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Indie Focus: Looking ahead at the Sundance Film Festival
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen, and welcome to your weekly field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.
This week sees another new episode of the television program hosted by my colleague Rebecca Keegan and me on Ovation TV. This week we welcome Jane Fonda, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Isabella Rossellini and Joan Allen talking about their experiences in and out of Hollywood.
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Jan. 26, 2:23 p.m.: This article says that early short films screening during a tribute to Penelope...
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Indie Focus: Looking ahead at the Sundance Film Festival
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen, and welcome to your weekly field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.
This week sees another new episode of the television program hosted by my colleague Rebecca Keegan and me on Ovation TV. This week we welcome Jane Fonda,...
Sundance 2015: Jane Fonda calls for shaming of 'gender-biased' studios
The coffee was running low. Women in their 50s were sitting cross-legged on the floor. Even Maria Bello and Ava DuVernay could barely find a seat.
The organizers of the Sundance Film Festival had vastly underestimated how many people would turn up to see...
Oscars 2013: Bring on the red carpet divas
Several of the stars on the red carpet are turning on the sparkle with diva dresses. They are the naughty to the evening’s cream puff gowns’ nice.
Naomi Watts is wearing an otherworldly gunmetal sequin Armani gown with galactic-looking cap sleeves, and...
Popularity of home elevators gets a lift
Actress Jane Fonda bought a home in Beverly Hills last year with a feature that might seem counterintuitive for a fitness guru: an elevator. The Holmby Hills house that pop icon Michael Jackson leased has one within its 17,200 square feet of living...
Evelyn Freeman dies at 96; therapist was pioneer in aging issues
Evelyn Freeman, a pioneer in the field of aging who in the twilight of her life helped people cope with the challenges of getting older, has died. She was 96. Freeman, who was the longtime director of the senior counseling program at what was then called...
Hockey pro Russ Courtnall passes off to pop star Britney Spears
Pop star and singing competition judge Britney Spears has bought the Thousand Oaks home of former professional hockey player Russ Courtnall and his wife, actress Paris Vaughan. The property came on the market in August at $8.5 million and was withdrawn...
Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry buy in Beverly Hills
Actress Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry have bought an estate in Beverly Hills for $7.3 million. The Trousdale Estates property was the longtime home of Emmy-winning television director John Rich.
The two-story home,...
Power couple Jane Fonda and Richard Perry vote with their feet
Just in time for the elections, actress and political activist Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry have sold their house in Hollywood Hills West for $8.5 million. The traditional-style home was built in 1942 for actor Ronald Reagan and his...
Jane Fonda sells in Hollywood Hills West for $8.5 million
Actress and activist Jane Fonda and music producer Richard Perry have sold their house in Hollywood Hills West for $8.5 million.
The traditional-style home was built in 1942 for actor Ronald Reagan and his first wife, actress Jane...
Doing P90X and thinking about Paul Ryan
If I were assigned to interview Republican vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan in a "one question, and one question only" scenario, I'd ask him: "Do you do P90X Yoga?"Perhaps this explains why I've never been assigned to cover the race...
Frank Pierson dies at 87; Oscar-winning screenwriter
A writer for as long as he could remember, Frank Pierson penned his most famous line, "What we've got here is failure to communicate," decades ago for the 1967 script "Cool Hand Luke." At the time, he thought there was no way such a...
List of films and release dates in summer 2012
May 4
The Avengers
A team of superheroes including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor unite to save the world. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. In Imax 3-D. Walt Disney...
Liking yourself just the way you are
You know it's tough out there when fashion and beauty executives think that even a model's body isn't good enough to sell clothes or that a celebrity's natural face isn't up to par, even with makeup.The website Jezebel reported in early December that...
Meet the home sellers: Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor
Comic actor Ben Stiller and his actress wife, Christine Taylor, have sold part of their compound in the Hollywood Hills for $7,325,000, public records show.
The entire property, listed at $12.5 million two years ago, included two houses and...
Ethan Suplee offers former Jane Fonda residence for sale
Actor Ethan Suplee has listed a Studio City house for sale at $2,295,000.
Formerly Jane Fonda's residence, according to listing details, the country English-style home of 3,787 square feet was built in the early 1950s. It sits on nearly...
Book calendar events for the week of August 14, 2011
Words & Ideas
Compiled by Grace Krilanovich.
SUNDAY
Georgia Jones-Davis and Hilda Weiss: The poets will read and sign their respective new collections, "Blue Poodle" and "Optimism About Trees." Diesel Bookstore, 225...
Dolly Parton follows her instinct to 'Better Day'
Don't get Dolly Parton started about end-of-the-world prognosticators. The Country Music Hall of Fame member was raised and remains devoutly religious, as she demonstrated so artfully in her biblically rooted classic song "Coat of Many...
David Rayfiel dies at 87; screenwriter collaborated with Sydney Pollack
David Rayfiel, a screenwriter and master script doctor who made his mark — often uncredited — on films by director Sydney Pollack that frequently featured Robert Redford, including "Three Days of the Condor," "The Way We Were" and...
Scene and Heard: Jane Fonda on the senior years
Before she could present Jane Fonda with the UCLA Longevity Center's Icon Award, Jennifer Lopez had to pause midway in her recitation of Fonda's lofty achievements — actress, fitness guru, author and activist for environmental, human rights, health,...
Upbeat mood at Book Expo America
— What makes Jane Fonda say "wow"? A bigger-than-capacity crowd of more than 200 booksellers waiting to hear about her latest, "Prime Time: Creating a Great Third Act," a rousing manual for aging well.
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