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• Gabriel Byrne analyzes HBO's 'In Treatment' as Season 3 begins
• Die Antwoord prompts a big question
• Box office: 'Paranormal Activity 2' brings in $41.5 million; 'Hereafter' trails with $12-million start
• 'How I Met Your Mother' is going to 'get complicated'
• 'Lonesome' to screen at James Bridges Theater
• TV review: 'In Treatment'
• 'Secretariat' leads pack of movies holding well at box office
• Live review: Shakira at Staples Center
• L.A. Film Critics honor Paul Mazursky
• For a few days in Morelia, movies overthrow reality

Gabriel Byrne analyzes HBO's 'In Treatment' as Season 3 begins Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT Debra Winger is among the new set of patients for Byrne's character, Paul Weston. Debra Winger is among the new set of patients for Byrne's character, Paul Weston.

Die Antwoord prompts a big question Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT The rave-rap trio including Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er has fast-growing popularity. But some wonder if it's punking the world à la Ali G? Since February, the question has become so linked with South African "rave-rap" trio Die Antwoord that you'd be forgiven for thinking the cuss-word-laden query is actually part of the group's name.

Box office: 'Paranormal Activity 2' brings in $41.5 million; 'Hereafter' trails with $12-million start Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:33 PM PDT "Paranormal Activity" has grown from viral phenomenon into Hollywood franchise. "Paranormal Activity" has grown from viral phenomenon into Hollywood franchise.

'How I Met Your Mother' is going to 'get complicated' Posted: 25 Oct 2010 08:04 AM PDT After an uneven fifth season, the show has rebounded with a stronger focus, returning to the emotional and romantic journeys that make How I Met Your Mother more than just a sitcom.

'Lonesome' to screen at James Bridges Theater Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT The 1929 quasi-silent/quasi-talkie romantic drama has developed a cult status since its restoration in 1994. The freshly restored audio debuts at UCLA. It's hard to find anything in cinema history books about the 1929 quasi-silent/quasi-talkie romantic drama "Lonesome." The film wasn't a success upon release and faded into obscurity. But it has developed a cult status in the last 16 years, since a George Eastman House restoration of the picture debuted at the Telluride Film Festival.

TV review: 'In Treatment' Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT As Season 3 opens, Paul Weston is still a mess. This time, he has three patients with American-style issues that reflect his too. Their stories offer a rich, thematic cohesion. The third season of HBO's shrink drama "In Treatment" is the first not lifted directly from the original Israeli series "Be'Tipul," which ran for only two, and the difference shows almost immediately. Although still following the original conceit — each week, a series of patients visit psychotherapist Paul Weston ( Gabriel Byrne) in half-hour episodes, while in the last, Paul visits his own therapist (played for the first two seasons by Dianne Wiest) — this season is more noticeably American, not only in terms of the patients and their issues but also in how they so clearly reflect the issues Paul himself is facing.

'Secretariat' leads pack of movies holding well at box office Posted: 24 Oct 2010 02:34 PM PDT Disney's horce racing drama has dropped only 25% and 26% on its second and third weekends in theaters since its weak $12.5 debut. Disney's horce racing drama has dropped only 25% and 26% on its second and third weekends in theaters since its weak $12.5 debut.

Live review: Shakira at Staples Center Posted: 24 Oct 2010 05:34 PM PDT The pop diva mixes songs about sexual desire and romantic longing with tunes about her Colombian hometown and even a Metallica cover, to roaring support from her adoring fans. The pop diva mixes songs about sexual desire and romantic longing with tunes about her Colombian hometown and even a Metallica cover, to roaring support from her adoring fans.

L.A. Film Critics honor Paul Mazursky Posted: 24 Oct 2010 07:47 PM PDT The Oscar-nominated writer-director Paul Mazursky is this year's recipient of the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.'s Career Achievement Award. The Oscar-nominated writer-director Paul Mazursky is this year's recipient of the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn.'s Career Achievement Award.

For a few days in Morelia, movies overthrow reality Posted: 25 Oct 2010 12:00 AM PDT Against a backdrop of a drug war, the annual film festival in Mexico draws celebrities, filmmakers, fans. And for a short time, there is a new kind of normal. Against a backdrop of a drug war, the annual film festival in Mexico draws celebrities, filmmakers, fans. And for a short time, there is a new kind of normal.

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