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• Movie projector: Five new movies open, but 'Expendables' may kick butt again
• Television review: The Kids in the Hall's 'Death Comes to Town'
• 'Piranha 3D' director says it's 'Gremlins' for adults
• 'Mao's Last Dancer' follows Chinese defector Li Cunxin's odyssey
• Ricky Martin's autobiography to be published in November in both English and Spanish
• Colbert to host special celebrating end of combat operations in Iraq
• John Mellencamp talks 'No Better Than This' and Bob Dylan
• Fred Armisen already dating 'SNL' costar after Elisabeth Moss split
• Movie review: 'Mao's Last Dancer'
• Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival lands in Hollywood

Movie projector: Five new movies open, but 'Expendables' may kick butt again Posted: 19 Aug 2010 04:32 PM PDT Moviegoers may just stick with the same old action heroes.

Television review: The Kids in the Hall's 'Death Comes to Town' Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT Laughs? Chuckles, more like. Still, this miniseries about small-town murder provides context for the Canadian quintet's character comedy. Like getting into the Beatles via their later solo albums, I came at the Canadian comedy troupe the Kids in the Hall, whose self-titled series ran from 1989 to 1995 on HBO and CBS, late and backward, through the individual work of members Dave Foley ("NewsRadio"), Scott Thompson ( "The Larry Sanders Show") and Mark McKinney (the marvelous "Slings and Arrows," which he also co-wrote). ( Bruce McCulloch and Kevin McDonald are the other Kids, I write parenthetically but not slightingly.) Then I saw them at UCLA in 2007, warming up for their 2008 reunion tour, and did I laugh!

'Piranha 3D' director says it's 'Gremlins' for adults Posted: 19 Aug 2010 12:47 PM PDT French director Alexandre Aja has big plans for his remake of the Roger Corman horror cheapie.

'Mao's Last Dancer' follows Chinese defector Li Cunxin's odyssey Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT Opening this week, the biopic is based on the life of the famous ballet dancer. It required secret filming in his native country. Opening this week, the biopic is based on the life of the famous ballet dancer. It required secret filming in his native country.

Ricky Martin's autobiography to be published in November in both English and Spanish Posted: 19 Aug 2010 10:28 AM PDT Ricky Martin has picked an appropriate title for his autobiography: "Me."

Colbert to host special celebrating end of combat operations in Iraq Posted: 20 Aug 2010 03:42 AM PDT Stephen Colbert is dusting off his camouflage suit.

John Mellencamp talks 'No Better Than This' and Bob Dylan Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT The rocker, who's been touring with Dylan and recorded his new album with T Bone Burnett, drops by for a question-answer-performance session. The rocker, who's been touring with Dylan and recorded his new album with T Bone Burnett, drops by for a question-answer-performance session.

Fred Armisen already dating 'SNL' costar after Elisabeth Moss split Posted: 19 Aug 2010 06:26 PM PDT Armisen has already moved on with his 23-year-old costar Abby Elliott, a new report says.

Movie review: 'Mao's Last Dancer' Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT The biopic about Chinese defector and onetime ballet dancer Li Cunxin is most powerful during the dance scenes, choppy during other scenes from his life. The biopic about Chinese defector and onetime ballet dancer Li Cunxin is most powerful during the dance scenes, choppy during other scenes from his life.

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival lands in Hollywood Posted: 20 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT Immigration is a hot topic at the 14th annual festival, which includes documentaries and feature films such as Carlos Carrera's 'Backyard.' Immigration is a hot topic at the 14th annual festival, which includes documentaries and feature films such as Carlos Carrera's 'Backyard.'

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