Wednesday, April 13, 2011

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

L.A. Times - Entertainment News

'Top Chef Masters' ups the spice for L.A.'s Mary Sue Milliken and John Rivera Sedlar

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Milliken (Border Grill, Truck) and Sedlar (Playa, Rivera) may be used to the pressures of the kitchen, but they find the challenges on 'Top Chef Masters' to be on another level.

Milliken (Border Grill, Truck) and Sedlar (Playa, Rivera) may be used to the pressures of the kitchen, but they find the challenges on 'Top Chef Masters' to be on another level.


Coachella preview: The revival of Duran Duran

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'80s nostalgia? Not for this English band once known for its catchy synth-pop hits and glossy videos. The group reinterpreted some of its pioneering sonic concepts on its latest album, and is set to play Coachella.

Duran Duran — the seminal 1980s music outfit that emerged from Birmingham, England, to dominate the global pop scene with cinematic music videos for a catalog of catchy, guitar-inflected, groove-laden synth pop hit singles — has endured.


'Happy Endings' review: Friends mine pop culture for one-liners, it works

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Six friends weather relationship woes and toss one-liners at each other with pop cultural aplomb.

Six friends weather relationship woes and toss one-liners at each other with pop cultural aplomb.


'Dancing With the Stars' results recap: Time to say goodbye

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 07:39 AM PDT


At least the departing couple's utterly charming "Nutcracker"-themed Viennese waltz ended them on a high note.


'Rise of the Planet of the Apes': Weta wizards speak (but the monkeys won't)

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 08:25 AM PDT


There's a key difference between the simian stars in every prior version of "Planet of the Apes" and the ones who will appear in this summer's "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" -- the power of speech.


On the Media: Times-Picayune wounded by what photographer didn't shoot

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 08:04 PM PDT


Alex Brandon, who has since left the New Orleans paper for the Associated Press, didn't tell colleagues about police misbehavior he witnessed after Hurricane Katrina. It only came out in court.

Many local institutions cracked or crumbled after Hurricane Katrina, but the journalists at the New Orleans Times-Picayune soldiered on. In the sad, chaotic days after the storm and in the daunting years that followed, they made sure their city's story was told.


Kristen Bell: Russell Brand is a game changer, like Richard Pryor [Video]

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 06:31 PM PDT


With "Arthur" opening poorly this past weekend, some in the movie industry have questioned whether Russell Brand has what it takes to be a leading man.

With "Arthur" opening poorly this past weekend, some in the movie industry have questioned whether Russell Brand has what it takes to be a leading man.


Aerosmith rocker promises debauched memoirs

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 02:42 PM PDT


LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler will publish his memoirs worldwide on May 3, promising to share "all the unexpurgated, brain-jangling tales of debauchery, sex & drugs, transcendence & chemical dependence you will ever want to hear."


Location managers promote filming in unlikely corners of L.A. County

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 01:50 PM PDT


It might have been mistaken for a star tours bus -- only this wasn't in Hollywood.


Telemundo president to retire June 3

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Don Browne's departure will make way for sweeping changes to NBCUniversal's Spanish-language media operation.

Don Browne's departure will make way for sweeping changes to NBCUniversal's Spanish-language media operation.


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