Legendary producer influenced Quentin Tarantino, the Wachowski Brothers — and even the Wu-Tang Clan
Miscellany
Run Run Shaw: The Last Emperor of Chinese Movies
The Hong Kong movie mogul, TV baron and philanthropist dies at — 107?
The NHL Moves Outside
Talking to the man responsible for returning hockey to the great outdoors
Joan Fontaine: The Oscar-Winning Star and Her Notorious Sister Act
The Oscar-winning star, and half of Hollywood’s most famous sister feud, leads a parade of celebrities who have died near Christmas
Al Goldstein: Sleazy Pornographer — and Proud of It
The publisher of ‘Screw’ magazine and host of the cable-access show ‘Midnight Blue’ is dead at 77
Yoko Ono On Her Rebirth As A Dance-Music Star
The 80-year-old performance artist was a fixture on the dance-track charts in 2013
20th Century Fox Building a Huge Theme Park in Malaysia
Construction has just begun on the $300 million project, expected to open in 2016
Chonda Pierce: How the Top-Selling Female Comedian Ever Is Still an Outsider
Pierce’s new DVD, ‘Girl Talk,’ comes out Dec. 17
Look Out, Puppies — Here Comes the Kitten Bowl!
Frolicking felines versus cavorting canines? It’s so on!
Google’s Year in Entertainment: The Most-Searched Movies, TV and Music of 2013
‘Breaking Bad’ and Lorde won the Internet this year
Peter O’Toole: Lawrence of Always
The intemperate, incandescent film actor is dead at 81
Oscar-Nominated Actor Peter O’Toole Dead at 81
The star was best known for his role in Lawrence of Arabia
Erasure’s Vince Clarke on Their First Christmas Album
The dark holiday album features tracks like “Blood on the Snow” and “Bleak Midwinter”