Entertainment & Arts
Ever since Swanson and Valentino reigned on the silent screen, we have been a nation of movie fans, adoring masses with insatiable appetites for anything and everything about Hollywood.
Jan. 26, 1988
Movies
Silent versions of children’s literary classics will be screened under the stars at the Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles this summer.
July 2, 2013
“Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928) considered one of Buster Keaton’s finest comedies, will be shown Saturday night at the Yorba Linda Forum, accompanied by an original score written and played by noted silent film organist Robert Israel.
Nov. 20, 1992
Travel & Experiences
Buster Keaton’s silent comedy “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” docks Friday evening for a special screening at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles that will feature live organ accompaniment by Chris Elliott.
Jan. 7, 2008
Two versions of ‘Steamboat Bill, Jr.’ and several mid-1930s gems are coming out on DVD.
July 14, 2010
Archives
Classic Hollywood: Buster Keaton’s silents and some early talkies
California
J. DeShawn Torrence of the Sanger Police Department faces 10 federal charges after authorities say he sexually assaulted four women while on duty.
Aug. 5, 2022
Tonight, the UCLA Film Archive and the Silent Society screen a John Gilbert 1927 double feature, “Man, Woman and Sin” and “Twelve Miles Out.”
Jan. 7, 1999
Olympics
The question of what American sprinter Gwen Torrence said, and what she meant when she said it, remained unanswered Monday night, even as Torrence issued a statement to clarify comments attributed to her.
Aug. 4, 1992
Real Estate
An investment property owned by singer-songwriter Dean Torrence, half of the surf-rock duo Jan & Dean, is listed for sale in Hollywood Hills at $1.699 million.
Feb. 12, 2018