Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress
The Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbara Bel Geddes: Encyclopedia - Barbara Bel Geddes
Barbara Bel Geddes (October 31, 1922 – August 8, 2005) was an American actress. She was born in New York City, New York, USA. Bel Gedde...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ann-margret: Encyclopedia - Ann-margret
Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-born actress and singer. Born Ann-Margret Olsson in Valsjöbyn, Jämtland, Sweden, she mov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - All About Eve: Encyclopedia - All About Eve
All About Eve is a 1950 movie drama written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, from the story The Wisdom of Eve, by Mary Orr. Bette D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brenda Vaccaro: Encyclopedia - Brenda Vaccaro
Brenda Vaccaro (born November 18, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Italian American stage, motion picture, and television actress. Vaccar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anjelica Huston: Encyclopedia - Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston (born July 8, 1951) is an American film and television actress who starred as Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (1991)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cher: Encyclopedia - Cher
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American actress and singer of Armenian descent on her biological father's side and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Side Story: Encyclopedia - West Side Story
West Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), and was origina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting
Good Will Hunting is a 1997 film directed by Gus Van Sant set in greater Boston, Massachusetts, which tells the story of Will Hunting, a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chloë Sevigny: Encyclopedia - Chloë Sevigny
Chloë Sevigny (born November 18, 1974) is an American actress and model of Polish [1] and French descent. Born in Springfield, Massachus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Film: Encyclopedia - Airport Film
Airport is a 1970 film which tells the story of an airport manager trying to keep his fictional Chicago airport open during a snowstorm, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bullets Over Broadway: Encyclopedia - Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway is a 1994 film directed by Woody Allen. It starred John Cusack as an idealistic young playwright newly arrived on B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uma Thurman: Encyclopedia - Uma Thurman
Uma Karuna Thurman (born April 29, 1970) is an American model and Academy Award nominated film actor. Thurman began modeling professional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003 In Film: Encyclopedia - 2003 In Film
This is a list of film-related events in 2003. 2002 in film 2003 in film 2004 in film 2002 in home video 2003 in home video 2004 in ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Actor: Encyclopedia - Actor
An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in an artistic production. The term commonly refers to someone working in movies, televis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uma Thurman: Encyclopedia Ii - Uma Thurman - Career
Uma Thurman - Early works. Thurman began her career as a model at the age of fifteen. Standing six feet tall (183 cm), the natually lan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olivia De Havilland: Encyclopedia Ii - Olivia De Havilland - Career
De Havilland's career began co-starring with Joe E. Brown in Alibi Ike in 1935. She appeared as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, her ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Fisher King Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Fisher King Film - Plot
Jack Lucas, a talk radio host (Bridges), becomes suicidally despondent after his on-air comments inadvertently prompt a psychotic caller ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Diary Of Anne Frank Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The Diary Of Anne Frank Film - From Stage To Screen
Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett's stage adaptation of the bestselling diary of Anne Frank, on which this film was based, premiered in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2003 In Film: Encyclopedia Ii - 2003 In Film - Top Grossing Films
Please note that these are the top grossing films that were first released in 2003; because they may have made most of their income in a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - To Kill A Mockingbird: Encyclopedia Ii - To Kill A Mockingbird - Analysis Of Important Characters
Jem Finch is Scout's older brother. Jem undergoes crucial transformations in the work as he becomes a man. The trial of Tom Robinson is J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - West Side Story: Encyclopedia Ii - West Side Story - Film
In 1961, it was made into a motion picture and released on October 18 by United Artists, directed by Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ann-margret: Encyclopedia Ii - Ann-margret - Career
Ann-Margret started recording for RCA in 1961. Her recording career was not as successful as her movie career. She had a sexy singing voi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paper Moon Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Paper Moon Film - Production
Peter Bogdanovich, coming off the huge successes of his films What's Up, Doc? and The Last Picture Show, and having recently formed The D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anjelica Huston: Encyclopedia Ii - Anjelica Huston - Biography
Huston was born in Los Angeles California, the daughter of film director John Huston and granddaughter of actor Walter Huston; her mother...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Actor: Encyclopedia Ii - Actor - Techniques Of Acting
Actors employ a variety of techniques that are learned through training and experience. Some of these are: The rigorous use of the voice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paulette Goddard: Encyclopedia Ii - Paulette Goddard - Early Life And Career
