Karthikeya Murthy

Karthikeya Murthy is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter and music producer. He made his debut in Tamil/Telugu bilingual movie Moone Moonu Varthai/Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante (2015).
Personal life.
Karthikeya was trained in Carnatic Classical Music by Chengalpet Ranganathan, DKJ.Sukanya, Premalatha and in Western Classical music by Abdul Sattar. Karthikeya is the grandson of ace mridangam player T.K.Murthy. His father T.K.Jayaraman was a music composer at All India Radio, Chennai.
He is the 7th generation musician in his family with his musical roots tracing to Bowdeeshwara Bagavathar (Carnatic Singer), Thanu Bhagavathar (Carnatic Singer), Subramaniya Bhagavathar (Carnatic Singer), Thanu Subramaniya Bhagavathar (Violinist), Dr.T.K.Murthy (mridangam) and T.K.Jayaraman (Music Composer). His early ancestors were court musicians. He is married to Dr. Praveena Raman.
Career.
He began his career in music by forming a band in school known as Pro-teens which was later renamed to Madras Tunes for a band hunt competition in Sun TV. He then ventured into short films, ad films, documentaries as an independent composer before getting into films. As a part of Madras Tunes he won the band hunt show "Oh La La La" conducted by renowned music director A.R.Rahman and music label Saregama. Post winning and recording an album in Rahman's studio, he went on to write music for ace director K.Balachander's last stage show "Oru Koodai Paasam" under the stage name "Karthik Iyer". The music of the show was well appreciated with Hindu reviewing the music as "lilting and one of the good production values". He further did more theater works including the one for Dancer Dhananjayans and Olliyum Oliyum production's INSTINCT. Also he worked on several short films including the critically acclaimed Thuvandha Yuddham, Jagathinai Azhithidivom to name a few.
Acclaimed producer/singer/actor S.P.Charan met Karthikeya while recording a song for a college project that led him to rope Karthikeya as a composer in his production Moone Moonu Varthai directed by Madhumita - a bilingual (in Telugu Moodu Mukkallo Cheppalante). At the single launch show of the Moone Moonu Varthai, veteran singer S. P. Balasubrahmanyam for the very first time performed a song from the movie with Karthikeya on Piano during which he compared his music-composing prowess to that of Oscar-winning music director A.R.Rahman.
Karthikeya has composed title track & theme music for Vijay Television Tamil mythological serial Tamil Kadavul Murugan being aired from 2 October 2017 and upcoming show of actor Vijay Sethupathi's Namma Ooru Hero in Sun TV.


Congratulations (film)

Congratulations (, translit. 1000 Mabrook read as Alf Mabrook or a Thousand Congratulations) is a 2010 Egyptian film directed by Ahmed Nader Galal, played by Ahmed Helmy, a man who wakes up one morning to discover that the day repeats, a carbon copy of the day before, trapping him in an inescapable vicious circle. This man has dream to live for 100 years, however, he is living for one day only and that day keep repeating to show him the negative and positive things in his life.
Plot.
The film revolves around Ahmed Galal, an irresponsible, egotistical accountant working in a stock-trading company. At the beginning of the film, he is portrayed as a man who has no limits; a man who can fire employees just to maximize profits and who deals with his family with such carelessness that he is entirely out of touch with what is happening in their lives. The events of the film take place on Ahmed's wedding day, which goes horribly wrong. He wakes up to experience the usual domestic routine: His father shouting at him to get out of the bathroom, his mother complaining of the workload, and his customary bickering with his sister. In the street, he witnesses a burglary but doesn't bother to stop the thief. On his way back from work, he finds himself wrongly accused of a hit-and-run he didn't commit. The onlookers persuade him into taking the victim to the hospital. After going to the police station, he finds that his car has been seized by the authorities. The climax is when, crossing the street, a huge truck hits him and he dies.
Well, technically, he doesn't. He wakes up the next day, initially assuming that what has happened in the past 24 hours was a dream, before he experiences the same day all over again, meeting the same exact characters, having the same conversations and witnessing these unchanged incidents.
See also.
List of films featuring time loops


Ramkumar Ganesan

Ramkumar Ganesan (born 12 January 1954) is an Indian film producer and actor. He is the head of Sivaji Productions, a film productions company that has produced several films, particularly featuring his father Sivaji Ganesan or his younger brother Prabhu Ganesan.
Career.
Born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Ramkumar is the eldest son of legendary Tamil actor Sivaji Ganesan and the older brother of Tamil actor Prabhu Ganesan, Shanti and Thenmozhi. He graduated with a degree in business administration from Vivekananda College and began working at the production company Sivaji Productions established by his father.
Ramkumar took over Sivaji Productions after his uncle V. C. Shanmugham had died. The company is being led by Ramkumar along with his brother Prabhu. The most notable production under Ramkumar remains the blockbuster "Chandramukhi" in 2005. In 2009, the brothers produced the film "Aasal" starring Ajith Kumar. Ramkumar has also acted in a couple of scenes, playing notable supporting roles in "Aruvadai Naal" and "My Dear Marthandan", both starring Prabhu. He appeared as one of the antagonists in director Shankar's "I".
Personal life.
Ramkumar has been married twice. His first marriage was to Kannamal. They have 3 sons, Dushyanth who works with Sivaji Productions and has acted in the Tamil films "Success" and "Machi", and twins Dharshan and Rishyan.
His second marriage was to Meenakshi, Sripriya's elder sister. They have 2 sons, Vishnu and Shivaji Dev, who has starred in the films "Singakutty", Puthumughangal Thervai and Nandhanam. Meenakshi passed away in 2016.


Pratani Ramakrishna Goud

Pratani Ramakrishna Goud, also known as R.K. Goud, is a well known Telugu film producer, director, screen play writer and distributor. He also acted in few movies like Jodi No 1.
He produced and directed several movies under his own banner R.K. Films namely Sardar Papanna, Jodi No 1, Swargamlo Ramanna. He also penned lyrics for the song 'Sirisilla' in the movie "Mogudu Pellala Dongata".


Of One Blood (film)

Of One Blood is a 1944 race film directed by and starring Spencer Williams. The film focuses on two orphaned African American brothers who grow up to become a lawyer and a police officer, and who work together to break up a crime ring that is run by a miscreant who turns out to be their long-lost older brother.
Release, reception, and legacy.
Like many race films, all of Spencer Williams' works were thought to have been lost. At the time, movies were printed on nitrate film, which is highly flammable and is liable to decompose, and only a few prints of Williams' films were made due to their low budget. However, most of his movies from the 1940s have been rediscovered; many of them were found in a warehouse in Tyler, Texas by film historian G. William Jones in 1983, alongside a number of independent exploitation films and prints of popular Hollywood films from the 1930s and 40s. Williams' works recovered in the collection were restored and now held at Southern Methodist University (SMU) as the Tyler, Texas, Black Film Collection. "Of One Blood" was one of the few films of Williams' not found in the Collection. However, a copy of it has been preserved in a different collection at SMU and another copy is held at the Library of Congress.


Christmas in Canaan

Christmas in Canaan is a 2009 American/Canadian drama film starring country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. The film is based on the book of the same name written by country music artist Kenny Rogers and Donald Davenport. Filming began at the end of August 2009 and finished in mid-September. It was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The film premiered on December 12, 2009, on the Hallmark Channel. Its theme song, "We'll Get By Somehow (We Always Do)" (performed by Cyrus), was made into a music video.
Plot.
In the rural town of Canaan, Texas, a clash between two classmates – one, a tough farm boy, and the other, a bright bookish black boy – evolves into an unlikely friendship. The boys' families devise a plan to teach them a lesson after they fight, but it is a wounded puppy that eventually brings them together. It is amidst the magic of Christmas that the boys learn about family, hope, and love despite living under the shadow of racism.


Datta Walvekar

Dr. Datta Walvekar (Marathi: दत्ता वाळवेकर) (30 March 1928 in Belgaum, India – 16 March 2010 in Pune) was an Indian Marathi singer and music director.
Background.
Popularly known as 'Master Datta' in the decade of the 1950s. These programs used to be staged in the big gatherings named "Melas". Walvekar came to Karad at the age of 6, in 1944. There he started acting in Marathi Plays, also started singing at the age of 14, in gatherings of social, cultural platforms of Melas. Walvekar started his career as a singer, by imitating his idol, Gajanan Watve, in the year 1948.
Career as an actor.
Walvekar also acted in Marathi Plays like "Yudhdhachya Sawlya" written by Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar (popularly known as Ga Di Ma), and "Lagnachi Bedi", written by Pralhad Keshav Atre, and enacted by Veteran actor Bapurao Mane. He was fortunate enough to have company of big personalities. His contemporary singers were Babanrao Nawdikar, Govind Kurwalikar, Kumudini Pednekar etc.
Contribution on radio.
Walvekar also directed many musicals on All India Radio, Pune and Mumbai. He composed songs for the programs of Doordarshan Mumbai. He was given a musical play to direct by the then Producer of All India Radio, Sitakant Lad, for the Inaugural function of New Building of All India Radio in Pune.
Style and type of Singing
Most important features of his singing style was his melodious voice. In his early twenties, he used to sing the songs of female origin also. His clear pronunciation of the words, melodious presentation with the emotions, used to impress the audiences on large scale.
Public Performances
In those days of 1950 and 1960, the meaningful Marathi poetry and songs were presented by the legendary singers like Datta Walvekar and Gajanan Watve, before the audience of thousands in all parts of Maharashtra.
In the public functions of Ganesh Festivals, Navratri or any other religious functions, he used to present a bouquet of love songs, patriotic songs as well as the comic songs to satisfy the demand from his fans and audiences. It was the time, when there were no TV Channels and no other ways of entertainment like after the year 1990. All India Radio was the only electronic Medium of entertaining and informing the audiences. Out of the public Performing Arts, Drama, Folk dance, Folk Music and Classical as well as Semi Classical Music was performed in close door or out door Programs before thousands of the fans. Master Datta was not only appreciated because of his sweet voice, by the audiences, but was flooded with the offers of the Public programs from various parts of the state.
Datta Walvekar had performed his musical programs and songs by himself, with his troupe, in almost all the states of India and all districts of Maharashtra.
Other career.
Master Datta Walvekar, since his Young years, was a die hard fan of great literature Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar, Actor Singer Balagandharva, and Music Director Shriniwas Khale. He used to call them as his Gods.
Datta Walvekar completed his education in the Linguistic, with his research on Khatri language, he got Doctorate from the University of Pune in 1976, under the guidance Dr. R. S. Walimbe.
Datta Walvekar also served in Public Works Department of Government of Maharashtra, in New English School Tilak Road and Raman Bag, and in Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce Pune, as a teacher and lecturer. He had hobbies like Photography, Painting and also writing short stories and Radio Plays. He had painted cover pages of some Magazines and Periodicals in Marathi. He had written many short stories, published in many periodicals like Bua, Jatra, Vahini, Maher, Menaka, Sakal. He had written 18 th chapter of Bhagvadgeeta in a short space equal to two fingers, in micro letters.
Publications.
He wrote his autobiography " Pushpavin Kalpataru", which was published by Shrividya Prakashan in Pune in 2007, in the hands of Music Director Shriniwas Khale and Singer Gajanan Watwe. His second book "Kshatra Boli" was a developed version of his research on Khatri Language and community.
Younger generation always used to seek his advice on practising music and doing regular "Riyaz", of singing with emotion and expression in voice, with maximum importance to the words in poetry and literary compositions of the songs. He was often invited to many musical concerts and competitions as Chief Guest and Judge.
Awards and felicitations.
Datta Walvekar was awarded PhD by University of Pune in 1976, for his Research on Khatri Language.
He was awarded the Life Time Achievement award by All India Marathi Literary Meet in Pune in 2003 and All India Marathi Theatre meet at Karad in 2006, for his outstanding contributions in Music and Theatre.
He was also felicitated by All India Kshatriya Community, Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Pune Marathi Granthalaya, Deccan Education Society, Vithal Rakhumai Devasthan – Shrikshetra Pandharpur, for his contribution in Music.


