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• Fantasia Barrino opens up about her dark days and her painful healing process
• Countdown to Emmys: Feeding the stars
• Movie projector: 'Avatar' re-release a wild card as 'Takers' and 'Last Exorcism' debut
• Remembering the Chicano Moratorium
• Blockbuster tells Hollywood studios it's preparing for mid-September bankruptcy
• 'Machete' premiere: Jessica Alba, Robert Rodriguez and lowriders in downtown L.A.
• 'Star Wars Uncut': The world remakes a classic
• Los Lobos: Live at Amoeba Music in Hollywood
• 18-game NFL season could mean a new TV partner, permanent date for Super Bowl
• Movie review: 'The Last Exorcism'

Fantasia Barrino opens up about her dark days and her painful healing process Posted: 27 Aug 2010 09:01 AM PDT "I was so numb. I was so out of it. I've never been to that place before. It was so scary. It was the darkest place that anybody would want to be."

Countdown to Emmys: Feeding the stars Posted: 26 Aug 2010 05:48 PM PDT It takes a small army of cooks and servers to satisfy the appetites of the 3,600 guests at the Governors Ball. Call it a careful choreography of communication and timing.

Movie projector: 'Avatar' re-release a wild card as 'Takers' and 'Last Exorcism' debut Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:27 PM PDT Hollywood executives, in predicting weekend box office, admit they're mystified by "Avatar: Special Edition."

Remembering the Chicano Moratorium Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT Members of Los Illegals and Tierra recall that day. They and others will mark the 40th anniversary with concert and other festivities Saturday. Members of Los Illegals and Tierra recall that day. They and others will mark the 40th anniversary with concert and other festivities Saturday.

Blockbuster tells Hollywood studios it's preparing for mid-September bankruptcy Posted: 26 Aug 2010 04:07 PM PDT Blockbuster is hoping to use its time in Chapter 11 to restructure a crippling debt load of nearly $1 billion and escape leases on 500 or more of it 3,425 stores in the U.S.

'Machete' premiere: Jessica Alba, Robert Rodriguez and lowriders in downtown L.A. Posted: 26 Aug 2010 04:13 PM PDT Who needs limos? Jessica Alba, Cheech Marin and director Robert Rodriguez were among those arriving at the "Machete" premiere Wednesday in custom lowriders.

'Star Wars Uncut': The world remakes a classic Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:11 PM PDT Bow ties, pizza, kids and many mouthed sound effects are some of the homemade tricks ad stunts used to reenact George Lucas' masterpiece.

Los Lobos: Live at Amoeba Music in Hollywood Posted: 26 Aug 2010 04:31 PM PDT The band had promised a five- or six-song set, but ended up running through 10 tunes in a free performance that ran just about an hour The band had promised a five- or six-song set, but ended up running through 10 tunes in a free performance that ran just about an hour.

18-game NFL season could mean a new TV partner, permanent date for Super Bowl Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:33 PM PDT A longer season would give the NFL some juice to try to get the networks to pay more for rights. A longer season would give the NFL some juice to try to get the networks to pay more for rights.

Movie review: 'The Last Exorcism' Posted: 27 Aug 2010 12:00 AM PDT With some frights from demons, it stands up nicely to DIY-tinged shiver stalwarts "The Blair Witch Project" and "Paranormal Activity." With some frights from demons, it stands up nicely to DIY-tinged shiver stalwarts "The Blair Witch Project" and "Paranormal Activity."

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