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• Faces to Watch 2011
• A happy medium between animation and live action
• Rehab television shows: intervention or exploitation?
• Hollywood remakes of European films: Who's copying whom?
• Chuck Berry falls ill during Chicago show; but refuses hospital
• Quincy Jones' long and restless song
• The Sunday Conversation: William H. Macy

Faces to Watch 2011 Posted: 01 Jan 2011 12:49 PM PST From William Leavitt to the girl who's got the dragon tattoo -- who should you keep an eye on this year in movies, TV, music and the arts?

A happy medium between animation and live action Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST The blurring of lines between the genres has created opportunities for directors, cinematographers and others to transfer their skills. When Gore Verbinski was directing his upcoming movie, "Rango," a spaghetti western-like tale set in a desert town overrun by bandits, he did what he typically does: have his principal actors, led by Johnny Depp and fellow cast members that include Harry Dean Stanton, Abigail Breslin and Ray Winstone, act out key scenes.

Rehab television shows: intervention or exploitation? Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST VH1's 'Celebrity Rehab' and A&E's 'Intervention' series are causing some professionals in the rehab field to worry that such programs about addiction are exploiting patients at their most vulnerable. Leif Garrett didn't want to go to rehab — or at least not "Celebrity Rehab."

Hollywood remakes of European films: Who's copying whom? Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST Some of the foreign filmmakers are imitating Hollywood in the first place. Given all of the Hollywood remakes of recent European films, it is worth asking: Who in Hollywood best channels French movie star Sophie Marceau?

Chuck Berry falls ill during Chicago show; but refuses hospital Posted: 02 Jan 2011 05:00 AM PST About an hour into a rapidly-deteriorating concert at the Congress Theater Saturday night, Chuck Berry slumped over an accompanist's keyboard before being helped offstage.

Quincy Jones' long and restless song Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST The peerless producer has a new book and album, but he's in a looking-back mood too. It had been a long night — a concert, a reunion with an old friend, a midnight meal — but as the clock ticked past 2 a.m. Quincy Jones sat in a rare state of silence in his estate at the very top of Bel-Air. The man they call Q nodded at the cellphone sitting on the kitchen counter.

The Sunday Conversation: William H. Macy Posted: 02 Jan 2011 12:00 AM PST The actor discusses his new Showtime series, 'Shameless,' Chicago theater and his respect for writers. Oscar-nominated actor William H. Macy, 60, takes on his first regular series role with "Shameless," Showtime's new dramedy also starring Emmy Rossum and Joan Cusack, which premieres Jan. 9. It's based on a British series created by executive producer Paul Abbott that he and John Wells adapted for American audiences.

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