Vashanth Sellathurai

Vashanth Sellethurai (born 6 March), also known as Vashanth Selvadurai, is an actor and music composer. His family fled from the civil war in Sri Lanka to Denmark in 1985.
Career.
Vashanth started learning the piano at 7 and at the age of 9 he began to play keyboard for his father's drama troupe where he also learned to act.
In December 1999 he composed his first song "Welcome 2000" which became a well known song among the public. His main instrument is the keyboard, but he also plays guitar, bass, drum, tabla, veena and various percussions. He then learned Carnatic music, which inspired him to compose melodious tunes with western Influence.
He entered an academic school in 2001 and chose music as his main subject. He acquired the basics of music composition techniques and how to analyse music production from various genres. After that he completed Electronic Music in a private music school. In 2009, he finished BSc in Medialogy, completed MSc in Interactive Digital Media end of 2012 and successfully completed his PhD at Aalborg University 11th June 2019.
In 2003 he released his debut album "Ilamai Inimai Puthumai" in a big music event in Denmark. His second music productions were sound tracks for K.S.Thurai's Tamil film, "Pookkal", where he also debuted as the leading film actor. The film completed 100 days in the cinemas all over the world during 2004–05.
The soundtracks for his second film "Ilampuyal", were released by director Ameer, director Vasanth, actor Shaam, producer R.B. Choudry and politician Thirumavazhavan. The function was covered by well-known TV stations Sun TV, Kalaignar TV, Raj TV and Vijay TV.
His "acting" and music skills where well hailed by recognised actors and directors including comedian Karunas, director Ameer and producer Kalaipuli Thanu. The film "Ilampuyal" made it up to 100 days in Tamil Nadu and was also broadcast on Kalaignar TV.
Many famous professional singers contributed to his music such as A.R.Rahman's sister Raihana, Srinivas, Karthik, Malathi, Tippu, Haricharan, Saindhavi, Roshini and Manica Vinayagam. He also worked with professional technicians such as the film editor Sathees Kurosawa, cinematographer Kichas, Dasavatharam sound FX developer Raju, E film story developer Paval Shankar and Rajinikanth daughter's Ocher studio crew.
Music style and impact.
Skilled in Carnatic music, Western classical and pop music, Vashanth has been noted to write film songs, layering instruments from different music idioms in an improvisatory manner.


Swargachitra Appachan

Pinakkatt D. Abraham, better known as Swargachitra Appachan is an Indian film producer, distributor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of production and distribution company Swargachitra, best known for producing "Godfather".
Career.
Among the films produced by him, "Manichitrathazhu" is considered as one of the best thrillers ever made in India as well as one of the best Malayalam films ever made. "Manichitrathazhu" was remade after nearly 10 years in various languages, including Kannada ("Apthamitra"), Tamil and Telugu (dubbed) ("Chandramukhi"), Bengali ("Rajmohol"), and Hindi ("Bhool Bhulaiyaa"), all being commercially successful. Apart from being the highest grossing Malayalam film ever, "Manichitrathazhu" was selected as second greatest Indian film through an IBNLive poll.


Radha Bharathi

Radha Bharathi is an Indian film director who has worked on Tamil and Kannada language films. He was active in the early 1990s and worked on two high-profile films featuring actor Prashanth, and has since worked on a few low budget projects.
Career.
Radha Bharathi made his directorial debut with "Vaigasi Poranthachu" (1990) and continued to make village-centric action films in the early 1990s, collaborating with Saravanan for back-to-back ventures. He then made another film with Prashanth, "Kizhakke Varum Paattu" (1993), before working in films as a script and story writer rather than being a director. He re-emerged in 2000 by helming the Kannada film "Yajamana" alongside Sheshadri, before making "Kaatrullavarai" (2005), a romantic film with Jai Akash in the lead.
Radha Bharathi made a comeback to Tamil films with "Nanbargal Narpani Mandram" (2015), a comedy entertainer featuring newcomers, which had a low profile release in May 2015.


Hrudayantar

Hrudayantar is an Indian Marathi-language drama film directed by Vikram Phadnis, produced by Young Berry Entertainment, Imtiaz Khatri, Purvesh Sarnaik and Vikram Phadnis Productions in association with TOABH Entertainment. The film stars Subodh Bhave and Mukta Barve in the lead roles.
This film also marks the directorial debut of Bollywood fashion designer Vikram Phadnis. It is the third collaboration of Barve and Bhave as previously they have worked together in the film "Ek Daav Dhobi Pachhad" and in the 2006 Marathi show "Agnishikha". The film released on 7 July 2017. The film was Hrithik Roshan's debut Marathi film.
Plot.
Hrudayantar is an emotional drama that explores the marital crisis of a couple Shekhar Joshi (Subodh Bhave) and Samaira Joshi (Mukta Barve) married for over 12 years. They have two beautiful daughters Nitya (Trushnika Shinde) and Nysha (Nishtha Vaidya) who have been the glue to their brittle marriage all these years. Shekhar, a hotelier is a workaholic. With hardly any time to spare for his family, he believes that he can either give his family a luxurious life or spend quality time with them.
Samaira on the other hand is also a working woman but being disciplined task master, manages her responsibilities towards her house, daughters and work with utmost skill. Her life mainly revolves around her daughters. Nitya, the elder between the two sisters loves to dance. Dancing is not only her passion but it means the world to her. Nysha on the contrary is an athlete in the making. Her love for outdoor sports makes her participate in every sport event at school. Hrudayanatar is the journey of the family and how through turbulent times the family learns and values relationships. Hrudayantar is about celebrating life.
Production.
The pre-production of the film started in November 2016. Mukta Barve and Subodh Bhave were cast as the leads. The film will be directed and produced by Vikram Phadnis under the banner of Vikram Phadnis Productions. This film is Phadnis' directorial debut in Marathi film industry. The film's cinematography will be by Dilshad V.A. The music direction of the film will be by Praful Karlekar and the lyrics will be penned by Mandar Cholkar.
Reception.
At the 2018 Filmfare Marathi Awards, the film received nomination in twelve categories: Best Film, Best Actor (Subodh Bhave), Best Actress (Mukta Barve), Best Director, Best Music (Praful Karlekar), Best Male Singer (Swapnil Bandodkar), Best Female Singer (Anandi Joshi), Best Costume, Best Art Direction, Best Debut Director, Best Story, and Best Screenplay; of which only Phadnis won the award in Best Costumes category.


Aggi Ramudu

Aggi Ramudu () is a 1954 Telugu-language swashbuckler film, produced and directed by S. M. Sriramulu Naidu. It stars N. T. Rama Rao and Bhanumathi Ramakrishna, with music composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. The film was a remake of the Tamil film "Malaikkallan" (1954).
Plot.
The film begins with a Zamindar, Somanatham (D. Balasubrahmanyam), who lives with his daughter Sarada (Bhanumathi Ramakrishna) and his sister Kamakshamma (Rushyendramani), whose son Kumar went missing when he was 10 years old. Somanatham's wayward nephew Veerraju (Sriram) plans to marry Sarada and sends his henchman Katturi Kalayya (R. Nageswara Rao) to kidnap her. Aggi Ramudu (N. T. Rama Rao) saves her and takes her to his abode in the forest. The police Sub-Inspector (Mukkamala) and his head constable Venkata Swamy (Relangi) are on the hunt for Aggi Ramudu as he is charged with the atrocities which are actually the handiwork of Kalayya and his men supported by Veerraju and the Mangalampadu Zamindar (Mahankali Venkaiah). Sarada realizes that Aggi Ramudu is a do-gooder to society and not a criminal. She falls in love with him. As promised, Aggi Ramudu sends her home through her neighbor Abdul Rahim. On hearing that her father is held captive by Veerraju, Sarada rushes to his house. At the same time, Abdul Rahim arrives with the police. After a fight, the culprits are taken into custody. A hilarious drama follows before it is revealed that Aggi Ramudu, Abdul Rahim, and Kumar are one and the same.
Soundtrack.
Music was composed by S. M. Subbaiah Naidu. Lyrics were written by Acharya Aatreya. Music released by Audio Company.


