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Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

The premier prize for American fiction The Pulitzer Prize for fiction, first given in 1918, is widely recognized as one of the biggest prizes in the American publishing industry. Before 1948, the…

Bandits

Director:Barry LevinsonWriter:Harley PeytonMGM Pictures; PG-13; 123 minutesRelease:10/01Cast:Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett Bandits is a lazy, lighthearted film from…

All the Pretty Horses

Director:Billy Bob ThorntonWriter:Ted TallyMiramax; PG-13; 112 minutesRelease:12/00Cast:Penelope Cruz, Matt Damon, Lucas Black, Henry Thomas Billy Bob Thornton helmed a massive Western epic…

Surratt, Mary Eugenia

(Encyclopedia) Surratt, Mary EugeniaSurratt, Mary Eugeniasərătˈ [key], 1820–65, alleged conspirator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, hanged on July 7, 1865. A widow (her maiden name was…

rosary

(Encyclopedia) rosary [rose garden], prayer of Roman Catholics, in which beads are used as counters. The term, applied also to the beads, is extended to Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist prayers that use…

Pushing Tin

Director:Mike NewellWriters: Glen Charles and Les CharlesFox 2000 Pictures; R; 120 minutesRelease:4/99cast: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie This up-tempo…

A Simple Plan

Director: Sam RaimiWriter: Scott B. SmithParamount; R; 120 minutesRelease:12/98Cast: Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Bridget Fonda, Brent Briscoe, Gary Cole, Becky Ann Baker, Chelcie Ross…

Monster's Ball

Director:Marc ForsterWriters:Milo Addica and Will RokosLions Gate Films; R; 108 minutesRelease:12/01Cast:Billy Bob Thornton, Halle Berry, Heath Ledger Monster's Ball does what few films can:…

Sling Blade

Director/Writer: Billy Bob ThorntonDirector of Photography:Barry MarkowitzEditor:Hughes WinborneMusic:Daniel LanoisProduction Designer:Clark HunterProducers:Brandon Rosser and David L.…

Almodóvar, Pedro

(Encyclopedia) Almodóvar, PedroAlmodóvar, Pedropāˈᵺrō älmōᵺōˈbär [key], 1951–, Spanish film director. Almodóvar began making short films using an inexpensive Super 8 camera in the early 1970s,…