Technological Change and Classical Film Style David Rordwell Kristin Thompson The 1930s was an era of enormous technological development in the Hollywood cinema. This chapter considers major changes in the look and sound of the studios' product. That...
NEW YORK -- Sylvia Sidney, the waiflike star of the 1930s who specialized in playing victims and got an Oscar nomination in 1973 for a comeback role in "Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams," died yesterday of throat cancer. She was 88. Miss Sidney made...
Byline: CHRIS LEE By Chris Lee Los Angeles Times HOLLYWOOD TO PORTRAY a mysterious street-corner blues musician - a character who is blind yet seemingly omniscient - in the period musical drama "Honeydripper," Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Keb' Mo' says he did...
Question 1 of 10:Before a wrist injury made it impossible, the young Dietrich was set to become a professional...? Violinist Tennis playerPainterFashion designerQuestion 2 of 10: Dietrich trained at the drama school of which legendary theatrical director? Konstantin Stanislavski Max Reinhardt ...
A small budget revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Sunday in the Park With George" took a handful of prizes Sunday at the 2007 Laurence Olivier Awards, while the Monty Python romp "Spamalot" emerged the night's biggest loser."Spamalot" went home empty-handed despite seven nominations, including best...