Aanandan

Anandan or Agni Purana Mahimai is an Indian Tamil language historical film directed and produced by S. D. S. Yogi with M. V. Mani, S. D. R. Chandran, B. Saraswathi, Krishnakanth and K. V. Jeeva in the lead roles. The film was released in 1942.
Plot.
It's a mythological story in which events happened some 2000 years ago. A scheming Rajaguru (King's advisor) tries to destroy a respected priest in the kingdom but finally is punished by Gods.
Cast.
Adapted from The Hindu article.
Soundtrack.
Music was scored by K. V. Mahadevan and G. Ramanathan
Reception.
The film did fairly well in box-office. Film historian Randor Guy said the film is remembered for "The deft direction by S.D.S.Yogi, good performances by S.D.R. Chandran and B. Saraswathi."


Fugay

Fugay (Marathi: "फुगे")is a 2017 Marathi language film. It is directed by Swapna Waghmare Joshi and stars Swwapnil Joshi and Subodh Bhave in lead roles. Movie will have its theatrical release on 10 February 2017.
Synopsis.
"Fugay" is a story of two best friends which has been played by Swwapnil Joshi and Subodh Bhave.
Release.
"Fugay" had its theatrical release on 10 February 2017 with English subtitles in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Madhya Pradesh and Karnataka.
Box office.
The film collected on first Friday, on first Saturday, on first Sunday and in four days. Film has collected in a week.
Soundtrack.
The songs for the film are composed by various artists like Amitraj, Nilesh Moharir and Rochak Kohli and lyrics written by Kshitij Patwardhan and Mandar Cholkar.


Ketaki Mategaonkar

Ketaki Mategaonkar (born 22 February 1994) is an Indian singer-songwriter, actress, and performer. She was born in Nagpur , Maharashtra. who appears in Marathi Cinema and Hindi Cinema.She made her big-screen debut with Shala (film) 2012.
Family.
She is the daughter of Parag Mategaonkar and Suvarna Mategaonkar who are a musical family. Parag is music director and Suvarna is a singer.


Bhavishyachi Aishi Taishi

Bhavishyachi Aishi Taishi - The Prediction is an Indian Marathi language film releasing on 6 October 2017. It is a story of three young Maharashrian girls working and staying together with different views on life in general. All is well in their small world until a fateful day when an encounter with an astrologer changes their lives forever.


Kothanda Ramaiah

Kothanda Ramaiah (also known as K.R and Keyaar) is an Indian Tamil film director, producer, distributor and exhibitor. He has held various leading positions in different film industry organizations.
Career.
KR studied film processing at the Adyar Film Institute in Chennai in 1972. Upon graduation in 1975, he spent three years as a technician in Doordarshan Kendra. KR made his debut film as a director and producer with the Malayalam film "Sisirathil Oru Vasantham". Prior to its release, the film faced a number of distribution problems and was eventually released by Suguna Screens in 1980. Although the film failed at the box office, it provided him the incentive to move into film distribution and exhibition across Tamil Nadu covering territories including: Chennai City, North Arcot, South Arcot, Chengelpet, Pondicherry, and Tirupathi. He distributed successful films such as: "Thillu Mullu", "Thai Veedu", "Vaidehi Kathirunthal", "Sindhu Bhairavi", "Punnagai Mannan", "Chinna Poove Mella Pesu", "Michael Madana Kama Rajan", "Poovizhi Vasalile", "Guru Sishyan", "Mappillai", "Rajadhi Raja," and "My Dear Kuttichathan" 3D in Tamil.
Since 1991, KR has directed and produced a series of medium budget films. His directorial debut in Tamil "Eeramana Rojave" featured new actors and was a huge commercial success. His most notable collaborations are with actors Vijayakanth, Ramki, Khusbhu, and with Urvashi on several occasions. In total he has directed fourteen feature films. His film "Dancer", released in 2005, most notable for its protagonist who was a one legged dancer played by Kutty, a highly talented and differently abled artist, won the National Award, three State Awards, and an award at the prestigious Canadian film festival. The film also had a special screening at the London Disability Arts Forum.
His involvement in film production includes producing and financing over forty films in various Indian Languages. While he was involved in film distribution he was also an exhibitor with twenty-eight theatres leased across: Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, and Tirupathi; he also ran the Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai from 1984 to 1993.
He has played a role in some of the landmarks of Tamil cinema including: India's First ever 3D "My Dear Kuttichathan" in Tamil and Telugu; "Pesum Padam" a movie without dialogue starring Kamalhassan; "Maaveeran" starring Rajinikanth; the first 70mm Tamil Film, "Engalayum Vazha Vidungal" a film which was notable for animals talking on screen; "Spy Kids 3D" using Anaglyph technology for the first time; and "Jai Vedalam" the first film to be released in 3D in four languages.
He was elected president of the Tamil Film Producers' Council (TFPC) in 2013 and has worked on issues including title registration, financially supporting bankrupt producers, and helping see through the release of delayed projects. Other initiatives include streamlining and reducing the cost of publicity and having actors participate in all promotional activities for their films.
KR has also written a book "Idhuthaan Cinema" ("This is Cinema") in Tamil published in 2003. It details the nuances of cinema and predicts its future viewed from today. He has been an authority on cinema since the early 1980s giving the industry insights and a way forward for the years ahead.
KR worked at Raadaan Mediaworks as vice president.
Member and Honorary Positions.
He was one of the members of an eight-member advisory committee, which included several personalities from across the country, to advise the Honorable Union Minister in the Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Mrs.Sushma Swaraj on major issues related to policy and other matters pertaining to the Indian film industry in 2001.
He also served on the five-member committee appointed by the Government of Tamil Nadu in 1989 to study and submit a white paper on the state of the Tamil Film Industry.


Jacmel Film Festival

The Jacmel Film Festival is a Haitian festival celebrated in the seaside city of Jacmel, Haiti. It is an annual ceremony celebrating contemporary world cinema and at the same time, entertaining the masses and providing cultural insight through film. Local Haitian cinema is awarded alongside other films as well. The festival is attended by approximately 50,000 people each year.
The festival was founded by David Belle, an American filmmaker living in Haiti and Patrick Boucard a Haitian artist and founder of a cultural organization in Jacmel. The festival is very recent being staged for the first time in 2004. It has been held annually since. Many internationally renowned directors attend annually from over 30 countries such as Spain, Cuba, the United States, France, and Canada. Many aspiring Haitian student filmmakers attend as a source of knowledge as well as inspiration.


Kavita Paudwal

Kavita Paudwal Tulpule (born 1974), commonly known as Kavita Paudwal, is an Indian singer. She is known for singing devotional songs Bhajan and has released around 40 music albums, including "Gayatri Mantra", "Krishna and Lakshmi" and "Amrutvani". She has been singing devotional songs since 1995. She has lent her voices for hit songs like "Haiyya" (1995), "Mirch Masala" (1996), and "Julie I love you". She has done playback singing for many Bollywood films, some of few include "Tohfa" (1984), "Junoon" (1992), "Phool Bane Patthar" (1998), "Bhavna" (1984), and "Angaaray" (1998).
She sings predominantly in Hindi lanugauge films and music albums but has also sung in Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati, Nepali, Malayalam, Oriya, Bhojpuri and other Indian languages.
Early life and education.
Kavita holds a commerce degree from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai. She completed her master's degree in interactive media from Tisch School of Arts, New York University. She was trained in Hindustani classical music by Pandit Jialal Vasant and Suresh Wadkar and her parents Arun Paudwal and Anuradha Paudwal.
Career.
At the age of 13, she debuted as a playback singer from Mahesh Bhatt's film "Junoon". By the time Kavita was 16, she had composed music for two films. Kavita has given her voice to various film composers like A. R. Rahman, Lakshmikant-Pyarelal, Anu Malik, Bappi Lahiri. She has done playback singing for actresses like Kajol, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Sonali Bendre, Pooja Bhatt. She has launched 40 devotional music CDs with T-Series. She has sung with co-singers like Hariharan, Sonu Nigam, Javed Ali and Shaan.
Kavita has done playback singing for the film such as "Tohfa" (1984), "Bhavna" (1984), "Amchyasarkhe Aamich" (1990), "Jamla Ho Jamla" (1995), "Phool Bane Patthar" (1998), "Ratchagan" (1997), "Minsara Kanavu" (1997), "Krantikari" (1997), "Angaaray" (1998), "Love You Hamesha" (2001) and "Heroine No 1"(2001).
In November 2019, she collaborated with Pankaj Udhas for a Marathi Bhavgeet single, titled "Ranga Dhanoocha Zhula".
Personal life.
She is the daughter of Anuradha Paudwal and Arun Paudwal.


