Encyclopedia - Winona Ryder: Encyclopedia - Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder (born Winona Laura Horowitz on October 29, 1971) is an American actress. Winona Ryder - Biography. Ryder was born in Olmste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winona Ryder: Encyclopedia Ii - Winona Ryder - Biography
Ryder was born in Olmstead County near Winona, Minnesota to Cindy Istas and Michael Horowitz, the son of Jewish immigrants from Russia an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winona Ryder: Encyclopedia Ii - Winona Ryder - Film Career
Winona Ryder - 1985–1990. In 1985, Ryder sent a video audition to appear in the film Desert Bloom, but was rejected. However, David S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bram Stoker's Dracula: Encyclopedia - Bram Stoker's Dracula
Bram Stoker's Dracula is a 1992 horror film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola based on the novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. It s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Waif: Encyclopedia - Waif
Waif is used to described a very thin (almost unhealthy thin) looking person, usually a woman. The waif look was first introduced though ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Night On Earth 1991 Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Night On Earth 1991 Film - Los Angeles
Winona Ryder as Corky (taxi driver) Gena Rowlands as Victoria Snelling (passenger) ... See also:Night on Earth 1991 film, Night on Eart...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Absinthe: Encyclopedia Ii - Absinthe - Modern Culture
The legacy of absinthe as an eccentric, mysterious and addictive drink continues to this day. Absinthe has been seen or featured in movie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heathers: Encyclopedia Ii - Heathers - Plot Description
Heathers centers around a high school student named Veronica (Winona Ryder). Veronica is part of a clique of popular, pretty and wealthy ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emily Lloyd: Encyclopedia Ii - Emily Lloyd - Lost Roles
In 1988 she was in talk for the movie Scandal (about the Prufomo affair). But because she was too young for that role her part went to Br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sofia Coppola: Encyclopedia Ii - Sofia Coppola - Career
Coppola's career in film began early, as she appeared as an infant or a child extra in several of her father's films. The best known of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2002 Golden Raspberry Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - 2002 Golden Raspberry Awards - Worst Actress
Madonna for Swept Away (tie) Britney Spears for Crossroads (tie) Angelina Jolie for Life or Something Like It Jennifer Lopez for Maid in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alien: Resurrection: Encyclopedia Ii - Alien: Resurrection - Cast And Crew
Alien: Resurrection - Cast. Sigourney Weaver .... Lt. Ellen Ripley and Ripley Clone #8 Winona Ryder .... Annalee Call Dominique Pinon ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerry Lee Lewis: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerry Lee Lewis - Later Career
In 1989, a major motion picture based on his early life in rock & roll, Great Balls of Fire, brought him back into the public eye. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Can't Get You Out Of My Head: Encyclopedia Ii - Can't Get You Out Of My Head - Live Performances And Covers
A live appearance at the Brit Awards, during which Minogue performed the song against the backing track of New Order's "Blue Monday" led ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alien: Resurrection: Encyclopedia Ii - Alien: Resurrection - Trivia
The film opened on November 26, 1997. Winona Ryder won the Blockbuster Entertainment award for her role in the film. In spite of this, th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Some Of The Unusual Gang Of Idiots
Mad is known for the stability and longevity of its talent roster, with several creators enjoying 30-, 40-, and even 50-year careers in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saks Fifth Avenue: Encyclopedia Ii - Saks Fifth Avenue - Other Facts
It was in the Beverly Hills Saks Fifth Avenue that Winona Ryder was caught shoplifting. A joke about this was played out in the movie Whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Some Of The Unusual Gang Of Idiots
Mad is known for the stability and longevity of its talent roster, with several creators enjoying 30-, 40-, and even 50-year careers in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Some Of The Unusual Gang Of Idiots
Mad is known for the stability and longevity of its talent roster, with several creators enjoying 30-, 40-, and even 50-year careers in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Frank: Encyclopedia - Anne Frank
Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (June 12, 1929 – ca. March 1945) was a German-born Jewish girl who wrote a diary while in hiding with her f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1971: Encyclopedia - 1971
1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). 1971 - Events. January 1 - British Divorce Reform Ac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Absinthe: Encyclopedia - Absinthe
Absinthe (from French, from Latin absinthium, ancient Greek apsinthion, "wormwood") is a high-alcohol anise-flavored liquor derived from ...   » Read the article

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

Encyclopedia - Corey Haim: Encyclopedia Ii - Corey Haim - Career
Corey Haim - Early success. Haim first broke into mainstream acting playing the role of Larry in the Canadian family oriented comedy te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Sex Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Sex Symbols - Female
List of sex symbols - Groups. ATC The Bangles Destiny's Child Dixie Chicks The Donnas The Go Go's Klymaxx Lillix Spice Girls t.A.T.u.â...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula - Movie Television And Play Adaptations
