as to credit Sepinwall by name for his role in earning a renewal for Chuck. Slate Magazine credited Sepinwall with having changed the nature of television criticism
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CNBC is an American basic cable, internet and satellite business news television channel that is owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a division of NBCUniversal, owned by Comcast. As of February 2015, CNBC is available to approximately 93,623,000 pay television households in the United States, in 2007, the network was ranked as the 19th most valuable cable channel in the United States, worth roughly $4 billion. In addition to the domestic U. S. feed, various localized versions of CNBC also operate, serving different regions, NBCUniversal is the owner, or a minority stakeholder, in many of these versions. CNBC had its beginnings around 1980 as the Satellite Program Network, showing a mix of old movies, instructional. The channel later changed its name to Tempo Television, after initially signing a letter of intent to acquire Tempo, NBC eventually opted for a deal to lease the channels transponder in June 1988. On this platform, and under the guidance of Tom Rogers, NBC and Cablevision initially operated CNBC as a 50-50 joint venture, choosing to headquarter the channel in Fort Lee, New Jersey. CNBC had considerable difficulty getting cable carriage at first, as many providers were skeptical of placing it alongside the longer-established Financial News Network. By the winter of 1990, CNBC was only in 17 million homes – less than half of FNNs potential reach – despite having the muscle of NBC standing behind it, however, around this time, FNN encountered serious financial difficulties. The deal increased the distribution of the enlarged network to over 40 million homes. Cablevision sold its 50% stake to NBC upon completion of the deal, with the full name Consumer News and Business Channel dropped, the networks business programming was at first branded CNBC/FNN, although this was phased out before the mid-1990s. Under Rogers leadership, CNBC began to grow during the 1990s, NBC Universal reacquired full control of loss-making CNBC Europe and CNBC Asia from Dow Jones at the end of 2005. The licensing agreement between Dow and CNBC U. S. remained intact, however, a rolling ticker provides real-time updates on share prices on the NYSE, NASDAQ, and AMEX, as well as market indices, news summaries, and weather updates by NBC meteorologists. A rotating top band of the screen rotates provides real-time updates on index and commodity prices from world markets. As of January 4,2016, the networks 480i standard definition feed now shows the same 16,9 HD feed on its 4,3 picture, CNBC provides a variety of programs throughout the business day. These short bulletins, which are around 30 seconds in length, the CNBC. com News Now update segments were discontinued as of early 2010. These bulletins were reintroduced in 2015 and they are aired hourly, on the half-hour between 10. 30am and 4. 30pm. The bulletins are read by Sue Herera, CNBCs breakout hit among its original series is Mad Money. Hosted by money manager Jim Cramer, the show gives stock advice to viewers who call to the program
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The newsroom at CNBC headquarters, also used to host Power Lunch
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Los Angeles Times
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The Los Angeles Times, commonly referred to as the Times or LA Times, is a paid daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008, the Times is owned by tronc. The Times was first published on December 4,1881, as the Los Angeles Daily Times under the direction of Nathan Cole Jr. and it was first printed at the Mirror printing plant, owned by Jesse Yarnell and T. J. Unable to pay the bill, Cole and Gardiner turned the paper over to the Mirror Company. Mathes had joined the firm, and it was at his insistence that the Times continued publication, in July 1882, Harrison Gray Otis moved from Santa Barbara to become the papers editor. Otis made the Times a financial success, in an era where newspapers were driven by party politics, the Times was directed at Republican readers. As was typical of newspapers of the time, the Times would sit on stories for several days, historian Kevin Starr wrote that Otis was a businessman capable of manipulating the entire apparatus of politics and public opinion for his own enrichment. Otiss editorial policy was based on civic boosterism, extolling the virtues of Los Angeles, the efforts of the Times to fight local unions led to the October 1,1910 bombing of its headquarters, killing twenty-one people. Two union leaders, James and Joseph McNamara, were charged, the American Federation of Labor hired noted trial attorney Clarence Darrow to represent the brothers, who eventually pleaded guilty. Upon Otiss death in 1917, his son-in-law, Harry Chandler, Harry Chandler was succeeded in 1944 by his son, Norman Chandler, who ran the paper during the rapid growth of post-war Los Angeles. Family members are buried at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery near Paramount Studios, the site also includes a memorial to the Times Building bombing victims. The fourth generation of family publishers, Otis Chandler, held that position from 1960 to 1980, Otis Chandler sought legitimacy and recognition for his familys paper, often forgotten in the power centers of the Northeastern United States due to its geographic and cultural distance. He sought to remake the paper in the model of the nations most respected newspapers, notably The New York Times, believing that the newsroom was the heartbeat of the business, Otis Chandler increased the size and pay of the reporting staff and expanded its national and international reporting. In 1962, the paper joined with the Washington Post to form the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service to syndicate articles from both papers for news organizations. During the 1960s, the paper won four Pulitzer Prizes, more than its previous nine decades combined, eventually the coupon-clipping branches realized that they could make more money investing in something other than newspapers. Under their pressure the companies went public, or split apart, thats the pattern followed over more than a century by the Los Angeles Times under the Chandler family. The papers early history and subsequent transformation was chronicled in an unauthorized history Thinking Big and it has also been the whole or partial subject of nearly thirty dissertations in communications or social science in the past four decades. In 2000, the Tribune Company acquired the Times, placing the paper in co-ownership with then-WB -affiliated KTLA, which Tribune acquired in 1985
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Koimoi
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Koimoi is a Bollywood entertainment website providing Bollywood news, box-office reports and film reviews. In February 2016, its Alexa ranking in India is 732, on 23 November 2009, Contest2win. com and Komal Nahtas Faith Entertainment jointly launched the website Koimoi. com. Komal Nahta, who was a trade analyst, is co-founder. Bollywood Hungama Box Office India Bollyworld Viral Official website
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The Times of India
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The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. It is the fourth-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest selling English-language daily in the according to Audit Bureau of Circulations. It is the oldest English-language newspaper in India still in circulation, in 1991, the BBC ranked The Times of India among the worlds six best newspapers. It is owned and published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. which is owned by the Sahu Jain family. In 2014 however, The Times of India was ranked 174th among Indias most trusted brands according to the Brand Trust Report 2014, the Times of India issued its first edition 3 November 1838 as The Bombay Times and Journal of Commerce. In 1850, it began to publish daily editions, in 1860, editor Robert Knight bought the Indian shareholders interests, merged with rival Bombay Standard, and started Indias first news agency. It wired Times dispatches to papers across the country and became the Indian agent for Reuters news service, in 1861, he changed the name from the Bombay Times and Standard to The Times of India. In the 19th century, this company employed more than 800 people and had a sizeable circulation in India. In 1946, Bennett Coleman & Co, Ltd was sold to sugar magnate Ramkrishna Dalmia of the then-famous industrial family, the Dalmiyas, for Rs 20 million, as India was becoming independent and the British owners were leaving. In the court case followed, Ramkrishna Dalmia was sentenced to two years in Tihar Jail after having been convicted of embezzlement and fraud. But for most of the term he managed to spend in hospital. Upon his release, his son-in-law, Sahu Shanti Prasad Jain, to whom he had entrusted the running of Bennett, in the early 1960s, Shanti Prasad Jain was imprisoned on charges of selling newsprint on the black market. Based on the pleading, Justice directed the Government to assume control of the newspaper which resulted in replacing half of the directors, curiously, the court appointed D K Kunte as Chairman of the Board. Kunte had no business experience and was also an Opposition member of the Lok Sabha. In 1976, during the Emergency in India, the Government transferred ownership of the back to Ashok Kumar Jain. The move was a critique of Prime Minister Indira Gandhis 21-month state of emergency, in late 2006, Times Group acquired Vijayanand Printers Limited. VPL previously published two Kannada newspapers, Vijay Karnataka and Usha Kiran, and an English daily, Vijay Times, Vijay Karnataka was the leader in the Kannada newspaper segment then. The paper launched a Chennai edition,12 April 2008 and it launched a Kolhapur edition, February 2013
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20 August 2013 front page of the Kolkata edition of The Times of India
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TOI 's first office is opposite the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai where it was founded.
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The Charlotte Observer
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The Charlotte Observer is a newspaper serving Charlotte, North Carolina, and its metro area. It has the largest circulation in North Carolina and South Carolina and it is owned by The McClatchy Company. The Observer primarily serves Charlotte and Mecklenburg County and the counties of Iredell, Cabarrus, Union, Lancaster, York, Gaston, Catawba. It publishes local sections for each of these counties and for specific neighborhoods within Mecklenburg. The newspapers circulation covers over 40 counties in North and South Carolina, home delivery service in outlying counties has declined in recent years, with delivery times growing later as the paper has outsourced circulation services outside the primary Charlotte area. Circulation at The Charlotte Observer has been declining for many years, the most recent period showed that Charlotte Observer circulation totaled 155,497 daily and 212,318 Sunday. In addition to its main bureau in Charlotte, the paper operates six regional bureaus in Hickory, Gastonia, Concord, Monroe, and Cornelius and it has offices in the state capitals of North and South Carolina, Raleigh and Columbia, respectively. The Observer also has an office in Washington, D. C, the newspaper has an online presence and its staff also oversees a popular NASCAR news website, and a corresponding syndicated feature, Thats Racin. The papers television partner is WCNC-TV, the Observer employs approximately 700 employees, down from over 1,200 at its peak, mostly in its downtown Charlotte office. The paper was founded in 1886 and it was purchased by Knight Newspapers in 1955. Knight merged with Ridder Publications to form Knight Ridder in 1974, the Observer eventually became the fourth-largest newspaper in the Knight Ridder chain. In 1959, The Observer purchased The Charlotte News, Charlottes afternoon newspaper, all operations were merged except editorial content, which was fused in 1983. The Observer ended circulation of the afternoon News in 1985, the paper has won five Pulitzer Prizes. McClatchy purchased most of Knight Ridders newspapers, including The Observer, as of spring 2008, it is the fifth-largest newspaper in the McClatchy chain. McClatchys share value has been in decline since the purchase, the stock has lost over 95% of its value, far worse than many remaining newspaper companies. 1988 — Editorial cartooning, Doug Marlette 1988 — Meritorious public service, staff, For its investigation into the misuse of funds by Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker and their PTL ministries. 2014 — Editorial cartooning, Kevin Siers The Charlotte Observer prices are, daily, $1.25 and Sunday/Thanksgiving Day, price is higher outside Mecklenburg and adjacent counties or states. Jack Betts Richard Oppel List of newspapers in North Carolina Official website Charlotte Five Thats Racin Stepp, the Charlotte Observer at McClatchy McClatchys falling stock price since purchasing The Charlotte Observer
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The Charlotte Observer headquarters
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Teen Vogue
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Teen Vogue is a US magazine which was launched in 2004 as a sister publication to Vogue, targeted at teenage girls. Like Vogue, it includes stories about fashion and celebrities, since 2015, the magazine has moved its focus away from shopping and fashion features into more topical content, including politics and current affairs. Teen Vogue was established in 2003, as a spinoff of Vogue, the magazine is published in a smaller 6¾x9 format to afford it more visibility on shelves and some flexibility getting into a digest size slot at checkout stands. In May 2016, Elaine Welteroth was appointed as editor, replacing the founding editor-in-chief Amy Astley and her appointment at 29 saw her become the youngest editor-in-chief in Condé Nasts history, and the second African-American. She works closely with digital editorial director Phillip Picardi and creative director Marie Suter, in November 2016, it was announced Teen Vogue would start publishing quarterly, following the Dec/Jan 2017 issue. In December 2016, the published an opinion article by Lauren Duca. List of Teen Vogue cover models Official website Teen Vogue – magazine profile at Fashion Model Directory
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Nat Wolff and Charli XCX on the cover of the June/July 2015 issue
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The Scarlet Flower (1952 film)
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The Scarlet Flower is a 1952 Soviet feature animated film directed Lev Atamanov. It was produced at the Soyuzmultfilm studio in Moscow and is based on the story of the name by Sergei Aksakov. Nastenkas song During this time in a darling party/В эту пору в родимой сторонушке was sung by the chamber singer Victoria Ivanova. Before going on a journey, a merchant father asks his three daughters what they would like him to bring back for them. Her elder sisters laugh at this simple wish, the fathers trip is successful and he finds everything that he came for, with the exception of Nastenkas scarlet flower. Nevertheless, the ship heaves off and they begin to head back while the father scans the lands around him for a scarlet flower, a storm strikes and the father is washed overboard. He wakes up on an island which is full of all sorts of wonders. He explores, and eventually finds a flower just like the one Nastenka described, the instant that he plucks it, however, a great storm comes upon him and the owner of the island - a hideous monster - makes his presence known. He tells the father that he let him keep the flower. In the morning, the crewmembers of the ship see him on the island. Back home, the father prepares to put on the ring, however, Nastenka overhears a conversation where he reveals this to his friend and secretly puts on the ring herself. There, she expects to be killed but instead finds herself on an island and welcomed for by a kind. She accidentally catches a glimpse of him eventually, and is scared at first. He allows her to go home to visit her family, Nastenka comes home dressed in splendid clothes and with presents for her sisters. Her sisters, however, become jealous that she lives in a magnificent palace with untold wealth, Nastenka looks outside and hears the clock chiming 8pm, and quickly goes back, only to find the monster near death. She is very saddened and vows to never leave him again, and with words the scarlet flower which she holds reattaches itself to its original stem. In the fifties for Lev Atamanov sharply there was a question of creation of epic, especially sharply there was a question of creation of full-fledged images of living people, heroes. For the aid to animators the photographed scenes played by living actors were prepared and these scenes were projected on the special screens which are built in in tables, and heroes were transferred to paper by the planimetric line
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Beauty and the Beast (2005 film)
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Beauty and the Beast is a 2005 film which is based on the folktale Beauty and the Beast and is set during the time of the Vikings. Thorsson the king is falling ill and wants to make a pilgrimage to an island cursed by Odin, the island is home to a horrible beast. His daughter Freya is betrothed to Sven, one of Thorssons greatest warriors, Freya tries to get an army together to go back and save her father. However, no one will join her and Sven reminds her that he is now king, Freya and Ingrid go to the island alone to rescue her father. Eric steps forward and tells everyone theyve all been acting like cowards and he also says hell go and save the kings daughter himself if Sven does not dare. Sven, not wanting to look like a coward, angrily agrees to send an army back to fight the beast, Freya and the Beast begin to develop a friendship. Sven returns to the island with an army and confronts the Beast, Freya tries to stop them, by telling them the beast is not a monster. Sven does not listen to her, thinking the Beast has fooled her mind, Sven and the Beast fight and ends with Svens archers shooting him. The warriors set the island afire and return home with Freya, the Beast journeys to Freyas home where Thorsson has recovered from his illness and is once again king. As the Beast holds the dying Freya in his arms, Freyas sacrifice breaks the curse, Beauty and the Beast has received negative reviews. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes currently holds it at 24% with a rating of 2. 4/5. Beauty and the Beast at the Internet Movie Database Beauty and the Beast at AllMovie
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Beauty and the Beast (2009 film)
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Beauty and the Beast is a 2009 Australian fantasy film directed by David Lister and starring Estella Warren, Rhett Giles, and Victor Parascos, and loosely based upon the fairy tale of the same name. The film was released in 2009 on video under that title and aired in 2010 on Syfy television as Beauty, a series of horrific murders has the Beast being blamed for the crimes. Belle and Beast must work together to investigate the crimes and discover who the murderer is. Variety reviewed the film and offered that it was an odd, bloody, cheaply made adaptation designed not for kids, toward the film as a re-imagining of the beloved Beauty and the Beast, they offered that Disney Studios neednt lose any sleep. Other critical reception for the film was negative, with The Trades writing Shun this ugly duckling, dread Central panned the film, criticizing the chemistry between Estella Warren and Victor Parascos, stating Xena and her female sidekick Gabrielle shared more sexual chemistry than these two. New Zealand-based review site Mori. co. nz praised Rhett Giles acting, tor. com reviewed the film, saying SyFy seems to have given this venture the same short shrift it’s given all its other movies, and their premiere effort ends up simply. Filmink negatively reviewed Beauty and the Beast, calling it a calamity that genuinely has no saving graces whatsoever. Beauty and the Beast at the Internet Movie Database
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Beastly (film)
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Beastly is a 2011 romantic fantasy drama film loosely based on Alex Flinns 2007 novel of the same name. It is a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast and is set in modern-day New York City, the film was written and directed by Daniel Barnz and stars Alex Pettyfer and Vanessa Hudgens. Beastly was expected to be distributed to theaters by CBS Films on July 30,2010, in January 2011, the release was moved forward to March 4,2011. Kyle Kingson is the arrogant and vain son of news anchor Rob Kingson, Kyle bullies Kendra Hilferty, not knowing she is a witch, she transforms him Kyle into a hairless, heavily-tattooed shell of his former self. If Kyle does not find someone who loves him by the spring he will stay altered permanently. Kyle is taken to live in a house with their maid Zola Davies. Both are comforts to Kyle when his father, unable to deal with his transformation, has abandoned him, as spring nears, Kyle finds himself infatuated with Lindy Taylor, a former classmate he had avoided. He rescues her father from two dealers, shooting one, the other vows to kill Lindy. Kyle persuades Lindy’s father to allow her to move in with him, at first, Kyle uses a false identity, refuses to see Lindy, and hides from her, which angers her to the point that she stops speaking to him. Kyle eventually reveals his face and the two begin to warm up to each other, Kyle writes a letter professing his love for Lindy but does not give it to her for fear of rejection. He visits Kendra to plead for more time, she refuses, the surviving drug dealer lands in jail. Kyle and Lindy visit Lindy’s hospitalized father and he gives her the letter but regrets it when she tells him she considers him a good friend. Lindy calls him after reading the letter, but a heartbroken Kyle does not answer the phone, persuaded by Will and Zola, Kyle goes to meet Lindy one last time before she leaves on a school trip to Machu Picchu. Kyle tells her to go, but as she leaves, Lindy tells him that she loves him, kyle’s former self is restored but Lindy does not recognize him and tries to call Hunter but Kyles phone rings instead. When Lindy realizes what happened, the two share a kiss on the side of the street. After the curse is lifted Will wakes up with the ability to see, Kendra approaches Rob Kingsons office as a new intern, implying that she will test Rob like she did Kyle. In February 2009, it was announced by Amy Baer, President and CEO of CBS Films, susan Cartsonis produced the film through Storefront Films and Roz Weisberg co-produced it. Initially, the executives wanted a late 2008 theatrical release, however, Baer expressed excitement about the director, saying, Daniel’s fresh vision makes him one of the most exciting directors of his generation
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Beauty and the Beast (1987 TV series)
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Beauty and the Beast is an American fantasy-drama series which first aired on CBS in 1987. Through an empathetic bond, Vincent senses Catherines emotions, and becomes her guardian, the series follows the developing relationship between the characters and the division between New York and the hidden world beneath it. In a twist from the tale, however, this beast does not transform into societys idea of beauty after gaining the love of Catherine. Rather, Vincents inner beauty is allowed to remain the focus of who he is, in the third season after the death of the character Catherine, Jo Anderson became the new female lead playing Diana Bennett, a criminal profiler investigating Catherines murder. George R. R. Martin, who would write the A Song of Ice. In 2004 and 2007, Beauty and the Beast was ranked #14 and #17, respectively, Catherine Chandler is abducted, beaten, slashed and left to die in Central Park because she was inadvertently mistaken for somebody else. She is rescued and cared for by Vincent who has taken her to Father, ten days later, Catherine returns to the surface with the promise of keeping Vincents secret and the challenge to go on after her terrible attack. Her first action involves her asking Carol Stabler about those men that attacked her, when Catherine is attacked by Martin Belmonts men, she is saved by Vincent, who mauls the men. More people from the World Above turned up for emotional support, near the end of the season however, in an effort to boost faltering ratings, the action orientation returned as a result of the misleadings of the recurrent villain Paracelsus. In a cliffhanger episode, Catherine is seen walking down a tunnel into a chamber. When the series returned for its third season late in 1989. It was a decision that, along with the desire to attract more male viewers. She was killed, but not before giving birth to Vincents son, Catherines boss and close friend Joe Maxwell hired Diana Bennett, a criminal profiler with the police department, to track down Catherines killer. Quite naturally, her investigation led her to the now darkly obsessed. Catherine Chandler – A corporate attorney in her fathers law firm, after shes abducted, beaten, and her face slashed upon being mistaken for Carol Stabler, Catherine was rescued and tended to by Vincent. After that experience, Catherine changes her completely and becomes an investigator for the Manhattan District Attorneys Office. In Season Three, Catherine becomes pregnant with Vincents child and is captured by Gabriel and she is later killed by Gabriel who overdoses her with morphine. Vincent – A man of extremely large build with the characteristics of a lion
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Beauty & the Beast (2012 TV series)
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Kristin Kreuk and Jay Ryan star in the title roles alongside Austin Basis, Nina Lisandrello, Nicole Gale Anderson, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Max Brown, Brian J. White, Amber Skye Noyes, and Michael Roark. Catherine Chandler witnessed her mothers murder and was almost killed herself until someone—or something—saved her. Nine years later, now working as a detective for the NYPD, a case leads her to Vincent Keller, an ex-soldier believed to have killed in action during military service. As Catherine comes to him, she finds out more about her mothers murder. Kristin Kreuk as Catherine Chandler Jay Ryan as Vincent Keller Austin Basis as J. T, the project was described as a modern-day romantic love story with a procedural twist, unlike the original series which was a romantic drama with mystery and suspense elements. The show is the first project that Mark Pedowitz developed when he joined the network, the network ordered a pilot of the series in January 2012. The pilot of the show was filmed in Toronto, Canada from March 22 to April 2,2012 and it was picked up by The CW on May 11,2012, and was scheduled to premiere during the 2012–13 television season. Filming of the first season continued in Toronto from July 27, on November 9,2012, a full season was ordered. On April 26,2013, Beauty & the Beast was renewed for a second season, filming of Beauty & the Beast was split between New York City, NY and Toronto from the second season. On May 8,2014, Beauty & the Beast was renewed for a third season, filming on season three commenced on August 29,2014, and ended on February 12,2015. On February 13,2015, The CW renewed the series for a fourth season, on October 13,2015, it was announced that the upcoming fourth season would be its last. Filming of the fourth and final season began on May 29,2015, the final season premiered on June 2,2016, before concluding on September 15,2016. Roger Grant, Kevin Lafferty, Thom J. Pretak, Mairzee Almas, other producers on the show include Stuart Gillard, John A. R. K. Sinclair, and Rebecca Sinclair as consulting producers, casting announcements began in February 2012, when Kristin Kreuk was first cast in the lead role of Catherine Chandler. Austin Basis was then cast in the role of J. T. Forbes, Nina Lisandrello and Nicole Gale Anderson were then added to the cast, with Lisandrello landing the role of Tess Vargas, Catherines partner and best friend. Anderson signed on to the role of Heather Chandler, Catherines younger sister. Jay Ryan joined the series in the lead role, Vincent Keller. Max Brown signed on for the role of Dr. Evan Marks, Brian White was the last actor to sign onto the series
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Reptar on Ice is the tenth episode of the second season of the animated television series Rugrats. It is the first segment of the episode for the entire series. The episode was written by Peter Gaffney and directed by Howard E. Baker and it was originally broadcast on November 8,1992. Reptar on Ice followed the infant main characters, Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, there, the babies attempt to return a lizard to the actor, assuming it is his child. Reptar on Ice continued Rugrats employment of the character Reptar, a parody of Godzilla. The episode included several cultural references, the basic theme lampoons the commercialization of childrens media products and its plethora of merchandise tie-ins. The ice show the children see is referent to real-life ice shows, such as Disney on Ice, and its plot centers around a Beauty, Reptar on Ice in particular was categorized as the Favorite Reptar-Rageous Episode. Gord Lacey of TVShowsOnDVD described it as one of his favorite episodes from the compilation and it was adapted into an audio story, which was featured prominently on the CD and cassette tape In Search of the Mighty Reptar. After learning about the extinction of the dinosaurs, Tommy decides to return the lizard to Reptar just as his family has purchased tickets for an ice show based on the character. Stu Pickles, Tommys father, sees the rugrats and must retrieve them from the ice rink, Reptar on Ice was written by Peter Gaffney and directed by Howard E. Baker. It was the episode of season two of Rugrats, which was created by Arlene Klasky and Gabor Csupo, along with Paul Germain. Reptar on Ice was originally broadcast on November 8,1992 on Nickelodeon, john Schuck guest starred as Reptar. In the episode, Reptar is played by a man named Leo, Reptars Revenge was also written by Gaffney. Reptar had been used since season one, episode three, At the Movies, as a parody of the fictional Japanese monster, Godzilla. Reptar is used to demonstrate and subsequently lampoon the ever growing domination of Japanese culture into childrens society, Reptar on Ice continues this satirical tradition, heavily displaying the over commercialization where media is dragged on into several merchandising tie-ins. Angelica is insistent on only eating Reptar brand cereal, which Stu states has no food in it. The events depicted in Reptar on Ice are an adaptation of the Cuban Missile Crisis. The ice show the babies attend mocks several different real life ice shows, including Disney on Ice, another reference in the episode is the subsequent joke about Beauty and the Beast in the romantic plot of the entire Reptar on Ice performance
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Reptar sings during the ice show "Reptar on Ice." The play is a parody of real ice shows such as " Disney on Ice," while the plot of it is referent to Beauty and the Beast.
