Jerry Lewis

Award-winning Italian and French classics on tap this week

2013-03-21 06:00:00

Italian classic films directed by masters of cinema Federico Fellini, Vittorio de Sica and Michelangelo Antonioni will be vying for viewers' attention Thursday evening. The American Cinematheque's Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood presents Fellini's...

David Fincher, Cuba's female filmmakers among weekend highlights

2013-03-07 06:00:00

Oscar-nominated director David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Social Network") will have an extended conversation at Film Independent at LACMA's "An Evening with David Fincher" Thursday at the Loe S. Bing Theater. The program is to...

Union Rescue Mission gets a helping hand from Hollywood

2013-01-16 05:00:00

One of the newest hot spots for filming in the San Fernando Valley is a 71-acre former retirement community featuring lodge-style residences and medical buildings, surrounded by oaks, redwoods and pines, on the edge of the Angeles National Forest —...

Cinefamily throws 'telethon' to fund digital projector, more

2012-12-15 07:00:00

Now 5 years old, the Cinefamily has become a pillar of the alternative film exhibition scene in Los Angeles alongside venues such as the New Beverly Cinema, American Cinematheque and the UCLA Film and Television Archive. From its location on Fairfax...

The Times' college football rankings: The top 25

2012-09-27 00:00:00

Monday night's NFL outrage with the officials reminds me of the time in 2010 that "replacement Rankman" put Boise State at No. 1 and kept the Broncos there until the Friday night after Thanksgiving. This week's standings offer their own controversial...

Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68; award-winning composer of popular music

2012-08-08 00:00:00

When Marvin Hamlisch auditioned for the Juilliard School of Music, he played not Chopin or Mozart but the American folk standard "Goodnight, Irene," a choice that could have had lamentable results for any other prospective student. But Hamlisch quickly...

Steve Franken dies at 80; portrayed rich pal of 'Dobie Gillis'

2012-08-30 13:40:00

Steve Franken, a veteran character actor whose long career included playing the spoiled young millionaire Chatsworth Osborne Jr. on the popular situation comedy "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" in the early 1960s, has died. He was 80. Franken died of...

1952 Olympic Telethon

2012-08-03 00:44:19

Jerry Lewis' 'Nutty Professor' musical opens in Nashville

2012-08-02 07:45:00

Jerry Lewis officially unveiled his new stage-musical version of "The Nutty Professor" this week in Nashville. The brief engagement, which runs through Aug. 19, is an out-of-town tryout in anticipation of a hoped-for transfer to Broadway. Lewis, who is...

Marvin Hamlisch, 68, remembered by theater collaborators

2012-08-07 14:41:00

Marvin Hamlisch, who died Monday in Los Angeles at 68, was one of the most honored composers in the theater world, and one of the hardest working. From his songs for�"A Chorus Line,"�which opened in 1975 and ran on Broadway for close to 15 years, to...

Without Marvin Hamlisch, some uncertainty for 'Nutty Professor'

2012-08-08 06:30:00

"The Nutty Professor" was the last stage musical that Marvin Hamlisch completed before the composer died unexpectedly on Monday at 68. The show, directed by and based on the movie that starred Jerry Lewis, is having its world premiere in Nashville through...

Surprises shake up congressional races in the Inland Empire

2012-06-06 16:39:34

The nutty professor and ruler of all things telethon, Jerry Lewis, is 86 today.

2013-02-01 18:40:00

The award-winning composer of "A Chorus Line" and many other stage musicals and movies died unexpectedly in August at 68 after a brief illness. The songwriter had an active career as a conductor and had recently joined the Pasadena Pops as its lead conductor.

2012-12-26 11:45:00

Director Jerry Lewis, right, checks camera angle on the set of "The Nutty Professor" on Dec. 3, 1962, in Los Angeles.

2012-11-23 16:40:00