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Schoolgirls excluded from movie screening of 'Red Tails'

DALLAS -- When 5,700 fifth-grade boys in Dallas' public schools recently went to see a movie about black fighter pilots in World War II, the girls stayed in school and saw a different movie instead.

One of the pilots is among those asking why.

John Rich (right), is pictured with Norman Lear in 1973 when they won an Emmy for outstanding series for "All in the Family." (Los Angeles Times)

John Rich, award-winner director of landmark sitcoms, dies at 86

LOS ANGELES — As a top television comedy director who won an Emmy directing “The Dick Van Dyke Show” in the early 1960s, John Rich was faced with a tough choice in 1970.

On the same day he received a phone call from Mary Tyler Moore wanting to set up a meeting to discuss his directing the initial episode of her new TV series, he got a call from Norman Lear who wanted to send him a script for a pilot he was about to produce.

Lisa Davis and Ian Abercrombie (center) pose for a photograph with Emmy-nominated actor Ian McShane during the British Academy of Film and Television Arts/Los Angeles and the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences third annual Emmy Nominees Tea Party on Sept. 17, 2005, in Los Angeles. Abercrombie, who played Elaine's demanding boss, Mr. Pitt, on "Seinfeld" died Thursday at age 77. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Ian Abercrombie, actor who played Elaine’s boss on 'Seinfeld,' dies at 77

LOS ANGELES — Ian Abercrombie, 77, the British character actor who played Elaine’s demanding boss, Mr. Pitt, on “Seinfeld,” died Thursday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said his friend Cathy Lind Hayes. He suffered complications of kidney failure and recently had been diagnosed with lymphoma.

LDS Film Festival

LDS film festival kicks off with movie shot on Antelope Island

OREM -- Utah's annual LDS Film Festival is set for its 11th installment.

In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Asa Butterfield portrays Hugo Cabret in a scene from "Hugo." The film was nominated Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012 for an Oscar for best film. The Oscars will be presented Feb. 26 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Billy Crystal and broadcast live on ABC. (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Jaap Buitendijk)

Scorsese's 'Hugo' leads Oscars with 11 nominations

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director honor for the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

A film crew shoots footage down Main Street during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Sundance Film Fest opens with 4 films, new snow

 

 

 

PARK CITY, Utah — A fresh dusting of snow over Park City heralded the opening of the Sundance Film Festival on Thursday.

Wikipedia plans1-day blackout to protest anti-piracy bills

LOS ANGELES -- Most people probably haven't paid much attention to the huge corporations waging war in Washington over legislation designed to crack down on online theft of movies, music and other content. But the conflict will hit consumers in the face Wednesday, when Wikipedia and several other websites intend to go dark to protest the proposed changes.

Public invited to hear talk on Chinese film

OGDEN — The public is invited to hear Greg S. Lewis, professor of Asian and world history at Weber State University, speak on Chinese cinema from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ogden Golf and Country Club.

Michel Hazanavicius accepts the award for best director for "The Artist" during the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

'The Artist' tops Critics Choice Awards

"The Artist" waltzed away with its first wins of Hollywood's awards season.

Universal Studios will celebrate its 100th anniversary.

Universal Studios turns 100 with big plans to celebrate

LOS ANGELES -- Universal Studios will celebrate its 100th anniversary this year in large part by restoring and reissuing some of the studio's classic films, including "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Jaws," "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "The Birds."

A Cinemark movie theater.

Cinemark Theaters to offer healthier alternatives at concession stands

PLANO, Texas -- Cinemark Holdings, Inc. announced the rollout of the Lite Bites snack pack expanding upon the healthier and lower calorie food and beverage options available at the concession stand.

Cinemark has been testing Lite Bites snack packs in select theatres over that past several months. Lite Bites contains a 16oz. Coke Zero, a Jamba(R) Fruit & Nut Trail Mix, and a calorie-counter's portion of Cinemark's Orville Redenbacher popcorn. Lite Bites weighs in at less than 450 calories and will be expanding to numerous Cinemark theatres across the country.

FILE PHOTO Natalie Wood

Detectives find no evidence of foul play in Natalie Wood's death

LOS ANGELES -- Nearly two months after they began a controversial new investigation into the death of Natalie Wood, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department detectives have uncovered no evidence to suggest the star's death was anything but an accident.

Sundance Film Festival enthusiasts brave the cold to line up outside Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden on Saturday to receive ticket-purchase appointment cards. (NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner)

Shivering for Sundance

OGDEN -- Sundance Film Festival enthusiasts lined up outside Peery’s Egyptian Theater in Ogden on Saturday to receive ticket-purchase appointment cards.

The cold didn't faze them, though Steven and Terri Ballard rested while waiting in line.

Ron Brown feeds sheep at his home in North Ogden on Thursday. Brown, wife Ginger and others on his crew recently trained the sheep and numerous other animals for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ “The Life of Jesus Christ” Bible videos. “We worked our tails off,” he says of the project. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

North Ogden trainers sheepish about movie talent

NORTH OGDEN -- Ron and Ginger Brown and their company, R & G Horses, are known for many business ventures with animals.

The Browns run a trail-riding business at Antelope Island, and their children have taken over a horse-training business at their home in North Ogden.

Illustration by SHADE LEEDS/Roy High School/shadeyday@hotmail.com

Torment at the theater

What has sticky floors, noisy cell phones and an annoying little kid that keeps kicking your seat?

You guessed it -- it's a movie theater.

Everyone loves going to movies, but we are all secretly bugged, and driven insane, by the little annoyances we find there. Things like ...

Noisy food

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