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L.A. Opera enlists David Cronenberg, William Friedkin and Woody Allen
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIN DIRECTOR David Cronenberg's 1986 movie "The Fly" -- remember "Be afraid. Be very afraid"? -- scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) commits a fatal error when he combines his own genes with those of a common housefly. At Los Angeles Opera these days,...Tags: Music Theater, David Cronenberg, Movies, Jeff Goldblum, Hollywood (Los Angeles, California)
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Oscar-Winning Director Rademakers Dies
Zap2It.comFons Rademakers, the Dutch director behind the Academy Award-winning foreign language film "De Aanslag," has died at the age of 86. The filmmaker died of emphysema in a Geneva hospital, reports Dutch media. Alphonse Marie Rademakers was born in Noord-...Tags: Death and Dying, Film Festivals, Cinema Industry, Movies, Vittorio de Sica
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Retooling form and function
Times Staff WriterIT'S tempting to call any young company that works on a small scale the "garage band" of its genre — but in the case of one Echo Park architecture firm, it's almost literally the case. Benjamin Ball and Gaston Nogues — both scruffy,...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Richard Meier, Movies, Family, Apprentices
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Oscar Winners
From The Times: April 10, 1962
It was a 10-strike for "West Side Story" at the 34th annual awards presentation of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Monday night in the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium — only one fewer than "Ben-Hur's" all-...Tags: Music Theater, Bing Crosby, Executive Branch, Piper Laurie, Debbie Reynolds
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Golden Globes: Hollywood Mardi Gras
From The Times: Jan. 29, 1974
"I wonder whether the Golden Globes will be as wild as usual," Jim Nabors said as we flew east from Hollywood the day before to the Frank SInatra opening in Las Vegas. We agreed that the annual awards of the Hollywood...Tags: Music Theater, Government, Joan Crawford, Movies, Elizabeth Taylor
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Movie review: 'Lost Luggage'
Chicago Tribune Staff Writer2 1/2 stars (out of 4) Chaja Silberschmidt, a young student in Antwerp, Belgium, during the early 1970s, hates Jews -- despite being one herself. Not hate exactly, she wasn't brought up religious, but she has no patience for their seemingly pointless...Tags: Wilmette, Laura Fraser, Movies, Family, Castle Hill
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'My Sister Maria'
Times Staff Writer"My Sister Maria" is, as its title predicts, an extremely personal documentary, a brother's act of love and a sincere attempt to understand a life and a relationship. Because the sister is actress Maria Schell and the younger brother is actor-director...Tags: Film Festivals, Movies, Marlene Dietrich, Family, Luchino Visconti
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Movie review: 'Topkapi'
Chicago Tribune Movie Critic3 1/2 stars (out of 4) Jules Dassin's 1964 "Topkapi" is one of two top-notch heist movies the American-French expatriate and blacklist victim made, and it's a real departure from his other classic, 1955's "Rififi," with its gray Parisian skies and doom-...Tags: Jules Dassin, Movies, Peter Ustinov, Eric Ambler, Crimes
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Academy has an uneasy time with box-office names
Times Staff WriterAcademy Award voters aren't shy about nominating superstars such as Tom Cruise or Julia Roberts for showy roles in films like "Born on the Fourth of July" and "Pretty Woman." But proclaiming big stars winners is another story. On awards night, both of...Tags: Bing Crosby, Greta Garbo, David Niven, Movies, Angelina Jolie
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How the Kid Stayed in Movie Business
TIMES STAFF WRITER"The Kid Stays in the Picture," a witty, colorful and poignant account of the life and times of producer Robert Evans, takes its title from a remark made by movie mogul Darryl F. Zanuck. With scant acting experience, Evans had been cast as a matador in...Tags: New York Times, West Hollywood, Ted Williams, Movies, Norma Shearer
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Romance and Deal-Making High Jinks Unfold in 'Festival in Cannes'
TIMES STAFF WRITERHenry Jaglom's "Festival in Cannes" is a giddy comic fantasy, full of romance, chicanery and beguiling, sophisticated players. No doubt much of the behind-the-scenes maneuvering Jaglom depicts has or could happen during the world's most famous film...Tags: Cinema Industry, Festive Event, Tom Hanks, Movies, Greta Scacchi
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A season ticket to film
"American Pie," "Scary Movie," "Rush Hour" and "Doctor Dolittle" all get second chapters and "Jurassic Park" gets a third, while director Tim Burton puts his own spin on "Planet of the Apes." Unofficial sequels also pop up, like John Singleton's "Baby...Tags: Jesse James, Kevin Smith, Animation, Uma Thurman, Julianne Moore
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