Oliver Hardy

National Film Registry selects 25 films for preservation

2012-12-19 05:00:00

A gripping western, a beloved holiday film, a 115-year-old movie capturing a famous boxing match, a memoir of a Holocaust survivor and a visionary science-fiction thriller in which Keanu Reeves utters the word “whoa” are among the 25 films...

Theater review: 'Laurel and Hardy' at the Falcon Theatre

2011-09-15 16:33:03

Set Pieces: Loft chic versus retro cool on 'Bones'

2010-11-09 16:33:21

Sealing your last deal

2007-10-28 00:00:00

You can't cheat death. So you might as well face it as a smart shopper. Planning a funeral used to fall almost entirely to funeral homes, which guided bereaved loved ones into standardized deals that might have included services or items the dearly...

Marriage In The Movies: A Look At Hollywood's Phantom Genre

2013-03-03 00:00:00

Jeanine Basinger has been happily married for 45 years, so she knows a lot about how to make a marriage work. Basinger, the founder and director of the Film Studies Department at Wesleyan University in Middletown, also knows a lot about marriage movies,...

The story of the Oscars

2013-02-23 00:00:00

While it's true that there's only so much anyone can say about the Oscars, remember it can be said again and again. As a reader (and writer), I know by now that there are 10 abiding Oscar stories. Here they are, all in a single article: The history...

Norman 'Chubby' Chaney gets a headstone, 76 years later

2012-11-10 15:08:00

A small group gathered Saturday at Baltimore Cemetery for the unveiling of a headstone for Norman "Chubby" Chaney, a child star in "The Little Rascals" whose grave had gone unmarked for 76 years. The small constellation of fans was brought together by...

LOOKING BACK: So, who do you think you are?

2012-07-14 17:16:00

What with TV shows devoted to celebrity genealogy and several websites offering families a way to build their family trees, many retirees decide to devote time to finding their roots. My mother was raised in Casey County, and she always said we were...

America's Next Great Restaurant: The lost recaps, Episode 5

2011-05-22 04:22:12

Bob Swank's lost recaps of America's Next Great Restaurant are a millenarian weekend bonus feature on Dining@Large. Enjoy. - RGAmerica’s Next Great RestaurantEpisode 5 – Dippity To Do, Duh In the last episode Sudhir’s Indian Lite /...

A 'Daily' dose

2006-02-26 00:00:00

Had the Academy Awards people asked, Jon Stewart would have told them how many films he's seen this year in a theater: "One," says the host of this year's Oscars broadcast. That would be "The 40 Year-Old Virgin," written by and starring Steve Carell, a...

Augusta, Ga., offers more than just a big golf tournament

2006-04-14 00:00:00

What happens in Augusta, Ga., when the Masters Tournament is over? You know, after the coveted Green Jacket has been properly tailored for its new owner, after the television crews and golf writers pack it all in and hightail it down the road for the next...

At one with his better half

2007-02-25 00:00:00

Does Eddie Murphy know how good he is as the soulful R&B singer James "Thunder" Early in "Dreamgirls"? Playing a shimmying satyr on the skids, he seems almost aghast at his prowess. It's the performance of his career — a great performance. He has...

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy star in one of their funniest vehicles.

2012-12-18 16:01:07

4) Check out Turner Classic Movies. The movie lover's best friend, TCM is almost too good to be true: all-movies, all-the-time, with no commercials and no charges.

2011-01-26 07:27:57

Comedic actors Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 1936.

2004-07-02 06:09:46