Following his commercial breakthrough with Alien ( 1979 ), his best-known works are sci-fi classic Blade Runner ( 1982 ), Thelma & Louise ( 1991 ), best picture Oscar-winner Gladiator ( 2000 ), Black Hawk Down ( 2001 ), Matchstick Men ( 2003 ), Kingdom of Heaven ( 2005 ), American Gangster ( 2007 ), Robin Hood ( 2010 ), and Prometheus ( 2012 ).

Following this " breakthrough " in 80's fashions, lots of young gay men around the world adopted this new image for themselves, even to the point of advertising it as a Gay pride public statement.

Following MC Solaar's breakthrough, two broad styles emerged within the French hip hop scene ; artists such as Solaar, Dee Nasty, and Lionel D championed a more mellow, sanguine style, while more hardcore performers such as Assassin and Suprême NTM assumed a more aggressive aesthetic.

Following a summit meeting in Pyongyang on June 13 – 15, 2000 between leaders of the two countries, the chairpersons of the Millennium Summit issued a statement welcoming their Joint Declaration as a breakthrough in bringing peace, stability, and reunification to the Korean peninsula.

Following the breakthrough success of Lady Gaga with her single " Just Dance " ( 2008 ), the British and other media proclaimed a new era of female electropop stars, citing band acts such as Little Boots, La Roux, and Ladyhawke.

Following the patch, a flavored lollipop of fentanyl citrate mixed with inert fillers was introduced under the brand name of Actiq, becoming the first quick-acting formation of fentanyl for use with chronic breakthrough pain.

Following the de facto breakthrough of parliamentarism in 1917 the King's powers were in practice considerably reduced, and he became a constitutional monarch with only limited political authority.

Following their breakthrough, the band moved to Dublin in February 1984 for tax purposes to begin writing the follow-up to Pyromania.

Following this breakthrough for the club, the club merged with local rivals Ellacombe in 1910, adopted the name Torquay Town and finally moved into Plainmoor where they would remain to the modern day, during this period the ground was shared with the team's remaining local rival Babbacombe.

Following the Phony War, the 1940 German breakthrough in the Ardennes split the Allied forces and communications between the British Expeditionary Force and the French broke down, and on 25 May 1940 Gort took the unilateral decision to abandon his orders for a southward attack by his forces.

Following several small films, her breakthrough comedic performance came in My Cousin Vinny ( 1992 ), where she received critical praise for her performance.

Following the German breakthrough in France, his unit was evacuated to England via Saint-Nazaire.

Following military service, Ford's breakthrough role was in 1946, starring alongside Rita Hayworth in the noir classic Gilda.

Following the breakthrough success of their debut album Paid in Full ( 1987 ), Eric B.

Following this successful breakthrough performance, the band performed at the Pacific Jazz Festival in October 1966, and at Shelly's Manne Hole in March 1967, releasing segments of each on 1967's Live in 3 2 / 3 4 Time ( Pacific Jazz ).

Following up on the surprise success of their breakthrough singles " Ball and Chain " and " Story of My Life ", Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell became a popular album and received positive reviews from music critics.

Following this breakthrough year, MacLean notched three straight 40-goal seasons before he was forced to miss the 1991 – 92 season due to a serious knee injury.

Following her breakthrough hit's success, Seely released a follow-up single titled " It's Only Love ", from her first album.

Following his breakthrough at the World Championships and the Winter X Games, Autti went on to finish second at the 2005 Nippon Open, third at the 2005 U. S. Open Snowboarding Championships and first in Big Air at the Arctic Challenge, the exclusive snowboarding event founded by Terje Haakonsen.

Following his breakthrough season, Geyer continued to attract controversy during his playing career.

Following the show, it was noted in the media that she had been given " a second breakthrough ".

Following the initial American breakthrough on 4 February, fighting raged throughout the city for almost a month.

Following the detection of the potential carcinogen acrylamide in a range of fried and oven-cooked foods, Mottram, in collaboration with Professor Bronek Wedzicha of the University of Leeds, provided an important breakthrough in understanding the origin of acrylamide in cooked foods which was published in Nature.

Following the trend of Romanticism, which greatly emphasised the role and the nature of the individual, and in the footsteps of Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions, a more intimate form of autobiography, exploring the subject's emotions, came into fashion.

Following Khrushchev's ascension to power, the Central Committee still played a leading role ; it overturned the Politburo's decision to remove Khrushchev from office in 1957.

Following the 2001 earthquakes, the U. S. Embassy assumed a leading role in implementing U. S. sponsored assistance.

Following government praise for these units ’ efforts, the militia's role expanded, especially as black-market activity and smuggling grew worse.

Following Gregory the Great, Catholics emphasize the role of images as the Biblia Pauperum, the " Bible of the Poor ," from which those who could not read could nonetheless learn.

Following his role in Mephisto, Brandauer appeared in his first English-speaking role in playing Maximillian Largo in Never Say Never Again ( 1983 ), a remake of the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball.

Following the success of Spider-Man, Dunst appeared in the independent drama Levity ( 2003 ), where she had a supporting role.

Following the Sino – Albanian split, a small portion of Marxist – Leninists began to downplay or repudiate the role of Mao Zedong in the International Communist Movement in favor of the Party of Labor of Albania and a stricter adherence to Stalin.

Following the Russian Revolution, the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic became the largest and leading constituent of the Soviet Union, the world's first constitutionally socialist state and a recognized superpower, which played a decisive role in the Allied victory in World War II.

Following the completion of Sonic 3 and Knuckles, Yuji Naka was offered the role of producer at Sega of Japan.

Following that dogma in 1998, he conceived, wrote and directed ( and also had a small acting role in ) the first of the Dogme movies, The Celebration ( Festen ).

Following Raft's departure, the studio gave Bogart the role of Roy Earl in the 1941 film High Sierra, which helped establish him as one of the studio's top stars ; following High Sierra, Bogart was also given a role in John Huston's successful 1941 remake of the studio's 1931 failure, The Maltese Falcon.

Following the failure of the talks, he played a central role in planning the bomb blitz on Belfast known as Bloody Friday.

Following the guru's sojourn, Indian influence played a temporary role until increasing Tibetan migrations brought new cultural and religious contributions.

Following Beck's death, Skelton is promoted from PC to DC and given a somewhat more prominent role.

Following Sean Connery's announcement that he would not play James Bond again, Eastwood was offered the role but turned it down because he believed the character should be played by an English actor.

Following Kadima's win in the election, Peres was given the role of Vice Prime Minister and Minister for the Development of the Negev, Galilee and Regional Economy.

Following the Anschluss of March 1938, Jones flew into Vienna at considerable personal risk to play a crucial role in negotiating and organising the emigration of Freud and his circle to London.

Following the brutal death of a conscript, Menem abolished conscription in 1994, decisively ending a military prerogative over society and its self-perceived role as an institution that it " made men out of boys ".

Following the murders of Pim Fortuyn ( in 2002 ) and Theo van Gogh ( in 2004 ) the political debate on the role of multiculturalism in the Netherlands reached new heights.

Following the brief governorship of Richard Blanshard, James Douglas, Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay post, assumed the role in 1851.

Following Izo's death, a woman called Ueda Naraito partially carried on this role for a while, although she does not appear to have held the actual title " Honseki ".

Following this Binoche secured her first feature film appearance with a minor role in Pascal Kané's Liberty Belle ( 1983 ).