Sunday, December 20, 2009

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News


Bad week for Lil Wayne

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 05:31 PM PST

Law dog smells drugs, sentencing date set, 'Rebirth' released too soon.


Fashion: These award contenders know how to make a splash

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 12:37 PM PST

A look back at Emily Blunt, Marion Cotillard, Gabourey Sidibe and more on the red carpet.


The Dickensian state of film

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Despite a few bright spots, in the last 10 years cinema has shown a poverty of intelligence.

Charles Dickens probably never realized what a gift he'd given dithering journalists when he opened "A Tale of Two Cities" exactly 150 years ago with the classic sentence, "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." It's tempting to fall back on that venerable truism when examining the last decade of film, but the reality is that, frankly, it was close to the worst of times, with some good things thrown in to keep us from getting suicidal about the state of cinema.


A sorcerer of the big screen

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 04:30 PM PST

The man who brought 'Harry Potter' to Warner Bros. now has his own production company on the lot. His 'Sherlock Holmes' opens Christmas Day.

The gig : The 47-year-old Brit runs his own production company on the Warner Bros. lot. His most recent endeavors include the upcoming Christmas Day release "Sherlock Holmes," starring Robert Downey Jr.; this past summer's "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and its forthcoming sequels "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" parts I and II; and the computer-animated "Guardians of Ga'Hoole," directed by Zack Snyder of "300" fame.


Amy Winehouse's ex-husband says he's also going to be her next husband

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 04:42 PM PST

Blake Fielder-Civil has told a London paper that he and his ex-wife, Amy Winehouse, are engaged to be married.


Nick Cannon plays race car driver in an Audi R8

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 04:37 PM PST

The actor and rapper played race car driver for a day -- yes, Audi handed the keys to an R8 over to a mere Hollywood mortal.


'Survivor': Shambo dishes on Russell, the chickens and her infamous mullet

Posted: 19 Dec 2009 11:53 AM PST

Shannon "Shambo" Waters, a former chef in the Marine Corps from Renton, Wash., quickly became a fan favorite.


'District 9' landing on a disc near you

Posted: 20 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

Other releases: 'All About Steve,' 'Extract,' '(500) Days of Summer,' 'It Might Get Loud'

Other releases include: "All About Steve," "Extract," "(500) Days of Summer" and "It Might Get Loud."


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