Praveen Gandhi

Praveen Gandhi is an Indian film director, and actor known for his works in Tamil cinema.
Career.
Praveen Gandhi was first given the opportunity to become a film maker by producer K. T. Kunjumon with "Ratchagan" (1997), who noted that in the director he saw "a young man who is very talented and full of ideas who was willing to work hard". The film was launched in January 1996 but filming only commenced the following year in January 1997, with an established cast and crew including Telugu actor Nagarjuna, Miss Universe pageant winner Sushmita Sen, Girish Karnad and A. R. Rahman. The film was shot all over India including locations in Manali, Mumbai, Goa, Ooty, Rajasthan and Delhi, with Kunjumon making a claim during filming stages that the film would become India's most costly production.
Praveen Gandhi returned in 1999 with the romantic film, "Jodi", featuring Prashanth and Simran. He released the film under the name Praveenkanth, his original name, after being known as Praveen Gandhi in his first venture. The director also played a cameo role in the film portraying an eloping youngster who assists Prashanth. The film opened to positive reviews and became a box office success, with a reviewer noting "the director's light-veined screenplay keeps the movie moving at a good pace".
In 2000, Praveen Gandhi considered making a film titled "Apoorvan" with Ajith Kumar and Aishwarya Rai in the lead roles, but the project did not materialise. "Jodi"'s success prompted director to collaborate with Prashanth and Simran again in a project called "Star" (2001), but Simran soon dropped out and the film failed to replicate the success of "Jodi". Portraying a full length supporting role, Praveen Gandhi won negative reviews for his acting and direction with a critic noting it was a "ruinously shoddy script" and "the director’s attempt to enter into the acting arena, and play one of the crucial characters in the film adds insult to injury". Another reviewer described that "the messy screenplay in the second half ruins the story that admittedly has enough potential for romance, laughs, sentiments and action".
In 2003, he began working on a film titled "Thullal", in which he would play the central character and despite being launched amidst much fanfare, it's theatrical release saw a delay. The film eventually opened in July 2007 to unanimously poor reviews, with a critic labelling the film as "torture", adding that the director has a "misplaced sense of self importance in his very first film as a hero". Despite the failure of the film, he announced two further acting ventures "Muktha" then "Vilasam TN 03 6999", though neither film were completed or released. Another directorial venture planned in 2009, "Adayalam" with Ragini, also failed to materialize.
ツノ銀雁木 "tsuno gin gangi"
The Silver Horns variant of Snowrook positions the right silver on the 47 square instead of the 57 square as in the traditional Snowroof. This formation allows the possibility of a Reclining Silver development where the right silver moves up to 56.
Silver Horns Snowroof game examples.
Keita Kadokura (White) used a Silver Horns Snowroof castle against Shōji Segawa's Fortress position in a 2017 Ōza tournament on October 22.
Silver Horns Snowroof Right King.
Like the regular Snowroof formation, there is a Right King variant of the Silver Horns Snowroof (ツノ銀雁木右玉 "tsuno gin gangi migi gyoku").
The adjacent diagram shows a game position between Hiromu Watanabe (Black) and Hiroshi Kamiya (White) from August 2016.
Kamiya is using a Right King position with his king castled rightward (instead of leftward) on the 62 square near his rook on the eight file and his silvers on the 63 and 43 squares. His bishop has advanced to the 33 square in order to prevent Watanabe from trading off his rook pawn. His opponent Watanabe is using a Fortress castle (via the tempo-saving Quick Fortress method) that has not been fully completed (his left gold remains on its starting 69 square) and his king has still not fully entered the castle.


Shadow Hunters

 is a social deduction board game designed by Yasutaka Ikeda that was first published in 2005 by Game Republic in Japan. The game was published in the United States by Z-Man Games in 2008. The art style of the game closely resembles the style found in Japanese anime and manga.
Players are secretly assigned the role of a character belonging to one of three factions: Shadows, which are supernatural creatures of the night, Hunters, which are humans attempting to exterminate the Shadows, and Neutrals, which are unaffiliated characters who are caught in the crossfire with individual victory conditions.
Each player does not know the identity or allegiance of any other player, and must use cards, negotiation, and guesswork to figure out who everyone else is. The game ends when one or more players have fulfilled their victory conditions. At this point all players who have fulfilled their objectives are declared winners, whether they are part of the same faction or even alive.
Setup.
First, shuffle the six area cards and place them randomly on the designated spots on the game board. Next, shuffle the White, Black, and Hermit decks separately and place them face down on the marked area on the side of the board. Now each player must choose a color and place one piece in the "No Damage" circle on the board (the HP piece) and one piece in front of them for now (the Player piece). Shuffle the Shadow, Hunter, and Neutral character decks face down separately, and looking at the table below, pick out the appropriate number of cards from each deck, shuffle all of the selected character cards together, then hand out one card to each player, face down. Make sure that other players cannot see your character card when you receive it. Once you have your character card, read over it to see your affiliation, your special ability, and your victory condition. Finally, randomly determine the starting player and begin the game.
Gameplay.
Turn order proceeds in a clockwise fashion. On a player's turn, he or she must move their character by rolling the dice and moving their player piece to the area card corresponding to the number they rolled. If a seven is rolled, the player may choose where they want to move, given that it is not the same area that they are currently on. Next, the player may choose whether or not to use the ability stated on the area card. Finally, a player may decide if they want to attack another player within range.
Areas.
Areas are the locations where player characters will land on and interact with. Listed below are the six area cards and what action players may choose to perform when they land on them.
Card Types.
Single-Use Cards: Cards that are placed in their deck's discard pile immediately after play. When a deck runs out of cards, its respective discard pile is shuffled and made into the new deck.
Equipment Cards: Cards that the player keeps in front of them when played. They are always in effect when in front of a player. There is no limit to how many equipment cards a player may have.
Hermit Cards.
The Hermit deck contains only Single-Use cards. Hermit Cards are used to help determine what character and allegiance another player is. When a player draws a Hermit card, they should read what is printed on the card carefully, then hand it face down to the player that they would like to learn more about. The other player will then silently read the card, and if their character matches what is stated on the card, they must suffer the card's effects. If not, the other player must simply say "nothing happens." The player receiving the card may not lie about their character unless they are the "Unknown" character.
White and Black Cards.
Both the White and Black decks contain Single-Use cards and Equipment cards. White Cards are usually beneficial for either the player drawing them or for others. The White deck contain equipment cards that benefit the user through defensive and supportive means. Black Cards are usually used to inflict damage on other players, but will sometimes inflict damage randomly or even harm the user. The Black deck contains equipment cards that benefit the user through offensive means.
Combat.
At the end of a player's turn, they have the option of attacking another player within range. The default range is the area card that the player is currently on and the adjacent area card that is paired with it. Some Black equipment cards have the ability to modify a player's attack range. When a player makes an attack, they roll both dice and inflict the amount of damage equal to the difference between the numbers (higher number - lower number) rolled to the enemy player. Attacks made against multiple opponents, which is permitted by a specific Black card, are made by rolling the dice and inflicting that amount of damage to all targets.
Death.
As a player takes damage during the game, they move the HP piece onto the number on the board corresponding to how much damage they currently have. HP pieces are used to show the damage levels of all players. A player's character dies when they have accumulated damage equal or more to the HP listed on their character card. When a character dies, the player must flip their character card face up if they have not already and remove their HP piece and Player piece from the board. If a player has killed another player, they are allowed to take one Equipment card from the dead player and discard the rest.
Characters.
Each character possess a special ability that they may use when they reveal their character by flipping their character card face up. The exceptions to this rule are "Daniel" and "Unknown", whose powers are always active. Listed below are all the characters, their affiliations, and their special abilities.
Victory.
A player wins if they fulfill the victory condition stated on their character card at any time during the game. Once a player's victory condition is reached, they may immediately flip their character card face up if they have not already and declare victory, ending the game. All players who have fulfilled their characters' victory conditions by the end of the game are considered to be winners, making it possible for multiple players, even if they are on opposing teams, to win. If a player's character is dead but their victory condition is fulfilled by the end of the game, they are still considered to be a winner.


Dino Crisis

 is a survival horror and action-adventure video game series created by Shinji Mikami and owned by the video game company Capcom. The plot focuses on multiple characters and their roles in recurring outbreaks of deadly dinosaurs and other monsters in a closed environment such as a laboratory on an island. The series also includes comic books and associated merchandise. As of December 31, 2019, the game series has sold 4.4 million units worldwide.
Games.
"Dino Crisis" (1999).
"Dino Crisis" takes place on a fictional location known as Ibis Island in the year 2009. The Secret Operation Raid Team (SORT) has sent an agent, Tom, to investigate a research facility. During the recon mission, he learns that Dr. Edward Kirk, a world-renowned scientist who was reported dead three years ago, is leading a secret weapons project within the facility. SORT sends four agents (Regina, Gail, Rick, and Cooper) to acquire Kirk and return him to custody. The team arrives on the island under the cover of darkness, dropping in via parachute. Cooper is blown off course and lands in the jungle away from the others. Lost in the dark, he is chased down by a "Tyrannosaurus" and eaten. The other three agents, unaware of his death, proceed with the mission.
"Dino Crisis 2" (2000).
After the events of the previous game, unsafe research into time-distorting Third Energy has resulted in an entire research base, military institution, and fictional metropolis of Edward City to be transported to another time; along with all of its inhabitants. Secret Operations Raid Team operative Regina returns as one of the main playable characters, sent along as an adviser to the rescue team that travels through time to find survivors of the time displacement and recover data on the Third Energy experiments. Dylan Morton, the rescue team leader, is the second playable character. Despite Dylan and Regina initially going their separate ways, they end up joining forces to find a way back to the present. The player switches between controlling Regina and Dylan at specific points during the story.
"Dino Stalker" (2002).
"Dino Stalker" a light gun shooter and the third installment in the "Gun Survivor" series by Capcom and contains characters from "Dino Crisis 2". The "Gun Survivor" series is a spin-off series to the main "Resident Evil" series, however, "Dino Stalker" is the only game in the series with ties to "Dino Crisis" instead.
"Dino Crisis: Dungeon in Chaos" (2003).
"Dino Crisis: Dungeon in Chaos" is a first-person shooter mobile game published by the now-defunct Mobile Capcom in 2003.
"Dino Crisis 3" (2003).
Set in the year 2548, it has been 300 years since Earth lost contact with the colony ship Ozymandias, en route to a². Somehow, the ship has reappeared near Jupiter. A team called S.O.A.R. (Special Operations And Reconnaissance) is sent aboard the probe ship Seyfert to investigate.
Future.
For several years fans have been asking for a new installment in the "Dino Crisis" series. In 2014, rumors began circulating that Capcom had begun development on "Dino Crisis 4". Phil Spencer (the new head of Xbox) was questioned about whether or not rumors that "Dino Crisis 4" would be released on Xbox One were true, to which he responded: "We aren't working on "DC", it would have to be another publisher if it were true".
Tao Weishi (the producer of "Monster Hunter Online") was interested in working with Capcom on a revival of the "Dino Crisis" series. Bocanegra stated: "It would certainly be nice to get a "Dino Crisis" revival. And Capcom could potentially start by remastering the original game, which would fall in line nicely with their current strategy when it comes to remasters". Shinji Mikami has also stated that he has long held ideas for a new game in the series.
In March 2017, Capcom's Masachika Kawata said he was not aware of any internal plans to revive the series despite it being a good prospect for remasters or remakes. In December, the official Twitter account for Capcom's lead development team responded to a fan asking if a new "Dino Crisis" title would release soon, to which they replied: "If a lot of people wish".
Legacy.
A six-part manhua based on "Dino Crisis" ("恐龍危機") was published in Hong Kong. It is a loose adaptation of the first "Dino Crisis" game, and was published by the Hong Kong-based company Jade Dynasty (玉皇朝). The series was produced by (黄玉郎).
Regina has also appeared in the tactical role-playing video game "Namco × Capcom", beginning on a cruise ship from "Gun Survivor 4" ('), and as a card in '. In "", the player can unlock her outfit with a red wig as a bonus costume for Jill Valentine. Annie also "cosplays" as Regina in "Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX Plus Alpha", a downloadable content for "Dead Rising 3". A figure of her was released by Yujin in the "Namco × Capcom" series.


