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The April Fools

The April Fools is a 1969 American romantic comedy directed by Stuart Rosenberg, starring Jack Lemmon and Catherine Deneuve in her American film debut, produced by Lemmon's Jalem Productions with Cinema Center Films, released 28 May 1969.

The Apu Trilogy

The Apu Trilogy is Satyajit Ray's three Bengali films Pather Panchali (1955), Aparajito (1956), and Apur Sansar (1959), adapting Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay's novels about Apu's life from rural childhood to manhood; a Cannes- and Venice-awarded landmark restored in 2015.

The Aquabats

The Aquabats: Orange County, California superhero-costumed rock band formed 1994, aka ska-punk act with Travis Barker era, seven studio albums through Finally! (2024), and the Emmy-nominated Super Show! TV series.

The Arbor

The Arbor (2010) is Clio Barnard's debut docu-fiction film about Bradford playwright Andrea Dunbar and her daughter Lorraine, with actors lip-synching to real interview recordings and scenes from Dunbar's 1980 play performed on the Buttershaw Estate.

The Arcadian Wild

The Arcadian Wild: Nashville, Tennessee acoustic string band, also described as progressive bluegrass or chamber folk trio. Isaac Horn, Lincoln Mick, Bailey Warren; albums The Arcadian Wild (2015), Finch in the Pantry (2019), Welcome (2023), Make It Out Alive (2026), no drummer, Billboard Bluegrass chart placements.

The ArchAndroid

The ArchAndroid, also called The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III of IV), is Janelle Monáe's 2010 debut studio album on Wondaland Arts Society, Bad Boy, and Atlantic, a 70-minute Afrofuturist concept album starring the android Cindi Mayweather, Metacritic score 91.

The Archies

The Archies: fictional bubblegum pop band of Archie Comics characters, created by Don Kirshner for the 1968 CBS cartoon The Archie Show, with Ron Dante singing lead; "Sugar, Sugar" was Billboard's number one song of 1969.

The Åre Murders

The Åre Murders (Åremorden) is a 2025 Swedish Netflix Nordic noir crime series adapted from Viveca Sten's novels Hidden in Snow and Hidden in the Shadows, starring Carla Sehn and Kardo Razzazi as Åre detectives, renewed for a 2026 second season.

The Argumentative Indian

The Argumentative Indian is a 2005 essay collection by the Indian economist and Nobel laureate Amartya Sen arguing that India's long tradition of public argument shapes its history and democracy.

The Aristocats

The Aristocats is a 1970 Disney animated musical comedy about a Parisian millionairess's cats, lost in the countryside and helped home by the alley cat Thomas O'Malley.

The Aristocrats

The Aristocrats is a 2005 documentary directed by Paul Provenza with Penn Jillette, in which over 100 comedians tell variants of the vaudeville-era obscene joke whose punchline is "The Aristocrats"; it revived attention after Gilbert Gottfried's post-9/11 Friars Club telling.

The Aristocrats (film)

The Aristocrats is a 2005 American-Canadian comedy documentary directed by Paul Provenza, conceived with Penn Jillette, in which over 100 comedians tell the same dirty joke.

The Ark (group)

The Ark (디아크) was a five-member South Korean girl group formed by Music K Entertainment, debuting in 2015 with "The Light" and disbanding in 2016.

The Ark (TV series)

The Ark is a SYFY space science fiction drama created by Dean Devlin and Jonathan Glassner, premiering February 1, 2023. Set 100 years in the future, it follows the surviving crew of the stricken colony ship Ark One; three seasons have aired, filmed in Serbia, starring Christie Burke as Captain Sharon Garnet.

The Ark and the Aardvark

The Ark and the Aardvark is an American animated adventure comedy directed by John Stevenson (Kung Fu Panda), reimagining Noah's Ark from the animals' view: outcast aardvark Gilbert, voiced by Miles Teller, leads misfit animals to the ark. Unified Pictures produces with ReDefine/DNEG; release unconfirmed (2025 or April 30, 2026).

