David Lean

‘Star Wars’: Stuart Freeborn, the makeup artist behind Yoda, dies

2013-02-07 13:54:22

<![CDATA[‘Star Wars’: Stuart Freeborn, the makeup artist behind Yoda, dies]]>

‘Star Wars’: Frank Oz on Stuart Freeborn, the legend behind Yoda

2013-02-07 17:34:07

<![CDATA[‘Star Wars’: Frank Oz on Stuart Freeborn, the legend behind Yoda]]>

‘Dark Knight Rises’: Michael Caine on Alfred’s final scene

2012-12-05 08:02:24

<![CDATA[‘Dark Knight Rises’: Michael Caine on Alfred’s final scene]]>

Andrew Sarris dies at 83; longtime film critic

2012-06-22 00:00:00

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...

Counter Intelligence: A little crunch with your Chianti at Tar & Roses

2012-05-05 00:00:00

Any discussion of Tar & Roses must begin, as your dinner probably will, with what is probably its simplest appetizer, a concoction of popcorn tossed with brown sugar, lardons and chile, like a bowl of Cracker Jack with chewy cubes of bacon instead of...

Hollywood finds romance in travel

2012-02-05 00:00:00

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 �ber-romantic locales such as Rome, Paris and Venice. Of...

PASSINGS: Russell Arms, David Kelly, Philip Kellogg

2012-02-16 00:00:00

Russell Arms Actor who started on 'Your Hit Parade' Russell Arms, 92, a singer and actor who was a regular vocalist on the popular TV musical program "Your Hit Parade" from 1952 to 1957, died Monday at his home in Hamilton, Ill., where he had retired...

Ken Russell dies at 84; director of 'Tommy,' 'Lisztomania'

2011-11-29 00:00:00

Ken Russell, the often controversial British director known for his flamboyant visual style in films such as "The Devils," "Altered States" and the Who's rock opera "Tommy," has died. He was 84. Russell, who lived in Lymington in southern England, died...

Around Town: Oscar short films and a 'Magnificent Obsession'

2012-02-16 16:38:25

PASSINGS: Frank Potenza, John Howard Davies, Jack Layton

2011-08-24 00:00:00

Frank Potenza Jimmy Kimmel's uncle and comic foil Frank Potenza, 77, a former New York City police officer who turned to comedy as "Uncle Frank" on his nephew Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, died Tuesday. In a statement, ABC's"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"...

Around Town: 'Last Picture Show' and Duncan Jones

2011-11-17 16:36:29

Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'POV' on KOCE

2011-07-11 21:36:53

A scene from the DVD collection "David Lean Directs Noel Coward."

2012-04-06 15:13:00

The other Hepburn -- Katharine -- earned an Oscar nomination for 1955's "Summertime," David Lean's sumptuous romantic drama set in Venice based on Arthur Laurents' play "The Time of the Cuckoo.

2012-02-04 15:11:43

prot�g� Ronald Neame, who'd later make "The Poseidon Adventure," used the versatile Finney as the young and old Scrooge. And without the benefit of digital effects, it made the ghost of Jacob Marley appear to float from scene to scene.

2011-12-22 15:26:58