Power Rangers Jungle Fury

Power Rangers Jungle Fury is the sixteenth season of the American television series Power Rangers, and is an adaptation of "Juken Sentai Gekiranger", the thirty-first Japanese Super Sentai series.
The season premiered on February 18, 2008 as part of Jetix on Toon Disney; it would be the last season to air on both entities prior to the launch of Disney XD in February 2009.
Synopsis.
For over 10,000 years, a spirit of pure evil known as Dai Shi has been locked away and safely guarded by the Pai Zhua - The Order of the Claw - a secretive Kung Fu clan. The Pai Zhua select their three top members, Jarrod, Theo Martin, and Lily Chilman, to become the new guardians of Dai Shi. Jarrod's arrogant and bullying nature led to him being excluded. Instead, a rookie named Casey Rhodes is chosen instead.
During the initiation ceremony, Jarrod returns and attacks Master Mao, inadvertently breaking the vessel containing Dai Shi's essence as he does so. The freed Dai Shi kills Master Mao and takes over Jarrod's body. The new guardians travel to the city of Ocean Bluff to seek their new master and find him to be a man named Robert "R.J." James - chef and owner of Jungle Karma Pizza.  After testing guardians, R.J. grants them the powers and abilities of Jungle Fury Power Rangers. Making the Earth's only hope to stop Dai Shi - who along with his Lieutenant Camille, other henchmen, and the army of undead Rinshi warriors is attempting to take over the world and allow animals to rule over humans.
Initially, R.J. acts only as Sensei and trainer to the Power Rangers, but as the series progresses he joins their ranks as the Jungle Fury Purple Wolf Ranger. During this time, they are also joined by Dominic "Dom" Hargan who studied with RJ, and Fran - originally a customer than an employee of Jungle Karma Pizza. Dominic joins as the White Rhino Power Ranger, and Fran is enlisted to watch the monitors and advise of Rinshi attacks while RJ is with the other Power Rangers. Eventually, Camille is targeted by henchmen Scorch and Snapper who are jealous of her popularity with Dai Shi - although, in reality, it is Jarrod's own human spirit fighting against Dai Shi she is attracted to. As a result, she turns against both them and Dai Shi, enabling Jarrod to throw off its spirit control, and the two join the Power Rangers who use their animal spirits finally to defeat Dai Shi and its forces.
In the epilogue, a more mature and responsible Jarrod goes back to the Pai Zhua to begin his training again, followed by Camille, who later returns as a Power Ranger in her own right. Lily, Theo, and RJ remain at Jungle Karma Pizza. Dominic and Fran backpack around the world and Casey becomes a teacher at the Pai Zhua - with Jarrod and Camille among his students.
Cast and characters.
Jungle Fury Rangers
Jungle Fury Spirit Rangers
Allies
Villains


Mark Nyman

Mark Nyman (born 14 October 1966) is an English professional Scrabble player originally from London, England and now a resident in Cheshire. At the end of
2002, he was rated 205 and was top-rated in the ABSP ratings. As at 7 September 2015 he is rated 200. His 27 consecutive tournament game wins is an ABSP record.
He is most widely known as the first (and, until Craig Beevers' victory in 2014, only) British player to win the World Scrabble Championship, which he accomplished in 1993. He married in 2004 and has two children, Max and Kizzy.
Nyman played Canadian Joel Wapnick in the World Scrabble Championship 1993 final, in which he came back from 2-1 behind to win 3-2, including winning one game having been 174 behind. The two met again in the 1999 WSC final, and this time Wapnick was successful, winning a decider by 403 to 402.
Nyman has won a record twenty-two major UK tournaments, including:
Nyman was also the 2010 BEST Champion (British Elimination Scrabble Tournament).
Nyman produced the British game show "Countdown" from 1990 to 2000 and made many appearances as an on-screen adjudicator. He had appeared on the show as a contestant, recording his first performances, at the age of 16, in 1983. In 1984 he was the programme's first 'Champion of Champions'.


52 pickup

52 pickup or 52-card pickup is a humorous card game which consists only of picking up a scattered deck of playing cards. It is typically played as a practical joke, where the "dealer" creates the false impression that a legitimate game will be played, then simply throws the entire deck into the air so the cards land strewn on the floor, and instructs other players to pick them up.
The name has also been used for solitaire card games and for legitimate educational children's games that are based on the fundamental principle of picking up scattered cards or objects.
Rules.
The game requires at least one player who is familiar with the game (the prankster) and one player who wants to be initiated into the game. The prankster presents a deck of cards, and "unnecessary" cards such as jokers may be removed to give the impression that a legitimate game will be played. The prankster, as "dealer", then throws the entire deck into the air so the cards land strewn on the floor. The other player must then pick them up.
Variations.
Other card games sometimes transpose into 52 pickup. For an example, a child falling behind in go fish or crazy eights, or bored by a never-ending game of war, can simply declare "52-card pickup!" and sweep all the cards off the table.
One variant has the "dealer" hold up the deck of cards in one hand in a grip similar to the grip one might use to shuffle the cards. The deck is usually pre-arranged to have a few black cards on the bottom. The "dealer" instructs the other player(s) to call out "smoke" if they see a black card, and "fire" if they see a red. They hold up the deck and take the cards one by one off the bottom as the other player(s) call out "smoke" ... "smoke" ... "smoke" ... and, with the first red card, "fire!" On hearing "fire", the "dealer" riffles the cards (as if to shuffle them) into the air, "firing" the entire deck of cards toward the other player(s).
The prank is sometimes renamed to adjust for deck sizes other than 52 or to fool someone who is already familiar with the game under its normal name.
Another version of the prank can be played where one player declares "52-card pick up" and is then granted power to throw each of the 52 cards individually at any of the opponents.
As a game.
By introducing additional rules, the task of picking up the cards can be made into a solitaire game. A popular rule of this kind is that only cards from the top of the heap may be removed, and that they must be removed in sets that form poker combinations.
Similarly, a competitive element can be introduced, e.g. when one player must pick up the cards in red suits and another those in black suits. If the cards are substituted with more robust and easily distinguishable objects such as plastic spoons in various colors, the game becomes appropriate for a group of very young children to train locomotive, object control, and recognition skills. Letter or word cards can be used for older children.
A similar game is called "card rugby" (a cross between 52 pickup and rugby) which involves two teams of people. The dealer has a pack of cards, they then show the teams a card in the pack, e.g. two of spades. The dealer then shuffles the cards and they are thrown into the air. The two teams then must find the card mentioned and the first team to find the card and run to the other end of the room with it and touch down wins.
History.
While written records start later, the prank appears to have been played among children as early as the middle of the 20th century. The "Encyclopedia of American Folklore" discusses it under "folk humor" and, confirmed by numerous references in popular cultures, describes it as a "popular American prank". It notes that the typical mark for the prank is a very young child who is too keen to be included in play to ask questions. The game is also popular in Germany, where it is known as "32 heb auf" and is played with 32 cards. At least one American card game anthology has listed the prank among more formal children's games.


Nimzowitsch Defence

The Nimzowitsch Defence (named after Aron Nimzowitsch) is a somewhat unusual chess opening characterised by the moves:
This opening is an example of a hypermodern opening in which Black invites White to occupy the of the board at an early stage with pawns. Black's intent is to block or otherwise restrain White's central pawns and, if allowed to do so by inaccurate play by White, eventually undermine the White pawn centre by well-timed pawn advances of their own or by attacking the white pieces defending the centre. World Champion Garry Kasparov and Grandmaster Raymond Keene wrote that it "has never been fully accepted as a dependable opening. Nevertheless it is sound and offers the maverick spirit a great deal of foreign territory to explore."
The Nimzowitsch is included under code B00 in the "Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings".
Main line: 2.d4.
White takes the initiative in the centre. Black's main continuations are 2...d5 or 2...e5.
2...d5.
The line that Aron Nimzowitsch, the originator of the opening, usually preferred. Now White can choose among:
2...e5.
A line favoured by the late British grandmaster Tony Miles. White can transpose to the Scotch Game with 3.Nf3, or play 3.d5 Nce7 (3...Nb8, although perhaps not as bad as it looks, is considered inferior), which gives White only a slight plus score in practice. Another approach is 3.dxe5 Nxe5, when White can seek a quiet advantage with 4.Nf3 or play the more aggressive (but potentially weakening) thrust 4.f4.
2.Nf3.
Shown by some databases to be the most common move, 2.Nf3 is often played by White players not eager for a theoretical battle on their opponent's turf.


