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Cannes 2012: Actor Norman Lloyd remembers Hitchcock, Renoir
24 FramesAt a recent event at the Cannes Film Festival, actor Norman Lloyd reflected on his life's work and his famous collaborators, including Charlie Chaplin, Alfred Hitchcock and Jean Renoir.... -
Dillard & Clark: Celebrating an unsung L.A. country rock classic
Pop & HissBanjo player Doug Dillard, who died on Thursday, was known for his work with the Dillards, but fans of Los Angeles country rock know him for his collaboration with Gene Clark, "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark." Times pop music critic Randall... -
Carl Davis joins L.A. Chamber Orchestra for a silent film special
Though Carl Davis has composed scores for such films as 1981's "The French Lieutenant's Woman," over the past three decades, he's become one of silent cinema's greatest champions, composing and conducting scores for countless silent films as well as...
Tags: City Lights (movie), Movies, Opera (genre), Music, Entertainment
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'The Dictator' offers iron-fisted, ham-handed laughs, critics say
24 FramesIn "The Dictator," Sacha Baron Cohen combines his knack for absurd characters with the grand comedic tradition of skewering despotism on the big screen. Critics agree that the film is funny and vulgar; whether the combination truly works depends on whom... -
Charlie Chaplin musical to open in September on Broadway
A new biographical Charlie Chaplin musical that began in 2010 at the La Jolla Playhouse has set an opening day for Broadway. "Chaplin" is scheduled to open Sept. 10 at the Barrymore Theatre in New York, with preview performances starting Aug. 21. The...
Tags: Movies, Broadway Theater, The Flaming Lips (music group), Music, Entertainment
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$75,000 Alpert Awards in the Arts go to five mid-career winners
The five winners of this year’s Alpert Award in the Arts will collect $75,000 each at ceremonies Friday afternoon at the Herb Alpert Foundation in Santa Monica. The award, given since 1995 by musician/record executive Alpert and his wife, Lani Hall,...
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Quick Takes: TBS snags 'Cougar Town'
"Cougar Town" is packing up and moving to a new address. The ABC sitcom starring Courteney Cox, which has a loyal fan base but has never drawn a huge audience and may have been close to getting axed, has been given new life by TBS. The series is moving...Tags: Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Auction Service, John Updike, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated
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The Google doodle: A highly creative home page homage
Special to the Los Angeles TimesPhotographer Robert Doisneau is known for Parisian street scenes that reflected his fascination with what he called "the marvels of daily life." Four of his images — including his famous (if posed) 1950 picture of a kissing couple — graced...Tags: Sergey Brin, Music, Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Jules Verne
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Review: Mounir Fatmi smartly connects 'Circles' at Shoshana Wayne
“Kissing Circles,” Mounir Fatmi’s latest exhibition at Shoshana Wayne Gallery, consists of altered photographs, animated video projections, custom metal saw blades, and abstract images made out of coaxial cables. It all seems a bit...
Tags: Humphrey Bogart, Music, Casablanca (movie), Entertainment, Romance (genre)
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Around Town: Happy 85th to Grauman's Chinese Theatre
24 FramesOne of Hollywood' most venerable movie palaces, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, is celebrating its 85th birthday this year. And as part of the theater's celebrations, the Chinese is offering a "25 Cent Movie Mondays" series. The first movie screening this... -
Around town: Malcolm McDowell's film legacy
24 FramesPugnacious, daring British actor Malcolm McDowell, best known for his starring role in "A Clockwork Orange," is not only getting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday, he is also being feted by the American Cinematheque. Susan King looks at the... -
Around Town: The Sherman brothers' 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'
24 FramesA Marx brothers retrospective, a Marilyn Monroe double bill and a screening of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" featuring the work of the late composer Robert Sherman and his brother Richard are among this week's highlights....
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