Monday, May 31, 2010

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News


A father in World War II

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT


A reporter recalls her dad, defined by his service in the Pacific.

A reporter recalls her dad, defined by his service in the Pacific.


Céline Dion is pregnant with twins

Posted: 31 May 2010 08:23 AM PDT


The Canadian songstress is reportedly "ecstatic."


'Breaking Bad': Making that feeling last

Posted: 31 May 2010 08:09 AM PDT


Finding the characters' perfect moment.


This isn't CNN's prime time

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT


Campbell Brown's voluntary exit from the 8 p.m. slot illustrates the news network's struggles as it turns 30.

Campbell Brown felt a mounting sense of futility as average viewership for her prime-time CNN show sank to around 500,000 this year.


A tale of Korean War heroism

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:00 AM PDT


U.S. Marine Chew-Een Lee's bravery at the battle of the Chosin Reservoir is a focus of Smithsonian Channel documentary.

When Chew-Een Lee was growing up in western Sacramento during World War II, he was eager to enlist in the military to fight for his country. He joined the ROTC in high school and enlisted in the Marine Corps as soon as he graduated.


Dennis Hopper's on-screen tribute, coming this fall

Posted: 30 May 2010 07:26 PM PDT



Israeli filmmaker adopts camel race dream

Posted: 30 May 2010 07:52 PM PDT


Ezry Keydar lives in the desert and wants Bedouins and camels to stay part of the natural and cultural scene. He is helping a dreamer set up a camel race. Besides, he can't finish his film without it.

Ezry Keydar and Nadav Ben Israel, two Israeli filmmakers, began making a documentary last year about a Bedouin man's dream of restoring camel races and cultural pride. But even before the film has been finished, his dream has become theirs.


VIDEO: 'Idol' Top 10 reunion (minus one), jam session at 'Dream' house

Posted: 30 May 2010 09:46 AM PDT


Our last night with the Idols was a dizzying affair, but the group seemed to get a second wind once reunited around the piano..


L.A.'s 'Ring' cycle begins with protests outside, mixed reaction inside

Posted: 30 May 2010 02:16 PM PDT


Banners denounced Wagner and the county's decision late last year to approve an emergency loan for the financially stretched opera company.


Black Eyed Peas' Will.i.am on rave culture

Posted: 30 May 2010 01:51 PM PDT


"The underground is bigger than the surface. That's what people don't understand."