9-Piece handicap

The 9-Piece (九枚落ち "kyūmai-ochi") handicap in shogi has all of White's pieces removed except for the king, their right gold, and their line of pawns. (Thus, their rook, bishop, silvers, knights, lances, and the left gold are all missing.)
This handicap is very severe and, thus, not very competitive. It is not deemed an official handicap of the Japan Shogi Association. Its purpose is primarily for teaching shogi novices how to play.
Opening.
1...K-42, 2. P-76. The same first moves as the lower handicap. (See: 10-Piece handicap.)
2...G-72. White moves their gold upward and leftward in order to protect the seventh file pawn (on 73) and as well as preparing to move again to further protect the ninth file pawn from an early breech by Black's bishop.
If White were to make the same 2...P-54 move as in the 10-Piece handicap opening, then Black would be able to promote their bishop on the 93 square.
☗4. P-56.
This is the line suggested by Kageyama & Kimura (1955).
☗4. P-26.
This is the line suggested by Ishibashi (2012).
9-Piece Right Gold.
Ishibashi (2012) also discusses a different 9-Piece Handicap variant that removes White right gold (右金落ち) instead of the left gold (左金落ち) shown above.


Richard Dawson

Richard Dawson (born Colin Lionel Emm; 20 November 1932 – 2 June 2012) was an English-American actor, comedian, game show host and panelist in the United States. Dawson was well known for playing Corporal Peter Newkirk in "Hogan's Heroes", as a regular panelist on "Match Game" (1973–1978) and as the original and third host of "Family Feud" (1976–1985 and 1994–1995).
Early life.
Colin Lionel Emm was born in Gosport, Hampshire, England, on 20 November 1932 to Arthur Emm (born 1897) and Josephine Lucy (née Lindsay) Emm (born 1903). His father drove a moving van and his mother worked in a munitions factory. He and his brother, John Leslie Emm, who was five years older, were evacuated as children during World War II to escape the bombing of England's major port cities in the south. In a radio interview with "Hogan's Heroes" co-star Bob Crane, Dawson recounted how this experience severely limited his school attendance, stating that he attended school regularly for only two years.
At age 14, he ran away from home to join the British Merchant Navy where he pursued a career in boxing, earning almost $5,000 in shipboard matches. During 1950 and 1951, he made several passages on the RMS "Mauretania" from Southampton to ports of call including Nassau, The Bahamas; Havana; and New York. Following his discharge from the merchant service, Emm began pursuing a comedy career utilizing the stage name Dickie Dawson; when he reached adulthood, he revised his alias to Richard Dawson, the name which he later legally adopted.
Career.
Comedy and variety artist in the UK.
Dawson began his career in England as a stand-up comedian known as Dickie Dawson. Possibly his first television appearance occurred on 21 June 1954, when he was 21 and was featured on the "Benny Hill Showcase", an early BBC Television program focused on "introducing artists and acts new to television." He also had at least four BBC Radio program appearances during 1954, including two bookings on the "Midday Music Hall" on BBC Home Service and two spots on "How Do You Do", a BBC Light Entertainment broadcast billed as "a friendly get-together of Commonwealth artists." In 1958, he appeared alongside his future wife, Diana Dors, on BBC TV's "A to Z: D", a program featuring entertainers with names beginning with the letter D. In 1959, he made four appearances on BBC TV's "Juke Box Jury", three of them alongside Dors, to whom he was by then married.
Actor and comedian in the US ("Hogan's Heroes", "Laugh-In", "Match Game").
On 8 January 1963, Dawson appeared on "The Jack Benny Program", season 13, episode 15 as an audience member seated next to Jack, barely recognizable in glasses and false moustache. In the same year Dawson made a guest appearance on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (season 2, episode 27) playing "Racy" Tracy Rattigan, a lecherous flirt who was the summer replacement host for the Alan Brady Show. He was credited as Dick Dawson.
In 1965, Dawson had a small role at the end of the film "King Rat", starring George Segal, playing 1st Recon paratrooper Captain Weaver, sent to liberate allied POWs in a Japanese prison. Dawson had by then moved to Los Angeles. He gained fame in the television show "Hogan's Heroes" as Cpl. Peter Newkirk from 1965 to 1971. He had a minor role in Universal's "Munster, Go Home!". A year later, Dawson released a psychedelic 45 rpm single including the songs "His Children's Parade" and "Apples & Oranges" on Carnation Records. In 1968, Dawson was in the film "The Devil's Brigade" as Private Hugh McDonald.
Following the cancellation of "Hogan's Heroes", Dawson was a regular joke-telling panelist on the short-lived syndicated revival of the game show "Can You Top This?" in 1970 and joined the cast of "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" that same year.
After "Laugh-In" was cancelled in 1973, game show pioneer Mark Goodson signed Dawson to appear as a regular on "Match Game '73", alongside Brett Somers, Charles Nelson Reilly and host Gene Rayburn. Dawson, who had already served a year as panelist for Goodson's revival of "I've Got a Secret", proved to be a solid and funny player, and was the frequent choice of contestants to participate in the Head-To-Head Match portion of the show's "Super-Match" bonus round, in which the contestant and a panelist of the contestant's choice had to obtain an exact match to the requested fill-in-the-blank. During Dawson's time on "Match Game", he most often occupied the bottom center seat of the panel (he played one week of shows in the top center seat early on in the show's run).
"Family Feud" host and TV stardom.
Due to this popularity on "Match Game", Dawson expressed to Goodson his desire to host a show of his own. In 1975, during Dawson's tenure as one of "Match Game" regular panelists, Goodson began development on a spin-off game show, "Family Feud". Dawson's agent practically demanded that Dawson be considered as host, even threatening that he would instruct Dawson not to display his characteristic wit on "Match Game" if he was overlooked. Goodson capitulated, and once seeing Dawson's talents as a host, hired Dawson to host "Feud", which debuted on 12 July 1976 on ABC's daytime schedule. "Family Feud" was a break-out hit, eventually surpassing the ratings of "Match Game" in late 1977. In 1978, Dawson left "Match Game" due to a combination of the recent introduction of the "Star Wheel", which affected his being selected for the "Head-To-Head Match" portion of the show's "Super Match" bonus round, and of burnout from appearing on both "Match Game" and "Family Feud" regularly; and he won a Daytime Emmy Award for Best Game Show Host for his work on "Family Feud". After he left "Match Game", his spot on the panel was filled with many other stars, most notably his best friend Bob Barker, who was then the host of "The Price is Right".
One of Dawson's trademarks on "Family Feud", kissing the female contestants, earned him the nickname "The Kissing Bandit". Television executives repeatedly tried to get him to stop the kissing. After receiving criticism for the practice, he asked viewers to write in and vote on the matter. The mail response resulted in about 200,000 responses, the wide majority of whom were in favor of the kissing. On the 1985 finale, Dawson explained that he kissed contestants for love and luck, something his mother did with Dawson himself as a child.
Dawson was a frequent guest host for "Tonight Show" host Johnny Carson, hosting 14 times during 1979 and 1980. Before it was known how much longer Carson's tenure would last (Carson would host the show until 1992), Dawson was a contender for the role of "Tonight Show" host in the event that Carson left the show, a move that he was seriously considering during 1979–80. Of the few "Tonight Show" episodes during Carson's time as host that did not air on the night that they were intended, Dawson was a guest host on two of them. During one of these, actress Della Reese suffered a near-fatal aneurysm mid-interview during one taping, and the remainder of the episode was cancelled (Reese later recovered). Another episode featured an untimely monologue regarding the danger of flying on airplanes, so it was replaced with a rerun due to the fact that it would have aired the same night as the crash of American Airlines Flight 191 in Chicago, which killed all 273 people aboard. (The episode aired several weeks later.)
Later years.
Dawson parodied his TV persona in 1987's "The Running Man" opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger, portraying the evil, egotistical game-show host Damon Killian. He received rave reviews for his performance. Film critic Roger Ebert (who gave the film a thumbs down) wrote, "Playing a character who always seems three-quarters drunk, he chain-smokes his way through backstage planning sessions and then pops up in front of the cameras as a cauldron of false jollity. Working the audience, milking the laughs and the tears, he is not really much different than most genuine game show hosts—and that's the film's private joke."
Dawson hosted an unsold pilot for a revival of the classic game show "You Bet Your Life" that was to air on NBC in 1988, but the network declined to pick up the show. In 1990, he auditioned to host the syndicated game show "Trump Card", but that role went to Jimmy Cefalo.
On 12 September 1994, Dawson returned to the syndicated edition of "Family Feud", replacing and succeeding Ray Combs, who had been fired because the show's ratings were spiraling downward. Dawson finished out what became the final season of the show's official second run (1988–95). Ratings for the show were not in good standing, and "Family Feud" was out of production for the next four years. During the revival, he did not kiss the female contestants because of a promise he had made to his young daughter to kiss only her mother. The final episode aired on 26 May 1995, and then Dawson officially retired. In 1999, he was asked to make a special appearance on the first episode of the current version of "Family Feud", but decided to turn down the offer and have no further involvement with the show.
In 2000, Dawson narrated "TV's Funniest Game Shows" on the Fox network.
Personal life and family.
With his first wife, actress Diana Dors, Dawson had two sons, Mark (born in London, 4 February 1960) and Gary (born in Los Angeles, 27 June 1962) The marriage ended with a divorce granted in Los Angeles in April 1967, and Dawson gained custody of both sons. He had four grandchildren.
Upon retiring, Dawson remained in Beverly Hills, California, where he had lived since 1964. He met his second wife, Gretchen Johnson (born 22 September 1955), when she was a contestant on "Family Feud" in May 1981; they married in 1991. A daughter, Shannon Nicole Dawson, was born in 1990. Dawson announced the birth and showed a picture of his daughter during the inaugural episode of his second stint as host of "Feud" in 1994 as he was greeting a contestant who had been a contestant on "Match Game" when he was a panelist. The episode was featured on the 25th anniversary of "Family Feud" as no. 2 on the Game Show Network's top 25 "Feud" Moments.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Dawson participated in various liberal movements, including the Selma to Montgomery marches and participation in a campaign for George McGovern before the 1972 presidential election.
Death.
Dawson died at 79 from complications of esophageal cancer in Los Angeles, California on 2 June 2012 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He is interred in Westwood Memorial Park, Los Angeles. His death came exactly sixteen years after the suicide of Ray Combs.
Dawson used to smoke almost four packs of cigarettes per day, and was seen smoking on some episodes of "Match Game", "Family Feud" and "Hogan's Heroes". His daughter Shannon convinced him to stop smoking by 1994, when he was 61.
On 7 June 2012, GSN aired a four-hour marathon of Dawson's greatest moments on "Match Game" and "Family Feud", including the first episode of Dawson's 1994 season.


