Tuesday, April 26, 2011

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

'16 and Pregnant,' 'Teen Mom' women become tabloid subjects

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The females featured on the MTV series started as inspirational, cautionary reality TV figures. Now they're tracked as celebrities by TMZ, In Touch, Us Weekly and more.

The females featured on the MTV series started as inspirational, cautionary reality TV figures. Now they're tracked as celebrities.


Phoebe Snow, singer of 1970s hit 'Poetry Man,' dies at 60

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:27 AM PDT


Phoebe Snow received wide acclaim for her self-titled album, which showed off her multi-octave range and musical versatility. She had suffered a brain hemorrhage in January 2010.

Phoebe Snow, a singer and songwriter who gained fame with her 1974 self-titled album that featured the hit single "Poetry Man," has died. She was 60.


Poly Styrene, influential singer for X-Ray Spex, has died

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:44 AM PDT


Poly Styrene, whose clarion call, "Oh bondage, up yours!" became the rallying cry of punk feminists everywhere and foretold the Riot Grrrl movement, died Monday at the age of 53 after a long battle with cancer.


'The Avengers': Filming gets underway in New Mexico

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:00 AM PDT


It's a big day in the Marvel Universe -- principal photography is now underway in Albuquerque, N.M., on "The Avengers."


'Dancing With the Stars' recap: Karina Smirnoff, Ralph Macchio recover from a fall

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 07:29 AM PDT


The guilty pleasure of a show had its own somewhat self-referential moment, hosting a Guilty Pleasure theme night.


Is Kim Kardashian priming fans for a big Kris Humphries announcement?

Posted: 26 Apr 2011 08:20 AM PDT


The reality TV star and her New Jersey Nets forward have been keeping their relationship in the public eye, especially on Twitter.


'Cowboys & Aliens' star Harrison Ford: Most special-effects films are soulless now

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 04:16 PM PDT


Ford: "A lot of action movies lose these days, especially the ones that deal with fantasy, is you stop caring at some point because you've lost human scale."

Ford: "A lot of action movies lose these days, especially the ones that deal with fantasy, is you stop caring at some point because you've lost human scale."


Steve Martin and Ed Helms bond over bluegrass

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The comic actors let their love of the banjo play out in the run-up to Helms' Bluegrass Situation festival this weekend.

The comic actors let their love of the banjo play out in the run-up to Helms' Bluegrass Situation festival this weekend.


Universal soups up its 'Fast and Furious' franchise

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Aiming to turn it into a higher-performance film series, the studio cranks up the budget and makes the fifth installment, 'Fast Five,' a heist movie.

Hoping to transform one of its few successful film series into a top-tier global franchise, Universal Pictures has refueled "Fast and Furious" with an international backdrop, a bigger production budget and a new genre.


Nicole Crowther regrets leaving Twitter over 'Glee' spoiler, says she didn't work prom episode

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 08:35 PM PDT


The one-time 'Glee' extra who was skewered for tweeting a spoiler of the hit show's prom episode is trying to set the record straight.

The one-time 'Glee' extra who was skewered for tweeting a spoiler of the hit show's prom episode is trying to set the record straight.


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