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DK Arts & Entertainment: Cinema

WHERE ARE MOVIES MADE? WHAT DOES A DIRECTOR DO? HOW OLD IS CINEMA? BOLLYWOOD STUNTS ADAPTATIONS GENRES HOLLYWOODSPECIAL EFFECTSFIND OUT MORECinema is a hugely popular modern art form that uses…

Malchus

(Encyclopedia) MalchusMalchusmălˈkəs [key], in the New Testament, servant of the high priest; Jesus healed him after Peter cut off his ear.

Charles of Valois

(Encyclopedia) Charles of ValoisCharles of Valoisvälwäˈ [key], 1270–1325, French prince and military leader, third son of Philip III and father of Philip VI. He dominated the reign in France of his…

Danilo I

(Encyclopedia) Danilo I (Danilo Petrović-Njegoš)Danilo Idänēˈlō [key], 1670?–1735, last elected prince-bishop (vladika) of Montenegro (1696–1735) and founder of the Petrović-Njegoš dynasty. After…

Rich Little

impressionist, comedianBorn: 11/26/1938Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Perhaps the most impressive work Rich Little has done in movies is that about which most people are unaware. After David…

Newcastle, town, Canada

(Encyclopedia) Newcastle, town (1991 pop. 5,711), E central N.B., Canada, on the Miramichi River. Located in a lumbering region, it has sawmills and a large pulp mill. Newcastle was the birthplace of…

Kuiper belt

(Encyclopedia) Kuiper belt: see comet; Kuiper, Gerard Peter.