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Enemy at the Gates
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud Writers: Alain Godard and Jean-Jacques Annaud Paramount Pictures R; 133 minutes Release: 3/01 Cast: Jude Law, Joseph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz…The Ninth Gate
Director:Roman PolanskiWriters:Roman Polanski and John BrownjohnArtisian Entertainment; R; 101 minutesRelease:3/00Cast:Johnny Depp, Emmanuelle Seigner, Frank Langella Creepiness comes…Pond, Peter
(Encyclopedia) Pond, Peter, 1740–1807, American fur trader and explorer of the Old Northwest, b. Milford, Conn. He served in the French and Indian War and in 1765 became a western trader from Detroit…Fry, Christopher
(Encyclopedia) Fry, Christopher, 1907–2005, English dramatist, b. Bristol as Christopher Fry Harris. Like his friend and mentor, T. S. Eliot, he was one of the few 20th-century dramatists to write…Robert I, king of Scotland
(Encyclopedia) Robert I or Robert the Bruce, 1274–1329, king of Scotland (1306–29). He belonged to the illustrious Bruce family and was the grandson of that Robert the Bruce who in 1290 was an…Bellah, Robert Neelly
(Encyclopedia) Bellah, Robert NeellyBellah, Robert Neellybĕlˈə [key],1927–2013, American sociologist and educator. He was educated at Harvard (Ph.D., 1955) and taught there before becoming Elliot…Brewer's: Northern Gate of the Sun
The sign of Cancer, or summer solstice; so called because it marks the northern tropic. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Northern LightsNorthern Bear A B C…Brewer's: Southern Gate of the Sun
The sign Capricornus or winter solstice. So called because it is the most southern limit of the sun's course in the ecliptic. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…Irwin, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Irwin, Robert, 1928–, American painter and sculptor, b. Long Beach, Calif. Irwin was one of the founders of the California-based Light and Space movement. Early in his career, he…Brewer's: Ivory Gate of Dreams
(The). Dreams which delude pass through this gate, those which come true pass through the Gate of Horn. This fancy depends upon two puns: ivory in Greek is elephas, and the verb elephairo…