A:Memento did not earn $39.7 million. B:Memento is a 2000 American neo-noir psychological thriller film directed and written by Christopher Nolan , and produced by Suzanne and Jennifer Todd .. Christopher Nolan. Christopher Nolan. Jennifer Todd. Jennifer Todd. neo-noir. neo-noir. psychological thriller. psychological thriller. Suzanne. Suzanne Todd. The film 's script was based on a pitch by Jonathan Nolan , who later wrote the story `` Memento Mori '' from the concept .. Memento Mori. Memento Mori ( short story ). Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan Nolan. pitch. pitch ( filmmaking ). It stars Guy Pearce , Carrie-Anne Moss , and Joe Pantoliano .. Guy Pearce. Guy Pearce. Carrie-Anne Moss. Carrie-Anne Moss. Joe Pantoliano. Joe Pantoliano. Pearce stars as a man who , as a result of a past trauma , suffers from anterograde amnesia , the inability to form new memories and suffers short-term memory loss approximately every five minutes .. anterograde amnesia. anterograde amnesia. He is searching for the persons who attacked him and killed his wife , using an intricate system of Polaroid photographs and tattoos to track information he can not remember .. Polaroid. Polaroid film. Memento is presented as two different sequences of scenes interspersed during the film  : a series in black-and-white that is shown chronologically , and a series of color sequences shown in reverse order -LRB- simulating for the audience the mental state of the protagonist -RRB- .. The two sequences `` meet '' at the end of the film , producing one complete and cohesive narrative .. Memento premiered on September 5 , 2000 , at the Venice International Film Festival and was released in European theaters starting in October .. Venice. 57th Venice International Film Festival. Venice International Film Festival. Venice International Film Festival. It became a blockbuster success , being acclaimed by critics who praised its nonlinear narrative structure and motifs of memory , perception , grief , and self-deception , and earning $ 39.7 million over a $ 9 million budget .. blockbuster. Blockbuster ( entertainment ). nonlinear narrative. nonlinear narrative. motifs. motif ( visual arts ). It received numerous accolades , including Academy Award nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing .. Academy Award. Academy Award. Best Original Screenplay. Academy Award for Best Writing ( Original Screenplay ). Best Film Editing. Academy Award for Best Film Editing. The film was subsequently ranked one of the best films of the 2000s by several critics and media outlets .. the 2000s. 2000s in film Answer: partnerships
A:Minions was not written by Brian Lynch. B:Iouga is a suggested reconstruction of the name of a Romano-British goddess known from a single fragmentary inscription on an altar-stone at York .. Romano-British. Roman Britain. York. York. The name appears as Ioug -LSB- ... -RSB- or Iou -LSB- ... -RSB- on the damaged stone , which reads  :. NVMINIB AVG ET DEAE IOV -LSB- ... -RSB-. SIVS AEDEM PRO PARTE D -LSB- ... -RSB-. To the numina of the Emperor -LRB- s -RRB- and to the goddess Iou -LSB- .. numina. Numen. . -RSB-. , -LSB- .. . -RSB-. sius -LRB- built / restored -RRB- a -LRB- half ? -RRB-. part of a temple .. Reading the fragmentary name as Ioug -LSB- ... -RSB- , Roger Wright proposed the reconstructed form Iouga , which he linked with the Proto-Celtic * juga meaning ` yoke ' .. Proto-Celtic. Proto-Celtic. However , Theresia Pantzer , reviewing the stone , suggests that what Wright had perceived as traces of a letter g was merely `` damage to the stone rather than part of a letter '' .. The goddess is otherwise unknown . Answer: focus
A:Mariah Carey has signature use of the whistle register. B:Mariah Carey -LRB- born March 27 , 1969 or 1970 -RRB- is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , and actress .. In 1990 , she rose to fame with the release of `` Vision of Love '' from her eponymous debut album .. Vision of Love. Vision of Love. eponymous debut album. Mariah Carey ( album ). The album produced four chart-topping singles in the US and began what would become a string of commercially successful albums which solidified the singer as Columbias highest selling act .. Carey and Boyz II Men spent a record sixteen weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995 -- 96 with `` One Sweet Day , '' which remains the longest-running number-one song in US chart history .. Boyz II Men. Boyz II Men. One Sweet Day. One Sweet Day. longest-running number-one song in US chart history. List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Following a contentious divorce from Sony Music head Tommy Mottola , Carey adopted a new image and traversed towards hip hop with the release of Butterfly -LRB- 1997 -RRB- .. Tommy Mottola. Tommy Mottola. hip hop. Hip hop music. Sony Music. Sony Music Entertainment. Butterfly. Butterfly ( Mariah Carey album ). In 1998 , she was honored as the world 's best-selling recording artist of the 1990s at the World Music Awards and