query: Jamie Lee Curtis' mother is Janet Leigh, the comedienne from Pittsburgh.

positive: Jamie Lee Curtis Jamie Lee Curtis , Lady Haden-Guest ( born November 22 , 1958 ) is an American actress and author . She made her film debut in 1978 by starring as Laurie Strode in John Carpenter 's Halloween ( 1978 ) . A big hit , the film established her as a notable actress in horror , and she subsequently starred in Halloween II ( 1981 ) , The Fog ( 1980 ) , Prom Night ( 1980 ) , Terror Train ( 1980 ) , and Roadgames ( 1981 ) , gaining the status of `` scream queen '' to mainstream audiences . Curtis has since compiled a body of work that spans many genres , including the cult comedy films Trading Places ( 1983 ) , for which she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role , A Fish Called Wanda ( 1988 ) , and True Lies ( 1994 ) , for which she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in Musical or Comedy .   Curtis ' other notable films include Blue Steel ( 1989 ) and Freaky Friday ( 2003 ) , for which she received her third Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress - Musical or Comedy . For her role in the television series Anything But Love , Curtis received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Television Series Musical or Comedy . Curtis received her first Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress -- Miniseries or a Movie for her performance in the television film , Nicholas ' Gift ( 1998 ) . Curtis also starred in the comedy horror series Scream Queens on FOX .   Curtis is the daughter of the actress Janet Leigh and actor Tony Curtis . She is married to actor , screenwriter , and director Christopher Guest , 5th Baron Haden-Guest . Her 1998 book Today I Feel Silly , and Other Moods That Make My Day made the best-seller list in The New York Times . She has appeared in advertisements and is a blogger for The Huffington Post .

positive: Janet Leigh Janet Leigh ( born Jeanette Helen Morrison ; July 6 , 1927 -- October 3 , 2004 ) was an American actress , singer , dancer and author . She is best remembered for her performance in Psycho , for which she was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and received an Academy Award nomination . She was the first wife of actor Tony Curtis and the mother of Kelly Curtis and Jamie Lee Curtis .   Discovered by actress Norma Shearer , Leigh made her acting debut on radio in 1946 and secured a contract with MGM the following year . Early in her career , she appeared in popular films spanning a wide variety of genres , including Act of Violence ( 1948 ) , Little Women ( 1949 ) , Angels in the Outfield ( 1951 ) , Scaramouche ( 1952 ) , The Naked Spur ( 1953 ) and Living It Up ( 1954 ) . She played mostly dramatic roles during the latter half of the 1950s , in such films as Safari ( 1956 ) and Touch of Evil ( 1958 ) , but achieved her most lasting recognition as the doomed Marion Crane in Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho ( 1960 ) .   Her highly publicized marriage to Curtis ended in divorce in 1962 , and after starring in The Manchurian Candidate that same year , Leigh scaled back her career . Intermittently , she continued to appear in notable films , including Bye Bye Birdie ( 1963 ) , Harper ( 1966 ) and Night of the Lepus ( 1972 ) as well as two films with her daughter , Jamie Lee : The Fog ( 1980 ) and Halloween H20 : 20 Years Later ( 1998 ) . She also wrote four books between 1984 and 2002 , including two novels .   Leigh died in 2004 at age 77 , following a year-long battle with vasculitis , an inflammation of the blood vessels . Among her survivors was her husband of 42 years , Robert Brandt .

negative: Janet Lee (disambiguation) Janet Lee ( born 1976 ) is a Taiwanese-American tennis player .   Janet Lee may also refer to :   Janet Lee Bouvier ( 1907 -- 1989 ) , American socialite , mother of Jackie Kennedy Onassis  Janet ( Chisholm ) Lee ( 1862 -- 1940 ) , Canadian co-founder of the Women 's Institutes  Janet Leigh ( 1927 -- 2004 ) , American actress  Janet Lee ( writer ) , comic book writer , co-creator of Return of the Dapper Men with Jim McCann

negative: Mother's Boys Mother 's Boys is a 1994 American thriller film starring Jamie Lee Curtis , Peter Gallagher , Joanne Whalley ( as Joanne Whalley-Kilmer ) and Vanessa Redgrave .

negative: Tony Curtis Tony Curtis ( born Bernard Schwartz ; June 3 , 1925September 29 , 2010 ) was an American film actor whose career spanned six decades but who was mostly popular in the 1950s and early 1960s . He acted in more than 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres , from light comedy to serious drama . In his later years , Curtis made numerous television appearances .   Although his early film roles were partly the result of his good looks , by the latter half of the 1950s he became a notable and strong screen presence . He began proving himself to be a fine dramatic actor , having the range to act in numerous dramatic and comedy roles . In his earliest parts he acted in a string of mediocre films , including swashbucklers , westerns , light comedies , sports films and a musical . However , by the time he starred in Houdini ( 1953 ) with his wife Janet Leigh , `` his first clear success , '' notes critic David Thomson , his acting had progressed immensely .   He achieved his first serious recognition as a dramatic actor in Sweet Smell of Success ( 1957 ) with co-star Burt Lancaster . The following year he was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in The Defiant Ones ( 1958 ) . Curtis then gave what could arguably be called his best performance : three interrelated roles in the comedy Some Like It Hot ( 1959 ) . Thomson called it an `` outrageous film , '' and a survey carried out by the American Film Institute voted it the funniest American film ever made . The film co-starred Jack Lemmon and Marilyn Monroe , and was directed by Billy Wilder . That was followed by Blake Edwards 's Operation Petticoat ( 1959 ) with Cary Grant . They were both frantic comedies , and displayed his impeccable comic timing . He often collaborated with Edwards on later films . In 1960 , Curtis played a supporting role in Spartacus , which became another major hit for him .   His stardom and film career declined considerably after 1960 . His most significant dramatic part came in 1968 when he starred in the true-life drama The Boston Strangler , which some consider his last major film role . The part reinforced his reputation as a serious actor with his chilling portrayal of serial killer Albert DeSalvo .   Curtis was the father of actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Kelly Curtis by his first wife , actress Janet Leigh .

negative: Jamie Lloyd Jamie Lloyd is a fictional character in the Halloween franchise and the main protagonist of Halloween 4 and 5 and also appears in a less prominent role in Halloween : The Curse of Michael Myers . The character was created Alan B. McElroy and portrayed by actress Danielle Harris in the fourth and fifth movies , while J.C. Brandy portrays her in the sixth .   The characters was created after Jamie Lee Curtis was unable to return as Laurie Strode for the fourth film due to working on another film project . She instead asked that the writers include her character 's death from an automobile accident in the plot . The fourth film introduced Laurie 's daughter , Jamie Lloyd . As the daughter of Laurie , she is also the niece of infamous serial killer Michael Myers and his first victim , Judith Myers .

negative: Laurie Strode Laurie Strode is a fictional character in the Halloween horror franchise , portrayed by actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Scout Taylor-Compton . She appears in six of the ten Halloween films , first appearing in John Carpenter 's original 1978 film . She is the primary protagonist of the first , second , and seventh and appears at the beginning of the eighth . Jamie Lee Curtis portrayed the role in the original run of the series , with Scout Taylor-Compton taking the role in Rob Zombie 's reboot and its sequel . In academic materials , Strode is widely cited as the one of the earliest and most influential examples of the `` final girl '' slasher film archetype .

negative: The Black Shield of Falworth The Black Shield of Falworth is a 1954 film made by Universal-International , produced by Robert Arthur and Melville Tucker and directed by Rudolph Maté . The screenplay was adapted by Oscar Brodney from Howard Pyle 's novel Men of Iron and starred Tony Curtis as Myles Falworth , Janet Leigh as Lady Anne of Mackworth , David Farrar as the Earl of Alban , Herbert Marshall as the Earl of Mackworth , and Torin Thatcher as Sir James . The original music score was composed by Hans J. Salter .   The film was Universal-International 's first feature in CinemaScope . It opened in New York City on October 6 , 1954 at the Loew 's State Theater . It was the second of five films in which husband and wife Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh appeared together on screen during their marriage ( 1952-1961 ) .

negative: Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd Janet Jennings Auchincloss Rutherfurd ( June 13 , 1945 -- March 13 , 1985 ) was an American socialite . She was also the half-sister of First Lady Jacqueline Lee `` Jackie '' Bouvier ( 1929 -- 1994 ) and actress Caroline Lee Bouvier ( born 1933 ) .

negative: The Fog The Fog ( also known as John Carpenter 's The Fog ) is a 1980 American horror film directed by John Carpenter , who also co-wrote the screenplay and created the music for the film . It stars Adrienne Barbeau , Jamie Lee Curtis , Tom Atkins , Janet Leigh and Hal Holbrook . It tells the story of a strange , glowing fog that sweeps in over a small coastal town in California , bringing with it the vengeful ghosts of mariners who were killed in a shipwreck there exactly 100 years before .   The Fog was Carpenter 's first theatrical film after the success of his 1978 horror film Halloween , which also starred Jamie Lee Curtis . Although initially given mixed reviews , the film has gained a positive reception in later years and has achieved a cult following years since its release . A remake of the film was made in 2005 .

negative: Jennifer Jason Leigh Jennifer Jason Leigh ( born Jennifer Leigh Morrow on February 5 , 1962 ) is an American actress . Leigh began her career as a teenager in the 1970s , guest-starring on several television shows . Her film breakthrough came in 1982 for her performance as Stacy Hamilton in Fast Times at Ridgemont High . Leigh continued performing past her teen years , receiving critical praise for her roles in the 1990 films Miami Blues and Last Exit to Brooklyn . In 1991 , she appeared in Ron Howard 's Backdraft , and in 1992 she acted in the drama-thriller Single White Female .   In 1993 , Leigh appeared in the ensemble film Short Cuts , directed by Robert Altman and , in 1994 , she starred in the Coen brothers ' The Hudsucker Proxy . Leigh was nominated for a Golden Globe for her portrayal of Dorothy Parker in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle ( 1994 ) . She starred in a 1995 film written by her mother , screenwriter Barbara Turner , titled Georgia . In 2001 , she co-directed a film with Alan Cumming titled The Anniversary Party .   In 2002 , Leigh appeared in the crime-drama Road to Perdition . In 2007 , she starred in Margot at the Wedding , which was directed by her then-husband , Noah Baumbach . She had a recurring role on the Showtime television series Weeds as Jill Price-Gray . In 2015 , she received critical acclaim for her voice-work as Lisa in Charlie Kaufman 's Anomalisa , and for her role as Daisy Domergue in Quentin Tarantino 's The Hateful Eight , for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe , Critic 's Choice , BAFTA and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress .   For her stage work , Leigh was nominated for a Drama Desk award for her Off-Broadway performance as Beverly Moss in Mike Leigh 's Abigail 's Party . Leigh 's Broadway debut occurred in 1998 when she became the replacement for the role of Sally Bowles in Cabaret .

