Bobby Fischer

LeRoy Neiman dies at 91; artist depicted sports in bold strokes

2012-06-20 21:55:00

LeRoy Neiman, a wildly successful American artist who was famous for his colorful portraits of athletes in motion and who became an artistic fixture at such major sporting events as the Olympics and the Super Bowl, has died. He was 91. Neiman, who was...

L.A. Film Festival: Socially conscious short docs

2012-06-16 16:39:10

'Hugo,' 'Moneyball' among Cinema Audio Society nominees

2012-01-19 16:37:42

Fall Sneaks list

2011-09-04 00:00:00

SEPT. 9 All's Faire in Love A college football star has to make up for his many absences by working at a Renaissance fair, where he falls for an aspiring actress. With Christina Ricci, Owen Benjamin, Cedric the Entertainer and Matthew Lillard. Written...

Monday's Highlights: 'Switched at Birth' on ABC Family

2011-06-05 21:37:04

At age 10, chess master is already an old pro

2011-05-05 00:00:00

Album review: Tyler, the Creator's 'Goblin'

2011-05-10 16:35:46

2010's best cat videos

2010-12-16 16:36:49

Larry Evans dies at 78; five-time U.S. chess champion and writer

2010-11-23 00:00:00

Larry Evans was a rarity in competitive chess — a five-time U.S. champion who wrote widely about the game, including a book once considered the chess players' bible. A chess grandmaster, he also gained fame for helping Bobby Fischer train for,...

PASSINGS: William Coblentz, Bent Larsen, Carlton Coleman, Juan Mari Bras, Hadley Caliman

2010-09-15 00:00:00

William Coblentz Former University of California regent William Coblentz, 88, an attorney and former University of California regent who fought against South Africa's apartheid policies and upheld the right of communist philosopher Angela Davis to teach...

Jerry Weintraub: The go-to guy to get connected

2010-04-04 00:00:00

"Look at me, do I look like an alter kocker?" Jerry Weintraub asks. Verily, he does not. At the moment, he looks like a guy ready to swing a golf club at a visitor for asking him if he feels like -- to offer a rough translation from the Yiddish -- an...

Karen Schmeer dies at 39; film editor

2010-02-02 00:00:00

Karen Schmeer, an award-winning film editor who worked on many of Errol Morris' documentaries, including "The Fog of War," was struck and killed by a getaway car speeding from a New York City drugstore robbery on Friday, police and her mother said. She...

"If you don't know how to play chess, maybe drop down and play checkers." -- "The Situation" explaining his Bobby Fischer-like qualities.

2012-10-03 17:50:00

Against the World" revisiting a curious yet remarkable time where chess and its tragic genius captured the world's imagination, it's a prime time to revisit this quiet gem from 1993.

2011-06-24 12:15:57

A pedestrian look at posters promoting the documentaries "Reagan" and " Bobby Fischer Against the World" on the first day of the Sundance Film Festival .

2011-01-21 10:39:18