Friday, June 3, 2011

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

Critic's Notebook: Gordon Ramsay, the two-headed food hydra

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The market-savvy Scottish chef is a bleep-filled dysfunction fighter on his U.S. shows. And then there's the host of his BBC America imports — where he mainly focuses on the food, not kitchen theatrics.

Somewhat to my surprise, I am a fan of Gordon Ramsay, the Scottish chef and TV personality. He is not, strictly speaking, a "TV chef," like Julia Child or Bobby Flay, though he will grab a pan and a knife every so often to demonstrate how easy it is to cook something and, paradoxically, how much better he is at cooking it than you will ever be.


Trailer: 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' brings things back to this world

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 08:12 PM PDT


Rupert Wyatt's origin story offers its take on how the apes came to emulate and surpass humans, and right here on Earth.

Rupert Wyatt's origin story offers its take on how the apes came to emulate and surpass humans, and right here on Earth.


Simpson sisters Jessica and Ashlee to launch tween fashion line

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:21 PM PDT


Simpson sisters Jessica and Ashlee have announced a new tween clothing line, making fashion, not singing, the new family business.


'X-Men: First Class': James McAvoy is ready to get bald for a sequel

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:09 PM PDT


"X-Men: First Class" star James McAvoy was back at his home in London on Wednesday and waiting for the film's opening weekend with the mix of anxiety and excitement you might expect.


Permanent Records brings a little bit of the Windy City to Eagle Rock

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 06:44 PM PDT


A staple of Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood since 2006, the thriving young record store has gone west.

A staple of Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood since 2006, the thriving young record store has gone west.


Movie Projector: 'X-Men: First Class' will top box office but may have lowest opening in the super-hero series

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 03:33 PM PDT


The mutant movie is the only new film opening nationwide Friday and is expected to top the box office with $55 million to $60 million.


Protest against TV show 'Jose Luis Sin Censura' gains steam

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Time Warner Cable and AT&T have pulled ads from the talk show, described as a raunchy Spanish-language 'Jerry Springer,' at the urging of a gay and lesbian group and the Hispanic Media Coalition.

A months-long campaign by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the National Hispanic Media Coalition to protest the Liberman Broadcasting Inc. talk show "Jose Luis Sin Censura" has picked up steam, with two large companies agreeing to pull their commercials from the program.


Disney remaking website for direct delivery of content

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CEO Robert Iger aims to redefine Disney.com as an 'uber-network' for the company's entertainment products, be they films, TV shows or games.

Walt Disney Co. is rebuilding its outdated Disney.com website to make movies, television shows and games directly available to consumers.


Movie Review: 'X-Men: First Class'

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Multiple plots, overreaching effects and ancillary characters derail the latest installment of the comic-fantasy franchise, set in the 1960s.

Multiple plots, overreaching effects and ancillary characters derail the latest installment of the comic-fantasy franchise, set in the 1960s.


Movie Review: 'Submarine'

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In his smart and funny feature debut, Richard Ayoade captures the uncapturable: the awkwardness, angst and anxiety of adolescence.

In his smart and funny feature debut, Richard Ayoade captures the uncapturable: the awkwardness, angst and anxiety of adolescence.


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