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John Schuck guest starred in the episode.
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Skin Deep (Once Upon a Time)
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Skin Deep is the twelfth episode of the American fairy tale/drama television series Once Upon a Time. In this episode, Emma Swan suspects Mr. Gold is planning to seek vigilante justice when a cat burglar robs his house, the episode was written by consulting producer Jane Espenson and directed by Milan Cheylov. It featured the first appearance of de Ravin, who was cast as Belle in November 2011 after being approached by series co-creators Edward Kitsis, Skin Deep first aired in the United States on ABC on February 12,2012. The episode received mixed reviews from television critics, several reviewers felt that the Belle-Rumpelstiltskin relationship resembled Stockholm Syndrome and was not developed enough to make it believable. Others, however, praised the complex characterization of the female characters. A novelization of Skin Deep was released in 2013, a straw spinning wheel is shown in the forest. In The Enchanted Forest, the Ogre Wars continue but are not going well for the controlled by Sir Maurice. Rumpelstiltskin arrives and agrees to aid the battle in exchange for Maurices daughter, Belles fiancée, Gaston, and her father are against the terms but Belle agrees. At his castle, Rumpelstiltskin gives Belle a list of tasks, at this Belle drops and chips a teacup in shock, but he explains that it is a joke and doesnt mind about the chipped cup. As time goes by, Rumpelstiltskin and Belle develop a bond with each other. After a few months of living with him, Belle asks the dark one why she found childrens clothing upstairs, Rumpelstiltskin tells her it belonged to his son whom he unfortunately lost along with his wife. Gaston arrives to take Belle back but Rumpelstiltskin turns him into a rose, when asked about Gaston, Belle says that it was an arranged marriage, not one of love. She left him because she wanted to be heroic and there are not many chances for women to be heroic, Rumpelstiltskin asks Belle to go into town to buy more straw, and she cannot believe he trusts her to come back. Rumpelstiltskin says he does not expect to see her again, as Belle is walking down the road, she runs into The Evil Queen, who asks her if she is running from someone. Belle admits the man she is leaving is overcome by evil yet she loves him, the Evil Queen offers the solution, true loves kiss will break the curse. Belle returns to Rumpelstiltskins castle and the Dark one asks why she came back to him and she replies that she wasnt going to return but something changed her mind. Rumpelstiltskin yells in a rage that no one will love him and he throws Belle in his dungeon and smashes every cup against the wall but he cannot bring himself to destroy the chipped one. Once he has cooled off, he tells Belle to leave because his powers are more important to him than she is, Belle admonishes him for not believing she can love him
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Emilie de Ravin, who portrayed Belle, described her character as someone who would "do anything basically for her father, but also her friends and family in general, and that’s what she does. She has this chance where she’s always wanted to be brave and make a change and do something different and not just sit around in the confinement of her castle and her simple life."
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The Quantum Rose
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The Quantum Rose is a science fiction novel by Catherine Asaro which tells the story of Kamoj Argali and Skolian Prince Havyrl Valdoria. The book is set in her Saga of the Skolian Empire and it won the 2001 Nebula Award for Best Novel and the 2001 Affaire de Coeur Award for Best Science Fiction. The first third of the novel appeared as a serialization in Analog magazine in the 1999 May, June. Tor Books published the novel in 2000. The Quantum Rose is a retelling of the Beauty and the Beast folktale in a science fiction setting, Havyrl Lionstar, a prince of the titular Ruby Dynasty, comes to Balimul as part of a governmental plan to deal with the aftermath of an interstellar war. Masked and enigmatic, he has a reputation as a monster with Kamojs people, Lionstar interferes with Kamojs culture and destabilizes their government by pushing her into marriage with himself. In the traditional tale, Belle must save her father from the prince transformed into a beast, in The Quantum Rose. The book deals with themes about the physical and emotional scars left on the survivors of a war with no clear victor, as such, it is also a story of healing for the characters Kamoj and Lionstar. Both the world Balimul in the first half of the novel, Asaro describes the allegory in an essay at the end of the book and explains how the characters and plot points play the roles of mathematical terms or processes in atomic and molecular physics. Each chapter of the book has a poetic title. She discusses some of her inspiration for the book in Moments of Genius and this book overlaps with Spherical Harmonic, which tells the story of Ruby Pharaoh and her attempts to regain her title after the devastating Radiance War. SF reviewer Kelly Jensen gave it four stars, finishing with, As always, on the surface, her characters fit an expected mold, but underneath they are always much more complex, and that’s what makes The Quantum Rose worth reading. Reviews at Amazon. com averaged 3.8 out of 5 stars, with controversy due to Asaros mixing of a hard science fiction basis with the characterizations. Jerry Wright, in a Featured Review for SFSite, gave a favorable review of the book, finishing with the summary, The Quantum Rose is thought-provoking, entertaining. Asaro begins with interesting scientific and cultural speculation, and then draws in the reader by making the story human and personal for a most satisfying read
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Cover of first edition (hardcover)
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Beastly
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Beastly is a 2007 novel by Alex Flinn. It is a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast set in modern-day New York City from the view of the beast, Flinn researched many versions of the Beauty and the Beast story to write her book. Many of these are playfully alluded to in portions of the book, Kyle Kingsbury, rich, handsome, and popular, is also selfish, shallow, and cruel. He plays a practical joke on an outcast girl in his class. The girl is really a witch named Kendra in disguise, the witch then curses him for his cruelty. The only way he can back to normal is if he truly loves a girl and gets her to love him in return. Kendra later offers Kyle further aid by giving him a mirror that shows him whomever he wishes to see. He is locked in an apartment by his shallow, image-obsessed father. His only company is his housekeeper, Magda, and, at his request, Kyle finds solace in a greenhouse for roses that he tends himself. When a robber stumbles into his garden Adrian offers him a deal, he will not report the robber to the if the robber brings Adrian his daughter. She is Adrians last chance to break the spell before his two years are up, Adrian realizes that Linda is the same girl to whom he gave the rose corsage. He fixes up a room for her, leaving roses and books for her to herself with. When she arrives, she at first wants nothing to do with him as she feels he kidnapped her, as time passes, she slowly warms up to him and he finds himself falling in love with her. The two begin to have tutoring sessions together and during winter they go to a lodge, shortly before the last year is up, Linda wishes to see her father once more. Adrian lets her see him with the mirror and she finds that he has become sick through drug use. Adrian quickly lets her go to him and offers for her to return to the apartment in the spring if she desires, on the last day of the second year, Adrian looks for Linda in the mirror and sees her being dragged into a building by a man. He rushes to her rescue and is shot in the process, as he lays dying, he asks Linda for a kiss. She kisses him, breaking the spell and turns him back to normal and he explains everything to Linda and the two go back and live in the apartment together
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Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage
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Beauty and the Beast, Live on Stage. is a Broadway-style musical at the Theater of the Stars, on Sunset Boulevard, at Disneys Hollywood Studios, Walt Disney World. It is based on the animated film Beauty and the Beast, including many of the original songs. While most of the soundtrack is prerecorded, the actors playing Belle and Gaston speak, two versions of the show have been presented since opening day. The stage show changed considerably from the version to the currently running version. However, because the show is condensed to approximately 25 minutes, because his heart is cold, the old beggar woman turns into a beautiful enchantress who punishes the prince by transforming him in to an ugly, scary, and hideous Beast. Everyone in the castle gets a punishing transformation as well, the prince can only break the spell by learning to love another, and earning their love in return, and failure to do so will cause him to remain a beast for all time. Years later, Belle is walking in the quiet little French village where she lives, the other villagers agree that Belle is beautiful, but she is also no ordinary character. Gaston, the young hunter of the town, boasts how he loves Belle. Soon though, under a series of circumstances, Belle finds herself inside the Beasts enchanted castle. She is confronted by the castle inhabitants, Cogsworth the clock, Lumiere the candelabra, Mrs. Potts the teapot. Cogsworth thinks that they made a mistake by allowing Belle inside, so they throw her a feast and, simultaneously invite her to Be Our Guest. The Beast abruptly ends the celebration and expresses his fear that Belle could never learn to love him, Belle, on a tour through the castle, enters the West Wing and discovers the rose. The Beast is furious at Belle, because he told her never to enter that part of the castle, all of this causes Belle and the Beast to argue. But the others advise Beast to be a gentleman, because Belle could be the one to break the curse, the castles charming inhabitants discover that there is Something There that wasnt there before, and the two fall in love. Meanwhile, Gaston declares that Belle has rejected him for the last time and he convinces the villagers that the Beast is a monster, and the village is not safe until he is dead. So they decide to kill him, the townspeople take over the castle, ruining everything in sight. Gaston fights the Beast, and Belle appears just to see Gaston make his final blow, seeing the Beast nearly dead, Belle admits she loves him just as the roses last petal falls. This breaks the curse, and the Beast is magically transformed back into the Prince, the entire cast returns for a final dance, and declare that the love of Beauty and the Beast will thrive forever
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Belle's Magical World
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Belles Magical World is a 1998 direct-to-video animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and released by Walt Disney Home Video) on February 17,1998. The film features two songs performed by Belle, Listen With Our Hearts and A Little Thought and this storyline is set within the timeline of the original Beauty and the Beast. When first released in 1998, this consisted of three connected segments, The Perfect Word, Fifis Folly, and The Broken Wing. For the special edition released in 2003 another segment was included, Mrs. Pottss Party, the film consists of four episodes of an unreleased television show loosely woven together in a feature length story, and also based on the original Disney animated feature. It was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and animated by Toon City Animation in Manila, Philippines and Thai Wang Film Productions in Bangkok, completed and copyrighted in 1997, the film was released January 13,1998. Beast and Belle plan to eat together, and Beast asks for advice from Lumiere, during the meal, while Belle explains a story she has been reading to Beast, Beast gets sweaty. He demands for the windows to be opened, despite there being a draft of air in the room, Beast and Belle get into an argument, and Beast strikes Webster off the table when the dictionary begins giving unwanted synonyms to Belles insults. Subsequently, they stop speaking to each other, despite Lumiere and Cogsworths attempts to patch things up. Eventually, Webster, feeling guilty for his part, forges a letter of apology from Beast to Belle with his friends, a pile of papers named Crane, Belle sees the letter, and makes amends with Beast. That night, however, the truth out, and after a furious chase around the castle, Beast catches and banishes Webster, Crane and LePlume for the forgery. Belle ventures out and brings back, and Beast, touched by Belles sympathy. The moral of the story being that it is easy to forgive, Fifi overhears this, and believes that Lumiere and Belle are having an affair behind her back. In reality, Lumiere has planned a surprise snow ride around the gardens with Fifi. To get back at Lumiere, Fifi attempts to make Cogsworth like her, in the end, things are cleared up and Lumiere and Fifi go for the ride, but the pot they are sitting in slips off the edge of the balcony and hangs over the moat. Lumiere holds onto Fifi while hanging for dear life, and tells her that he loves her, before they can fall, Belle, Cogsworth and a few more servants arrive and get them back to safety. Everyone ends up learning to not jump to conclusions and that things are just as they seem. Mrs. Potts is feeling depressed due to weather. Belle has come to look at Mrs. Potts as a figure by this point
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The Fire Rose
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Elemental Masters is a fantasy series written by Mercedes Lackey, taking place on an alternate earth where magic exists. The series largely focuses on Elemental Masters, people who have control over air, water, fire. Each elemental master has power over elementals, as well, each book in the series is loosely based on a fairy tale. DAW Books published the titles, inaugurating the Elemental Masters moniker. Hence Serpents Shadow is the first numbered title in the series, in addition to the main books, two anthologies have been published, containing works by various fantasy and science fiction authors set in the Elemental Masters universe. The setting of the Elemental Masters is an alternative Earth during the early 1900s, the main and perhaps sole difference between this world and our reality is that magic exists, controlled by those who have mastery over the four classical elements. The majority of the tales take place in England, with The Fire Rose taking place in North America, also the 1918 flu pandemic is hinted in Phoenix and Ashes to be due to the machinations of a malevolent Master. The world of the Elemental Masters is home to two types of magic, the elemental magic that plays an important part in the series. There have been mentions of different types and degrees of ability in the series. Elemental magic is the most commonly seen form of magic in the series, with every book having at least a couple of elemental masters as major characters, the masters abilities are tied with their ability to see and control spirits of a particular elemental affinity. Different regions of the world have different Elementals, Elemental magicians are classed by their affinity and by their mastery of their magic, one can be an Elemental Magician or an Elemental Master. This is later proven to not be the case in A Study In Sable, the power of Ice can be the seen as a partial exception of the normal abilities of an Elemental mage. Ice can be controlled by a master of Fire, with cold being the inverse of heat. As seen in The Wizard of London, the power of ice is seen as a perversion and innately destructive, similarly, Necromancy, the power of death, in Unnatural Issue is a destructive perversion of the power of Earth. If Water and Air have similar perversions, we have not yet seen them, most of the details given about the talented are seen in The Wizard of London. While the talented in most part fit the descriptions and abilities given psychics in the modern world, first, certain psychics are able to gain familiars, the second difference is that powerful talents or the talented have psychic Avatars that represent their duties as champions of the light. These avatars tend to draw imagery from fiction and the past, details are given in Reserved for the Cat. Sensitives are those who do not have direct magical talents but are able to see and feel to a degree, some are capable of seeing and sometimes communicating with elemental spirits
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Lackey signing autographs at CONvergence
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Be Our Guest
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Be Our Guest is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for Walt Disney Pictures 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. The song had originally intended for Belles father Maurice. However, Be Our Guest had to be entirely re-written as the story evolved in order to return its focus to Belle, be Our Guest has since been extolled as one of Disneys most celebrated and popular songs, establishing itself as one of the studios greatest and most iconic. Be Our Guest received nominations for both the Golden Globe and Academy Awards for Best Original Song, ultimately losing both to the title song. Be Our Guest has been ranked highly on several best Disney song countdown lists, garnering recognition from IGN, M and it was also covered by Alvin and the Chipmunks and The Chipettes. Originally, Beauty and the Beast, under the direction of Richard Purdum, was not intended to be a musical, as a result, Purdum resigned, and first-time feature film directors Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale replaced him. Musically, Be Our Guest is based on a melody that was composed by Menken. Subsequently, Ashman wrote the songs lyrics, originally, the filmmakers had initially intended for Be Our Guest to be performed by Lumiere to Belles disoriented father Maurice when the character first discovers the Beasts castle. Consequently, the song had to be re-written and the entire scene re-animated, Trousdale explained, We had to bring Jerry Orbach and all the other vocal talents back into the studio to change all references to gender that appeared in the original recording. Upon insisting that they treat her more like a guest than a prisoner, Lumiere decides to go against the Beasts orders, a food chorus line, Be Our Guest is a rollicking invitation to Belle from the castle staff. As the films heroine, Belle is served a meal in the form of a Broadway-quality stage show, commonly regarded as the show-stopper of Beauty and the Beast, the sequence both visually and musically derive insatiable energy and excitement from the gradual accumulation of participation. Longing to be human, servant and maître d Lumiere is also of the impression that he is worth nothing unless he serves, singing, significantly, Be Our Guest marks the debut of the system that is featured in the ballroom dance sequence and Be Our Guest. Due to its elaborateness, the sequence has been noted for tak full advantage of the advantages of animation, in terms of character development, Be Our Guest introduces both Belle and audiences to Lumieres musical expertise. American actor and singer Jerry Orbach, who provided the voice of Lumiere, described as both a musical montage and the magical set piece of Beauty and the Beast, Be Our Guest is a big production number featuring dancing cutlery. David Kronke of Amazon. com hailed the song itself as an inspired Busby Berkeley homage, Film critic Roger Ebert joked that the Be Our Guest choreography resembles Busby Berkeley running amok. Written in the key of B♭ major, Be Our Guest is, according to the songs sheet music. Another inspiration for the song is a theme from Mahlers Third Symphony. An energetic, turbo-charged Broadway chorus number, Be Our Guest was written in time at a free tempo of 50 beats per minute
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"Be Our Guest" performed at Walt Disney World 's Beauty and the Beast Live on Stage, distinct from the Broadway production, in September 2009.
