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Mottl, Felix
(Encyclopedia) Mottl, FelixMottl, Felixfāˈlēks mōˈtəl [key], 1856–1911, Austrian conductor. He assisted Wagner in preparing the first Bayreuth Festival, at which he conducted the Ring cycle. Mottl…Montreux
(Encyclopedia) MontreuxMontreuxmôNtröˈ [key], resort area (1990 pop. 22,917), on the northeast shore of the Lake of Geneva, Vaud canton, W Switzerland. It is composed of the communes of Le Châtelard…Flagstad, Kirsten
(Encyclopedia) Flagstad, KirstenFlagstad, Kirstenkĭrˈstən flăgˈstăd, Nor. khĭshˈtən flägˈstä [key], 1895–1962, Norwegian soprano. She made her debut in 1913 but sang only in Scandinavia until 1934,…Hayden, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Hayden, RobertHayden, Roberthāˈdən [key], 1913–80, American poet, b. Detroit. After earning his M.A. at the Univ. of Michigan, he taught there and at Fisk Univ. Although the tone of…Wilkie, Sir David
(Encyclopedia) Wilkie, Sir David, 1785–1841, Scottish genre painter. He studied in Edinburgh and at the Royal Academy and won early popularity with his admirable little scenes of everyday life.…Bergman, Ingmar
(Encyclopedia) Bergman, Ingmar (Ernst Ingmar Bergman)Bergman, Ingmarĕrnst ĭngˈmär bĕrˈyəmän [key], 1918–2007, Swedish film and stage writer, director, and producer. Acclaimed by many as the greatest…Movies and Film: Some Films Whose Editing Is Worth Visiting
Some Films Whose Editing Is Worth VisitingMovies and FilmFilm EditingFade In: A Brief History of EditingThe Purposes of EditingCutting for ContentFrom Shooting to the Final ProductSome Films Whose…Broadcast Film Critics Association's Top 10 Films of 1998
A Simple Plan Elizabeth Gods and Monsters Life Is Beautiful Out of Sight Pleasantville Saving Private Ryan Shakespeare in Love The Thin Red Line The…Guy Blache, Alice
(Encyclopedia) Guy Blache or Guy-Blaché, Alice, 1873–1968, French-American filmmaker, b. Paris as Alice Guy. The first woman filmmaker, she directed, produced, wrote screenplays for, or supervised…McCay, Winsor
(Encyclopedia) McCay, Winsor, b. 1867 or 1869, d. 1934, American newspaper cartoonist and film animator, b. Canada or Spring Lake, Mich. McCay began painting signs and posters in Chicago, later…Trending
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