LOS ANGELES – Was it ultimately a race about race? The best picture Oscar is meant to honor the year’s greatest achievement in film, and “12 Years a Slave” had no shortage of supporters before winning the top honor last weekend. But for all the film’s artistry, the undercurrent of many “12 Years a Slave” […]

Moviegoers tend to like their stories neat and their messages clear. That preference probably accounts for the controversy attending Japanese animation genius Hayao Miyazaki’s latest – and reportedly final – movie. “The Wind Rises” is a lyrical animated historical fantasy from the maker of the children’s classics “Spirited Away” and “Princess Mononoke.” While the film’s […]

LOS ANGELES — Tuna, a Chiweenie with an overbite and more than 700,000 followers on Instagram, was there. So were Lassie, Rin Tin Tin, Beethoven, Marley, Toto and several other dogs of renown. The canine A-list had gathered in Hollywood in February to celebrate one of their own. Yes, they had also come because their […]

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