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Something There
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Something There is a song written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken for Walt Disney Pictures 30th animated feature film Beauty and the Beast. Critical reception towards Something There has been positive, with film, Something There was written by lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken. According to Menken, Something There was written as a quick replacement for. Human Again, the latter of which was cut from Beauty. Eleven minutes in length, producer Don Hahn explained that the song was cut because We just couldnt figure out how to make it work, in his biography Im Not Dead. Actor Robby Benson, voice of the Beast, revealed that it was co-star Paige OHaras idea to have Bensons character duet with OHaras Belle in Something There, according to Benson, the actress explained to Ashman and Menken that had made records and sang in Broadway musicals. By this, Ashman meant that he wanted OHara to impersonate singer and actress Barbra Streisand, Something There was recorded by OHara and Benson accompanied by a live orchestra. In the book The Meanings of Beauty and the Beast, A Handbook, bandaging and nursing after he rescues her from the wolves. Contextually, the purpose of the song has been identified as Dramatizing partnership, leading up to the musical sequence, the Beast first surprises Belle by showing her his library and then they learn to eat together. Author Robin O. Initially, Belle is alarmed as she realizes her love for the Beast. According to the Hal Leonard Corporation and Music Theatre International, the staff of enchanted objects also discover something different between Belle and the Beast. Something There concludes with Belle and the Beast retreating to a fireplace, in the original film, Something There immediately precedes the films title song. However, for its special edition re-release, the song is followed by the newly reinstated Human Again. Identifying the song as where the genius of music as storytelling kicks in, the author observed that In two minutes and 19 seconds, gets across just how the position and feelings of the characters have changed. For instance, At the beginning of Something There, Belle admits that she thought the Beast was mean, coarse, by the end, she’s feeling pretty smitten, according to Oh My Disney. The song also depicts the passing of time, while providing audiences with an opportunity to appreciate Beast and first see the potential for Belle. On the songs role in the special version of the film, co-director Kirk Wise explained. Dubbing the song soliloquies of Belle and the Beast, TV Guide drew comparisons between Something There and songs from the musical South Pacific, the Something There musical sequence was added towards the end of Beauty and the Beasts filmmaking process
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Screenshot of the Beast and Belle finally realizing that they are beginning to fall in love with each other during the "Something There" musical sequence.
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Disney Princess
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Disney Princess, also called the Princess Line, is a media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company. Created by Disney Consumer Products chairman Andy Mooney in the early 2000s, the franchise does not include all princess characters from the whole of Disney-owned media, but rather refers to specific characters from the companys animated films. As of 2017, the characters considered part of the franchise are Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, Rapunzel. The franchise has released dolls, sing-along videos, apparel, home decor, toys, licensees for the franchise include Glidden, Stride Rite, Hasbro, and plastic Fisher-Price figurines. Former Nike, Inc. executive Andy Mooney was appointed chairman of The Walt Disney Companys Disney Consumer Products division in the late 1990s. While attending his first Disney on Ice show, Mooney noticed that young girls attending the show were dressed in princess attire that were not authentic Disney products. They were generic princess products they’d appended to a Halloween costume, concerned by this, Mooney addressed the company the following morning and encouraged them to commence work on a legitimate Disney Princess franchise in January 2000. Walts nephew, Roy E. Disney, objected to the creation of the line, the original line-up consisted of princesses Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan and Tinker Bell. Five of them were royal by blood, two married into royalty, and two fit the princess mythology, Tinker was soon removed from the latter category and the overall line-up. This was the first time the characters would be marketed in a separate franchise than their original films, Mooney decided that, when featured on marketing advertisements such as posters, the princesses should never make eye contact with each other in an attempt to keep their individual mythologies intact. Stares off in a different direction as if unaware of the others presence. In an unconventional manner, Mooney and his team launched the Disney Princess line without utilizing any focus groups and with minimal marketing. DCP issued princess product licenses to Hasbro for games, Mattel dolls, Tiana became the first additional character to the Princess franchise officially on March 14,2010, taking Tinker Bells short-lived place as the ninth member. Her coronation took place at the New York Palace, Tinker Bell was already heading up another franchise started in 2005, Disney Fairies. Rapunzel was crowned and inducted into the Disney Princess franchise as the member on October 2,2011, at Kensington Palace in London. On May 11,2013, Disney added the first Pixar character Merida as the 11th Princess to the franchise in a ceremony in front of Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom. Mattel adding a Barbie princess-themed line in late-2010 then the fair, Mattel was only putting out Princesses Cinderella, Ariel and Belle plus the two Frozen princesses during the last year or so of its license. DCP was also attempting to evolve the brand by making them less as damsels, in September 2014, Disney announced that Hasbro would be the licensed doll maker for the Disney Princess line starting on January 1,2016
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The 2013 line-up of the Disney Princess franchise. From left to right: Mulan, Snow White, Tiana, Cinderella, Belle, Merida, Rapunzel, Ariel, Aurora, Jasmine and Pocahontas
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Snow White, The Prince; Ariel, Prince Eric; Tiana, Prince Naveen; Rapunzel, Flynn Rider; Cinderella, Prince Charming; Prince Phillip, Aurora; Aladdin, Jasmine; Belle, the Beast (before returning to his human form).
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Ariel (Disney)
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Ariel is a fictional character and the title character of Walt Disney Pictures 28th animated film The Little Mermaid. She subsequently appears in the prequel television series, direct-to-video sequel The Little Mermaid II, Return to the Sea and direct-to-video prequel The Little Mermaid. Ariel is voiced by Jodi Benson in all animated appearances. She is fourth in the Disney Princess lineup, the first nonhuman princess, Ariel has a distinctive appearance, with her long, flowing, bright red hair, blue eyes, green mermaid tail and purple seashell bikini top. In the films and television series, she is the daughter of King Triton. She is often rebellious, and in the first film, she longs to be a part of the human world and she marries Prince Eric, whom she rescued from a shipwreck, and together they have a daughter, Melody. The character is based on the character of Hans Christian Andersens The Little Mermaid story but was developed into a different personality for the 1989 animated film adaptation. Jodi Benson, who was predominantly a stage actress, was chosen to voice Ariel because the directors felt it was important to have the same person doing the singing and speaking voice. Clements stated that Bensons voice had a sweetness and youthfulness. When recording the vocals for Part of Your World, Benson asked that the lights in the studio be dimmed, Ariels original design was developed by animator Glen Keane. The movement of Ariels hair underwater was based on footage of astronaut Sally Ride while she was in space, extra reference was given by filming Stoner swimming in a pool, which also helped guide Ariels aquatic movement. The bluish-green color of Ariels fin was a hue specially mixed by the Disney paint lab, the choice of red as Ariels hair color was the subject of dispute between the filmmakers and studio executives who wanted the character to have blonde hair. In an interview, Jodi Benson stated that for Ariels Beginning, Benson complained to them that they wrote Ariel out of character and suggested they bring her back to her roots. Ariel is the youngest of King Triton and Queen Athenas seven daughters and she is often seen in the company of Flounder, her best friend, and Sebastian, her fathers advisor who is often assigned to keep an eye on her. In the television series and first film, Ariel has a fascination with the human world, Ariel is often rebellious, wandering off on her own to explore her surroundings, and frequently disobeys the orders of her father or Sebastian, causing conflict between the characters. In The Little Mermaid, she is depicted as being willing to do anything to be with Prince Eric, clements described her as a typical teenager, prone to errors of judgment. She also is incredibly curious, and her curiosity leads her into dangerous situations. Ariel is kind and caring to others no matter what their circumstances, in an early episode, Ariel helps an orphaned merboy who had fallen in with a bad crowd
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Sierra Boggess as Ariel in the stage musical
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Ariel in The Little Mermaid
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Pocahontas (character)
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Pocahontas is the title character of Disneys 33rd animated feature film Pocahontas, and its direct-to-video sequel Pocahontas II, Journey to a New World. The character and the events she goes through are very loosely based on the historical figure Pocahontas. Pocahontas, as the daughter of a Native American paramount chief of the Powhatan paramountcy, is the first American Disney Princess, Pocahontas is also the first Disney Princess to have two love interests. However, most media, including the Disney Princess franchise, keep John Smith and Pocahontas as a couple and this is generally because John Rolfe is exclusive to the direct-to-video sequel. She is voiced by and modeled after Native American actress Irene Bedard, Pocahontas is the seventh member of the Disney Princess line-up and the franchises first Indigenous American member. Pocahontas name means Little Mischief or the naughty one and she is based on the real historical figure and was born into the highly sophisticated Powhatan culture that had some knowledge of Europeans. Pocahontas is displayed as a noble, free-spirited and highly spiritual young woman and she expresses wisdom beyond her years and offers kindness and guidance to those around her. In the film, she appears to have shamanic powers since she was able to commune with nature, talk to spirits, empathize with animals, in the sequel, Pocahontas seems to have grown after thinking that John Smith had died. She keeps her independent spirit and playfulness but is more mature. During her stay in England, she loses herself in the hustle and bustle of this new world and is turned into someone she is not. However, in the end, she intends to sacrifice herself for her peoples safety and returns to her homeland, finding herself. In the beginning of the film, Pocahontas learns that Kocoum, however, Pocahontas does not feel that this is the right path for her. She is the first one to spot the ship carrying the Europeans, Pocahontas later encounters one of the settlers, John Smith. As the story unfolds, it is revealed that her mother has died, over time, the two get to know each other, asking all sorts of questions about each others people, lives, and different worlds. However, the conversation goes sour when John Smith unintentionally reveals his prejudices towards Native Americans, Pocahontas explains to him the beauty and importance of nature and respecting the earth through the song, Colors of the Wind. This causes John to see the ill of his thoughts and change his ways, when Kocoum stumbles upon Pocahontas and John Smith kissing, he becomes enraged and attacks the white man. Before Pocahontas can break them up, however, Thomas, who had sent to find John, shoots. John Smith takes the blame for Kocoums death, is taken prisoner by the Powhatan men, Pocahontas realizes that she must stop the execution that will lead to war between the Native Americans and the settlers
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Mulan (Disney character)
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Fa Mulan is a character, inspired by an actual historic figure, who appears in Walt Disney Pictures 36th animated feature film Mulan, as well as its sequel Mulan II. Her speaking voice is provided by Chinese-American actress Ming-Na Wen, while Filipina singer Lea Salonga provides the singing voice. San Souci, Mulan is based on the legendary Chinese warrior Hua Mulan from the poem the Ballad of Mulan. The only child of a war veteran, Mulan disregards both tradition and the law by disguising herself as a man in order to enlist herself in the army in lieu of her feeble father. Disney had originally conceived Mulan as an oppressed young Indian woman who elopes to Europe to be with a British prince. Mulans supervising animator was Mark Henn, who designed the character so that she would appear less feminine than her predecessors. Reception towards Mulans personality has been positive, with critics praising her bravery. However, some commentators have accused Disney of Westernizing the character, chronologically, Mulan is not the eighth. Mulan was originally conceived as a short in 1994, in which the heroine is depicted as a miserable Chinese girl who elopes to the West to be with a British prince. While developing a series of treatments based on stories and folk tales. San Souci discovered the Ballad of Mulan, an ancient Chinese poem about Hua Mulan – a Chinese woman who replaces her ailing father in the army by disguising herself as a man. Fascinated by Hua Mulans story, San Souci suggested the poem to Disney, because the Ballad of Mulan is such a beloved and well-known story, San Souci longed to maintain the characters integrity. However, certain creative liberties were taken with the story in regards to Mulans role, additionally, Mulans surname was changed from Hua to Fa. Throughout the movie they are working towards helping each other change into better and truer versions of themselves in order to achieve their true potential. Mulans speaking voice is provided by Chinese-American actress Ming-Na Wen, because the character represented Chinese values and is depicted as being dramatic. Close to her father, very respectful, Bancroft believed that Wen possessed the voice for Mulan. Mulan served as Wens first voice-acting role, I felt like I was a little kid again, being silly with an imaginary sword and riding on an imaginary horse and talking to an imaginary dragon. So it was a lot of fun for me, upon being cast as Mulans speaking voice, Wen was immediately informed by Disney that she would not be providing the characters singing voice
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Mulan at Disneyland theme park in California.
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Tiana (Disney)
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Tiana is a fictional main character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures 49th animated feature film The Princess and the Frog. Created by directors Ron Clements and John Musker and animated by Mark Henn, Tiana is voiced by Anika Noni Rose as an adult, Tiana is loosely based on two princesses. Firstly, Princess Emma, the heroine of E. D, secondly, the princess that appears in the Brothers Grimm fairy tale titled The Frog Prince by which E. D. The ninth Disney Princess, Tiana is the first to be of African-American heritage, Tiana has been mostly positively received, with critics praising her personality and values. However, the depiction of Tiana and her community has criticized for lacking emphasis on racial issues. The decision to depict the two characters, Tiana and Naveen, as frogs for the majority of the movie has also caused controversy. According to co-director John Musker, adapting the fairy tale The Frog Prince by the Brothers Grimm into a feature film had been a subject at Walt Disney Animation Studios for 18 years. The project was shelved because the studio was unsuccessful in creating a version with which they were satisfied. When Disney bought the rights to The Frog Princess, a written by E. D. Although originally conceived as a film, Clements and Musker fought for The Princess. Tiana is loosely based on both Princess Emma, the heroine of Bakers novel, and the princess who appears in the Grimm fairy tale. Clements described Bakers The Frog Princess as a kind of fairy tale with a twist because in it the princess kissed the frog, the character was inspired by famed restaurateur Leah Chase, who Clements and Musker met on their research trip to New Orleans. Tiana is recognized for being Disneys first African American princess, Clements explained, We didnt realize it was that big of a deal, and originally gave the character the French name Madeleine—Maddy for short. Though Tiana does not translate as princess, it can be decoded as a portmanteau, coined by blending the princess names Τία, vying to continue to approach the film with sensitivity, Clements and Musker sought guidance from screenwriter Rob Edwards, who is African American. In order to add weight to the story, Clements and Musker placed further emphasis on Tianas relationship with her father, James. The role of Tiana ultimately went to actress and singer Anika Noni Rose, when Rose was personally contacted by Disney about voicing Tiana, her expectations were not particularly high. She explained, I wasnt planning on being a princess, I thought Id be like a weeping willow or something. To prepare herself for her audition, Rose made sure that she had a voice ready, Rose auditioned for the role of Tiana a total of three times
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Rapunzel (Disney)
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Rapunzel is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Animation Studios 50th animated feature film Tangled and Tangled Ever After. Created and animated by supervising animator Glen Keane, Rapunzel is loosely based on the character who appears in the fairy tale of the same name published by The Brothers Grimm. The character was adapted into a less passive heroine for the film, the writers incorporated the quirky personalities of actresses Reese Witherspoon, Natalie Portman and Amy Poehler into the character. Critical reception of Rapunzel has been positive, with critics complimenting her spirited, lively personality. Chronologically the tenth Disney Princess, Rapunzel was officially inducted into the line-up on October 2,2011 and her physical appearance and personality have drawn much comparison between her and preceding Disney Princess Ariel from The Little Mermaid, by whom she was inspired. Longtime Disney animator Glen Keane first decided to adapt the fairy tale Rapunzel by The Brothers Grimm into a feature film in 1996. Keane eventually resigned from his position as director after suffering an attack in 2008. However, Keane remained closely involved with the project nonetheless, serving as both the executive producer and Rapunzels supervising animator. According to Keane, this was due to the fact that the majority of the fairy tale takes place within a tower. To overcome this, Tangleds writers were forced to develop a way of bringing Rapunzel out of the tower, originally, the film was conceived under the title Rapunzel Unbraided, which Keane described as a Shrek-like version of the film that revolved around an entirely different concept. Keane said of the plot, It was a fun, wonderful, witty version. But in my heart of hearts I believed there was something much more sincere and genuine to get out of the story, so we set it aside and went back to the roots of the original fairy tale. An interview with actress Kristin Chenoweth, who was originally cast as Rapunzel, as directors, Greno and Howard felt it essential that Rapunzel resemble a less passive heroine than the way she is depicted in the original fairy tale. We knew we were making this movie for a contemporary audience and we wanted all this girl power and to really drive this story, so she doesnt wait around for anything. Shes a smart girl, she has these hopes and dreams, Tangleds production was surrounded by rumors that it would be Disneys last princess film. In 2004, actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth was originally cast as the voice of Rapunzel while the film was still titled Rapunzel Unbraided under Keanes direction. Chenoweth, who had begun recording dialogue for the role, said of her character at the time, I am Rapunzel. At one point, Disney had cast actress Reese Witherspoon as Rapunzel, the filmmakers opted not to hire A-list celebrities to voice the films main characters
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Actresses Kristin Chenoweth (left), Reese Witherspoon (middle), and singer Mandy Moore (right), the top three actresses considered for the role of Rapunzel.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937 film)
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a 1937 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and originally released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, it is the first full-length cel animated feature film and the earliest Disney animated feature film. The story was adapted by storyboard artists Dorothy Ann Blank, Richard Creedon, Merrill De Maris, Otto Englander, Earl Hurd, Dick Rickard, Ted Sears and Webb Smith. David Hand was the director, while William Cottrell, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Morey, Perce Pearce. Snow White premiered at the Carthay Circle Theatre on December 21,1937 and it was a critical and commercial success, and with international earnings of $8 million during its initial release briefly assumed the record of highest-grossing sound film at the time. The popularity of the film has led to it being re-released theatrically many times, adjusted for inflation, it is one of the top ten performers at the North American box office. At the 11th Academy Awards, Walt Disney was awarded an honorary Oscar, Disneys take on the fairy tale has had a significant cultural impact, resulting in popular theme park attractions, a video game, and a Broadway musical. Snow White is a princess living with her stepmother, a vain. The Queen fears that Snow Whites beauty surpasses her own, so she forces Snow White to work as a scullery maid, for several years the mirror always answered that the Queen was, pleasing her. One day, the Magic Mirror informs the Queen that Snow White is now the fairest in the land, the jealous Queen orders her Huntsman to take Snow White into the forest and kill her. She further demands that the return with Snow Whites heart in a jeweled box as proof of the deed. However, the Huntsman cannot bring himself to kill Snow White and he tearfully begs for her forgiveness, revealing the Queen wants her dead and urges her to flee into the woods and never look back. Lost and frightened, the princess is befriended by woodland creatures who lead her to a deep in the woods. Finding seven small chairs in the dining room, Snow White assumes the cottage is the untidy home of seven orphaned children. In reality, the cottage belongs to seven adult dwarfs, named Doc, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy, Bashful, Sneezy, and Dopey, returning home, they are alarmed to find their cottage clean and suspect that an intruder has invaded their home. The dwarfs find Snow White upstairs, asleep across three of their beds, Snow White awakes to find the dwarfs at her bedside and introduces herself, and all of the dwarfs eventually welcome her into their home after they learn she can cook and clean beautifully. Snow White keeps house for the dwarfs while they mine for jewels during the day, the Queen goes to the cottage while the dwarfs are away, but the animals are wary of her and rush off to find the dwarfs. Faking a potential attack, the Queen tricks Snow White bringing her into the cottage to rest
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Walt Disney introduces each of the Seven Dwarfs in a scene from the original 1937 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs theatrical trailer.
