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    Mar 7, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. For the record

    Petro Vlahos: The obituary of special-effects pioneer Petro Vlahos in the Feb. 20 LATExtra section said that his "color-difference system" was used for the chariot race in the film "Ben-Hur." Vlahos' system was used to help create the 1959 movie's sea...

    Tags: Entertainment, Obituaries, Movies

    2. Feb 19, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Petro Vlahos dies at 96; advanced blue-screen technology for film

    In the 1950s, special-effects pioneer Petro Vlahos laid the groundwork that made a modern movie genre possible — the blockbuster.
    In the 1950s, special-effects pioneer Petro Vlahos laid the groundwork that made a modern movie genre possible — the blockbuster. He did it by vastly improving a composite-image process commonly known as the "blue-screen effect" for the 1959 epic...

    Tags: Animation (Movie Genre), Star Wars (movie), Ceremonies, Academy Awards, Entertainment

    3. Jul 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Richard Zanuck dies at 77; Oscar-winning producer

    One day in 1962, the Hollywood legend Darryl F. Zanuck turned to his 27-year-old son, Richard, seeking advice.
    One day in 1962, the Hollywood legend Darryl F. Zanuck turned to his 27-year-old son, Richard, seeking advice. Whom, the elder Zanuck asked, should he appoint head of production of 20th Century Fox, which had fallen on hard times and was losing...

    Tags: Sting, Academy Awards, David Brown, Entertainment, Richard Zanuck

    4. Aug 1, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Gore Vidal's spat with Charlton Heston over gay 'Ben-Hur' subtext

    Back in the Jurassic Age before Twitter, celebrities used to settle scores in public by writing letters to newspapers. One of the liveliest dust-ups in memory took place in the pages of the L.A. Times between actor Charlton Heston and&nbsp;Gore Vidal, the consummate American man of letters <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-gore-vidal-20120801,0,4557667.story">who died Tuesday at his Hollywood Hills home at age 86.</a>
    Back in the Jurassic Age before Twitter, celebrities used to settle scores in public by writing letters to newspapers. One of the liveliest dust-ups in memory took place in the pages of the L.A. Times between actor Charlton Heston and Gore Vidal, the...

    Tags: Documentary (genre), William Wyler, Gore Vidal, Stephen Boyd, Entertainment

    5. Mar 2, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Bruce Surtees dies at 74; cinematographer worked with Eastwood and Fosse

    Early in his career as one of Hollywood's top cinematographers, Bruce Surtees became known for his artful use of low-level, moody lighting in films such as Don Siegel's "The Beguiled" and "Dirty Harry" and Bob Fosse's "Lenny."
    Early in his career as one of Hollywood's top cinematographers, Bruce Surtees became known for his artful use of low-level, moody lighting in films such as Don Siegel's "The Beguiled" and "Dirty Harry" and Bob Fosse's "Lenny." Surtees, 74, who received...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Charles Champlin, Academy Awards, Risky Business (movie), Tom Stern

    6. Apr 2, 2006 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. The last mystery of Gore Vidal

    You hear Gore Vidal long before you see him, the steady tap-swish-tap of foot and cane on an upstairs landing in his sunny Spanish Colonial house in the Hollywood Hills; then there's the slow whir of a mechanical chairlift carrying the novelist-essayist-playwright-screenwriter downward. Vidal is 80, with an artificial knee, and in 2003 he left his Mediterranean aerie in southern Italy overlooking the Amalfi Coast -- not far from where the sirens sang, and Odysseus sailed on -- and returned to his sometime home in Los Angeles to live out the rest of his life.
    You hear Gore Vidal long before you see him, the steady tap-swish-tap of foot and cane on an upstairs landing in his sunny Spanish Colonial house in the Hollywood Hills; then there's the slow whir of a mechanical chairlift carrying the novelist-essayist-...

    Tags: Time (magazine), Academy Awards, Entertainment, Shirley MacLaine, Jerry Brown

    7. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Zap2It

  7. 'Nova: Building Pharaoh's Chariot'

    Given that title, and the fact that this is an episode of the PBS science series, it should come as little surprise that the reconstructing of the vehicles used by ancient leaders and warriors - see "Ben-Hur" - is the essence of the program.
    Given that title, and the fact that this is an episode of the PBS science series, it should come as little surprise that the reconstructing of the vehicles used by ancient leaders and warriors - see "Ben-Hur" - is the essence of the program. What's...
    8. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  8. Passover and Easter on video

    In home video's 1980s and '90s heyday, Easter emerged as a prime selling holiday. Religious epics, holiday-related classics and children and family holiday specials were marketed as "basket stuffers."
    In home video's 1980s and '90s heyday, Easter emerged as a prime selling holiday. Religious epics, holiday-related classics and children and family holiday specials were marketed as "basket stuffers." As with Christmas and Thanksgiving, Easter (as...

    Tags: Animation (Movie Genre), Rise of the Guardians (movie), Matzoh, Family, Bunny (music group)

    9. Jan 14, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  9. Museum devoted to salt resides deep below Hutchinson, Kan.

    HUTCHINSON, Kan. - We descended into the belly of the Earth.
    HUTCHINSON, Kan. - We descended into the belly of the Earth. "It's going to take us just a couple of minutes to go underground. Does anybody have a problem going down in the dark?" our cheerful guide asked. "Yes!" I screamed in my head. But I said...

    Tags: Metal and Mineral, Event Planning, Natural Disasters, Star Wars (movie), George Clooney

    10. Aug 1, 2012 |Story| Petoskey News

  10. Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies

    In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidalmight have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat's bearing &mdash; tall, handsome and composed &mdash; and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or courtier.
    In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidalmight have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat's bearing — tall, handsome and composed — and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or courtier. But Vidal made his...

    Tags: Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In (tv program), Mick Jagger, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Marlon Brando, Ronald Reagan

    11. Dec 23, 2011 |Story| Zap2It

  11. Christmas Day offers another chance to see holiday favorites

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    Conventional wisdom among television programmers is that nobody is watching on major holidays such as Christmas, and if they are watching, they're probably sick of the holiday hype by the time the day rolls around. What seems to slip their minds is...

    Tags: National Lampoon Incorporated, Religious Festivals, Kung Fu Panda (movie), Entertainment, Television

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