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Larry King signs off
Movie projector: 'Tron: Legacy' will dominate 'Yogi Bear' and weak 'How Do You Know'
Béla Fleck's sonic surprise for the holiday season
James Mangold rides back to the Wild West
A Disney attraction that never was to be a film?
SAG Awards nominations: 'The King's Speech,' 'The Fighter' appear to be on a roll
Broadway's 'Spider-Man' needs a few more weeks to perfect its web slinging
Director Blake Edwards dies at 88
At home with Hitchcock
Backstreet Boys, New Kids on the Block duet to close Dick Clark's New Year's Eve TV special

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:41 AM PST

The man behind the microphone has hung up his suspenders.

The man behind the microphone has hung up his suspenders.

Movie projector: 'Tron: Legacy' will dominate 'Yogi Bear' and weak 'How Do You Know'

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 05:33 PM PST

The legacy of this weekend's box office seems certain to be a victory for a visual-effects-heavy event movie over a sophisticated adult comedy and a children's animated tale.

The legacy of this weekend's box office seems certain to be a victory for a visual-effects-heavy event movie over a sophisticated adult comedy and a children's animated tale.

Béla Fleck's sonic surprise for the holiday season

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

The banjo virtuoso and his Flecktones come to Southern California on a holiday tour with an ensemble of Tuvan throat singers.

It's tempting at this time of year, with worn-out Christmas tunes blaring nonstop through every grocery store, hair salon and shopping mall from here to the Atlantic, to believe that, musically speaking, there's nothing new under the holiday sun.

James Mangold rides back to the Wild West

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 06:05 PM PST

Western fans were mostly enamored of James Mangold's remake of "3:10 to Yuma" when it hit theaters three years ago.

Western fans were mostly enamored of James Mangold's remake of "3:10 to Yuma" when it hit theaters three years ago.

A Disney attraction that never was to be a film?

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 06:01 PM PST

EXCLUSIVE: Disney theme-park attractions couldn't be hotter as Hollywood source material.

EXCLUSIVE: Disney theme-park attractions couldn't be hotter as Hollywood source material.

SAG Awards nominations: 'The King's Speech,' 'The Fighter' appear to be on a roll

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 09:48 AM PST

The films score four SAG nominations each, while 'True Grit's' Jeff Bridges and Hailee Steinfeld also get nods.

Broadway's 'Spider-Man' needs a few more weeks to perfect its web slinging

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 05:55 PM PST

"Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" may not be switching on its lights for at least several more weeks.

"Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" may not be switching on its lights for at least several more weeks.

Director Blake Edwards dies at 88

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 10:16 AM PST

Blake Edwards, the veteran writer-director whose films include the "Pink Panther" comedies, "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Days of Wine and Roses" and "10" and whose legendary disputes with studio chiefs inspired his scathing Hollywood satire "S.O.B." has died.

At home with Hitchcock

Posted: 17 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST

Laurent Bouzereau's book "Hitchcock, Piece by Piece" features rare photographs and other memorabilia from the Hitchcock family archive.

Laurent Bouzereau's book "Hitchcock, Piece by Piece" features rare photographs and other memorabilia from the Hitchcock family archive.