Goddard was born Pauline Marion Levy, an only child, in Whitestone Landing, Queens, New York City to a Jewish father and an Episcopalian ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taxi Driver: Encyclopedia Ii - Taxi Driver - Plot Summary
Travis Bickle (De Niro) is an alienated, sexually frustrated young man of 26 from the Midwest, who claims that he has recently been disch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olivia De Havilland: Encyclopedia Ii - Olivia De Havilland - Career
De Havilland's career began co-starring with Joe E. Brown in Alibi Ike in 1935. She appeared as Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, her ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - For Whom The Bell Tolls: Encyclopedia Ii - For Whom The Bell Tolls - On The Novel
For Whom the Bell Tolls - Influence of Hemingway's experiences. Some experiences from the time of World War One have been worked into F...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lillian Gish: Encyclopedia Ii - Lillian Gish - Filmography
SILENT An Unseen Enemy (1912) Two Daughters of Eve (1912) In the Aisles of the Wild (1912) The One She Loved (1912) The Painted Lady (19...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gladys Cooper: Encyclopedia Ii - Gladys Cooper - Television
-won Golden Globe Award (1965) The Rogues TV Series 1964-65 at the Internet Movie Database and many other TV appearances ... See also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imitation Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Imitation Of Life - Synopsis Of Novel
The story is look at early 20th century American race relations. In Hurst's novel, Bea Chipley is a quiet, mousey, Atlantic City teenage ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judi Dench: Encyclopedia Ii - Judi Dench - Theatrical Career
In her native country, Dame Judi has developed a reputation as arguably the greatest actress in post-World War II history, primarily thro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Closer Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Closer Film - Synopsis
In the opening scene, Alice (Portman) and Dan (Law) see each other for the first time from opposite sides of a street, as they are walkin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boogie Nights: Encyclopedia Ii - Boogie Nights - Characters
Eddie Adams/Dirk Diggler - A handsome but dimwitted high school dropout with a 13-inch penis who is recruited into the porn industry by d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Film - Further Comment And Plot Outline Airport 1970
The one actor appearing in all four films is George Kennedy in the key role of airline mechanic Joe Patroni, although the sequels seem to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steel Magnolias: Encyclopedia Ii - Steel Magnolias - Shelby
Shelby is the one is marrying Jackson, she is diabetic and has a stroke towards the middle of the story. She ends up having her baby and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angelina Jolie: Encyclopedia Ii - Angelina Jolie - Biography
Angelina Jolie was born in Los Angeles, California, to actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She is the niece of Chip Taylor and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mrs. Miniver: Encyclopedia Ii - Mrs. Miniver - Film Adaptation
The film adaptation of Mrs. Miniver was produced by MGM in 1942 with Greer Garson in the leading role and William Wyler directing. Under ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnie Driver: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnie Driver - Music Career
Driver was born to parents of English, Irish, Scottish, Italian and French descent. Prior to her success as an actress, Driver was a memb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primary Colors: Encyclopedia Ii - Primary Colors - Clean Sweep
In the book, the plotline diverges from the real-life 1992 Democratic primary when a surprise candidate, Florida Governor Freddy Picker, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - All About Eve: Encyclopedia Ii - All About Eve - Background
While performing in The Two Mrs. Carrolls during 1943 and 1944, Elisabeth Bergner allowed a young fan to become part of her household, an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jennifer Connelly: Encyclopedia Ii - Jennifer Connelly - Early Life
Connelly was born to Gerard Connelly (a clothing manufacturer of Irish Catholic and Norwegian descent) and Eileen (a New York-bred Jewish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hawaii Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Hawaii Film - Cast
The principal characters in the film were portrayed as follows: Julie Andrews  : Jerusha Bromley Hale Max von Sydow  : Abner H...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rebel Without A Cause: Encyclopedia Ii - Rebel Without A Cause - Famous Dialog From The Film
If I had one day when I didn't have to be all confused and I didn't have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singin' In The Rain Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Singin' In The Rain Film - Trivia
Singin' in the Rain film - Behind the scenes. According to some sources, in the scenes where Kathy (Debbie Reynolds) is seen over-dubb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juliette Binoche: Encyclopedia Ii - Juliette Binoche - Biography
Born in Paris to a movie-director father and an actress mother, at age 15 she was sent to study at a specialized arts high school, after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jodie Foster: Encyclopedia Ii - Jodie Foster - Life And Career
Foster was born to Lucius Foster and Brandy Almond in Los Angeles, California, where she attended an exclusive prep school, the Lycée Fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The English Patient Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The English Patient Film - Cast And Crew
The English Patient film - Production. Director: Anthony Minghella Producer: Saul Zaentz Original story: Michael Ondaatje from his nov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Will Hunting - Synopsis
Set in South Boston (Southie), Good Will Hunting is about Will Hunting (Matt Damon), a young man who immersed himself in books to release...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cher: Encyclopedia Ii - Cher - Biography