negative: Liane Curtis Liane Alexandra Curtis ( born July 11 , 1965 ) is an American film and television actress and musician . She has garnered a cult following after starring in such B grade theater and video releases as Critters 2 : The Main Course and Girlfriend from Hell as well as smaller roles in higher profile classics such as Sixteen Candles and her feature film debut Baby It 's You directed by John Sayles .

negative: Grandview, U.S.A. Grandview , U.S.A. is a 1984 American comedy film directed by Randal Kleiser and starring Jamie Lee Curtis , Patrick Swayze , C. Thomas Howell , Jennifer Jason Leigh , Carole Cook , Ramon Bieri , John Cusack , Joan Cusack , M. Emmet Walsh , Michael Winslow , Troy Donahue and Steve Dahl . The original music score is composed by Thomas Newman . It was filmed on location in Pontiac , Illinois .   After being out of print on VHS for many years , the movie was finally released on DVD for the first time on October 4 , 2011 .

negative: Kelly Curtis Kelly Lee Curtis ( born June 17 , 1956 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her film roles in Trading Places ( 1983 ) , Magic Sticks ( 1987 ) , and The Devil 's Daughter ( 1991 ) .

negative: Love Letters (1984 film) Love Letters is a 1984 American romantic drama film starring Jamie Lee Curtis . The film is directed by Amy Holden Jones which Roger Corman agreed to finance following her success with The Slumber Party Massacre ( 1982 ) .

negative: Nicholas' Gift Nicholas ' Gift is a 1998 American made-for-television drama film starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Alan Bates , directed by Robert Markowitz . Curtis was nominated for an Emmy Award for her performance .

negative: Janet Lee Bouvier Janet Norton Lee Bouvier Auchincloss ( December 3 , 1907 -- July 22 , 1989 ) was an American socialite .   Janet was born in Manhattan , New York City , the middle daughter of James Thomas Aloysius Lee ( 1877 -- 1968 ) , a lawyer and real estate developer , and Margaret A. Merritt ( 1878-1943 ) . Her parents were both of Irish descent . Her first husband was John Vernou Bouvier III . They had two daughters : Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis , and Lee Radziwill . Bouvier 's womanizing and drinking led to a separation in 1936 , a brief reconciliation for a few months in 1937 , and then a divorce in 1940 .   She was the mother-in-law of United States President John F. Kennedy .   Her second husband in 1942 was Hugh Dudley Auchincloss , Jr. , an attorney and Standard Oil heir ; she was his third wife . They had two children : Janet Auchincloss Rutherfurd , and James Lee Auchincloss ( born 1947 ) .   Her third marriage , after Auchincloss 's death , was to childhood friend Bingham Morris in 1979 .   She died of complications arising from Alzheimer 's disease in 1989 .

negative: Amazing Grace and Chuck Amazing Grace and Chuck is a 1987 film starring William Petersen , Jamie Lee Curtis and Gregory Peck . The film was directed by Mike Newell . It was released on VHS in the UK as Silent Voice .

negative: Janet Beecher Janet Beecher ( October 21 , 1884 -- August 6 , 1955 ) , born Janet Meysenburg , was an American stage and screen actress . She was a supporting player and lead on the Broadway stage between the 1900s and 1940s . Between 1915 and 1943 , she appeared in about motion pictures . She remains perhaps best-remembered as a character actress during Hollywood 's golden age , often seen in roles as `` firm but compassionate matriarchs '' . She was known for her roles as Ginger Rogers ' mother in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle ( 1939 ) , Tyrone Power 's mother in the adventure film The Mark of Zorro ( 1940 ) , and Henry Fonda 's mother in Preston Sturges ' screwball comedy The Lady Eve ( 1941 ) . She retired from film business in 1943 , but managed to play a role in the television series Lux Video Theatre in 1952 .   Her sister was actress Olive Wyndham . She was married twice : first to Harry R. Guggenheimer and then to Richard H. Hoffman . She had a son named Richard .

negative: Queens Logic Queens Logic is a 1991 comedy film from Seven Arts Pictures starring Kevin Bacon , Linda Fiorentino , Joe Mantegna , Jamie Lee Curtis , John Malkovich , Ken Olin , Chloe Webb and Tom Waits . It was directed by Steve Rash .

negative: List of Mom episodes Mom is an American sitcom that premiered on September 23 , 2013 , on CBS . The series was created by Chuck Lorre , Eddie Gorodetsky and Gemma Baker . It follows Christy Plunkett ( Anna Faris ) , a single mother who -- after dealing with her battle with alcoholism and drug addiction -- decides to restart her life in Sonoma , California 's wine country working as a waitress at the restaurant Rustic Fig and attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings . Her mother Bonnie Plunkett ( Allison Janney ) is also a recovering drug and alcohol addict , as well as her 17-year-old daughter Violet ( Sadie Calvano ) , who was born when Christy was 16 , has become pregnant by her boyfriend Luke ( Spencer Daniels ) . Christy also has a younger son Roscoe ( Blake Garrett Rosenthal ) by her ex-husband Baxter ( Matt L. Jones ) , a deadbeat drug addict . Other prominent characters in the series include the manager of Rustic Fig , Gabriel ( Nate Corddry ) , the head chef , Rudy ( French Stewart ) , Bonnie 's wheelchair boyfriend , Adam ( William Fichtner ) and the co-Alcoholics Anonymous members : the wise Marjorie ( Mimi Kennedy ) , the wealthy and sometimes misguided Jill ( Jaime Pressly ) and the overly emotional Wendy ( Beth Hall ) . With the exception of the Pilot , episode titles contain two odd topics ( often unrelated ) that are mentioned in that episode 's dialogue . On March 25 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a fourth season , which premiered on October 27 , 2016 .   On March 23 , 2017 , CBS renewed the series for a fifth season .

negative: Jackie Curtis Jackie Curtis ( February 19 , 1947 -- May 15 , 1985 ) was an American actress , writer , singer and Warhol Superstar .

negative: Redemption: The Stan Tookie Williams Story Redemption : The Stan Tookie Williams Story is a 2004 television film starring Jamie Foxx and Lynn Whitfield . The film was directed by Vondie Curtis-Hall . Other cast members in the film include Lee Thompson Young and CCH Pounder .

negative: Vivien Leigh Vivien Leigh ( born Vivian Mary Hartley , and also known as Lady Olivier after 1947 ; 5 November 19138 July 1967 ) was a British stage and film actress . She won two Academy Awards for Best Actress for her performances as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) and Blanche DuBois in the film version of A Streetcar Named Desire ( 1951 ) , a role she had also played on stage in London 's West End in 1949 . She also won a Tony Award for her work in the Broadway musical version of Tovarich ( 1963 ) .   After her drama school education , Leigh appeared in small roles in four films in 1935 and progressed to the role of heroine in Fire Over England ( 1937 ) . Lauded for her beauty , Leigh felt that her physical attributes sometimes prevented her from being taken seriously as an actress . Despite her fame as a screen actress , Leigh was primarily a stage performer . During her 30-year career , she played roles ranging from the heroines of Noël Coward and George Bernard Shaw comedies to classic Shakespearean characters such as Ophelia , Cleopatra , Juliet , and Lady Macbeth . Later in life , she performed as a character actress in a few films .   At the time , the public strongly identified Leigh with her second husband Laurence Olivier , who was her spouse from 1940 to 1960 . Leigh and Olivier starred together in many stage productions , with Olivier often directing , and in three films . She earned a reputation for being difficult to work with , and for much of her adult life she suffered from bipolar disorder as well as recurrent bouts of chronic tuberculosis , which was first diagnosed in the mid-1940s and ultimately claimed her life at the age of 53 . Although her career had periods of inactivity , in 1999 the American Film Institute ranked Leigh as the 16th greatest female movie star of classic Hollywood cinema .

negative: Boardwalk (film) Boardwalk is a 1979 American drama film written by Stephen Verona and Leigh Chapman and directed by Verona . It stars Ruth Gordon , Lee Strasberg and Janet Leigh .   The film is about the Rosen family and their struggle with a gang terrorizing their Coney Island neighborhood . It was filmed on location at numerous spots in New York city , including the famous but now defunct Dubrow 's Cafeteria .

negative: Forever Young (1992 film) Forever Young is a 1992 American science fiction-romantic drama film directed by Steve Miner and starring Mel Gibson , Elijah Wood , and Jamie Lee Curtis . The screenplay was written by J. J. Abrams from an original story named `` The Rest of Daniel '' .

negative: Priscilla Pointer Priscilla Marie Pointer ( born May 18 , 1924 ) is an American stage , film and television character actress . She began her career in the theater , including productions on Broadway . Later , Pointer moved to Hollywood to act in films and on television . She is the mother of Academy Award nominee Amy Irving , therefore making her the former mother-in-law of filmmakers Steven Spielberg and Bruno Barreto and the mother-in-law of documentary filmmaker Kenneth Bowser , Jr. .

negative: My Monster Mom My Monster Mom is a 2008 comedy-drama film produced and distributed by Regal Films and GMA Films . It stars Annabelle Rama as Esme , an abrasive , loudmouth mother , and Ruffa Gutierrez as Abbey , her American-spoken daughter from the United States . Together they go through a series of antics and mishaps that eventually shapes their relationship for the better .

