Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas Turns 95!

John Farr | Posted 02.07.2012

Should we call him "Spartacus"? Or "Champion"? Both names certainly fit the man. Kirk Douglas turns 95 tomorrow, and he is still very much with us.

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Kim Kardashian, Blair Underwood, Others Serve Turkey To Homeless In Skid Row

AP | Posted 01.23.2012

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LOS ANGELES — Kim Kardashian, Blair Underwood and other celebrities served up a Thanksgiving day meal to the homeless in Los Angeles. Longtime ...

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SLIDESHOW: Which Celebs Are Giving Back This Thanksgiving?

Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Natalie Portman, Farm Sanctuary, Lil' Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Volunteering, Los Angeles Mission, Skid Row, Ellen Degeneres, Thanksgiving, Dane Cook, Laugh Factory, Slidepollajax, Impact, Impact News

'Tis the season to give, and a number of celebrities are making sure those less fortunate have a happy Thanksgiving. Fom Lil' Wayne to Ellen Degeneres...

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PHOTOS: Oscar-Winning Heartthrob Takes The Stage At Castro Theatre

Jennifer Raiser for Drew Altizer | Posted 09.25.2011

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By Jennifer Raiser for Drew Altizer Once a heartthrob, always a heartthrob. That was the sentiment amongst the "Spartacus"-fans who lined up at the...

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The Greatest Hollywood Director You May Never Have Heard Of

John Farr | Posted 09.10.2011

Read More: Preston Sturges, Kirk Douglas, Academy Awards, Mary Astor, Margaret Sullavan, Ralph Richardson, Fredric March, Best Movies on DVD, Olivia De Havilland, Walter Pidgeon, Greer Garson, Best Movies by Farr, Herbert Marshall, Eleanor Parker, Montgomery Clift, Walter Huston, John Ford, Audrey Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Howard Hawks, Alfred Hitchcock, Laurence Olivier, David Niven, William Wyler, George Cukor, Charlton Heston, Myrna Loy, Vivien Leigh, Dana Andrews, Gregory Peck, Bette Davis, Entertainment News

Which Hollywood director actually made the most great movies? In the Alsace area of Germany, future director William Wyler was born. Here is a sampling of his best movies covering three full decades.

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PHOTOS: TCM Fest's Top Celebrity Panelists

The Huffington Post | Lucy Blodgett | Posted 06.26.2011

Read More: Turner Classic Movies, Tcm, Kirk Douglas, Leslie Caron, Volano, Alec Baldwin, Warren Beatty, Hollywood Theaters, Los Angeles Film Festival, Los Angeles News

WHAT: The 2nd Annual TCM Film Festival WHERE: Hollywood, CA WHEN: April 28 - May 1 Last year cinephiles swarmed Hollywood's theaters for the inau...

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Elizabeth Taylor -- Not Quite the Last One

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.31.2011

Read More: Extra, Elizabeth Taylor, Kirk Douglas, The Chicago Tribune, Louise Rainer, Maureen Ohara, Que Sera Sera, The New York Times, Gentlemen's Agreement, Come to the Stable, The Oscar, Hollywood, John Wayne, John Ford, Celeste Holm, Entertainment Tonight, Doris Day, Doris Kappelhoff, The Quiet Man, Jpan Fontain, Olivia DeHavilland, The Miracle on 34th Street, Oscar Award, The Los Angeles Times, Mickey Rooney, All About Eve., Entertainment News

"The last of Hollywood's golden era" is the way so many broadcast and cable obituaries described the legendary Elizabeth Taylor. But alas, there are at least five stars from that era who are probably saying to themselves," What am I, chopped liver?"

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How Oscar Can Get His Sexy Back: Have Justin Timberlake Host

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Social Network, Justin Timberlake, James Franco, Chris Rock, Saturday Night Live, Billy Crystal, Kirk Douglas, Host, Oscars, Melissa Leo F Bomb, Anne Hathaway, Academy Awards, Entertainment News

Timberlake has shown he doesn't mind being the butt of a joke or delivering a punchline. More importantly, his quick wit would prevent the show from hitting any bumps along the way.

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Astoria Characters: The Ageless Storyteller

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Italy, Astoria, Kirk Douglas, French, Bride, Sailor, Agent Orange, Bayside, Paris, Long Island City High, Wedding, Betty Deudon, MW Houck, Vietnam War, Casino, World War II, Slot Machine, New York News, Astoria Characters, New York News

Betty Deudon was only a schoolgirl standing by Long Island City High with a classmate when the handsome French sailors strode by. "Let's pick them up," Betty told her girlfriend.

