Charlie Chaplin
Butte Folk Festival readies for 2nd year
Jun 15, 2009 12:13 EDT
National Folk Festival in Butte, Mont., July 10-12 celebrating the West. The lineup for the second National Folk Festival taking place in "Butte, America" July 10-12 stars about 250 singers, dancers and other artists, along with hoofed performers from all over Montana.
Madame Tussauds ready for Hollywood close-up
Jun 12, 2009 13:13 EDT
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Clint Eastwood has holed up on Hollywood Boulevard waiting for John Wayne and busloads of visitors to join him, as Madame Tussauds prepares to open its latest wax museum in the tourist mecca this summer.
Stalin residence symbol of Abkhaz independence
Jun 11, 2009 08:06 EDT
KHOLODNAYA RECHKA, Georgia (Reuters Life!) - Army green and nestled amongst lemon trees, the luxurious dacha once belonging to the Soviet Union's most notorious leader is hidden on a cliff top overlooking Abkhazia's lush Black Sea coast.
Rebel Abkhazia's tourist dreams hampered by crisis
Jun 11, 2009 06:58 EDT
SUKHUMI, Georgia (Reuters) - Burned-out Soviet tower blocks loom over the Black Sea coast of Georgian breakaway region Abkhazia, whose ambitions to become a tourist hotspot are shattering as the global crisis cripples Russia's economy.
Audrey Hepburn stamp fetches euro67,000 in Germany
May 26, 2009 13:55 EDT
Rare stamp featuring smoking Audrey Hepburn fetches euro67,000 at German auction. A rare stamp portraying movie star Audrey Hepburn smoking sold for euro67,000 ($93,800) at an auction in Germany on Tuesday.
Audrey Hepburn stamp fetches euro67,000 in Germany
May 26, 2009 13:26 EDT
Rare stamp featuring smoking Audrey Hepburn fetches euro67,000 at German auction. A rare stamp portraying movie star Audrey Hepburn smoking sold for euro67,000 ($93,800) at an auction in Germany on Tuesday.
30K ordered to flee Calif. fire wait on the wind
May 09, 2009 00:37 EDT
After two nights of evening "sundowner" gusts that turned a brush fire into a blaze devouring the mountain edges of this serene coastal enclave, the fate of hundreds or even thousands of homes depended on which way the wind blew Friday night.
More than 30,000 ordered to flee Calif. wildfire
May 09, 2009 00:22 EDT
Turning the horizon a lurid orange and raining embers on roofs as it advanced, a raging wildfire that has destroyed scores of homes in the hills menaced this celebrity enclave and other coastal towns Friday, and the number of people ordered to flee climbed to more than 30,000.
More than 30,000 ordered to flee Calif. wildfire
May 08, 2009 22:16 EDT
Turning the horizon a lurid orange and raining embers on roofs as it advanced, a raging wildfire that has destroyed scores of homes in the hills menaced this celebrity enclave and other coastal towns Friday, and the number of people ordered to flee climbed to more than 30,000.
Silent star's seaside estate now public beach club
Apr 25, 2009 14:25 EDT
Silent screen idol Marion Davies' former beachfront estate opens as public beach club. The former estate of silent film star Marion Davies, where the rich and famous frolicked during Hollywood's Golden Age, opened Saturday as a public beach club after more than 10 years of planning.
Hollywood Wax Museum set to auction 200 wax celebs
Apr 02, 2009 07:06 EDT
Hollywood Wax Museum set to auction James Dean, Liz Taylor and other wax celebs. Want to permanently share your home with James Dean, Marilyn Monroe or all four Beatles?
Silent screen star Fairbanks enjoys new attention
Mar 26, 2009 06:51 EDT
Motion picture academy celebrates Douglas Fairbanks with exhibit, new biography. The spirit of Douglas Fairbanks is alive and well and living in Beverly Hills.
The Spy Who Spun Thai Silk
Mar 24, 2009 11:06 EDT
Jim Thompson, American spy and bon vivant, landed in Thailand at the end of World War II.
Filmmaker depicts ugly underbelly of corporations
Mar 18, 2009 20:15 EDT
In `Duplicity,' `Michael Clayton,' Tony Gilroy shows ugly underbelly of corporations. In terms of movie drama, corporate innerworkings don't compete with those of the Mafia, investigative units and political cabals. As large a role as companies play in life ? think of all the morally murky business news already this year ? they're usually movie bit players.
India's Hindu extremists target Charlie Chaplin
Mar 17, 2009 20:00 EDT
After high-profile protests against women in pubs and an anti-Valentine's Day campaign, Hindu nationalists in India are taking aim at another target -- the unlikely figure of Charlie Chaplin.
CASABLANCA TOPS ROMANTIC SCENES POLL
Jan 26, 2008 19:00 EST
The climax to classic movie CASABLANCA has topped a new poll of cinema's Most Romantic Moments.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN 'HATED' CHRISTMAS
Dec 22, 2007 19:00 EST
Late Hollywood legend CHARLIE CHAPLIN hated Christmas so much, he resented his own family for celebrating the season of goodwill.
PLANS FOR CHARLIE CHAPLIN MUSEUM
Dec 16, 2007 19:00 EST
The family of late Hollywood legend CHARLIE CHAPLIN will open a museum in his name in a bid to have the star acknowledged in modern day popular culture.
