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Brian De Palma Biography

Brian De Palmadirector, screenwriterBorn: 9/11/1940Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey Contemporary film director who has been, at times, as controversial as he has been successful. With movies…

Simone de Beauvoir Biography

Simone de Beauvoir(Simone-Lucie-Ernestine-Marie-Bertrand de Beauvoir)writer, feministBorn: 1/9/1908 Birthplace: Paris, France Best known for the classic feminist treatise, Le Deuxième Sexe (…

The Uranian Moons

Oberon and Titania Umbriel and Ariel Miranda Puck Caliban and Sycorax New Uranian Moons Discovered There are 27 known moons of Uranus. Ten of the moons range in size…

William Shakespeare: Merchant of Venice, Act I

Act IScene IVenice. A streetEnter Antonio, Salarino, and SalanioAntonioIn sooth, I know not why I am so sad: It wearies me; you say it wearies you; But how I caught it, found it, or came by…

Joe Mantegna Biography

Joe Mantegna actorBorn: 11/13/1947Birthplace: Chicago A long-time collaborator with playwright/director David Mamet, Mantegna won accalim for his role in the Broadway production of Mamet's…

David Mamet Biography

David Mametplaywright, screenwriter, directorBorn: 11/30/1947Birthplace: Chicago Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter and film director known for his biting, elliptical dialogue and works…

Boiler Room

Director/Writer:Ben YoungerNew Line Cinema; R; 110 minutesRelease:2/00Cast:Giovanni Ribisi, Nia Long, Ben Affleck Certain films suggest directions. They point outside themselves, indicating…

Jack Lemmon Biography

Jack LemmonactorBorn: 2/8/1925Birthplace: Boston Academy Award-winning film and stage actor who excelled at both comic and dramatic roles. His films include Mister Roberts (1955), The Odd Couple (…