L.A. Times - Entertainment News

'Spider-Man' delays its opening one more time
Sarah Palin chasing the legendary Mr. T
How many producers does a movie need?
Movie projector: 'Green Hornet' has plenty of buzz, 'The Dilemma' may have a problem
Golden parties: The fun starts days before the Globes
Lissie's next career stop is at the Music Box in Los Angeles
'Sherlock Holmes 2': Robert Downey Jr.'s 'recovery group' idea for sequel survivors
Hollywood shines light on director Jafar Panahi's sentencing in Iran
Top 10 video games of December and full year 2010
72 Hours: Aurelio, a Beefheart tribute and Jimmy Webb lead this weekend's gig list

'Spider-Man' delays its opening one more time

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 07:39 AM PST

A new ending? A new opening date.

Posted: 14 Jan 2011 08:29 AM PST

Sarah Palin provokes love and hate. Now both fans and frenemies can always have a dose of Sarah within reach. It's a novelty. It's a talking keychain. It's "Sarah Palin in Your Pocket."

How many producers does a movie need?

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:11 PM PST

Ryan Kavanaugh is one of six producers listed for 'The Fighter,' but the film academy allows only three for its purposes. He was cut, he appealed, and he lost.

Ryan Kavanaugh is one of six producers listed for 'The Fighter,' but the film academy allows only three for its purposes. He was cut, he appealed, and he lost.

Movie projector: 'Green Hornet' has plenty of buzz, 'The Dilemma' may have a problem

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 02:45 PM PST

The 3-D super-hero action comedy starring Seth Rogen, is well positioned to be No. 1 this holiday weekend.

The 3-D super-hero action comedy starring Seth Rogen, is well positioned to be No. 1 this holiday weekend.

Golden parties: The fun starts days before the Globes

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 06:18 PM PST

Awards appetizers: Friday and Saturday bring a surprisingly hefty lineup of pre-Globes celebrations, as Hollywood's top companies and agencies toasting their nominees and praying with other fabulous entities riding the wave.

Lissie's next career stop is at the Music Box in Los Angeles

Posted:

Lissie opens her North American tour with an eye on bigger things.

A year and a half ago, local singer-songwriter Lissie was on a flight back to Los Angeles from Nashville, where she'd been working on her debut album with Kings of Leon producer Jacquire King. Things in L.A. had taken a turn for the worse since Lissie — a native of Rock Island, Ill., born Elisabeth Maurus — first moved here in 2004 to pursue music: A casual artists' community she'd helped establish in Beachwood Canyon had been infiltrated by "snotty Hollywood people," she says, and the dissolution of a long romantic relationship had estranged her from many of her ex's pals.

'Sherlock Holmes 2': Robert Downey Jr.'s 'recovery group' idea for sequel survivors

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:10 PM PST

The new film, starring Downey Jr. and Jude Law, is due for release in December.

Hollywood shines light on director Jafar Panahi's sentencing in Iran

Posted:

Paul Haggis urges stars to wear white ribbons in support of directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, sentenced to six years in prison. Iranian directors speak out on Iran's actions.

Paul Haggis urges stars to wear white ribbons in support of directors Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, sentenced to six years in prison. Iranian directors speak out on Iran's actions.

Top 10 video games of December and full year 2010

Posted: 13 Jan 2011 08:02 PM PST

Call of Duty: Black Ops was No. 1, and though sales of games played on consoles fell, sales generated by PCs, smart phones and online virtual goods grew last year.