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'Much Ado About Nothing': Fun facts about Shakespeare on film
With Joss Whedon's contemporary take on Shakespeare's romantic comedy "Much Ado About Nothing" winning the hearts of most critics and earning a tidy $183,000 in just five theaters in its opening weekend, it's the perfect time to brush up on your...
Tags: The Tempest (movie), Kathryn Grayson, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Awards and Prizes, Broadway Theater
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Mel Brooks To Receive AFI Lifetime Award
VarietyMel Brooks will receive the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award at the org's gala June 6 at the Dolby Theatre. Martin Scorsese will present Brooks with the honor, in an event that will be televised June 15 on TNT and later, as part of an...Tags: Frank Capra, Entertainment Events, Academy Awards, Human Interest, Robert De Niro
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Music Box festival celebrates 70mm projection
It's how a lot of us got hooked on movies in the first place. When I was 8 or 9 I saw "2001: A Space Odyssey" in 70 mm in Milwaukee with my mother. My memory's fuzzy on the particulars but I recall asking so many questions about the obelisk on the drive...
Tags: Vertigo (movie), The Master (movie), Stanley Kubrick, Richard Brooks, Lincoln Center
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Robert Relyea dies at 82; film producer and MGM/UA executive
Robert E. Relyea, who began producing films with actor Steve McQueen in the 1960s and rose to president of production for MGM/UA in the late 1990s, has died. He was 82. The Hollywood veteran, who also worked with such actors as Elvis Presley and John...
Tags: John Sturges, Steve McQueen, The Great Escape (movie), Obituaries, Celebrities
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A list of favorite old and new flicks for creepy Halloween fun
crystal.schelle@herald-mail.comThere's nothing like a good scare to get your heart pumping. And what better time to celebrate things that go bump in the night better than Halloween? In celebration of Halloween, I have put together a list of some of my favorites for the season. Some...Tags: The Exorcist (movie, 1973), Alec Baldwin, Tim Burton, Liev Schreiber, Stanley Kubrick
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Youmans: 'West Side Story' revival is some of the 'best theater'
"West Side Story" was credited with changing the course of American musical theater when the Sharks and the Jets burst onto Broadway 55 years ago.
A national touring revival of the Broadway hit is coming to Orange County from Tuesday through Sept. 18...Tags: Tony Awards, Natalie Wood, Palace Theater, Chita Rivera, Jerome Robbins
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'West Side Story: 50th Anniversary Edition'
Zap2ItThe Jets and the Sharks face off again in the classic musical revision of "Romeo and Juliet," directed for the screen by Robert Wise ("The Sound of Music") and choreographer Jerome Robbins. Natalie Wood and Richard Beymer are Maria and Tony, whose...Tags: Natalie Wood, George Chakiris, Jerome Robbins, Entertainment, Academy Awards
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The enterprise of 'Star Trek' is explored on Science's 'Trek Nation'
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The music of 'West Side Story' finds its way to the Hollywood Bowl
Culture MonsterTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of the film “West Side Story,” why not put it onscreen at the Hollywood Bowl, then have the Los Angeles Philharmonic right there playing the movie’s score live? Sound easy? Think again.... -
Concert review: 'West Side Story' film premiere at the Hollywood Bowl with live orchestra
Culture MonsterMark Swed reviews the Hollywood Bowl premiere of the film version of "West Side Story" with live orchestra... -
'The King's Speech' dethrones 'The Social Network'
Hollywood's coronation of "The King's Speech" culminated Sunday night when the story of stuttering King George VI and his speech therapist won four Academy Awards, including best picture. But if the Oscars completed the historical drama's ascension, the...Tags: True Grit (movie), Harvey Weinstein, Scott Rudin, Awards and Prizes, Mark Zuckerberg
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Friday's Highlights 'Patton' on AMC
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of May 22 - 28 in PDF format TV listings for the week of May 22 - 28 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found......
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