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The famous " Heigh-Ho " sequence from Snow White was animated by Shamus Culhane.
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Disneyland entertainers dressed as Snow White and the Evil Queen with a visitor in 2012.
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Cinderella (1950 film)
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Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney and originally released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on the fairy tale Cendrillon by Charles Perrault, it is the twelfth Disney animated feature film, directing credits go to Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, and Wilfred Jackson. Songs were written by Mack David, Jerry Livingston, and Al Hoffman, songs in the film include Cinderella, A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes, Sing Sweet Nightingale, The Work Song, Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo, and So This is Love. It features the voices of Ilene Woods, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Rhoda Williams, James MacDonald, Luis van Rooten, Don Barclay, Mike Douglas, at the time, however, the studio was over $4 million in debt and was on the verge of bankruptcy. Walt Disney and his animators turned back to film production in 1948 after producing a string of package films with the idea of adapting Charles Perraults Cendrillon into a motion picture. It is the first Disney film in all of Disneys Nine Old Men worked together as directing animators. After two years in production, Cinderella was finally released on February 15,1950 and it became the greatest critical and commercial hit for the studio since Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and helped reverse the studios fortunes. It is considered one of the best American animated films ever made and it received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Music, Original Song for Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo. Decades later, it was followed by two direct-to-video sequels—Cinderella II, Dreams Come True and Cinderella III, A Twist in Time—and a 2015 live-action remake directed by Kenneth Branagh. Despite this, Cinderella is a kind and gentle young woman and is friends with mice and birds live in. Meanwhile, at the palace, the King is frustrated that his son. He and the Grand Duke organize a ball in an effort to find a wife for the Prince. Upon receiving notice of the ball, Tremaine agrees to let Cinderella go if she finishes her chores, Cinderella finds a gown that belongs to her mother and decides to refashion it for the ball, but her step family impedes this by giving her extra chores. Cinderellas animal friends, including Jaq and Gus, refashion it for her, completing the design with a necklace and sash discarded by Drizella and Anastasia, a heartbroken Cinderella runs out into the garden in tears, where her Fairy Godmother appears before her. As Cinderella leaves for the ball, the Fairy Godmother warns her the spell will break at the stroke of midnight, at the ball, the Prince rejects every girl until he sees Cinderella, who agrees to dance with him. The two fall in love and go out for a stroll together in the castle gardens, as they are about to kiss, Cinderella hears the clock start to chime midnight and flees. As she leaves the castle, one of her slippers falls off, the palace guards give chase as Cinderella flees in the coach before the spell breaks on the last stroke of midnight. Cinderella, her pets, and the hide in a wooded area as the guards pass
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Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)
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Sleeping Beauty is an American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney based on The Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault. The 16th Disney animated feature film, it was released to theaters on January 29,1959 and it features the voices of Mary Costa, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Bill Shirley, Taylor Holmes, and Bill Thompson. Along with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Igor Stravinskys music composition was also popular in the film, however, unlike the previous feature-films, this was the first Disney feature-film that did not have the same background animation material, but instead with new background animation material. The film was presented in Super Technirama 70 and 6-channel stereophonic sound in first-run engagements, after many childless years, King Stefan and Queen Leah happily welcome the birth of their daughter, the Princess Aurora. Among the guests are three good fairies called Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather, who have come to bless the child with gifts, beauty, before Merryweather is able to give her blessing, the evil fairy Maleficent appears, only to be told she was unwanted. Merryweather uses her blessing to weaken the curse so that instead of dying, King Stefan, still fearful for his daughters life, orders all spinning wheels in the kingdom to be burned. The fairies do not believe that will be enough to keep Aurora safe, years later, Aurora, renamed Briar Rose, has grown into a beautiful teenage girl. On the day of her birthday, the three fairies ask Rose to gather berries in the forest so they can prepare a surprise party for her. While singing in the forest, Rose attracts the attention of Prince Phillip and they instantly fall in love, unaware of being betrothed years ago. Rose asks Phillip to come to her cottage that evening, while she is out, Flora and Merryweather argue about the color of Auroras ballgown. They fight, attracting the attention of Maleficents raven and revealing the location of Aurora, back at home, the fairies tell Aurora the truth about her heritage, and she cannot meet the man again. Meanwhile, Phillip tells his father of a peasant girl he met, King Hubert fails to convince him otherwise, leaving Hubert in equal disappointment. The fairies take Aurora back to the castle, Maleficent then appears and magically lures Aurora away from the fairies and tricks the princess into touching an enchanted spinning wheel. Aurora pricks her finger, completing the curse, from King Huberts conversation with King Stefan, the fairies realize that Prince Phillip is the man with whom Aurora has fallen in love. However, he is kidnapped by Maleficent and she shows Phillip the peasant girl he fell in love with is the now-sleeping princess. She tells him she plans to keep him locked away until hes an old man on the verge of death, then release him to meet his love, the fairies find and release the prince, arming him with the magical Sword of Truth and the Shield of Virtue. Maleficent tries to stop Phillip with thorns but fails and she then transforms into a gigantic dragon to battle the prince herself. Ultimately, Phillip throws the sword, blessed by the magic, directly into Maleficents heart
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The Little Mermaid (1989 film)
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The Little Mermaid is a 1989 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Based on the Danish fairy tale of the name by Hans Christian Andersen. Wright, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Buddy Hackett, and it also marked the start of the era known as the Disney Renaissance. Announced by Disney back in May 2016, a film adaptation is currently in the works. Ariel, a mermaid princess, is dissatisfied with underwater life in the kingdom of Atlantica and is curious about the human world. One night, Ariel, Flounder, and an unwilling Sebastian travel to the surface to watch a celebration for the birthday of Prince Eric on a ship. Ariel instantly becomes enamored with Eric, the birthday celebration is cut short by a violent storm which destroys the ship and tosses Eric overboard. Ariel rescues him and brings him to shore and she sings to him, but immediately leaves just as he regains consciousness to avoid being discovered. Fascinated by the memory of her voice, Eric vows to find who saved and sang to him, when Triton discovers Ariels love for Eric, Triton confronts her in the grotto and destroys most of the artifacts with his trident. After Triton leaves, two eels named Flotsam and Jetsam convince Ariel to visit Ursula the sea witch, Ursula tricks Ariel into making a deal to transform her into a human for three days in exchange for Ariels voice, which Ursula puts in a nautilus shell. Within these three days, Ariel must receive the kiss of love from Eric. If Ariel gets Eric to kiss her, she will remain a human permanently, otherwise, she will transform back into a mermaid, Ariel accepts and is then given human legs and brought to the surface by Flounder and Sebastian. Eric finds Ariel on the beach and takes her to his castle, Ariel spends time with Eric, and at the end of the second day, they almost kiss but are thwarted by Flotsam and Jetsam. Angered at their escape, Ursula sets a trap for Eric and Ariel, she disguises herself as a beautiful young woman named Vanessa. Discovering that Vanessa is actually Ursula in disguise, Scuttle informs Ariel of Ursulas plan to marry Eric while Sebastian informs Triton about Ursulas actions, assisted by her friends, Ariel stops Erics wedding to Ursula, destroying the nautilus shell around Ursulas neck and restoring Ariels voice. Realizing that Ariel is the girl who saved his life, Eric rushes to kiss her, Triton furiously confronts Ursula and demands Ariels release, but the deal is inviolable. Ursula tricks Triton into taking Ariels place as Ursulas prisoner, giving up his trident, Ariel is released as Triton is transformed into a polyp. Ursula steps forward as the new queen, but before she can use the trident, Ursula attempts to kill Eric, but inadvertently kills Flotsam and Jetsam in the process
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Aladdin (1992 Disney film)
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Aladdin is a 1992 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Aladdin is the 31st Disney animated feature film, and was part of the Disney film era known as the Disney Renaissance. The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, and is based on the Arab-style folktale Aladdin, the voice cast features Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman, Frank Welker, Gilbert Gottfried, and Douglas Seale. Lyricist Howard Ashman first pitched the idea, and the screenplay went through three drafts before then-Disney Studios president Jeffrey Katzenberg agreed to its production. The animators based their designs on the work of caricaturist Al Hirschfeld, the musical score was written by Alan Menken and features six songs with lyrics written by both Ashman and Tim Rice, who took over after Ashmans death. Aladdin was released on November 25,1992 and was the most successful film of 1992, earning over $217 million in revenue in the United States, the film also won many awards, most of them for its soundtrack. A peddler sets up shop in the sultanate of Agrabah. Jafar, the Grand Vizier of the Sultan, and his parrot Iago, Jafar identifies a street urchin named Aladdin as worthy. Aladdin and his pet monkey, Abu, cross paths with Princess Jasmine, Aladdin and Jasmine become friends and fall in love, but Jafar has Aladdin apprehended, tricking Jasmine into thinking that he has been decapitated. Disguised as an old man, Jafar frees Aladdin and Abu, taking them to the Cave, inside, Aladdin befriends a magic carpet. Abu greedily tries to steal a jewel, despite the Cave’s warning, trapped in the Cave, Aladdin rubs the lamp, releasing Genie, who was trapped inside. Genie explains that Aladdin has become his master and he will grant him three wishes, Aladdin tricks the Genie into freeing them from the Cave without utilizing a wish, and then uses his first to become a prince to be near Jasmine. Jafar, on Iago’s suggestion, plots to become Sultan by marrying Jasmine, Aladdin parades into the city as “Prince Ali of Ababwa. ”However, Jasmine is unimpressed with Aladdin’s bravado. Despite his friends advising him to tell Jasmine the truth, Aladdin refuses, believing she would never fall “for some street rat. ”He takes Jasmine on a flight on the magic carpet, where she deduces his identity, though Aladdin convinces her that he dresses as a peasant to escape the stresses of royal life. Aladdin returns Jasmine home, only to be attacked by the guards on Jafar’s orders and nearly drowned. Jafar tries to hypnotize the Sultan into agreeing to his marriage to Jasmine, only for Aladdin to appear, Jafar flees, but notices Aladdin has the lamp, realizing who he is. Learning he will become Sultan, Aladdin has second thoughts about freeing the Genie, believing that without him, Iago steals the lamp, and Jafar becomes the Genie’s new master. Jafar orders the Genie to brainwash Jasmine into falling in love with him, Jasmine feigns interest to distract Jafar and allow Aladdin to get the lamp, but he is cornered
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Original theatrical poster; art by John Alvin
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Warner Bros. Cartoons animator Chuck Jones called Aladdin, "the funniest feature ever made."
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Pocahontas (1995 film)
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Pocahontas is a 1995 American animated epic musical romantic-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 33rd Disney animated feature film, the film is part of the era known as the Disney Renaissance which lasted from 1989 to 1999. The voice cast features Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, David Ogden Stiers, Russell Means, Christian Bale, Billy Connolly, the musical score was written by Alan Menken, with songs written by Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. Pocahontas was released on June 23,1995 to a reaction from critics. Nevertheless, the film was a success, grossing $346 million at the worldwide box office. Pocahontas received two Academy Awards for Best Musical or Comedy Score for Menkens score and Best Original Song for Colors of the Wind, in 1607, the Susan Constant sails to the New World from London, carrying English settlers. On board are Captain John Smith and the voyages leader Governor Ratcliffe, along the way, the Susan Constant is caught in a North Atlantic storm, and Smith saves a young, inexperienced crewmate named Thomas from drowning. In the Powhatan tribe in Virginia, Pocahontas, the daughter of Chief Powhatan, fears being possibly wed to Kocoum, Powhatan gives Pocahontas her mothers necklace as a present. Grandmother Willow then alerts Pocahontas to the arriving English, Ratcliffe has Jamestown built in a wooded clearing and immediately has the crewmen dig for gold. Smith departs to explore the wilderness and encounters Pocahontas and they quickly bond, fascinated by each others worlds and develop a relationship, despite Powhatans orders to keep away from the English after Kocoum and other warriors engage them in a fight. Meanwhile, Meeko meets Percy, Ratcliffes dog, and becomes the bane of his existence, Pocahontas introduces Smith to Grandmother Willow and avoids two other crewmen, but Pocahontass best friend Nakoma discovers her relationship with Smith and warns Kocoum. Later, Smith and Pocahontas meet with Grandmother Willow and plan to bring peace between the colonists and the tribe, Smith and Pocahontas kiss, while Kocoum and Thomas witness from afar. Enraged, Kocoum attacks and attempts to kill Smith, but Thomas inadvertently shoots and kills Kocoum, Smith commands Thomas to leave just before the tribesmen come and capture Smith while Kocoums body is taken away. Enraged, Powhatan declares war on the English, beginning with Smiths execution at sunrise, Pocahontas tries to convince her father otherwise, but the chief refuses to listen, as he is very angry with Pocahontas for disobeying his orders to remain in the village. Thomas warns the crewmen of Smiths capture, while Ratcliffe rallies his men to battle, using this as an excuse to annihilate the tribe, a desperate Pocahontas visits Grandmother Willow, where Meeko hands her Smiths compass. Pocahontas realizes Smiths compass was the arrow from her real life encounter. Just as Powhatan is about to kill Smith, Pocahontas stops him, both parties accept gracefully, except Ratcliffe, who tries to kill Chief Powhatan in anger, but wounds Smith instead when he protected the chief. Ratcliffe is then arrested by his crewmen, in the end, Smith is forced to return home to receive medical treatment, while Ratcliffe is also sent back to England to face justice for his crimes
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The portrait engraving by Simon de Passe served as one of the many inspirations for the look of Pocahontas.
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Pocahontas playing at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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The Princess and the Frog
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The Princess and the Frog is a 2009 American animated musical romantic fantasy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 49th Disney animated feature film, the film is based on the novel The Frog Princess by E. D. Baker. Set in 1920s New Orleans, Louisiana, the tells the story of a hardworking waitress named Tiana who dreams of owning her own restaurant. After kissing a prince who has turned into a frog by an evil witch doctor, Tiana becomes a frog herself. The Princess and the Frog began production under the working title The Frog Princess and it marked Disneys return to traditional animation, as it was the studios first traditionally animated film since Home on the Range. Co-directors Ron Clements and John Musker, directors of Disneys highly successful films The Little Mermaid and Aladdin, returned to Disney to direct The Princess, cars, and the Toy Story trilogy. The film also marked the return of Disney animated musical films based on well-known stories since the Disney Renaissance, the Princess and the Frog opened in limited release in New York and Los Angeles on November 25,2009, and in wide release on December 11,2009. The film was successful at the box-office, ranking first place on its opening weekend in North America and it received three Academy Award nominations at the 82nd Academy Awards, one for Best Animated Feature and two for its achievement in music. It lost to Up and Crazy Heart, respectively, in 1912 New Orleans, a seamstress, Eudora, is reading the story of The Frog Prince to her daughter, Tiana, and her friend, Charlotte La Bouff. Charlotte finds the story to be romantic, while Tiana proclaims she will never kiss a frog, Prince Naveen of Maldonia arrives in New Orleans to better his financial situation. After being cut off by his parents, Naveen intends to marry a rich southern belle, Eli Big Daddy La Bouff, a rich sugar baron and Charlottes father, is hosting a masquerade ball in Naveens honor. Charlotte hires Tiana to make beignets for the ball, giving her money to buy an old sugar mill to convert into her restaurant. Meanwhile, Naveen and his valet, Lawrence, encounter voodoo witch doctor Dr. Facilier, Facilier intends for Lawrence to marry Charlotte, after which he will kill Big Daddy and claim his fortune. At the ball, Tiana discovers she may lose the mill to a higher bidder, Tiana then meets Naveen, who, believing her to be a princess because of her costume, asks her to kiss him and break Faciliers spell. In exchange for the money needed, Tiana accepts, but when she kisses Naveen, a chase ensues, and Tiana and Naveen escape to a bayou. At the bayou, Tiana and Naveen meet Louis, an alligator who longs to be human, and Ray. Louis and Ray offer to lead Tiana and Naveen to the hoodoo priestess Mama Odie, during this time, Tiana and Naveen develop feelings for each other. Meanwhile, Facilier makes a deal with the spirits, offering them the souls of the people of New Orleans in exchange for finding Naveen
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Anika Noni Rose voiced Tiana.
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Tangled
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Tangled is a 2010 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy-comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Loosely based on the German fairy tale Rapunzel in the collection of tales published by the Brothers Grimm. Featuring the voices of Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi, the tells the story of a lost. Against her mothers wishes, she accepts the aid of an intruder to take her out into the world which she has never seen. Before the films release, its title was changed from Rapunzel to Tangled, composer Alan Menken, who had worked on prior Disney animated features, returned to score Tangled. Tangled premiered at the El Capitan Theatre on November 14,2010, the film was well received by critics and audiences alike. The film earned $591 million in box office revenue, $200 million of which was earned in the United States. The film was nominated for a number of awards, including Best Original Song at the 83rd Academy Awards, the film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 29,2011, a short film, Tangled Ever After, was released later in 2012. A television series premiered in 2017, long ago, a drop of sunlight became a golden flower capable of healing illness, decay, and injury. Hundreds of years later, the flower is used by Mother Gothel to retain her youth, until soldiers from nearby kingdom, Corona. Shortly afterwards, the Queen gives birth to Princess Rapunzel, while attempting to recover the flower, Gothel discovers that Rapunzels hair contains the flowers healing properties, and that cutting her hair destroys its power. Gothel takes the baby and raises her as her own daughter in an isolated tower, once a year, the King and Queen release sky lanterns on Rapunzels birthday, hoping for their daughters return. On the eve of her 18th birthday, Rapunzel requests to leave the tower and discover the source of the lanterns, meanwhile, thief Flynn Rider steals Rapunzels crown from the kingdom and inadvertently discovers the tower after ditching his allies, the Stabbington brothers. Rapunzel captures Flynn and discovers the crown, but is unaware of its significance, Rapunzel plans to take Flynn to Gothel to prove she can take care of herself, but Gothel becomes angry. Rapunzel then asks for a paint that will take Gothel three days round trip to obtain and return, and Gothel accepts. Rapunzel convinces a reluctant Flynn to escort her to see the lanterns in exchange for the crown, Flynn takes Rapunzel to the Snuggly Duckling, a pub filled with the frightening people Gothel warned Rapunzel about, but who instead are charmed by Rapunzels innocence. Royal soldiers led by one of the armys lead horses, Maximus. Rapunzel and Flynn escape but are trapped in a flooding cave
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The Swing by Jean-Honoré Fragonard.
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A concept rendering of Rapunzel by Lisa Keene, demonstrating the "luscious golden hair" Keane wanted.
