Friday, December 4, 2009

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News


Pioneering 'Monk' ends its run Friday

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

The series about a neurotic detective helped blur the line between cable and broadcast fare.

The series about a neurotic detective helped blur the line between cable and broadcast fare.


Silversun Pickups stunned at picking up Grammy nod

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 04:42 PM PST

It's taken nearly 10 years to get there, but the pride of the Silver Lake scene finally has been recognized by the establishment.


Movie projector: 'Blind Side' set to win slow post-Thanksgiving weekend

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 04:43 PM PST

Other openers include "Brothers," "The Last Station" and "Armored."


Controversy surrounds Adam Lambert's canceled appearances

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

A conservative group says his AMA performance was 'indecent and inappropriate.'

The decision by ABC to cancel Adam Lambert's upcoming appearance on the late night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and to remove him from the potential roster of New Year's Rockin' Eve performers continued to create controversy Thursday, as a conservative Christian group defended its decision to protest Lambert's sexually suggestive performance last month at the American Music Awards.


Taylor Lautner may become boy-toy hero 'Max Steel'

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 06:36 PM PST

The Paramount movie about a teenage superhero could be the teen wolf's next project.


Review: 'Serious Moonlight'

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Meg Ryan takes husband Timothy Hutton hostage to prevent his walking out on her in this comedy directed by Cheryl Hines. The movie feels like a tribute to its screenwriter, the late Adrienne Shelly.

Meg Ryan takes husband Timothy Hutton hostage to prevent his walking out on her in this comedy directed by Cheryl Hines. The movie feels like a tribute to its screenwriter, the late Adrienne Shelly.


Trouble on the Strip? Key Club closes, hopes to reopen soon

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 04:38 PM PST

President Keith Pressman says the venue, which plans to add a new partner, could reopen by February even as the live-music market in Hollywood and the Strip continues to struggle.


'The Last Station'

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

The complicated marriage between Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sofya has been turned into a showcase for tasty acting by Christopher Plummer and Helen Mirren.

He was the celebrated author of "War and Peace," but the last years of Leo Tolstoy's life were all war and no peace. The savage rivalry for his attention and legacy between his redoubtable wife and his craftiest disciple that overshadowed his final days has now been turned into a showcase for tasty acting by performers who really know how to sink their teeth into roles.


Review: 'Up in the Air'

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

George Clooney plays a corporate hatchet man in Jason Reitman's funny yet poignant film.

George Clooney plays a corporate hatchet man in Jason Reitman's funny yet poignant film.


Review: 'Everybody's Fine'

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Robert De Niro makes one forgive his recent forays into comic fluff with an arresting performance as a concerned father in this remake of a 1990 Italian film.

Robert De Niro makes one forgive his recent forays into comic fluff with an arresting performance as a concerned father in this remake of a 1990 Italian film.


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