Ted Turner

Just as the Civil War revealed a nation divided, Ronald F. Maxwell's "Gods and Generals," a prequel to his 1993 "Gettysburg," is a film divided. With an awesome sense of authenticity and scope, he has staged three major battles leading up to the...

In 50 minutes Sunday afternoon I'm told to move along 27 times. Just because I am trying to savor the real fabric of Hollywood: the Oscar red carpet. All it takes is an admission ticket to walk the red carpet. But you're not supposed to stop, unless you'...

On an otherwise unremarkable day nearly 30 years ago, in a San Fernando Valley head shop, an ordinary man on LSD had an epiphany. The one thing that could save the world, it came to him, was hemp. Thunderbolts come cheap on LSD, but this one looked...

"My god, it's an opera," Steven Spielberg said after he saw Ridley Scott's "Gladiator." DreamWorks, Spielberg's company, had nurtured the neo-sword-and-sandals epic from the start: Writer David Franzoni first mentioned his fascination with the mad Roman...

Winter in Manhattan. The Radio City Rockettes have packed in the Christmas spectacular. The ribbons and lights hung by the cash registers with care have been sold at 50% off. The Bronx may still be up, but the mercury is way down. There's a way to...

To many, AOL Time Warner Inc. Chief Executive Richard D. Parsons is the logical choice to be the new chairman of the company. He is a respected leader who has brought peace to the world's largest media conglomerate after two years of corporate turf wars...

Call it one of the most remarkable success stories in modern publishing history. Since late 1985, at least 20 books by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard have become bestsellers. In March of 1988, nearly four decades after its initial publication,...