Awards
Getting rabid Chicago Bulls fan Gene Siskel to see “Hoop Dreams” was easy enough, but talking fellow film critic Roger Ebert into slotting a three-hour sports-focused documentary into his Sundance schedule was no mean feat.
Nov. 13, 2014
Entertainment & Arts
Quick Takes: Roger Ebert seeks ‘Movies’ aid
Nov. 8, 2011
High School Sports
Mar Vista High School Coach Bud Aubuchon contends that the two plays were planned.
Nov. 21, 1987
Movies
In a surprise, the producers of “Birdman” won the top prize Saturday night at the 26th Producers Guild of America Awards -- and in doing so, made the upcoming Oscars race much more interesting.
Jan. 24, 2015
STAGE ‘Hughie’ Replaces ‘Tiger’: When Al Pacino takes the stage of the Mark Taper Forum in Eugene O’Neill’s 1941 play “Hughie” (June 27 to July 25), he’ll be reprising a role that he played first at the Long Wharf Theatre in Connecticut and then on Broadway in 1996.
Feb. 5, 1999
Sports
NFL: Patriots replace Wes Welker with Danny Amendola
March 13, 2013
Hassan Adams scored 19 points to help Westchester High defeat Locke, 87-40, Wednesday night at Westchester in a season-opening boys’ basketball game for both teams.
Dec. 6, 2001
Christopher Eberts, the independent producer behind films such as “Lucky Number Slevin” and “Lord of War,” has pleaded guilty to all 10 counts of a fraud and money laundering case related to a movie he claimed to be making.
April 3, 2015
Obituaries
Roger Ebert dies at 70; Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic
April 4, 2013
Roger Ebert gave independent films popular appeal, and his ‘thumbs-up, thumbs-down’ ratings on TV were both coveted and scorned. The prolific critic continued to write reviews while battling cancer in recent years.