See also: Vampire fiction The character of Count Dracula has remained popular over the years, and many films have used the character as a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johnny Depp: Encyclopedia Ii - Johnny Depp - Life
Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky to John Christopher Depp, Sr. and Betty Sue Palmer. He was raised primarily in Miramar, Florida, whe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Recurring Features
In a parody of Playboy's centerfolds, each issue of Mad from 1964 on featured a "fold-in" on its inside back cover, designed by artist Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Scissorhands: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Scissorhands - Motifs And Themes
The plot of Edward Scissorhands bears resemblances to Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein, in as much as Edward is an artificially created...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darwin Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - Darwin Awards - Rules
Darwin Awards - Requirements. The five requirements for a Darwin are Inability to reproduce - Nominee must be dead or sterile. A dis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Hollywood Celebrity Couples: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Hollywood Celebrity Couples - Married
Listed in order of year of marriage, and alphabetically within each year. List of Hollywood celebrity couples - Before 1980. Joanne Woo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerry Lee Lewis: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerry Lee Lewis - Early Life And Career At Sun Records
Born in Ferriday, Louisiana, Jerry Lee Lewis showed an early, natural talent for the piano. His parents were poor but took out a loan to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah Centre - Berg's Teachings
Kabbalah Centre - On teaching Kabbalah. Berg states that it is his job to reveal the real truths about Kabbalah. Traditionally, while s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Keanu Reeves: Encyclopedia Ii - Keanu Reeves - Biography
Reeves gained the notice of the critics in 1986's River's Edge, but his first major film role was in 1986, in the hockey movie YoungBlood...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Anne Frank - The Diary Of A Young Girl
Anne Frank - Publication of the diary. Otto Frank survived and returned to Amsterdam. He was informed that his wife had died, but he al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Characters From The Simpsons: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Characters From The Simpsons - Origin Of The Names
Many of the characters in the Simpsons take their names from important people and places in Groening's life: Lisa â€“ Lisa Groening...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Absinthe: Encyclopedia Ii - Absinthe - Constituents
In addition to wormwood, absinthe contains anise (often partially substituted with star anise), Florence fennel, hyssop, melissa, and Rom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Ford Coppola: Encyclopedia Ii - Francis Ford Coppola - Career: 1960 To 1978
Coppola studied theatre at Hofstra University prior to studying film at UCLA and while there, he made numerous short films, including som...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christina Ricci: Encyclopedia Ii - Christina Ricci - Filmography
2006 Penelope (in pre-production) Black Snake Moan 2005 Cursed 2003 Monster I Love Your Work Anything Else 2002 Ally McBeal The Ga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1971: Encyclopedia Ii - 1971 - Events
1971 - January. January 1 - British Divorce Reform Act comes into force January 2 - 66 die in stairway crush at Rangers v Celtic foot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mr. Deeds: Encyclopedia Ii - Mr. Deeds - Plot Summary
Preston Blake started out in his career hoping to be a radio disc jockey as a young man, slowly working his way up through the ranks to f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Bale: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Bale - Acting Career
Bale began his acting career by appearing in a Pac-Man cereal advertisement in the UK at age 9 and then appeared a year later in the West...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - History
Main article: History of Minnesota Minnesota - History prior to joining the United States. Before European colonization, the area now k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Lear: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Lear - Awards
In 1969, Lear was nominated for an Academy Award for writing Divorce, American Style. Lear was among the first seven television pioneers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phoebe Buffay: Encyclopedia Ii - Phoebe Buffay - Friendships
Phoebe had somewhat peculiar relationships with the three male Friends. Chandler acted as something of a little brother, on several occas...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bram Stoker's Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Bram Stoker's Dracula - Plot Summary
Jonathan Harker (Reeves), assistant real estate agent, travels to the mountains of Transylvania to arrange a real estate deal with a Coun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corey Haim: Encyclopedia Ii - Corey Haim - Early Life
Haim was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to Bernie Haim, a Francophone Jewish Canadian sales representative, and Judy, an Israeli-born c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Keanu Reeves: Encyclopedia Ii - Keanu Reeves - Trivia
Unlike many actors of today, Reeves is known to defer salaries if it means getting another actor for the film. He deferred his salary for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Lear: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Lear - Political And Cultural Activities
