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World War II Movies, Part 1
From "Schindler's List" to the summer blockbuster "Pearl Harbor" by Beth Rowen Source: Internet Movie Database Related Links Memorial Day Pearl Harbor Remembered…Stevens, Alfred Émile
(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Alfred Émile, 1823–1906, Belgian portrait and genre painter. He often lived in Paris and exhibited there regularly. His chief subjects, painted with admirable technique and…William Shakespeare: O! how much more doth beauty beauteous seem
O! how much more doth beauty beauteous seemO! how much more doth beauty beauteous seem By that sweet ornament which truth doth give. The rose looks fair, but fairer we it deem For that sweet…William Shakespeare: Thy glass will show thee how thy beauties wear
Thy glass will show thee how thy beauties wearThy glass will show thee how thy beauties wear, Thy dial how thy precious minutes waste; These vacant leaves thy mind's imprint will bear, And of…Soka Gakkai
(Encyclopedia) Soka GakkaiSoka Gakkaisōˈkä gäkˈkī [key] [Jap.,=Value Creation Society], Japan-based independent lay Buddhist movement. A theological offshoot of Nichiren Buddhism, it was founded (…Meiji
(Encyclopedia) MeijiMeijimāˈjē [key], 1852–1912, reign name of the emperor of Japan from 1867 to 1912; his given name was Mutsuhito. He ascended the throne when he was 15. A year later the shogun…Brother
Director/Writer:Takeshi KitanoSony Pictures Classics; NR; 112 minutesRelease:7/01Cast:Takeshi Kitano, Omar Epps, Claude Maki Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano received international acclaim…Josetsu
(Encyclopedia) JosetsuJosetsujōˌsāˈts&oomacr; [key], fl. 1425, Japanese landscape painter, teacher, and priest. His work shows the formal characteristics of Chinese suiboku-ga (black-and-white)…Tsunetaka
(Encyclopedia) Tsunetaka (Tosa Tsunetaka)Tsunetakatōsä ts&oomacr;nātäˈkä [key], fl. 12th cent., Japanese painter. He held the title of vice lord of Tosa, and later artists of the Tosa clan…Tanaka, Giichi
(Encyclopedia) Tanaka, GiichiTanaka, Giichigē-ēˈchē täˈnäkä [key], 1863–1929, Japanese statesman and general. He is famous as the alleged author of the so-called Tanaka Memorial (1927), purporting to…Trending
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