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Saturday, November 21, 2009

HOLLYWOOD COMMEMORATIVE EDITION
The Dream Machine
How our town’s image factories rose, prospered and conquered the world — and the big challenges they now face.
TIMELINE: Years in the making
TRIVIA QUIZ: Take this screen test
TIMES PAST: Excerpts from our critics' reviews

 
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Through the years
Through the years
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Hollywood in the courtroom
Movie milestones from film critic Kenneth Turan
Movie milestones from film critic Kenneth Turan
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Landmark shows from TV critic Robert Lloyd
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The pictures-perfect city
The pictures-perfect city
By Patt Morrison
HOLLYWOOD | OUR TOWN
May 21, 2006
The allure of illusion
The allure of illusion
By Carina Chocano
HOLLYWOOD | GLAMOUR INC.:  Coiffed and cultivated, Hollywood virtually invented the word. Where has it gone?
May 21, 2006
Judgment days
Judgment days
HOLLYWOOD | THE REVIEWS:  Sampling Los Angeles Times reviewers’ opinions through the decades.
May 21, 2006
Under their influence
Under their influence
By Kenneth Turan
HOLLYWOOD | MOVIE MILESTONES:  A select sprinkling of some of the films that changed Hollywood.
May 21, 2006
Stars of the living room
Stars of the living room
By Robert Lloyd
HOLLYWOOD | TV MILESTONES:  Ten TV programs that had "inarguable influence."
May 21, 2006
A system gone with the wind
A system gone with the wind
By David Thomson
HOLLYWOOD | THE STUDIOS:  Small kingdoms known as MGM, RKO and Warners once ruled. Buildings and names remain, but most everything else is history.
May 21, 2006
A survivor who's seen it all
A survivor who's seen it all
By Patrick Goldstein
HOLLYWOOD | THE MOGUL:  Old Hollywood or new, Dick Zanuck has been a player.
May 21, 2006
Alive with more than history
Alive with more than history
By Carla Hall
HOLLYWOOD | ON THE LOT:  Villages of soundstages, theme streets and traditions, offering a sense of place to those who shoot, hone and market movies. This is one studio's story, but the feeling goes beyond Universal.
May 21, 2006
They stoked the star-maker machine
They stoked the star-maker machine
By Cari Beauchamp
HOLLYWOOD | MEDIA:  Hollywood gossip columnists, fan magazines and industry trade papers were the 20th century versions of today's Internet bloggers and 24/7 cable TV coverage.
May 21, 2006
Those Hollywood nights
Those Hollywood nights
By Jim Heimann
HOLLYWOOD | AFTER DARK:  There was a time when stars of stage and screen enjoyed spending a night on the town rubbing shoulders with the city's rank and file — and without a bodyguard in sight.
May 21, 2006
Contempt for the hometown
Contempt for the hometown
By Thom Andersen
HOLLYWOOD | THE MOVIES VS. THE CITY:  Screenwriters and directors have played a major role in how Los Angeles is perceived by audiences around the world. And its image isn't always pleasant and sunny.
May 21, 2006
Years in the making
Years in the making
By Casey Dolan and Robin Mayper
HOLLYWOOD | IN REEL TIME:  And now for a slow pan through notable developments in the life of the movies and TV.
May 21, 2006
Directors without borders
Directors without borders
By Rachel Abramowitz
HOLLYWOOD | IMMIGRANTS:  Hollywood renews its long-standing affection for foreign filmmakers in an era when international box office is crucial.
May 21, 2006
Making the pitch for 'Hollywood! The Movie'
Making the pitch for 'Hollywood! The Movie'
By Gerald Nachman
HOLLYWOOD | A SHADOW HISTORY:  OK, listen: "Birth of a Nation" meets "The Magnificent Seven," maybe with a touch of "All About Eve." And Tom Cruise would be perfect for the lead.
May 21, 2006
Arrested development
Arrested development
HOLLYWOOD | COURTHOUSE CONFIDENTIAL:  Now as then, celebrity scandals make for splashy news.
May 21, 2006
Where the wild things star
Where the wild things star
HOLLYWOOD | CREATURES:  It wasn’t the pictures that got small. The insects got big. Real big.
May 21, 2006
See if you star at this screen test
See if you star at this screen test
By Susan King
HOLLYWOOD | POP QUIZ:  Test your knowledge of Hollywood trivia and see how you rate.
May 21, 2006
A medium in motion
A medium in motion
By Dawn C. Chmielewski
HOLLYWOOD | THE SCIENCE OF MOVIES:  From Apple to Zoopraxiscope, a guide to technologies that have helped to shape an industry.
May 21, 2006
The keepers of the crafts
HOLLYWOOD | THE ARTISANS:  In a company town where people stay for the credits (and even applaud the names in the fast-rolling small print), you'd think we'd all know what a gaffer does.
May 21, 2006
Industry tales of epic despair
By Leslie Bohem
HOLLYWOOD | NOVEL GAZING
May 21, 2006
 
 
 
 

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