Game On (Canadian game show)

Game On is a Canadian sports trivia television game show that was a variation on "Jeopardy!". It ran from 1998 to 2000 on Global and was shown on GameTV. The show was hosted by Tim Steeves in season 1 and David Merry in Season 2, with Jennifer Hill as the female co-host. Three male contestants compete in this game. The set was designed to resemble a sports enthusiast's wood-paneled basement recreation room decorated with posters, trophies and other sports memorabilia. The host stood behind a 1970s-style wet bar while the three contestants sat in leather lounge chairs. To answer a question, a contestant pressed a button on a device that resembled a TV remote control.
The series was created by Michael Geddes of "Lone Eagle Entertainment" in Toronto, Ontario, who producers of two other Canadian game shows, "You Bet Your Ass" and "Inside the Box". The show was taped at the Toronto Production Centre in Toronto.
Rounds.
Round One.
4 categories (5 in season 2) were announced, each with a column of four questions, each one valued incrementally more than the previous, ostensibly by difficulty. Each category had something to do with sports. The values ranged from 100 to 400 points
The returning champion, or if there were three new contestants the winner of a pre-show draw, sits in the yellow chair and begins the game by selecting a category and monetary value (e.g., "What Team for 100"). The host then reads the question after which any of the three contestants can buzz in. The first contestant to buzz-in following the host's reading of the question must then answer.
A correct answer earned the point value of the question and the opportunity to select the next clue from the board. An incorrect answer or a failure to respond within a 5-second time limit resulted in a deduction of points from the player's score and gave any remaining opponents the opportunity to ring in and respond. If the second contestant gives an incorrect answer, the correct answer was read, (sometimes Merry lets Hill guess in season 2) and the player who has most recently given a correct answer to a question chose the next one. The round ended when time ran out or all the questions had been selected. Hill got almost every question right when Merry asked.
Round Two.
This round is the same as the first one except:
Bud Light Two Minute Warning.
This round is played differently:
Winning.
The player in the lead after three questions wins, Hill hands over a trophy, and comes back next show in the yellow chair in the middle. Champions can stay for up to five episodes. There is a special show at the end of the season in which the three highest-scoring champions play for a grand prize.
Prizes.
The 3 players who returned for the championship show competed for these prizes:
Season 1:
Season 2:


Enchanted Forest (game)

Enchanted Forest is a board game designed by Alex Randolph and Michel Matschoss that requires players to remember the locations of fairytale treasures. The first edition of the game was published by Ravensburger in Germany in 1981 under the original name Sagaland.
Gameplay.
Before gameplay commences, the scene is set by a king wanting to find an heir to the throne, as in his old age he has borne no children. Through the years, he has heard about the magical and mythical treasures that lie hidden in the Enchanted Forest below his large castle. He therefore proclaims that whoever finds 3 of these treasures for him will succeed him. From here on in, gameplay begins.
The board consists of a village (the starting place), the Enchanted Forest itself, and the castle to which players will reveal hidden treasures to the king. Each space is a circle and, depending on the edition of the game, the trees that contain pictures of the treasures on their bottom faces will be placed at specifically coloured circles (generally blue or noted by a tree symbol). There are a maximum of six playing pieces and each treasure depicted on the bottom of the thirteen trees corresponds to a card. These thirteen cards are placed face downward at the castle, except the top card (the treasure the king is currently seeking), which is face up.
Movement is focused around throwing two dice. According to the general rule, each dice throw outcome is considered a separate move, e.g., a 6 and 5 could be consider as either 11 in one direction, or 5 in one direction and 6 in the other, or vice versa. As each person throws the dice, his aim is to land on a circle that corresponds to a tree. Once a player lands on that space by the end of his move, he may look under the tree and must remember the treasure found there.
Once a player knows where the currently sought treasure is, he should make his way to the castle. By landing on another specific circle, that player then can guess where the treasure is. If correct, he keeps the top card and the next is turned over. However, if wrong, the player must replace the tree and immediately return to the village.
Once a player gains three treasure cards, the game is over.
Variant.
Another gameplay mechanic includes using "magic", which can either change the top card, move a player to an empty tree space, or move a player to the castle. This, combined with other players' being able to land on each other, sending them back to the village, helps make the game more varied and hence more challenging.


A Butterfly in the District of Dreams

 is a casual indie 2D visual novel, developed by Life a Little for Microsoft Windows.


Cover Story (TV program)

Cover Story is an American documentary television program broadcast by Game Show Network (GSN). The program premiered on January 14, 2018, airing episodes Sunday evenings for three weeks before disappearing from GSN's schedule. In March, the network announced that the series would return following what was considered a "successful debut." It returned on June 10, 2018.


List of trackball arcade games

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Deep Scan

Deep Scan is an arcade game released in 1979 by Sega. The game involves commanding a battleship which patrols the ocean. The object is to destroy as many enemy submarines as possible by dropping mines from either the left or right side of the ship, while avoiding mines launched from these submarines. The game has a radar on the bottom of the screen, a feature that would be popularized by "Defender" two years later, as well as full RGB color graphics, which was still a new feature in 1979. Some arcade cabinets bundle the game with "Invinco", a "Space Invaders" clone released by Sega in the same year.
A port to the Atari 2600 was published in 1983 as Sub-Scan.
Legacy.
"Deep Scan" was included as a bonus game in the Sega Saturn version of "Die Hard Arcade". Every 200 points earned gives the player an extra credit for the disc's title game.


Frank Marshall (chess player)

Frank James Marshall (August 10, 1877 – November 9, 1944) was the U.S. Chess Champion from 1909 to 1936, and one of the world's strongest chess players in the early part of the 20th century.
Chess career.
Marshall was born in New York City, and lived in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from age 8 to 19. He began playing chess at the age of 10, and by 1890 (aged 13) was one of the leading players in Montreal.
He won the 1904 Cambridge Springs International Chess Congress (scoring 13/15, ahead of World Champion Emanuel Lasker) and the U.S. congress in 1904, but did not get the national title because the U.S. champion at that time, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, did not compete. In 1906 Pillsbury died and Marshall again refused the championship title until he won it in competition in 1909.
In 1907 he played a match against World Champion Emanuel Lasker for the title and lost eight games, winning none and drawing seven. They played their match in New York City, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Chicago, and Memphis from January 26 to April 8, 1907.
In 1909 he agreed to play a match with then young Cuban chess player José Capablanca and, to most people's surprise, lost eight games, drew fourteen, and won only one. After this defeat, Marshall did not resent Capablanca; instead, he realized the young man had immense talent and deserved recognition. The American champion worked hard to ensure Capablanca had the chance to play at the highest levels of competition. Marshall insisted that Capablanca be permitted to enter the San Sebastián tournament in 1911, an exclusive championship promising to be one of the strongest yet in history. Despite much protest at his inclusion, Capablanca won the tournament.
Marshall finished fifth at the St. Petersburg tournament in 1914, behind World Champion Lasker, future World Champions Capablanca and Alekhine, and former World Championship challenger Tarrasch, but ahead of the players who did not qualify for the final: Ossip Bernstein, Rubinstein, Nimzowitsch, Blackburne, Janowski, and Gunsberg. According to Marshall's 1942 autobiography, which was reportedly ghostwritten by Fred Reinfeld, Tsar Nicholas II conferred the title of "Grandmaster" on Marshall and the other four finalists. Chess historian Edward Winter has questioned this, stating that the earliest known sources that support this story are Marshall's autobiography and an article by Robert Lewis Taylor in the June 15, 1940, issue of "The New Yorker".
In 1915 Marshall opened the Marshall Chess Club in New York City. In 1925 Marshall appeared in the short Soviet film "Chess Fever" in a cameo appearance along with Capablanca.
In 1920 he won the American Chess Congress.
In 1922 Marshall played 155 games simultaneously at the National Club in Montreal, Canada, a world record. He scored 126 wins, 21 draws, and 8 losses in just over 7 hours. One week later, when Marshall returned to New York, he replayed every single move of each games, he was able to remember 154 of the 155 games.
In the 1930s Marshall captained the U.S. team to four gold medals at four Chess Olympiads. During one round, he returned to the board and found that his teammates had agreed to three draws. After he finished his own game, he gave each of them a stern talk individually on how draws do not win matches.
In 1936, after holding the U.S. championship title for 27 years, he relinquished it to the winner of a championship tournament. The first such tournament was sponsored by the National Chess Federation and held in New York. The Marshall Chess Club donated the trophy, and the first winner was Samuel Reshevsky.
Assessment.
Marshall was best known for his great tactical skill. One aspect of this was the "Marshall swindle", where a trick would turn a lost game around. Andrew Soltis writes that, "In later years his prowess at rescuing the irretrievable took on magical proportions". Not so well known now, but appreciated in his day, was his endgame skill.
Opening theory.
Frank Marshall has a number of chess opening variations named after him. Two gambit variations that are still theoretically important today are named after him. One is the "Marshall Attack" in the Ruy Lopez (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 0-0 8.c3 d5). Marshall's first well-known game with this opening was against José Capablanca in 1918, although Marshall had previously played it in other games that did not gain widespread attention. Even though Capablanca won in a game widely regarded as a typical example of his defensive genius, Marshall's opening idea became quite popular. Black gets good attacking chances and scores close to 50 percent with the Marshall, an excellent result for Black. The Marshall Attack is so respected that many top players often choose to avoid it with "Anti-Marshall" variations such as 8.a4.
During his early career, Marshall was primarily known as a colorful tactical player in the Morphy tradition. When playing the White pieces, he normally used e4 openings such as King's Gambit and Vienna Game. As Black, he favored the Albin Countergambit as an answer to the Queen's Gambit. By the 1920s, most elite chess players had switched entirely to d4 openings and a more positional style of play, and Marshall changed his playing style to adapt to the times. In his later years, he often used the Caro–Kann Defense and Indian Defenses.
An important gambit in the Semi-Slav Defense is also named after Marshall. That "Marshall Gambit" begins 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 e6 4.e4 The main line runs 4...dxe4 5.Nxe4 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 (6.Nc3 saves the pawn but is not considered dangerous) Qxd4 7.Bxb4 Qxe4+ 8.Be2 with and unclear play.
Another opening named after Marshall is the Marshall Defense to the Queen's Gambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 Nf6). It is generally considered inferior to the Queen's Gambit Declined (2...e6), Slav Defense (2...c6), and Queen's Gambit Accepted (2...dxc4).
Notable games.
Marshall's famous 23...Qg3.
In his famous game against Stepan Levitsky, Marshall concluded with a of his queen, allowing it to be captured three different ways.
Win over Capablanca with black.
Although Marshall lost to Capablanca far more often than he won (+2−20=28), he was one of only a few players ever to beat him with the black pieces.
Capablanca rarely lost in the endgame.


