Monday, April 5, 2010

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

The gods smile on 'Clash of the Titans' remake

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT


As decisions go, it was the same kind that faced the 1970s souls who had to pick just the right warlock-and-serpent mural for their customized van. Should the Pegasus be white or black? Maybe glowing red eyes too? And what if -- instead of noble feathers -- the mighty steed of myth came with a killer pair of bat wings?


Box office: 'Clash of the Titans' leads the class

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT


The movie is No. 1 for the weekend with an estimated domestic haul of $61.4 million.

Apple's iPad and the NCAA Final Four were no match for Zeus and Perseus.


'Clash of the Titans' opens big; Tyler Perry still has it; and DreamWorks' 'Dragon' shows some fire

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 12:14 PM PDT


It wasn't so much a clash as it was a rout.

It wasn't so much a clash as it was a rout.


'The Amazing Race': Back in the saddle again

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 08:20 AM PDT


This week's installment had everything that makes "The Amazing Race" addictive television: major reversals, local color and surprises aplenty, as several teams made decisions that put them in the lead or had them removed from the race.


Live feed! Amber Riley sings at Easter Egg Roll; Justin Bieber, 'Glee' cast to perform

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 08:37 AM PDT


Riley knocked out the national anthem Monday to start the White House Easter Egg Roll before Michelle Obama introduced the event


Actor who played Jimmy Chitwood in 'Hoosiers' made the most of his one big shot

Posted: 04 Apr 2010 05:45 PM PDT


Maris Valainis, 47 and now living in Southland, is still recognized from his portrayal of the player who made the winning jumper in the 1986 film, one of the most beloved sports movies of all time. The Indiana native's acting career was short-lived, but his cinematic basket is immortal.

The man who made perhaps the most famous shot in cinematic hoops history never played high school basketball.


'Adventure Time With Finn & Jake' enters a wild new world

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT


The new Cartoon Network show takes place in a fantastical land of strange characters.

“Adventure Time With Finn & Jake,” a new animated series getting its official premiere Monday on the Cartoon Network (there were sneak previews in March) strikes me as a kind of companion piece to the network's currently airing “Chowder” and “The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack. "


Jackson doctor due in court to face possible trial

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 07:50 AM PDT


Conrad Murray could lose his medical license if prosecutors get their way.

LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray, is due in court Monday on an involuntary manslaughter charge stemming from the King of Pop's sudden death last June.


Live: Wadada Leo Smith and his Golden Quartet

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT


The trumpeter taps into Miles Davis' fire and finesse Saturday night at Barnsdall Gallery Theater.

The spirit of Miles Davis was in the air at Barnsdall Gallery Theater on Saturday night. A genre deeply tied to its history, jazz is somewhat unique in that its players are inevitably linked to those who defined their given instrument's sound. Take on the saxophone and John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins shadow your work. Master the piano and the names Bill Evans and Thelonious Monk are frequently invoked.


Welcome to Nude York

Posted: 05 Apr 2010 12:00 AM PDT


A handful of art exhibits featuring the undraped human form have even the jaded locals buzzing.

The notice at the entrance to the show at the Museum of Modern Art warned of nudity "and other images which may be disturbing to some." Visitor discretion was advised.


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