In addition to his success as a TV producer and businessman, Lear is an outspoken supporter of First Amendment and liberal causes. Taking...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phoebe Buffay: Encyclopedia Ii - Phoebe Buffay - History
Phoebe has a rather strange past, and an equally strange present existence. Her father left when she was very young. Lily, the woman she ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah Centre - Criticisms
Reactions from organized Jewish groups have been almost uniformly negative, and other critics have accused it of being a cult. Rabbi Adin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johnny Depp: Encyclopedia Ii - Johnny Depp - Awards
Johnny Depp - Awards. 2005 People's Choice Award Favorite Male Movie Star 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards Actor: Outstanding Performan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johnny Depp: Encyclopedia Ii - Johnny Depp - Filmography
Johnny Depp - Actor. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) Private Resort (1985) Slow Burn (1986) Platoon (1986) Cry-Baby (1990) Edward Sci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phoebe Buffay: Encyclopedia Ii - Phoebe Buffay - Personality
Having never had a normal, complete childhood, Phoebe is often quite naive and innocent, and is in some regards still a child at heart. S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kabbalah Centre: Encyclopedia Ii - Kabbalah Centre - Role Of Berg
Philip Berg claims to have a doctorate, and many of his books are listed as being by "Dr." Berg. However, in different interviews he has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phoebe Buffay: Encyclopedia Ii - Phoebe Buffay - Animal Rights And The Environment
Phoebe is also somewhat of a champion of animal rights and the environment. She is a vegetarian, and eats "nothing with a face". One time...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Characters From The Simpsons: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Characters From The Simpsons - Springfield Elementary School
List of characters from The Simpsons - Administration. Seymour "Spanky" Skinner, principal, a.k.a. Armin Tamzarian, lives with his mot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Recurring Subsections
Most magazines include ongoing, internal segments or domains, and Mad is no exception. An issue of Mad includes these "cluster" departmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Recurring Images And References
Regular Mad readers have been treated to a large number of recurring in-jokes, including Neuman's catch phrase "What? Me worry?", as well...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Contributors And Controversy
Mad provided an ongoing showcase for many of the best satirical writers and artists. The magazine fostered an unusual group loyalty. Even...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Mad Merchandising
Mad has stepped gingerly into other media. Three albums of novelty songs were released in the early 1960s. A successful off-Broadway prod...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Imitators And Variants
Mad has had many imitators through the years. The three most durable of these were CRACKED, Sick, and Crazy. Most others were short-lived...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - History
With the first issue (October-November, 1952), Mad was a comic book, and its subtitle, "Tales Calculated To Drive You" above the title Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Sex Symbols: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Sex Symbols - Male
List of sex symbols - Groups. The Backstreet Boys The "Baldwin brothers": Alec, Daniel, Stephen, and William Red Hot Chili Peppers L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - Some Of The Usual Gang Of Idiots
Each of the following has created over 150 articles for the magazine: Writers: Dick DeBartolo Desmond Devlin Stan Hart Frank Jacobs Tom ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mad Magazine: Encyclopedia Ii - Mad Magazine - The Mad 20
Since 1998, Mad has done an annual issue commemorating the "20 Dumbest People, Events and Things" of the year. These emphasize the visual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Characters From The Simpsons: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Characters From The Simpsons - Local Media Personalities
List of characters from The Simpsons - Television. Krusty the Clown, Herschel Schmoikel Pinkus Krustofski, entertainer (1990-present)....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johnny Depp: Encyclopedia Ii - Johnny Depp - Trivia
Depp, a keen musician, can be heard playing slide guitar in the film "Chocolat," on the Oasis song "Fade In-Out" (from Be Here Now, 1997)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Characters From The Simpsons: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Characters From The Simpsons - Other Families
List of characters from The Simpsons - The Flanders family. Nedward "Ned", father, owner of Leftorium (1989-present). Maude, mother (d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula - Plot
The story begins when Jonathan Harker, an English solicitor, is invited to the Count's crumbling, remote castle (situated in the Carpathi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1971: Encyclopedia Ii - 1971 - Deaths
1971 - January. January 5 - Douglas Shearer, Canadian film sound engineer (b. 1899) January 6 - Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1971: Encyclopedia Ii - 1971 - Births
1971 - January. January 1 - Bobby Holik, Czech ice hockey player January 2 - Lisa Harrison, American basketball player January 7 - Cha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Anne Frank - Early Life
Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, the second daughter of Otto Heinrich Frank (May 12, 1889–August 19,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Anne Frank - The Period Chronicled In The Diary
Anne Frank - Before going into hiding. For her thirteenth birthday on June 12, 1942, Anne received a small notebook which she had point...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Anne Frank - Legacy
