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Top 100 Most Inspiring Films

The following table lists the top 100 most inspiring films of all time, according to the American Film Institute, including Schindler's List and To Kill a Mockingbird. A jury of 1,500 film artists…

AFI Top 10 Films of 2006

The American Film Institute selected the 10 films that “best advanced the art of the moving image; enhanced the rich cultural heritage of America's art form; inspired audiences and artists alike;…

Top 30 Movies Filmed in Texas

Top of Page Source: iStockAlthough US films are synonymous with Hollywood, the Lone Star state of Texas has been the setting for some of the most memorable movies of all time. Both its wide-open…

Herzliya

(Encyclopedia) Herzliya or Herzlia Herzliya hĕrtslēˈə [key], town , central Israel, near the Mediterranean Sea. It is…

Banks, Russell

(Encyclopedia) Banks, Russell, 1940–, American writer, b. Newton, Mass., grad. Univ. of North Carolina (1967). Banks is known for fiction that explores the bleaker aspects of American working-class…

Streep, Meryl

(Encyclopedia) Streep, Meryl, 1949–, American actress, b. Summit, N.J., as Mary Louise Streep. She attended Yale Drama School and appeared in many Broadway and off-Broadway productions during the…

Schneemann, Carolee

(Encyclopedia) Schneemann, Carolee, 1939–2019, American multimedia artist, b. Fox Chase, Pa., B.A. Bard College, 1959, M.F.A. Univ. of Illinois, 1961. Her art encompassed numerous genres, including…

Kurosawa, Akira

(Encyclopedia) Kurosawa, AkiraKurosawa, Akiraäkēˈrä k&oomacr;rōˈsäwä [key], 1910–98, Japanese film director, scriptwriter, and producer, b. Tokyo. He is regarded as one of the world's greatest…