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Memorial Day movie classics: WWII films pay tribute to women
Not every war film produced by Hollywood during World War II revolved around the men who served in combat. There were also films that focused on the vital role women were playing during the global conflict, including dramas about military nurses who...
Tags: Carmen Miranda, Martha Raye, Ann Sothern, Marlene Dietrich, Drama (genre)
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Universal Pictures salute showcases century of crowd-pleasing fare
24 Frames“Universal Pictures: Celebrating 100 Years,” a fascinating UCLA Film & Television Archive series starting Friday at the Hammer Museum's Billy Wilder Theater in Westwood, is being put on to celebrate what UCLA describes as “the oldest... -
Around Town: Steve McQueen, the King of Cool, rides again
24 FramesA tribute to King of Cool action star Steve McQueen and a look inside the film projectionist's world sponsored by the Motion Picture Academy are among this week's highlights.... -
Hollywood finds romance in travel
Love is always lovelier some place other than home. Well, at least in the celluloid universe.
Traveling by boat, train or even bus can lead to romantic entanglements in the movies, as does visiting über-romantic locales such as Rome, Paris and Venice. Of...Tags: Rome (Italy), Deborah Kerr, Gregory Peck, Marlene Dietrich, William Wyler
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Around Town: Edgar Wright shows his stuff and aliens attack
24 FramesAki Kaurismaki films, a 1950s sci-fi double feature and a program curated by Edgar Wright are among this week’s film highlights.... -
Classic Hollywood: Cinecon showcases rare films
The organizers of the annual Cinecon film festival in Los Angeles have a simple mantra.
"We have a saying among ourselves that if it's rare we'll show it," said film and TV archivist-historian Stan Taffel, the festival's vice president.
That's not to...Tags: Jack Haley, Fred MacMurray, The Wizard of Oz (movie, 1939), Festive Events, New Zealand
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Friday's Highlights: 'Whale Wars' Animal Planet
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Aug. 7 - 13 in PDF format TV listings for the week of Aug. 7 - 13 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found...... -
In author Betty MacDonald's footsteps
The Betty MacDonald Farm is still everything its first owner described in her memoir "Onions in the Stew": a beautiful retreat with a breathtaking view of Puget Sound, lush fruit trees and bald eagles nesting just outside the windows.
The farm in the...Tags: Farms, Livestock Farming, Fred MacMurray, Entertainment, Juneau
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Mary Cleere Haran dies at 58; cabaret-style singer
Mary Cleere Haran, a singer, actress and writer whose performances and recordings brought new perspectives to classic American popular songs, died Saturday in Deerfield Beach, Fla. She was 58.
The Broward County coroner's office confirmed that she died...Tags: Johnny Mercer, Popular Music (genre), Irving Berlin, Louis Armstrong, Celebrities
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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, June 9, 1941
The Daily MirrorJune 9, 1941: The North American Aviation strike in Los Angeles (many stories mistakenly say the plant was in Inglewood) comes at a pivotal time for the city. A few days earlier, Police Chief Arthur C. Hohmann. generally considered the âreformâ... -
Diane Keaton lists Pacific Palisades home at $8.5 million
Oscar-winning actress and avid historical home restorer Diane Keaton has put her latest project on the market in Pacific Palisades at $8.5 million.
Keaton spent more than two years renovating a Lloyd Wright-designed Midcentury house built for another...Tags: Christina Ricci, Drew Carey, Personal Service, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Morning Glory (movie)
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Virginia Warren Daly dies at 80; popular socialite in New York and Washington
In the 1950s and '60s, if Virginia Warren Daly came to your party, you had it made. Effervescent, beautiful and popular with the opposite sex, the daughter of Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren was a staple of the society columns in Washington and...Tags: University of California, Berkeley, Earl Warren Jr., Truman Capote, Local Government, Local Elections
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