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Ray Harryhausen: Pixar’s Pete Docter on the monster king

2013-05-08 14:42:16

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Ray Harryhausen dies at 92; special-effects legend

2013-05-07 12:49:00

Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion animation legend whose work on "The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms," "Jason and the Argonauts" and other science fiction and fantasy film classics made him a cult figure who inspired later generations of filmmakers and special-...

Goldberg: Sci-fi worthy of Malthus

2013-04-30 00:00:00

In the new sci-fi movie "Oblivion," Earth's most precious resource is Tom Cruise. But running a close second (spoiler alert) is water. Aliens want it. All of it. This is old hat, science fiction-wise. In "The War of the Worlds," H.G. Wells had...

'Pain & Gain': Why is it so hard for directors to shed their skin?

2013-04-29 08:25:00

If you follow directors' careers, you’ve often heard how hard it is for a so-called small filmmaker to go big. A few, like Christopher Nolan, have done it, evolving from intimate indies to studio tent poles. But it’s a trick infrequently...

Despite 'Hobbit' backlash, RED still pushing 120-fps home projector

2013-04-26 11:36:00

Back in 2012, before director Peter Jackson’s “Hobbit” made its widely panned 48-frame-per-second debut, arguably the most talked-about gadget at that year’s National Assn. of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas was the...

Lucha Libre enlists heavyweight expertise to help push into U.S.

2013-04-12 09:00:00

The firm that helped reboot Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and adapt Hasbro's Transformers toy line for big (and small) screens is charged with a new task: helping Mexican wrestling characters successfully cross the border into the United States. Partners...

Goldberg: Leave liberal Hollywood to the liberals

2013-02-19 00:00:00

"We need to buy a movie studio." Amid the conferences, panels, meetings and informal conversations in the wake of the presidential election, this idea has been a near constant among conservatives who feel like the country is slipping through their...

Generating stunning visual effects, but not enough revenue

2013-03-24 05:00:00

This should be a golden age for visual effects in movies. Thanks to the box office success of movies such as "The Avengers" and "Life of Pi," demand for visual effects has never been greater. Studios are spending $100 million or more to put ever more...

Las Vegas: Luxor display a dazzling reminder of doomed Titanic

2013-03-28 08:15:00

A priceless collection of jewelry salvaged from the wreckage of the luxury liner Titanic has been added to "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition" at the Luxor in Las Vegas. The display, called "Jewels of Titanic" are to be shown through May 31. A...

China Lion investor emerges as a leading contender to buy Rhythm & Hues [updated]

2013-03-28 12:50:00

[UPDATE: A hearing on the sale of Rhythm & Hues has been postponed until 10 a.m. Friday as bidding discussions continue.] A principal investor in China Lion, a Chinese film distribution company with offices in Los Angeles, is among the bidders...

Hong Kong Film Festival: Promoting the idea of going to the movies

2013-03-24 17:13:00

HONG KONG — Hong Kong-born, London-raised Roger Garcia continues his role as the executive director of the 37th Hong Kong International Film Festival. We talked with him about this year's event, which continues through April 2. What is the goal...

Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'NCIS' on CBS

2013-03-25 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 24 - 30, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES NCIS An investigation of a murder on...

No, Virginia, it was just a movie. A James Cameron epic, yes, but still a movie. But here's the weird thing. At Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, where more than 120 Titanic victims were buried in 1912 after their bodies were collected at sea, there is a marker for J DAWSON.

2013-03-18 12:59:31

Like James Cameron's 1997 film about the ocean-liner tragedy, this 1953 version of "Titanic" focuses its story on the romantic lives of fictional passengers. Directed by Jean Negulescu, it's been reissued on Blue-ray.

2013-02-07 21:36:00

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler kick off the 70th annual Golden Globes, telecast live on NBC from the Beverly Hilton Hotel's International Ballroom. The comediennes joked about the nature of the event, which honors actors from film and television.

2013-01-13 17:42:49