Sunday, May 29, 2011

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

Summer concert preview: The season's must-see shows

Posted: 27 May 2011 04:48 PM PDT


Those with fat wallets or friends in the biz will no doubt celebrate the bounty that is the summer music season in Southern California.


Muscle summer -- the men of 'Captain America,' 'Thor' and 'Conan'

Posted: 28 May 2011 02:35 PM PDT


Muscular summer action heroes have swaggered back into style, but what do they say to male audiences?


Critic's Notebook: A high body count at the end of this season

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Death by gunfire and just plain death were quite popular this year as a ploy to keep viewers. Too bad it's all so routine and calculated.

Death by gunfire and just plain death were quite popular this year as a ploy to keep viewers. Too bad it's all so routine and calculated.


Gil Scott-Heron dies at 62; 'godfather of rap' receives Twitter tributes from Eminem, Snoop Dogg and more

Posted: 28 May 2011 12:54 PM PDT


Scott-Heron received an outpouring of love on Twitter after news spread that the influential poet and musician had passed away.


Lee DeWyze opens up about feud with 'American Idol' producer Nigel Lythgoe

Posted: 28 May 2011 04:54 PM PDT


These two probably won't be getting together for a beer summit any time soon.


'Arabia 3-D' is a lesson in Saudi Arabian history

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Director Greg MacGillivray says shooting the film was his hardest task because of the extreme heat and the government bureaucracy involved.

Director Greg MacGillivray knows a thing or two about shooting large-format films in tough locations: For 1998's "Everest," for example, he designed a lightweight, all-weather Imax camera to take up the highest mountain on Earth. But he says his new Imax movie, "Arabia 3D," opening Friday at the California Science Center, was his hardest endeavor.


Judy Moody's mentor is just a big kid

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Megan McDonald is in the midst of her own adventure as her third-grade heroine becomes the star of a movie.

Years ago when Megan McDonald, the now-52-year-old author of the popular children's series "Judy Moody," was writing picture books for the 2- to 4-year-old set, a grandmother came through her signing line at an event in smalltown Florida.


Can Jane Pratt's xoJane.com preach to the snarky?

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Sassy magazine's former editor, who spawned a generation of witty and cynical female bloggers, hopes her site appeals to 18- to 49-year-olds.

Before its launch a few weeks ago, frenzied reports of the coming of xoJane.com had the same gossipy, mythic quality that accompanied James Franco's academic career or, say, the birth of Shiloh Jolie-Pitt: confusion, rumor and a little cattiness.


The Sunday Conversation: Gary Cole of 'Superior Donuts'

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Actor Gary Cole talks about playwright Tracy Letts, his Steppenwolf days and Larry David.

TV and film actor Gary Cole, 54, returns to his stage roots in the Geffen Playhouse production of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Tracy Letts' dark comedy "Superior Donuts," which begins performances Tuesday and runs through July 10.


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