No matter in which incarnation, Lassie has been tugging at the hearts of film and TV viewers for 50 years. But she isn’t a tortured star. Actually, Lassie is kind of mellow. On a weekday afternoon, ...

At the end of the new “Lassie,” a rural teacher extols Thomas Jefferson, an ardent foe of city life. This reference is definitely in keeping with the rest of this naive but touching back-to-the-land ...

“It’s a sad movie,” said an 8-year-old named Michelle at a recent showing of Lassie. She hit it exactly right. Heartwarming and predictable, yes, but this movie has a persistent undercurrent of ...

Oct. 7—TAZEWELL, Va. — Lassie once called Tazewell County home. Long-time area residents may recall that the 1994 motion picture "Lassie" was filmed locally in Tazewell, Va. Most of the filming from ...

What’s not to like about “Lassie”? It’s near-perfect family entertainment with a wholesomeness harking back to classic Walt Disney movies. “Lassie” is a heart-warming update of the classic, but is ...

Director Daniel Petrie is an old hand in Hollywood. “A Raisin in the Sun” received a specia l award at the 1961 Cannes Film Festival for the Nova Scotia native, whose movies include “Fort Apache, the ...

Esquire’s annual “Women We Love” issue is out, and among the tributes to such females as Vanessa Williams and Helen Mirren is a bouquet to another notable. William Wegman, noted photographer of ...