Search

Search results

Displaying 71 - 80

Monsters, Inc.

Director:Peter DocterWriters:Andrew Stanton and Daniel GersonDisney & Pixar Animation Studios; G; 88 minutesRelease:10/01Voices of:John Goodman, Billy Crystal, Mary Gibbs The Pixar…

Monster's Ball

Director:Marc ForsterWriters:Milo Addica and Will RokosLions Gate Films; R; 108 minutesRelease:12/01Cast:Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger Monster's Ball does what few films can:…

Karloff, Boris

(Encyclopedia) Karloff, BorisKarloff, Boriskärˈlôf, –lŏf [key], 1887–1969, Anglo-American actor, b. Dulwich, England; his original name was William Henry Pratt. A distinguished character actor with a…

Typhon

(Encyclopedia) TyphonTyphontīˈfŏn [key] or TyphoeusTyphontīfēˈəs [key], in Greek mythology, fierce and monstrous son of Gaea. He was the father of Echidna—a monster half woman and half dragon—and of…

Stranraer

(Encyclopedia) StranraerStranraerstrənrärˈ, străn– [key], town (1991 pop. 10,766), Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland, at the head of Loch Ryan. A fishing port, it has a prosperous trade with…

Maeshowe

(Encyclopedia) Maeshowe or Maes HoweMaes Howemāsˈhou [key], prehistoric monument, on Mainland in the Orkney Islands, off N Scotland, near Stenness (see Stenness, Loch of). A passage grave with a…

noun

(Encyclopedia) noun [Lat.,=name], in English, part of speech of vast semantic range. It can be used to name a person, place, thing, idea, or time. It generally functions as subject, object, or…

Minos

(Encyclopedia) MinosMinosmīˈnŏs, –nəs [key], in Greek mythology, king of Crete, son of Zeus and Europa. He was the husband of Pasiphaë, who bore him Androgeus, Glaucus, Ariadne, and Phaedra. Because…

Ludwig, Otto

(Encyclopedia) Ludwig, OttoLudwig, Ottoôˈtō [key]Leven, Loch l&oomacr;tˈvĭkh [key], 1813–65, German writer. He was one of Germany's first modern realists; although his plots were melodramatic, he…

Gold Butte National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Gold Butte National Monument, 296,937 acres (90,506 hectares), SE Utah, est. 2016 and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. Named for a mining ghost town, the monument embraces a…