On May 3, 1957, a group of citizens including Otto Frank established the Anne Frank Foundation in an effort to save the Prinsengracht bui...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Anne Frank - Arrest And Concentration Camps
On the morning of August 4, 1944, the Achterhuis was stormed by the Grüne Polizei following a tip-off from an informer who was never ide...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Bale: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Bale - Biography
Christian was born to the late businessman David Bale, and Jenny James, a circus performer. Although Bale's birthplace was in Wales, both...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Education
Minnesota - Colleges and Universities. University of Minnesota system (U of M) University of Minnesota Crookston University of Minneso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Law And Government
As in the national government of the United States, power in Minnesota is divided into three main branches: Executive, Legislative, and J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Culture
Stereotypical Minnesotan traits include Lutheranism (26 percent of the state's population is Lutheran) "Minnesota nice," "hot dish (a Min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Geography
See: List of Minnesota counties Minnesota covers 79,610 square miles (2.25% of the United States). It is famous for its lakes, having in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Economy
The Bureau of Economic Analysis estimates that Minnesota's total state product in 2003 was $211 billion. Per capita personal income in 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Minnesota: Encyclopedia Ii - Minnesota - Demographics
As of 2004, the state's population was estimated to be 5,100,958 (1.75% of the total national population), the population had increased 7...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Darwin Awards: Encyclopedia Ii - Darwin Awards - History
Life Imitates Art: The darwinawards.com site fails to give credit where credit is apparently due concerning the history of the Darwin Awa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula - Novel Background
Between 1878 and 1898 Stoker managed the world-famous London Lyceum Theatre, where he supplemented his income by writing a large number o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Absinthe: Encyclopedia Ii - Absinthe - Controversy
It was thought that excessive absinthe-drinking led to effects which were specifically worse than those associated with over-indulgence i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Absinthe: Encyclopedia Ii - Absinthe - History
The precise origin of absinthe is unclear. According to popular legend, absinthe began as an all-purpose patent remedy created by Dr. Pie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Absinthe: Encyclopedia Ii - Absinthe - Cultural Impact
The legacy of absinthe as an eccentric, mysterious and addictive drink continues to this day. Absinthe has been seen or featured in movie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heathers: Encyclopedia Ii - Heathers - Alternate Ending
On the special editon DVD of Heathers, the "special features" section contains the script for an alternate ending which was considered to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerry Lee Lewis: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerry Lee Lewis - Drug Addiction And Personal Tragedies
Plagued by alcohol and drug problems after Myra divorced him in 1970, tragedy struck when Lewis' 19-year-old son, Jerry Lee Lewis Jr., wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jerry Lee Lewis: Encyclopedia Ii - Jerry Lee Lewis - Scandal
Lewis' turbulent personal life was hidden from the public until a 1958 British tour, when reporters learned about the twenty-three year o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johnny Depp: Encyclopedia Ii - Johnny Depp - Film Career
Depp's first role (which he initially rejected) was in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984). Then he starred in the FOX's TV series 21 Jump S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Absinthe: Encyclopedia Ii - Absinthe - Preparation
Traditionally absinthe is poured into a glass over which a specially designed, slotted spoon is placed. A sugar cube is then deposited in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula - Analysis
The novel is narrated by multiple voices — Jonathan's journal of his trip to Transylvania, Mina's diary, and Seward's recorded journal,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula - Historical Connections
Although Dracula is a work of fiction, it does contain some historical references. The historical connections with the novel, how much St...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Francis Ford Coppola: Encyclopedia Ii - Francis Ford Coppola - Career: 1979 To Present
Following the success of The Godfather and its sequel, Coppola set about filming Apocalypse Now, an ambitious version of Joseph Conrad's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula - Dracula In Romania
After the death of Nicolae CeauÅŸescu, a tourist industry sprung up in Transylvania (and, to a lesser extent, in Wallachia). However, Rom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dracula: Encyclopedia Ii - Dracula - Popular Culture
Like Frankenstein, Dracula has inspired many literary tributes or parodies, including Stephen King's Salem's Lot, Kim Newman's Anno Dracu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Edward Scissorhands: Encyclopedia Ii - Edward Scissorhands - Trivia
Tim Burton describes the movie as a very personal creation. Edward even bears a superficial physical similarity to the director, particul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Winona Ryder: Encyclopedia Ii - Winona Ryder - Shoplifting Incident
On December 12, 2001, Winona Ryder was arrested for shoplifting thousands of dollars' worth of designer clothes and accessories at Saks F...   » Read the article