Search results for "searching for bobby fischer".

A child chess prodigy refuses to harden himself to become a champion.

Searching For Bobby Fischer664 9-293It's no snap making chess a subject of high drama for nonfanatics. Sportswriter Fred Waitzkin...chess prodigy son, Josh, in the book Searching for Bobby Fischer. Now writer Steven Zaillian (Awakenings...

Near the top of the A-list of Hollywood screenwriters, Steven Zaillian has also proved a capable director, first with his highly-praised debut "Searching for Bobby Fischer" (1993) and later with his…

Possessing as much flash, energy and intelligence as anyone currently in the game, Laurence Fishburne has certainly played his share of regulation black hoodlums and threats but also has benefited…

A versatile, seasoned player on both stage and screen, Joe Mantegna first garnered national prominence for his work with writer-director David Mamet, earning a Tony award for “Glengarry Glen Ross” in…

One of the rare Hollywood talents who excelled at both acting and directing, Sydney Pollack fell haphazardly into a craft that eventually earned him three Oscar nominations and one Academy Award.…

For years, character actor David Paymer appeared in a multitude of film and television projects, though his name remained unrecognizable to most. But that all began to change with his breakthrough…

A leading producer of diverse Hollywood features and Broadway productions, Scott Rudin was seen as a show business wunderkind when he was named President of Production at 20th Century Fox at the age…