George Stevens (1904-1975) is highly regarded for the diverse number of films he directed, his work ranging from romance and comedies to Westerns and historical epics. Nominated for five Academy award...
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The woman who has overseen more than two dozen career-achievement awards given by the American Film Institute was honored Thursday for her own life's work.Jean Picker Firstenberg, who is retiring a...
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A dispute between two Gypsy clans over control of the fortunetelling trade in this Southern California city has spilled into court, offering a rare glimpse of an insular culture that has long settl...
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Today is Tuesday, March 27, the 86th day of 2007. There are 279 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 27, 1977, 583 people were killed when a KLM Boeing 747, attempting to tak...
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Political and media insiders joined family and friends Monday to share a last public laugh and remember the antics of humor columnist Art Buchwald.Buchwald's family and a selection of heavy hitters...
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Political and media insiders joined family and friends Monday to share a last public laugh and remember the antics of humor columnist Art Buchwald.Buchwald's family and a selection of heavy hitters...
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George Stevens Jr. knew he created something special in 1978 when he saw the audience at the Kennedy Center react to old black-and-white footage of Marian Anderson singing on the steps of the Linco...
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The screen persona of Fred Astaire is more enduringly charismatic than that of any other musical performer in the history of the medium. Yet, the now-celebrated report on his
Hollywood screen test...
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Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker's Gunner Palace began shooting in and around Baghdad four months after victory was declared in the largely American invasion of Iraq. This means that the film its...
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George Cooper Stevens
Film institute honors longtime chief
