James Stewart

'Anatomy of a Murder,' 'A Man Escaped': crime and punishment

2013-04-04 08:00:00

Rather than concentrate on the execution of the crime, this week’s DVDs focus on what comes afterward: first the trial, then, for the unlucky, time behind bars. Nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best picture, 1959’s “...

Fay Kanin dies at 95; screenwriter was former Academy president

2013-03-27 22:00:00

Fay Kanin, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter for the 1958 Clark Gable-Doris Day comedy "Teacher's Pet" and former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, died Wednesday. She was 95. In a writing career that spanned more than four...

American Cinematheque celebrates the 'Lubitsch touch'

2013-03-28 06:00:00

German-born director Ernst Lubitsch, who came to Hollywood in the 1920s, had such a deft hand with comedies that it became known as "the Lubitsch touch." The American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre in Santa Monica is to celebrate "A Touch of Laughter:...

Transcript: Rand Paul's filibuster of John Brennan's CIA nomination

2013-03-07 11:21:00

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan’s nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and...

Sen. Rand Paul ends marathon filibuster of John Brennan

2013-03-06 22:38:00

WASHINGTON – Sen. Rand Paul ended a marathon filibuster of John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA�early Thursday after holding the floor for nearly 13 hours, focusing on concerns over the constitutionality of the administration’s use of...

Your guide to popular shows, concerts and events in Las Vegas

2013-03-05 16:43:00

ALIANTE STATION 702.547.5300 Fridays: Dueling Pianos Saturdays: Noche Caliente Latina feat. Volume 1 Saturdays: Acoustic Junkyard Sundays: Vince Priester � ARIA 855.ZARKANA Fridays – Tuesdays: “Zarkana” by Cirque du...

How Oscars' fashion show changed through the decades

2013-02-24 00:00:00

The Academy Awards are the biggest fashion runway on the planet. When Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried and other stars step out onto the red carpet Sunday, they will be primed to talk as much about what and who they are wearing as about...

Jim Harbaugh tops list for The Times' Sports Oscars

2013-01-18 18:15:00

Oscars, smoshkers. With his scenery-chewing performance on the sidelines last weekend, Jim Harbaugh has elevated himself to the top of this year’s list of the world’s greatest dramatic actors. “Maybe he’s just being himself?&...

Jeanine Basinger examines movie marriage in 'I Do and I Don't'

2013-02-01 10:00:00

Jeanine Basinger's "I Do and I Don't: A History of Marriage in the Movies" (Alfred A. Knopf: 432 pp., $30) is a breezy, fun excursion into Hollywood's presentation of matrimony, from the earliest days of cinema through the modern era. But rather than...

Former champ Ryan Dungey wins supercross race at Angel Stadium

2013-02-02 18:41:00

Ryan Dungey won his first supercross race of the season Saturday night in the series' third and final season stop at Angel Stadium. Dungey, the 2010 champion in the Monster Energy AMA Supercross Series, took an early lead and never relinquished it...

Film Independent at LACMA celebrates Black History Month

2013-01-31 06:00:00

Film Independent at LACMA kicks off Black History Month on Friday at the Leo S. Bing Theater with a rare screening of Michael Roemer's 1964 drama "Nothing But a Man. " Penned by Roemer and Robert M. Young, the acclaimed drama stars Ivan Dixon, Abbey...

Senate approves limits on the filibuster rule to speed debate

2013-01-24 18:05:00

WASHINGTON – The Senate approved rules changes Thursday that will limit the use of the filibuster as a weapon in the partisan obstruction that has ground action in the chamber to a near standstill. The deal, between Senate Majority Leader Harry...

Alfred Hitchcock�s 1954 drama about a housebound man (James Stewart) who thinks he saw a crime. Saturday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m. at Wethersfield Library, 515 Silas Deane Highway. Free.

2013-04-02 12:30:00

The Duke portrayed a rancher who helps Jimmy Stewart in this 1962 western classic. Pictured are Lee Marvin, left, Stewart and Wayne in 1962's "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance."

2013-03-10 17:00:26

Child actor Jackie Cooper cuts the ribbon just before the departure of the Broadway Limited on its initial eighteen-hour run from Chicago to New York, April 25, 1932. Cooper had a successful acting career until retirement in 1989.

2013-01-25 15:37:23