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At the Oscars: Breaking Tradition on the Red Carpet

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Conan O'Brien, Aaron Sorkin, Alan Menken, Tuxedo, Russell Brand, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Biutiful, Winter's Bone, Precious, Pixar, Facebook, Larry David, Natalie Portman, Academy Awards, John Lasseter, The Bachelor, Warre Beatty, Jeremy Renner, Kirk Douglas, Mandi Moore, Toy Story, Tim Gunn, Red Carpet, Geoffrey Fletcher, Colin Firth, Javier Bardem, Huffington Post, Jennifer Lawrence, Tangled, Entertainment News

Here is my red carpet experience captured on video. Will Aaron Sorkin finally join Facebook? How has induction in the Conan O'Brien Oscar-Winner F-bomb Hall of Fame stack yup to the Oscars?

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Shame at the Oscars

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kirk Douglas, Academy Awards, Black Swan, Colin Firth, James Franco, Anne Hathaway, The King's Speech, Entertainment News, Moby Dick, Marilyn Monroe, Shame, The Oscars, Oscars 2011, Entertainment News

Shame was all over the place at The Oscars: Anne Hathaway trying too hard; James Franco not trying hard enough; dead Bob Hope getting more laughs than...

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Charlie Sheen to Host 2012 Oscars

Maggie Van Ostrand | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Sheen, Kirk Douglas, Celebs, Red Carpet, Westminster, Fashion, Oscars, Melissa Leo, Walmart, Fashion Designers, Best Supporting Actress, Celebrities, Jerry Springer, Comedy News

All is not lost in networkland. In an effort to liven up the otherwise snooze-worthy Oscars for next year's telecast, Charlie Sheen has been hired to host in 2012.

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Are the Academy Awards Past Their Prime?

Ed Martin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billy Crystal, Kirk Douglas, The King's Speech, Oscar, Academy Awards, Colin Firth, James Franco, Anne Hathaway, Entertainment News

Maturity, it seems, might go a long way toward restoring the Oscars to their former glory after years of creative corrosion.

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Worst. Oscars. Ever.

Ken Gruberman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billy Crystal, Kirk Douglas, The Oscars, Lena Horne, Anne Hathaway, James Franco, Bill Ross, Academy Awards, Entertainment News

I've even worked on a few Academy Awards shows and I've watched the show every year since 1958, so I can say, with a certain degree of authority, that this was the worst show EVER.

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Oscars 2011: The Triumph of Porky Pig

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 05.25.2011

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Hello darlings, and welcome to my annual skewering of the Oscars show.

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Live-blogging the 2011 Oscar telecast

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

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8:39PM EST Off to a good start with the hosts, James Franco and Anne Hathaway, inserted into scenes from several of the Oscar nominees, on an Incept...

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The 2011 Academy Awards: It Gets a C-Plus at Best

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Billy Crystal, Kirk Douglas, Academy Awards, Mo'Nique, Hugh Jackman, The Oscars, Helen Mirren, Marilyn Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock, Halle Berry, Mary Martin, Christian Bale, The Fighter, Eli Wallach, Tony Curtis, David Seidler, The Social Network, Bob Hope, Billy Wilder, Gone With the Wind, Lena Horne, Anne Hathaway, John Hughes, Russell Brand, Tom Hanks, Francis Ford Coppola, The King's Speech, Ethel Merman, Michael Russnow, Reese Witherspoon, Aaron Sorkin, Kenneth Brownlow, Fred Zinnemann, Melissa Leo, Lauren Bacall, Colin Firth, James Franco, Christoph Waltz, Abc, Film, Oscars 2011, Celebrities, Natalie Portman, Award Season, Movies, Entertainment News

You know the writers are in trouble when they have to rely upon Hathaway's mother and Franco's grandmother to help out in the audience. All in all the show was mediocre, but not a disaster.