The Armies of the Night

The Armies of the Night is a 1968 nonfiction book by Norman Mailer about the 1967 March on the Pentagon, winner of the Pulitzer Prize.

The Armour of Light

The Armour of Light (US: The Armor of Light) is Ken Follett's 2023 fifth Kingsbridge novel, set 1792-1824 during the Industrial Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, following Sal Clitheroe, Kit, and Amos Barrowfield in Kingsbridge.

The Army, The Navy

The Army, The Navy is an American indie-folk duo of Sasha Goldberg and Maia Ciambriello, Bay Area friends who studied songwriting at Loyola New Orleans, went viral in 2023 with "Vienna (In Memoriam)", and released the debut album Fake Brave Life in June 2026; distinct from the LA power pop band Army Navy.

The Arrangement (1969 film)

The Arrangement (1969) is Elia Kazan's drama, adapted from his own novel, starring Kirk Douglas, Faye Dunaway, and Deborah Kerr; a Los Angeles adman's breakdown and suicide attempt, a critical and box-office failure.

The Arrangement (2017 TV series)

The Arrangement (2017 TV series): E! scripted drama created by Jonathan Abrahams, 2 seasons, 20 episodes, starring Josh Henderson and Christine Evangelista in a $10 million contract-marriage story; cancelled May 2018.

The Arrest of Prince Diponegoro

The Arrest of Prince Diponegoro (Penangkapan Pangeran Diponegoro) is an 1857 oil painting by Javanese painter Raden Saleh showing the prince's capture by the Dutch, ending the Java War.

The Arrival (1996 film)

The Arrival is a 1996 science fiction thriller directed by David Twohy, starring Charlie Sheen as a radio astronomer who detects a signal from outer space.

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, also called The Entrance of the Queen of Sheba, is the allegro sinfonia opening Act III of Handel's 1749 oratorio Solomon (HWV 67), scored for two oboes and strings, famous as a wedding processional and from the London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.

The Arrivants

The Arrivants: A New World Trilogy is a 1973 collected volume of poetry by Barbadian writer Kamau Brathwaite, containing Rights of Passage, Masks, and Islands.

The Arrogant Worms

The Arrogant Worms: Canadian musical comedy trio formed at Queen's University, Kingston, in 1991 (AllMusic says 1990). Known for "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" and "Carrot Juice Is Murder"; 13 albums, over 160,000 sold.

The Arsenio Hall Show

The Arsenio Hall Show was a syndicated late-night talk show hosted by Arsenio Hall, running January 3, 1989 to May 27, 1994 (1,248 episodes) and revived 2013-2014. Known for the dog pound, the posse band, hip-hop bookings, and Bill Clinton's 1992 saxophone appearance.

The Arsonist (Sodom album)

The Arsonist is the 17th studio album by German thrash metal band Sodom, released June 27, 2025 on Steamhammer/SPV; 13 tracks, 48:47, analog-recorded, with singles Trigger Discipline and tributes Witchhunter and A.W.T.F.

The Art of Getting By

The Art of Getting By (Homework) is Gavin Wiesen's 2011 Sundance-premiered coming-of-age comedy-drama starring Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts, released by Fox Searchlight June 17, 2011; it earned about $1.9 million worldwide against a $4 million budget and scored 20% on Rotten Tomatoes.

The Art of Joy (TV series)

The Art of Joy (L'arte della gioia) is a 2024 Italian six-episode Sky miniseries directed by Valeria Golino, adapting the first part of Goliarda Sapienza's posthumous novel about the Sicilian orphan Modesta; premiered at Cannes 2024, on Sky Atlantic February 28, 2025.

The Art of Loving (album)

The Art of Loving is the 2025 second studio album by English singer Olivia Dean, released via Capitol and Polydor, produced with Zach Nahome, recorded in a Hackney house; UK chart double with "Man I Need", Grammy and BRIT winner.