2001: A Space Odyssey (movie)

Filmmaker Stanley Kubrick redux at LACMA

2013-05-13 16:20:00

With the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's expansive "Stanley Kubrick" exhibition set to close on June 30, the museum's film department is revisiting several key movies in the maverick filmmaker's oeuvre. Each of the director's films in the series...

TV This Week: March 31 - April 6: 'Mr. Selfridge' on PBS

2013-03-29 13:10:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 31 - April 5, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SUNDAY Technically, it's the day...

LACMA's overhaul is a work in progress

2013-03-02 08:00:00

Seven years ago last month, when Michael Govan was named the sixth director in the relatively brief history of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, his mandate was clear: overhaul the place. The ambitious plan was to make LACMA the nation's only...

Stuart Freeborn dies at 98; 'Star Wars' makeup artist

2013-02-10 18:01:00

It was no accident that British makeup artist Stuart Freeborn resembled his most famous movie creation — Yoda, the wrinkled, ancient sage from the "Star Wars" films. "I looked at myself in the mirror and decided that I was comic, with all these...

Neil Armstrong dies at 82; first person to walk on moon

2012-08-25 19:14:00

When Neil Armstrong became the first person to set foot on the moon, on July 20, 1969, he uttered a phrase that has been carved in stone and quoted across the planet: "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind." The grainy black-and-white...

'Prometheus' seeks out classical music in deep space

2012-07-05 08:15:00

In space, no one can hear you scream — but everyone can hear the classical music�loud and clear. Science-fiction movies have had a long affinity for classical music, and the relationship is a fascinating and complex one. In "Prometheus,"�Ridley...

Counter Intelligence: 800 Degrees in Westwood

2012-03-31 00:00:00

Pininfarina designs Ferraris. Pininfarina designs Maseratis. But on a sleepy Wednesday afternoon in Westwood, the Pininfarina design that is attracting attention is a soda dispenser in the new pizzeria 800 Degrees. Teenagers approach the sleek, glistening...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says launch 'a giant weight ... off my back'

2012-05-22 07:22:00

Billionaire Elon Musk, founder and chief executive of SpaceX, sent his Falcon 9 rocket into space early Tuesday morning with an unmanned Dragon capsule after an original mission was aborted over the weekend. How’s he feeling? Extremely relieved....

Summer Fun Guide: Summer movies are more fun outdoors

2013-05-19 03:04:02

Act 2 in the heartwarming story of Frontyard Features is a lot like the first: A hometown fan steps to the plate to promote his favorite pastime in the city he loves. In this case, the pastime is movies, and the new guy in charge of the outdoor-...

Classical Corner

2013-05-16 09:01:04

Access Contemporary Music: Resident ensemble Palomar is joined by Strawdog Theatre Company actors to present "1,001 Afternoons in Chicago," a play for voices and instruments based on legendary Chicago journalist Ben Hecht's newspaper columns. 7 p.m....

The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, David Fitzsimmons column

2013-05-11 01:34:02

"By injecting Stone Age genes into a human embryo it will soon be possible to create a living Neanderthal." - Harvard professor George Church Too late, George. When the anthropologist Melvin Mead III parted the creosote bushes and saw...

New on DVD: 'Atlas' requires concentration while 'Dexter' takes a turn

2013-05-10 06:54:04

This week's new DVD releases range from the odd to the odder. "Cloud Atlas," Grade B: Events and actions in one time period have an affect on past and future eras. Tom Hanks stars. Not since "2001: A Space Odyssey" has a film come along that's such a...

The 2007 Ford Airstream concept was powered by hydrogen fuel cells, and an interior closer to "2001: A Space Odyssey."

2013-03-05 00:00:00

A legend in moviemaking for his makeup work in "2001: A Space Odyssey," Freeborn went on to create looks for "Star Wars" characters Yoda, Chewbacca, the Ewoks and Jabba the Hutt. His pioneering career spanned seven decades. He was 98.

2013-02-19 14:17:00

The most vital characteristic for a young artist is specificity of voice: to convey a set of musical ideas that's unique to him, her or, in the case of this British rock band , them.

2012-12-14 12:43:20