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    Nov 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. '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, attempts to shed some light on the master of suspense by dramatizing the making of his fabled 1960 chiller "Psycho."
    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: Movies, Janet Leigh, Alfred Hitchcock, The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Sun-Times

    2. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 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 had the energy of an Olympic marathoner. Long before everyone in showbiz became a fitness nut, Zanuck was doing serious workouts, lifting weights, taking long jogs and, in his later years, swimming laps.
    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: Ted (movie), Movies, Steven Spielberg, Orson Welles, Walter Hill

    3. Jun 5, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  3. Kirk Douglas on the blacklist: Why Hollywood showed so little courage

    24 Frames
    Kirk 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,&...
    4. Feb 20, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. The Oscar voters: Meet the members at large

    24 Frames
    There 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...
    5. Aug 19, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. 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.
    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: Janet Leigh, Movies, Elections, Sharon Stone, Jamie Lee Curtis

    6. Aug 19, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  6. The Morning Fix: Murdoch drama. RIP Edie Wasserman. UFC to Fox

    Company Town
    After 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......
    7. Dec 9, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Getting rad at the Watts Towers

    Should a Tony Hawk-endorsed skateboard park be a neighbor to South Los Angeles' cultural landmark, the Watts Towers?
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Should 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: Charles Mingus, Conservation, Environmental Issues, Music, Arts and Culture

    8. Oct 23, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Hot Property: Ryan Seacrest is done playing host at Hollywood Hills estate

    "American Idol" host <b> Ryan Seacrest </b>has listed his gated Hollywood<b> </b>Hills estate for $14.95 million.
    "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: Steven Spielberg, Property, Movies, Richard Dreyfuss, Hospitals and Clinics

    9. Mar 7, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  9. The Morning Fix: 'Rango' does well but box-office slump continues! Glenn Beck on the ropes at Fox News?

    Company Town
    After 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......
    10. Feb 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. 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.
    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: Movies, Hal Roach, Academy Awards, Arts and Culture, Retirement

    11. Apr 1, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. In Hollywood, succession is a messy business

    The Big Picture
    Succession moves at News Corp. and Warner Bros. this week shows that succession in Hollywood is a messy business....
    12. Jun 10, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Classic Hollywood: Tony Curtis' ever-hot career

    Tony 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.
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Tony 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: Movies, Billy Wilder, Music, Jack Lemmon, Crime, Law and Justice

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