Elvis' Cadillac among items at Calif. auction
MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Elvis Presley's Cadillac, Steve McQueen's old truck and prescription sunglasses worn by John Lennon are among hundreds of items once owned by celebrities that are scheduled to be...
View ArticleElvis' Cadillac among items at Calif. auction
MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Elvis Presley's Cadillac, Steve McQueen's old truck and prescription sunglasses worn by John Lennon are among hundreds of items once owned by celebrities that are scheduled to be...
View ArticleTapes of 2 Elvis concerts added to Calif. auction
MEMPHIS, Tennessee - Uncirculated tapes of two Elvis Presley concerts recorded two months before he died have been added to a celebrity memorabilia auction in California.
View ArticleNew murals added to Route 66 motel
KINGMAN, Arizona - Color is blooming at El Trovatore Motel as its owners continue to add new murals to the Route 66 fixture.
View ArticleToronto Film Festival unveils lineup
NEW YORK - The Toronto International Film Festival will open with the WikiLeaks drama "The Fifth Estate" and showcase the much-anticipated adaptation of Tracy Letts' Pulitzer Prize-winning play...
View ArticleChaplin cane, 'Sound of Music' clothes auctioned
LOS ANGELES - Charlie Chaplin's cane, costumes from "The Sound of Music" and a jacket worn by Steve McQueen in "Bullitt" have sold for several million dollars at an auction of Hollywood memorabilia.
View ArticleIn 'The Butler,' history told through a black lens
NEW YORK - History in the movies has often been seen through white eyes: civil rights-era tales with white protagonists reacting to a changing world.
View Article'12 Years a Slave' to premier in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Film Festival will open with the premiere of the New Orleans-shot "12 Years a Slave," directed by Steve McQueen.
View ArticleLos Angeles close to erasing ban on murals
LOS ANGELES - In a victory for wall artists, the City Council has tentatively decided to lift a decade-long ban on private murals that erased the colorful paintings from stores, offices and apartment...
View ArticleFall Movies Preview: Worlds to be immersed in
NEW YORK - Tom Hanks didn't know where the cameras were.
View ArticleLondon Film Festival line-up to include 'Gravity'
LONDON - This year's London Film Festival will feature movies ranging from the Cannes Palme d'Or winner "Blue is the Warmest Color" to "Gravity," a sci-fi thriller starring George Clooney and Sandra...
View ArticleFilm: Fall lineup brings possible Oscar contenders...
Sandra Bullock in "Gravity," Chiwetel Ejiofor in "12 Years a Slave," Chris Hemsworth in "Thor: The Dark World" - these are just some of the actors and projects expected between now and Thanksgiving,...
View ArticlePitt attends premiere for '12 Years a Slave'
TORONTO - The upcoming film "12 Years a Slave" is a harrowing look at slavery, but its stars, including Brad Pitt, say it's a subject that needs to be explored more on the big screen.
View ArticleFilmmaker McQueen coming to Minn.'s Walker
MINNEAPOLIS - British filmmaker Steve McQueen is coming to the Walker Arts Center in Minneapolis for a retrospective of his work.
View ArticleAn unblinking portrait of slavery in '12 Years'
TORONTO - In Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave," Solomon Northop, a free man from upstate New York who's kidnapped and sold into slavery in Louisiana played by Chiwetel Ejiofor, is hung for daring to...
View Article'12 Years a Slave' voted fan favorite in Toronto
TORONTO - "12 Years a Slave," has won the audience award at the Toronto International Film Festival, building Oscar momentum for Steve McQueen's unblinking portrait of slavery in 1840s America.
View ArticleCorrection: '12 Years a Slave' story
TORONTO - In a story Sept. 10 about the film "12 Years a Slave," The Associated Press erroneously reported the last name of the film's main character. The movie is based on Solomon Northup, not Solomon...
View ArticleOrlando Bloom, Condola Rashad tackle Shakespeare
NEW YORK - When Condola Rashad snagged the coveted role of Juliet opposite Orlando Bloom's Romeo on Broadway, she was overjoyed. Now she could get finally get some answers.
View ArticleBullock, Roberts crowned at Hollywood Film Awards
BEVERLY HILLS, California - With talk of televising the Hollywood Film Awards Gala next year, stars at Monday's ceremony enjoyed what could be their last unedited award show.
View ArticleKim Kardashian, Kanye West are engaged
NEW YORK - Marriage is coming after the baby carriage for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.
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