Billy Elliot - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Billy Elliot: Encyclopedia - Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot is a 2000 movie written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry. It stars Jamie Bell as 11 year old Billy, an aspiring da...   » Read the article

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 - Academy Award For Directing: Encyclopedia - Academy Award For Directing
The Academy Award for Directing is an accolade given to the person that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels was best di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia - Boxing
Boxing, nicknamed the "sweet science" and also called pugilism or prizefighting, is a sport where two participants of similar weight atta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2000 In Film: Encyclopedia - 2000 In Film
This is a list of film-related events in 2000. 1999 in film 2000 in film 2001 in film 1999 in home video 2000 in home video 2001 in ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uk Miners' Strike 1984-1985: Encyclopedia - Uk Miners' Strike 1984-1985
The miners' strike of 1984-5 was a major piece of industrial action affecting the British coal industry. It was a defining event in the h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy: Encyclopedia Ii - The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy - The Fictional Universe Of The Grim Adventures
Most of the show is set in Billy and Mandy's hometown of Endsville, a typical "Anytown, USA" in an indeterminate location. The age of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uk Miners' Strike 1984-1985: Encyclopedia Ii - Uk Miners' Strike 1984-1985 - History
In 1984, the National Coal Board (the UK Public Body which controlled coal mining) announced that an agreement reached after the 1974 min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Technique
Boxing - Stance and movement. Development The modern boxing stance is a reflection of the current system of rules employed by professio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Weller: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Weller - The Jam
Weller first burst onto the national music scene in 1977 with his first band, The Jam, which he had formed four years earlier as a teenag...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Technique
Boxing - Stance and movement. Development The modern boxing stance is a reflection of the current system of rules employed by professio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jamie Bell: Encyclopedia Ii - Jamie Bell - Filmography
Music Videos Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day Undertow as Chris Munn Deathwatch as PFC Charlie Shakespeare Nicholas Nickl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Gately: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Gately - Music Career Boyzone
As one fifth of Boyzone, Stephen Gately is a household name. Boyzone were one of the most successful boybands in history, who over seven ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Daldry: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Daldry - Selected Works
Stephen Daldry - Director. Billy Elliot the Musical (2005) (stage) The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay (2004) Cinema16 (2003...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - 1970s Success
Elton's self-titled second album was released in the spring of 1970 on MCA, and slowly began to climb the charts. The first single from t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - History And Development
Newcastle, known at the time as "Pons Aelius" was founded by the Roman Emperor Hadrian, whose Wall is still visible in parts of Newcastle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of London Underground-related Fiction: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of London Underground-related Fiction - Television
List of London Underground-related fiction - Doctor Who. The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964) The Chase (1965) The Web of Fear (1967) In...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bend It Like Beckham: Encyclopedia Ii - Bend It Like Beckham - Plot
The film is a coming-of-age tale about a teenage Sikh girl, Jesminder "Jess" Bhamra (Parminder Nagra), living in the suburbs of London no...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - 1970s Success
Elton's self-titled second album was released in the spring of 1970, and started to sell well in the U.S., where it was released on MCA. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glasgow Caledonian University: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow Caledonian University - Glasgow Caledonian University
In 1992, The Secretary of State for Scotland approved the merger of Glasgow Polytechnic and The Queen's College, Glasgow to form Glasgow ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Education
The city has two universities, the University of Newcastle upon Tyne that earned the coveted Sunday Times University of the Year award in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Religion
Newcastle upon Tyne - Christianity. Newcastle has two cathedrals, the Anglican St. Nicholas and the Roman Catholic St. Mary's. Cardinal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Sport
The City has a strong sporting tradition, being home to Premiership football team Newcastle United, and Guinness Premiership rugby union ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Entertainment
Newcastle upon Tyne - Bars and clubs. Newcastle has a reputation of being a fun-loving city with many bars, restaurants and night clubs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Transport And Infrastructure
Newcastle upon Tyne - Air. Newcastle International Airport located near Ponteland is the fastest growing airport in the UK. The airpor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - Film Work
He has also done work both for and in films. In 1971, he wrote the soundtrack for the movie Friends. In 1972 he appeared in the Marc Bola...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - 1980s Onwards
On 13 September 1980 Elton John performed a free concert to a huge audience on The Great Lawn in Central Park in New York City, within he...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Urban Development
Newcastle upon Tyne - Notable architecture. The city has an extensive neoclassical centre, largely developed in the 1830s by Richard Gr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Media
Newcastle upon Tyne - Broadcast. ITV franchisee Tyne Tees Television recently moved its headquarters from City Road to a new facility o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - List Of People From Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne - Born in Newcastle. Rudolph Abel - Soviet super-spy Thomas Addison - Diagnostician (Addison's Disease) Donna Air ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Medical Concerns
