George Cukor

Ring in the new year with classic comedies

2012-12-27 06:00:00

The American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre has the perfect antidote for holiday blues -- a series of classic comedies from the golden age of Hollywood. "Screwball Comedy Classics for the 2013 New Year" serves up 1947's "The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer"...

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...

Saturday’s Highlights: 'Firelight' on Hallmark

2012-05-04 21:36:35

The greatest L.A. movies? We have 140, and shrinking...

2011-12-04 06:00:00

Saturday's TV Highlights: 'Fair Game' on Showtime

2011-12-16 21:36:35

Around Town: Anime and the real Mae

2012-01-26 16:38:20

Oscars' oldest voter, 101, offers link to Hollywood's Golden Age

2012-02-21 16:38:23

Around Town: The Sherman brothers' 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'

2012-03-08 16:39:37

Around town: Malcolm McDowell's film legacy

2012-03-15 16:39:03

‘Catching Fire:’ Will it turn out OK without Gary Ross?

2012-04-13 16:39:01

The Spotlight: She channels an icon in 'Vivien'

2011-08-24 16:33:04

Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79; legendary actress

2011-03-23 21:05:00

Elizabeth Taylor, the glamorous queen of American movie stardom, whose achievements as an actress were often overshadowed by her rapturous looks and real-life dramas, has died. She was 79. Hospitalized six weeks ago for congestive heart failure, Taylor...

Judy Holliday won a best actress Oscar as not-so-dumb-blonde Billie Dawn in this political satire directed by George Cukor.

2012-12-18 11:13:17

Celeste Holm received an Oscar nomination for supporting actress for her role as Karen Richards in the 1950 film "All About Eve." Here, from left after the 1951 Academy Awards, are Judy Holliday, Jose Ferrer, Gloria Swanson, George Cukor and Holm.

2012-07-15 14:53:00

"Gone With the Wind" didn't look like a hit in pre-production when David O. Selznick hired (then fired) George Cukor to direct it. Gary Cooper turned down the role of Rhett Butler and said, "I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face."

2012-05-06 00:00:00