negative: Moms Mabley Loretta Mary Aiken ( March 19 , 1894 -- May 23 , 1975 ) , known by her stage name Jackie `` Moms '' Mabley , was an American standup comedian . A veteran of the Chitlin ' Circuit of African-American vaudeville , she later appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour .

negative: Janet Wright Janet Wright ( March 8 , 1945 -- November 14 , 2016 ) was a Genie and Gemini Award-winning English-born Canadian actress and theatre director . She was best known for her role as Emma Leroy on the hit Canadian sitcom Corner Gas . She performed in many film and television shows , and she also acted in and directed dozens of theatre productions in Saskatoon , Vancouver and at the Stratford Festival .

negative: Katharine Houghton Katharine Houghton ( born Katharine Houghton Grant ; March 10 , 1945 ) is an American actress and playwright . She portrayed Joanna `` Joey '' Drayton , a white American woman who brings home her black American fiancé to meet her parents , in the 1967 film Guess Who 's Coming to Dinner . Katharine Hepburn , who played the mother of Houghton 's character in the film was , in real life , Houghton 's aunt .

negative: Jamie Acton Jamie Acton ( born April 4 , 1992 in London ) is an English professional rugby league player for Leigh Centurions in the Super League . He previously played in the Championship for Leigh Centurions and Workington Town and in League 1 for Oldham Roughyeds and South Wales Scorpions ( Under loan from Wigan Warriors Academy ) . His usual position is .

negative: Money on the Side Money on the Side is a 1982 American made-for-television drama film starring Karen Valentine , Jamie Lee Curtis and Linda Purl as three women who become prostitutes , working for madam Karen Gordon ( Susan Flannery ) .

negative: Jamie Curtis-Barrett Jamie Curtis-Barrett ( born 19 April 1984 in Grimsby , Lincolnshire ) is an English professional snooker player .


query: Jake Gyllenhaal had been signed to star in Jarhead but withdrew before production could begin.

positive: Jarhead (film) Jarhead is a 2005 American biographical war drama film based on U.S. Marine Anthony Swofford 's 2003 memoir of the same name , directed by Sam Mendes , starring Jake Gyllenhaal as Swofford with Jamie Foxx , Peter Sarsgaard and Chris Cooper . The title comes from the slang term used to refer to United States Marines .

negative: Nightcrawler (film) Nightcrawler is a 2014 American thriller film written and directed by Dan Gilroy . The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom , a stringer who records violent events late at night in Los Angeles , and sells the footage to a local television news station . Rene Russo , Riz Ahmed and Bill Paxton also star .   Gilroy originally wanted to make a film about the life of Weegee , but switched focus after discovering the unique narrative possibilities surrounding the stringer profession . He wrote Bloom as an antihero , based on the ideas of unemployment and capitalism . Gyllenhaal played a pivotal role in the film 's production , from choosing members of the crew to watching audition tapes . Filming took place over the course of four weeks , and was a hectic process that included over eighty locations .   Nightcrawler premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival , and grossed $ 50.3 million on a production budget of $ 8.5 million . The film was met with widespread praise , with critics highlighting Gilroy 's screenplay and Gyllenhaal 's performance . Several critics listed Nightcrawler as one of the best films of 2014 and it received various accolades , including an Best Original Screenplay nomination at the 87th Academy Awards .

negative: Maggie Gyllenhaal Margalit Ruth `` Maggie '' Gyllenhaal ( -LSB- ˈdʒɪlənhɑːl -RSB- born November 16 , 1977 in New York City ) is an American actress . Part of the Gyllenhaal family , she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenhaal .   She began her film career as a teenager with roles in her father 's films and appeared alongside her brother in the psychological horror film Donnie Darko ( 2001 ) . She garnered critical praise for starring as Lee Holloway in Secretary ( 2002 ) , for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . For her performance in Sherrybaby ( 2006 ) , she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama . She also received recognition for starring as Rachel Dawes in The Dark Knight ( 2008 ) . For her performance in the musical-drama Crazy Heart ( 2009 ) , she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She subsequently starred in Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang ( 2010 ) , Wo n't Back Down ( 2012 ) and Frank ( 2014 ) , for which she was nominated for a BIFA Award .   In 2014 , she made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Real Thing , and also starred in the television BBC miniseries The Honourable Woman . For her performance in the latter she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award .

negative: Jack Twist Jack Twist is a fictional character of the short story `` Brokeback Mountain '' by Annie Proulx and the 2005 Academy Award-winning film adaptation of the same name directed by Ang Lee , where he is portrayed by American actor Jake Gyllenhaal . Jack 's story is depicted by the complex , sexual , and romantic relationship he has with Ennis Del Mar in the American West from 1963 to 1983 .   Gyllenhaal was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance .

negative: Love & Other Drugs Love & Other Drugs is a 2010 American erotic romantic comedy-drama film , written and directed by Edward Zwick and based on the non-fiction book Hard Sell : The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman by Jamie Reidy . The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway , who originally starred together in Brokeback Mountain . Oliver Platt , Hank Azaria , Josh Gad and Gabriel Macht also star . The film was released in the United States on November 25 , 2010 , received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $ 102 million .

negative: Stephen Gyllenhaal Stephen Roark Gyllenhaal ( -LSB- ˈdʒɪlənhɑːl -RSB- born October 4 , 1949 ) is an American film director and poet . He is the father of noted actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Maggie Gyllenhaal .

negative: List of awards and nominations received by Jake Gyllenhaal Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor who has appeared in multiple film roles . Throughout his career , Gyllenhaal has been nominated for various awards including Academy Awards , British Academy Film Awards , and Golden Globe Awards .

negative: Casey Affleck Caleb Casey McGuire Affleck-Boldt ( born August 12 , 1975 ) is an American actor and director . He began his career as a child actor , appearing in the PBS television movie Lemon Sky ( 1988 ) and the ABC miniseries The Kennedys of Massachusetts ( 1990 ) . He later appeared in three Gus Van Sant films -- To Die For ( 1995 ) , Good Will Hunting ( 1997 ) , and Gerry ( 2002 ) -- and in Steven Soderbergh 's comedy heist trilogy Ocean 's Eleven ( 2001 ) , Ocean 's Twelve ( 2004 ) and Ocean 's Thirteen ( 2007 ) . His first leading role was in Steve Buscemi 's independent comedy-drama Lonesome Jim ( 2006 ) .   Affleck 's breakthrough was in 2007 , when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the Western drama The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and received further acclaim for his role as a conflicted private investigator in the crime drama Gone Baby Gone , directed by his brother Ben Affleck . In 2010 , he directed the mockumentary I 'm Still Here , featuring his brother-in-law Joaquin Phoenix , and starred as a serial killer in The Killer Inside Me . He then appeared as an outlaw in Ai n't Them Bodies Saints and as an Iraq War veteran in Out of the Furnace ( both 2013 ) . In 2016 , Affleck appeared in the crime thriller Triple 9 , the disaster drama The Finest Hours , and the drama Manchester by the Sea . For his performance as Lee Chandler , a grief-stricken man in the latter , he won more than 40 awards including the Golden Globe , BAFTA and Academy Award for Best Actor and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination .

negative: List of accolades received by Nightcrawler Nightcrawler is 2014 American thriller film written and directed by Dan Gilroy . The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom , a stringer who records violent events late at night in Los Angeles , and sells the footage to a local television news station . Rene Russo , Riz Ahmed , and Bill Paxton feature in supporting roles . The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5 , before receiving a theatrical release on October 31 , distributed by Open Road Films . Nightcrawler earned a worldwide total of $ 50.3 million on a production budget of $ 8.5 million . Rotten Tomatoes , a review aggregator , surveyed 232 reviews and judged 95 percent to be positive .   Nightcrawler received awards and nominations in a variety of categories , with particular praise for Gilroy 's screenplay and Gyllenhaal 's performance . At the 87th Academy Awards , Gilroy was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay . The film received an additional four nominations at the 68th British Academy Film Awards , three nominations at the 20th Critics ' Choice Awards , one nomination at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards , and one nomination at 21st Screen Actors Guild Awards , but did not win any of them . Nightcrawler did fare better at award ceremonies held by critics ' organizations , particularly the 19th San Diego Film Critics Society Awards , where it won seven out of its nine nominations . These included Best Actor , Best Director , and Best Film . The American Film Institute and the National Board of Review included Nightcrawler in their lists of top ten films of the year .

negative: Southpaw (film) Southpaw is a 2015 American sports drama film directed by Antoine Fuqua , written by Kurt Sutter and starring Jake Gyllenhaal , Forest Whitaker and Rachel McAdams . The film follows a young boxer who sets out to get his life back on track after losing his wife in an accident and his young daughter to protective services . The film was released on July 24 , 2015 , by The Weinstein Company .   The film marked one of the last films to be scored by James Horner , and one of three posthumous releases to feature his music . The film and the film 's soundtrack album are dedicated to his memory .

negative: Matthew McConaughey Matthew David McConaughey ( -LSB- məˈkɒnəheɪ -RSB- born November 4 , 1969 ) is an American actor . He first gained notice for his breakout role in the coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused ( 1993 ) . He appeared in such films as the slasher Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Next Generation ( 1994 ) , the legal thriller A Time to Kill ( 1996 ) , Steven Spielberg 's historical drama Amistad ( 1997 ) , the science fiction drama Contact ( 1997 ) , the comedy EDtv ( 1999 ) , and the war film U-571 ( 2000 ) .   In the 2000s , Matthew McConaughey became best known for starring in romantic comedies , including The Wedding Planner ( 2001 ) , How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ( 2003 ) , Failure to Launch ( 2006 ) , Fool 's Gold ( 2008 ) , and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past ( 2009 ) . Since 2011 he has preferred dramatic roles , in such films as The Lincoln Lawyer ( 2011 ) , Bernie ( 2011 ) , Killer Joe ( 2011 ) , The Paperboy ( 2012 ) , Mud ( 2012 ) , Magic Mike ( 2012 ) , The Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 ) , Dallas Buyers Club ( 2013 ) , Interstellar ( 2014 ) , The Sea of Trees , and Free State of Jones ( both 2016 ) .   McConaughey achieved much success in 2013 for portraying a cowboy diagnosed with AIDS in the biographical film Dallas Buyers Club , which earned him the Academy Award , Golden Globe Award , and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor , among other awards and nominations . In 2014 , he also starred as Rust Cohle in the first season of HBO 's crime anthology series True Detective , for which he won a Critics ' Choice Award and was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award .

