Wednesday, March 24, 2010

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News


Ann Powers: Underconfident, the Idols overreach

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:42 AM PDT

This group of survivors lacks both inner strength and the crucial Idol spirit of daring fun.


'Lost:' Nestor Carbonell talks about the ageless wonder he plays

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:39 AM PDT

Fans would have rejoiced to learn, finally, who the ageless wonder Richard Alpert really is, but we got so much more: a poignant character study packed with answers of the ginormous variety.


James Cameron vs. Glenn Beck: Is the director making a bid for a cable-news show?

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 08:46 AM PDT

What might have been a very unremarkable DVD-release party for "Avatar" on Tuesday night turned into a very sharp barrage of words from Cameron, in which he spared little quarter for Glenn Beck.


'Fly Girls' is more 'stow your tray tables' than 'wild blue yonder' fare

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

CW's show about Virgin America flight attendants is tame by mile-high club standards.

CW's show about Virgin America flight attendants is tame by mile-high club standards.


Michael Bay on 3-D conversion: 'Right now, it looks like fake 3-D'

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 05:13 PM PDT

Though he's an unlikely voice when it comes to issues of artistic merit, Bay is nothing if not blunt about his reservations.


Hollywood prop shop helps re-create the past

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

At Jim and Pam Elyea's company History for Hire, rentals are backed up with research. The North Hollywood firm has survived by avoiding debt and specializing in hard-to-find historical props.

The movie: an adaptation of Sara Gruen's 2006 bestselling novel "Water for Elephants," about a veterinary student who quits his studies to join a traveling circus.


Blockbuster holds onto Warner in struggle to survive

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:33 PM PDT

Blockbuster Inc. has gotten some much needed flexibility for the rest of the year from one of its top movie suppliers.


Not even Oprah Winfrey's own partners know what she'll do

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 07:28 PM PDT

Winfrey is full of surprises.


'New Moon' DVD sells 4 million units on first weekend

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 01:39 PM PDT

The figure included discs sold directly to consumers, not rentals, digital downloads or video-on-demand.


Could Taylor Lautner be feeling invincible?

Posted: 23 Mar 2010 06:37 PM PDT

The race to direct the new Lautner movie "Abduction" is entering the homestretch.


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