James Dean News

Yes, kids. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stranger. Let's get the proverbial elephant out of the room first.

Los Angeles, Agencies Hollywood has a long history of seeing big stars - James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Bruce Lee among them - appearing in high-profile films released after their untimely deaths.

I watched the movie "Giant" the other night. Hadn't seen it since I was a kid when I thought it was just about the greatest movie ever.

"The Dark Knight" has emerged as the next -- and possibly last -- must-see movie of the summer of 2008.

The late Heath Ledger stars as The Joker in 'The Dark Knight.' "The Dark Knight" is likely to make Heath Ledger a bigger star than he ever was in life.

On Friday, fans of the late actor Heath Ledger will likely get their final look at the Oscar nominee.

In the last twenty-four hours alone, countless news articles have compared the late Heath Ledger to James Dean .

Heath Ledger as the Joker in "The Dark Knight" BEVERLY HILLS, California - Imagine this: You've been handed a toy box filled with $150 million, one of the most iconic franchises in modern-day pop culture, and ...

At 28, he had achieved acclaim, popularity and riches. But he was just beginning to define himself as an actor and a star.

The great Ray Charles stars as himself in 1964's Blues for Lovers , spending half his time singing, the other half helping a sightless boy get to Paris for an operation. The movie, being shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday as part of the summer film series at An die Musik, 409 N. Charles St., was directed by Paul Henreid, best known for playing Victor Laszlo in Casablanca . The program includes some appearances by Charles on The Dick Cavett Show . Tickets are $8. Information: 410-385-2638 or andiemusiklive.com 'Rebel' at the Charles The Charles Theatre's Saturday revival series continues this weekend with James Dean's defining role, as conflicted teen Jim Stark, in Nicholas Ray's 1955 Rebel Without a Cause . Showtime is noon tomorrow, with encores set for 7 p.m. Monday and 9 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $6 tomorrow, $8 other times. Information: 410-727-3464 or thecharles.com.

The late Heath Ledger is getting some serious raves for his work as Batman nemesis The Joker in the upcoming The Dark Knight .

Corey Allen is perhaps best remembered as James Dean's racing rival in "Rebel Without a Cause" . His subsequent film credits were in mostly forgettable fare .

Just after returning from a screening of " The Dark Knight ," KTLA reporter Sam Rubin declared on his blog that Heath Ledger gives such "a blockbuster performance" as the Joker that he'll "absolutely be ...

With Pixar's newest blue-chip animated movie "Wall-E" hitting theaters Friday, the 2008 Oscar race is finally off and running.

Putting the "Sin" into Cinema; Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean are featured in this provocative still from the film, Giant .

Is is possible that Netflix may boost literacy? I just did a Netflix mini-retrospective look at James Dean's films: "Rebel Without a Cause," "Giant" and "East of Eden." Watching the complex story of "East of ...

Elia Kazan's variation on the Cain-and-Abel theme: an accursed ne'er-do-well and his blessed goody-goody brother compete with one another under the stern, critical eye of their Bible-thumping father.

FAIRMOUNT, Ind. - The James Dean Gallery is back in Fairmount - the place where the 1950s Hollywood icon grew up.

There I was late Saturday in Washington's historic Wardman Park Hotel -- once used as a set for the film Advise and Consent -- waiting in the audience for the Democratic National Committee's Rules and Bylaws ...

PENFIELD - Like other young people in the 1950s, Tony Machi empathized with the adolescent angst of James Dean in Rebel Without a Cause .