Linda Cardellini

Linda Edna Cardellini (born June 25, 1975) is an American actress. In television, she is known for her leading roles in the teen drama "Freaks and Geeks" (1999–2000), the medical drama "ER" (2003–09), the drama thriller "Bloodline" (2015–17), and the tragicomedy "Dead to Me" (2019–present), the latter of which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She also guest starred in the period drama "Mad Men" (2013–15), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Her work includes the animated series "Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated" (2010–13), "Regular Show" (2012–15), "Gravity Falls" (2012–16), and "Sanjay and Craig" (2013–16).
In film, Cardellini is best known for her portrayal of Velma Dinkley in "Scooby-Doo" (2002) and its sequel ' (2004), and her supporting roles in "Legally Blonde" (2001), "Brokeback Mountain" (2005), "Grandma’s Boy" (2006), ' (2015), "Green Book", "A Simple Favor" (both 2018), and "" (2019). She also starred in the drama "Return" (2011), earning an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead nomination, the comedies "Daddy's Home" (2015) and "Daddy's Home 2" (2017), and the horror film "The Curse of La Llorona" (2019).
Early life and education.
Cardellini was born in Redwood City, California, the daughter of Lorraine Cardellini (née Hernan), a homemaker, and Wayne David Cardellini, a businessman. She is the youngest of four children. Cardellini is of Italian, Irish, German, and Scottish descent. She was raised Catholic. She made her first public appearance at age 10, when she sang in a school play. Subsequently, she acted in several school productions and started attending drama lessons. She graduated from nearby Mountain View's Catholic St. Francis High School in 1993, then moved to Los Angeles to seek roles in television and film.
Cardellini was a contestant in a 1994 episode of "The Price Is Right", winning a fireplace.
She attended Loyola Marymount University's College of Communication and Fine Arts, graduating in 1997 with a degree in theatre arts. In 2007, she was recognized as a "Distinguished Alumna" by the university.
Career.
Cardellini received her first big break role in 1996 when she landed a starring role as Sarah on ABC's Saturday morning live-action children's series, "Bone Chillers". Following this, she made guest appearances on prime-time programs such as "Step by Step", "Clueless", "3rd Rock from the Sun", and "Boy Meets World" as Lauren, a girl that came between the show's star couple. Cardellini starred in the first season of the AMC series "The Lot" in 1999, and spent the summer in Europe as part of a touring production of "Lancelot", a fourteenth-century Dutch tragedy.
Cardellini had her first major success when she landed one of the starring roles in the NBC series "Freaks and Geeks", which debuted during the 1999–2000 season. As Lindsay Weir, an honor student in the midst of an identity crisis, Cardellini earned positive response that subsequently catapulted her to fame. Cardellini starred in the live-action adaptation of "Scooby-Doo" in 2002, in which she played the cartoon character Velma Dinkley. She later reprised the role of Velma in 2004's "". She joined the cast of the hospital drama "ER" in 2003 as Samantha Taggart, a free-spirited nurse. Cardellini acted for six seasons on "ER", until the series finale, "And in the End...", and with the cast won the TV Land ensemble "Icon Award" in 2009.
Her other film work includes roles in "Dead Man on Campus", "Strangeland", "Good Burger", "Legally Blonde", "Brokeback Mountain" (for which she was nominated for the ensemble Gotham and Screen Actors Guild awards), and a starring role in the Happy Madison film "Grandma's Boy" as Samantha. She was the voice of Ursula in the role-playing video game, "Gladius", and played the voice of Bliss Goode on the ABC animated series "The Goode Family". In 2007, Cardellini was chosen to play lovelorn Clara in the CBS miniseries "Comanche Moon", a prequel to 1989's "Lonesome Dove".
In 2010 and 2011, Cardellini returned to the stage with the Dr. God comedy group in Los Angeles and San Francisco, appeared in "Kill the Irishman" and "Super", and starred in the independent film "Return". She appeared with cast members and producers of "Freaks and Geeks" and "Undeclared" at the Paley Center for Media PaleyFest on March 12, 2011. From June 15, 2012 to February 15, 2016, she was the voice of Wendy on the Disney Channel show "Gravity Falls".
Cardellini voice acts periodically on the podcast and live show "The Thrilling Adventure Hour", on the "Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars" segments. In 2013, she was chosen to play Sylvia Rosen, a love interest of Don Draper on "Mad Men". For her performance on "Mad Men", she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series. Starting in 2015, she joined Kyle Chandler on a new Netflix drama series "Bloodline", from the creators of "Damages". The show was cancelled in 2016, and ended after its third season. That same year, she also had a starring role as Sara Whitaker in the comedy film "Daddy's Home". In 2017, she reprised her role in the sequel film "Daddy's Home 2".
In August 2018, Cardellini was cast to co-star with Christina Applegate in Netflix's dark comedy series "Dead to Me". It premiered on May 3, 2019. For her performance, she received critical acclaim and a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
In 2019, she starred in the horror film "The Curse of La Llorona".
Personal life.
Cardellini dated her "Freaks and Geeks" co-star Jason Segel for five years following the show's cancellation. In October 2011, Cardellini and her boyfriend Steven Rodriguez announced her pregnancy. Cardellini gave birth to their daughter in February 2012. Cardellini and Rodriguez became engaged in June 2013.


J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars

J.U.L.I.A. Among the Stars is a 2014 video game by CBE Software. It is a remake of "J.U.L.I.A.", featuring improved graphics, a different gameplay and an expanded story.
Gameplay.
J.U.L.I.A. is an interfaced based point and click adventure game. Throughout the game the player controls various computer interfaces and a reconnaissance robot for planetary exploration.
Plot.
In 2430, an interstellar expedition was sent to a distant star system. Rachel Manners, an astrobiologist, awakes from cryogenic sleep by the ship's artificially intelligent computer J.U.L.I.A. to repair the ship, after it was damaged by asteroids. She finds out, that all other members of the expedition were awakened 60 years ago and died due to unknown circumstances.
Since J.U.L.I.A.s memory is partially wiped, Rachel and J.U.L.I.A. start to investigate what happened to the crew. All explorations of planets in the star system is provided by MOBOT, an exploration robot. During the exploration of the star system, the three reveal, that before the crew was killed, they attacked the sentient inhabitants of the planet Ambrosia and caused a blood bath. The crew had decided to cover up the incident by destroying the remaining Ambrosians with an advanced weapon, but were killed before that.
Rachel and J.U.L.I.A find a temple on a planet where they meet a member of a race of superior stone-like beings, that oversee the balance in the universe. It tells them about the race of Ancients that destroyed the Ambrosians because of their advanced culture and desolated their home world, before exiling the remaining of them to Ambrosia. The Ancients also poisoned the lake on Ambrosia, before disappearing forever.
Rachel, MOBOT and J.U.L.I.A. are tasked, by the stone-like being, to defeat Xir, a monster on a desert planet named Phaidros. They decide to use the weapon originally supposed to cover up the crew's failure. Xir gets eventually destroyed by the weapon and is revealed to be an extremely advanced machine. The remains direct to a new planet, that was concealed to the scanners until then. It was the home world of the Ancients before the stone-like beings apparently destroyed them. On this planet Rachel finds out that the crew was killed by J.U.L.I.A., in order to protect the Ambrosians, since as an advanced A.I., she is capable of compassion. Rachel is shocked, but in the end she reconciles with this fact. They also find a way to help the Ambrosians, but they need to use the resources on the ship necessary to get home.
If the player decides to get back on Earth, J.U.L.I.A. puts Rachel to cryogenic sleep and departs to Earth. If the player decides to help the Ambrosians, the lake is purified and Rachel wants to live with Ambrosians, but MOBOT and J.U.L.I.A. reveal that she would be slain by them. So they depart for new adventures. The game ends with Rachel doing science, while a stone-like creature is shown to have watched her. After the final credits, MOBOT is seen enjoying his time on a Planet Zenobia.
Development.
The original game was released in 2012 by Lace Mamba. It gained mixed reviews from players and CBE Software got into trouble as the publisher didn't pay the amount prescribed by the contract. It got CBE Software into financial trouble that the company eventually handled by launching an Indiegogo campaign for the Enhanced Edition of "J.U.L.I.A.". The required amount was $5,000 but developers raised $14,200 and the game was also Greenlighted for Steam release. The project eventually transformed into a full-fledged remake and was released in October 2014.
The game was also sold directly by the developers via their own DRM-free webshop, additionally to gog.com. They had to stop direct sale due to a changed EU VAT legislation in 2015.
Reception.
The game has been well received by critics. The average score is 77.65% while median is 80%. It also holds 70% on Metacritic (based on 8 reviews).
The game has received a Silver Aggie Award for the Best Update/Remake.