negative: End of Watch End of Watch is a 2012 American crime drama film written and directed by David Ayer . It stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña as Brian Taylor and Miguel Zavala , two Los Angeles Police Department officers who work in South Los Angeles . The film focuses on their day-to-day police work , their dealings with a certain group of gang members , their friendship with each other , and their personal relationships .   Ayer , who had written several police procedural films previously , wanted the film to focus more on the friendship between partners and honest police work rather than corruption . Gyllenhaal , Peña , and other cast members underwent an intensive training program to prepare for their roles as police officers . Filming took place in Los Angeles in August 2011 with a budget of $ 7 million .   The film premiered on September 8 , 2012 at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released in American theaters on September 21 , grossing over $ 57 million at the box office . The film was well received by critics and received a number of accolades , including two Independent Spirit Award nominations .

negative: Jake Gyllenhaal filmography Jake Gyllenhaal is an American actor who has appeared in over 35 motion pictures ( including some yet to be released ) , three television programs , one commercial , and four music videos . He made his film debut in 1991 with a minor role in the comedy-drama City Slickers . In 1993 , he appeared in A Dangerous Woman , a motion picture adaptation directed by Gyllenhaal 's father Stephen Gyllenhaal and co-written by his mother Naomi Foner that was based on the novel of the same name by Mary McGarry Morris . In the following year , he portrayed Robin Williams ' son in an episode of the police procedural television series Homicide : Life on the Street ; the episode was directed by his father . In 1999 , Gyllenhaal starred in the Joe Johnston-directed drama October Sky ; the film was received warmly by critics , and Gyllenhaal 's portrayal of the NASA engineer Homer Hickam was praised .   In 2001 , he appeared in the comedy film Bubble Boy , which was a critical failure and a box office bomb but does sustain a status as a `` cult comedy '' . Later that same year , he starred in the Richard Kelly-directed drama Donnie Darko alongside his sister Maggie , and Drew Barrymore . His portrayal of the Donnie Darko character , a `` sullen '' and `` schizophrenic '' teenager , made him a cult hero . Although the film was critically acclaimed , it failed commercially . Gyllenhaal starred in the 2004 disaster film The Day After Tomorrow , which , despite receiving mixed reviews from critics , was a commercial success at the box office . In 2005 , he co-starred as Jack Twist opposite Heath Ledger in the romance drama Brokeback Mountain . The actors portrayed two men that fall in love during a sheepherding expedition . The roles earned both Gyllenhaal and Ledger critical acclaim and Academy Award nominations . That same year , he starred in the drama films Jarhead and Proof .   Gyllenhaal played the true-crime author Robert Graysmith in the 2007 mystery film Zodiac . Directed by David Fincher , the film explores the story about the serial killer Zodiac who stalked the Bay Area during the late 1960s and early 1970s . In 2010 , he portrayed Prince Dastan in the fantasy adventure Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time ; the film received mixed reviews from critics and was a box office success . That same year , Gyllenhaal starred alongside Anne Hathaway in the romantic comedy Love and Other Drugs . He portrayed Colter Stevens , a U.S. Army Aviation captain , in the 2011 sci-fi time-travel thriller Source Code . In 2013 , Gyllenhaal starred in the drama Prisoners together with Hugh Jackman ; the film received both critical and commercial success . The following year , he starred in dual roles in Enemy . He then produced and starred in Nightcrawler ( 2014 ) .

negative: The Good Girl The Good Girl is a 2002 American black-comedy drama film directed by Miguel Arteta from a script by Mike White , and stars Jennifer Aniston , Jake Gyllenhaal and John C. Reilly .

negative: The Jake Effect The Jake Effect is an American situation comedy starring Jason Bateman , Nikki Cox , and Greg Grunberg . Seven episodes were produced , to premiere in midseason of 2002 , but NBC cancelled the series before a single episode aired .   In 2006 , Bravo started airing the series in the `` Brilliant But Cancelled '' block .

negative: Wildlife (film) Wildlife is an upcoming American drama directed by Paul Dano and co-written by Dano and Zoe Kazan . It is based on the 1990 novel Wildlife by Richard Ford . The film will star Jake Gyllenhaal , Carey Mulligan , Ed Oxenbould , and Zoe Margaret Colletti , and will mark Dano 's debut as a director .

negative: Demolition (2015 film) Demolition is a 2015 American drama film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée and written by Bryan Sipe . The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal , Naomi Watts , Chris Cooper , and Judah Lewis . The film opened the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival and was theatrically released on April 8 , 2016 , by Fox Searchlight Pictures .

negative: Lonesome Jim Lonesome Jim is a 2005 American comedy/drama film directed by actor/filmmaker Steve Buscemi . Filmed mostly in the city of Goshen , Indiana , the film stars Casey Affleck as a chronically depressed aspiring writer who moves back into his parents ' home after failing to make it in New York City . His older brother ( Kevin Corrigan ) already lives there with his two daughters . Liv Tyler stars as a good-hearted nurse who begins a sexual relationship with Jim and starts to see him as a potential stepfather for her son .   Lonesome Jim premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival , where it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize , but it lost to Ira Sachs ' Forty Shades of Blue . The screenplay was based on characters and events in author Jim Strouse 's life . The entire film was shot on a mini-DV digital video camera instead of actual film .

negative: Gabriel Jarret Gabriel Jarret ( born Gabriel Kronsberg ; January 1 , 1970 ) is an American actor . He is best known for his role as the young genius Mitch Taylor in the 1985 comedy film Real Genius in which he co-starred with Val Kilmer .   Jarret 's first film was Going Ape ! in 1981 . Other film roles include The Karate Kid Part III , Apollo 13 , and Last Days . Jarret made guest appearances in 21 Jump Street , L.A. Law , Party of Five , and The West Wing .   Jarret appeared as 1st Officer Chapman in Poseidon . He performed in the Ron Howard film Frost/Nixon as Nixon speechwriter Ken Khachigian .   Jarret is also an American Sign Language ( ASL ) interpreter and shares his passion for the deaf community onstage as well . He is a stage actor who has performed with Terrylene in `` Sweet Nothing in My Ear '' ( Minneapolis , MN ) under the Mixed Blood Theatre Company .   Jarret is also a lyricist and vocalist of the rock/alternative rock vein . In the early 1990s , Jarret fronted the Los Angeles-based rock band The Unknown . The band had limited success for a short period , once appearing at the House of Blues with soul great Tower of Power . The band attracted some record label interest , but broke up before any deals materialized . Jarret then had an acute nervous reaction .

negative: Bubble Boy (film) Bubble Boy is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Blair Hayes , starring Jake Gyllenhaal in the title role , and written by Cinco Paul and Ken Daurio . It was inspired by the 1976 movie The Boy in the Plastic Bubble . A musical by the same name was written by the same authors and first performed in 2008 .

negative: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote The Man Who Killed Don Quixote is an upcoming fantasy-adventure-comedy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Tony Grisoni , loosely based on the novel Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes . It is widely recognized as one of the most infamous examples of development hell in film history , with Gilliam unsuccessfully attempting to make the film a total of eight times over the span of nineteen years .   Pre-production of the film first started in 1998 , with a budget of $ 32.1 million without American financing , with Jean Rochefort as Quixote , Johnny Depp as Toby Grisoni , a 21st-century marketing executive thrown back through time , and Vanessa Paradis as the female lead . Shooting began in 2000 in Navarre , but a significant number of difficulties such as set and equipment destroyed by flooding , the departure of Rochefort due to illness , problems obtaining insurance for the production , and other financial difficulties , led to a sudden suspension of the production and its subsequent cancellation . The original production was the subject of the documentary film Lost in La Mancha , which was intended to be the making-of the film but was released on its own in 2002 . Gilliam made repeated attempts to relaunch production between 2005 and 2015 , which included the likes of Robert Duvall , Michael Palin , and John Hurt as Quixote , and Depp , Ewan McGregor , and Jack O'Connell as Grisoni , but all ended up being cancelled for various reasons , such as failing to secure funds , Depp 's busy schedule and eventual loss of interest in the project , and Hurt being diagnosed with cancer ( which would eventually result in his death ) .   Gilliam announced during the 2016 Cannes Film Festival that the film would finally start shooting in October 2016 , with Palin as Quixote , Adam Driver as Grisoni , and Olga Kurylenko as the female lead . Production was abandoned yet again when producer Paulo Branco was unable to secure funds ; however , in March 2017 , it was reported that the film had finally started filming for the first time in 17 years , with Jonathan Pryce as Quixote , and Driver still attached as Grisoni .

negative: Matthew McConaughey filmography Matthew McConaughey is an American actor who made his breakthrough by starring in the Richard Linklater-directed coming of age comedy Dazed and Confused in 1993 . His first lead role was in the 1996 film adaptation of the John Grisham novel A Time to Kill . The following year , McConaughey played the lawyer Roger Sherman Baldwin opposite Morgan Freeman and Anthony Hopkins in the Steven Spielberg-directed historical drama Amistad , and also starred opposite Jodie Foster in the Robert Zemeckis-directed science fiction drama Contact . In 1998 , he appeared in the Linklater-directed comedy-drama The Newton Boys . During the 2000s , McConaughey was typecast as a romantic comedy lead in the films The Wedding Planner ( 2001 ) , How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days ( 2003 ) , Failure to Launch ( 2006 ) , and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past ( 2009 ) .   In the early 2010s , McConaughey became better known for his dramatic roles . This reinvention was cited in the media as the `` McConaissance '' and started when he played Mickey Haller in the adaptation of the Michael Connelly novel of the same name The Lincoln Lawyer , and reunited with Linklater on the black comedy Bernie ( both 2011 ) . In the same year he played the title role in the Southern Gothic crime film Killer Joe , for which he received the Saturn Award for Best Actor . The following year he starred in the coming-of-age drama Mud ( 2012 ) , and also played a supporting role in the Steven Soderbergh-directed comedy-drama Magic Mike ( 2012 ) .   McConaughey 's next role was as Ron Woodroof in the 2013 biographical drama Dallas Buyers Club . His performance garnered him the Academy Award for Best Actor , the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor ( Drama ) , and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role . He also appeared in the Martin Scorsese-directed The Wolf of Wall Street in 2013 . In 2014 , McConaughey played detective Rust Cohle in the television crime drama series True Detective and starred in the Christopher Nolan-directed science fiction film Interstellar . The former earned McConaughey a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series .

