John Schlesinger

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala dies at 85; Oscar-winning screenwriter

2013-04-03 13:25:00

For years, people who read Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's novels assumed she was born in India. She wrote about swamis, social climbers, duplicitous landlords and other characters from the Indian bourgeoisie who inevitably found themselves colliding with...

Bubbles promotes a movie

2013-03-12 15:33:28

Palm Springs International Film Festival announces awards

2013-01-13 14:33:00

The Golden Globes aren't the only awards being presented Sunday: The 24th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival announced its winners on Sunday afternoon. Wayne Blair's "The Sapphires," an Australian musical-drama about an all-female...

Around Town: Foreign films and Spencer Tracy

2012-01-12 16:36:48

Ben Stiller, Warren Beatty, others toasted at saucy, sincere Britannia Awards

2011-12-01 16:37:16

Michael Sarrazin dies at 70; Canadian actor in "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"

2011-04-19 00:00:00

Michael Sarrazin, a tall, dark-eyed Canadian actor who starred opposite Jane Fonda in Sydney Pollack's 1969 film "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", died of cancer Sunday at a Montreal hospital, said his agent, Michael Oscars. He was 70. ------------------...

Monday's TV Highlights: 'Rizzoli & Isles' on TNT

2010-08-01 21:35:55

Gold Derby nuggets: Jimmy Fallon into 2010 Emmys | Bryan Cranston out of 2011 Emmys

2010-08-05 16:33:47

David L. Wolper dies at 82; producer of 'Roots,' 1984 L.A. Olympics opening ceremonies

2010-08-12 00:00:00

David L. Wolper, the award-winning television documentary producer best known for the blockbuster TV miniseries "Roots" and for the spectacular opening and closing ceremonies he created for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, has died. He was 82....

A critical time of our sign

2008-02-18 00:00:00

Idon't know about you, but I'm proud of the fact that the most celebrated symbol of our city isn't a statue that was a gift from the French. I also think it's fitting that it isn't burdened with heavy ideology, profound symbolism or deep meaning. Nobody...

Britannia kudos to fete Craig, Tarantino: BAFTA LA awards to be telecast Nov. 11 on BBC America

2012-09-19 21:55:06

Daniel Craig, Quentin Tarantino, "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and videogame designer Will Wright are set to be feted by BAFTA LA at the Nov. 7 Britannia Awards. The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles will hold its...

Rialto, Studiocanal partner on U.S. distribution: Rialto Pictures will handle over 2,000 titles in the French media company's library.

2012-08-29 21:55:08

Rialto Pictures has signed a three-year agreement with Studiocanal to handle the U.S. theatrical distribution of over 2,000 international titles owned by the French media company. Rialto has already begun releasing titles under the new deal, including a...

Peter Finch, Murray Head and Glenda Jackson in John Schlesinger's "Sunday Bloody Sunday."

2013-01-10 00:00:00

Box office: $44,785,053 The only X-rated film to win an Academy Award for best picture, John Schlesinger's "Midnight Cowboy" (based on James Leo Herlihy's novel) starred then-newcomer Jon Voight, left, as a prostitute in New York City and Dustin Hoffman as his friend, an ailing thief.

2012-08-14 13:01:08

, still feels shockingly frank in its depiction of street-level life in New York City and bracingly real in its emotional earnestness and volatility. June 25, 7:30 p.m.

2009-06-08 16:14:23