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves
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Aladdin and the King of Thieves is a 1996 animated film that is the second direct-to-video sequel to the Disney animated feature Aladdin. People from near and far are arriving in Agrabah to celebrate the wedding of Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. However, the Sultan cannot find Aladdin during the preparations—he has returned to his old hovel to recover a dagger, his only memento of his lost father, who had died in Aladdins early childhood. Aladdin reveals to Genie that he is worried as to what kind of father he will be since his father was absent, but Genie reassures him and they head to the palace for the wedding. Meanwhile, unknown to the guests or guards, the legendary Forty Thieves and their leader, the ceremony begins as planned and Aladdin and Jasmine are about to say their vows, but the Forty Thieves soon interrupt and steal treasures from all the guests. While Jasmine, Abu, Carpet and Genie fight off the thieves, Aladdin faces the King of Thieves, the Forty Thieves and their leader soon escape without the scepter. Aladdin, Jasmine and company soon discover that this is no ordinary gift, when Iago accidentally asks her why the thieves want the staff so badly, she says that they were looking for the ultimate treasure. Learning of the Oracles power, Aladdin becomes curious about his past and she hints to him that those questions can be answered by his father, who is still alive, much to Aladdins shock. Later on, Aladdin is at his hovel reflecting over his fathers survival and he wonders if he should seek the man who left him as a child, and decides with Jasmines encouragement to track him down. Aladdin asks the oracle about his fathers whereabouts, the oracle reveals that his father is with the Forty Thieves, trapped within their world. Aladdin, Abu, Iago and the Carpet track the Thieves down and infiltrate their hideout, Mount Sesame, though Aladdin shares a brief, heartfelt reunion with Cassim, Cassims subordinate Saluk tries to punish Aladdin for entering the hideout. Cassim, instead suggests that Aladdin instead face the Challenge—an initiation ritual—where he must defeat one of the Forty Thieves. Saluk fights Aladdin, but the latter manages to prevail by throwing his opponent off a cliff into the sea. Aladdin is welcomed into the band, and Cassim reveals to Aladdin why he had left his wife and son, to find the Hand of Midas, Aladdin convinces Cassim to return with him to Agrabah to live an honest life. Initially reluctant, Cassim eventually agrees when Iago inadvertently reveals that Aladdins wedding may be his chance to get the Oracle. For a while, Cassim is happy to spend quality time with his son, Cassim meets with Genie, Jasmine and the Sultan, and they immediately take a liking to Aladdins father. Cassim decides to carry on his original scheme with Iago as his new henchman, meanwhile, Saluk makes his way to Agrabah. He reveals himself to Razoul and sells out his fellow thieves by telling Razoul the password to their hideout in exchange for immunity from prosecution
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The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea
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The Little Mermaid II, Return to the Sea is a 2000 Disney animated feature film and direct-to-video sequel to the 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid. This sequel stars the voices of Jodi Benson as Ariel, Tara Charendoff as Melody and Pat Carroll as Morgana and it is the last film in the chronology of Walt Disneys version of The Little Mermaid. Its followed by a prequel, The Little Mermaid, Ariels Beginning, Ariel and Eric celebrate the birth of their newborn daughter Melody on a ship at sea. Ariels father King Triton presents Melody with a magic locket, the party is interrupted by Ursulas sister Morgana, who threatens to cause Melody harm, using her as leverage to get Tritons trident. Ariel and Eric work together to foil Morganas plan, Morgana escapes, and eludes the attempt of King Tritons forces to capture her. Fearing Morgana and remembering Ursula, Ariel decides, until Morgana is captured, they will have to all knowledge of the sea world. The locket is tossed into the ocean, and a wall is built to separate the royal castle from the sea. Triton assigns Sebastian to keep an eye on Melody, twelve years later, Melody remains unaware of her mother’s mermaid heritage and is forbidden from ever going into the sea. However, she has been sneaking out of the castle regularly to swim, seeing her name on the locket, Melody confronts her mother and, frustrated with her mothers refusal to answer her questions, Melody takes a boat and sails away from home. Her parents soon learn that she is gone, and Triton uses his trident to transform Ariel back into a mermaid to help in the search for Melody. Morgana says that the transformation can be permanent if Melody can get hold of the trident. With the help of Tip the penguin and Dash the walrus, Ariel tries to stop Melody, but before she can explain that Morgana is evil, Melody gives the trident to Morgana. Morgana uses the magic to lord over the ocean, rising to the surface to gloat. Scuttle, Triton, Sebastian, and Eric arrive, and a battle ensues against Morgana, Melody reunites with her family, and Triton offers his granddaughter a choice of becoming a mermaid permanently. Instead, Melody uses the trident to disintegrate the wall separating her home from the sea, reuniting the humans, Jodi Benson as Ariel Tara Charendoff as Melody Samuel E. Kuter as Grimsby Frank Welker as Max the Sheepdog The film was released direct-to-DVD on September 19,2000. On November 6,2006, the film was released in a bundle together with the film in the Region 2 release. The original DVD release was discontinued and a special edition DVD with a deleted song, Gonna Get My Wish. A package called The Little Mermaid Trilogy, which all three Little Mermaid films, was released on the same day
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Cinderella II: Dreams Come True
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Cinderella II, Dreams Come True is the first direct-to-video sequel to the 1950 Disney film Cinderella. It was made in 2001 and released on February 26,2002 and it was followed by Cinderella III, A Twist in Time in 2007. In the royal palace, Cinderellas mice friends Gus and Jaq head to a chamber where the Fairy Godmother is reading the story of Cinderella to the other mice, much to their disappointment, Gus and Jaq arrive just as she has finished the story. With her help, the set off to make a new book to narrate what happens after the Happily Ever After. Cinderella and Prince Charming return from their Honeymoon and Cinderella reunites with her mice friends and she is later put in charge of the palace banquets and parties while the King and Prince Charming are away. A sharp and snobbish woman named Prudence, introduces Cinderella to her ladies in waiting, Beatrice. However, Cinderella is dissatisfied with the way the traditions are run, Prudence is appalled by the changes and exclaims at one point It simply isnt done. Later, Prince Charming and his father arrive at the party, although he seems to be shocked at seeing commoners, the King is satisfied with everything. While sitting on their thrones, Cinderella tells Prince Charming that someday she will get the Princess thing right, the two kiss, ending the segment. The mice add that story to the book as Jaq gets some help from the Fairy Godmother opening a bottle of ink. Proclaiming that he does not like that magic stuff, Gus reminds him of his last encounter with it, looking to impress Mary, a mouse who he has feelings for, Jaq allows the Fairy Godmother to tell his story. Jaq thinks he is too small to help Cinderella in the palace like he did in the first movie. The Fairy Godmother appears to him out, and turns him into a human. However, this does not stop Pom Pom, the palaces snobby cat and he is named Sir Hugh, after coughing while trying to tell Cinderella that he is now human. After an incident with an elephant at a fair, he learns to be happy for who he is and is returned to his mouse form, one of the mice uses the magic dust onto the art supplies, causing them to become animated. The supplies begin to almost destroy the nearly completed book until the Fairy Godmother puts a stop to it, as the mice survey the mess, they reminisce how they have seen worse and Jaq reminds them of the time Anastasia fell in love. Anastasia, one of Cinderellas stepsister, falls in love with a kind but common baker, Lady Tremaine tells her daughter to never speak to the baker as she forbids it. After a mishap in trying to get Anastasia and the Baker together again, Cinderellas mice friends run into Lucifer, Anastasia meets the baker again but the chase involving the mice and Lucifer, causes Anastasia to get kicked by a horse into the bakers shop
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Beauty and the Beast: Belle's Magical World
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Belles Magical World is a 1998 direct-to-video animated musical film produced by Walt Disney Television Animation, and released by Walt Disney Home Video) on February 17,1998. The film features two songs performed by Belle, Listen With Our Hearts and A Little Thought and this storyline is set within the timeline of the original Beauty and the Beast. When first released in 1998, this consisted of three connected segments, The Perfect Word, Fifis Folly, and The Broken Wing. For the special edition released in 2003 another segment was included, Mrs. Pottss Party, the film consists of four episodes of an unreleased television show loosely woven together in a feature length story, and also based on the original Disney animated feature. It was produced by Walt Disney Television Animation and animated by Toon City Animation in Manila, Philippines and Thai Wang Film Productions in Bangkok, completed and copyrighted in 1997, the film was released January 13,1998. Beast and Belle plan to eat together, and Beast asks for advice from Lumiere, during the meal, while Belle explains a story she has been reading to Beast, Beast gets sweaty. He demands for the windows to be opened, despite there being a draft of air in the room, Beast and Belle get into an argument, and Beast strikes Webster off the table when the dictionary begins giving unwanted synonyms to Belles insults. Subsequently, they stop speaking to each other, despite Lumiere and Cogsworths attempts to patch things up. Eventually, Webster, feeling guilty for his part, forges a letter of apology from Beast to Belle with his friends, a pile of papers named Crane, Belle sees the letter, and makes amends with Beast. That night, however, the truth out, and after a furious chase around the castle, Beast catches and banishes Webster, Crane and LePlume for the forgery. Belle ventures out and brings back, and Beast, touched by Belles sympathy. The moral of the story being that it is easy to forgive, Fifi overhears this, and believes that Lumiere and Belle are having an affair behind her back. In reality, Lumiere has planned a surprise snow ride around the gardens with Fifi. To get back at Lumiere, Fifi attempts to make Cogsworth like her, in the end, things are cleared up and Lumiere and Fifi go for the ride, but the pot they are sitting in slips off the edge of the balcony and hangs over the moat. Lumiere holds onto Fifi while hanging for dear life, and tells her that he loves her, before they can fall, Belle, Cogsworth and a few more servants arrive and get them back to safety. Everyone ends up learning to not jump to conclusions and that things are just as they seem. Mrs. Potts is feeling depressed due to weather. Belle has come to look at Mrs. Potts as a figure by this point
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The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning
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The film features the voices of Jodi Benson, Samuel E. Wright, Sally Field, and Jim Cummings. Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released the film on August 26,2008, the animated by Toon City Animation, Inc. The film contradicts certain events of the series, implying that it is an independent installment of Disneys The Little Mermaid franchise. King Triton and his wife, Queen Athena, rule over the kingdom of Atlantica, filled with music. They have seven daughters, Aquata, Andrina, Arista, Attina, Adella, Alana. One day, the merpeople relax in a lagoon above water, everyone escapes except Athena, who is crushed to death by the ship when she tries to rescue the music box. Devastated by the death of his wife, Triton throws the box away. Ten years later, Ariel and her sisters live under a strict routine maintained by their governess, Marina Del Rey and her assistant, Marina dislikes being the girls governess and longs to be Tritons attaché, a job currently filled by Sebastian the crab. Ariel hates their current lifestyle, which brings her into arguments with her father, Ariel encounters Flounder, whom she later follows to an underground music club. She is overjoyed by the presence of music, and is shocked when she sees Sebastian performing there, when her presence is revealed, the entire band stops playing and hides, believing Ariel will tell her father about them. Ariel sings a song explaining her love of music and the remembrance of her mother, Ariel returns to the palace, and her sisters confront her over her disappearance. She explains where she was, and the night the girls go to the club to have fun. Marina finds them, she later reports their activities to Triton, Sebastian, Flounder, and the band are sent to prison, while Marina gets the job she wants. Triton punishes his daughters inside the palace, resulting in Ariel asking him why music is forbidden, distraught, Ariel argues that her mother wouldnt have wanted music forbidden. She swims to the bedroom, with her sisters following and that night, she leaves Atlantica, and frees her friends. Sebastian leads them to a place far from the palace where Ariel finds Athenas music box. Ariel and Sebastian decide to return to Atlantica to bring the box to Triton, hoping that it will change his mind. On the way back, they are confronted by Marina and her electric eels, Marina wants to stop them so she will retain her position of power, and a struggle ensues
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The Little Mermaid (TV series)
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Disneys The Little Mermaid is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation based on the 1989 Disney film of the same name. It features the adventures of Ariel as a prior to the events of the film. This series is the first Disney television series to be spun off from an animated film. Some of the actors of the film reprise their roles in the series, among them Jodi Benson as Ariel, Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian, Kenneth Mars as King Triton. Other voice actors include Edan Gross and Bradley Pierce as Flounder, the Little Mermaid premiered in the fall of 1992 with the animated prime time special called A Whale of a Tale, then moved to Saturday mornings. This series originally appeared on CBS, with a run from 1992 to 1994. Disney Channel reran the series in the late-1990s until it was replaced by their pre-teen lineup, the show was later shown on Toon Disney, but has since been removed. Some of the episodes contain musical segments, featuring songs written for the series. The opening theme to the show is a combination of the songs Part of Your World, Under the Sea. The overture for the musical of The Little Mermaid is similar to this. The Little Mermaid television series is a prequel to the movie of the same name, the story is set before the events in the 1989 film, and follows Ariels adventures as a mermaid still living under the sea with her father, Sebastian the crab and Flounder the fish. Various episodes highlight her relationships with her friends, father and sisters, a prequel film, The Little Mermaid, Ariels Beginning, was released in 2008 containing events that contradict the television series, making the TV series and film independent continuities. After the success of the 1989 movie, The Walt Disney Company planned to produce a television series for its Disney Channel cable outlet called The Little Mermaids Island. The proposed series would feature puppets from Jim Hensons Creature Shop interacting with a live Ariel, the new show would concern the adventures of Ariel and her friends before the events in the movie. Jamie Mitchell, an artist and graphic designer who worked on Disneys Adventures of the Gummi Bears, was named the producer, patsy Cameron and Tedd Anasti were the story editors and wrote almost all of the episodes for the shows second and third seasons. Their previous joint work included Hanna-Barberas The Smurfs, the animated Beetlejuice, some of the artists and technicians on the feature film also contributed to the TV series. Mark Dindal, chief of special animated effects for the movie, was a consultant for special effects on the TV show. Robby Merkin, who worked with Alan Menken and Howard Ashman on arranging the songs for the movie, worked as the arranger, conscious of the worldwide acclaim for the movies superior artistry, Walt Disney Television Animation auditioned the best overseas animation studios
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Sofia the First
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Sofia the First is an American computer-animated television series that features a commoner joining the royal family as a princess. Ariel Winter voices Sofia, a girl who becomes a princess when her mother, Miranda. It features songs written by John Kavanaugh and Erica Rothschild and a score by Kevin Kliesch. The series pilot episode Once Upon a Princess, premiered on November 18,2012 on Disney Channel, the 3 good fairies from Sleeping Beauty also get introduced as teachers. The series itself premiered on January 11,2013 on Disney Channel during its Disney Junior block, Disney Junior renewed Sofia the First for a second season on March 5,2013, and then the series was renewed on January 8,2014. The shows second episode, The Floating Palace, aired on November 24,2013. The third double-length episode, The Curse of Princess Ivy, aired on November 23,2014, on April 14,2015, the series was renewed for a fourth season by Disney Junior. Gerber clarified in December that it will begin in Spring and have 24 22-minute episodes plus 2 60-minute specials, on January 29,2015, a spin-off series was announced titled Elena of Avalor. The series premiered July 22,2016 on Disney Channel, in addition, a television movie premiered November 20,2016 titled Elena and the Secret of Avalor, which featured characters from Sofia the First. A young girl named Sofia and her mother Miranda lived a peasant life in the kingdom of Enchancia, one day, Sofias mother marries King Roland II, which leads to her becoming a princess. As she adjusts to her new role, Sofia works to live amongst the family while having different adventures along the way. King Roland presents Sofia with an amulet, which, Sofia discovers, gives her the power to talk to animals. A Disney Junior general manager later clarified that. Sofia is a girl who lives in a fairytale world. All our characters come from fantasy lands that may reflect elements of cultures and ethnicities. Sofia has a mixed heritage, as a Disney spokeswoman elaborated. Sofias mother, Queen Miranda, was born in a fictitious land, Galdiz. Miranda met Sofias father, Birk Balthazar, who hailed from the kingdom of Freezenberg, and together moved to Enchancia. Galdiz is based on Spain and Freezenberg is based on Scandinavia, the National Hispanic Media Coalition president/CEO interpreted Kanters half-Spanish description of Sofia as her not qualifying as Latina. Sofia the First, Once Upon a Princess premiered on Disney Channel on November 18,2012, garnering 8.17 million viewers and it also set a record for the #1 preschool cable TV telecast ever in total viewers and for adults 18-49
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Kingdom Hearts
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Kingdom Hearts is a series of crossover action role-playing games owned by Disney Interactive Studios and developed and published by Square Enix. It is a collaboration between Disney Interactive and Square Enix, and is under the direction of Tetsuya Nomura, a longtime Square Enix character designer, Kingdom Hearts is a crossover of various Disney settings based in a universe made specifically for the series. All characters original to the Kingdom Hearts franchise are owned by The Walt Disney Company, the series consists of eight games across multiple video game consoles, and future titles are planned. Most of the games in the series have been critically acclaimed and commercially successful. As of October 2013, the Kingdom Hearts series has sold over 25 million copies worldwide, a wide variety of related merchandise has been released along with the games, including soundtracks, figurines, companion books, novels and manga series. Kingdom Hearts is the first game in the series, released in Japan on March 28,2002 for PlayStation 2, Tetsuya Nomura has served as game director, his first time in this position. Kingdom Hearts introduced the characters of the series, and established the plots framework involving hearts. It also established the role of Disney characters in the series, Kingdom Hearts was released in North America on September 17,2002, and featured additional content that was not in the original Japanese version. The game was later re-released exclusively in Japan as Kingdom Hearts Final Mix on December 26,2002, Final Mix includes the content from the North American release and additional enemies, cutscenes, and weapons. Kingdom Hearts, Chain of Memories is a sequel to the first game. It was released on the Game Boy Advance in Japan on November 11,2004, Chain of Memories was touted as a bridge between the two PlayStation 2 titles, introducing and previewing plot elements that would be explored in the next game. The gameplay system is a departure from the original and employs card game mechanics in real time, players construct decks out of cards that correspond to different actions in battle, such as attacking or using magic. It was remade into a PlayStation 2 game titled Kingdom Hearts Re, Chain of Memories, which contains polygonal graphics instead of the sprites used in the original game. The remake was released in Japan as a second disc packaged with Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix on March 29,2007, Kingdom Hearts II takes place one year after the events of Chain of Memories. It was released for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on December 22,2005, the game further explores the heart concept by involving a new group of enemies, the Nobodies, which are the cast-off shells of those who have become Heartless. The gameplay is similar to that of the first Kingdom Hearts game, with the addition of the Reaction Command, Kingdom Hearts II was revised into Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix, which contains more material than the original release, such as additional cutscenes and bosses. Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix was released with Kingdom Hearts Re, Chain of Memories in a collection titled Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+, Kingdom Hearts Coded is an episodic mobile phone game that picks up directly after Kingdom Hearts II. The preinstall episode was released exclusively in Japan on November 18,2008, the game was remade for the Nintendo DS as Kingdom Hearts Re, coded, and features updated gameplay combining that of two later titles in the series, 358/2 Days and Birth by Sleep
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Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure
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Disney Princess, My Fairytale Adventure is a 2012 video game released for the Wii, Nintendo 3DS, and PC. Part of the Disney Princess franchise, the game was published by Disney Interactive Studios on September 14,2012 in the United States. CanadianOnlineGamers gave the game a score of 83/100, saying As far as Disney games on the 3DS are concerned, Disney Princess, the visuals are vibrant and the varied gameplay will keep all those aspiring Princesses busy for hours on end. Its simple themes of friendship and doing your duty are safe for kids, the only potential concern is that the game features plenty of commercial Disney characters and goes a little heavy on princessy glamor. GamingXP gave the game an 82/100, and said The game is designed for children and has a good mix of Disney flair, difficulty. In addition to that, it looks good especially the 3D effect, Disney Princess My Fairytale Adventure also comes up with collectibles, thus a more in depth experience is produced. Too bad that the time is a little too short. Young gamers will likely get an out of interacting with their favourite characters. There are many opportunities to customise aspects of the game, such as your characters appearance and a bedroom you can decorate. This is one Princess thats quite simply not worth rescuing, official website Disney Princess, My Fairytale Adventure at Steam
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The 7D
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The 7D is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation, which premiered on Disney XD on July 7,2014. It is a re-imagining of the characters from the 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The first season consisted of 24 episodes, on December 2,2014, the series was renewed for a second season. The show aired its final episode on November 5,2016, the 7D defend the land of Jollywood from the magical villains Grim and Hildy Gloom, who attempt to dethrone Queen Delightful and rule Jollywood. The Glooms attempt to steal gems from the 7D mine to aid in their efforts. The 7D are a group of dwarves who protect Jollywood from the Glooms and they are the descendants of the dwarves that founded Jollywood. The members of the 7D are, Bashful – Bashful is shy and he harbors a crush on Queen Delightful and hides in embarrassment when he hears Queen Delightfuls name. West describes Bashful as a character who tries to catch up to the others. He also likes that Bashful has another side to him, Doc – Doc comes up with various inventions to help the 7D on their missions and engineered the sky buckets transportation system for all of Jollywood. Farmer has been the voice of Goofy, and also Sleepy in other Snow White, farmer said that in making a new take on Doc, he pinches his voice and makes him a little scatterbrained. Dopey – Dopey communicates with whistles, animal sounds, and visual gags, in an interview with Disney Examiner, Baker said that portraying Dopey was easier and allows for more freedom because he uses only animal sounds and whistles. Grumpy – Grumpy is the dwarf who wears a flower pot as his hat. He likes to have cheese and likes to wrestle and he cant put up with noises, disgusting things, or injustice. In Gingersnaps and Grumpy Snaps and Finders Keepers, it is revealed that Grumpy has a pet goat named Giselle, Happy – Happy is joyous and is known for breaking out into song, much to the dismay of Grumpy. Richardson said that he drew inspiration from fellow voice actor Jim Cummings with a country / New Orleans voice where he is always upbeat, always positive, and as if someone just handed him a beer. Ruegger said that Richardson was the first one of the seven to be cast, Sleepy – Sleepy is always tired. In an interview with Variety, Scott Menville said that Stephen Stanton came up with fifty different ways to snore. Sneezy – Sneezy has powerful sneezes and has a variety of allergies that causes him to sneeze, in the episode Welcome to the Neighborhood, he shows off his handkerchief collection
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King David (musical)
