Irving Berlin

They conduct classical, but they love pop and rock too

2013-01-05 05:00:00

Ever wonder what longhairs listen to when they let their hair down? Once upon a time, when conductors were regarded as remote intellectual titans, no one would have thought to ask. Marin Alsop, music director of the Baltimore Symphony, once described...

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett dies at 76; composer had 3 Oscar nods

2012-12-30 12:10:00

Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, a prolific British composer, arranger and pianist whose film scores were nominated three times for Academy Awards, has died in New York City. He was 76. Bennett died Dec. 24 after a brief illness, his publisher Novello & Co...

In Little Rock, snow and other kinds of 'White Christmas'

2012-12-23 17:41:00

White Christmases have been so rare in Little Rock, Ark., that you could almost count them on both hands since recordkeeping began in 1875.�Hard winters, after all, visit this part of the South somewhat infrequently. But in this city's history, white...

Screening Room: The Cinematheque boogies this weekend

2013-01-24 06:00:00

The American Cinemathque's Egyptian Theatre gets its boogie on with a triple bill Saturday night of campy skating disco flicks. The first entering the rink is the 1980 cult fave "Xanadu," which was turned into a Broadway musical more than 20 years...

When Woody Guthrie's 'This Land Is Your Land' went to school

2012-05-10 16:36:22

Dreaming of a white Christmas at former Bing Crosby estate

2011-12-22 13:44:00

A Toluca Lake home still referred to as the Bing Crosby Estate despite a succession of other entertainment industry owners has sold for $4.02 million. The singer and actor lived on the property from 1936 until early January 1943, when the 20-room house...

Hot Property: Dennis Quaid sells Pacific Palisades estate

2012-01-01 00:00:00

Actor Dennis Quaid has sold his equestrian estate in Pacific Palisades for $9.5 million. The French country-style main house, built in 2004, sits on two acres with a second house, a studio, a barn, a corral and a year-round creek. A beam-ceilinged living...

Monday's TV Highlights: 'Two and a Half Men' on CBS

2011-12-11 21:36:10

Christmas movies: With Clooney and Obama, it's a wonderful mash-up

2011-12-17 16:37:26

Album review: Paul McCartney's 'Kisses on the Bottom'

2012-02-06 16:36:39

Theater review: ‘Hello! My Baby’ at the Rubicon Theatre

2012-03-28 16:33:42

Rodriguez: Homesick for the holidays

2011-12-19 00:00:00

Irving Berlin wrote "White Christmas," one of the biggest-selling songs of all time, with tongue planted firmly in cheek. Although the wistful tune soothed homesick soldiers in such God-awful places as Guadalcanal more than half a century ago, and no...

'Irving Berlin's White Christmas'

2012-12-21 00:00:00

Music Box Theatre's annual Christmas Show will feature "It's a Wonderful Life" and "White Christmas," with a Christmas carol singalong and a visit from you-know-who.

2012-12-12 13:03:00

Remember that bit about the '80s being a weird time? That's the only possible explanation for how a synthesized version of an Irving Berlin song became a hit.

2012-09-24 21:15:40