NPR's Scott Simon speaks to author and film critic Kenneth Turan about his new book, "Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The ...

And Ken joins us now from our studios in Culver City ... "Ben-Hur," and I don't mean the Charlton Heston one. TURAN: (Laughter). SIMON: But "Ben-Hur: A Tale Of The Christ," a silent film, 1925 ...

It started with Norman Brokenshire. As a young man from the Bahamas, aspiring actor Sidney Poitier had a thick accent, which ...

Even today, most movie fans agree that the 1970s were a highlight in American cinema. However, the decade wasn't all New ...