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Sergei Eisenstein

Russian filmmaker Sergei Mikhailovich Eisenstein is considered one of the architects of the language of cinema, a director-theorist whose reputation rests on a handful of films made in the 1920s and…

Holy Smoke!

Director:Jane CampionWriters:Anna and Jane CampionMiramax Films; R; 116 minutesRelease:1/00Cast:Kate Winslet, Harvey Keitel Last year in Hideous Kinky, Kate Winslet played a sensual,…

Leslie Marmon Silko Biography

Leslie Marmon Silkopoet, novelistBorn: March 5, 1948Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico Leslie Marmon Silko came to national attention via her first book of poems, Laguna Woman (1974), which…

Wyclef Jean

The Ecleftic - 2 Sides II a BookColumbia He may still be trying to shake the aura of The Fugees, but out on his own, Wyclef Jean has now crafted two very impressive solo albums. On this, his…

Timeline: Russian Culture, Part IV

Part IV: The Soviet Period       1920 1935 1958 1974 2000 Back: Rise of Russia       1918 Greatest Russian symbolist poet, Aleksandr Blok, writes…

Nicolas Roeg

Nicolas Roeg was the English film director and cinematographer best known for atmospheric and unsettling dramas like Walkabout (1971), Don't Look Now (1973) and The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976).…

Movies and Film: Some Soviet Movies Worth Watching

Some Soviet Movies Worth WatchingMovies and FilmEastern European Film HistoryVolga Displays: A Brief History of Russian FilmmakingOther Eastern European Cinemas: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, PolandAvant-…

Brecht, Bertolt

(Encyclopedia) Brecht, BertoltBrecht, Bertoltbĕrˈtôlt brĕkht [key], 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet, b. Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht. His brilliant wit, his outspoken Marxism, and his…

Movies and Film: Unification and Beyond

Unification and BeyondMovies and FilmGermany's Film HistoryGermany's Greatest -IsmHitler's Hired HelpA Few Young MenRoads Not Taken: Film in East GermanyUnification and Beyond Since the…