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Micky Moore dies at 98; director and early Hollywood actor

2013-03-10 17:39:00

Micky Moore and Hollywood grew up together. He was a toddler in 1916 when he began his career as a child actor in silent films and sat on the laps of such leading ladies as Mary Pickford and Gloria Swanson. As a 5-year-old he worked with legendary...

68 pythons found — gulp!

2013-02-19 11:02:08

Deborah Landis, ever the advocate for costume designers

2012-12-16 00:00:00

Designing costumes so ingrained in popular culture that they still inspire Halloween disguises 30 years after they were created — Michael Jackson's "Thriller" jacket, Indiana Jones' signature outback slouch look and the unforgettable "College"...

‘Star Wars’ writer Lawrence Kasdan wants spinoff film to ‘start fresh’

2013-02-09 12:52:29

Steven Spielberg's James Bond ... and other near-misses

2012-11-29 07:00:00

During a recent interview with England's Daily Mail newspaper, Steven Spielberg revealed his one-time desire to direct a James Bond movie. "I went to [Bond producer] Cubby Broccoli and asked if I could do one and he said: 'No,'" Spielberg told the...

Western Costume, closet to the stars, turns 100

2012-06-17 00:00:00

To the casual passerby, there's nothing remarkable about the 120,000-square-foot former printing plant fronting a sun-baked stretch of Vanowen Street in North Hollywood. There's nothing to indicate that, just beyond the double doors, gangsters are earning...

The 10 best sports movies of all time, No. 10: 'Chariots of Fire'

2012-02-20 08:30:00

A week or so ago, we asked you to vote for the 10 best sports movies of all time. And, 9,280 ballots later we unveil your picks. No. 10: Chariots of Fire (650 first-place votes, 16,426 points) Well, this one surprised me. I didn't think it would make...

CollegeHumor expanding from Web to film

2012-01-13 00:00:00

John Williams and Steven Spielberg mark 40 years of collaboration

2012-01-08 00:00:00

The quietest room in Hollywood may be the office where John Williams composes. In a bungalow on the Universal Studios lot, steps from the production company of his most frequent collaborator, director Steven Spielberg, Williams works alone at a 90-year-...

Adventures on Tintin's home turf in Brussels

2012-01-01 00:00:00

Director Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin" starts innocently enough — with Tintin, it always does — at a flea market, where the dauntless boy reporter finds an old model boat. But blistering barnacles! — as his buddy Capt....

Film Review: 'Star Trek Into Darkness' marks return of some old friends

2013-05-16 15:46:00

In 2009, the "Star Trek" franchise was put in the hands of J.J. Abrams ("Lost," "Mission Impossible 3"), who confessed to never having been much of a Trekkie. This, of course, sent the dyed-in-the-wool Trekkies into a tizzy, but it turned out to be...

'Star Trek Into Darkness' boldly goes where we've gone before, but it's fun voyage ★★★ 1/2

2013-05-14 07:10:00

It's lame and sort of geeky to compare franchise apples to oranges. Oh, well. "Star Trek Into Darkness" does everything "Iron Man 3" tries to do, in the realm of global terrorism imagery reprocessed for popcorn kicks, but with a little more style, a...

and "Empire Strikes Back," but as a director, his reputation was built on being the mouthpiece of the baby boomer generation, with dramas such as "The Big Chill" and "Grand Canyon.

2011-11-16 15:51:37