Marlon Brando

Gems from the '50s: Kenneth Turan's DVD picks of the week

2013-03-14 12:23:00

As far as decades go, the 1950s are sometimes characterized as a boring time when nothing of significance really happened. But you wouldn’t know it by these two exemplary films with new DVD releases to boast about. Made in 1950, Akira Kurosawa&...

Behind the lens: Remembering Wounded Knee

2013-02-27 18:54:44

Steve Schapiro's photos in 'Then and Now' offer a mix of emotions

2013-02-24 06:00:00

When photographer Steve Schapiro first arrived on the Lower East Side set of "The Godfather" in 1971, there were rumors floating around that Marlon Brando was not well. Moving closer to the action, he noticed an old man in an overcoat and hat talking to...

Review: 'Sketches from the National Lampoon' a sketchy endeavor

2013-02-21 14:01:00

“That's not funny, that's sick!” was once a mission statement for National Lampoon’s assaults on propriety and good taste. Some of that is-nothing-sacred irreverence still haunts the theatrical debut of “Sketches from the...

‘Man of Steel’ first look: Russell Crowe gets Jor-El action figure

2013-01-30 07:03:42

SAG Awards 2013: John Goodman on 'Argo,' Affleck and inspiration

2013-01-28 09:00:00

It's been a roller coaster of an awards season for the cast and crew of the political thriller "Argo." In the weeks since director and star Ben Affleck was passed over for an Oscar nomination for best director, the film has won big at the Golden Globes,...

Retire? Not 'Amour's' two eightysomething stars

2012-12-09 08:00:00

PARIS — Up four old, crooked flights of stairs in her apartment building with no elevator, Emmanuelle Riva sits wrapped in a thick, woven, poncho-like sweater. Warm light streams through colorful windowpanes into her narrow living room, where Riva...

The Hudson and 'On the Road' are finally in gear

2012-12-08 06:00:00

From inside the rocket-shaped time capsule of a silver 1949 Hudson Super Six, West Hollywood looked astonishingly modern to Brazilian director Walter Salles. Salles, who has devoted the last eight years to adapting Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" for the...

Review: Patti Smith rocks the Wiltern with Flea and Depp

2012-10-13 13:27:00

This post has been corrected. See below for details. Among the pleas and invectives, yowls and barks coming from Patti Smith on stage at the Wiltern on Friday, the bellowed cries of “free money!” “Gloria!” and “Pussy Riot!&...

Looking to buy an island?

2012-08-19 00:00:00

Some people are happy collecting fast cars or nice watches. But the ultimate vanity purchase may be the private island. Billionaire Richard Branson owns several. Magician David Copperfield has a dozen. Singer Celine Dion is trying to sell hers. And...

Gore Vidal dies at 86; iconoclastic author

2012-07-31 22:56:00

Gore Vidal was impossible to categorize, which was exactly the way he liked it. The reading public knew him as a literary juggernaut who wrote 25 novels —from the historical "Lincoln" to the satirical "Myra Breckinridge" — and volumes of...

PASSINGS: R.G. Armstrong, Norman Alden, Ted Hinshaw, Neil Reed

2012-08-01 00:00:00

R.G. Armstrong Actor a favorite of Peckinpah R.G. Armstrong, 95, a veteran character actor who started his career in the 1950s on Broadway, segued to television, then solidified his standing as a favorite of filmmakers Sam Peckinpah and Warren Beatty,...

Detail of a sand sculpture of Marlon Brando in The Godfather is seen as pieces are prepared as part of this year's Hollywood themed annual Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture festival on March 26, 2013 in Weston-Super-Mare, England.

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Detail of a sand sculpture of Marlon Brando in The Godfather is seen as pieces are prepared as part of this year's Hollywood themed annual Weston-super-Mare Sand Sculpture festival on March 26, 2013 in Weston-Super-Mare, England.

2013-03-26 00:00:00

Contenders: Rod Steiger, left, and Marlon Brando both won Oscars for their roles in the 1954 classic "On the Waterfront" at 5 p.m. on TCM

2013-02-22 14:10:00