Shelby Lyman on Chess: Hollywood Hustle Sunday, June 21, 2015 (Published in print: Sunday, June 21, 2015) Among the chess curiosities of the ’30s and ’40s were the large number of Hollywood stars who played the royal game. Their...
Lily Rabe to play Fischer’s sister in Pawn Sac
October 18, 2013 Posted by Melanie Abernathy in Casting “American Horror Story” star Lily Rabe is set to star in new chess-intensive flick “Pawn Sacrifice“, reports Deadline. The fresh face is to star alongside Tobey Maguire and Liev Schreiber...
Tippett Creature Shop
Special Effects Master Phil Tippett, who was tapped by George Lucas to create the Chess Set scene in the first Star Wars movie, has partnered with Efexio (a special effects marketplace/app) and created the “Tippett Creature Show” … which...
Alec Baldwin donated $2,500 to RI chess team
Actor Alec Baldwin donates $2,500 to help RI school’s chess team get to national tournament By Associated Press, Mar 27, 2013 06:28 PM EDT AP Updated: Wednesday, March 27, 1:28 PM CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. — Actor Alec Baldwin has donated $2,500...
The meaning of chess in Hollywood
What it means when people play chess in the movies Feature Aliya Whiteley 7 Mar 2013 – 06:40 A symbol of cunning, intelligence and death, the movie meanings of chess are as varied as the actors who’ve played it,...
Chess discussion with Seinfeld and Richards
Jerry Seinfeld discussed chess with Michael Richards (the chess part starts at around the 8 minute mark until 12 minutes). Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
‘Die Hard’ actress a chess master
‘Die Hard’ actress also a chess master By Rick Bentley – The Fresno Bee Sunday, Feb. 17, 2013 | 11:07 PM Russian actress Yuliya Snigir plays a woman who’s not what she seems to be in the new action movie “A...
Pawn Sacrifice
Set during the Cold War, the drama recalls Bobby Fischer’s historic chess championship clash with the Soviets. Ed Zwick’s Pawn Sacrifice — starring Tobey Maguire as legendary chess player Bobby Fischer — is beginning the journey toward getting financed....
Hollywood style chess
Hollywood style chess match Posted By: Scott Harrison Posted On: 12:22 a.m. | June 13, 2012 Aug. 12, 1945: A Hollywood touch was added to one closing session of The Times-sponsored Pan-American Chess Congress, when screen stars became game...