Cher first achieved success as one of the pop music duo Sonny and Cher with her first husband, Sonny Bono (whom she met while working as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Film - Further Comment And Plot Outline Airport 1970
The one actor appearing in all four films is George Kennedy in the key role of airline mechanic Joe Patroni, although the sequels seem to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - From Here To Eternity: Encyclopedia Ii - From Here To Eternity - Awards
The film won eight Oscars: Academy Award for Best Picture - Buddy Adler, producer Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor - Frank Sinatr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goldie Hawn: Encyclopedia Ii - Goldie Hawn - Career
Goldie Hawn began her career as one of the regular cast members on the 1960s sketch comedy show Laugh-In. Noted equally for her chipper a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Poseidon Adventure: Encyclopedia Ii - The Poseidon Adventure - Plot Summary
The general premise of the film follows that of the book. On New Year's Eve, passengers aboard the S.S. Poseidon are faced with almost ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Australians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Australians - Music
List of Australians - A-G. Peter Allen - singer, songwriter Vanessa Amorosi - singer Julie Anthony - singer (sang Advance Australia Fa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Accidental Tourist: Encyclopedia Ii - The Accidental Tourist - The Film
The novel was made into a movie in 1988. It stars William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Geena Davis, Amy Wright, Bill Pullman, David Ogden Stier...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mira Sorvino: Encyclopedia Ii - Mira Sorvino - Early Life
Sorvino was born in Tenafly, New Jersey to Italian American parents, and is the daughter of veteran actor Paul Sorvino (whose credits inc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakespeare In Love: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakespeare In Love - Synopsis
At an audition for a play—"Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate's Daughter"—that he actually has not yet written a word of, young William Shak...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shelley Winters: Encyclopedia Ii - Shelley Winters - Life And Career
Winters was born Shirley Schrift in East St. Louis, Illinois, the daughter of Jewish parents - Jonas Schrift (an immigrant) and Rose Wint...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marisa Tomei: Encyclopedia Ii - Marisa Tomei - Oscar Mistake
There is an urban legend that Tomei's Oscar for My Cousin Vinny should have gone to someone else. The rumor goes that During the 'Oscar' ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natalie Portman: Encyclopedia Ii - Natalie Portman - Professional Life
Natalie was a child actor who performed in local troupes and dreamed of dancing on Broadway. One day after dance class at age eleven, Nat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Film - Further Comment And Plot Outline, Airport 1970
The one actor appearing in all four films is George Kennedy in the key role of airline mechanic Joe Patroni, although the sequels seem to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lillian Gish: Encyclopedia Ii - Lillian Gish - Books
Autobiographical: The Movies, Mr. Griffith, and Me (with Ann Pinchot) (Prentice-Hall, 1969) Dorothy and Lillian Gish (Charles Scribner's...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lillian Gish: Encyclopedia Ii - Lillian Gish - Documentaries About Lillian Gish
ALBUMS The early Smashing Pumpkins album Gish is rumoured to be named after Lillian Gish, although Billy Corgan has alleged in intervi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imitation Of Life: Encyclopedia Ii - Imitation Of Life - 1959 Film
Universal remade Imitation of Life in 1959 as a vehicle for Lana Turner. The story was altered so that the black housekeeper helped her w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paulette Goddard: Encyclopedia Ii - Paulette Goddard - Later Life
Goddard was married to actor Burgess Meredith from 1944 to 1949. In 1958 she married All Quiet on the Western Front author Erich Maria Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The English Patient Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The English Patient Film - Awards
The English Patient film - Won. Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Directing - Anthony Minghella Academy Award for Sound...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Poseidon Adventure: Encyclopedia Ii - The Poseidon Adventure - Awards
The Poseidon Adventure - Awards wins. BAFTA Award for Best Actor - (Gene Hackman) Academy Award for Best Original Song - (Al Kasha &am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judi Dench: Encyclopedia Ii - Judi Dench - Selected Filmography
Judi Dench - James Bond. In 1995 she took over the role of M in the James Bond series and has appeared in the films: GoldenEye (1995) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The English Patient Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The English Patient Film - Reviews
In his book, The Conversations : Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film, Ondaatje describes how the different layers of the filmma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paulette Goddard: Encyclopedia Ii - Paulette Goddard - Paramount Pictures
She starred with Chaplin again in his 1940 film The Great Dictator. She also made three comedies with Bob Hope: The Cat And The Canary, T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olivia De Havilland: Encyclopedia Ii - Olivia De Havilland - Private Life
De Haviland was married and divorced from novelist Marcus Goodrich between 1946 and 1953, by whom she had a son, Benjamin, whom she has o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singin' In The Rain Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Singin' In The Rain Film - Plot
Kelly plays Don Lockwood, a silent film star with humble roots. Lockwood barely tolerates his vapid leading lady, Lina Lamont (Jean Hagen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singin' In The Rain Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Singin' In The Rain Film - Soundtrack
