Bela Lugosi

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...

Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy to go on tour despite DUI charge

2013-03-20 08:32:56

Bauhaus singer Peter Murphy pleads not guilty to DUI charges

2013-03-19 16:22:35

Martin Landau to receive career award at Israel Film Festival

2013-03-19 13:33:00

Academy Award-winning actor Martin Landau will receive the 2013 Israel Film Festival's Career Achievement Award at the 27th opening night gala April 18 at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills. Past recipients of the honor include Richard...

Bauhaus goth-rocker Peter Murphy arrested in DUI

2013-03-18 18:02:05

‘Upside Down’ opens: Don’t view it with too much gravity, star says

2013-03-15 07:42:51

‘Excalibur,’ Bela Lugosi feature in Nuart’s Midnight Movies salute

2013-03-15 07:02:13

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...

Tim Burton reflects on ‘Frankenweenie’ box office, plots his next step

2013-02-15 11:13:02

'Killing Lincoln' review: An epic tale tediously told

2013-02-17 06:30:00

On networks with historical bents, there is always a fair amount of Lincoln-mania this time of year — PBS' "American Experience" just repeated its excellent miniseries "Abraham and Mary Lincoln: A House Divided," — and what with Steven...

Polanski's 'Rosemary's Baby,' Lugosi's 'White Zombie': scary stuff

2013-02-14 18:32:00

Horror films do not thrill me, but more elegant efforts sometimes offer an irresistible chill. Such is the case with two films decades apart in time but similarly atmospheric. The older of the two is 1932's "White Zombie," an early stab at zombie-themed...

Cinematheque shines spotlight on director Michael Cimino

2013-01-17 06:30:00

The American Cinematheque shines the spotlight on Oscar-winning director Michael Cimino with a three-day retrospective at the Egyptian in Hollywood. Cimino worked in advertising before turning to filmmaking. He co-wrote "Magnum Force," the 1973 "Dirty...

The conservatory is a symphony of plant life. Through its 16,000 whitewashed panes of glass, the sun shines on hibiscus, bromeliads, ferns, taro plants, water lilies, lotus and more. Catch a tour with a docent at 11 a.m., 12:30 or 2:30 p.m.

2012-11-30 00:00:00

Vampires got a bit more refined when Bela Lugosi took to the screen. He's still not exactly a pinup boy, but he has a certain exotic allure.

2012-10-30 05:57:27

The zombie on film was a victim, not a villain. The innocent woman fell into the clutches of a voodoo sorcerer (played by Bela Lugosi) and was turned into a zombie so she could be a man's willing slave.

2012-10-30 05:44:27