Movie heralded the end of the silent film era and the advent of talkies Story of a young Jewish boy who defies father to sing popular music inspired by star%27s own story New three-disc set comes with ...

"The Jazz Singer" starring Al Jolson, the first movie that incorporated synchronized speaking parts for its actors, was released on this day in history, Oct. 6, 1927. Primitive by today’s standards, ...

Al Jolson wasn't the first choice to star in "The Jazz Singer," even though it was inspired by a Jolson concert and is partially based on his life story. But when the actor chosen for the lead role, ...

Movie at Studio City Branch Library: “La La Land” (2016), 2:30 p.m. May 19. 12511 Moorpark St. 818-755-7873. www.lapl.org Movie at Burbank Central Library: “A Dog’s Purpose” (2017), 4 p.m. May 19. 110 ...

The Old Town Music Hall in El Segundo hosts an Al Jolson Film Festival this weekend to celebrate the “World’s Greatest Entertainer,” which he was dubbed in the 1930s, birthday. “The Jazz Singer” will ...

The 1930 movie musical “Mammy" is an important -- if almost shockingly racially insensitive -- piece in the canon of the legendary Al Jolson's career. “Mammy" stars “The World's Greatest Entertainer" ...

McQueen narrates the story of his father who narrowly escaped death as a young man in Florida in his new film 'Sunshine State,' which incorporates footage from 'The Jazz Singer.' By Degen Pener Deputy ...