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The Space Trilogy

The Space Trilogy (Cosmic Trilogy) is C. S. Lewis's three science fiction novels, Out of the Silent Planet (1938), Perelandra (1943), and That Hideous Strength (1945), following philologist Elwin Ransom to Mars, Venus, and Earth, blending medieval cosmology with Christian theology.

The Spanish Brabanter

The Spanish Brabanter (Spaanschen Brabander) is a comedy in verse by Amsterdam playwright Gerbrand Bredero, completed in 1617, about Jerolimo, a swindler posing as a wealthy grand seigneur.

The Spanish Inquisition (Monty Python)

The Spanish Inquisition is a Monty Python's Flying Circus running sketch, first broadcast 22 September 1970, in which cardinals played by Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and Terry Gilliam burst in on the line "Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition."

The Spanish Princess

The Spanish Princess is a Starz historical drama (2019-2020, 16 episodes) created by Emma Frost and Matthew Graham from Philippa Gregory's The Constant Princess and The King's Curse, starring Charlotte Hope as young Catherine of Aragon, sequel to The White Queen and The White Princess.

The Spanish Tragedy

The Spanish Tragedy is a revenge tragedy by Thomas Kyd, written in the 1580s and first published in 1592, that established revenge tragedy on the English stage.

The Spark (Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew song)

The Spark: 2024 children's rap song by Irish groups Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew, written for Cruinniú na nÓg 2024, produced by Garry McCarthy (GMCBeats); viral drum-and-bass hit, released 13 June 2024 via Rubyworks/95.

The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers (2021) is Edgar Wright's debut documentary about Ron and Russell Mael of the art-pop band Sparks, covering 50 years and 25 albums; Sundance premiere, June 2021 US release, 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Sparrow (文雀)

Sparrow (文雀, Man jeuk) is a 2008 Hong Kong film by Johnnie To about four pickpockets led by Simon Yam hired by Kelly Lin's mysterious woman; shot over four years, it competed at the 2008 Berlinale.

The Specialist

The Specialist is a 1994 American action thriller directed by Luis Llosa, starring Sylvester Stallone as a former CIA explosives expert alongside Sharon Stone and James Woods.

The Specials

The Specials are the Coventry, England 2 Tone ska band formed in 1977 by Jerry Dammers; their 1979 debut catalyzed the ska revival, and Ghost Town topped the UK chart in July 1981.

The Specials (2000 film)

The Specials (2000 film): American superhero comedy, 82 min, R, directed by Craig Mazin, written by and co-starring James Gunn as Minute Man; Rob Lowe, Thomas Haden Church, Jamie Kennedy; limited release 22 September 2000, $13.0K gross, 47% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Spectacular Now

The Spectacular Now is a 2013 American coming-of-age comedy drama directed by James Ponsoldt, adapted from Tim Tharp's 2008 YA novel by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, starring Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley; released by A24, it earned a Metacritic score of 82.

The Spectacular Spider-Man (TV series)

The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008-2009) is an animated Spider-Man series developed by Victor Cook and Greg Weisman for Kids' WB and Disney XD: two seasons, 26 episodes, Josh Keaton as Peter Parker, canceled after Sony returned animation rights to Marvel.

The Spectator

The Spectator is a British weekly conservative magazine of politics and culture, founded 6 July 1828 by Robert Rintoul, the oldest continuously published English-language magazine; edited by Michael Gove since 2024 and owned by Sir Paul Marshall.

The Spectator (1711)

The Spectator was a London daily periodical of essays founded by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele, running from 1711 to 1712 in 555 numbers, with a short 1714 revival.

The Speech (The IT Crowd)

The Speech is Series 3, Episode 4 of The IT Crowd, aired 12 December 2008 on Channel 4, written and directed by Graham Linehan. Famous for the internet-in-a-box gag and the Douglas/April transgender subplot, it was removed from streaming in 2020.

The Speech of Tang (Tang shi)

The Speech of Tang (汤誓) is a speech in the Book of Documents, delivered by Tang to his army before his campaign against Jie of Xia, traditionally dated to the Shang dynasty.

The Speedway Murders

The Speedway Murders is a 2024 Australian true-crime docu-drama by Luke Rynderman and Adam Kamien about the unsolved 1978 Burger Chef murders of four teenagers in Speedway, Indiana, featuring ghost-narration reenactments and new evidence.

The Spencer Davis Group

The Spencer Davis Group: British beat/R&B band formed in Birmingham in 1963, also called the Rhythm and Blues Quartet, whose hits Keep On Running, Somebody Help Me, Gimme Some Lovin', and I'm a Man were sung by teenage Steve Winwood before he left to form Traffic in 1967.

The Sphere

The Sphere (Große Kugelkaryatide N.Y., Koenig Sphere) is Fritz Koenig's 25-foot bronze sculpture from the World Trade Center plaza, damaged but largely intact on 9/11, in Battery Park from 2002 and Liberty Park since 2017; distinct from the Las Vegas Sphere venue.

The Spider and the Fly (poem)

The Spider and the Fly, Mary Howitt's 1829 children's cautionary poem (written 1828), in which a spider's flattery lures a vain fly to her doom; famous for "Will you walk into my parlour," parodied by Carroll and adapted in DiTerlizzi's 2003 Caldecott Honor book.

The Spider's Stratagem

The Spider's Stratagem (Strategia del ragno) is Bernardo Bertolucci's 1970 RAI television film, freely adapted from Borges's "Theme of the Traitor and the Hero", in which a son investigating his anti-fascist father's 1936 murder finds the hero staged his own assassination.

The Spider's Thread

The Spider's Thread (Kumo no ito) is a 1918 short story by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, his first children's work, retelling a Buddhist parable of a thief saved briefly from hell.

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a five-book children's fantasy series (2003–2004) by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black about the Grace children and Arthur Spiderwick's faerie field guide, followed by Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles and 2008 and 2024 screen adaptations.

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024 TV series)

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2024) is an eight-episode Roku Original fantasy series based on Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black's books, starring Joy Bryant and Christian Slater; completed for Disney+, dropped in 2023, and picked up by Roku, premiering April 19, 2024.

The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a 2008 American fantasy adventure film directed by Mark Waters, based on Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black's five-book series, starring Freddie Highmore as the Grace twins.

The Spierig Brothers

The Spierig Brothers are identical twins Michael and Peter Spierig, German-born Australian directors of Undead, Daybreakers, Predestination, Jigsaw, and Winchester, who co-write, co-direct, and co-produce all their films.

The Spinners (American group)

The Spinners (American group), also the Detroit Spinners, a Detroit soul vocal group formed in 1954 as the Domingoes; 1970s hits with Thom Bell at Atlantic, including "I'll Be Around" and "Then Came You"; Rock Hall inductees 2023.

The Spiral (film)

The Spiral (L'estranea) is a 2026 Italian-French-Belgian Faustian horror thriller by Paolo Strippoli, starring Jasmine Trinca, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Adriano Giannini, and Romana Maggiora Vergano; Venice competition film and Italy's 2027 Oscar entry.

The Spiral Staircase

The Spiral Staircase (1946) is a Robert Siodmak RKO psychological thriller based on Ethel Lina White's Some Must Watch, starring Dorothy McGuire, George Brent, and Ethel Barrymore as a mute servant stalked by a killer targeting disabled women.