negative: Jarhead Jarhead is a nickname for members of the United States Marine Corps .   Jarhead may also refer to :   Jarhead ( book ) , Anthony Swofford 's 2003 memoir of his experiences as a U.S. Marine in the First Gulf War  Jarhead ( film ) , the 2005 film adaptation of Swofford 's book  Jarhead 2 : Field of Fire ( 2014 ) , the sequel to the 2005 film  Jarhead 3 : The Siege ( 2016 ) , the sequel to the 2014 film

negative: A Dangerous Woman (1993 film) A Dangerous Woman is a 1993 American romantic drama film directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal . The screenplay was written by his wife Naomi Foner , loosely based on the award-winning novel of the same name by Mary McGarry Morris . The feature was co-produced by Amblin Entertainment and Gramercy Pictures . It stars Debra Winger , Barbara Hershey , Gabriel Byrne and Gyllenhaal . It included Gyllenhaal and Foner 's two children , Jake and Maggie , who later developed acting careers . Debra Winger was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance and also won Best Actress at the Tokyo International Film Festival . The film has never been released on Region 1 DVD . It was once released on video in the United Kingdom by First Independent Films .

negative: Highway (2002 film) Highway is a 2002 American independent drama film written by Scott Rosenberg and directed by James Cox . It stars Jared Leto , Jake Gyllenhaal and Selma Blair .

negative: Darko Darko is a common Slavic given name , and an Akan family name .   People :  Darko ( given name )  Darko ( surname )   Places :  Velké Dářko , a pond in the Czech Republic   Movies :  Donnie Darko , a 2001 film by Richard Kelly starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Jena Malone  S. Darko , a 2009 film , sequel to Donnie Darko

negative: Dan Gilroy Daniel Christopher `` Dan '' Gilroy ( born June 24 , 1959 ) is an American screenwriter and film director . An Academy Award nominee , he has co-written films such as Real Steel ( 2011 ) and The Bourne Legacy ( 2012 ) , but is best known for writing and directing the 2014 thriller Nightcrawler , starring Jake Gyllenhaal .

negative: Proof (2005 film) Proof is a 2005 American drama film directed by John Madden and starring Gwyneth Paltrow , Anthony Hopkins , Jake Gyllenhaal , and Hope Davis . It was written by Rebecca Miller , based on David Auburn 's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name .

negative: Losing Isaiah Losing Isaiah is a 1995 American drama film starring Jessica Lange and Halle Berry , directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal . It is based on the novel of the same name by Seth Margolis . The screenplay is written by Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal . The original music score is composed by Mark Isham .

negative: I Want Your Love (film) I Want Your Love is the title of both a 2010 short film and a 2012 feature-length film . Both films were directed and written by Travis Mathews . The drama films both revolve around the friends and ex-lovers of Jesse Metzger , a gay man in his mid-thirties who is forced to move back to his hometown from San Francisco due to financial reasons .   The actors ' own names , along with much of their real-life stories , were used for their characters in both films , which features graphic sexual scenes . The production of both films was aided by the gay pornographic studio NakedSword . This led to the full-length film being refused exemption from classification to screen at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival , a decision to which actor James Franco ( who invited Mathews to collaborate on his film Interior . Leather Bar . ) reacted negatively .

negative: Jim Jarmusch James Robert `` Jim '' Jarmusch ( -LSB- ˈdʒɑrməʃ -RSB- born January 22 , 1953 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , actor , producer , editor , and composer . He has been a major proponent of independent cinema since the 1980s , directing such films as Stranger Than Paradise ( 1984 ) , Down by Law ( 1986 ) , Mystery Train ( 1989 ) , Dead Man ( 1995 ) , Ghost Dog : The Way of the Samurai ( 1999 ) , Coffee and Cigarettes ( 2003 ) , Broken Flowers ( 2005 ) , Only Lovers Left Alive ( 2013 ) , and Paterson ( 2016 ) . Stranger Than Paradise was added to the National Film Registry in December 2002 . As a musician , Jarmusch has composed music for his films and released two albums with Jozef van Wissem .

negative: Jake McDorman John Allen `` Jake '' McDorman IV ( born July 8 , 1986 ) is an American actor , best known for starring in the leading role of Brian Finch in the CBS weekly television drama , Limitless , from September 2015 to April 2016 . McDorman also appeared as Evan Chambers in the ABC Family teen drama series Greek ( 2007 -- 11 ) . He also starred in the NBC short-lived sitcom Are You There , Chelsea ? , and played the role of Mike Pratt in the Showtime comedy-drama Shameless . In 2014 , McDorman starred in the ABC romantic comedy/drama Manhattan Love Story .

negative: Chattahoochee (film) Chattahoochee is a 1989 American drama film directed by Mick Jackson and starring Gary Oldman and Dennis Hopper . The film is based on the real-life experiences of Chris Calhoun , who met screenwriter James Hicks , who then wrote a script based on his internment in a Florida state mental institution . It was turned down by several major studios before being accepted by Hemdale Film Corporation , a small British-owned , Los Angeles-based company that also produced Platoon , Hoosiers , The Last Emperor , and Salvador .


query: The Burj Khalifa contains only 4 elevators.

positive: Burj Khalifa The Burj Khalifa ( برج خليفة , Arabic for `` Khalifa Tower '' ; pronounced -LSB- langˈbɝdʒ_kə ` li : fə -RSB- ) , known as the Burj Dubai before its inauguration , is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai , United Arab Emirates . With a total height of 829.8 m including the antenna and a roof height of 828 m , the Burj Khalifa is currently the tallest structure in the world since topping out in late 2008 .   Construction of the Burj Khalifa began in 2004 , with the exterior completed 5 years later in 2009 . The primary structure is reinforced concrete . The building was opened in 2010 as part of a new development called Downtown Dubai . It is designed to be the centrepiece of large-scale , mixed-use development . The decision to construct the building is reportedly based on the government 's decision to diversify from an oil-based economy , and for Dubai to gain international recognition . The building was named in honour of the ruler of Abu Dhabi and president of the United Arab Emirates , Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ; Abu Dhabi and the UAE government lent Dubai money to pay its debts . The building broke numerous height records , including its designation as the tallest tower in the world .   Burj Khalifa was designed by Adrian Smith , then of Skidmore , Owings & Merrill ( SOM ) , whose firm designed the Willis Tower and One World Trade Center . Hyder Consulting was chosen to be the supervising engineer with NORR Group Consultants International Limited chosen to supervise the architecture of the project . The design is derived from the Islamic architecture of the region , such as in the Great Mosque of Samarra . The Y-shaped tripartite floor geometry is designed to optimize residential and hotel space . A buttressed central core and wings are used to support the height of the building . Although this design was derived from Tower Palace III , the Burj Khalifa 's central core houses all vertical transportation with the exception of egress stairs within each of the wings . The structure also features a cladding system which is designed to withstand Dubai 's hot summer temperatures . It contains a total of 57 elevators and 8 escalators .   Critical reception to Burj Khalifa has been generally positive , and the building has received many awards . However , the labour issues during construction were controversial , since the building was built primarily by migrant workers from South Asia with several allegations of mistreatment . Poor working conditions are common , as the result of the lack of minimum wage laws in the United Arab Emirates . Several instances of suicides have been reported , which is not uncommon for migrant construction workers in Dubai despite safety precautions in place .

negative: Burj Mandi Burj Mandi is a village in Chak Jhumra in Faisalabad , Punjab , Pakistan . It has a railway station on the Faisalabad Sargodha Railway .   It is part of pp51 of Punjab assambly .   http://www.jang.com.pk/election2002/provincial%20assemblies/punjab1.htm   Its location can be seen at the Satellite Images of Burj Mandi at http://www.maplandia.com/pakistan/punjab/faisalabad/burj-mandi/   original name : Burj Mandi   geographical location : Faisalabad , Punjab , Pakistan , Asia ''   geographical coordinates : 31 ° 39 ' 25 '' North , 73 ° 6 ' 0 '' East

negative: Burj Bhalaike Burj Bhalaike is a village in Mansa district of Punjab state in India . The village has 1 primary and 1 high school .   Category : Villages in Mansa district , India

negative: Ascidiidae Ascidiidae ( `` same-sac family '' ) is a family of tunicates in the class Ascidiacea .   Some species contain elevated amounts of vanadium .   There are 4 genera :  Ascidia  Ascidiella  Phallusia  Psammascidia

negative: Sowali Sowali is a village in India , under the district of Nanded and is located between Biloli and Bodhan .   It was once the seat of the Deshmukhs of Sowali , where it also housed their castle of which only one burj ( Bastion ) remains .   Category : Cities and towns in Nanded district

negative: Burj Qa'i Burj Qa'i ( برج قاعي , also spelled Burj al-Qa ' y or simply al-Burj ) is a village in central Syria , administratively part of the Homs Governorate , located northwest of Homs . Nearby localities include Taldou and the Houla 5 kilometers to the west , Talaf to the north , Kisin to the northeast , Kafr Nan to the east , Tasnin and Akrad Dayasinah to the southeast and Ghur Gharbiyah to the south . According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics ( CBS ) , Burj Qa'i had a population of 2,351 in the 2004 census . Its inhabitants are predominantly Sunni Muslims and ethnic Turkmens .   During the Roman era in Syria , Burj Qa'i was a village of army veterans by the 3rd-century CE . The local pagan deity was Semea , a goddess previously worshiped in northern areas of Syria . A temple dedicated to Semea was constructed in 196-97 upon the decision of the village 's Council of Six . Christianity later spread to Burj Qa'i during the Byzantine period , as evidenced by the existence of a Christian tomb in the village dating to 457 . A Christian martyrion built in 539-40 through funds raised by a bishop named Peter also exists in Burj Qa'i . The building 's construction was supervised by the episcopal officials Leontius and Isaiah , who were oikonomos . Pagans and Christians inhabited Burj al-Qa ' i simultaneously in the period between 457 and 532 .   In 1838 , during late Ottoman rule , Burj al-Qa ' i was classified as a Muslim village in the Houla region by English biblical scholar Eli Smith . The village was also mentioned in passing in the fifth volume of the Bibliotheca Sacra in the mid-1840s .   In the aftermath of the Houla massacre on 25 May 2012 , during the ongoing Syrian civil war , Burj Qa'i hosted around 5,000 refugees fleeing nearby Taldou , the scene of the massacre . Most refugees took shelter in schools , public buildings or the homes of host families . The International Committee of the Red Cross ( ICRC ) visited in June to provide food , medicines and mattresses to the displaced . In early October 2012 Syrian state television reported that Syrian Army forces killed several opposition fighters in Burj Qa'i .

