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Oscar nominations 2013: 'Lincoln' leads field; surprises, snubs seen
Only in Hollywood could a tiny, low-budget tale of a little girl named Hushpuppy who lives in the bayou take on a historical epic by master filmmaker Steven Spielberg about the 16th president’s struggle to end slavery and the Civil War. But...
Tags: Frank Capra Jr., James Bond (fictional character), Daniel Day-Lewis, Frankenweenie (movie), Philip Seymour Hoffman
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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 Gore Vidal, the...
Tags: Ben-Hur (movie), Documentary (genre), Celebrities, Gore Vidal, Charlton Heston
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Andrew Sarris dies at 83; longtime film critic
Film critic Andrew Sarris began his rise to prominence in the early 1960s when, fresh off an extended visit to Paris, he became a primary spokesman for a theory that would reverberate throughout the cinema world.
Screenwriters and producers may have...Tags: Frank Capra Jr., French Movies, Columbia College Chicago, Charlie Chaplin, David Lean
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Around Town: Marvel legend Stan Lee hosts 'Avengers' screening
24 FramesMarvel Comics' guru Stan Lee will be honored with the Ronald Reagan Foundation "Great Communicator" Award and will host a screening of "The Avengers," which is opening theatrically this weekend, at the Catalina Film Festival. The festival, which runs... -
Oscars by the Numbers
LA Times MagazineSurprising stats from the most famous awards show of them all... -
Hollywood finds romance in travel
Love is always lovelier some place other than home. Well, at least in the celluloid universe.
Traveling by boat, train or even bus can lead to romantic entanglements in the movies, as does visiting über-romantic locales such as Rome, Paris and Venice. Of...Tags: Trips and Vacations, David Lean, Movies, Charles Boyer, Entertainment
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Around Town: Edgar Wright shows his stuff and aliens attack
24 FramesAki Kaurismaki films, a 1950s sci-fi double feature and a program curated by Edgar Wright are among this week’s film highlights.... -
Around Town: 'Mad, Mad World' and other comedy classics
24 FramesThe American Cinematheque is ringing in the New Year with some wild and crazy comedy classics... -
Around Town: Salutes to Bunuel and the hero of 'Hugo,' Melies
24 FramesA Luis Bunuel retrospective and a tribute to the real-life hero of the film "Hugo" are among this week's highlights.... -
PASSINGS: Barbara Kent, Edgar Villchur
Barbara Kent
Silent film star also was in talkies
Barbara Kent, 103, an actress who began her career in silent films of the 1920s and made the transition to talkies in the Harold Lloyd comedies "Welcome Danger" and "Feet First," died Oct. 13 in Palm...Tags: Obituaries, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Unrest, Conflicts and War, New York University, Celebrities
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Around Town: The Stooges ride back to town
24 FramesThe Three Stooges, a Gary Cooper double bill and a tribute to Japan’s Studio Ghibli are among the Thanksgiving week film offerings.... -
Noel Coward's seldom-seen 'Peace in Our Time' rings a bell
Culture MonsterAntaeus Company's upcoming staging of the Noel Coward drama “Peace in Our Time” won't be the first in America after all, the Los Angeles ensemble acknowledged Tuesday -- or even the first in L.A. But it will be the first......
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