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• Word of Mouth: Gloomy dramas are a hard draw this film season
• Gwyneth Paltrow: Wild in the 'Country'
• 'Hunger Games': How director Gary Ross got the gig
• Big Picture: Red Medicine bans L.A. Times food critic, calls her irrational
• Dolly Parton, the Ramones, Julie Andrews among Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipients
• L.A. antipiracy raid nets $4 million in counterfeit goods
• Who were the media heroes of 2010? Nominations open
• Patience will be key for Discovery and Oprah Winfrey's OWN
• Comcast says NBC Universal deal won't close until 2011
• Matt Damon: Steven Soderbergh really does plan to retire from filmmaking

Word of Mouth: Gloomy dramas are a hard draw this film season Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST In what might be a sign of the troubled times, audiences are avoiding dark and challenging films like 'Rabbit Hole' and 'Frankie and Alice.' To compensate, some are playing up a hopeful message. In what might be a sign of the troubled times, audiences are avoiding dark and challenging films like 'Rabbit Hole' and 'Frankie and Alice.' To compensate, some are playing up a hopeful message.

Gwyneth Paltrow: Wild in the 'Country' Posted: 23 Dec 2010 12:00 AM PST The well-mannered Paltrow relished playing a fallen star in her new film, 'Country Strong.' The singing was no big deal. But performing at a country awards show? Surreal and challenging, she says. The well-mannered Paltrow relished playing a fallen star in her new film, 'Country Strong.' The singing was no big deal. But performing at a country awards show? Surreal and challenging, she says.

'Hunger Games': How director Gary Ross got the gig Posted: 22 Dec 2010 04:45 PM PST As the director of the 2003 horse-racing drama "Seabiscuit" and the arch 1998 comedy "Pleasantville," Ross wasn't an obvious choice to helm the dystopian fantasy.

Big Picture: Red Medicine bans L.A. Times food critic, calls her irrational Posted: 22 Dec 2010 07:32 PM PST The Vietnamese fusion joint booted Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila this week and posted a notice on the Internet that suggested other restaurants might consider doing the same. The Vietnamese fusion joint booted Times restaurant critic S. Irene Virbila this week and posted a notice on the Internet that suggested other restaurants might consider doing the same.

Dolly Parton, the Ramones, Julie Andrews among Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipients Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:57 PM PST They will be recognized by the Recording Academy with Lifetime Achievement Awards on the eve of the Feb. 13 Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles.

L.A. antipiracy raid nets $4 million in counterfeit goods Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:47 PM PST Most of the merchandise was seized from vendors and flea markets downtown, including downtown's Santee Alley, long a favorite spot for counterfeiters. Most of the merchandise was seized from vendors and flea markets downtown, including downtown's Santee Alley, long a favorite spot for counterfeiters.

Who were the media heroes of 2010? Nominations open Posted: 22 Dec 2010 06:38 PM PST Big Picture casts its gaze back over 2010 and wonders who should make a list of the media heroes of the year gone by. Big Picture casts its gaze back over 2010 and wonders who should make a list of the media heroes of the year gone by.

Patience will be key for Discovery and Oprah Winfrey's OWN Posted: 22 Dec 2010 03:54 PM PST There are probably over-the-top expectations that the channel will explode right out of the box. There are probably over-the-top expectations that the channel will explode right out of the box.

Comcast says NBC Universal deal won't close until 2011 Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:00 PM PST Its proposed deal to acquire control of General Electric Co.'s NBC Universal won't get through its regulatory review or close before the end of 2010.

Matt Damon: Steven Soderbergh really does plan to retire from filmmaking Posted: 22 Dec 2010 12:33 PM PST The only filmmaker nominated twice in the same year for the Academy Award for best director (for "Traffic" and "Erin Brockovich") is weary of moviemaking. The only filmmaker nominated twice in the same year for the Academy Award for best director (for "Traffic" and "Erin Brockovich") is weary of moviemaking.

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