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Presidents' Day

Air Force One (1997) Director: Wolfgang Petersen. Cast: Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Wendy Crewson, Glenn Close Air Force One Harrison Ford's President James Marshall is the chief executive that…

John Cleese

comic actorBorn: 10/27/1939Birthplace: Weston-Super-Mare, England Film and television comic actor whose deadpan humor makes life's mundane annoyances hilarious. He played country hotel manager…

Richard Pryor

actor, comedian, writerBorn: 12/1/1940Birthplace: Peoria, Illinois Grammy Award-winning film actor and comedian known for his rude, crude and hilarious characterizations of the dark side of the…

Emily Watson

actressBorn: 1/14/1967Birthplace: London, England The Shakespearean-trained actress made her screen debut as the religious and erotically obsessed Beth in Lars Von Trier's Breaking the Waves (1996…

Jack Black

actor, musicianBorn: 4/7/1969Birthplace: Los Angeles Black spent most of the mid- and late-1990s in relative obscurity, frequently playing offbeat sidekick characters. That all changed in 2000,…

Kitchen Cabinet

(Encyclopedia) Kitchen Cabinet, in U.S. history, popular name for the group of intimate, unofficial advisers of President Jackson. Early in his administration Jackson abandoned official cabinet…

The Oscars 2011

The Oscars 2011 Find everything you need to know about the 83rd Academy Awards. Read biographies of all the nominees as well as the hosts. Check out Oscar trivia while you wait for the big night.…

Movies and Film: Other Eastern Bloc-Busters

Other Eastern Bloc-BustersMovies and FilmEastern European Film HistoryVolga Displays: A Brief History of Russian FilmmakingOther Eastern European Cinemas: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, PolandAvant-Garde…

Other 2006 Winter Olympic Games Champions

BiathlonMen's 10-km sprint—Sven Fischer, GermanyMen's 12.5-km pursuit—Vincent Defrasne, FranceMen's 15-km mass start—Michael Greis, GermanyMen's 20-km individual—Michael Greis, GermanyMen's 4×7.5-…