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'Hitchcock' a lifeless portrait, critics say
For all his fame and cinematic brilliance, Alfred Hitchcock remained an enigmatic figure — prolific on the screen, private off it. The new biopic "Hitchcock," starring Anthony Hopkins as the eponymous director and Helen Mirren as wife Alma Reville,...
Tags: Chicago Sun-Times, Hitchcock (movie), Movies, Roger Ebert, Entertainment
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Hollywood legend Dick Zanuck: a princeling who earned his stripes
When Dick Zanuck and I had lunch last month, it would’ve been impossible to imagine that the veteran producer would be gone six weeks later. Zanuck, who was 77 when he died Friday at his home in Beverly Hills, looked at least a decade younger and...
Tags: Politics, Movies, Ron Howard, Entertainment, Orson Welles
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Kirk Douglas on the blacklist: Why Hollywood showed so little courage
24 FramesKirk Douglas has written a lively new memoir about one of his greatest triumphs. Titled “I Am Spartacus!” it recounts how Douglas helped break the midcentury anti-communist blacklist by secretly hiring Dalton Trumbo to write “Spartacus,&... -
The Oscar voters: Meet the members at large
24 FramesThere are 244 voting members at large of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including stunt men, chemists, casting directors and choreographers. Members at large don’t belong to one of the 15 specific “craft” branches in... -
Edie Wasserman dies at 95; Hollywood philanthropist and wife of studio chief
Edie Wasserman, who was the widow of Hollywood powerhouse Lew Wasserman and who was known as a tireless benefactor for charitable causes, especially the Motion Picture and Television Fund, has died. She was 95.
Wasserman died Thursday in Beverly Hills of...Tags: Arts and Culture, Pete Wilson, Jimmy Carter, Johnny Carson, Charity
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The Morning Fix: Murdoch drama. RIP Edie Wasserman. UFC to Fox
Company TownAfter the coffee. Before a sweaty day in D.C. The Skinny: It's sad when at 8 a.m. I already feel the day slipping away! Headlines include box office previews, more drama at News Corp., Fox's deal for Ultimate Fighting and...... -
Getting rad at the Watts Towers
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterShould a Tony Hawk-endorsed skateboard park be a neighbor to South Los Angeles' cultural landmark, the Watts Towers? In what could become a battle between athletics and aesthetics, the answer will be up to city officials, who figure to get an earful from...Tags: Janice Hahn, Arts and Culture, Arts, Politics, The Getty
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Hot Property: Ryan Seacrest is done playing host at Hollywood Hills estate
"American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest has listed his gated Hollywood Hills estate for $14.95 million.
The 10,000-square-foot Mediterranean, built in 1974, sits on nearly an acre of hilltop with canyon and city views. Remodeled during Seacrest's ownership,...Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Realty, Health, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Entertainment
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The Morning Fix: 'Rango' does well but box-office slump continues! Glenn Beck on the ropes at Fox News?
Company TownAfter the coffee. Before deciding if I should give NBC's "The Event" another chance tonight. The Skinny: I saw "The Adjustment Bureau" over the weekend. The hats look great, but save your money. Looking through my roundup I seem to...... -
Walter Seltzer dies at 96; former Hollywood press agent made a successful leap to producing
Walter Seltzer, a Hollywood press agent-turned-producer who started out at MGM in the 1930s and made an enduring mark on the industry in the 1980s as a tenacious fundraiser for the Motion Picture and Television Fund, has died. He was 96.
Seltzer died...Tags: Arts and Culture, Mass Media, MGM Inc., University of Pennsylvania, Charity
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In Hollywood, succession is a messy business
The Big PictureSuccession moves at News Corp. and Warner Bros. this week shows that succession in Hollywood is a messy business.... -
Classic Hollywood: Tony Curtis' ever-hot career
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTony Curtis, the 1950s matinee idol who developed into an acclaimed actor in such classics as "Some Like It Hot," "Sweet Smell of Success" and "The Defiant Ones," was in a reflective mood recently. "I'm just a lucky guy," said Curtis over the phone...Tags: Crimes, Billy Wilder, Movies, Tony Curtis, Entertainment
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