The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (movie)

'Great Gatsby' box office is Fitzgerald's Hollywood validation

2013-05-13 07:00:00

Literary scholars and film experts will debate whether F. Scott Fitzgerald would have embraced or abhorred a big-budget 3-D version of “The Great Gatsby.” (Baz Luhrmann has speculated that the author, a famous showman, might have liked it.)...

Glendale motorcycle shop created Tom Cruise's 'Oblivion' bike

2013-04-27 06:15:00

Moviegoers and movie critics have come away from "Oblivion" raving about the vavoom vehicles in the box-office hit starring Tom Cruise -- especially lead character Jack's futuristic folding motocross bike. Known on the set as "Jack's moto bike," the...

Todd Tucker is master of Illusion Industries, a movie makeup firm

2013-03-29 20:19:00

The gig: Todd Tucker, 38, is co-founder and president of Illusion Industries Inc., a special effects makeup company in Los Angeles. He helped create the Brad Pitt baby in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and the pirates in the "Pirates of the...

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...

Oscars 2013: At nominees lunch, a relaxed vibe and a surprise DJ

2013-02-04 17:29:00

Ben Affleck shared his tips for how to win an Oscar pool. Steven Spielberg hoisted an elaborate floral centerpiece off his table so he could better see his fellow lunch guests (including the youngest lead actress nominee, Quvenzhan� Wallis). And 66-year-...

Before ‘Twilight,’ ‘Lost Boys’ made vampires fun

2012-08-17 17:53:01

‘E.T.’: Kathleen Kennedy on Spielberg, Lucas and making of a classic

2012-10-08 19:03:06

Motion picture academy invites 176 new members

2012-06-29 13:28:00

This post has been updated, as indicated below. The� Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invited 176 new members into the organization on Friday, including Octavia Spencer, Terrence Malick, Matthew McConaughey, Kristen Wiig, Kerry Washington,...

John D. Lowry dies at 79; innovative film-restoration executive

2012-02-01 00:00:00

John D. Lowry, an entertainment technology innovator who founded Lowry Digital Images, the renowned movie restoration company in Burbank that worked its magic by returning film classics such as "Casablanca" and "Star Wars" to their pristine state for...

Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese receive nominations for DGA Award

2012-01-09 16:37:57

On Location: Vintage eyeglasses provide clear path to Hollywood

2012-01-17 21:33:36

Oscar voters: Alfre Woodard talks membership, diversity

2012-02-25 16:37:06

David Fincher directs this fantasy drama, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's 1922 short story, that stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as his timeless love.

2013-04-09 18:11:52

Oscar nominations for "Lincoln." The last movie owning at least a dozen nods not to win best picture -- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," which had 13 but lost to "Slumdog Millionaire" in 2009.

2013-02-20 17:09:21

Where you've seen her: She played Brad Pitt's mother in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Tyrese's wacky love interest in "Baby Boy" and the independent woman in "Think Like a Man" Why we love her: She's beautiful but her talent has earned many awards and award nominations for an Oscar and

2013-02-04 15:12:01