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The story of the Oscars
While it's true that there's only so much anyone can say about the Oscars, remember it can be said again and again. As a reader (and writer), I know by now that there are 10 abiding Oscar stories. Here they are, all in a single article: The history...Tags: Barbara Stanwyck, Edith Head, Jerry Lewis, Golden Globe Awards, Marlene Dietrich
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Hansen: Filming ourselves in Technicolor
From the beginning, movies were always mesmerizing but now they have become permanently imprinted onto our personalities and culture. Movies saturate our lives with golden hues and perfect prose. They have turned us into pixilated extras who privately...
Tags: Academy Awards, Colleges and Universities, George Weiss, Education, Entertainment Events
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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: Les Miserables (musical), Joaquin Phoenix, Lincoln (movie, 2012), Alan Arkin, Hugh Jackman
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‘60 Minutes’ goes to Paris, finds Olivia de Havilland
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelMorley Safer's charming segment on author David McCullough for Sunday's “60 Minutes” contained moments certain to thrill movie fans. McCullough was thrilled, too, that Oscar-winner Olivia de Havilland attended a Paris party in his honor. She... -
Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies
In a world more to his liking, Gore Vidalmight have been president, or even king. He had an aristocrat's bearing — tall, handsome and composed — and an authoritative baritone ideal for summoning an aide or courtier. But Vidal made his...
Tags: Marlon Brando, Johnny Carson, Culture, John F. Kennedy, Human Interest
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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: Charlton Heston, Gore Vidal, Movies, Ben-Hur (movie), Documentary (genre)
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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: Reviews, Psycho (movie), New York Observer, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Middletown
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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: Rome (Italy), Sydney Pollack, Rachel McAdams, Giovanni Ribisi, Josef von Sternberg
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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...
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