Fred Astaire

Steve Lopez: Searching for the song of L.A.

2013-02-28 08:24:25

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Matt Mattox dies at 91; master Hollywood dancer and choreographer

2013-02-23 00:00:00

Hollywood considered Matt Mattox one of the best dancers in the country when he was cast to dizzying effect in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers," the 1954 Oscar-winning film celebrated for its imaginative and masterful dance moves. Billed as one of...

Patrick Stewart: ‘Next Generation,’ ‘X-Men’ and Hollywood history

2012-12-26 07:23:31

Audra McDonald slips into L.A. to sing and stump for PBS

2013-01-15 12:55:00

Cabaret fanatics – and you know who you are – invariably suffer a persistent worry: What if there is some amazing live gig out there I don’t know about? Well, Monday night your worst nightmare came and went -- unless you were one of...

The Cinematheque celebrates the beauty of film

2013-01-03 06:00:00

The American Cinematheque welcomes 2013 with "Motion Picturesque: Cinema at Its Most Beautiful" festival, which shines the spotlight on the visual splendor of motion pictures. The series opens Thursday at the Egyptian with Fritz Lang's influential...

Chez Jay headed for official Santa Monica landmark status

2012-10-09 09:52:36

Connie Wald dies at 96; Hollywood wife known for low-key parties

2012-11-23 00:00:00

Connie Wald, an elegant matriarch of old Hollywood known for the low-key dinner parties she held for friends like Clark Gable, Joan Crawford, Fred Astaire and Audrey Hepburn, died of natural causes Nov. 10 at her Beverly Hills home. She was 96. Her...

5 Questions: Choreographer Alice Alyse on dancing for fitness

2012-09-29 00:00:00

For those of us not blessed with the footwork of Fred Astaire, the notion of taking a dance class might not appeal. But Alice Alyse, a dancer and choreographer who is the artistic director of Joffrey Ballet West and Joffrey Ballet South, says that even...

Tony Martin dies at 98; singer-actor in Hollywood musicals

2012-07-30 11:35:00

Tony Martin, one of the last of the big-name singer-actors from the golden age of Hollywood musicals, has died. He was 98. Martin, who toured for years with his wife, dancer-actress Cyd Charisse, died of natural causes Friday at his home in Los Angeles,...

Southern California Close-Ups: Going Hollywood

2012-06-08 16:32:00

First published on Dec. 25, 2011. Revised and expanded in early 2012. Pity the rubes. Those wayward tourists who dawdle in their cars and tour buses along Beachwood Drive, enraging the locals as they haltingly seek that perfect Hollywood sign photo op...

The Review: Freddy Smalls

2012-06-16 00:00:00

No reservations. Loud. A gastropub from the Counter owner Jeff Weinstein and a consulting chef known for his vegetarian cooking. In theory, Freddy Smalls didn't sound all that appealing. Plus, it is small, making it almost a guarantee that you're going to...

Around Town: Marilyn, Lucy and Kristy McNichol hit the big screen

2012-05-31 16:40:06

Fred Astaire Dance Studio of Fort Lauderdale presents "From Movies To Motion" showcase featuring student performances, Oct. 14 at Hyatt Regency Pier 66

2012-10-15 13:48:00

Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire get ready to shoot a scene at the foot of the Eiffel Tower for Stanley Donen's musical comedy "Funny Face" on June 20, 1956.

2012-09-18 13:59:00

The dancer and musical comedy star waltzed across the stage of the Pantages for the 23rd Academy Awards in 1951. Astaire, seen here in an undated photo, joked with the audience that he'd been asked to be MC because he was "one of the oldest faces in film." Learn more about the 1951 Oscars.

2012-08-02 11:17:19