Rock Hudson

Reagan would have backed gay marriage, daughter says [Talkback]

2013-04-04 10:30:00

Would Ronald Reagan have supported gay marriage? His daughter, Patti Davis, thinks so. She told the New York Times in an interview that, growing up in California her family had close relationships with and accepted gay couples. “I grew up in...

American Cinematheque celebrates the 'Lubitsch touch'

2013-03-28 06:00:00

German-born director Ernst Lubitsch, who came to Hollywood in the 1920s, had such a deft hand with comedies that it became known as "the Lubitsch touch." The American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre in Santa Monica is to celebrate "A Touch of Laughter:...

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...

The western rides again with George O'Brien, Universal collections

2013-03-01 16:36:00

They don't make westerns like they used to; in fact they pretty much don't make them at all anymore. Which makes a pair of new DVD releases especially welcome to fans of the genre. Riding up from the distant past is "George O'Brien," a collection of...

Cinematheque shines spotlight on director Michael Cimino

2013-01-17 06:30:00

The American Cinematheque shines the spotlight on Oscar-winning director Michael Cimino with a three-day retrospective at the Egyptian in Hollywood. Cimino worked in advertising before turning to filmmaking. He co-wrote "Magnum Force," the 1973 "Dirty...

Our favorite Martians: The red planet, a pop culture history

2012-08-08 11:43:10

Dale Olson dies at 78; publicity agent for Rock Hudson, other stars

2012-08-10 00:00:00

Dale Olson, an elder statesman of the Hollywood publicity corps whose assignments over a four-decade career included representing Rock Hudson during the last months of the actor's struggle with AIDS, died Thursday of complications of liver cancer. He...

The James Dean 'Giant' coat, revived

2012-06-18 16:32:12

Which Ray Bradbury title merits a 21st century film? [Poll]

2012-06-06 16:39:21

Rodeo Drive's heyday

2011-06-12 00:00:00

When Giorgio Beverly Hills was in its heyday, from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, Rodeo Drive was not lined with the kind of marquee designer flagships that are located there today. There was no Prada Epicenter, with its arty open facade, or faux...

Give It to Galindo

2012-04-01 16:39:18

Around Town: Marvel legend Stan Lee hosts 'Avengers' screening

2012-05-03 16:37:49

Many of Rock Hudson's Hollywood friends said they knew he was gay long before People magazine reported in 1985 that he was dying of AIDS. Even so, the article marked the first public confirmation of his sexual orientation, something the tabloids had speculated about for years.

2012-07-02 12:29:57

Rock Hudson, 1954 photograph by Bill Anderson.

2012-02-17 14:09:52

The film, which yielded Day her only Academy Award nomination, probably produced one of the most iconic photos of Day used today.

2012-01-04 21:48:52