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He Named It "Grammy": A Conversation With Hunter & Stan Freberg, Plus New Robert Johnson Releases

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Beanie & Cecil, Billy Crystal, Richard Dreyfuss, Kirk Douglas, Love Is..., Comic-Con, The William Tell Overture, Lassie, Friz Freleng, Jeno Paulucci, Grammy, Ken Nelson, Contadina Tomato Paste, Dean Martin, Hunter Freberg, Clayton Moore, Naras, Pete Puma, Steven Spielberg, St. James Theatre, Capitol Records, Time for Beanie, Disney, Roseanne, The Lone Ranger, Stan Freberg, Sunsweet Pitted Prunes, Sammy Davis Jr., Time, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter Leeds, Martin Sheen, David Merrick, Stuat Little, Anthony Hopkins, Harry Winston, The Writers Guild, Ronald Long, Ray Bradbury, Mel Blanc, Looney Tunes, Robert Johnson, Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett, Lark CIgarettes, Warner Brothers, Daws Butler, Penn & Teller, Advertising Age, Donald Trump, Richard Foos, Liza Minelli, Frank Sinatra, John Burton, Cecil, Entertainment News

Stan Freberg, Hunter Freberg. Together, they're like an institution.

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Douglas Opens Up About Divorce In First Post-Chemo Interview

Huffington Post | Ashley Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Douglas, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas Divorce, Kirk Douglas Divorce, Michael Douglas Cancer, Divorce News

In his first major interview since announcing his cancer diagnosis, Michael Douglas opened up to The Hollywood Reporter (on newsstands now) about his ...

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Kirk Douglas Talks About Michael's Health

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Douglas Cancer, Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas Throat Cancer, Michael Douglas, Entertainment News

Michael Douglas finished treatment for throat cancer last month and now he is starting to feel like himself again, his father Kirk tells Entertainment...

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Missing Mr. Matthau

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenda Jackson, Gene Kelly, Stanley Donen, Kirk Douglas, Billy Wilder, Best Movies on DVD, Best Movies by Farr, Cary Grant, Henry Fonda, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, Sidney Lumet, Robert Shaw, Jack Lemmon, Don Siegel, Elia Kazan, Gregory Peck, Entertainment News

On the first of this month, Walter Matthau, who left us just a decade ago, would have turned ninety. Ruminating on this unnoted milestone made me consider anew what a unique and gifted screen actor he was.

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Michael Douglas' 'Blatant Honesty' Could Stone Wall Street 2

Richard Laermer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Premature Aging, Movie Openings, Hype, Kirk Douglas, Magazine Covers, Wall Street Money Never Sleeps, Oliver Stone, Susan Sarandon, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas, Entertainment News

Simply put: Michael Douglas can't stop talking. None of this is good for the sleep of Oliver Stone, a wayward director who needs Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps to be a mega-hit to stay on top.

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Movie Review: Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Marshall Fine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin, Kirk Douglas, Frank Langella, Shia LaBeouf, Oliver Stone, Brian Eno, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Movie Review, Bush Era, Marshall Fine Movie Review, David Byrne, Michael Douglas, Brechtian, Entertainment News

Oliver Stone is never content to just make one movie; he always makes several, then squeezes them all together into one engorged package, chockablock with gaudy visuals, oversized characters and unchecked passion.

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Professional Pictures: Movies About Our Day Jobs

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Broadcasting, Charlie Sheen, Kirk Douglas, Lawyers, Oliver Stone, William Holden, Billy Wilder, Faye Dunaway, Best Movies on DVD, Real Estate, Rock Hudson, Best Movies by Farr, Business, Professions, Kevin Spacey, Sidney Lumet, Peter Finch, Finance, William Wyler, Ingrid Bergman, Doris Day, Paddy Chayefsky, Jack Lemmon, The-Corporation-2004, David Mamet, Alec Baldwin, Gregory Peck, Michael Douglas, Rod Serling, Entertainment News

As seen through the revealing lens of timeless film, you can derive a measure of comfort and perspective amidst the seeming complexity of it all, because the pressures and vicissitudes of the work place go back a very long way.

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Honorary Academy Awards: Memo to Tom Sherak, the Separate Ceremony Is a Travesty!

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Glenn Close, Kirk Douglas, Academy Awards, Peter O'Toole, Ernest Lehman, The Emmy Awards, Deborah Kerr, The Oscars, Cbs, Irving Thalberg, Hollywood and Highland, Jean-Luc Godard, Myrna Loy, Creative Arts Ceremony, Steven Spielberg, Jeopardy, Ram Productions, Eli Wallach, Philadelphia, Abc, Award Season, Roger Corman, Nbc, Twitter, Facebook, Tom Sherak, John Hughes, Schindler's List, Tom Hanks, Francis Ford Coppola, Michael Russnow, Youtube, Oscars 2010, Lauren Bacall, Kevin Brownlow, Entertainment News

The Motion Picture Academy does an injustice, not only to the recipients but to their fans, by continuing its new policy of presenting honorary Oscars at a special function in November instead of the ceremony next February.

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