You had the plush English heritage cinema, spearheaded by Merchant-Ivory and then later modified by films such as Notting Hill.
But the backlash against the tight fiscal one-shape-fits-all orthodoxy spearheaded by Germany and orchestrated by Brussels takes various forms across Europe.
And post-9/11, the torture-porn subgenre, spearheaded by Saw and Hostel, placed viewers in the position of prisoners, held below ground, off-radar, subjected to dreadful indignities.
The government has faced a fierce domestic political backlash from Jewish groups, and well as other faith and ethnic communities, about its proposed changes to the Racial Discrimination Act, reforms that are being spearheaded by the attorney-general.
Several meetings have already taken place with politician Jason Kenney, who spearheaded an effort that drove the support of "visible minorities" for his Conservative party to 31%.
Spearheaded by the relatively new act the Shires, who became the first British country band to be included in the top 10 albums in the UK Official Charts, there's more than a nod to Nashville going on at live music venues and festivals up and down the country.
Chloe Smith, the MP for Norwich North, spearheaded the taskforce to persuade the government to bring Norfolk's city within an hour and a half of London, instead of the current 110-117 minutes on most journeys, to spur regeneration and employment.
There is also a question whether the momentum of continental change can be maintained now that Chávez, who spearheaded it, is expected to stand down in the next few weeks.
He thinks bands from the north-east egg each other on to take risks, recalling the birth back in 2005 of what was dubbed the "new north-east sound", spearheaded by Field Music, The Futureheads and Maximo Park.
We have a right to know what is happening," said Obi Ezekwesili, a former education minister who has spearheaded the #BringBackOurGirls movement.
At the same time, violent nationalists spearheaded some clashes, and photos and interviews indicate that at least two protesters fired rifles at police on 20 February, when 50 protestors and three policemen were shot dead.
