L.A. Times - Entertainment News

Pop music notes on the decade: Authenticity takes a holiday
Jackson tribute organizer in liquidation
Twitter briefly blocked; 'Iranian Cyber Army' claims responsibility
Google convicted in French copyright case
Eli Roth, a war hero to rabbis?
Photographer on bike rams Anne Hathaway's car
Ozomatli as cultural ambassadors
'Nine' isn't the sum of its glittery parts
'The Runaways' trailer: Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning rock

Pop music notes on the decade: Authenticity takes a holiday

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 08:15 AM PST

Emotions were fed through Auto-Tune, and downloading wrecked the industry. But things appear to be changing for the better.

Jackson tribute organizer in liquidation

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

The Austrian company that was organizing a global Michael Jackson tribute in London is being dissolved and will not be able to put on a star-studded show in honor of the King of Pop.

Twitter briefly blocked; 'Iranian Cyber Army' claims responsibility

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 06:08 AM PST

Hackers briefly blocked access to the popular Internet messaging service Twitter, steering traffic to another Web site where a group reportedly calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army" claimed responsibility.

Google convicted in French copyright case

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 05:11 AM PST

The search giant must pay $430,000 in damages and interest to a French publisher after making its works available online.

PARIS — A Paris court has convicted Google Inc. in a copyright infringement case over online publication of French books.

Eli Roth, a war hero to rabbis?

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 08:34 AM PST

Eli Roth talks about the changing legacy of director Quentin Tarantino and his own experience dealing with a surprising new fan base.

Photographer on bike rams Anne Hathaway's car

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

No injuries are reported in West Hollywood incident in which a man believed to be a paparazzo struck an auto carrying the actress and her boyfriend Adam Shulman.

Some people will do anything for a photograph.

Ozomatli as cultural ambassadors

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Sent around the world by the State Department, the L.A. band learns from and shares with its new audiences.

When Americans abroad experience culture shock, it usually doesn't involve several thousand volts of electricity whipping across their bodies. But when a wayward power surge sent Raúl Pacheco, guitarist for the hometown-favorite L.A. group Ozomatli, flying across a stage in Madagascar some months ago, his bandmates initially thought that he was just letting the musical spirit move him.

'Nine' isn't the sum of its glittery parts

Posted: 18 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Oscar, Tony and Grammy winners fail to turn the Rob Marshall musical into something as engaging as 'Chicago.'

Oscar, Tony and Grammy winners fail to turn the Rob Marshall musical into something as engaging as 'Chicago.'