Orson Welles

Charles Higham dies at 81; controversial celebrity biographer

2012-05-04 00:00:00

Charles Higham, a poet, critic and prolific celebrity biographer who found political and sexual intrigue in the lives of Hollywood icons such as Cary Grant, Marlene Dietrich and, most controversially, Errol Flynn, died April 21 at his Los Angeles home. He...

Patricia Medina dies at 92; Briton was '50s Hollywood leading lady

2012-05-02 00:00:00

Patricia Medina, a British-born actress whose Hollywood career as a leading lady in the 1950s spanned the talking mule comedy "Francis" and Orson Welles' crime-thriller "Mr. Arkadin," has died. She was 92. Medina, the widow of actor Joseph Cotten, died...

Review: Eddie Izzard the real prize in Syfy's 'Treasure Island'

2012-05-05 00:00:00

"Treasure Island," the 1883 Robert Louis Stevenson novel about 17th century buccaneers sailing for buried booty, has been translated again to film, with Eddie Izzard as the one-legged, parrot-toting Long John Silver — a role previously inhabited...

Portrait of a Bookstore to close after 26 years

2012-04-18 16:35:54

Typewriter fan Steve Soboroff loves the click-clack of carriages

2012-04-18 00:00:00

When Steve Soboroff gets one of them in his sights, he goes into what he calls "emergency overdrive." He has been known to bug estate lawyers, hoping to move in and make an acquisition before someone else has the same idea. Sometimes, his enthusiasm...

Monday’s Highlights: 'The E! True Hollywood Story' on E!

2012-02-19 21:40:03

Around Town: Oscar fever hits the Academy, American Cinematheque

2012-02-23 16:37:17

Around Town: The Sherman brothers' 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'

2012-03-08 16:39:37

BMW 328i takes new path, raises the bar

2012-02-23 00:00:00

Imagine if Orson Welles was expected to improve on "Citizen Kane" every six years, or if Kobe Bryant's contract demanded that every time he put Nike to hardwood, he needed to score 60 points. Such is the sphere of influence where BMW's 3 Series operates....

Left in the Past

2012-02-02 16:41:22

Premiere: Baron Von Luxxury's 'Rosebud Was the Name of His Sled'

2011-12-07 16:35:23

Verizon customers in New Jersey alarmed after emergency alert

2011-12-12 21:36:26

were beaten in May 1945, America celebrated with Norman's ode, On a Note of Triumph, and the exalted slang of its opening lines: So they've given up! They're finally done in, and the rat is dead in an alley back of the Wilhelmstrasse. Take a bow, G.I. Take a bow, little guy.

2011-12-30 17:22:39

Orson Welles as a young 'Citizen Kane' ...

2011-11-10 21:57:00

No summer doldrums here: The former Orson Welles home drew an offer quickly.

2011-08-11 17:31:10