Joanne Koch, Influential Film Society of Lincoln Center Executive, Dies at 92
Joanne Koch, the longtime executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center who helped shape the culture of cinema in New York and around the world, has died. She was 92. Koch died Tuesday in...
View ArticleCarl Kleinschmitt, Writer on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’ and ‘M*A*S*H,’ Dies at 85
Carl Kleinschmitt, the sitcom writer who worked on The Dick Van Dyke Show and M*A*S*H and created two series starring Sandy Duncan and the football comedy 1st and Ten, has died. He was 85. Kleinschmitt...
View Article‘When Harry Met Sally,’‘Iron Man,’‘Little Mermaid,’‘Hairspray,’‘House...
When Harry Met Sally …, Iron Man, The Little Mermaid, Hairspray, House Party and Carrie are among the 25 cinematic gems chosen this year for the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, it was...
View ArticleMiiko Taka, Marlon Brando’s Co-Star in ‘Sayonara,’ Dies at 97
Miiko Taka, who made her film debut with a starring turn opposite Marlon Brando in Sayonara, the 1957 Korean War-set drama about “defiant desire,” has died. She was 97. News of her death was posted...
View ArticleAlan Arkin, Virtuoso Comic Actor With a Serious Side, Dies at 89
Alan Arkin, the versatile actor who finally won an Oscar — for Little Miss Sunshine — after making a career of disappearing into characters with turns that could be comic, chilling or charming, has...
View ArticleLaird Koenig, ‘Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane’ Author and Screenwriter,...
Laird Koenig, who adapted his novel for the screenplay to the 1976 cult film The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, a controversial horror thriller starring a teenage Jodie Foster, has died. He was...
View ArticleWilliam Friedkin, Acclaimed Director of ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The...
William Friedkin, the Oscar winner behind The French Connection and The Exorcist who was one of the most admired directors to emerge from a wave of brilliant filmmakers who made their mark in the...
View ArticleCari Beauchamp, Admired Author and Hollywood Historian, Dies at 74
Cari Beauchamp, the respected film historian who put readers and viewers in close touch with the early days of Hollywood through her painstaking research as an author, editor and documentary filmmaker,...
View ArticleLost Photos From a Legendary Hollywood Archive
When photo archivist Michael Ochs brokered a deal to offload his sprawling collection of 20th century iconography to Getty Images in 2007, neither seller nor buyer knew absolutely everything that was...
View ArticleFrom Tom Brady’s Watches to Bogart’s Oscar: The 10 Most Glamorous Lots This...
The sales closing out 2024 are a collector's dream, including the Bob Mackie dress Miley Cyrus wore at the Grammys, a collection of Grace Kelly's letters, and cinema's most iconic pair of shoes.
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