Entertainment & Arts
Check out Oscar-winning effects, but don’t expect much from the dialogue.
Oct. 1, 1998
Movies
“The War of the Worlds,” Paramount’s adaptation of H.G.
Aug. 13, 1992
Los Angeles Times staff photographer Phil Bath, using a high-speed 35-millimeter camera, was present during special effects filming for the movie “War of the Worlds.”
Sept. 20, 2017
When actress Ann Robinson learned Steven Spielberg was going to remake “War of the Worlds,” which opens Wednesday, she “started campaigning for myself immediately.”
June 27, 2005
Television
Actress Ann Robinson learned about the television remake of producer George Pal’s science-fiction classic “War of the Worlds” by reading about it in Variety.
Oct. 15, 1988
The expo at the Egyptian Theatre will feature the oldest surviving 3-D film and movies from the format’s heyday in the 1950s.
Sept. 5, 2013
Get your DVRs ready.
May 23, 2015
World 3-D Film Expo III to unveil rare vintage films and classics
TRIVIAL PURSUITS--Director Joe Dante packs his movies (“The Howling,” “Gremlins”) with fond nods to other film makers.
Jan. 20, 1985
Obituaries
Patricia Medina began her film career in her native England in the 1930s and after World War II arrived in L.A., where she was initially signed to MGM. In 1960, she married Joseph Cotten.
May 2, 2012