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On Location: One of Hollywood's oldest studios gives birth to a new soundstage
Company TownA clutch of city officials and film industry promoters gathered Monday morning on the same lot in East Hollywood where Mary Pickford once worked to celebrate a rare occurrence: the opening of a new soundstage in Los Angeles. Hollywood-based Occidental....... -
Auditions: Shakespeare actors needed for Web series
Orlando Theater BlogThis is an audition notice for an Internet serial Web series. Why post on the theater blog, you ask. It's because actors auditioning for a leading role must have experience with Shakespearean theater or Elizabethan English. Fancy yourself a Web star? Read... -
Sidney Lumet dies at 86; prolific 'actor's director' steered clear of Hollywood
Sidney Lumet, the prolific four-time Oscar-nominated director known for guiding strong performances in classic films such as "12 Angry Men," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "Network," died Saturday. He was 86.
Lumet, whose film career spanned more than 50 years,...Tags: Ingrid Bergman, Sidney Lumet, Paddy Chayefsky, Culture, Documentary (genre)
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Award-winning director Sidney Lumet dies
Associated PressSidney Lumet, the award-winning director of such acclaimed films as "Network," "Serpico," "Dog Day Afternoon" and "12 Angry Men," has died. He was 86. Lumet's death was confirmed Saturday by Marc Kusnetz, who is the husband of Lumet's stepdaughter,...Tags: Movies, Arts and Culture, Marisa Tomei, Sidney Lumet, Tennessee Williams
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The 1910s: A time of commerce, pioneer farmers and wild boat parties
This was the decade when the frontier town of Fort Lauderdale became the center of the region's burgeoning commerce. Its early and naive efforts at mercantilism involved the exploitation and destruction of what is now recognized as a vital environmental...Tags: New River (Broward, Florida), Elections, George Dewey, Everglades, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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Anne Watts does 'Intolerance' at MICA
D. W. Griffith's overpowering 31/2 -hour epic, "Intolerance," gets the perfect showcase Saturday, 95 years after its premiere — a screening with live, original music during an event exploring, yes, intolerance. The Maryland Institute College of Art...Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Music Industry, World War I (1914-1918), Human Interest
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On Location: New book presents a photographic history of filming in Los Angeles
Company TownFor nearly four decades Hollywood historian Marc Wanamaker has indulged his passion: collecting photographs from location film shoots in Los Angeles dating back to the early 1900s. Now, he hopes his new book featuring more than 200 vintage images,... -
Book review: 'The New Biographical Dictionary of Film' by David Thomson
Special to the Los Angeles TimesFilm both mimics our dreams and provokes our fantasies. The idea that an individual's relationship with it might be a narcotic, a heady mood or attitude, an atmosphere that changes speed and temperature but can never be escaped is central to David...Tags: Movies, Debra Winger, Biography (genre), Ingrid Bergman, Angelina Jolie
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This week: Taylor Swift, Rod Stewart on âDancing With the Starsâ; âMoguls & Movie Starsâ on TCM; Gilda Radner on âWomen of SNLâ
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelElection Night will revamp the Tuesday schedule. “The Biggest Loser” will be just an hour. “NCIS” and “Glee” will be repeats. “Dancing With the Stars” shifts to 8 p.m. and expands to 90 minutes. “... -
Chinua Achebe and the Gish Prize
Jacket CopyOn Wednesday, Nigerian-born author Chinua Achebe will accept the Gish Prize in New York. Named for actresses Lillian and Dorothy Gish, known best for their waiflike presences in silent films, the prize comes with a silver medallion and a significant...... -
Sunday's TV Highlights: âChildrens Hospitalâ on Cartoon Network
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of July 4 - 10 in PDF format This week's TV Movies Weekly TV Listings can also be downloaded here BEST MEDICINE? The Web-based comedy series âChildrens Hospitalâ comes to cable...... -
His new game: Jake Gyllenhaal enters the Comic-Con zone with 'Prince of Persia.'
Brand XWith roles in indie or edgy fare like âBrokeback Mountainâ and âJarhead,â Jake Gyllenhaal has not been the sort of actor whose face you see on the side of a Slurpee cup or along the toy aisles of American retail. That's changing thi...
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