negative: Kalmiopsis Kalmiopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the heath family . It contains two species , which are endemic to Oregon in the United States . This was a monotypic genus containing only Kalmiopsis leachiana until 2007 , when a form of it was elevated to species status , Kalmiopsis fragrans .


query: Chinatown's foreplay was by Robert Towne.

positive: Chinatown (1974 film) Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film , directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne , starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway . The film was inspired by the California Water Wars , a series of disputes over southern California water at the beginning of the 20th century , by which Los Angeles interests secured water rights in the Owens Valley . The Robert Evans production , a Paramount Pictures release , was the director 's last film in the United States and features many elements of film noir , particularly a multi-layered story that is part mystery and part psychological drama .   In 1991 , the film was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' and it is frequently listed as one of the greatest films of all-time . At the 47th Academy Awards , it was nominated for eleven Oscars , with Towne winning Best Original Screenplay . The Golden Globe Awards honored it for Best Drama , Best Director , Best Actor and Best Screenplay . The American Film Institute placed it second among mystery films in 2008 .   A sequel , The Two Jakes , was released in 1990 , again starring Nicholson , who also directed , with Robert Towne returning to write the screenplay . The film failed to generate the acclaim of its predecessor .

negative: Chinatown Nights (1938 film) Chinatown Nights is a 1938 British science fiction film directed by Toni Frenguelli and starring Harry Agar Lyons , Anne Grey and Robert Hobbs .

negative: Chinatown Kid Chinatown Kid is a 1977 Shaw Brothers kung fu film directed by Chang Cheh , with action choreography by Robert Tai Chi Hsien and Lee Ka Ting , and starring Alexander Fu Sheng and the Venom Mob .   The film deals with drugs , police corruption and gang warfare in San Francisco 's Chinatown district .

negative: A Trip to Chinatown (film) A Trip to Chinatown is a 1926 silent film produced and distributed by the Fox Film Corporation and starring Margaret Livingston . The supporting cast includes Anna May Wong and Charles Farrell . The movie was scripted by Beatrice Van from Charles Hale Hoyt 's hit Broadway musical of the same name and directed by Robert P. Kerr .   Livingston played the `` Woman from the City '' the following year in F. W. Murnau 's Sunrise , the rival to Farrell 's future screen partner Janet Gaynor .   This film is considered by historians to be lost .

negative: Queen of Chinatown `` Queen of Chinatown '' ( also typed `` Queen of China-Town '' ) is a song by French singer Amanda Lear released in 1977 by Ariola Records . It met with a great chart success and remains one of Lear 's biggest hits to date .

negative: Chinatown A Chinatown is an ethnic enclave of Chinese or Han people located outside mainland China or Taiwan , most often in an urban setting . Areas known as `` Chinatown '' exist throughout the world , including Asia , Australasia , the Americas , Africa and Europe .   The development of most Chinatowns typically resulted from mass migration to an area without any , or with very few Chinese residents . Binondo in Manila , established in 1594 , is recognised as the world 's oldest Chinatown . Notable early examples outside Asia include San Francisco 's Chinatown in the United States and Melbourne 's Chinatown in Australia , which were founded in the mid-19th century during the California gold rush and Victoria gold rush respectively . A more modern example , in Montville , Connecticut , was caused by the displacement of Chinese workers in New York 's Chinatown in Manhattan following the September 11th attacks in 2001 .

negative: Chinatown Family Chinatown Family is a 1948 novel by Lin Yutang set in New York City 's Chinatown of the 1920s and 1930s , concerning the experiences of the Fongs , a Chinese-American family in becoming successful by hard work and endurance in a sometimes less than welcoming America .

negative: Chinatown, My Chinatown `` Chinatown , My Chinatown '' is a popular song written by William Jerome ( w. ) and Jean Schwartz ( m. ) in 1906 and later interpolated into the musical Up and Down Broadway ( 1910 ) .   The song has been recorded by numerous artists and is considered an early jazz standard .

negative: The Two Jakes The Two Jakes is a 1990 American neo-noir mystery film , and the sequel to the 1974 film Chinatown .   Directed by and starring Jack Nicholson , it also features Harvey Keitel , Meg Tilly , Madeleine Stowe , Richard Farnsworth , Frederic Forrest , David Keith , Rubén Blades , Tracey Walter and Eli Wallach . Reprising their roles from Chinatown are Joe Mantell , Perry Lopez , James Hong , Allan Warnick and , in a brief voice-over , Faye Dunaway . The character of Katherine Mulwray returns as well , played by Tilly . The musical score for the film is by Van Dyke Parks , who also appears as a prosecuting attorney . The screenplay is by Robert Towne , whose script for Chinatown won an Academy Award .   It was released by Paramount Pictures on August 10 , 1990 . The film was not a box office success and plans for a third film about J. J. Gittes , with him near the end of his life , were abandoned .

negative: Chinatown, Los Angeles Chinatown is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles , California that became a commercial center for Chinese and other Asian businesses in Central Los Angeles in 1938 . The area includes restaurants , shops and art galleries but also has a residential neighborhood with a low-income , aging population of about 10,000 residents .   The original Chinatown developed in the late 19th century , but it was demolished to make room for Union Station , the city 's major ground-transportation center . A separate commercial center , known as `` New Chinatown , '' opened for business in 1938 .   There are two schools and a branch library in Chinatown , as well as a city park , a state park and a medical center and hospital . Many motion pictures have been filmed in the area .

negative: Chinatown, Portland Chinatown , Portland may refer to :  Old Town Chinatown , Portland , Oregon  Chinatown , Portland , Maine

negative: A Trip to Chinatown A Trip to Chinatown is a musical comedy in three acts by Charles H. Hoyt with music by Percy Gaunt and lyrics by Hoyt . In addition to the Gaunt and Hoyt score , many songs were interpolated into the score at one time or another during the run , as was fashionable for musicals of the era . The story concerns a widow who accidentally maneuvers several young suburban couples into a big city restaurant and brings romance to them and herself , as in Hello , Dolly !   After almost a year of touring , the musical opened at Broadway 's Madison Square Theater on November 9 , 1891 and ran for 657 performances , or just short of two years . This was the longest-running Broadway musical in history up to that time ( although London had seen a few longer runs ) , and it held that record until Irene in 1919 . The show was such a hit that several road companies played it throughout the country simultaneously with the Broadway production , and at one point a second company was even opened in New York while the original company was still performing on Broadway . The cast included Trixie Friganza and Harry Conor , who introduced `` The Bowery '' .   A version of the show was produced in 1912 under the title A Winsome Widow , and a film adaptation featuring Anna May Wong was made in 1926 .

negative: Tantou, Changle Tantou is a town located in the county-level city of Changle , Fuzhou City , Fujian , China .   A large part of the town 's population lives abroad , mainly in New York City ( Chinatown , Manhattan ) , Europe ( Chinatowns in Europe ) , and Taiwan .   Category : Township-level divisions of Fujian

negative: Chinatown, Wisconsin Chinatown is an unincorporated community in the town of Osceola , Fond du Lac County , Wisconsin , United States . Chinatown is located on the northeast shore of Long Lake near the Sheboygan County line .

negative: Foreplay/Long Time `` Foreplay/Long Time '' is a song written by Tom Scholz and first performed by the rock band Boston on the band 's eponymous debut album , and as their second single , on Epic Records in 1976 . It combines an instrumental introduction , `` Foreplay '' , to the main song `` Long Time '' , generally played as one on the radio and listed as one track on the album . `` Long Time '' peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 the week ending March 5 , 1977 . It reached the Top 10 in Canada , peaking at No. 9 . The standalone `` Foreplay '' was released as the B-side of Boston 's next single `` Peace of Mind '' , which was released in April .   In an interview for the Best of Boston CD , Scholz said that `` Foreplay '' was the first song he ever recorded , and he did this on a two-track machine in his basement . Scholz also stated that it was the first piece of music he ever wrote , and that he wrote it as far back as 1969 .   An alternate mix of the song is available on the Epic Records Promo LP It 's a Knockout . It was a sampler LP of artists that had releases coming up in 1976 . This version has various differences in the mix and effects and also includes extra lyrics towards the end of the song . This version has never been available officially anywhere else .

negative: Gene Towne Gene Towne ( March 27 , 1904 -- March 17 , 1979 ) was an American screenwriter . He wrote for 47 films between 1921 and 1958 . He was born in New York , New York and died in Woodland Hills , California from a heart attack .

