D.W. Griffith
David Wark Griffith was the most important and influential film director of the silent period, one of the greatest American filmmakers, and the man who developed the basic visual language of storytell...
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01/21/1875
La Grange, KY |
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REVIEW: In the End, 'The Call' Pretty Much Disconnects (From Reality)
March 15, 2013 2:11pm ESTHalle Berry's solid, smart thriller becomes a slight, silly one
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Deadfall Review
December 07, 2012 10:59am ESTA hauntingly atmospheric evocation of Americana undone by the dead weight of its script.
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James Franco buys the house D.W. Griffith built
November 19, 2012 4:00am ESTJames Franco has bought up a piece of Hollywood history after spending $775,000 (£484,400) on a Los Angeles-area home built by moviemaker D.W. Griffith in the 1920s.
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Academy acquires film historian's amazing photo collection
March 30, 2012 2:15pm ESTThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences officials have acquired more than 70,000 photographs from film historian Marc Wanamaker's Bison Archives private collection.
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Classic Hollywood Movie Spotlight: 'The Great Train Robbery'
January 10, 2011 5:55am ESTClassic films, even one from 1903, don't have to be old or stodgy. They can be exciting and innovative.
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Insomniac's Guide: July 5-11
July 05, 2010 12:33pm ESTWelcome to Hollywood.com’s Insomniac’s Guide to television, where we bring you our guide to strange, dark underbelly of television that is after-11 programming. So if you’re a night owl, or just want to set your TiVo, check out our recommendations for the week. But there’s no guarantee that these shows will look as good by the light of day.
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Depp in Talks to Play Pancho Villa
December 04, 2009 3:48am ESTJohnny Depp is in talks to become the latest big name to play Mexican bandit revolutionary Pancho Villa in a new movie.
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'Shakespeare in Love,' 'Deep Blue Sea' sweep onto DVD this week
July 31, 2001 7:53am ESTA host of mid-level blockbusters and some serious classic films highlight the DVD release schedule for the week of Dec. 7. Heading things up is Warner Bros.' special edition of the Renny Harlin-directed action feature "Deep Blue Sea" ($24.98 SRP). A sort of 1999 version of "Jaws," "Deep Blue Sea" features a group of scientists attempting to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease by experimenting on sharks. As the sea creatures are altered with enlarged brains, they begin to get uppity, and chaos en
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'Malkovich,' 'Topsy' Tops with Critics
July 31, 2001 7:53am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 10, 2000 -- And the best picture of 1999 according to the National Society of Film Critics is ... a tie. The period piece "Topsy-Turvy" and the eccentric "Being John Malkovich" shared top honors at the group's awards ceremony Saturday in New York. It's the first time in the society's 34-year history that the best picture vote has been evenly split between two films. "Topsy-Turvy," a Mike Leigh film about operetta composers Gilbert and Sullivan, had previously been re
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'Beauty' Pageant at DGA Awards
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., March 11, 2000 -- Has Oscar's Best Director race already been decided? Don't worry. We're not talking about another Academy security breach here. We're talking about Saturday night's Director's Guild of America awards where "American Beauty" helmer (and Oscar nominee) Sam Mendes took top feature honors. Since the gala's inception in 1949, only four DGA winners have not gone on to repeat on Oscar night. "A year ago, I was not even a member of the DGA," stage-vet Mendes told
