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Paul Newman Biography

Paul Newman actor, director Born: 1/26/1925 Birthplace: Shaker Heights, Ohio Academy Award-winning actor and director known…

auteur

(Encyclopedia) auteurauteurōtörˈ [key], in film criticism, a director who so dominates the film-making process that it is appropriate to call the director the auteur, or author, of the motion picture…

Connery, Sean

(Encyclopedia) Connery, Sean, 1930-2020, Scottish film actor, b. Edinburgh, Scotland. Connery joined the Royal Navy in 1946, serving for three years…

Eisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovich

(Encyclopedia) Eisenstein, Sergei MikhailovichEisenstein, Sergei Mikhailovichsyĭrgāˈ mēkhīˈləvĭch īˈzənshtīn [key], 1898–1948, Russian film director. An architect and engineer, he became interested…

Irish Movies: Angela's Ashes

Celebrate the luck of the Irish with one of these Irish films by Beth Rowen   Curious about the origins of St. Patrick's Day? Click here for more features. Related Links St…

Breaking the Waves

Director/Writer: Lars von Trier Director of Photography: Robby Müller Editor: Anders Refn Music: Ray Williams Production Designer: Karl Juliusson Producers: Vibeke…

Grisham, John

(Encyclopedia) Grisham, John, 1955–, American novelist and lawyer, b. Jonesboro, Ark., B.S. Mississippi State Univ., 1977, J.D. Univ. of Mississippi School of Law, 1981. He practiced law for nearly a…

motion pictures

(Encyclopedia) motion pictures, movie-making as an art and an industry, including its production techniques, its creative artists, and the distribution and exhibition of its products (see also motion…

Burt Bacharach Biography

Burt Bacharachcomposer, songwriterBorn: 5/12/1929Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri Beginning in the late 1950s he gained acclaim for his scores and songs for films, including What's New Pussycat (…

Logan, Joshua

(Encyclopedia) Logan, Joshua, 1908–88, American theatrical and film director and writer, b. Texarkana, Tex. He directed several successes in New York, including Knickerbocker Holiday (1938) and Annie…