negative: Torchy Blane in Chinatown Torchy Blane in Chinatown is a 1939 American crime mystery film directed by William Beaudine . The film stars Glenda Farrell and Barton MacLane . It was released on February 4 , 1939 . This is the seventh film in the `` Torchy Blane '' movie series by Warner Bros. and is followed by Torchy Runs for Mayor . The rivalry between newspaper reporter Torchy Blane and her boyfriend , Lieutenant Steve McBride , escalates as the two investigate a death threat involving priceless jade tablets .

negative: Twenty Foreplay `` Twenty Foreplay '' is a song by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson from her first greatest hits album , Design of a Decade : 1986 -- 1996 ( 1995 ) . It was released as the album 's second and final single on January 8 , 1996 .

negative: Holiday Foreplay Holiday Foreplay is a promo EP by hard rock band L.A. Guns . It was released in 1991 on Polydor .

negative: Chinatown at Midnight Chinatown at Midnight ( 1949 ) is a film noir and police procedural starring Hurd Hatfield , Jean Willes and Tom Powers , and directed by Seymour Friedman .

negative: King of Chinatown King of Chinatown is a 1939 American crime film directed by Nick Grinde and written by Lillie Hayward and Irving Reis . The film stars Anna May Wong , Akim Tamiroff , J. Carrol Naish , Sidney Toler , Philip Ahn , Anthony Quinn and Bernadene Hayes . The film was released on March 17 , 1939 , by Paramount Pictures .

negative: Heshang, Changle Heshan is a town located in the county-level city of Changle , Fuzhou City , Fujian Province , China .   A large part of the town 's population lives abroad , mainly in New York City ( Chinatown , Manhattan ) , Europe ( Chinatowns in Europe ) , and Taiwan .   Category : Township-level divisions of Fujian

negative: Chinatown Nights (1929 film) Chinatown Nights , also known as Tong War , is a 1929 film starring Wallace Beery and begun as a silent film then finished as an all-talking sound one via dubbing . Directed by William A. Wellman and released by Paramount Pictures , Chinatown Nights also stars Florence Vidor , former wife of director King Vidor , who did not dub her own voice and quit the movie business immediately afterward , preferring not to work in sound films ; her voice in Chinatown Nights was supplied by actress Nella Walker . The supporting cast includes Warner Oland as a Chinese gangster and Jack Oakie as a stuttering reporter . The movie was based upon the story `` Tong War '' by Samuel Ornitz .

negative: Incheon Chinatown Incheon 's Chinatown is Korea 's only official Chinatown . It is in Jung-gu and was formed in 1884 . It claims to be the largest Chinatown in South Korea , and features an 11-meter high Chinese-style gateway , or paifang . As of 2007 few ethnic Chinese live in the Incheon Chinatown . There are both many food and various attractions in Incheon chinatown .

negative: Chinatown Squad Chinatown Squad is a 1935 American action film directed by Murray Roth , written by Dore Schary and Ben Ryan , starring Lyle Talbot , Valerie Hobson , Hugh O'Connell , and Andy Devine , and featuring Leslie Fenton and Bradley Page . The film was released on May 31 , 1935 , by Universal Pictures .

negative: Trying to Find Chinatown Trying to Find Chinatown is a 1996 play by American playwright David Henry Hwang . It deals with issues of racial identity by pitting an Asian street musician against a Caucasian man who claims Asian American heritage .   The Caucasian man is on his way to the house his recently deceased father was born in , which he claims is Chinatown . The violinist is angered by the white man 's insistence he 's Asian , not knowing that the white man was adopted by Asian-American parents .   The play premiered as part of the Actors Theatre of Louisville 's Humana Festival on March 29 , 1996 . It was directed by Paul McCrane .   It is published as the titular play in the collection Trying to Find Chinatown : The Selected Plays by Theatre Communications Group and as one title in a dual acting edition with Hwang 's Bondage published by Dramatists Play Service .

negative: Chinatown Gateway Chinatown Gateway is an outdoor paifang and sculpture which serves as an entrance to Old Town Chinatown , Portland , Oregon , United States . The gate was proposed by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association in 1984 . Architect Yu Tang Wang and artist Sun Chau completed the gate 's design , which was built by Ting Hwa Architects in Taiwan . It was then shipped to Portland and installed in one week before being dedicated in November 1986 . It cost $ 256,000 and was the largest of its kind in the United States until one in Washington , D.C. was completed several months later .

negative: Chinatown, San Francisco The Chinatown centered on Grant Avenue and Stockton Street in San Francisco , California , is the oldest Chinatown in North America and next to Manhattan 's Chinatown , the largest Chinese enclave outside Asia . It is the oldest of the four notable Chinatowns in the city . Since its establishment in 1848 , it has been highly important and influential in the history and culture of ethnic Chinese immigrants in North America . Chinatown is an enclave that continues to retain its own customs , languages , places of worship , social clubs , and identity . There are two hospitals , numerous parks and squares , a post office , and other infrastructure . While recent immigrants and the elderly choose to live in here because of the availability of affordable housing and their familiarity with the culture , the place is also a major tourist attraction , drawing more visitors annually than the Golden Gate Bridge .

negative: Mysteries of Chinatown Mysteries of Chinatown is an American crime drama series that aired on the ABC television network from December 4 , 1949 to October 23 , 1950 .

negative: Chinatown (song) `` Chinatown '' is a song performed by The Move . Released in 1971 , the song reached number 23 on the UK Singles Chart . Recorded at the same time as the band 's alter-ego Electric Light Orchestra were laying down tracks for their first album . Former Move vocalist Carl Wayne claimed it was his favourite song by the band .   The B-side was a Jeff Lynne-penned song `` Down on the Bay '' .   In the US , the single ( with an edited version of `` Chinatown '' ) was issued on MGM , but quickly withdrawn ( probably prior to regular stock copies pressed , although yellow label promos have been seen ) . The single with the same edit was almost immediately issued on United Artists .

negative: Walkabout long Chinatown `` Walkabout long Chinatown '' ( or `` Wakabauti long Chinatown '' , or `` Wakabaot Long Saenataon '' ) is a `` popular folksong '' from Solomon Islands . The government of Solomon Islands describes it as `` the national song of not only Solomon Islands , but also of Melanesia '' as a whole .   The song was composed in the 1950s , in the Pijin language of Solomon Islands , by Edwin Nanau Sitori , Rone Naqu and Jason Que . Subsequently recorded and aired by the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Service , it `` immediately became popular '' ; its popularity was increased when it was recorded by Solomon Dakei , and sung to Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh during the Duke 's visit to the country in 1958 . It then `` became an international hit when Fiji 's most famous entertainer and musician -LSB- ... -RSB- Sakiusa Bulicokocoko transformed it from a laid-back island country tune to a rock-and-roll number '' . It can now `` be heard all across the Pacific Islands region '' , and is considered `` a classic in the Pacific '' . It was notably sung in 2010 by Victor Ngele , Solomon Islands Ambassador to the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) , at the conclusion of the Taiwan Study Camp for Future Leaders from Pacific Allies in Taipei .   The song refers to the Chinatown in Honiara , the capital city of Solomon Islands . After the Second World War , at a time when Honiara was barely a small town , young men would - according to the song - cross Honiara 's Chinatown on their way to hospital staff 's accommodation on the far end of the town , hoping to meet nurses there . Thus the song `` is about romance sought , won , lost or just wished '' .   The song and its title have , at times , inspired academic works , such as M. Bellam 's `` Walkabout long Chinatown : Aspects of urban and regional development in the British Solomon Islands '' ( 1969 ) , or Clive Moore 's `` No More Walkabout Long Chinatown : Asian Involvement in the Solomon Islands ' Economic and Political Processes '' ( 2007 ) .

negative: Hobo's Hobo 's is a predominantly gay bar and restaurant located at 120 Northwest 3rd Avenue in the Old Town Chinatown neighborhood of Portland , Oregon , United States .

negative: Phantom of Chinatown Phantom of Chinatown is a 1940 American mystery film directed by Phil Rosen starring Keye Luke . This is the last of the Mr. Wong films and the only one to star Luke in the role originated by Boris Karloff .


query: Boxing Helena debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in 1996.

positive: Boxing Helena Boxing Helena is a 1993 American romantic mystery thriller film with horror elements directed by Jennifer Lynch , and starring Sherilyn Fenn , Julian Sands , and Bill Paxton . The plot follows a surgeon whose growing obsession with a woman leads him to amputate her limbs and hold her captive in his home after she suffers a car accident .   The film garnered notoriety prior to its release after protracted legal battles with Madonna and Kim Basinger , both of whom backed out of the leading role of Helena . It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1993 , where it received critical praise . After receiving an NC-17 rating by the MPAA , the film was given an R-rating on appeal and released in the United States in September 1993 , but received critical backlash and was a financial failure .

negative: Losing Chase Losing Chase is a 1996 American television film directed by Kevin Bacon in his directorial debut . It stars Helen Mirren , Kyra Sedgwick and Beau Bridges . It debuted at the 1996 Sundance Film Festival . The film was created for Showtime where it appeared on August 18 though it was later given a limited theatrical release in December following its positive reception . The film is set on the island Martha 's Vineyard . It was nominated for three awards at the 54th Golden Globe Awards .

negative: Angela (1995 film) Angela is a 1995 film , Rebecca Miller 's directorial debut . It won awards at the Sundance Film Festival , the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film and the Gotham Awards .

negative: Citizen Ruth Citizen Ruth is a 1996 comedy film written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne . The film is the directorial debut of Payne . It stars Laura Dern in the title role of a poor , irresponsible and pregnant woman who unexpectedly attracts attention from those involved in the debate about the morality and legality of abortion .   The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996 . It later opened in limited release in the United States on December 13 , 1996 . As of 2015 , Citizen Ruth remains the only film directed by Alexander Payne not nominated for any Academy Awards .

negative: Sundance Film Festival The Sundance Film Festival , a program of the Sundance Institute , is an American film festival that takes place annually in Park City , Utah . With 46,660 attendees in 2016 , it is the largest independent film festival in the United States . Held in January in Park City , Salt Lake City , and Ogden , as well as at the Sundance Resort , the festival is a showcase for new work from American and international independent filmmakers . The festival comprises competitive sections for American and international dramatic and documentary films , both feature films and short films , and a group of out-of-competition sections , including NEXT , New Frontier , Spotlight , Midnight , Premieres and Documentary Premieres . The 2017 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 to January 29 , 2017 .

