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Review: 'And Now a Word From Our Sponsor' is engaging
Though the satirical "And Now a Word From Our Sponsor" feels like the love child of the Peter Sellers classic "Being There" and one of Jim Carrey's signature gimmick comedies, director Zack Bernbaum still carves his own offbeat groove with this amusing...
Tags: NoHo, FedEx Corporation, Advertising
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Stuart Freeborn dies at 98; 'Star Wars' makeup artist
It was no accident that British makeup artist Stuart Freeborn resembled his most famous movie creation — Yoda, the wrinkled, ancient sage from the "Star Wars" films. "I looked at myself in the mirror and decided that I was comic, with all these...
Tags: Alec Guinness, 2001: A Space Odyssey (movie), Tony Randall, George Lucas, The Bridge on the River Kwai (movie)
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Herbert Lom dies at 95; played Chief Inspector Dreyfus in 'Pink Panther' movies
Herbert Lom, the actor who played Chief Inspector Dreyfus in the Pink Panther movies and was memorably reduced to eye-twitching madness dealing with Peter Sellers' imbecilic Inspector Clouseau, has died. He was 95. Lom died Thursday in his sleep at his...
Tags: England, The Pink Panther (movie, 1964), Christopher Lee, Australia, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp.
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Steve Franken dies at 80; portrayed rich pal of 'Dobie Gillis'
Steve Franken, a veteran character actor whose long career included playing the spoiled young millionaire Chatsworth Osborne Jr. on the popular situation comedy "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" in the early 1960s, has died. He was 80. Franken died of...
Tags: Warren Beatty, Queens (New York City), Entertainment, Cornell University, Chemotherapy
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Old Hollywood lingers at Chez Jay
When piped-in music and a bar's history perfectly align, it makes for a sweet cocktail of synchronicity, a besotted wink from the intimate interior that makes all the drinkers lean into their liquor just a little bit more.
On a recent Sunday night, the...Tags: Warren Beatty, Frank Sinatra, Oprah Winfrey, Restaurant and Catering Industry, AOL LLC
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Oscars by the Numbers
LA Times MagazineSurprising stats from the most famous awards show of them all... -
Gimlet Eye
LA Times MagazineNew York crime photographer Weegee looked forward to coming west to ply his trade in Hollywood—until he got here.... -
Around Town: Legendary films and Herb Ritts photos
24 FramesIn conjunction with its currrent photography exhibition, "Herb Ritts: L.A. Style," the Getty presents a new film series, "What Becomes a Legend," which opens Saturday afternoon with the famed 1921 romance "The Sheik," starring the silent screen heartthrob... -
The Rising Star: Andrea Riseborough ascends in 'W.E.'
Madonna may be the most famous name associated with "W.E.," the romantic drama she directed that premiered at the Venice Film Festival in late summer. But the woman everyone could be talking about after the film comes out on Dec. 9 is someone rather...Tags: A Dangerous Method (movie), The King's Speech (movie), Shame (movie), BBC, Wallis Simpson
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Brainfeeder's Strangeloop opens gallery show Saturday [Video]
Pop & HissBrainfeeder signed artist celebrates art exhibit opening on Saturday night in Venice, with guest performances from Teebs, Austin Peralta and others.... -
Calendar: Words & Ideas
Words & Ideas Compiled by Grace Krilanovich. SUNDAY Black Clock Issue 12 Launch: Contributors to Issue 12 of the Los Angeles-based literary magazine — "The Sports Issue" — will read their work. Participants include authors Richard Rayner,...Tags: Human Interest, Crimes, Richard Burton, Euclid, World War II (1939-1945)
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Blake Edwards Loves (and Hates) Peter Sellers -- Updated
The Daily MirrorBlake Edwards: Love, hate, Peter Sellers and the Pink Panther....
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