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Bale, John

(Encyclopedia) Bale, John, 1495–1563, English dramatist and clergyman. An ardent proponent of the Reformation, he used the stage as a vehicle for his views. His most famous play, King John (written c…

Bâle

(Encyclopedia) Bâle, Switzerland: see Basel.

Brewer's: Bale

When bale is highest, boot is nighest. When things have come to the worst they must needs mend. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Balearica TormentaBaldwin A…

Christian Bale

Intense and versatile, Christian Bale played caped superhero Batman in the big-budget film Batman Begins (2005) and then won an Oscar as a drug-addled ex-boxer in the 2010 film The Fighter.…

Christian Bale Biography

Christian Bale actorBorn: 1/30/1974Birthplace: Pembrokeshire, Wales After working with Rowan Atkinson in London's West End, he turned in a critically acclaimed performance in Steven Spielberg'…

John Malkovich

John Malkovich is an unconventional leading man of stage and screen, perhaps best known for lending his name and persona to the film Being John Malkovich (2000, starring Malkovich and John Cusack).…

straw

(Encyclopedia) straw, dried stalks of threshed grains, especially wheat, barley, oats, and rye. It has been used from antiquity for bedding, covering floors, and thatching roofs, as fodder and litter…

Best Supporting Actor Nominees, 2011

The 83rd Academy Award Best Supporting Actor Nominees Read biographies of the Best Supporting Actor nominees. Find out about all the nominees, from front-runner Christian Bale to first-time nominee…

Shaft

Director:John SingletonWriter:Richard PriceParamount Pictures; R; 110 minutesRelease:6/00Cast:Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale This year's Shaft is a kind…