subsequently named the best-selling female artist of the millennium in 2000 .. World Music Awards. World Music Awards. Carey parted with Columbia in 2000 , and signed a record-breaking $ 100 million recording contract with Virgin Records America .. Columbia. Columbia Records. Virgin. Virgin Records. Virgin Records America. Virgin Records America. In the weeks prior to the release of her film Glitter and its accompanying soundtrack in 2001 , she suffered a physical and emotional breakdown and was hospitalized for severe exhaustion .. Glitter. Glitter ( film ). soundtrack. Glitter ( soundtrack ). The project was poorly received and led to a general decline in the singer 's career .. Carey 's recording contract was bought out for $ 50 million by Virgin and she signed a multi-million dollar deal with Island Records the following year .. Virgin. Virgin Records. Island. Island Records. Island Records. Island Records. After a relatively unsuccessful period , she returned to the top of music charts with The Emancipation of Mimi -LRB- 2005 -RRB- .. The Emancipation of Mimi. The Emancipation of Mimi. The album became the best-selling album in the US and the second best-seller worldwide in 2005 and produced `` We Belong Together , '' which became her most successful single of the 2000s , and was later named `` Song of the Decade '' by Billboard .. best-selling album in the US. List of best-selling albums by year in the United States. We Belong Together. We Belong Together. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Carey once again ventured into film with a well-received supporting role in Precious -LRB- 2009 -RRB- , and was awarded the `` Breakthrough Performance Award '' at the Palm Springs International Film Festival .. Precious. Precious ( film ). Palm Springs International Film Festival. Palm Springs International Film Festival. Throughout her career , Carey has sold more than 200 million records worldwide , making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time .. best-selling music artists. List of best-selling music artists. According to the RIAA , she is the third-best-selling female artist in the United States , with 63.5 million certified albums .. RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. third-best-selling female artist. List of best-selling music artists in the United States. certified. RIAA certification. With the release of `` Touch My Body '' -LRB- 2008 -RRB- , Carey gained her 18th number-one single in the United States , more than any other solo artist .. Touch My Body. Touch My Body. more than any other solo artist. List of artists by number of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles. In 2012 , the singer was ranked second on VH1 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Women in Music . ''. VH1. VH1. Aside from her commercial accomplishments , Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards , 19 World Music Awards , 11 American Music Awards , and 14 Billboard Music Awards and has been consistently credited with inspiring a generation of singers .. World Music Awards. World Music Awards. Billboard. Billboard ( magazine ). Referred to as the `` songbird supreme '' by the Guinness World Records , she has a five-octave vocal range , power , melismatic style and signature use of the whistle register .. Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records. vocal range. vocal range. power. Belting ( music ). whistle register. whistle register Answer: partnerships
A:The Conjuring 2 was inspired by James Wan. B:A horror film is a movie that seeks to elicit a physiological reaction , such as an elevated heartbeat , through the use of fear and shocking one 's audiences .. fear. fear. Inspired by literature from authors like Edgar Allan Poe , Bram Stoker , and Mary Shelley , horror films have existed for more than a century .. The macabre and the supernatural are frequent themes .. Horror may also overlap with the fantasy , supernatural fiction and thriller genres .. Horror films often deal with viewers ' nightmares , fears , revulsions and terror of the unknown .. revulsions. Disgust. terror. Horror and terror. Plots within the horror genre often involve the intrusion of an evil force , event , or personage into the everyday world .. evil. evil. Prevalent elements include ghosts , extraterrestrials , vampires , werewolves , demons , satanism , gore , torture , vicious animals , evil witches , monsters , zombies , cannibals , psychopaths , natural or man-made disasters , and serial killers .. evil. evil. extraterrestrials. extraterrestrials. werewolves. werewolves. satanism. satanism. gore. Graphic violence. torture. torture. vicious animals. predation. evil witches. witchcraft. psychopaths. Psychopathy. natural. natural disaster. man-made disasters. anthropogenic hazard. Some subgenres of horror include action horror , comedy horror , body horror , disaster horror , holiday horror , horror drama , psychological horror , science fiction horror , slasher horror , supernatural horror , gothic horror , natural horror , zombie horror , first-person horror and teen horror .. zombie. zombie. natural. natural disaster Answer: partnerships
