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Fritz Lang

Name at birth: Friedrich Christian Anton LangFilmmaker Fritz Lang had a long career in Berlin and Hollywood, from the silent era to the 1960s. His best known films include 1927's dystopian vision…

Karen Black

Name at birth: Karen ZieglerKaren Black was best known for her film work in the 1970s, including her Oscar-nominated performance as Rayette, the ditzy waitress in Five Easy Pieces (1970). Black grew…

Joan Allen

Joan Allen is an accomplished stage and screen actor who is perhaps best known for her portrayal of First Lady Pat Nixon in Oliver Stone's 1995 film Nixon. Allen grew up in a small town in northern…

The eXistenZ of Life

A Talk With Director David Cronenberg by Alicia Potter Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh in Cronenberg's eXistenZ. "Card-carrying existentialist" Cronenberg has consistently stayed out of…

Bowfinger

Director: Frank Oz Writer: Steve Martin Universal Pictures; PG-13; 97 minutes Release: 8/99 Cast: Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham Bowfinger's premise is a fresh…

Time Code

Director/Writer:Mike FiggisScreen Gems; R; 93 minutesRelease:4/00Cast:Alessandro Nivola, Holly Hunter, Kyle MacLachlan, Salma Hayek, and Julian Sands There is something very special about a…

Hazel Scott

Hazel Scott was a pianist and singer of the 1930s and '40s and one of the most popular black entertainers of her time. At one time she was also the wife of Congressman Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., the…

Arnold Schwarzenegger Biography

Arnold SchwarzeneggerGovernor of California, actor, bodybuilderBorn: 7/30/1947Birthplace: Graz, Austria Hulk-like actor-turned politician, he is best known for his roles in sci-fi action/thrillers…

Russell Crowe Biography

Russell Crowe actorBorn: 4/7/1964Birthplace: New Zealand New Zealand-born actor best known in the U.S. for his starring roles in the Academy Award-winning film L.A. Confidential (1997) and the…

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht was a jack-of-all-trades writer who became famous as the go-to script guy in Hollywood during the 1930s and '40s, from The Front Page (1931) and Scarface (1932), to Wuthering Heights (1939…