Patrick McGoohan

TV’s top 50 sci-fi characters: Mr. Spock, Starbuck and…TOBOR?

2012-08-01 16:52:21

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Clive Donner dies at 84; part of the British new wave of directors in the 1960s

2010-09-10 00:00:00

Clive Donner, who was part of the British new wave of directors in the 1960s with films such as "What's New Pussycat?" and "Nothing But the Best," has died. He was 84. Donner, who had Alzheimer's disease, died Tuesday in London, according to British news...

Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Inception': Sit down, engage brain, hang on

2010-07-14 16:36:40

Other venues: 'Forrest Gump,' 'The Terminator' and 'The Man Who Wasn't There'

2013-02-28 13:14:00

BACinema Beverly Arts Center 2407 W. 111th St. 773-445-3838 beverlyartcenter.org *"The Waiting Room" (U.S.; Peter Nicks, 2012) Shot over five months in an Oakland public hospital, "The Waiting Room" explores the state of medical care for the nation's...

Ernest Borgnine: TCM, Antenna TV to salute him

2012-07-09 16:47:21

Most Despicable Movie Villains

2012-06-08 16:22:18

Man the Maker: Gene Wilder, Wes Craven and other scary stuff

2011-10-18 14:30:00

Comic actor and author Gene Wilder, of the Harpo-esque hair and large liquid eyes, is a resident of Stamford and a patron of the Avon; he'll be on hand for Q&A and to present one of the biggest box office successes of his career, a film that paired him...

'Batman' Director May Take a 'Prisoner'

2006-08-11 00:00:00

Christopher Nolan is the latest helmer to circle the long-gestating big-screen adaptation of "The Prisoner." According to Variety, Universal Pictures is close to a deal to attach the "Memento" director to the classic ITV property, which will be written...

AMC Locks Into 'Prisoner' Remake

2006-12-19 00:00:00

AMC is coming on board to co-producer a remake of the seminal paranoid thriller series "The Prisoner" with Sky One and Granada International. Details on how the companies plan to update or alter the "Prisoner" formula are scarce, but the property is...

Movie review, 'Treasure Planet'

2002-11-27 00:00:00

When Gene Roddenberry pitched "Star Trek" to the networks, he described it as a 'Wagon Train' to the stars." It's not so far-fetched, then, for Disney to re-imagine Robert Lewis Stevenson's swashbuckling pirate serial "Treasure Island" as "Treasure...

The Phantom

1996-06-07 00:00:00

Friday June 7, 1996 ��The Ghost Who Walks. The Oath of the Skull. The Skull Cave. Devil the loyal wolf and Hero the spirited white stallion. Everything about "The Phantom" is pleasantly old-fashioned, the opposite of avant-garde and cutting edge....

Braveheart

1996-04-06 00:00:00

Wednesday May 24, 1995 ��In "Braveheart," Mel Gibson plays 13th-Century Scottish freedom fighter William Wallace, and, boy, is his heart ever brave. So are his eyes, his mane, his pecs, his knuckles. But he's not just brave--he's smart too. As the...

Before he entered cult TV history in the title role of "The Prisoner," Patrick McGoohan had another success as secret agent John Drake in the cerebral "Secret Agent AKA Danger Man," now available in a comprehensive set that includes all 86 episodes of the British spy series, as well as a photo

2010-12-21 13:19:35