Search

Search results

Displaying 81 - 90

A Widow for One Year

Author:John Irving Publisher:Random House Irving's latest novel dives headlong into family dysfunction in an emotional tour-de-force that rivals The World According to Garp in…

The Cider House Rules

Director:Lasse HallstromWriter:John IrvingMiramax Films; PG-13; 125 minutesRelease:12/99Cast:Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Erykah Badu Novelist John Irving adapted his…

Sardou, Victorien

(Encyclopedia) Sardou, VictorienSardou, VictorienvēktôryăNˈ särd&oomacr;ˈ [key], 1831–1908, French dramatist. Author of some 70 plays, he won great popularity with his light comedies and…

Simon Birch

Director/Writer:Mark Steven JohnsonBuena Vista; PG; 110 minutesRelease:9/98Cast:Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn, Dana Ivey, Jim Carrey and Jan…

Tobey Maguire Biography

Tobey MaguireactorBorn: 6/27/1975Birthplace: Santa Monica, California This young star of Pleasantville (1998) has already made a name for himself both onscreen and off. He has appeared in several…

humanism

(Encyclopedia) humanism, philosophical and literary movement in which man and his capabilities are the central concern. The term was originally restricted to a point of view prevalent among thinkers…

Goodman, Benny

(Encyclopedia) Goodman, Benny (Benjamin David Goodman), 1909–86, American clarinetist, composer, and band leader, b. Chicago. Goodman studied clarinet at Hull House. In Chicago he had the opportunity…