Tuesday, May 31, 2011

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News


Frame Grab: Who is that guy who plays Hemingway in 'Midnight in Paris'?

Posted: 30 May 2011 07:04 PM PDT


Corey Stoll's performance has caught the attention of many who've seen the film since its recent opening. Where will he pop up next?


'Pirates' director: Johnny Depp ranks with Valentino, Gable and Bogart

Posted: 30 May 2011 03:58 PM PDT


Johnny Depp will be remembered as the greatest star of his time, according to Rob Marshall.


Art review: 'Tim Burton' at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Posted: 30 May 2011 04:15 PM PDT


Where is Edward Scissorhands when you need him?


Hollywood enjoys a record Memorial Day weekend at the box office

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'The Hangover Part II' and 'Kung Fu Panda 2' drive receipts up, and even art house releases 'The Tree of Life' and 'Midnight in Paris' do well. The year's totals may yet rebound.

After shunning multiplexes for months, moviegoers returned to theaters in droves over the holiday for bawdy jokes, 3-D cartoon pandas and even meditations on the mysteries of life, pushing box-office receipts to a Memorial Day weekend record.


'The Bachelorette' recap: Ashley makes some poor choices in Sin City

Posted: 31 May 2011 08:55 AM PDT


It's clear Bentley does not even want to pretend to like Ashley.


Album review: Death Cab for Cutie's 'Codes and Keys'

Posted: 31 May 2011 08:57 AM PDT


Ben Gibbard's barbed wit can feel unattractive coupled with themes of finding bliss.


Album review: Eddie Vedder's 'Ukulele Songs'

Posted: 31 May 2011 09:01 AM PDT


Eddie Vedder has said this solo outing began with no intention of the music going public, and there s no reason to doubt him.


Sean Kingston in stable condition after jet ski crash in Miami

Posted: 30 May 2011 04:20 PM PDT


Jamaican singer Sean Kingston is in stable condition after a serious jet ski wreck in Miami.


Monday, May 30, 2011

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News


At LACMA, lifelong outsider Tim Burton feels a connection

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As a kid in Burbank, he took to drawing to communicate and fell in love with 'making things.' Now, the filmmaker's art speaks to more people than he ever thought. 'It's shocking, really,' he says.

As a kid in Burbank, he took to drawing to communicate and fell in love with 'making things.' Now, the filmmaker's art speaks to more people than he ever thought. 'It's shocking, really,' he says.


Classic Hollywood: Summer was a different movie season before 'Jaws'

Posted: 30 May 2011 09:22 AM PDT


That film's 1975 success created the template for future big summer releases, but previously, varied fare like "Psycho" and 'Stalag 17' heated up the box office.

That film's 1975 success created the template for future big summer releases, but previously, varied fare like "Psycho" and 'Stalag 17' heated up the box office.


Live review: My Chemical Romance are goth-punks on a mission

Posted: 29 May 2011 08:37 PM PDT


The band's misfit vibe infuses a capacity show at the Hollywood Palladium.


TV review: 'Platinum Hit'

Posted: 29 May 2011 02:57 PM PDT


In Bravo's latest reality series, singing songwriting contestants are pitted against each other as they craft songs and pursue a dream.

In Bravo's latest reality series, singing songwriting contestants are pitted against each other as they craft songs and pursue a dream.


With new trailer, 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' begins to breathe its fire

Posted: 29 May 2011 07:40 PM PDT


The trailer's cumulative effect is to make the movie feel both polished and raw, a sophisticated product that moves miles beyond the made-for-TV feel of the original.


Paris Hilton's higher aims

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The star of 'The World According to Paris,' a new Oxygen show she says reveals 'the real' her, is eager to blow up her party-girl image.

The star of 'The World According to Paris,' a new Oxygen show she says reveals 'the real' her, is eager to blow up her party-girl image.


Steven Spielberg on 'Raiders of the Lost Ark': 'It does not seem like 30 years ago'

Posted: 29 May 2011 01:37 PM PDT


Spielberg: "The line in 'Raiders' that most typifies the production of that movie was when Harrison says, 'I'm making this up as I go along.' "


'Pirates of the Caribbean' Lego: Brick heroes, pig-riding and rare gaming comedy

Posted: 29 May 2011 04:24 PM PDT


"Pirates of the Caribbean" has joined an elite group.Hollywood's biggest properties -- "Star Wars," Indiana Jones, Harry Potter -- in the game franchise.