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King David is a musical, sometimes described as a modern oratorio, with a book and lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken. The musical is based on Biblical tales from the Books of Samuel and 1 Chronicles, King David is mostly sung-through with little dialogue, and the music swings from pop to jazz to grand choral arrangements. It uses an orchestra and a large choir. The work was conceived as a piece to commemorate the 3. However, according to Rice, When it proved logistically and financially impossible to do it and Disney took an interest and we felt wed been commissioned to write it as an oratorio, and still hoped it would be performed as such in Israel. We should have emphasized that more to avoid being judged primarily as a Broadway show, the cast included Roger Bart, Stephen Bogardus, Judy Kuhn, Alice Ripley, Martin Vidnovic, and Michael Goz, with Marcus Lovett in the title role. The piece ran two hours and 45 minutes and was partially staged. On September 6,1997, Patti LuPone, Davis Gaines, there was a production in Irving, Texas in 2004 and another in Newnan, Georgia, near Atlanta, by Landmark Christian School in 2005. A concert performance was produced by NYU Steinhardts Vocal Performance and the NYU Symphony Orchestra in conjunction with the authors on November 13 and 14,2008. In the summer of 2012, Neighborhood Church in Castro Valley, California, near Oakland, at present, there are no plans for a fully staged Broadway production. The 1997 debut concert performance provoked a review by The New York Times. Yet while the well-sung cast, under Mike Ockrents direction, and the orchestra have been painstakingly polished, variety called it Unrelentingly serious-minded and devoid of the wit that Menken brought to previous projects. The cast album, however, which cuts several musical numbers, internet Broadway Database listing Description of another production
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Sister Act (musical)
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Sister Act is a musical written by Bill and Cheri Steinkellner with additional book material by Douglas Carter Beane, with lyrics by Glenn Slater and music by Alan Menken. It is based on the hit 1992 film comedy of the same name, the 2009 West End production was produced by Stage Entertainment, Whoopi Goldberg, and Michael Reno for Sis Acts LLC. Goldberg is also a producer of the 2011 Broadway adaptation. Deloris is overjoyed as she believes her boyfriend is going to introduce her to a producer on that day. Hurt and frustrated, Deloris goes to her backup singers KT and LaRosa, about her dreams of stardom and she decides to break up with Shank and head out of Philadelphia to go fulfill her dreams on her own. However she gets to Shank just in time to see him and his made up of nephew TJ, Bones. Horrified, Deloris runs away and Shank orders his men to get her, Deloris runs to a police station and tells the desk chief, Eddie, about what happened. The two recognize each other as old friends from school with Deloris calling him Sweaty Eddie, Deloris joins the other nuns for dinner and after several comedic interactions with the overly perky Sister Mary Patrick, Deloris discovers how the other nuns got their calling from the Lord. They then ask Deloris to share her story with them and she lies, meanwhile, back in his nightclub, Shank is frustrated that he cannot find Deloris anywhere. He tells his goons how he will not stop until he finds, back at the convent Deloris is bored by the simple life of the nuns and decides to hit the town. She goes across the street to a bar, and is followed by Sister Mary Lazarus, Sister Mary Patrick. When the three nuns arrive they are shocked to find Sister Mary Clarence drinking and dancing, however they assume that she is attempting to save the lost souls in the bar, Deloris goes along with this idea and gets the whole bar dancing. However, the mood is quickly destroyed when Deloris recognises Shanks boys entering the bar. She tries to hide herself as they ask people in the bar if theyve seen Deloris, suddenly there is a fight in the bar which has to be broken up by Eddie and the Mother Superior, who orders the nuns to go back to the convent. She then confronts Deloris telling her that she must conform to the life of the nuns, Eddie agrees, telling Deloris that Shank has upped the price on her head, so she needs to be careful. Deloris storms back to the convent after being informed that she has to wake up at 5 a. m. Eddie, now alone with only the drunks and homeless on the street, sings of his desire to be cool, to let go, and impress Deloris. The following morning Deloris attends the choir practice and loudly admits that the choir sounds terrible and this prompts the Mother Superior to let Deloris lead the choir. Deloris does so and teaches the nuns how to sing in key and she also manages to break the quiet and timid Sister Mary Robert out of her shell. That Sunday, the choir perform an up-tempo hymn which to the struggling churchs surprise brings in more people, the Mother Superior, however, is horrified how the simple traditional choir she knew has changed and become modern
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The Little Mermaid (musical)
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Its book is by Doug Wright, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, with additional lyrics by Glenn Slater. Its underwater setting and story about aquatic characters requires unusual technical designs, after a pre-Broadway tryout in Denver, Colorado from July to September 2007, the musical began Broadway previews in November 2007 at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, replacing Disneys Beauty and the Beast. The production officially opened on January 10,2008 and closed on August 30,2009 after 685 performances and 50 previews and it introduced Broadway debuts by director Francesca Zambello and Sierra Boggess in the title role. Subsequent productions have been seen in US regional theatres and internationally, a modified version of the musical with a new book and direction by Glenn Casale was developed in 2012, and this version is the basis for subsequent productions of it. Disney Theatrical had success with stage adaptations of its musical films Beauty. Schumacher initially brought on director/choreographer Matthew Bourne to helm the musical, schumacher then approached Francesca Zambello, telling her that We havent found a way to do the water. Zambellos experience with the elements of opera made her open to the project. Playwright Doug Wright was brought on as writer, focusing the story line on Ariels longing not for her prince. Her ambitions are bigger than any one man, in creating the underwater world on stage, director Zambello asked her design team to use translucent materials to create abstract shapes and manipulate light to give the watery illusion. The design team consisted of George Tsypin for sets, Natasha Katz for lighting and Tatiana Noginova for costumes, all three of who had previously worked with Zambello. Sierra Boggess, who originated the role of Ariel, was an ice-skater and had no trouble with the Heelys, Ariels tail originally had a motor inside that allowed the fluke to move independently, but the mechanics made the tail heavy and loud and were removed. Rehearsals for the Broadway production began on May 29,2007 at the New 42nd Street Studios in New York, the cast had six weeks of rehearsals before the pre-Broadway tryout. After the Broadway production under-performed at the box office and closed in 2009, the new stage design was made by Bob Crowley, with the world above water made to look like a pop-up book, using cardboard waves and rocks. Following the success of the Dutch production, Casale then worked with California Musical Theatre to present a production of the musical in the round. The show had a tryout at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Ellie Caulkins Opera House from July 26,2007 through September 9,2007. Every seat available for the 6-week run was sold out, the musical began previews on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on November 3,2007 and was temporarily shut down on November 10,2007 due to the 2007 Broadway stagehand strike. The strike ended on November 28,2007, and the show resumed previews the next day, the official opening date was postponed from December 6,2007 to January 10,2008. Jodi Benson and Pat Carroll, who starred in the 1989 animated film as Ariel and Ursula, respectively, direction was by Francesca Zambello, making her Broadway debut, with choreography by Stephen Mear
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Aladdin (2011 musical)
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Aladdin is a musical based on the 1992 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Howard Ashman, Tim Rice and Chad Beguelin. The musical includes three songs written for the film by Ashman but not used there and four new songs written by Menken and Beguelin. The story follows the tale of how a poor young man discovers a genie in a lamp and uses his wishes to marry the princess that he loves. Aladdin premiered at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle in 2011, after several regional and international productions in 2012, the musical was given a Toronto tryout in 2013. It opened on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20,2014 to mostly warm reviews and was nominated for five Tony Awards, in November 2010 Alan Menken confirmed that a musical theatre adaptation of the movie was in the works with a book written by Chad Beguelin. The musical premiered in Seattle, Washington, at the 5th Avenue Theatre from July 7–31,2011, jonathan Freeman, who voiced Jafar in the film, played the role in the stage adaptation. Adam Jacobs and Courtney Reed played Aladdin and Jasmine, the show was directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw. In 2012, productions of the played at the Tuacahn Amphitheatre in Ivins, Utah from June–October 2012. In 2012, Aladdin was staged in Manila, the Philippines at the Meralco Theater, directed by Bobby Garcia and Chari Arespacochaga, it starred Tom Rodriguez as Aladdin and featured Aiza Seguerra as Genie. The musical was staged in Spanish in Bogotá, Colombia in 2013, Aladdin had a pre-Broadway tryout at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, Ontario from November 2013 to January 2014. Nicholaw again directed and choreographed, with book and additional lyrics by Beguelin, scenic design by Bob Crowley, and costume design by Gregg Barnes. The musical premiered on Broadway on February 26,2014 in previews and officially opened on March 20,2014 at the New Amsterdam Theatre, the show was nominated for five Tony Awards, winning one for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical for James Monroe Iglehart. The cast album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, a Japanese production opened in 2015 at the Dentsu Shiki Theatre Umi in Tokyo, presented by the Shiki Theatre Company. A cast album has been released, the musical is scheduled to be produced in Hamburg, Germany in 2015 in partnership with Stage Entertainment. A West End production was confirmed for 2016 at the Prince Edward Theatre in London, in October 2015, it was announced that the show would officially open on June 9,2016, with previews beginning May 27, and that Trevor Dion Nicholas would be playing the Genie. The official opening was delayed till June 15,2016. In November 2015 full cast was announced, dean John-Wilson would play the role of Aladdin alongside Jade Ewen as Jasmine. Don Gallagher would play Jafar, Peter Howe would join as Iago, Irvine Iqbal as the Sultan, Nathan Amzi as Babkak, Stephen Rahman-Hughes as Kassim, as previously announced, Trevor Dion Nicholas made his London stage debut as Genie
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A Christmas Carol (2004 film)
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A Christmas Carol, The Musical is a 2004 American made-for-television film adaptation of the 1994 stage musical of the same name, with songs written by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens. The musical is based on Charles Dickens famous 1843 novella of the same name, the film was broadcast November 28,2004 on NBC. The film opens at the London Exchange on Christmas Eve in 1843 where everybody is looking forward to Christmas Day, except for the grouchy and that night though, as Scrooge dines alone before going to bed, the ghost of his seven-year dead partner Jacob Marley appears. He tells Scrooge to repent or suffer the same as him by wearing a chain like Marley wears, other ghosts who also wear chains also haunt Scrooge, implying they were all selfish and cold-hearted when they were alive. Marley tells Scrooge he will be haunted by three spirits and that the first will call at one oclock, the first of the three spirits, the Ghost of Christmas Past, arrives after the bell chimes One. The scene then changes to Scrooges father who is sent to prison for not paying debts and he tells his son, a young Ebenezer, to make his fortune and keep it. Scrooge and his sister Fan as a result are separated and forced to go their own ways after their mother dies, Scrooge is then shown working at a boot factory as a boy before working for Fezziwig. The young Scrooge and Marley who also worked under Fezziwig set up their own business, however, Scrooge and Marley refuse to lend a loan to Fezziwig, whose business had gone bust and who presumably dies in poverty with his wife. Knowing Scrooge is a man, Scrooges fiancée Emily breaks her engagement with him. Years later, an older Jacob Marley dies seven years before the events of the film, at the stroke of Two, the Ghost of Christmas Present haunts Scrooge and shows him how others keep Christmas. Scrooge first watches and later takes part in a Christmas pageant, Scrooge is then shown the home and family of his faithful clerk Bob Cratchit. Because the family are so poor, the ghost implies that the youngest child Tiny Tim will die of his unknown illness, the spirit finally shows him two children, Ignorance and Want, before vanishing. The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come shows Scrooge what lies in store in the future if he doesnt change, the whole future, which is set in song, shows Scrooge on his deathbed being robbed of both his clothes and processions. Tiny Tim has died with his family mourning him, after seeing his grave, Scrooge is surrounded by the Cratchits, the debt-ridden little girl, and the spirits of his beloved mother and sister. Finally Scrooge returns home as the opposite of what he was and he orders a young boy to buy him a huge turkey and to keep the change. He then tells the girls father he is no longer in debt and gives him. Scrooge gives Bob and his family the turkey and increases Bobs wages, the film ends with Scrooge visiting Fred for dinner and the whole cast sing Christmas Together in reprise. The score contains 22 songs, also adapted from the stage, the opening number, Jolly Good Time, is a more jovial reworking of the first two numbers in the stage version, The Years Are Passing By and Jolly, Rich, and Fat
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Part of Your World
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Part of Your World is a popular song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman from the 1989 Disney animated feature film, The Little Mermaid. The song has been positively received by critics, who praised Ashman. Ashman complied, replacing some of his previous lyrics with more off-beat terminology, while recording Part of Your World, Jodi Benson requested that the studios lights be dimmed to give her the feeling of being underwater. Ashman stood at Bensons side, giving her suggestions to benefit her performance, Benson admits to have borrowed a lot of her performance from Ashmans live renditions and demos of the song. During production of The Little Mermaid, Part of Your World was nearly cut from the film when it tested poorly with an audience of school children. This caused Jeffrey Katzenberg to feel that the song slowed down the film and needed to be cut, an idea that was resisted by Ashman, Musker, Clements, and Keane. Both Musker and Clements cited the situation of the popular song Over the Rainbow nearly being cut from MGMs The Wizard of Oz when appealing to Katzenberg. Ashman and Keane pushed for the song to remain until the film was in a more finalized state, during a second test screening, the scene, now colorized and further developed, tested well with a separate child audience, and the musical number was kept. According to Menken, Part of Your World was one of the songs applauded at a screening of The Little Mermaid. Written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Howard Ashman, Part of Your World is a ballad written in the style of a Broadway musical number. Described by lyricist Howard Ashman as an I Want song, Part of Your World describes in detail Ariels desire to part of the human world. Written in the key of F major in common time at a moderately bright pace, Bensons soprano vocal range spans exactly one octave. When the movie was first released in 1989, between 1989 and 1991 it was dubbed in about 20 other languages. After the success of the film, about ten years later, in 1998, more dubbings in other languages were released, over the years, more dubbings have been released. Norwegian singer Sissel Kyrkjebø dubbed Ariel in three languages, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, italian singer Simona Patitucci was rewarded as best European Ariel in 2001, while Russian singer Svetlana Svetikova was rewarded as best foreign version worldwide. Part of Your World has received positive reviews from critics. Janet Maslin of The New York Times called Part of Your World a musical bulls-eye, Maslin also described the song as a desired musical number for any Broadway musical. Scott Holleran of Box Office Mojo called the song a triumphant tune, while praising Bensons vocal performance, sputnikmusic wrote similarly of Bensons performance, describing it as both breath-taking and brilliant
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Under the Sea
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It is influenced by the Calypso style of the Caribbean which originated in Trinidad and Tobago. The song was performed in the film by Samuel E. Wright, the track won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1989, as well as the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media in 1991. The song is a plea by the crab Sebastian imploring Ariel to remain sea-bound, Sebastian warns of the struggles of human life while at the same time expounding the benefits of a care-free life underwater. However, his plea falls on deaf ears, for Ariel leaves before the end of the song, in 2002, the song was featured in the Square Enix action RPG Kingdom Hearts as the background music for the Atlantica world. In 2006, the song appeared in Kingdom Hearts II as part of a minigame where it was rearranged to have parts for Sebastian, Ariel. For both appearances, the music was arranged by Yoko Shimomura, in 2007, the Broadway musical version used this as the featured production number, with the role of Sebastian played by Tituss Burgess. For Burgess, a tenor, the key of the song was raised from B-flat to D, in the Original Broadway Cast, the placing of the song was also moved to after the scene in which King Triton destroys Ariels collection of human stuff. Later in some local productions after the Broadway production closed, the placing of the song is the same as it was in the original film, the song is present throughout all the Walt Disney parks and resorts and the Disney Cruise Line. The song was released as a 12 single in 1990 by Walt Disney Pictures / Hollywood Records, the record listed the artist as Sebastian C. However, The Walt Disney Company neither sponsored nor endorsed the album, Mannheim Steamroller covered the song on their 1999 album Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse. It is often performed by Suburban Legends during their live performances, the band performed frequently at Downtown Disney at the Disneyland Resort in their early years, and still often play at Disneylands Tomorrowland Terrace. The song appears on their 2012 album Day Job, the song is also covered by the A*Teens for DisneyMania, by Raven-Symoné for DisneyMania 3 and later by Boo Boo Stewart for DisneyMania 7. A remix of Ravens version is featured on DisneyRemixMania. The song is covered by the band Squirrel Nut Zippers on their album The Best of Squirrel Nut Zippers as Chronicled by Shorty Brown, the Brazilian singer Diogo Nogueira made a Portuguese version of the song in a samba style on the album Disney Adventures in Samba. Powerglove was originally going to include a metal version of the song on their second studio album. In 2005, Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai recorded the Chinese version of the song to celebrate the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland. A reprise of the song was featured in the Broadway musical, in 1991, this song was parodied by musician Tom Smith with his song, On The PC. This song was re-written in 1999 as PC99, the song was parodied on the TV show Kappa Mikey where Mikey tries to convince a squid to live on land with him
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Someday (Disney song)
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Someday is a song from Disneys 1996 animated feature film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It was written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz and originally recorded by American singer and actress Heidi Mollenhauer in her film role as the singing voice of Esmeralda. It was one of three recordings, along with In a Place of Miracles and As Long as Theres a Moon, the directors Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise both desired a quieter song for Esmeraldas scene inside Notre Dame cathedral. While not featured in the body of the film, a cover of Someday is heard over the closing credits, mexican singer Luis Miguel recorded a Spanish version for the Latin American market, retitled Sueña, which became a major hit. The Italian version was recorded by Neri per Caso, retitled Quando, the youngest Celtic Woman member Chloë Agnew covered this song for her solo album called Walking in the Air and her first Celtic Woman album. The Korean version was recorded by R&B trio Solid, which was released in Korea as a track of the original soundtrack album. In 2016, the song was included in the version of the film as performed by Ciara Renée and Andrew Samonsky as Esmeralda. For the American music market, Disney enlisted R&B band All-4-One to record their own rendition of Someday for the accompanying soundtrack. The band premiered the song at the New Orleans premiere of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, all-4-Ones fourth and final top 40 entry on the US Billboard Hot 100, the single peaked at number 30 on the chart. On Billboards component charts, it reached number 14 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, a music video for Someday was directed by Antoine Fuqua. CD single Someday —4,19 Someday —4,17 In the United Kingdom, produced by Simon Climie, it was first released on First Avenue on 5 August 1996 in the UK. The single became the groups eighth non-consecutive top ten entry on the UK Singles Chart and managed to reach the top thirty in Australia, in 1997, it appeared on the trios third studio album Before the Rain. The band performed the song for the first time in over a decade for a concert put together as part of the second season of the TV series The Big Reunion. It was adapted into Spanish by Renato López, Kiko Cibrian, Miguels version was included on his eleventh studio album Nada Es Igual. The cover peaked at number 3 on the Hot Latin Songs chart, a music video was filmed for Miguels version. CD single Sueña —4,19 Someday —4,15 List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay hits of 1996
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Go the Distance
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Go the Distance is a song from Disneys 1997 animated feature film, Hercules. It was written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist David Zippel, American singer-songwriter Michael Bolton recorded a pop version of the song for the films end credits. In the Spanish version, the song is performed by Hercules voicer Ricky Martin, both the song and its reprise featured in a stage production of Hercules, performed upon the Disney Wonder during 2007/2008. Go the Distance was one of two written for the film, the second being Shooting Star, performed by Boyzone. However, Shooting Star is included on the Hercules soundtrack CD, the score for the original version of the song can be found in the Alan Menken Songbook. Ways of Being Male felt that the phrase go the distance is an example of the way themes are couched in the language of sport. Den of Geek deemed it one of Disneys great anthems/motivational mantras for all aspiring athletes and deities, moviePilot suggests that the shooting star during Go the Distance is actually Aladdin and Jasmines magic carpet ride. The Gobe and Mail likened it to Duddy’s Leaving St. Urbain Street, the song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Both awards, however, went to My Heart Will Go On, a song from Titanic, Go the Distance peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and went to #1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart, Boltons ninth song to top this chart. The song was recorded by American actor Roger Bart in his role as the singing voice of Hercules. Go the Distance is performed in the film by Hercules who possesses god-like strength, the song serves as Hercules prayer to the Gods to help him find where he truly belongs. His prayers are answered, as he is revealed to be the long-lost son of Zeus, Hercules is also told that he must become a true hero in order to rejoin his father on Mount Olympus. The number is later reprised when Hercules sets off on his quest to become a true hero, since its first release, some local TV stations and studios have been dubbing the movie in their local languages, creating some unofficial dubs. American singer-songwriter Michael Bolton recorded a pop version of the song for the end credits. The music video for Boltons version was directed by Dani Jacobs and it was filmed in New York City, and features Bolton performing the song, intercut with scenes from Hercules. Vocal Spectrum did a cover of this version, Ricky Martin recorded a Spanish-language version of Go the Distance from Hercules soundtrack, called No Importa la Distancia. It was released as a single on July 1,1997, later, it was included on Martins 1998 album Vuelve. A music video was also released, the song reached number ten on the Latin Pop Songs in the United States
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Ever Ever After
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Ever Ever After is a song by American country singer Carrie Underwood, written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz for Enchanted. The song, which was the last of several written for the film, Ever Ever After was written by Menken and Schwartz to replace a duet by actors Idina Menzel and James Marsden that was meant to take place during the films narrative. Ever Ever After appears as a following the films climax. Most music critics have received the song with enthusiasm, praising its catchy melody, the final song to appear in the film, composer Alan Menken described Ever Ever After as the most modern of Enchanteds musical numbers. Actress Amy Adams, who portrays the films heroine Giselle, commented, so the music continues to evolve in the film. Ever Ever After was the last song to be written for Enchanted, however, the filmmakers got the impression that the duet only succeeded in slowing down the pace of film. Menken explained, it was just really extremely difficult that late in the game to deliver that kind of song, ultimately, the songwriters decided to replace it with country singer Carrie Underwoods voiceover performance Ever Ever After that occurs following the films climax. In the film, the song is first heard after Giselle, Ever Ever After is a country power ballad, described by lyricist Stephen Schwartz as a grown-up, contemporary pop number. The song also incorporates elements of country rock. According to Musicnotes. com, Ever Ever After is written in time in the key of G major at a moderately fast tempo of 112 beats per minute. The songs instrumentation includes both guitar and piano, as well as a combination of lead and background vocals. Ever Ever After has been received by music critics. Entertainment Weeklys Joy Piedmont described the song as catchy and listenable. She also praised Underwoods vocal performance, writing, she sounds great singing it, jacqueline Rupp of Common Sense Media wrote, Carrie Underwoods power ballad, Ever Ever After will have widespread appeal for all ages. Allmusic commented, Carrie Underwood steals the show with her rapturous pop tune, amazon. com reviewer Elisabeth Vincentelli wrote, Carrie Underwood brings us back into the 21st century with the single Ever Ever After. Filmtracks. com reacted less favorably towards the song, describing it as stale, the release of Ever Ever After was accompanied by a music video, in which Underwood appears as its protagonist. The video concludes with Underwood finally uniting with her pursuer and they finally get married in Andalasia, imitating a scene from the film. Critical reception towards the video, although generally taciturn, has mostly mixed
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Carrie Underwood as her animated counterpart in the music video for "Ever Ever After."
