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Charles Laughton in 1948’s The Big Clock.

Danish architect Christian Bay-Jorgensen is being praised by some for his idea to turn the iconic Hollywood sign into a hotel. The iconic Hollywood sign is in danger of being obstructed by hulking mansions. There’s fear that future generations will point toward Mount Lee and ask: Mommy, why can I only see the letters “OO” on the hill? If the …

Here’s the trailer for the upcoming DVD release of the documentary about the demise of music retail, I Need That Record. Featuring discussion and commentary by THURSTON MOORE of Sonic Youth, IAN MACKAYE of Dischord Records Fugazi/Minor Threat, activist/author NOAM CHOMSKY, MIKE WATT of the Minutemen, LENNY KAYEguitarist of the Patti Smith Group, CHRIS FRANTZ of the Talking Heads/Tom Tom …

Stonewall Uprising is making the festival rounds and will open early this summer around the nation. Schedule here. Synopsis: “It was the Rosa Parks moment,” says one man. June 28, 1969: NYC police raid a Greenwich Village Mafia-run gay bar, The Stonewall Inn. For the first time, patrons refuse to be led into paddy wagons, setting off a 3-day riot …

Meinhardt Raabe, who played the Coroner of Munchkinland in The Wizard Of Oz, has died at the age of 94. He was thought to have been the oldest living Munchkin. Raabe was 23 years old when he appeared in The Wizard of Oz as Munchkinland’s coroner. During his brief speaking role, Raabe proclaimed the death of the Wicked Witch of …

Gossip tabloid Us Weekly reports that Elizabeth Taylor, 78, is engaged to be married for the ninth time. Dame Elizabeth Taylor may soon be walking down the aisle … for the ninth time. A source close to the Oscar-winning actress, 78, tells UsMagazine.com exclusively that Taylor recently got engaged to Jason Winters, 49, of Sterling Winters Management. Taylor — who …

Here’s a just-out documentary about Vito Russo, the famed film historian and ACT-UP activist who succumbed to AIDS in 1990. You should also check out The Celluloid Closet, the film based on Russo’s book of the same name.

Towleroad tips us to the new trailer for Sex & The City 2, which looks even gayer than the first one. Wait, is that Liza?

From the coming documentary about British graffiti artist Banksy: Fiercely guarding his anonymity to avoid prosecution, Banksy has so far resisted all attempts to be captured on film. Exit Through the Gift Shop tells the incredible true story of how an eccentric French shop keeper turned documentary maker attempted to locate and befriend Banksy, only to have the artist turn …

Tyrone Power in The Rains Came.

Newly discovered letters have revealed that Lazlo de Almasy, the Hungarian soldier who inspired the Best Picture Oscar-winning romance/drama The English Patient, was gay in real life. He never slept with a woman and he was in love with a Nazi. Letters have surfaced in Germany proving that the World War Two spy who inspired the hero the the Oscar-winning …

All these 3D/IMAX movies have pushed ticket prices to near $20 in NYC. The cost of movie tickets is rising this weekend, with seats for the IMAX 3-D cartoon “How To Train Your Dragon” soaring to $19.50 for adults at one Brooklyn theater. And movie fans say it’s Hollywood robbery. “It’s pretty absurd that in this economy, they want to …

The Tribeca Film Festival has issued a response to GLAAD’s call for the removal of Ticked Off Trannies With Knives from their schedule. “The filmmakers provided a copy of this film to GLAAD in February, and for weeks the organization had been supportive to the filmmakers. In fact, GLAAD representatives advised the film’s producer, director and cast on how to …

GLAAD has issued a call to action against the Tribeca Film Festival over the planned screening of an indie flick called Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives. By marketing Ticked-Off Trannies with Knives as a “transploitation” film, by using the word “trannies” (a pejorative term for transgender people) in the title of the film, by casting transgender women in some roles, and …

“There’s a big difference between the male stars of bygone years and today’s slightly metrosexual-looking actors. Johnny Depp, Leonardo Di Caprio and Sean Penn are all wonderful actors, but they are chameleon-like when it comes to their place on the masculinity meter. As for today’s TV stars, to me they seem just like ordinary, faceless men cut from the same …

Auntie Mame!

I’m actually kind of excited to see this one.

Television and movie star Peter Graves died at his home of an apparent heart attack yesterday at the age of 83. Graves had just returned from brunch with his wife and kids and collapsed before he made it into the house, Brokaw said. One of his daughters administered CPR but was unable to revive him. Graves’ family doctor visited the …