W.C. Fields

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...

Robert Citron, treasurer at center of O.C. bankruptcy, dies

2013-01-16 21:22:09

Robert L. Citron dies at 87; central figure in O.C. bankruptcy

2013-01-17 00:00:00

Robert L. Citron, the Orange County treasurer whose bad bets on exotic Wall Street investments resulted in what at the time was the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, died Wednesday. He was 87. Citron died at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange...

Dog-friendly Del Mar a relaxing getaway outside of race season

2012-05-13 00:00:00

If you know anything at all about Del Mar, it's that the seaside town north of San Diego is the place to play the ponies. The horses aren't the only thoroughbreds in the track's history; you'll hear it connected to such names as Bing Crosby, W.C. Fields,...

'SNL' funnyman Bill Hader returns as host of TCM movie series

2012-06-01 16:39:02

Appreciation: Richard Dawson brought a bit of England to America

2012-06-03 16:38:20

Around Town: 'Paper Moon' shines on downtown festival

2012-05-24 07:26:43

Character Witness

2012-03-01 16:38:01

Merry Prankster

2012-02-02 16:41:12

SAG Awards: 'The Help' wins big

2012-01-29 21:53:00

The Screen Actors Guild handed out three of its five film awards Sunday night to performers in the 1960s civil rights drama "The Help," injecting a little excitement into the Oscar race. The cast of the film received the group's top honor, the SAG...

Edith Fellows dies at 88; child actress

2011-06-30 00:00:00

Child actress Edith Fellows had made about 30 films by the age of 13 when she starred in a heart-wrenching, high-profile 1936 custody case, which was driven, she later said, by "my money — past, present and future." Abandoned as an infant by her...

Award for ensemble in a TV comedy series, yet any evidence as to why the cast was honored certainly wasn't on display when Team "Modern Family" accepted the trophy. The adult actors let the show's younger stars have the microphone, and there were more cringe-inducing moments than funny ones.

2012-01-29 19:28:17

Mae West With her platinum blond hair, hourglass figure and hot-to-trot voice, West is considered to be the first major sexual comedian of the talkies.

2008-05-08 12:16:05