The soundtrack is largely composed of recycled songs from other MGM musicals from the 1929-1940 period. Main composers include Arthur Fre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Olivia De Havilland: Encyclopedia Ii - Olivia De Havilland - Early Life
Havilland was born in Tokyo, Japan, and is the elder daughter of Walter de Havilland, a British patent attorney with a practice in Japan,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mrs. Miniver: Encyclopedia Ii - Mrs. Miniver - Awards And Nominations
The film won six Oscars: Academy Award for Best Picture - Sidney Franklin, producer Academy Award for Best Actress - Greer Garson Academ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mrs. Miniver: Encyclopedia Ii - Mrs. Miniver - Book Publication
The columns were first published in book form in 1939, shortly after the outbreak of war. Struther stopped the regular newspaper columns ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Singin' In The Rain Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Singin' In The Rain Film - Afterlife And Legacy
Singin' in the Rain film - Acclaim. The film won the Academy Award for Best Music, and Jean Hagen was nominated for the Academy Award f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The English Patient Film: Encyclopedia Ii - The English Patient Film - Plot Summary
The story deals with the gradually revealed histories of a critically burned man, his Canadian nurse, a Canadian thief, and an Indian sap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnie Driver: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnie Driver - Filmography
Minnie Driver - Animated filmography. She had voice roles in three films released in 1999: Princess Mononoke (English language release...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Taxi Driver: Encyclopedia Ii - Taxi Driver - Critical Response
Taxi Driver was a financial success and was nominated for several Academy Awards and received honors at the Cannes Film Festival. In late...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Australians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Australians - Politics
List of Australians - A-F. Tony Abbott - Liberal Minister in John Howard's government Lance Barnard - Deputy PM to Gough Whitlam Sir E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Juliette Binoche: Encyclopedia Ii - Juliette Binoche - Awards
Juliette Binoche - Won. 1997 - Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - The English Patient 1997 - Berlin International Film Festiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jennifer Connelly: Encyclopedia Ii - Jennifer Connelly - Breakthrough
Arguably, Connelly's big breakthrough finally came in the 2000 film Requiem for a Dream. The haunting, experimental film starred Connelly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Australians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Australians - Sports
List of Australians - A-F. Terry Alderman - cricketer Monique Allen - gymnast (won Australian's first gold medal for gymnastics at a C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mira Sorvino: Encyclopedia Ii - Mira Sorvino - Career
After graduating from college, she spent three years in New York trying to make a name for herself as an actress. Like so many other youn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natalie Portman: Encyclopedia Ii - Natalie Portman - Personal Life
Natalie Portman - Education. Natalie always thought that education was extremely important. She reported on a talk show saying "I'd rat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natalie Portman: Encyclopedia Ii - Natalie Portman - Early Life Background
While many actors take on stage names, Natalie's professional last name of "Portman" is in fact her maternal grandmother's maiden name. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jennifer Connelly: Encyclopedia Ii - Jennifer Connelly - Early Film Career
Connelly became a star on her next picture, the fantasy Labyrinth (1986). Connelly played Sarah, a teenager who wishes her baby brother i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Will Hunting - Quotes
Will: "Do you like apples?" Clark: "Yeah?" Will: "Well, I got her number. How do you like them apples?" Sean: "But you've never looked a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cher: Encyclopedia Ii - Cher - Discography
Cher - Albums. Look at Us (1965) The Wondrous World of Sonny & Cher (1966) In Case You're In Love (1967) Sonny & Cher Live (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Airport Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Airport Film - Trivia
Trans Global Airlines has been seen in many other Universal Studios productions, such as the television program Emergency!, when a fictio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Goldie Hawn: Encyclopedia Ii - Goldie Hawn - Personal Life
She has been in a relationship with Kurt Russell since 1983, and they have a son together, Wyatt Russell, who is now in Vancouver, Britis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Will Hunting - Themes
There are multiple themes that show through in Good Will Hunting. The themes of self love, expectations of society, and friendship all pl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Will Hunting - Reception
The film reviews from this film are, for the most part, very favorable. Many film critics loved the ideas the film explored, and the majo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Good Will Hunting: Encyclopedia Ii - Good Will Hunting - Box Office
Released in US: December 5, 1997 Opening Weekend: $1,720,000 Studio: Miramax Total US Gross: $138,433,435 Production Budget: $10,000,000 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Natalie Portman: Encyclopedia Ii - Natalie Portman - Controversy
Natalie Portman - Knows what it's like to be black?. Portman, who had recently read some of the works by W.E.B. DuBois, was interviewed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - All About Eve: Encyclopedia Ii - All About Eve - Casting And Characters
Although the role of Margo Channing was recognised almost immediately as one of the best in Bette Davis's career, Davis was not the first...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Angelina Jolie: Encyclopedia Ii - Angelina Jolie - Tattoos
Jolie's inventory of tattoos has become the subject of much media attention, and she frequently adds or even changes existing tattoos. Sh...   » Read the article