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Critic's Notebook: 'Glee' sings to a forgotten generation
Generations mix and match at 'The Karate Kid' premiere
Why does Hollywood's heat of the summer box office feel so ice cold?
Hollywood Backlot: 'Dinner For Schmucks'
Television review: 'Pretty Little Liars'
Before 'Glee,' there was 'Cop Rock' and 'That's Life'
'Rooted in reality': Chatting with the cast and creators of 'United States of Tara'
Album review: Christina Aguilera's 'Bionic'
Album reviews: Jewel's 'Sweet and Wild'
With Sandra Bullock's new role, hope sinks

Critic's Notebook: 'Glee' sings to a forgotten generation

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT

Journey, Young MC and Cyndi Lauper. The show grooves to the '80s while turning stereotypes on their head. Finally, the music of tail-end boomers is heard.

Journey, Young MC and Cyndi Lauper. The show grooves to the '80s while turning stereotypes on their head. Finally, the music of tail-end boomers is heard.

Generations mix and match at 'The Karate Kid' premiere

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:42 AM PDT

The new "Karate Kid" got to meet the original "Karate Kid" Monday on the red carpet Monday at the Mann Village Theater in Westwood.

Why does Hollywood's heat of the summer box office feel so ice cold?

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 04:36 PM PDT

Big Picture: The real problem is that there hasn't been a really good original movie, since it's the original movies that bring a broader swath of eager new moviegoers.

Hollywood Backlot: 'Dinner For Schmucks'

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 08:58 AM PDT

Go behind the scenes with Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and more.

Television review: 'Pretty Little Liars'

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT

A missing teen, pretty girls with ugly secrets, high school -- mysteries abound in Rosewood.

A missing teen, pretty girls with ugly secrets, high school -- mysteries abound in Rosewood.

Before 'Glee,' there was 'Cop Rock' and 'That's Life'

Posted: 08 Jun 2010 12:00 AM PDT

The earlier TV musicals rivaled the current Fox hit in everything except ratings.

Audiences and critics have sung the praises of "Glee," which closes its season Tuesday. In addition to being one of the season's biggest pop culture hits, the comedy- drama about a high school glee club has succeeded where other shows that attempted to weave music into their storylines have failed.

'Rooted in reality': Chatting with the cast and creators of 'United States of Tara'

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 08:40 PM PDT

Creator Diablo Cody said blending this very serious - and incredibly complex - disorder with comedy was "such a fine line to walk on the show."

Album review: Christina Aguilera's 'Bionic'

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 07:20 PM PDT

Lady Gaga isn't the only one who's got friends in Williamsburg.

Lady Gaga isn't the only one who's got friends in Williamsburg.

Album reviews: Jewel's 'Sweet and Wild'

Posted: 07 Jun 2010 07:24 PM PDT

The singer loosens up her formerly clenched vocals while a cast of Music City regulars cranks out polished pop-twang.

The singer loosens up her formerly clenched vocals while a cast of Music City regulars cranks out polished pop-twang.