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20 February 2012

Earl Carroll’s beautiful construction site

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The men who built the Earl Carroll theater, which still stands on Sunset Boulevard, had some stern construction oversight. [...]

18 February 2012

Wherefore art thou, o Hollywood choreographer?

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Choreographers get a bum deal in Hollywood. So what else is new? Where *aren’t* dancers at the bottom of the rung? [...]

15 February 2012

Turner Classic Movies launches pre-festival nationwide film celebration: The Road to Hollywood

Concerns “The Road to Hollywood,” a classic-film roadshow in ten cities, all free screenings, courtesy of the nice people at Turner Classic Movies. [...]

10 February 2012

Anthony Slide presents Hollywood fanzine cover art @ Hollywood Heritage

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Concerns a slide show of magnificent cover art of the Hollywood fan magazines, from a presentation by author Anthony Slide, produced by Susan Slutsky. [...]

10 February 2012

Pauline Wagner’s fateful beach encounter with Marion Davies recalled in Santa Monica

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A fun dress-up party for adults. The January 8. 2012 birthday party for actress Marion Davies at the Annenberg Beach House in Santa Monica. [...]

7 February 2012

Slurp spaghetti with “Lady and the Tramp”

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A February outing that’s classic and fun — “Lady and the Tramp” at the El Capitan Theatre. [...]

7 February 2012

Nick Nolte, beatific in “The Good Thief” (2002)

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A heart-rending face — the existential angst of Nick Nolte in “The Good Thief” (2003) [...]

26 January 2012

Robert Joffrey’s protegees remember him … on film and in person

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Tom Mossbrucker, artistic director of Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, considers the influence of Robert Joffrey on his current career. A new documentary on the company screens in Los Angeles next week, and in movie theaters this weekend, Saturday Jan 28. [...]

20 January 2012

Jack Cole rocks Rita Hayworth’s world in “Tonight and Every Night” (1945)

Rita Hayworth doing her thing nicely enough until a monster dancer enters her realm — Jack Cole. [...]

15 January 2012

Marie Bryant put a bun in Betty Grable’s oven

The jazz dancer, Marie Bryant, claims to have taught 20th Century Fox’s blonde bombshell, Betty Grable, how to shake her thing. The conduit was Jack Cole, for whom Bryant worked as a rehearsal assistant. [...]