In 1983, The Journal of the American Medical Association called for a ban on boxing. The editor, Dr. George Lundberg, called boxing an "o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Gately: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Gately - Theatre Career
In December 2002 Stephen came back refreshed and with a bang – playing the lead role in Bill Kenwright’s new production of Tim Rice a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stephen Gately: Encyclopedia Ii - Stephen Gately - Coming Out
In June of 1999, at the age of 23, Stephen discovered someone was trying to sell a story to the papers about his homosexuality, so Stephe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Origins
Earliest evidence suggests that boxing was prevalent in North Africa during 4000 BC and the Mediterranean in 1500 BC. A Greek ruler named...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - Early Life And Career
Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, England, the son of Squadron Leader Stanley Dwight, RAF, and his wife, Sheila Dwig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - Band
Elton John - Current members. Elton John - piano, lead vocals Guy Babylon - keyboards Bob Birch - bass guitar, vocals Davey Johnstone ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Medical Concerns
In 1983, The Journal of the American Medical Association called for a ban on boxing. The editor, Dr. George Lundberg, called boxing an "o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Museums & Places Of Interest
Newcastle upon Tyne - In Newcastle. Hancock Museum (Natural History) Military Vehicle Museum Discovery Museum (Science and Local Histo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - Early Life And Career
Elton John was born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in Pinner, England, the son of Squadron Leader Stanley Dwight, RAF, and his wife, Sheila Dwig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newcastle Upon Tyne: Encyclopedia Ii - Newcastle Upon Tyne - Gay Community
Focused on the Times Square area near the Centre for Life, the "Pink Triangle" hosts approximately 12–14 bars and pubs, and two clubs, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Boxing Legends
The boxing world has produced talented and world famous personalities in both the amateur and professional realms. Famous amateur boxers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - Band
Elton John - Current members. Elton John - piano, lead vocals Guy Babylon - keyboards Bob Birch - bass guitar, vocals Davey Johnstone ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Professional Boxing
Professional bouts are far longer than amateur bouts (ranging from four to twelve rounds), headgear is not permitted, and boxers are gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - Musical Style And Voice
In the 1970s, Elton John's sound was immediately set apart from others by being piano-based in a rock world dominated by guitars. Another...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uk Miners' Strike 1984-1985: Encyclopedia Ii - Uk Miners' Strike 1984-1985 - After The Strike
The effect of the strike has been long and bitter for many areas that depended on coal. Enduring a year on strike pay forced many miners ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Boxing Legends
The boxing world has produced talented and world famous personalities in both the amateur and professional realms. Famous amateur boxers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Weller: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Weller - Legacy
Proving that interest still remained in his seminal days of the 1970s and 80s, no less than three of his songs - two Style Council number...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glasgow Caledonian University: Encyclopedia Ii - Glasgow Caledonian University - History
Glasgow Caledonian University - The Queen's College Glasgow. The origins of The Queen's College, Glasgow date back as far as 1875 when ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Weller: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Weller - The Style Council
At the beginning of 1983, The Jam were no more and the press and public wondered what was next for Weller. The answer emerged in the form...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paul Weller: Encyclopedia Ii - Paul Weller - Solo Career
In the early 1990s, Weller disbanded the Council and went quiet for a few years, before returning to prominence as one of the major influ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Uk Miners' Strike 1984-1985: Encyclopedia Ii - Uk Miners' Strike 1984-1985 - Strike In Artistic Depictions
The UK miners' strike was the background for the critically acclaimed 2000 film Billy Elliot. Several scenes powerfully depict the chaos ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Amateur Boxing
In amateur boxing (the version of the sport found at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games) the primary emphasis is on landing scoring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Origins
Earliest evidence suggests that boxing was prevalent in North Africa during 4000 BC and the Mediterranean in 1500 BC. A Greek ruler named...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Amateur Boxing
In amateur boxing (the version of the sport found at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games) the primary emphasis is on landing scoring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Professional Boxing
Professional bouts are far longer than amateur bouts (ranging from four to twelve rounds), headgear is not permitted, and boxers are gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bend It Like Beckham: Encyclopedia Ii - Bend It Like Beckham - Response
This movie was popular with audiences around the world including, surprisingly enough, the United States, where David Beckham was little ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - British Boxing Legends
Great Britain, the birth place of modern boxing, has produced numerous boxing legends. Among British amateur boxers, only those who won O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - Personal Life
John has had a complicated personal history. He disclosed his bisexuality in 1976 in a Rolling Stone Magazine interview. He married Germa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy: Encyclopedia Ii - The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy - Episode List
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy - Season One. (August 2001 - October 2002) 1. Meet the Reaper / Evil Con Carne / Skeletons in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Boxing Legends
The boxing world has produced talented and world famous personalities in both the amateur and professional realms. Famous amateur boxers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elton John: Encyclopedia Ii - Elton John - Musicals
In addition to a 1998 adaptation of The Lion King for Broadway, John has also composed music for a Disney production of Aida (2000) with ...   » Read the article