John Garfield

Oscar-winning director Ang Lee and producer James Schamus will be on hand at the Film Independent at LACMA screening Thursday evening at the Leo S. Bing Theater of their seminal 2005 drama "Brokeback Mountain."...

"Magic Mike," Steven Soderbergh's dramatic comedy set in the world of male strippers, will have its world premiere as the closing night program of the Los Angeles Film Festival next month. The film, which stars Matthew McConaughey and Channing Tatum,...

Harry Morgan, who died Wednesday at age 96, could command your attention while still seeming quite ordinary. That was Harry Morgan's particular magic....

The week's lineup includes Golden Globe foreign language nominees, a comedian's film festival and a sneak preview of the new action thriller "The Grey."...

Another tale from "The Gangster Squad": Who really owned Slapsy Maxie's nightclub?...

Of special note: TCM on Saturday, Aug. 6, salutes Lucille Ball, one of TV's greatest stars, who gained her training over many years in the movies. Viewers will get to see her Technicolor beauty in "Du Barry Was a Lady," her teaming with Desi Arnaz in "The...

Having seen all the sultry, sabra-like photos of her as a young actress, I always assumed that Elizabeth Taylor was just another Jewish star who'd changed her name so she could more easily cross over into Middle America, sort of......

"Dateline NBC" features Richard Engel's report on the Battle of Wanat in Afghanistan in 2008. The U.S. casualties were nine killed and 27 wounded. Engel explains the campaign by soldiers' families to learn what had happened. The program airs at 7 p.m....

From Diane Keaton to Mariel Hemingway to Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen's favorite women have been WASPy blonds. [UPDATE: As many readers have noted, Johansson is actually Jewish, so perhaps I should call her a WASPy blonde Jewess.] At any rate,......

When the news came that Lena Horne had died at age 92, a lot of memories came back. You could think of Horne on ”The Cosby Show,” serenading Cliff and Clair Huxtable. You could think back to the “60 Minutes” profile of...

• Lisa Horowitz delivers the news that TCM has scheduled a tribute to the late Lena Horne for May 21. "The lineup features three films with defining Horne performances, as well as one of the groundbreaking singer-actress' personal favorites, the 1943...

Tom Treanor files a report from Rome about daily life in the midst of wartime regulations. Aug. 12, 1940: Mrs. John Garfield has had a nose bob and is thinking of a movie career, Jimmie Fidler says....