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Mother Knows Best (song)
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Mother Knows Best is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater for Walt Disney Pictures 50th animated feature film Tangled. Mother Knows Best is eventually reprised in a sinister, vengeful manner by Gothel after Rapunzel, having left the tower. Musically, Mother Knows Best directly contrasts with the more pop-oriented singer-songwriter style of Rapunzels songs, a Tony Award-winning Broadway performer, Murphy recorded Mother Knows Best by envisioning Gothel as a person who revels in the spotlight and enjoys being the center of attention. Murphys vocal performance has also been lauded, with critics voicing their preference towards it over Moores, while comparing it to the likes of actresses Patti LuPone, Mother Knows Best was written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater. Initially, Menken was concerned that the song would not suit the films soundtrack because its genre greatly differed from the approach he had used to write the rest of its songs. While the majority of Tangleds music was inspired by the work of Canadian musician Joni Mitchell, Menken revealed that he had observed similarities between Gothel and Claude Frollo, another Disney villain for whom he had written songs while working as a composer on The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Menken described Gothel as a piece of work while Frollo is a much more sophisticated villain. Than Mother Gothel, whose relationship with Rapunzel is more manipulative than the Frollo-Quasimodo dynamic, while writing Mother Knows Best, Menken was briefly concerned that there be a rash of children trying to kill their parents after they’ve seen the movie. Menken revealed that Mother Knows Best is a song with which he had become very pleased. Primarily a Broadway actress, Donna Murphy had never voiced a character prior to Tangled. Because the film is a musical, all voice actors were required to audition a song of their choice. Menken said that Murphy, with whom the composer himself had worked on his musical Little Shop of Horrors. The New York Post writer Lou Lumenick felt that, as songwriters, Menken, at one point during the scene, Gothel actually contradicts herself, Teena Elizabeth of BookMyShow observed, Gothel has no intentions of letting her go. Though Mother Gothel sings, soon, but not yet, but ironically later says, Rapunzel, dont ever ask to leave this tower. again. Writing for the Tulsa World, Michael Smith observed that Gothel uses the song as her lie/rationale for keeping the girl safe from those who steal her for their own hair-inspired profit schemes. Amid Amidi of Cartoon Brew felt that the scene is both funny and scary, citing Gothels theatrical gestures and claustrophobia-inducing stark black backgrounds as examples of both, cementing characters ruthlessness, Gothel ultimately orders Rapunzel to promise never to ask permission to leave the tower again. Moviefones William Goss cited the number as an example of fear-mongering. Jennie Punter of The Globe and Mail penned, Mother Knows Best hilariously convey the fear, a writer for Disney. com observed, The creepiness of this song lies in the fact that the very untrustworthy Mother Gothel is positioning herself as a helpful figure to Rapunzel
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"Mother Knows Best" was co-written by composer Alan Menken (pictured) opposite lyricist Glenn Slater, wrote the song in the style of a musical theatre number at the behest of directors Byron Howard and Nathan Greno.
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Actress and singer Donna Murphy has garnered rave reviews for her vocal performance on "Mother Knows Best".
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Oliver & Company
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Oliver & Company is a 1988 American animated musical buddy comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released on November 18,1988 by Walt Disney Pictures. The 27th Disney animated feature film, the film is inspired by the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist, in the film, Oliver is a homeless kitten who joins a gang of dogs to survive in the streets. Among other changes, the setting of the film was relocated from 19th century London to late 1980s New York City, Fagins gang is made up of dogs, Oliver & Company began production around 1987 as Oliver and the Dodger. The film was re-released in the United States, Canada, and it was then released to video later that same year, and again in 2002 and 2009 on DVD. The film was released on Blu-ray Disc in 2013, commemorating its 25th Anniversary, on Fifth Avenue, an orphaned kitten named Oliver is left abandoned after his fellow orphaned kittens are adopted by passersby. Wandering the streets by himself in search of someone to adopt him, Dodger then flees the scene without sharing his bounty with Oliver. Oliver sneaks inside, located below the docks, and is discovered by the dogs, after a moment of confusion, he is then received with a warm welcome. Fagin comes in and explains that he is running out of time to repay the money he borrowed from Bill Sykes, Sykes tells Fagin it must be paid in three days, or else. Sykes dobermans, Roscoe and DeSoto, attack Oliver but he is defended by Fagins dogs, immediately thereafter, a depressed Fagin returns to the barge, lamenting that he only has three days to find the money. After the dogs cheer him up, he is introduced to Oliver, the next day, Fagin and his dogs, now including Oliver, hit the streets to sell some shoddy goods and perhaps steal money. Her parents are out of town and she adopts Oliver out of loneliness, Georgette, her pompous and pampered poodle, is enraged and jealous of his presence and wants him removed from the household. Dodger and the others manage to steal him from the Foxworth family and he explains that he was treated kindly and did not want to leave, much to the shock of Dodger who feels that he is being ungrateful, but allows him the opportunity to leave. However, Fagin arrives, concocts a plan to ransom him and she discovers it and sets out to get him back. Meanwhile, Fagin tells Sykes of his plan, who says he is proud of him for starting to think big, later, Jenny meets up with Fagin, who is surprised that the very rich pet owner is only a little girl. Bothered by his conscience after seeing her distraught over losing Oliver, just then, Sykes comes out of the shadows and kidnaps her, intending to ransom her and declaring Fagins debt paid. Dodger rallies Oliver and the dogs to rescue Jenny from Sykes, but are confronted by Sykes, Roscoe. Fagin saves them with his scooter and a chase ensues into the subway tunnels, Jenny is pushed onto the hood of Sykess car after it bumped onto the scooter, where she holds onto the hood ornament, and Oliver and Dodger attempt a rescue. Roscoe and DeSoto fall off the car in the struggle and land on the third rail
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Sister, Sister (1987 film)
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Sister, Sister is a 1987 American Southern Gothic thriller film directed and co-written by Bill Condon. The film stars Eric Stoltz, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Judith Ivey, Matt Rutledge goes on vacation to the Louisiana bayou country. He decides to stay at an old house which is now a boarding house owned by two sisters, Charlotte and Lucy. Charlotte is in her 30s, in and out of love with the town sheriff, Lucy is in her 20s and has a long history of mental illness and contact with the ghosts of several people who have died in a bayou near their home. Lucy falls in love with Matt, and the characters find themselves involved in murder, betrayal and dark secrets from the past, when Charlotte was a teenager and Lucy was a child, Matts older brother Jud had tried to rape them and they had killed him in self-defense. But in panic they had dragged his body into a bayou, Juds death was a terrible secret only the sisters shared, and it was to some extent responsible for Lucys mental problems. But unknown to them, Matt – whom they had not known when they were younger – had witnessed the killing and has now returned under a name to avenge his brothers death. Charlotte finally realizes who he is and what he plans to do, Lucy is still under his influence and almost helps him kill Charlotte, but she manages to escape. Matt takes Lucy to the spot in the bayou where they had put Juds body and tries to drown her. As the film ends, Charlotte finally is about to marry Cleve, Bonnard Fay Cohn as Mrs. Bonnard Bill Condon as Priest On January 16,2001, the film was released on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment and again 10 years later by Image Entertainment. Sister, Sister at the Internet Movie Database Sister, Sister at AllMovie Sister, Sister at Box Office Mojo Sister, Sister at Rotten Tomatoes
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Deadly Relations
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Deadly Relations is a 1993 American television film directed by Bill Condon. It stars Robert Urich, Shelley Fabares and Gwyneth Paltrow, the film originally aired on ABC on May 22,1993. Deadly Relations is based on the crime book Deadly Relations, A True Story of Murder in a Suburban Family by Carol Donahue. Donahue and Hall are the daughters of Leonard Fagot, a New Orleans attorney whose obsession with controlling his daughters led to him murdering their husbands for hefty insurance pay outs, Leonard Fagot has four daughters and loves them so much, that he usurps his control over them. He lets them know how he feels about the men they date, and if he disapproves of them, he probably will have them killed to get them out of his daughters life. Robert Urich as Leonard J. Fagot Shelley Fabares as Shirley Fagot Gwyneth Paltrow as Carol Ann Fagot Applegarth Holland Joy Farmer as Shirley Fagot, Jr
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Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
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Candyman, Farewell to the Flesh is the 1995 horror film and a sequel to the 1992 film Candyman, an adaptation of the Clive Barker short story The Forbidden. It stars Tony Todd, Kelly Rowan, William OLeary, Bill Nunn, Matt Clark and it was directed by Bill Condon and written by Rand Ravich and Mark Kruger from a story by Barker. The sequel, Candyman, Day of the Dead, was released in 1999, Annies brother, Ethan, is accused of the murder, and one of her students starts to see the Candyman. Her husband, Paul Mckeever, becoming one of Candymans new victims, one of her students, Mathew, disappears with his classmates believing that Candyman is responsible. The films climax reveals more details of the Candymans genesis, the Candyman is revealed to be Daniel Robitaille, son of a slave on the Esplanade Plantation in Cabrini Green Chicago. Chosen by a landowner to paint a portrait of his daughter Caroline. The relationship results in Caroline becoming pregnant, and Daniel being reviled, a small boy tastes the honey, and proclaims Candy Man. Whereupon, the crowd seizes the name and shouts it with gusto, the bees then swarm over Daniels body, mortally wounding him. Caroline enters the scene, and is restrained, as her father taunts Daniel with her mirror, Caroline seizes upon the mirror, and cradles it. It is this mirror that holds the tortured, hateful soul of the Candyman, Caroline flees to New Orleans and hides the mirror in Daniels birthplace. After this, she gives birth to Daniels daughter named Isabel, Isabel is born Creole, but she is raised by her mother as white. The mirror grants Candy Man his spiritual medium, and imbues his soul with the strength to kill when called upon, Annie is revealed to be the Great-Great-Granddaughter of Caroline Sullivan. It also means she is Daniel Robitailles descendant, Candyman stalks Annie so that he may kill her and destroy himself at 12 midnight on Ash Wednesday. This is possibly to secure their resurrection into the afterlife, a theme throughout the Candyman series. After talking with Ethan, Annie visits a man named Honore Thibideaux, Candyman then appears and kills him with bees while Annie escapes. At the police station, Candyman slays Detective Ray Levesque, octavia is Annies guilt ridden mother who drowns her worries, and the existence of the Candyman, in booze and in lies. She later admits that Coleman tried to link the name with that monster and denies that Candyman exists. Incensed over her offensive blatant disbelief of him, he himself as she meets her end
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The Man Who Wouldn't Die (1995 film)
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The Man Who Wouldnt Die is a 1995 action mystery film by director Bill Condon. The film, which aired as a movie of the week during the May Sweeps in 1995, stars Roger Moore, Nancy Allen, internationally, it received either a theatrical or direct-to-video release. Now living in America, Grace works as a reporter for a city newspaper. After reading one of Graces books, Jessie Gallardo, a waitress with burgeoning psychic abilities and her visions identify the enemy as Drake, who has escaped from prison by faking his own death in a fire. As Drake sets out to frame the author for a series of murders based around his novels, it is up to Thomas and Jessie to clear their names, stop him. Eric McCormack co-stars as a doubtful newspaper colleague, Thomas Grace / Inspector Fulbright Nancy Allen. Bernard Drake / Ian Morrissey Jackson Davies, curruthers From the BBCs Radio Times 1995 -3 stars, Why arent there more TV movies with the same dark sense of fun as this one. Cracking stuff, directed at full tilt by Bill Condon and with splendidly hammy performances from Roger Moore, Malcolm McDowell and this is surely worth an hour and a half of anyones time. The Youngstown Vindicator said the film was enjoyable and as polished. The Man Who Wouldnt Die at the Internet Movie Database The Man Who Wouldnt Die, Overview at MSN
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Kinsey (film)
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Kinsey is a 2004 American biographical drama film written and directed by Bill Condon. It describes the life of Alfred Charles Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of sexology and his 1948 publication, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male was one of the first recorded works that tried to scientifically address and investigate sexual behavior in humans. The film also stars Laura Linney, Chris ODonnell, Peter Sarsgaard, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Professor Alfred Kinsey is being interviewed about his sexual history. Interspersed with the interview, are flashbacks from his childhood and young-adulthood and it then shows adult Kinsey teaching at Indiana University as a professor of biology lecturing on gall wasps. Kinsey falls in love with a student in his class, whom he calls Mac, meanwhile, at the University, Professor Kinsey, who is affectionately called Prok by his graduate students, meets with students after hours to offer individual sexual advice. Eventually, it is approved, but on the grounds that it is only to teachers, graduate or senior students. Nevertheless, Kinsey begins, teaching the sex course to a packed auditorium, Kinsey continues to answer students questions in personal meetings but finds his answers to be severely limited by the complete paucity of scientific data about human sexual behavior. As time progresses Kinsey begins realizing that sexuality within humans, including himself, is a lot more varied than was originally thought, the range of expression he creates later becomes known as the Kinsey scale, which ranks overall sexuality from completely heterosexual to completely homosexual and everything in-between. The first sexological book Kinsey publishes, which is on the habits of the male, is a large-scale success. Kinseys research turns to women, which is met more controversy. With the release of the volume, support for Kinsey declines. McCarthyist pressures lead the Rockefeller Foundation to withdraw its financial support, Kinsey feels that he has failed everyone who has ever been a victim of sexual ignorance. A customs office is tipped off to an importation of some of Kinseys research material, Kinsey suffers a heart attack, and is found to have developed an addiction to barbiturates. Meeting with other philanthropists fails to garner the support needed, still, Kinsey continues his taking of sex histories. The story returns to the interview with Kinsey, and he is asked about love. His response is that love is impossible to measure and impossible to quantify, the final scene is of Kinsey and his wife, pulling over to the side of the road for a nature walk. She remarks about a tree that has been there for a thousand years, Kinsey replies that the tree seems to display a strong love in the way its roots grip the earth. Afterwards, the two walk off together, Kinsey remarking theres a lot of work to do, producer Gail Mutrux handed Bill Condon a biography of Kinsey in 1999 to spark his interest in writing a screenplay
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Dreamgirls (film)
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Dreamgirls is a 2006 American musical drama film, directed by Bill Condon and jointly produced and released by DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. The film debuted in three special road show engagements starting in December 15,2006 before its release on December 25,2006. The film was released in the United States on December 25,2006, the film adaptation of Dreamgirls stars Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie Murphy, and Jennifer Hudson, and also features Danny Glover, Anika Noni Rose and Keith Robinson. Produced by Laurence Mark, the screenplay was adapted by director Condon from the original Broadway book by Tom Eyen. In addition to the original Kreiger Eyen compositions, four new songs, Dreamgirls features the acting debut of Hudson, a former American Idol contestant and singer. With a production cost of $80 million, Dreamgirls is the most expensive film to feature an all African-American starring cast in American cinema history, upon its release, the film garnered positive reviews from critics, and earned $154 million at the international box office. Curtis presents himself as The Dreamettes new manager and arranges for the girls to become singers for popular R&B singer Jimmy Thunder Early. Curtis soon starts his own label, Rainbow Records, out of his Detroit car dealership. When their first single fails after another pop group releases a cover version, Curtis, C. C, offstage, Effie becomes infatuated with Curtis, while the married Jimmy begins an affair with Lorrell. However, Jimmys manager Marty grows weary of Curtis plans to make his client more pop-friendly, when Jimmy bombs in front of a white Miami Beach audience, Curtis sends Jimmy out on the road alone, keeping The Dreamettes behind to headline in his place. Feeling that Effies curvy figure and distinctive voice will not attract audiences, Curtis appoints the slimmer and higher-voiced Deena lead singer. With the aid of new songs and a new more glamorous image, Curtis, however, Effie begins acting out, particularly when Curtis affections also turn towards Deena. Curtis eventually drops Effie from the group, hiring Michelle Morris, his secretary, despite Effies defiance and desperate appeal to Curtis, he, C. C. and The Dreams leave her behind and forge ahead to stardom. By 1975, Effie has become an impoverished welfare mother, living in inner-city Detroit with her daughter, struggling to restart her career in music, Effie goes to Marty Madison for management. Meanwhile, Deena Jones & the Dreams have become superstars, with Rainbow the biggest pop business in the country, Curtis is now attempting to produce a film about Cleopatra starring an unwilling Deena, who is now his wife. Meanwhile, Jimmy Early has descended into drug addiction, his career neglected due to Curtis preoccupation with Deena, when Jimmy has a breakdown onstage at Rainbows tenth anniversary TV special the following year, Curtis drops him from the label, and Lorrell ends their long affair. A short time later, C. C. quits after a fight with Curtis and their fight is interrupted by the breaking news that Jimmy has been found dead in a hotel room from a heroin overdose. Disillusioned by Jimmys death and Curtis cold reaction to the news, the two siblings reconcile and C. C. writes and produces Effies comeback single, One Night Only
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The Fifth Estate (film)
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The Fifth Estate is a 2013 thriller film directed by Bill Condon, about the news-leaking website WikiLeaks. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as its editor-in-chief and founder Julian Assange, anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander, Stanley Tucci, and Laura Linney are featured in supporting roles. The films name is a used to describe the people who operate in the manner of journalists outside the normal constraints imposed on the mainstream media. The film performed poorly at the box office and garnered mixed critical reaction, receiving criticism for its screenplay and direction, the story opens in 2010, with the release of the Afghan War Logs. It then flashes back to 2007, where journalist Daniel Domscheit-Berg meets Australian computer hacker Julian Assange for the first time, Daniels interest in online activism has led him to Assange, with whom he has corresponded by email. They begin working together on WikiLeaks, a devoted to releasing information being withheld from the public while retaining anonymity for its sources. Their first major target is a private Swiss bank, Julius Baer, despite Baers filing of a lawsuit and obtaining an injunction, the judge dissolves the injunction, allowing Julian and Daniel to reclaim the domain name. At first Daniel enjoys changing the world, viewing WikiLeaks as a noble enterprise, however, the relationship between the two becomes strained over time. Assange openly mocks Daniels concerns about issues, implying his own life has been more troubling. Assanges abrasive manner and actions, such as abandoning Daniel at his parents house after having accepted their dinner invitation, Daniel begins to fear that Assange may be closer to a con-man than a mentor. He also notices that Assange constantly gives different stories about why his hair is white, Assange at first tells Daniel that WikiLeaks has hundreds of workers, but Daniel later finds out that Daniel and Assange are the only members. Most importantly to Daniel, Assange frequently claims that protecting sources is the number one goal. Daniels girlfriend tells him that she believes in his cause, Assange wants to leak the documents immediately, but Daniel insists that they review the documents first. Later, several major newspapers agree to cooperate with WikiLeaks in releasing the documents while spinning WikiLeaks positively, however, both Daniel and the newspapers require the names in the documents be redacted both to protect sources and to assist in the media spin, to which Assange reluctantly agrees. Daniel realizes that Assange has no intention of following through on this promise and is grooming a right-hand man to replace Daniel, the newspapers release the redacted documents. The resulting media and public uproar forces informants to flee from their countries of residence, before Assange can go further, however, Daniel and the other members of the original WikiLeaks team delete the site and block Assanges access to the server. Daniel later talks with a reporter from The Guardian, and the two fear that giving Assange such a platform was a mistake. The reporter tells Daniel that while Assange may be untrustworthy, he had done a thing by uncovering secret dealing in the government and business world
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Benedict Cumberbatch (left) portrayed Julian Assange (right).
