Monday, February 15, 2010

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

Tom Cruise and 'M:I4' -- the new reality of film deals

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

The 'Mission: Impossible' star is the latest actor to see his share of box-office receipts scaled back to reflect the film industry's new economic realities.

The 'Mission: Impossible' star is the latest actor to see his share of box-office receipts scaled back to reflect the film industry's new economic realities.


American Cinema Editors honor 'Hurt Locker,' 'The Hangover'

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:36 AM PST

Eddie Awards also go to "Up" and "The Cove"; "30 Rock" and "Breaking Bad"are among the TV winners in Beverly Hills.


Doug Fieger dies at 57; leader of the L.A. band the Knack sang 'My Sharona'

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

The Knack was formed in 1978 and soon signed with Capitol Records. Fieger co-wrote 'My Sharona,' which was a No. 1 hit for six weeks in 1979. The tune was inspired by a former girlfriend.

Doug Fieger, leader of the Los Angeles-based power pop band the Knack who co-wrote and sang on the 1979 No. 1 hit "My Sharona," has died. He was 57.


Maggie Gyllenhaal contemplates (a certain kind of) moguldom

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 08:47 AM PST

With the climate for indie projects yielding less precipitation than the skies over British Columbia, the actress says she's trying to take a little more control over her roles.


Palin, Sanford, Young: Political tell-alls get down and dirty

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Sleaze and revenge dominate a recent rash of memoirs and campaign accounts.

When John F. Kennedy Jr. introduced George magazine in 1995, he was derided for his insistence on covering politics as lifestyle. The first issue featured Cindy Crawford on the cover, dressed as George Washington -- if Washington had ever worn a midriff-revealing top.


Sweet times for Emma Roberts

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

The young 'Valentine's Day' actress has life -- and love -- at her fingertips.

Just turned 19, tiny, pale-skinned actress Emma Roberts is in amused agreement with her "Valentine's Day" director Garry Marshall when she's told that he said her age group "makes love with its thumbs."


James Cameron on 'Avatar': 'It's my most personal film'

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 07:34 AM PST

"It's my most personal film because it so accurately reflects my childhood," he says.


Box office: 'Valentine's Day' dominates

Posted: 14 Feb 2010 10:52 AM PST

On what's looking to be a huge Presidents Day weekend at the box office, more moviegoers are looking to fall in love than enjoy a good fantasy or scare.

On what's looking to be a huge Presidents Day weekend at the box office, more moviegoers are looking to fall in love than enjoy a good fantasy or scare.


Angels & Airwaves venture into 'LOVE'

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

The new album is available as a free download, but the group also offers plenty to purchase.

The new album is available as a free download, but the group also offers plenty to purchase.


Where actors go to sign

Posted: 15 Feb 2010 12:00 AM PST

Fans catch up with the likes of 'Dr. Kildare' Richard Chamberlain, Jane Russell and 'Baywatch's' Gena Lee Nolin at the memorabilia show in Bubank.

What do you tell someone who still wants to see how Joan Van Ark is holding up, chat with Dr. Kildare and Wyatt Earp or look into the, um, eyes of a bevy of still-buoyant "Baywatch" babes?


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