A:Jared Leto is an American director born in 1971. B:The 2014 -- 15 Liga Gimel season saw 110 clubs competing in 8 regional divisions for promotion to Liga Bet .. Liga Gimel. Liga Gimel. Liga Bet. 2015–16 Liga Bet. Beitar Kafr Kanna -LRB- Upper Galilee -RRB- , F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna -LRB- Lower Galilee -RRB- , Ihud Bnei Baqa -LRB- Jezreel -RRB- , F.C. Haifa Ruby Shapira -LRB- Samaria -RRB- , Hapoel Pardesiya -LRB- Sharon -RRB- , Ironi Beit Dagan -LRB- Tel Aviv -RRB- , F.C. Holon Yaniv -LRB- Central -RRB- and Maccabi Segev Shalom -LRB- South -RRB- all won their respective divisions and were promoted to Liga Bet .. Liga Bet. 2015–16 Liga Bet. Beitar Kafr Kanna. Beitar Kafr Kanna F.C.. F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna. F.C. Tzeirei Kafr Kanna. Ihud Bnei Baqa. Ihud Bnei Baqa F.C.. F.C. Haifa Ruby Shapira. F.C. Haifa. Hapoel Pardesiya. Hapoel Pardesiya F.C.. Ironi Beit Dagan. Ironi Beit Dagan F.C.. F.C. Holon Yaniv. F.C. Holon Yaniv. Maccabi Segev Shalom. Maccabi Segev Shalom F.C. Answer: focus
A:Kris Wu is incapable of being an active solo artist. B:Wu Yifan -LRB- , pronounced -LSB- - cmnu2-i4fan4 -RSB- , ; born November 6 , 1990 -RRB- , professionally known as Kris Wu or Kris , is a Chinese-born Canadian actor , singer , and model .. He is active as a solo artist and actor in China and has starred in several # 1 box office hits including Mr. Six and Journey to the West  : The Demons Strike Back , which are among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time in China .. Mr. Six. Mr. Six ( film ). highest-grossing Chinese films of all time. List of highest-grossing films in China. He made his Hollywood debut in xXx  : Return of Xander Cage -LRB- 2017 -RRB- . Answer: partnerships
A:The Existence of God has been argued through a metaphysical argument. B:Jack Wetherall -LRB- born August 5 , 1950 -RRB- is a Canadian actor and director residing in New York City .. Canadian. Canadians. Although best known for his supporting role as Vic Grassi on the television series Queer as Folk , he has been primarily associated with stage roles .. Vic Grassi. Vic Grassi. Queer as Folk. Queer as Folk ( U.S. TV series ). His roles at the Stratford Festival have included the title role in Henry V , Saturninus in Titus Andronicus , Konstantin in The Seagull , Orlando in As You Like It , Malcolm in Macbeth , Octavius in Julius Caesar , Ned in Ned and Jack , Demetrius in A Midsummer Night 's Dream and Ferdinand in The Tempest .. Stratford Festival. Stratford Festival. Henry V. Henry V ( play ). Titus Andronicus. Titus Andronicus. The Seagull. The Seagull. As You Like It. As You Like It. Macbeth. Macbeth. Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar ( play ). The Tempest. The Tempest. He also played the title role in a Broadway production of The Elephant Man .. Broadway. Broadway theatre. The Elephant Man. The Elephant Man ( play ). Wetherall is appearing currently as Chorus / Montjoy in the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey 's production of Henry V , following which he will direct the theatre 's production of Measure for Measure .. Henry V. Henry V ( play ). Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Measure for Measure. Measure for Measure Answer: focus
A:Love & Mercy (film) stars Steve Carell. B:The Bridgewater railway line is a former passenger railway service on the Adelaide to Wolseley line in the Adelaide Hills .. Adelaide. Adelaide railway station. Bridgewater. Bridgewater railway station. Adelaide to Wolseley line. Adelaide-Wolseley railway line. Adelaide Hills. Adelaide Hills. It was served by TransAdelaide suburban services from Adelaide .. Adelaide. Adelaide railway station. TransAdelaide. TransAdelaide. In September 1987 , the service was curtailed to Belair .. Belair. Belair railway station. In 1995 , the line was converted to standard gauge as part of the One Nation infrastructure program , disconnecting these stations from the broad gauge suburban railway system .. standard gauge. standard gauge. One Nation. One Nation ( Infrastructure ) Answer: focus
A:George Bernard Shaw was a dramatist in the early twentieth century. B:Artificial scarcity describes the scarcity of items even though either the technology and production , or sharing capacity exists to create a theoretically limitless abundance , as well as the use of laws to create scarcity where otherwise there would n't be .. scarcity. scarcity. production. Production ( economics ). sharing. sharing. The most common causes are monopoly pricing structures , such as those enabled by laws that restrict competition or by high fixed costs in a particular marketplace .. monopoly. monopoly. The inefficiency associated with artificial scarcity is formally known as a deadweight loss .. scarcity. scarcity. deadweight loss. deadweight loss Answer:
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