Thursday, December 31, 2009

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News


Sandra Bullock may buck Oscar history with role in 'Blind Side'

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 06:02 PM PST

Popular, mainstream actors like her often miss out when the Academy Awards are handed out, but the inspirational movie may make a difference.


A new Disney Channel niche: adults

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

The cable network hopes to widen its demographic with its new family-centric sitcom 'Good Luck Charlie.'

If dying is easy and comedy is hard, then writing comedy for Disney Channel must be harder still.


Lily Cole already has a fan in Terry Gilliam

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 12:00 AM PST

The director of the new film 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' says audiences won't be able to take their eyes off the 21-year-old British model.

The director of the new film 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' says audiences won't be able to take their eyes off the 21-year-old British model.


'District 9' director Neill Blomkamp says no to Hollywood

Posted: 31 Dec 2009 07:37 AM PST

"I don't want to do high-budget films," he says.


John Kerry says if Fox signal goes off Time Warner Cable he'll ask FCC to step in

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 05:39 PM PST

Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), the chairman of the powerful Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Communication, Technology and the Internet, again weighed in on the dispute between News Corp.'s Fox and Time Warner Cable over distribution of the former's local TV stations and several cable channels.


DJ A-Trak: Blurring the lines and building a global picture

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 05:00 PM PST

A few years ago, the majority of kids turning out for DJ A-Trak shows were what he called "uber DJ fans" who preferred to film him for YouTube clips, as opposed to doing what his mixing suggested: dance.


Carey to Kerry: Not interested in arbitration with Time Warner Cable

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:45 PM PST

The News Corp. exec wrote the senator and said, "We strongly believe this is an issue that needs to be settled at the bargaining table ..."


Thinkway chief says John Lasseter is a true toy master

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:48 PM PST

Albert Chan, president and CEO of Thinkway Toys, is a toy master whose company was an early part of the Pixar success story.


Ke$ha sets a new chart record in advance of her debut

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 03:51 PM PST

Dance artist Ke$ha benefited from post-holiday online shoppers, setting a new record on the Billboard charts for the most ever digital single sales for a female artist.


Why 'Inglourious Basterds' will win best picture at the Oscars (part 2)

Posted: 30 Dec 2009 02:50 PM PST

Film critics loved it , it was hugely successful ($300 million worldwide), and it's got one of the highest cool factors in the biz.


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