Thursday, January 14, 2010

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

Denzel Washington a revelation in 'Book of Eli'

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

As the grimly determined title character, the actor's trademark charisma takes a back seat to saving a war-ravaged world.

For a guy who's just seen the end of the world, Denzel Washington is surprisingly upbeat.


'American Idol' creator Simon Fuller launching new company, exiting 19 Entertainment

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 07:50 AM PST

He will continue to produce "Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance."


Ryan McPartlin on being 'Chuck's' Captain Awesome

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 07:42 AM PST

"I feel like I'm keeping the essence of the first season alive."


Picture of Elvis and Nixon is worth a thousand words

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

Behind the famous photo is a little-known story of an unlikely meeting in which the king of rock 'n' roll had his wish granted by the president.

The National Archives is like a safe-deposit box for America's really important papers -- the Bill of Rights, the Declaration of Independence, the $7.2-million canceled check for the purchase of Alaska, the picture of Richard Nixon and Elvis Presley shaking hands in the Oval Office.


MTV hopes 'Hard Times' will end hard times for its ratings

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

The scripted series, which focuses on a teenage boy with an anatomical 'gift,' marks a break from reality fare.

Can a well-endowed teen make MTV hot again? ¶ The youth-obsessed cable network, seeking to stem a years-long ratings slide, thinks it has found just the thing to get back on track: "The Hard Times of RJ Berger," a scripted comedy about a boy with an, um, anatomical "gift." ¶ The show, billed as a cross between "The Wonder Years" and the R-rated comedy "Superbad," is a raunchy coming-of-age tale about a nerdy teen who achieves notoriety among his high school peers when they discover that he has a rather large penis. ¶ "Hard Times" marks MTV's break from reality TV, which has dominated the channel in recent years. Although MTV pioneered the format with shows such as "The Real World," and party-hopping Italian Americans in "Jersey Shore" have proved to be a sleeper hit, the channel needs to make one of its periodic attempts to reinvent itself, according to industry executives. ¶ "Having lived on a smorgasbord of reality TV, they can't just serve up Jell-O. It has to be spicy," said Brent Poer, managing director of the West Coast offices of the ad-buying firm MediaVest. "It has to make viewers sit up and say, 'There goes MTV, breaking all the rules.' "


Soul singer Teddy Pendergrass dies at 59

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 09:24 PM PST

He became the reigning sex symbol of R&B in the 1970s and '80s and then an inspirational figure after a car accident left him paralyzed.

He became the reigning sex symbol of R&B in the 1970s and '80s and then an inspirational figure after a car accident left him paralyzed.


Vinyl records have a place among high-tech gadgetry

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 04:19 PM PST

The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas acts as a sort of barometer of what's to come in gadgets and technology.


Creating the Subsiders in 'Daybreakers'

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

An Australian billboard showing the physical deterioration of a pretty young woman over two years of drug abuse inspired "Daybreakers" creature designer Steven Boyle.


PREACH IT! Sex addiction, now an official trend!

Posted: 13 Jan 2010 06:33 PM PST

Thank you, Tiger Woods!


Jackie Chan in 'The Spy Next Door'

Posted: 14 Jan 2010 12:00 AM PST

The action-comedy is the star's first time doing a lot of scenes with children.

The action-comedy is the star's first time doing a lot of scenes with children.


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