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In the motion picture ___MASK36___ , a " ___MASK38___ office bomb " or " ___MASK38___ office flop " is a film that is viewed as highly unsuccessful or unprofitable during its theatrical run , sometimes preceding hype regarding its cost , production , or marketing efforts . Generally , any film for which the production and marketing costs exceed the combined revenue recovered after release is considered to have " bombed ". Un Certain Regard ( is a section ___MASK28___ the Cannes Film Festival ' s official selection . It is run at the ", parallel to the competition for the Palme d ' Or . This section was introduced in 1978 by Gilles Jacob . A film , also called a movie , motion picture , theatrical film or photoplay , is a series ___MASK28___ still images which , when shown on a screen , creates the illusion ___MASK28___ moving images due to the phi phenomenon . This optical illusion causes the audience to perceive continuous motion between separate objects viewed rapidly in succession . The process ___MASK28___ filmmaking is both an art and an industry . A film is created by photographing actual scenes with a motion picture camera ; by photographing drawings or miniature models using traditional animation techniques ; by means ___MASK28___ CGI and computer animation ; or by a combination ___MASK28___ some or all ___MASK28___ these techniques and other visual effects . An underground film is a film that is out ___MASK28___ the mainstream either in its style , genre , or financing . A cult film , also commonly referred to as a cult classic , is a film that has acquired a cult following . Cult films are known for their dedicated , passionate fanbase , an elaborate subculture that engage in repeated viewings , quoting dialogue , and audience participation . Inclusive definitions allow for major studio productions , especially ___MASK38___ office bombs , while exclusive definitions focus more on obscure , transgressive films shunned by the mainstream . The difficulty in defining the term and subjectivity of what qualifies as a cult film mirror classificatory disputes about art . The term " cult film " itself was first used in the 1970s to describe the culture that surrounded underground films and midnight movies , though " cult " was in common use in film analysis for decades prior to that . S4C ( from the Welsh "", meaning " Channel Four ___MASK76___ ") is a Welsh - language public - service television channel based in Cardiff and broadcast throughout ___MASK76___ . Black comedy or dark comedy is a comic style that makes ___MASK69___ ___MASK28___ subjects that are generally considered serious or taboo . Literary critics have associated black comedy and black humor with authors as early as the ancient Greeks with Aristophanes . Black comedy corresponds to the earlier concept ___MASK28___ gallows humor . Art historians and philosophers ___MASK28___ art have long had classificatory disputes about art regarding whether a particular cultural form or piece ___MASK28___ work should be classified as art . Disputes about what does and does not count as art continue to occur today . The British Broadcasting Corporation ( BBC ) is a British public service broadcaster . It is headquartered at Broadcasting House in ___MASK79___ , is the world ' s oldest national broadcasting organisation , and is the largest broadcaster in the world by number ___MASK28___ employees , with over 20 , 950 staff in total , ___MASK28___ whom 16 , 672 are in public sector broadcasting ; including part - time , flexible as well as fixed contract staff , the total number is 35 , 402 . ___MASK85___ Gladstone O ' Neill ( October 16 , 1888  November 27 , 1953 ) was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature . His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American ___MASK90___ techniques ___MASK28___ realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov , Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen , and Swedish playwright August Strindberg . The ___MASK90___ " Long Day ' s Journey into Night " is often numbered on the short list ___MASK28___ the finest American plays in the 20th century , alongside Tennessee Williams ' s " A Streetcar Named Desire " and Arthur Miller ' s " Death ___MASK28___ a Salesman ". A cult following is a group ___MASK28___ fans who are highly dedicated to a work ___MASK28___ culture . A film , book , musical artist , television series or video game , among other things , will be said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fanbase . A common component ___MASK28___ cult followings is the emotional attachment the fans have to the object ___MASK28___ the cult following , often identifying themselves and other fans as members ___MASK28___ a community . Cult followings are also commonly associated with niche markets . Cult media are often associated with underground culture , and are considered too eccentric or subversive to be appreciated by the general public or to be a commercial success . Many cult fans express a certain irony about their devotion . Sometimes , these cult followings cross the border to camp followings . Fans may become involved in a subculture ___MASK28___ fandom , either via conventions , online communities or through activities such as writing series - related fiction , costume creation , replica prop and model building , or creating their own audio or video productions from the formats