Charlie Chaplin

Gussy Moran dies at 89; tennis player caused Wimbledon uproar with short skirt

2013-01-17 19:48:00

Gussy Moran, who gained both international fame and notoriety by wearing a short skirt and lace panties in the 1949 Wimbledon tennis tournament and who lived a life of celebrity for many years, died Wednesday night in her small Los Angeles apartment in...

Andrew Meieran has ambitious vision for Clifton's Cafeteria

2013-02-16 11:58:00

The gig: Real estate developer and moviemaker Andrew Meieran, 46, is staking his reputation and millions of dollars on an attempt to revive one of the most beloved restaurants in Los Angeles history — Clifton's Cafeteria on Broadway. Known for...

Friend's love kept tennis star Gussy Moran in the game to the end

2013-01-19 00:00:00

Everyone deserves life with dignity in their final years, whether you dug ditches or played tennis on the world's most famous stages. Gertrude "Gussy" Moran did the latter. She also got that deserved dignity because of the extraordinary kindness of a...

American Cinematheque gets into the holiday spirit

2012-12-20 06:00:00

The American Cinematheque's Egyptian and Aero theaters are getting into the holiday spirit with two festive programs: "Christmas With Charlie Chaplin" and "Holiday Spirit on the Big Screen." Chaplin and Paulette Goddard star in his last silent film, the...

Studios relying more on outside funding to make award contenders

2013-01-14 09:13:00

For this awards season, Hollywood came through with a bumper crop of movies that were critical and fan favorites. But in many cases, the big studios themselves can't take much of the credit. Among the films basking in Oscar nominations — and...

Buzz of the Melvins talks Redd Kross and NYE at the Alexandria

2012-12-31 08:16:00

On Monday night at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, punk bands the Melvins and Redd Kross will team up to greet 2013 with volume, riffs and (hopefully) a few drum solos. The hotel, which in its prime played host to luminaries including...

Movie books go between the covers with Hollywood's elite

2012-12-27 00:00:00

Are you a film buff who received a holiday gift certificate for books? Not to worry. Here's a post-Christmas guide to three books about legendary cinema stars, and a fourth about some of Hollywood's bit players. "Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies":...

Historic Pierpont Inn & Spa sold for $6.5 million in Ventura

2012-11-25 09:15:00

The Pierpont Inn & Spa, a century-old Ventura hotel that once served as a getaway for L.A.'s upper crust, has sold for $6.5 million. The 77-room Arts and Crafts style hotel was built in 1910 by Josephine Pierpont and is the oldest hostelry in Ventura...

Reading 'Hamlet' behind bars

2012-11-25 00:00:00

It doesn't look like much — just a tattered, 1970 edition of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare." But inside, the book bears testament to an era. Currently on display at the British Museum as part of an exhibition called "Shakespeare:...

Shopping: Beach-town boutiques from Venice to Laguna

2012-07-08 00:00:00

With summer in full swing, it's time to hit the beach — for sunning, yes, but also for shopping. There's a new level of sophistication in shopping along the coast. Locally owned boutiques with a curated point of view are changing the flavor of...

Classic Hollywood: The movies at work

2012-09-02 17:15:00

As far back as Louis Lumi�re's 1895 "Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory in Lyon" 46-second short, work has been a central theme in motion pictures.�There have been stark dramas about officer workers as drones (King Vidor's 1928 "The Crowd"), satires...

L.A. federal courthouse named national landmark

2012-10-17 15:23:02

Chaplin had a rocky history with Oscar (and Hollywood in general) but it's inexcusable that his 1936 masterpiece "Modern Times" wasn't up for a single award. Both Chaplin and co-star Paulette Goddard should have been contenders.

2013-02-22 12:39:28

Charlie Chaplin Cocktail, featured in "Handwritten Recipes" by Michael Popek. This recipe found in "Thesaurus of Humor" by Mildred Meiers and Jack Knapp. Published by Crown, 1940.

2013-02-08 00:00:00

Drew Barrymore becoming Charlie Chaplin, Los Angeles, 1984. Image from "Steve Schapiro: Now and Then."

2013-01-14 00:00:00