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An attractive brunette with angular features, Lee Grant began her career as a child performer with NYC's Metropolitan Opera.
Con Man and Cops, With I.Q. To Spare
In the annals of criminals with good intentions, Neal Caffrey is a guy with a big brain, a sloppy heart and a personal style that says, "Cast me in a remake of 'Swingers.' " Cops are wowed by him; women fall for him.
Vidal Sassoon: the man who made English hairstyling great
Vidal Sassoon, appointed CBE yesterday, revolutionised hair and created a short, sharp look that defined the 1960s Although I admire his gallantry, especially as it's only 9.45am, I am, I confess, a bit sceptical when Vidal Sassoon, aged 82 , glides up from behind while I am bent over my bicycle and says, "What a lovely view". Because slick patter ...
on Film: Oscar-winning writer reflects on Chinatown
Classic movies can be dusted off and re-presented every few years in anniversary editions; less-than classic films can be offered up as nostalgia.
Sylbert began her career as a costume designer on the contemporary New York films "The Tiger Makes Out" and "Rosemary's Baby" . She worked on the latter with then-brother-in-law, production designer Richard.... Sylbert began her career as a costume designer on the contemporary New York films "The Tiger Makes Out" and "Rosemary's Baby" . She worked ...
Chinatown' screenwriter Robert Towne takes us behind the scenes
It's now regarded as one of the great films of the '70s, as one of the best examples ever of film noir and for featuring Jack Nicholson at his cocky best.
Carrie Fisher spills juicy secrets on Broadway
In this Sept. 15, 2009 photo, actress and writer Carrie Fisher , who stars in "Wishful Drinking," a one-woman show as well as the title of her memoir, is shown at the American Airlines Theater, in New York.
Californication Premiere: Triple Threat
It would seem to be business as usual as Hank Moody gets a ride from a lithe brunette, but something's changed - he falls asleep as it's happening.
Warren Beatty's self-designed vehicle assigns him the role of a womanizing hairdresser who careers along a standardized course for philanderers, ending up in a heap of repentent whimpers.
American producer-director of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s began his career as an actor in the 60s, first appearing on screen as Frank Sinatra's ingenuous younger brother in "Come Blow Your Horn" . Bill specialized in.... American producer-director of the 1970s, 80s, and 90s began his career as an actor in the 60s, first appearing on screen as Frank ...
Movie review: Spread -- 3 out of 5 stars
Spread is a skin-deep glance askance at the City of Skin Deep -- Los Angeles, "where all the beautiful little heartbreakers go to live and dream," narrates its hero.
Kutcher's gigolo film laughable
Movie Review: Spread Star-producer-Twitterer Ashton Kutcher has said he wanted Spread to feel like a Hal Ashby film -- apparently in the belief Ashby directed Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.
Ashton Kutcher is Proud of His "Schwantz"
He said: "Once you do the first nude scene and the whole crew has seen your schwantz then you're fine.
Ashton Kutcher is Proud of His "Schwantz"
He said: "Once you do the first nude scene and the whole crew has seen your schwantz then you're fine.
Ashton Kutcher is Proud of His "Schwantz"
He said: "Once you do the first nude scene and the whole crew has seen your schwantz then you're fine.
The curse comes off Hal Ashby's offbeat comedy thriller -- and Angelina Jolie gets a new screen credit.
DVD of the Week: Lookin' to Get Out
Lookin' to Get Out Directed by Hal Ashby 1982, 105 minutes, USA Warner As chronicled in Nick Dawson's book Being Hal Ashby: Life of a Hollywood Rebel , Lookin' to Get Out was a wildly over-budget production, filmed during a chaotic and desperate time in Ashby's professional life.
The significance here is that the studio had originally taken control of the film from Ashby and released their version to theaters, where the film failed to catch much of an audience.
Trumping the Tabloids Two years ago she attempted something completely different -- a solo show she describes as "an embarrassing intimate account of my all too eventful life." Called Wishful Drinking , Fisher premiered it in the belly of the beast -- in Hollywood's Geffen Theatre, where it was received with glowing notices and audience response.
The comedy that treats you like a kingfor a day. Critically panned and a commercial failure upon its original release in 1982, Lookin' to Get Out! was one of the final films directed by the superb Hal Ashby.
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