Friday, March 26, 2010

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News


Movie projector: 'Dragon' set to open well below 2009's 'Monsters'

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:50 PM PDT

The DreamWorks Animation film will probably sell $40 million to $45 million worth of tickets, less than the studio's last animated feature, "Monsters vs. Aliens."


Will Angelina Jolie wake Sleeping Beauty?

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 07:41 AM PDT

With "Maleficent," the postmodern take on "Sleeping Beauty," gaining momentum at Disney, there's also a star who could be surging with it: Angelina Jolie.


Hollywood wants movie bets off the table

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The MPAA tells regulators that plans for two futures exchanges would tarnish the industry's integrity and reputation.

Hollywood's big movie studios are trying to ensure that there's no future for box-office futures.


Maximum R&B: Dangerbird gets retro with the Codeine Velvet Club

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 06:55 PM PDT

The Codeine Velvet Club take a spirited trip through record collections past.

The Codeine Velvet Club take a spirited trip through record collections past.


Culp & Cosby: A special bond

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Bill Cosby says the death of onetime costar Robert Culp on Wednesday makes him feel as if he's lost a protective older brother.

Robert Culp and Bill Cosby knew they were taking a risk in the mid-1960s when the actors teamed up as globe-trotting spies in "I Spy." The NBC series was the first drama in American television to feature an African American actor in a lead role.


'Hot Tub Time Machine': A blast of laughs from the past

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

John Cusack and his buds travel back to 1986 to find politically incorrect jokes and nonstop humor.

Who doesn't have fun in a hot tub? Or hasn't tested, at least once, the more-bodies-more-fun principle?


'Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang' by Chelsea Handler

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The comic and E! talk show host may have an upscale new life, but she still has plenty of nutty situations and kooky friends in her latest essay collection.

There's no question about it: Chelsea Handler is smart and funny. But is that enough?


'Idol's' Paige Miles: 'It wasn't my best and the judges ripped me for it'

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 04:47 PM PDT

She acknowledged that her singing wasn't up to snuff this week, but she says she was still surprised to be going home.


Celebrating Fela Kuti's 'The '69 Los Angeles Sessions' reissue

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 05:31 PM PDT

Those lucky enough to catch the musical "FELA!" on Broadway know that a transformative scene takes place in Los Angeles in 1969.

Those lucky enough to catch the musical "FELA!" on Broadway know that a transformative scene takes place in Los Angeles in 1969.


Katie Holmes, indie queen?

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:41 PM PDT

She is negotiating to join the cast of the cop drama "Son of No One."


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