All the Rage
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links.
Dec. 14, 2007
Movies
Commentary: Julie Christie retrospective is an acknowledgment of an actress who’s played some of the best, most complex women ever on screen.
March 4, 1998
Julie Christie says no often, but she couldn’t say no to her friend Sarah Polley. The result: ‘Away From Her.’
Nov. 14, 2007
Entertainment & Arts
Has any author sold more books than Dame Agatha Christie, queen of the mystery genre?
May 28, 1991
Damon Runyon’s ‘40s-era Broadway comes alive in “Guys and Dolls,” the Frank Loesser-Abe Burrows musical with all those great Loesser songs (“Luck Be a Lady,” “I’ll Know,” “If I Were a Bell”) presented by Civic Light Opera of South Bay Cities. * “Guys and Dolls,” Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, 1935 Manhattan Beach Blvd.
March 5, 1998
Sports Now
Feb. 21, 2011
In “Darling,” Christie portrayed a model in London’s swinging ‘60s.
Feb. 25, 2017
World & Nation
In Asia, Obama reaffirms alliance with Japan
April 23, 2014
President Obama talks security and free trade with Japan’s Shinzo Abe during a trip to assure Asian allies concerned about China’s rise.
Top 10 world record prices for paintings: 1. $53.9 million: Vincent Van Gogh’s “Irises,” Nov. 11, 1987, at a New York auction. 2. $39.9 million: Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers,” March 30, 1987, at a London auction. 3. $20.24 million: Van Gogh’s “Le Pont de Trinquetaille,” June 29, 1987, at Christie’s, London. 4. $11.1 million: Edouard Manet’s “La Rue Mosniers aux Paveurs,” Dec. 1, 1986, at Christie’s, London. 5. $10.4 million: Mantegna’s “Adoration of the Magi,” 1985, in London. 6. $10.3 million: Rembrandt’s “Portrait of a Young Girl Wearing a Gold-Trimmed Cloak,” Dec. 10, 1986, at Sotheby’s, London. 7. $10 million: Joseph Mallard William Turner’s “Seascape: Folkestone,” July 5, 1984, in London. 8. $9.9 million: Van Gogh’s “Landscape With Rising Sun,” April 24, 1985. 9. $9.5 million: Georges Braque’s “Woman Reading,” Dec. 1, 1986, at Sotheby’s, London. 10. $7.04 million: Turner’s “Juliet and Her Nurse,” May, 1980, at Sotheby’s, New York.
Nov. 16, 1987