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Quiz: Who won two consecutive Oscars?
Gold DerbyIf Penelope Cruz ("Nine") wins supporting actress one year after prevailing for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," she'll join an elite group of stars who pulled off two consecutive Oscar victories. Some famous examples: Luise Rainer ("The Great Ziegfeld," 1936;... -
Get drunk, win Oscar
Gold DerbyHey, isn't it supposed to be the other way around? Win an Oscar, then get drunk? Ah, well, here's a toast to Jeff Bridges' pending victory for playing a stumbling, jelly-belly drunk in "Crazy Heart." Getting soused or high on screen is an almost... -
Theater review: 'Backwards In High Heels' at International City Theatre
Culture MonsterâBackwards in High Heels,â now at the International City Theatre, is an ambitious bio-musical about Ginger Rogers that treats Rogersâ life from her early days on the Orpheum circuit to her Oscar-winning turn in âKitty Foyle.â The life of Rogers,... -
See costumes and props from Oscar nominees at the Hollywood Museum
Gold DerbyIf you're in the neighborhood of the Kodak Theatre and can't get into the Oscars this weekend, try the next best thing. Drop by the Hollywood Museum one block away â it's located in the Max Factor Building at 1660 N. Highland Ave., where you can see... -
Tom and Pete dish Oscars: Does Sandra Bullock deserve to win?
Gold DerbyMy Envelope colleague Pete Hammond (Notes on a Season) and I recently hooked up at the Hollywood Museum to dish some of the hot Academy Award topics of today against the backdrop of Oscars of yore. Among the items in the museum's collection, for example,... -
Hollywood Walk of Fame honors Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Strongheart ... but not Asta. A travesty, we say!
L.A. UnleashedSkippy, a wire fox terrier, starred alongside the likes of William Powell, Myrna Loy, Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn in classic films like the "Thin Man" series and "Bringing Up Baby." But he gets no love on the Hollywood Walk...... -
Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 8, 1940
The Daily MirrorApril 8, 1940: Don't let Charlie Laughton's flabby appearance fool you. He has a grip like a blacksmith ... She's been gone for more than a year, but RKO workers invariably cite Katharine Hepburn's screwy doings when they want to top your best Hollywood... -
Theater review: âStreep Teaseâ at Bang Comedy Theater
Culture MonsterOne doesnât typically associate Meryl Streep with high camp. Unlike stars such as Joan Crawford, Bette Davis and Katharine Hepburn, larger-than-life personalities whose accents are so readily imitated, Streepâs chameleon-like quality and facility... -
Holding New Hampshire's primary in place
Times Staff WriterConcord, N.H. — BILL Gardner was at it again, mucking up Democrats' timetable for picking their presidential nominee by insisting on the date he wanted for New Hampshire's vote. So one day, frustrated party leaders sent an emissary to the state...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party, Benjamin Franklin, Elections, Democratic National Conventions
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Mary Queen of Scots on film and in books
Here are some of the dramatic depictions and books that give broader insight into Mary Queen of Scots: Films "Mary of Scotland": Katharine Hepburn's 1936 turn at the Scottish queen, with Fredric March as her Bothwell, directed by John Ford. "Mary,...Tags: BBC, John Knox, Literature, John Ford, Glenda Jackson
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She's sweet 16 and smart as a whip. Ouch.
SHE TURNED 16 the other day, and I can hardly spit out the words. Sixteen. As in 16 candles. As in sweet (and sour) 16. As in the .416 (or so) batting average she racked up for her school softball team. As in the 16 bucks I gave her for the movies. As...Tags: Softball, MySpace, Sports, John Hughes
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The jumpsuit makes a comeback
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIF YOU needed any more proof that jumpsuits are back, it came earlier this month when a peacock-embroidered one-piece owned by Elvis Presley fetched $300,000 at auction. That anonymous bidder isn't the only one taken with the style star of summer. At...Tags: Gwyneth Paltrow, Diana Ross, Brooke Shields, Rihanna, Elvis Presley
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