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'The Exorcist' tops UK poll of best-ever horror films
LONDON (AFP) - "The Exorcist," William Friedkin's 1973 iconic movie, has been voted the best horror film ever made, according to a new poll of British filmgoers published on Thursday.
People:Stanley Kubrick Ridley Scott Jonathan Demme
2008-10-30
`Oz,' `2001,' `Vertigo' among AFI top genre flicks
LOS ANGELES - Snow White, Dorothy Gale, the HAL 9000 computer, Charles Chaplin's Little Tramp and Marlon Brando's Godfather share top billing among the American Film Institute's best genre movies.
People:Stanley Kubrick James Stewart Martin Scorsese Marlon Brando Diane Keaton Steven Spielberg
2008-06-18
Director and actor Sydney Pollack dies at 73
Sydney Pollack was remembered by some of the elite actors he directed in films such as "Out of Africa," "Tootsie," and "Absence of Malice," not only for his Academy Award-winning direction, but also for his acting talents.
People:Sydney Pollack Quincy Jones Robert Altman Stanley Kubrick Jessica Lange Patrick Dempsey
2008-05-27
Sci-fi guru Arthur C. Clarke to be buried in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka prepared to bury famed sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke on Saturday with the government calling for a minute's silence across the island, officials said.
People:Arthur C. Clarke Stanley Kubrick
2008-03-22
Writer Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90
Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who co-wrote "2001: A Space Odyssey" and won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday, an aide said. He was 90.
People:Arthur C. Clarke Neil Armstrong Walter Cronkite Stanley Kubrick
2008-03-18
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