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• Adrien Brody: action star
• Movie review: 'The Kids Are All Right'
• Album review: M.I.A.'s MAYA album
• Mary Gauthier, storyteller in song
• Will the American mainstream get to let the right one in?
• Will having Michael Moore on the academy board wreak havoc for the Oscars?
• Sunset Junction announces lineup for 30th anniversary celebration
• Lindsay Lohan's middle finger tells the judge what she really thinks
• CNN Mideast Affairs editor loses post after tweeting her respect for militant cleric
• Long Beach Blues Festival goes on hiatus; Blues Bash planned instead

Adrien Brody: action star Posted: 08 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT The 'skinny actor' bulked up to play an alien hunter in 'Predators,' opening Friday. It took some convincing, but he prevailed. He thinks his Oscar helped. The 'skinny actor' bulked up to play an alien hunter in 'Predators,' opening Friday. It took some convincing, but he prevailed. He thinks his Oscar helped.

Movie review: 'The Kids Are All Right' Posted: 08 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT An exceptional drama about what it means to be family, with outstanding performances from Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo. An exceptional drama about what it means to be family, with outstanding performances from Annette Bening, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffalo.

Album review: M.I.A.'s MAYA album Posted: 07 Jul 2010 05:23 PM PDT So, what if you're a female artist who puts politics first? And then, what happens when you start to feel the muscle that is your heart? So, what if you're a female artist who puts politics first? And then, what happens when you start to feel the muscle that is your heart?

Mary Gauthier, storyteller in song Posted: 08 Jul 2010 12:00 AM PDT On the new 'The Foundling' album, Mary Gauthier recounts her complex churn of emotions as an adoptee. One of the most electrifying moments at this year's Stagecoach country music festival had nothing to do with the high-wattage, big-budget stage productions that accompanied performances by the event's main attractions, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Brooks & Dunn and Sugarland.

Will the American mainstream get to let the right one in? Posted: 07 Jul 2010 08:32 PM PDT The major management shakeup at Overture last week threw a number of previously ironclad realities into question, chief among them was the status of "Let Me In."

Will having Michael Moore on the academy board wreak havoc for the Oscars? Posted: 07 Jul 2010 05:33 PM PDT Big Picture: The Academy has been shedding their image as Hollywood's most resistant-to-change institution.

Sunset Junction announces lineup for 30th anniversary celebration Posted: 07 Jul 2010 06:14 PM PDT The five stages will present plenty of local talent but so far, the festival is curiously bereft of the marquee names of the past.

Lindsay Lohan's middle finger tells the judge what she really thinks Posted: 07 Jul 2010 12:57 PM PDT The wayward starlet's respect might have been -- shock of all shocks -- merely skin deep.

CNN Mideast Affairs editor loses post after tweeting her respect for militant cleric Posted: 07 Jul 2010 03:12 PM PDT Octavia Nasr lost her post Wednesday amid mounting criticism of a message she posted on Twitter expressing sadness at the death of a Lebanese cleric.

Long Beach Blues Festival goes on hiatus; Blues Bash planned instead Posted: 07 Jul 2010 04:23 PM PDT On the bright side for blues fans, the Long Beach-based public radio station announced it will be carrying on the spirit of the festival with the KJAZZ Blues Bash.

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