negative: Looking for Richard Looking for Richard is a 1996 documentary film directed by Al Pacino . The film is Pacino 's directorial debut . It is both a performance of selected scenes of William Shakespeare 's Richard III and a broader examination of Shakespeare 's continuing role and relevance in popular culture . The film was featured at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1996 and it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival .

negative: 2015 Sundance Film Festival The 2015 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 22 to February 1 , 2015 . What Happened , Miss Simone ? , a biographical documentary film about American singer Nina Simone , opened the festival . Comedy-drama film Grandma , directed by Paul Weitz , served as the closing night film .

negative: 2008 Sundance Film Festival The 2008 Sundance Film Festival ran from January 17 , 2008 to January 27 in Park City , Utah . It was the 24th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival . The opening night film was In Bruges and the closing night film was CSNY Déjà Vu .

negative: Boxer (1995 film) Boxer is a 1995 Indian Malayalam film , directed by Baiju Kottarakkara , starring Babu Antony and Haritha in the lead roles .

negative: 2012 Sundance Film Festival The 2012 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 19 until January 29 , 2012 in Park City , Utah .   64 short films were selected for the festival from 7,675 submissions , including 27 international shorts from 3,592 submissions .

negative: Making Sandwiches Making Sandwiches is a short film written and directed by American film star Sandra Bullock . Shot in Ventura , California in 1996 , it debuted at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival , and also played the Austin Film Festival in 1998 . The film also stars Eric Roberts and Matthew McConaughey . The tagline for the film was `` Two slices ... with the world of possibility between 'em . ''

negative: The Nines The Nines ( stylized as The NIN9S ) is a 2007 science fiction psychological thriller film written and directed by John August and starring Ryan Reynolds , Hope Davis , Melissa McCarthy , and Elle Fanning . The film debuted at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival , and made $ 63,165 in the U.S. box office through October 11 , 2007 .

negative: Watchers of the Sky Watchers of the Sky is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Edet Belzberg . The film premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 20 , 2014 in the U.S. Documentary Competition . It won the two awards at the festival . It went on to win the Jonathan Daniels Award at the Monadnock International Film Festival and the Ostrovsky Award for Best Documentary Film at the Jerusalem Film Festival .   After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival , Music Box Films acquired the US distribution rights . The film was released in October 2014 . Films We Like released it in Canada and Madman Entertainment released it in New Zealand and Australia .

negative: Shadow Boxers Shadow Boxers is a 1999 American documentary film about women 's boxing by director Katya Bankowsky that focuses on the pioneering fighter Lucia Rijker and features an original soundtrack by Argentine singer and songwriter Zoel . Shadow Boxers had its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 1999 .

negative: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Flyweight The Flyweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the second-lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia . Flyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 51 kilograms . The competition started on 23 July 1996 and ended on 4 August 1996 .

negative: The Overnighters The Overnighters is a 2014 American documentary film written , directed and produced by Jesse Moss . The film premiered in competition category of U.S. Documentary Competition program at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 18 , 2014 . It won the Special Jury Award at the festival .   After its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival , Drafthouse Films acquired distribution rights of the film . The film was released on October 24 , 2014 in United States , with a portion of all box office receipts being donated to North Dakota 's local affordable housing charities .   The film also premiered at 2014 Miami International Film Festival on March 13 , 2014 and won a prize at the festival .

negative: Kickboxing Academy Kickboxing Academy , also known as Teen Boxer , is a 1997 American action film directed by Richard Gabai and starring Steven Bauer and Chyler Leigh .

negative: The Great White Hype The Great White Hype is a 1996 American sports-comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin . It stars Samuel L. Jackson , Peter Berg , Damon Wayans , Jeff Goldblum , Jon Lovitz , Cheech Marin , John Rhys-Davies , Salli Richardson and Jamie Foxx .   The movie is a satire of racial preferences in boxing . The name is a play on the title of the 1970 film The Great White Hope , but it is not based on an actual boxing contest . It was inspired by Larry Holmes 's 1982 fight with Gerry Cooney and Mike Tyson 's 1995 return fight vs. Peter McNeeley .   The film was distributed by 20th Century Fox , which also distributed the earlier film .

negative: River of Grass For Marjory Stoneman Douglas 's 1947 non-fiction book about the Florida Everglades , see The Everglades : River of Grass   River of Grass ( 1994 ) is the debut film of American director Kelly Reichardt , who also wrote the screenplay . It was selected for the Sundance Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival , and was nominated for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize in 1994 , and for three Independent Spirit Awards in 1996 .   The film is set in Broward and Dade Counties in Florida , between Miami and the Everglades ( nicknamed `` the River of Grass '' ) . A local couple is involved in a shooting incident and then try to leave South Florida but lack the money to do so .

negative: The Forest for the Trees The Forest for the Trees is a 2003 German film directed by Maren Ade . It was Ade 's debut feature film .   The movie premiered at the 2003 Hof International Film Festival before going on to play at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival and the 2005 Sundance Film Festival .

negative: The Fits (film) The Fits is a 2015 American drama film directed by Anna Rose Holmer in her feature debut . The film tells the story of Toni ( Royalty Hightower ) , an 11-year-old tomboy who struggles to fit into a girls ' dance troupe , which begins to suffer from an inexplicable epidemic of violent fits .   The film premiered at the 2015 Venice Film Festival and was selected to take part in the 2016 Sundance Film Festival . Oscilloscope Laboratories obtained U.S. distribution rights to the film before its Sundance debut .

negative: Girlfight Girlfight is a 2000 American sports drama film written and directed by Karyn Kusama and starring Michelle Rodriguez in both of their film debuts . It follows Diana Guzman , a troubled teenager from Brooklyn who decides to channel her aggression by training to become a boxer , despite the disapproval of both her father and her prospective trainers and competitors in the male-dominated sport .   Kusama wrote the screenplay for Girlfight after learning to box , wanting to make a film about the sport with a female protagonist . Although she struggled to find financiers for the film 's $ 1 million ( U.S. ) budget , the production was eventually funded by John Sayles , Maggie Renzi and the Independent Film Channel . Rodriguez was cast in the lead role , despite having never acted before , and trained for four months to prepare for the role before filming commenced in New York and New Jersey .   Girlfight premiered on January 22 , 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival , where it won the Grand Jury Prize . It was released theatrically on September 29 , 2000 and grossed $ 1.7 million at the box office . The film was well received by critics , who offered particular praise to Rodriguez for her performance and Kusama for her direction . Both Kusama and Rodriguez received numerous accolades , including two National Board of Review Awards , two Independent Spirit Award nominations , and two Gotham Awards .

negative: 2016 Sundance Film Festival The 2016 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 21 to January 31 , 2016 . The first lineup of competition films was announced December 2 , 2015 . The opening night film was Norman Lear : Just Another Version of You directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady . The closing night film was Louis Black and Karen Bernstein 's Richard Linklater - Dream Is Destiny .

negative: Olympia (1998 film) Olympia is a 1998 film about a Mexican soap opera star who leaves her career behind to pursue her first love - javelin throwing . She comes to the United States and takes up with a coach who 's never coached before .   Director Bob Byington suggests that the movie is about doing something you do n't know how to do .   The movie won the Grand Jury prize for best drama at the Long Island Film Festival .

negative: Girls Town (1996 film) Girls Town is the 1996 feature film directing debut by Jim McKay . The Girls Town soundtrack was released on August 20 , 1996 by Mercury Records .

negative: Mad Bastards Mad Bastards is a 2011 Australian drama film written and directed by Brendan Fletcher . It is Fletcher 's debut film and it premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival .

negative: 2009 Sundance Film Festival The 2009 Sundance Film Festival was held during January 15 , 2009 until January 25 in Park City , Utah . It was the 25th iteration of the Sundance Film Festival .

negative: List of films at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival The following films are to be shown at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival .

negative: 2014 Sundance Film Festival The 2014 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 16 , 2014 until January 26 , 2014 in Park City , Utah , United States , with screenings in Salt Lake City , Ogden , and Sundance Resort in Utah . The festival opened with Whiplash directed by Damien Chazelle and closed with musical drama Rudderless directed by William H. Macy .   The festival honored late Roger Ebert and premiered Life Itself by Steve James , a biographical documentary film based on Ebert 's 2011 memoir titled as Life Itself : A Memoir on 19 January 2014 . The festival introduced a new film category titled Sundance Kids , which will help to introduce independent films to a younger generation of audiences . It is also a first category at the festival dedicated to children 's films . The festival also hosted several events and discussion panels around themes of success through failure titled Free Fail , which included the screening of Bottle Rocket turned down by the Sundance Film Festival in 1996 and later become independently successful . The festival had more than 700 sponsors and 1,830 volunteers .

negative: Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Featherweight The Featherweight class in the boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics competition was the fourth-lightest class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , Georgia . Featherweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 57 kilograms . The competition in the Alexander Memorial Coliseum started on 1996-07-20 and ended on 1996-08-04 .

negative: The Boxer (1997 film) The Boxer is a 1997 sports-drama film by Irish director Jim Sheridan . Starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Emily Watson , the film centers on the life of a boxer and former Provisional IRA volunteer Danny Flynn , played by Day-Lewis , who is trying to `` go straight '' after his release from prison . The film is the third collaboration between Sheridan and Day-Lewis , and portrays the increase of splinter groups within the IRA .

negative: 2006 Sundance Film Festival The 2006 Sundance Film Festival was held from 19 January to 29 January 2006 . It was held in Park City , Utah with screenings in Salt Lake City , Utah ; Ogden , Utah ; and the Sundance Resort . It was the 22nd iteration of the Sundance Film Festival , and the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Sundance Institute . The opening night film was Friends with Money ; the closing night film was Alpha Dog .

negative: List of Sundance Film Festival selections This is a partial list of films shown at the Sundance Film Festival .