Kirk Douglas News

In 1957 when Paths of Glory, the ferociously anti-war film based on an actual incident - the execution for cowardice of innocent French soldiers during World War I - opened, the film's star, Kirk Douglas, was widely perceived as its architect, much in the same manner as Brad Pitt is seen as the lead creative intelligence behind Moneyball.

Though best known for his musical comedies, the director Vincente Minnelli was also a master of melodrama who made one of the greatest inside-Hollywood stories.

Wasdale Head, Lake District: The climber lifted a 100lb bale of straw above his head and strode around the barn, ready to take on all-comers like Kirk Douglas in the film The Vikings Wasdale Head Inn, the home of British rock climbing.

With an acting career spanning seven decades, Kirk Douglas is one of the most recognizable and enduring actors in film history.

Hugh Masekela will perform at Chico State's Laxson Auditorium on Feb. 11. All Chico E-R photos are available here.

Spartacus: Swords and Ashes is the first in a proposed series of original novels based on characters from the Starz channel's hit television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand .A The new millennium blood soaked visceral re-imaging of the Spartacus character from history has been a rousing critical and commercial success.A A Spartacus, a simple man ... (more)

Actor James Farentino, who appeared in dozens of movies and television shows, died Tuesday in a Los Angeles hospital, according to a family spokesman.

All men lose when they die, and all men die, Kirk Douglas famously said in Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film, Spartacus.

Veteran actor Kirk Douglas leaves a medical building in Beverly Hills. The actor, wearing a blue tracksuit, talked to photographers outside the building but his speech is indistinct.

By Zach RichterA Today Publications A The start of a new year brings with it a host of new opportun... Pinal County, AZ-- Families of Pinal County are invited to delve into the classic cinemas featured at Central Arizona College's Family Flicks.

Can't you just feel the temperature rising? Feel the rush of adrenalin as the political gladiators enter the arena and begin to slash each other to pieces.

Van Gogh and his brother, Theo, are buried in Auvers, where Vincent spent his final days painting and before killing himself.