Tuesday, January 5, 2010

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

PGA Awards nominate 'Star Trek' and 'Avatar' for best picture

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 08:38 AM PST

The PGA Awards usually skunk sci-fi fare, so the big jaw-droppers on its current list are "District 9" and "Star Trek."


Discovery, Imax and Sony to debut 3-D TV channel

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 07:08 AM PST

The new channel could debut in 2011.


Why are conservatives gunning for 'Avatar'?

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:17 PM PST

Pundits and bloggers on the right attack Hollywood for being out of touch with moviegoers, but "Avatar" turns this theory on its head.


Your cable is haunted

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

Spirits abound on 'Ghost Hunters' (Syfy), 'Paranormal State' (A & E), 'Ghost Lab' (Discovery) and 'Ghost Adventures' (Travel Channel).

Spirits abound on 'Ghost Hunters' (Syfy), 'Paranormal State' (A & E), 'Ghost Lab' (Discovery) and 'Ghost Adventures' (Travel Channel).


What 'Avatar' and James Cameron set in motion

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

The director's development of a new way to track facial expressions with a head-mounted camera moves performance-capture technology into realistic territory.

The box-office phenomenon "Avatar" has become well known for its technological advancements and visual triumphs -- it creates a photo-realistic universe where the alien creatures seem to live and breathe, its immersive 3-D somehow making viewers forget that they're watching images on a screen. So, how exactly did director James Cameron perform this feat and create a watershed moment in cinematic evolution?


Album review: Ke$ha is a wisecracking 'Animal'

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 03:21 PM PST

Ke$ha comes on like a well-worn worst nightmare, her manicure chewed and her morals thoroughly compromised.


Blunt advice for critics: Watch History Channel

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 11:38 PM PST

Emily Blunt has a suggestion for all those sticklers who demand real history in their film biographies.


At Consumer Electronics Show, 3-D TV will take center stage

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

Other trends expected to dominate the show, which runs Thursday through Sunday in Las Vegas, are TVs that connect to the Internet and mobile digital TV.

Grab the popcorn and 3-D glasses and get ready for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, the trade event that got its start as a gadget-fest but has emerged as an important showcase for new entertainment technology.


Elvis Presley, the actor

Posted: 05 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

The musical visionary's films add another dimension to a dynamic career. With his 75th birthday anniversary this week, American Cinematheque and Turner Classic Movies showcase his other talent.

Elvis Presley's gifts as a singer, producer and arranger, as an interpreter of emotions, likely made a step toward acting seem part of a natural progression. But his stirring musical vision -- his daring and imaginative blend of country, pop, gospel, R&B and rock 'n' roll -- rarely found an analogous expression in the 31 narrative films he made in Hollywood.


Nick Jonas gets serious in 'Who I Am' video, covers Owl City in concert

Posted: 04 Jan 2010 02:00 PM PST

There are many ways for a pop star to be more adult. The easiest -- and perhaps quickest -- is to suddenly get a little more risque. Another option is show off some black and white earnestness.


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