Category: Hollywood
Peter Falk, TV’s rumpled Columbo, has died
Peter Falk, TV’s rumpled Columbo, has died Published – Jun 24 2011 01:16PM CST By FRAZIER MOORE – AP Television Writer NEW YORK — The best way to celebrate Peter Falk’s life is to savor how Columbo, his signature character, fortified our lives. Thanks to Falk’s affectionately genuine portrayal, Lt. Columbo established himself for [...]
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE CARS FROM THE STATE FARM “AGENTS ON A MISSION” TOUR
SIZE MATTERS – The replica cars are the largest production radio-controlled replica cars ever built. · At 1000 foot pounds of torque – the electric motors provide enough power to theoretically climb a telephone pole! · Finn weighs in around 1,760 lbs. · Lightning McQueen weighs in around 2,250 lbs. · Mater weighs in at [...]
PRESENTED BY STATE FARM®, “AGENTS ON A MISSION” MULTI-CITY TOUR KICKS OFF AT THE MALL OF AMERICA ON MARCH 22
Star Racecar Lightning McQueen, Lovable Tow Truck Mater and Master British Spy Finn McMissile Race Across North America to Celebrate Disney•Pixar’s Big-Screen Adventure “Cars 2” BURBANK, Calif. (March 18, 2011) – Presented by State Farm, the “Agents on a Mission” tour hits the road with Disney•Pixar’s “Cars 2” this spring when four-time Piston Cup [...]
AMC and Regal forming new venture to acquire and release movies
Los Angeles Times | Feb. 10, 2:10 p.m. PT The nation's two largest movie theater chains are about to encroach on Hollywood studios' turf. Regal Entertainment Group and AMC Entertainment Inc. are close to launching a joint venture to acquire and release independent movies, according to people familiar with the situation. This is a part [...]
Director of ‘Empire Strikes Back’ dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Irvin Kershner — who directed the Star Wars sequel "The Empire Strikes Back," the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again" and "Robocop 2" — has died at age 87. Kershner died Saturday in Los Angeles after a long illness, said Adriana Santini, a France-based actress who is a family friend. [...]
Italian filmmaker Dino De Laurentiis dies at 91
Dino De Laurentiis, the flamboyant Italian movie producer who helped resurrect his country’s film industry after World War II and for more than six decades produced films as diverse as the 1954 Federico Fellini classic “La Strada” and the 1976 remake of “King Kong,” has died in Los Angeles, Italian media reported today. He was [...]
Warner Bros. to buy and expand ‘Harry Potter’ studio in Britain
Warner Bros. is going Hogwarts over Britain. The studio, owned by Time Warner Inc., is paying $161.4 million to acquire and expand the 170-acre Leavesden Studios northwest of London, where it shot its eight "Harry Potter" films. More: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2010/11/warner-harry-potter-studio.html
