Franco Zeffirelli

Milo O'Shea, Irish actor of stage and screen, dies at 86

2013-04-03 11:27:00

Milo O’Shea, an Irish stage and screen actor known for his roles in films as varied as “Ulysses,” “Barbarella” and Franco Zeffirelli’s “Romeo and Juliet,” has died. He was 86. O’Shea, who also had...

Cannes 2012: Redoing ‘Romeo & Juliet’ for the Twilight Generation

2012-05-19 16:38:33

Suso Cecchi D'Amico dies at 96; screenwriter worked with some of Italy's leading directors

2010-08-07 00:00:00

Screenwriter Suso Cecchi D'Amico, who emerged from the male-dominated postwar Italian cinema to become a celebrated artist and contribute to such milestone films as "Bicycle Thieves" and "The Leopard," has died. She was 96. Cecchi D'Amico died July 31 in...

'Jane Eyre' opens to highest per-theater average of 2011 in limited release

2011-03-13 16:33:06

Culture Watch: What's new in music, DVDs and books

2010-12-15 16:33:09

Dispatch from New York: A 'Traviata' New Year at the Met with Marina Poplavskaya

2011-01-02 16:32:41

Dino De Laurentiis, storied movie producer, dies at 91

2010-11-12 00:00:00

Dino De Laurentiis, the flamboyant Italian movie producer who helped resurrect his nation's film industry after World War II and for more than six decades produced films as diverse as the 1954 Federico Fellini classic "La Strada" and the 1976 remake of...

Gift guide: Coffee-table books with heft

2010-12-22 00:00:00

Still searching for that perfect gift for your brother-in-law or a persnickety client? Coffee-table books might fit the bill, what with that suitable heft and an undeniable quotient of cool. Here we offer a few last-minute selections for those gaps on...

Tuesday's TV Highlights: Michelle Obama visits 'Sesame Street'

2009-11-10 04:34:28

Monster Mash: Caravaggio's bones; Raphael work tops 2009 auctions; Roundabout's fiscal woes

2009-12-22 16:32:40

Monster Mash: Brand's early exit from Getty; Butz in Broadway's 'Enron'; director calls soprano 'plump'

2010-01-08 16:32:47

Helena Bonham Carter gets a royal proposal from Tim Burton [UPDATED]

2010-03-02 16:33:23

Do you think she's still searching for Romeo? Actress Olivia Hussey, who in 1968 played Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," turns 59 today. (Photo by Chad Buchanan/Getty Images)

2013-03-11 16:12:00

Joan Plowright, left, and Maggie Smith star in Goldwyn Films "Tea With Mussolini," the semi-autobiographical film directed by Franco Zeffirelli.

2013-01-02 15:57:00

"Elizabeth will always have a special place in my heart as she gave me my start in movies. As a producer as well as luminous star, she approved my casting in 'The Taming of the Shrew.

2011-03-23 15:23:13