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'I'll Eat You Last' chronicles Sue Mengers' old Hollywood
A Hollywood striver in the 1970s would have learned oodles from Sue Mengers — how to woo a client, sass a studio exec, host a dinner party, smoke a joint. And, had she pulled up a seat in Mengers' Beverly Hills living room one particularly gloomy...
Tags: Skyfall (movie), Red (movie, 2010) , Nick Nolte, Tony Awards, Gladiator (movie)
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The Cinematheque celebrates the beauty of film
The American Cinematheque welcomes 2013 with "Motion Picturesque: Cinema at Its Most Beautiful" festival, which shines the spotlight on the visual splendor of motion pictures. The series opens Thursday at the Egyptian with Fritz Lang's influential...
Tags: Roman Polanski, Academy Awards, Metropolis (movie), Liza Minnelli, Drama (genre)
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'SNL' funnyman Bill Hader returns as host of TCM movie series
24 FramesSaturday Night Live” funny man Bill Hader, who has created such indelible characters as Stefon, the giggling, flamboyant City Correspondent of New York City, as well as doing uncanny impressions of James Carville, Vincent Price and Al Pacino, is a... -
Sue Mengers dies at 79; top talent agent
Sue Mengers, an unapologetically brash talent agent who blazed a path for women in Hollywood and represented some of its biggest stars, died Saturday night at her Beverly Hills home after a long illness. She was 79.
For two decades, Mengers was one of...Tags: Ali MacGraw, Steve McQueen, Woody Allen, 60 Minutes (tv program), Entertainment Events
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House Proud
LA Times MagazineStyle, spirit and taste—and premier designer Jane Hallworth—define the late Laura Ziskin’s Santa Monica home... -
Ulu Grosbard dies at 83; Tony-nominated stage, film director
Ulu Grosbard, a Tony-nominated stage director who also worked in film, directing such movies as "True Confessions" and "The Deep End of the Ocean," died late Sunday or early Monday in New York City, according to his family. He was 83.
During a five-...Tags: Drama (genre), Arthur Penn, Woody Allen, World War II (1939-1945), Treat Williams
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Martin Scorsese: Doing just one shot makes a fine 'first half-day'
24 FramesEven big-time directors aren't immune to first-day jitters. At The Times' recent Directors Roundtable, filmmakers Alexander Payne, Michel Hazanavicius, George Clooney, Stephen Daldry and Martin Scorsese talked about how nerve-wracking it can be to start a... -
Will Hollywood ever top its Cinema Class of 1982?
24 FramesIf I heard that someone was assembling a screening series of fondly remembered films that included the likes of “Road Warrior,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Blade Runner,” John Carpenter’s “The Thing,&#... -
Cliff Robertson dies at 88; actor starred in films and on stage and TV
Cliff Robertson, who starred as John F. Kennedy in a 1963 World War II drama and later won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a mentally disabled bakery janitor in the movie "Charly," died Saturday, one day after his 88th birthday.
Robertson, who also...Tags: Natalie Wood, Punishment, John F. Kennedy, Rob Lowe, William Holden
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David Rayfiel dies at 87; screenwriter collaborated with Sydney Pollack
David Rayfiel, a screenwriter and master script doctor who made his mark — often uncredited — on films by director Sydney Pollack that frequently featured Robert Redford, including "Three Days of the Condor," "The Way We Were" and "Out of...Tags: Eric Roberts, Anne Bancroft, Academy Awards, Central Intelligence Agency, Drama (genre)
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The Morning Fix: RIP Sue Mengers. McDonald's TV! What now for Hulu?
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Sue Mengers, powerhouse Hollywood agent, dies at 79
Company TownSue Mengers, a veteran talent agent who blazed a path for women in Hollywood and represented some of its biggest stars, died Saturday night at her Beverly Hills home after a long illness. She was 79. At the time of......
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