Greenwich Village

Cannes 2013: The musical side of the Coens' 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

2013-05-19 13:53:00

CANNES, France -- In close to three decades of filmmaking, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have shared a lot of looks. But with "Inside Llewyn Davis," which had its� premiere in Festival de Cannes competition Sunday, one particular glance said it all. "At...

Cannes Film Festival projects cross-cultural cinema

2013-05-15 05:00:00

— Invariably, the Cannes Film Festival chooses a striking image for its official annual poster. But the 2013 version can be seen as a particularly apt metaphor for the dual nature of the world's most essential cinema event. Paris-based graphic...

'Joe Turner's' actors share August Wilson's gift of gab

2013-05-05 05:30:00

Among the pleasures of seeing an August Wilson play, it's often said, is just listening to the people talk. As Los Angeles Times theater critic Charles McNulty has noted, Wilson stocks his scripts with "natural raconteurs" and lets them soar in...

Richie Havens dies at 72; singer became Woodstock's opening act

2013-04-22 20:29:00

Richie Havens, the veteran folk singer whose frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock and 1960s pop music, died Monday of a heart attack at his home in Jersey City, N.J. He was 72. His...

'I'll Eat You Last' chronicles Sue Mengers' old Hollywood

2013-04-24 05:30:00

A Hollywood striver in the 1970s would have learned oodles from Sue Mengers — how to woo a client, sass a studio exec, host a dinner party, smoke a joint. And, had she pulled up a seat in Mengers' Beverly Hills living room one particularly gloomy...

Richie Havens' creative, political spirit never wavered

2013-04-22 20:00:00

People who experienced Woodstock through the lens of the 1970 documentary film "Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music" can describe every contour of Richie Havens' face. With focused eyes and a scraggly beard, the singer, songwriter, guitarist and activist,...

Richie Havens, iconic Woodstock singer, dies at 72

2013-04-22 14:21:00

This post has been updated. See note below for details. Richie Havens, the veteran folk singer whose frenetic guitar strumming and impassioned vocals made him one of the defining voices and faces of Woodstock, and by extension, of 1960s pop music,...

Jonathan Lethem on his upcoming novel, 'Dissident Gardens' [video]

2013-04-22 15:05:00

Writer Jonathan Lethem took some time to join us in our secret video booth at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. He gave us a preview of his next novel, "Dissident Gardens," which will be coming to bookstores in September. "It's about American...

'Mad Men': Change the conversation

2013-04-22 07:03:00

Harry Crane knows how to throw a temper tantrum. He is fearless if sloppy, and through doughy cheeks delivers a toxic barb in Episode 4 that is shocking on its own, but made exponentially so coming from this at-times hapless infant-man who in earlier...

Cannes 2013: Coen brothers, Alexander Payne bound for film festival

2013-04-18 04:29:00

The Cannes Film Festival is making a statement at this year's gathering: We still really like Americans. The main competition will feature four directors from the U.S. -- Alexander Payne (“Nebraska”) Joel and Ethan Coen (“Inside Llewyn...

'Gimme the Loot' director says film 'hit the jackpot'

2013-03-23 10:00:00

With its loose, freewheeling style, the unassuming "Gimme the Loot" has already led something of a charmed life. The film picked up the grand jury prize when it premiered at the South by Southwest film festival last year, going on to play the...

Florabel Kinsler dies at 83; social worker aided Holocaust survivors

2013-02-18 00:00:00

After World War II, social workers typically urged Holocaust survivors to forget their horrific wartime experiences and get on with their lives. That struck Florabel Kinsler as a foolish and impossible order. During a decades-long career, the Los...

The Dylanesque 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene gets the Coen brothers treatment. Favorites of the French Riviera festival, the Coens have been honored several times at Cannes during their careers, topped by a Palme d'Or for "Barton Fink."

2013-05-10 00:00:00

124 Rabbit Club bar in Greenwich Village, N.Y.

2013-04-07 19:39:14

For the usual reasons, and this anniversarial one: Grand Central Terminal turns 100 this year. Rather than dwell on the specific date, management has slotted special art and performance events throughout the year.

2013-02-28 14:08:40