State of Affairs
State of Affairs may refer to:
A Woman of Affairs
A Woman of Affairs is a 1928 Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer drama film directed by Clarence Brown and starring Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Lewis Stone.
The film, released with a synchronized score and sound effects, was based on a 1924 best- selling novel by Michael Arlen," The Green Hat", which he adapted as a four- act stage play in 1925.
" The Green Hat" was considered so daring in the United States that the movie did not allow any associations with it and was renamed" A Woman of Affairs", with the characters also renamed to mollify the censors.
In particular, the film script eliminated all references to heroin use, homosexuality and syphilis that were at the core of the tragedies involved.
The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Writing, for Michael Arlen and Bess Meredyth's script.
In 1934, MGM made a remake of the film starring Constance Bennett, titled" Outcast Lady".
False killer whale
The false killer whale(" Pseudorca crassidens") is an oceanic dolphin that inhabits oceans worldwide but mainly frequents tropical regions.
It was first described in 1846 as a species of porpoise based on a skull, which was revised when the first carcasses were observed in 1861.
The name" false killer whale" comes from the similar skull characteristics to the killer whale(" Orcinus orca").
The false killer whale reaches a maximum length of, though size can vary around the world.
It is highly sociable, known to form pods of up to 500 members, and can also form pods with other dolphin species, such as bottlenose dolphins(" Tursiops truncatus").
Further, it can form close bonds with other species, as well as partake in sexual( including both heterosexual and homosexual) interactions with them.
Conversely, the false killer whale has also been known to feed on other dolphins, though it typically eats squid and fish.
It is a deep- diving dolphin, with a maximum recorded depth of; its maximum speed is around.
The false killer whale easily adapts to captivity and is kept in several aquariums around the world, though its aggression towards other dolphins makes it less desirable.
It is threatened by fishing operations, as it can become entangled in fishing gear.
It is drive hunted in some Japanese villages.
The false killer whale has a tendency to mass strand given its highly social nature, with the largest stranding consisting of 805 beached at Mar del Plata, Argentina.
Most of what is known of false killer whale comes from examining stranded individuals.
Dwarf killer whale
The familiar killer whale ("Orcinus orca") is a cosmopolitan species, found in all oceans of the world.
Despite being the most widespread mammal in the world, only one species is currently recognized.
Oceanic Science journals have long hinted at the existence of a complex breed of miniature killer whales since the 1950s.
The dwarf killer whale is a type of killer whale found in Antarctic waters believed by some scientists to be a distinct species from the larger killer whales found throughout the world's oceans.
Since Soviet researchers proposed new species in the 1980s, the differences in killer whales have been studied more closely in order to gain more credible knowledge on possible subspecies of the killer whale.
There are several ecotypes that have been established in regards to the whales physical appearances and body length by Pitman and colleagues.
A recent study proposed by Pitman et al.
(2007) used aerial photogrammetry to determine the size of numerous Type C killer whales, supporting early Soviet research which suggested that one or possibly two distinct species of killer whale exist in the Southern Ocean.
Therefore, scientific evidence is starting to make the connection between ecotype C and the dwarf killer whale.
Woman of Fire
Woman of Fire is a 1971 South Korean film directed by Kim Ki-young.
This was the second film in Kim's" Housemaid" trilogy followed by" Woman of Fire' 82".
Killer whales in popular culture
Killer whales have appeared in several movies and many documentaries.
Creatures by the name of" orca" or" orc" have appeared throughout the history of Western literature, most often as predators portrayed as being threatening to humans.
The first written description of a killer whale was given by Pliny the Elder" circa" AD 70, who wrote," Orcas( the appearance of which no image can express, other than an enormous mass of savage flesh with teeth) are the enemy of[ other whales] ... they charge and pierce them like warships ramming."
In Ludovico Ariosto's epic poem" Orlando Furioso", the" orca"( sometimes translated" orc") was a sea-monster from whom the damsel Angelica was rescued by Orlando.
This killer whale- like sea monster also appears in Michael Drayton's epic poem" Polyolbion" and in John Milton's" Paradise Lost".
The animal was known to Herman Melville, who nonetheless already had his antagonist in the sperm whale in his work" Moby- Dick".
In the 1970s, the killer whale came to be seen more broadlt as a monster.
As late as the 1970s, killer whales were at times depicted negatively in fiction as ravenous predators whose behavior caused heroes to interfere to help a prey animal escape.
The poorly received film" Orca" features the story of a male killer whale going on what appears to be a vengeful rampage after his pregnant mate is killed by humans; yet at the same time, the film shows the killer whale having the intelligence needed both for vengeance and at the film's end, seemingly for forgiveness.
In contrast, the 1974 Walt Disney produced motion picture" The Island at the Top of the World" portrayed killer whales as bloodthirsty hunters of the protagonists in one particularly brutal scene.
In" Jaws"( 1975), the name of the boat used to hunt the great white shark is the" Orca", given the killer whale's status as a known predator of the shark.
However, in the sequel" Jaws 2", the shark's first victim is a killer whale, which was probably intended more as a Hollywood joke than an accurate portrayal of the eating habits of great white sharks.
In recent years, increased research and the animal's popularity in public venues has brought about a dramatic rehabilitation of the killer whale's image, much as the North American wolf's image has been changed.
It is now widely seen as a respected predator posing little or no threat to humans.
The" Free Willy" films( 1993, 1995, 1997, 2010) present killer whales as victims of captivity, oil spills and poaching, and were influential in changing public attitudes to captive marine mammals.
Following the success of the first of these," Free Willy", the movie's captive star Keiko was returned to the coast of his native Iceland.
English- speaking scientists most often use the term" killer whale", although the term" orca" is increasingly used.
Killer whale advocates point out it has a long heritage.
Indeed, the genus name" Orcinus" means" of the kingdom of the dead".
Killer whales are apex predators, meaning that they themselves have no natural predators.
They are sometimes called the wolves of the sea, because they hunt in groups like wolf packs.
Killer whales hunt varied prey including fish, cephalopods, mammals, sea birds and sea turtles.
However, different populations or species tend to specialize and some can have a dramatic impact on certain prey species.
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Namu
Namu or NAMU may refer to:
Namu, the Killer Whale
Namu, the Killer Whale( re-issued as Namu, My Best Friend) is a 1966 American film about a killer whale( orca) being studied by a local marine biologist after the murder of his mate and initially feared by local townspeople.
The Wonderful World of Captain Kuhio
The film was released in Japan on 10 October 2009.
The Killer Must Kill Again
The Killer Must Kill Again
( Italian: L'assassino è costretto ad uccidere ancora) is a 1975 Italian giallo film directed by Luigi Cozzi.
Cozzi originally wanted to call the film" Il Ragno The Spider") but it was changed to" The Killer Must Kill Again" by the producers.
It is based on the novel" Al mare con la ragazza"( translation:" By the Sea With the Girl") by Giorgio Scerbanenco.
The film was also released as The Dark Is Death's Friend.
Michel Antoine( who plays the killer in this film) later played the tortured painter in Lucio Fulci's" The Beyond".

Question: Which film was released earlier, A Woman Of Affairs or Namu, The Killer Whale?
Answer: A Woman Of Affairs