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Rent (film)
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Rent is a 2005 American musical drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It is an adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name, the film depicts the lives of several Bohemians and their struggles with sexuality, drugs, paying their rent, and life under the shadow of AIDS. It takes place in the East Village of New York City from 1989 to 1990, the film features six of the original Broadway cast members reprising their roles. On Christmas Eve 1989, aspiring filmmaker Mark Cohen, and his roommate, Roger Davis, learn that the rent previously waived by their old friend and landlord and their former roommate Tom Collins shows up and gets mugged. Mark and Roger meet with Benny, who tells them he plans to evict the homeless from the nearby lot and he offers them free rent if they get Maureen, Marks ex-girlfriend, to cancel her protest against his plans, but they refuse. A street drummer, Angel, finds Collins and they bond since they have AIDS, Roger, who is HIV-positive and a former drug addict, tries to compose his one last great song. Hes visited by his downstairs neighbor, Mimi, an exotic dancer, on Christmas Day, Mark and Roger are visited by Collins and Angel, bearing gifts. They invite Mark and Roger to attend Life Support, an AIDS support group, Roger turns them down, while Mark goes to fix Maureens sound equipment. He runs into Joanne, Maureens new girlfriend, who bonds with him as they discuss Maureens promiscuity, Mark arrives at the Life Support meeting. He films the meeting for the documentary hes making about people living with HIV/AIDS, Roger, whose ex-girlfriend died of HIV/AIDS, rebukes her advances and throws her out. The next day, he joins Mark, Collins and Angel at a Life Support meeting, leaving the meeting, the group imagines what it would be like to move to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Roger and Mark leave to help Maureen set up for her performance, Maureen performs her song that calls out Benny for changing who he was when he got married and blames him for trying to shut down the tent city. The performance starts a riot because Benny called in police to make sure the protest stayed peaceful, once the protest is over, the group goes to The Life Cafe and celebrates Mark selling his riot footage to a local news station. Roger and Mimi reveal they are falling for other. They share a kiss and continue celebrating with their friends, on New Years Day, Benny has padlocked the apartment, but Angel breaks the lock with a garbage can. Mark takes a job at Buzzline, the news program he sold his riot footage to. After another fight, Maureen proposes to Joanne, the relationship ends when Maureen flirts with another woman at the engagement party, after being persuaded by Mimi, his ex-girlfriend, Benny gives the group back their apartment. Over the following year, Roger grows distrustful of Mimi, Angels condition gets worse and she dies in Collins arms
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The Divergent Series: Allegiant
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The Divergent Series, Allegiant is a 2016 American action adventure film directed by Robert Schwentke with a screenplay by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, and Noah Oppenheim. It is the first of two parts based on the novel Allegiant, the final book in the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth. Allegiant was released on March 18,2016, in theaters and IMAX, the film was a financial disappointment, grossing $179 million worldwide, becoming the lowest-grossing Divergent film. This led to cuts on the fourth and the possibility that the final installment in the series, Ascendant. Many Chicago citizens run toward the wall, but soldiers under Evelyn are told to shut down the perimeter, Evelyn directs Jack Kang of Candor to hold trials for the Erudite and Dauntless conspirators, in which a number of them become executions, starting with Max. Evelyn and Johanna attempt to pressure Tris and Four into taking leadership positions in the new world order but both refuse. After seeing that the situation within the city is only going to get worse, Tris escapes with Four, Caleb, Christina, Tori. However, Tori is killed by Edgar in the attempt, the group is ambushed by Edgar, who is later disabled by an armed group of individuals and airships. The soldiers take the group to the Bureau of Genetic Welfare, in an attempt to create a better society, they began to modify peoples genes, with disastrous results. The government set up experiments in an attempt to repair this mistake, the hope is to raise enough genetically pure Divergent individuals to fix the genetic damage left in the wake of the Purity War. Tris and Four are tested by Matthew and Nita to verify, Tris is shown to be truly Divergent, but Fours genetic structure indicates that his genes are still damaged. Caleb and Peter are assigned to teams that monitor Chicago. Matthew then brings Tris to the leader of the Bureau, David, in return for his help in restoring peace to Chicago, Tris agrees to help David, who claims that only the council he reports to have the power to intervene. Meanwhile, Four and Christina train with Nita and join the Bureaus military force, upon their return, Four discreetly petitions Caleb to keep an eye on the situation in Chicago. Four also attempts to warn Tris of the Bureaus intentions, Caleb warns Four of a rapidly escalating conflict back in Chicago between Johannas group of Allegiants and Evelyns factionless, with open war becoming an imminent threat. Four appeals to Tris for her to return to Chicago with him to end the bloodshed, David agrees to reinsert Four back in Chicago, escorted by Matthew and some Bureau soldiers. Once in the air, Matthew quietly reveals to Four that the flight is a trap, a skirmish breaks out and Four defeats all of the soldiers, though the airship crashes as a result. Matthew betrays David by helping Four get through the cloak wall, Four proceeds to Chicago while Matthew remains behind to be rescued by the Bureau and warn Tris
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A Few Good Men
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It was adapted for the screen by Aaron Sorkin from his play of the same name but includes contributions by William Goldman. The film revolves around the court-martial of two U. S, Marines charged with the murder of a fellow Marine and the tribulations of their lawyers as they prepare a case to defend their clients. Marines Lance Corporal Harold Dawson and Private Louden Downey are facing a court-martial, Santiago compared unfavorably to his fellow Marines, had poor relations with them, and failed to respect the chain of command in attempts at being transferred to another base. Galloway asks to defend them, but instead, the case is given to Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, initially, friction exists between Galloway, who resents Kaffees tendency to plea bargain, and Kaffee, who resents Galloways interference. Kaffee and the prosecutor, his friend Captain Jack Ross, negotiate a bargain and they insist they were ordered by Kendrick to shave Santiagos head, minutes after Kendrick publicly ordered the platoon not to touch the would-be victim, and did not intend their victim to die. Kaffee is finally won over by Galloway and takes the case to court, however, the defense also suffers setbacks when a cross-examination reveals Downey was not actually present when Dawson and he supposedly received the code red order. Without Markinsons testimony, Kaffee believes the case lost and returns home in a drunken stupor, Galloway, however, convinces Kaffee to call Jessup as a witness despite the risk of being court-martialled for smearing a high-ranking officer. But, if he ordered his men to leave Santiago alone and if Marines always obey orders, as he justifies his actions, Jessup is arrested, Kendrick is later arrested for his actions, too. Soon afterwards, Dawson and Downey are cleared of the murder charge, Dawson accepts the verdict, but Downey does not understand what they had done wrong. Dawson explains they had failed to stand up for those too weak to fight for themselves, as the two prepare to leave, Kaffee tells Dawson he does not need a patch on his arm to have honor. Dawson, who had previously shown contempt for Kaffee for not understanding the Marine ethos, recognizes him as an officer and renders a salute. Tom Cruise as Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee, USN, JAG Corps Jack Nicholson as Colonel Nathan R. T. Walsh as Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Andrew Markinson, USMC J. A. She was going to Guantanamo Bay to defend a group of Marines who came close to killing a fellow Marine in a hazing ordered by a superior officer, Sorkin took that information and wrote much of his story on cocktail napkins while bartending at the Palace Theatre on Broadway. In 1988, Sorkin sold the rights for his play to producer David Brown before it premiered. Brown had read an article in The New York Times about Sorkins one-act play Hidden in This Picture, William Goldman did an uncredited rewrite of the script that Sorkin liked so much, he incorporated the changes made into the stage version. Brown was producing a few projects at TriStar Pictures, and he tried to interest them in making A Few Good Men into a film, Brown later got a call from Alan Horn at Castle Rock Entertainment, who was anxious to make the film. Rob Reiner, a partner at Castle Rock, opted to direct it. The film had a budget of $33,000,000
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The Matrix
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The Matrix is a 1999 science fiction film written and directed by The Wachowskis, starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving, and Joe Pantoliano. Computer programmer Neo learns this truth and is drawn into a rebellion against the machines, the film is an example of the cyberpunk science fiction genre. The Matrix was first released in the United States on March 31,1999 and it was generally well-received by critics, and won four Academy Awards as well as other accolades including BAFTA Awards and Saturn Awards. Reviewers praised The Matrix for its visual effects, cinematography. The films premise was both criticized for being derivative of earlier science fiction works, and praised for being intriguing, the action also polarized critics, some describing it as impressive, but others dismissing it as a trite distraction from an interesting premise. The film has appeared in lists of the greatest science fiction films. The success of the led to the release of two feature film sequels, both written and directed by the Wachowskis, The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions. The Matrix franchise was expanded through the production of comic books, video games. Trinity, a hacker, is cornered by police in an abandoned hotel. She overpowers them with superhuman abilities, but a group of sinister superhuman black-suited Agents lead the police in a rooftop pursuit and she answers a ringing public telephone and vanishes. Thomas Anderson is a programmer living a double life under the hacker alias Neo. He believes something is wrong with the world and is puzzled by repeated online encounters with the phrase the Matrix. Trinity contacts him, saying that a man named Morpheus can explain its meaning, however, the Agents, led by Agent Smith, apprehend Neo at his office. Undeterred, Neo meets Morpheus, who offers him a choice between a red pill that will allow him to learn the truth about the Matrix, and a blue pill that will return him to his old life. Swallowing the red pill, Neos reality disintegrates and he awakens, naked and weak, in a liquid-filled pod and he is rescued and brought aboard Morpheuss hovercraft, the Nebuchadnezzar. Morpheus explains that, in the 21st century, intelligent machines waged a war against the humans that created them, when humans blocked the machines access to solar energy, the machines began to harvest the humans bioelectricity for power. The Matrix is a simulation of the world as it was in 1999 in which the minds of the harvested humans are trapped and pacified. Morpheus and his crew belong to a group of rebels who hack into the Matrix and unplug enslaved humans, the rebels understanding of the simulated reality allows them to bend its physical laws, granting them superhuman abilities
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Twilight (2008 film)
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Twilight is a 2008 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyers popular novel of the same name. Directed by Catherine Hardwicke, the film stars Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson and it is the first film in The Twilight Saga film series. This film focuses on the development of the relationship between Bella Swan and Edward Cullen, and the subsequent efforts of Edward and his family to keep Bella safe from a coven of evil vampires. The project was in development for three years at Paramount Pictures, during which time a screen adaptation that differed significantly from the novel was written. Summit Entertainment acquired the rights to the novel after three years of the projects stagnant development, Melissa Rosenberg wrote a new adaptation of the novel shortly before the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike and sought to be faithful to the novels storyline. Principal photography took 44 days and completed on May 2,2008, Twilight was theatrically released on November 21,2008, it grossed over US$393 million worldwide. It was released on DVD March 21,2009 and became the most purchased DVD of the year, the soundtrack was released on November 4,2008. Following the films success, New Moon and Eclipse, the two novels in the series, were produced as films the following year. Seventeen-year-old Isabella Bella Swan moves to Forks, a town on Washingtons Olympic Peninsula, to live with her father. Her mother, Renée, is remarried to a minor league baseball player, Bella makes several friends at her new high school, but she is intrigued by the mysterious and aloof Cullen siblings. Bella sits next to Edward Cullen in biology class on her first day of school, after a week of absence from school, Edward comes back and talks to Bella normally. A few days later, Bella is nearly struck by a van in the parking lot. Edward saves her by covering a distance of over 30 feet. He subsequently refuses to explain his actions to Bella and warns her against befriending him, after much research, Bella concludes that Edward is a vampire. He eventually confirms this but says he and the other Cullens only consume animal blood, the pair fall in love, and Edward introduces Bella to his vampire family. Carlisle Cullen, the patriarch, is a doctor working in Forks. His wife is Esme, and Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Edward and Bellas relationship is soon put in jeopardy, when three nomadic vampires—James, Victoria, and Laurent—arrive in Forks. James, a vampire with incredible hunting instincts, is instantly intrigued by Edwards protectiveness over a human
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The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
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The Twilight Saga, Eclipse, commonly referred to as Eclipse, is a 2010 American romantic fantasy film based on Stephenie Meyers 2007 novel Eclipse. It is the installment of The Twilight Saga film series, following 2008s Twilight. Summit Entertainment greenlit the film in February 2009, directed by David Slade, the film stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, reprising their roles as Bella Swan, Edward Cullen, and Jacob Black, respectively. Melissa Rosenberg, who penned the scripts for both Twilight and New Moon, returned as screenwriter, filming began on August 17,2009, at Vancouver Film Studios, and finished in late October, with post-production began early the following month. Bryce Dallas Howard was cast as Victoria, replacing Rachelle Lefevre who previously played her, the film was released worldwide on June 30,2010 in theatres, and became the first Twilight film to be released in IMAX. The film has received mixed reception from critics, the film then scored the biggest Wednesday opening in the United States and Canada history with $68,533,840 beating Transformers, Revenge of the Fallens $62 million. In Seattle, not far from Forks, Victoria attacks and bites Riley Biers, in order to begin creating an army of newborns, back in Forks, Edward Cullen and Bella Swan discuss the complications of becoming an immortal vampire. Bella insists that Jacob Black and the rest of the pack would never harm her. Bella wants to go to Jacobs home even though Edward expresses his dislike and concern for her safety, during one of her visits, Jacob confesses that he is in love with Bella, and forcefully kisses her. Furious, she punches him and sprains her hand, and Edward later threatens Jacob, Bella even revokes the invitations of Jacob and his pack members to her graduation party, but when Jacob apologizes for his behavior, she forgives him. Meanwhile, Alice sees a vision that the army will attack Forks within the week. Jacob, accompanied by Quil and Embry overhear this, which leads to an alliance between the Cullens and Wolf pack, later, the Cullens and the wolves agree to a meeting place and time to train and discuss strategy against the powerful newborns. During the training Jasper explains to Bella that he was created by a vampire named Maria to control a newborn army and he hated his original existence until he met Alice and joins in Cullens gang. Bella sees the bond between a mated vampire pair and begins to understand Jasper better. Despite her reluctance to marry, Bella realizes that spending eternity with Edward is more important to her anything else. Edward and Bella camp in the mountains to hide Bella from the bloodthirsty newborns, during the night, Bella overhears a conversation between Edward and Jacob, in which they temporarily put aside their hatred towards each other. In the morning, Jacob overhears Edward and Bella discussing their engagement and storms off, Bella desperately asks Jacob to kiss her, and she realizes that she has fallen in love with him. Edward finds out about the kiss but is not upset, as Bella says she loves him more than Jacob, when Victoria appears, Edward kills her while Seth kills Riley
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David Slade at the London premiere of The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
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Eclipse on the marquee of the Northrup Theater (Syracuse, Kansas) in August 2010.
