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Filmmakers' mania for Romania
Times Staff WriterAlong the route to MediaPro Studios, packs of feral dogs wander unpaved streets, children as young as 7 beg for handouts, and some government buildings still bear the bullet scars of the 1989 revolution. But for a growing cadre of Hollywood producers, the...Tags: Superman (fictional character), Colleges and Universities, Employees, North Carolina, Turkey
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'BloodRayne'
Special to The TimesThe only thing left unsliced is the ham in "BloodRayne," yet another video game adaptation by German genre specialist Uwe Boll and a movie with more fading — or faded — talent than an Italian basketball team. Star Kristanna Loken does a lot...Tags: Gaming, Ben Kingsley, Washington (U.S. state), Uwe Boll, Entertainment
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'Blood and Chocolate'
Special to The TimesDoes the world really need another werewolf movie? Why does Agnes Bruckner look so glum? And what has happened to the career of French heartthrob Olivier Martinez? These and other questions are prompted by the arrival of "Blood and Chocolate" from German...Tags: Family, Bucharest (Romania), Werewolf (supernatural entities), Entertainment, Colorado
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Haralamb Georgescu's midcentury Pasinetti house renovated
In Los Angeles, where it seems every architecturally significant modernist house has been documented, studied, photographed and published several times over, the 1958 Pasinetti residence has proved to be that rare surprise: a little known midcentury gem...Tags: Frank Lloyd Wright, Metal and Mineral, Arts and Culture, Building Material, Separation Anxiety
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Foreign-language selection leaves him speechless
IT may not be fashionable to admit it, but I'm an Oscar junkie. I'd get up for the 5:30 a.m. announcements every year even if I didn't have to. I don't always agree with what I hear, but because of the history and prestige of the organization, I respect...Tags: Los Angeles Times, Andrzej Wajda, Documentary (genre), Russia, Spain
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'The Posthuman Dada Guide: Tzara and Lenin Play Chess' by Andrei Codrescu
The Posthuman Dada Guide Tzara & Lenin Play Chess Andrei Codrescu Princeton University Press: 238 pp., $16.95 paper The job is gone, the 401(k) is gutted, college tuition is due, and "Grey's Anatomy" is a shadow of its former self. Can't decide...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Chess Playing, Philosophy, Judaism, Princeton University
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Canada rolls credits on a slump
Times Staff WriterThere's probably no better barometer of Hollywood's presence here than Lynne McNamara. Her thrice-weekly column, "The Backlot," chronicles filming and celebrity sightings around town in the Vancouver Sun. There's Halle Berry and Nicollette Sheridan...Tags: Illinois, Will Ferrell, Sutton Place, Halle Berry, Wages and Pensions
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The fate of nations
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterApril 23, 2008 Like its author -- or, more precisely, because of him -- historian and commentator Tony Judt's new book is by turns fascinating, edifying and frustrating. As a university professor at New York University and head of that school's...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Los Angeles Times, Book, Arthur Koestler, Hannah Arendt
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Harvey Weinstein remembers friend Anthony Minghella
Special to The TimesStudio head and producer Harvey Weinstein remembers his friend and colleague, director Anthony Minghella ("The English Patient," "Cold Mountain"). A memorial service for Minghella is being held today in London. The memories are vivid; snatches of...Tags: Music Theater, Family, Harvey Weinstein, Juliette Binoche, England
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Foreign government tourist offices
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Peru, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Palau
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Immigrants find learning English a tough but necessary job
Staff WritersWhen Sebastian Arcos arrived in Miami from Cuba 11 years ago, the telephone ring was enough to start his heart thudding in panic. "I was terrified to pick up the phone, but that was my job," he recalls of his first years, when he worked in an office...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Colleges and Universities, Children, Vehicles, Family
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Official foreign tourist offices
Here is a list of selected government tourist offices. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234; dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. delegation. Anguilla: Anguilla Tourist Board, (800) 553-...Tags: Zimbabwe, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Indonesia, Peru, Palau
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