and characters . The 48th ___MASK27___ Film Festival was held on May 17 - 28 , 1995 . The Palme d ' Or went to " Underground " by Emir Kusturica . Kevin Spacey ___MASK1___ ( born July 26 , 1959 ), better known as Kevin Spacey , is an American actor , film director , producer , screenwriter , and singer . He began his career as a stage actor during the 1980s before obtaining supporting roles in film and television . He gained critical acclaim in the early 1990s that culminated in his first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the neo - noir crime thriller " The Usual Suspects " ( 1995 ), and an Academy Award for Best Actor for midlife crisis - themed ___MASK90___ " American Beauty " ( 1999 ). The Usual Suspects is a 1995 American crime thriller film directed by ___MASK49___ Singer and written by ___MASK3___ McQuarrie . It stars Stephen ___MASK15___ , Gabriel Byrne , Benicio del ___MASK40___ , Kevin Pollak , Chazz Palminteri , Pete Postlethwaite , and Kevin Spacey . Richard Michael " Rik " Mayall ( 7 ___MASK53___ 1958  9 June 2014 ) was an English comedian , actor , and writer . His acting style was described as energetic " post - punk ". He was a ___MASK12___ ___MASK28___ alternative comedy in the early 1980s , forming a comedy partnership with Ade Edmonson , and appearing in numerous cult classic sitcoms , including " The Young Ones " ( 1982  84 ), " The Comic Strip Presents ..." ( 1983  2012 ), " Blackadder " ( 1983  89 ), " Filthy Rich & Catflap " ( 1987 ), " The New Statesman " ( 1987  94 ), and " Bottom " ( 1991  95 ). He also starred in the comedy films " Drop Dead Fred " ( 1991 ) and " Guest House Paradiso " ( 1999 ). He won an Emmy Award in 1997 for his voice - over work in the television film " The Willows in Winter ". Lisa Palfrey is a Welsh actress . Her first major role was in the film The Englishman Who Went Up a ___MASK20___ But Came Down a Mountain . She has gone on to star in the cult film House ___MASK28___ America , and appeared in comedy film Guest House Paradiso and television series Casualty . She also played the character ___MASK28___ `` Rhiannedd Frost '' in the Welsh soap Pobol y Cwm . She has performed in a number ___MASK28___ plays including the original production ___MASK28___ David Eldridge ' s Festen and Under The Blue Sky , The Iceman Cometh with Kevin Spacey and The Kitchen Sink . ___MASK3___ Monger ( born 1950 in Taffs Well , ___MASK37___ , ___MASK76___ ) is a Welsh screenwriter , director and editor , best known for writing and directing " The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain " and writing the HBO biopic " Temple Grandin ". He has directed eight feature films and written over thirty screenplays . The Academy Award for ___MASK96___ Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy ___MASK28___ Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). It is given in honor ___MASK28___ an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role while working within the film industry . Comedy is a genre ___MASK28___ film in which the main emphasis is on humor . These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement and most often work by exaggerating characteristics for humorous effect . Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception ). One ___MASK28___ the oldest genres in film , some ___MASK28___ the very first silent movies were comedies , as slapstick comedy often relies on visual depictions , without requiring sound . When sound films became more prevalent during the 1920s , comedy films took another swing , as laughter could result from burlesque situations but also dialogue . Pobol y Cwm (" People ___MASK28___ the Valley ") is a Welsh - language television soap opera which has been produced by the BBC since October 1974 . The longest - running television soap opera produced by the BBC , " Pobol y Cwm " was originally transmitted on BBC ___MASK76___ television and later transferred to the Welsh - language station S4C when it opened in November 1982 . The Iceman Cometh is a play written by American playwright ___MASK85___ O ' Neill in 1939 . First published in 1946 , the play premiered on Broadway at the ___MASK50___ Beck Theatre on October 9 , 1946 , directed by Eddie Dowling , where it ran for 136 performances before closing on March 15 , 1947 . The Englishman Who Went up a ___MASK20___ but Came down a Mountain is a 1995 British film with a story by Ifor David Monger and Ivor Monger , written and directed by ___MASK3___ Monger . It was entered into the 19th ___MASK11___ International Film Festival and was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1995 ___MASK27___ Film Festival . Guest House Paradiso is a 1999 British slapstick black comedy film written by and starring comic duo Rik Mayall and ___MASK35___ Edmondson , and directed by Edmondson - his directorial debut for a feature film . A soap opera , soap , or soapie , is a serial ___MASK90___ on television or radio that examines the lives ___MASK28___ many characters , usually focusing on emotional relationships to the point ___MASK28___ melodrama . The term " soap opera " originated from such dramas being typically sponsored by soap manufacturers in the past . The Academy Award for ___MASK96___ Supporting Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy ___MASK28___ Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ). It is given in honor ___MASK28___ an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the film industry .