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‘Star Wars’: Frank Oz on Stuart Freeborn, the legend behind Yoda
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesJedi Master Yoda is one of the most famous and iconic of the hundreds of characters in the “Star Wars” ...... -
‘Star Wars’: Stuart Freeborn, the makeup artist behind Yoda, dies
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesLegendary Hollywood makeup man Stuart Freeborn, who created some of the most memorable characters ever in science fiction including Yoda ...... -
‘Dark Knight Rises’: Michael Caine on Alfred’s final scene
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - latimes.comMichael Caine distinctly remembers the morning Christopher Nolan turned up at his English country home with a screenplay for the ...... -
The age of epics: Kenneth Turan's DVD picks of the week
With home entertainment systems featuring screens as big as the Ritz, it’s a good time to look at some recent DVD and Blu-ray releases of celebrated epics from the recent past. At the top of everyone’s list of intelligent epics is David...Tags: Ceremonies, Blu-ray Discs, Entertainment, Frank Capra Jr., Mae West
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Andrew Sarris dies at 83; longtime film critic
Film critic Andrew Sarris began his rise to prominence in the early 1960s when, fresh off an extended visit to Paris, he became a primary spokesman for a theory that would reverberate throughout the cinema world.
Screenwriters and producers may have...Tags: Entertainment, Frank Capra Jr., Middletown, William Wyler, Francois Truffaut
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Counter Intelligence: A little crunch with your Chianti at Tar & Roses
Los Angeles Times Restaurant CriticAny discussion of Tar & Roses must begin, as your dinner probably will, with what is probably its simplest appetizer, a concoction of popcorn tossed with brown sugar, lardons and chile, like a bowl of Cracker Jack with chewy cubes of bacon instead of...Tags: Parsley, Appetizers, Lifestyle and Leisure, Bacon, Dining and Drinking
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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: Empire State Building, Charles Boyer, Entertainment, Entertainment Events, Woody Allen
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PASSINGS: Russell Arms, David Kelly, Philip Kellogg
Russell Arms Actor who started on 'Your Hit Parade' Russell Arms, 92, a singer and actor who was a regular vocalist on the popular TV musical program "Your Hit Parade" from 1952 to 1957, died Monday at his home in Hamilton, Ill., where he had retired...Tags: Gisele MacKenzie, Entertainment Events, John Cleese, Entertainment, Omar Sharif
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Ken Russell dies at 84; director of 'Tommy,' 'Lisztomania'
Ken Russell, the often controversial British director known for his flamboyant visual style in films such as "The Devils," "Altered States" and the Who's rock opera "Tommy," has died. He was 84.
Russell, who lived in Lymington in southern England, died...Tags: Literature, Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment, Carol Reed, England
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Around Town: Oscar short films and a 'Magnificent Obsession'
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PASSINGS: Frank Potenza, John Howard Davies, Jack Layton
Frank Potenza
Jimmy Kimmel's uncle and comic foil
Frank Potenza, 77, a former New York City police officer who turned to comedy as "Uncle Frank" on his nephew Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, died Tuesday.
In a statement, ABC's"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"...Tags: Tom Brown, Entertainment, Television, Toronto (Canada), Ryerson Incorporated
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Around Town: 'Last Picture Show' and Duncan Jones
24 FramesA 40th anniversary reunion screening of “The Last Picture Show,” a tribute to the vintage TV series “Insight” and a personal appearance by filmmaker Duncan Jones with screenings of his two films, “Moon” and “...
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