ENTERTAINMENT
October 11, 1992
In Hilary de Vries' endlessly fascinating article on Jack Lemmon ("The Guy Who Lived Our Lives," Sept. 27), there is an editorial oversight that, I am sure, pained Lemmon when he read it as much as it pained a few thousand writers in this community. To quote: "The big turning point," Lemmon says, "came in 1972 with 'Save the Tiger.' " (For which, as we all know, Lemmon won his best actor Oscar.) "Save the Tiger" is referred to nine times in the article. There are nine important, crucial references to the movie, by De Vries and Lemmon.
ENTERTAINMENT
November 28, 1987
Gore Vidal is suing Writers Guild of America West, Writers Guild of America East, Steve Shagan and Does 1 through 500 re: credits on "The Sicilian" ("Cimino's Much-Publicized 'Sicilian' Sinks at Box-Office," by Jack Mathews, Nov. 12). I am a member of the guild and on the board of directors, but this is a private opinion. The guild's procedure as sole arbiter of credits has been in place since virtually its inception. An annual list of arbiters is sent to all members. Names can be challenged and a member can request his/her name to be removed.
ENTERTAINMENT
May 5, 1999 | DENNIS McLELLAN, TIMES STAFF WRITER
It's every movie buff's dream: watching a great film and then getting to talk about it with the people who made it. "Save the Tiger," the 1973 film that earned Jack Lemmon a best actor Oscar, had just finished screening Monday at the Edwards University Theatre in Irvine. Then Lemmon himself arrived, striding down the aisle with a large gray poodle in tow and taking a seat on a stool to discuss the movie with the audience.
ENTERTAINMENT
November 2, 1989 | CHARLES CHAMPLIN, TIMES ARTS EDITOR
The Libyans and the Pakistanis, with the help of a German corporation seemingly left over from V-2 days, are completing a nuclear-warheaded missile that will within days obliterate Israel. Only Mossad (Israeli intelligence), assorted military men, undercover good guys and a cynical American journalist using his occupation for deep penetration can thwart Armageddon. Steve Shagan's just-published "Pillars of Fire" (Pocket Books: $18.
ENTERTAINMENT
July 31, 1986 | CHARLES CHAMPLIN, Times Arts Editor
Writers of fiction who consistently reach mass audiences tend to have, just as consistently, a hard time with critics. Something about a best-seller list puts critics on guard. Selling well is a kind of revenge, or at least a consolation prize, for the authors.
ENTERTAINMENT
November 11, 1987 | DEBORAH CAULFIELD, Arts and entertainment reports from The Times, national and international news services and the nation's press
Writer Gore Vidal won a round this week in his battle over the screenplay credit on director Michael Cimino's "The Sicilian." A Los Angeles Superior Court judge ordered the Writers Guild of America to disclose the names of its arbitrators who decided in December that Steve Shagan would receive writing credit rather than Vidal. Vidal sued the union, claiming the guild's arbitration procedures were unfair.