Charlie Sheen

A vibe in no particular search of a plot, "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" channels '70s mellow and '30s style through a prism of California dreamin'. In this Charlie Sheen vehicle, the fizzy mood and visuals are often, well, winning. For his second stint in the feature director's chair (after 2001's "CQ"), Roman Coppola has fashioned a noodling indulgence that's alternately freewheeling and dead in the water. The on-screen action never matters or fully engages, but for Sheen fans who are tracking his ongoing image rehabilitation, and those willing to go with the cinematic flow, the self-conscious exercise in low-budget dress-up offers some rewards.

Charlie Sheen has recently helped out Lindsay Lohan with finances and job opportunities. Lohan has now returned the favor by giving Sheen's "Anger Management" a little boost. Lohan's guest shot on the FX comedy pulled in more than 1.25 million viewers, a 22% increase over last week's installment. The episode attracted 705,000 viewers in the 18-49 demographic, a 35% increase over last week. The comedy, which stars Sheen as an anger management therapist, has a weekly average of about 1.2 million viewers.

Charlie Sheen voluntarily entered an undisclosed rehabilitation center Friday, according to his publicist. "He is most grateful to all who have expressed their concern," said Stan Rosenfield, Sheen's publicist. Adding, "Sheen asks that his privacy be respected at this time and that no additional informational will be provided. " As a result, CBS, Warner Bros. Television and executive producer Chuck Lorre are placing "Two and a Half Men" on production hiatus. "We are profoundly concerned for his health and well-being, and support his decision," the network said in a statement.

Poor Charlie Sheen! In the opening of "Scary Movie V," no sooner does he bed Lindsay Lohan - both barely convincing playing themselves - than a ghost kills him and kidnaps his three kids. (Legal troubles aside, Lohan is fine.) Three months later, Snoop Dogg finds the now-crabwalking moppets in a haunted cabin in Humboldt County and delivers them and their new ghost mom back to civilization. Three months is auspicious. "Scary Movie V" lifts its plot from Jessica Chastain's surprise horror hit "Mama," released in January, and if you think three months is an impossible amount of time to write and produce a feature film, well, it is. In the Oscar nominee's role is former Disney star Ashley Tisdale, here seen having her way with a microwave.

Last month, when actor Charlie Sheen was hospitalized with severe abdominal pain, his camp reported that he had a hiatal hernia .  This week, Sheen launched into a media blitz-slash-meltdown after CBS canceled his show, "Two and a Half Men," for the remainder of the season.  In interviews on ABC, CNN and other outlets, he spoke of "tiger blood" running through his veins, insulted his bosses and questioned the value of Alcoholics Anonymous in fighting addiction.

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Monday. Night 1 of Charlie Sheen's "Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour was a disaster. ( Los Angeles Times ) But Night 2 in Chicago was ... a success?!? ( Chicago Tribune ) Country stars Miranda Lambert, Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum won Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas Sunday night. ( Los Angeles Times ) Katie Couric has decided she would rather be the next female Oprah instead of the first female Walter Cronkite.

A roundup of entertainment headlines for Tuesday. Charlie Sheen will get his own Comedy Central roast. ( Los Angeles Times ) Demi Lovato reveals the cover art for her upcoming post-rehab single. ( Huffington Post ) Kate's and William's Canada tour includes food, fashion and foosball. ( Too Fab ) "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling splits with her longtime book agent. ( BBC ) "Harry Potter" star Daniel Radcliffe splits with the bottle. He admits he had a drinking problem -- and it wasn't butter beer.

Charlie's Sheen's most recent antics have led to the cancellation of his show for the remainder of the season just days before Sheen was to return to production after a "home-based" substance-abuse rehab program. Sheen seems to heap one bad decision after another. Among them, his choice of home-based rehab after being briefly hospitalized last month. According to specialists in addiction medicine, a home-based rehab program is not considered a legitimate treatment. Multiple studies show that the best chance for recovery comes from long-term inpatient or intensive outpatient therapies that include both individual and group counseling.

A look at actor Charlie Sheen's legal and personal troubles: December 1996 : Sheen was arrested and charged with attacking his girlfriend at his Southern California home. Sheen pleaded no contest to the charges and was placed on two years' probation. May 20, 1998 : Sheen overdosed after trying to inject himself with cocaine, for which he was hospitalized. His father, actor Martin Sheen, turned him in for violating his parole and issued a public appeal for his fans to pray for his son. Sheen was sent to rehab.

The coming season of CBS' popular "Two and a Half Men" is no longer jeopardized by Charlie Sheen's legal woes. The comedy star pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor assault on his wife, Brooke, during a fight on Christmas Day in Aspen, Colo. In return, prosecutors agreed to drop a felony menacing charge, clearing the way for a rehab stint plus 30 days' probation and anger management classes. According to the Associated Press, Sheen has 30 days to report to the Promises Treatment Center in Malibu.

Lindsay Lohan wore a sleek Dolce & Gabbana cocktail dress and cage shoes to the Los Angeles premiere of "Scary Movie 5" on Thursday. She accessorized with co-star Charlie Sheen on her arm. The movie opens in theaters Friday. [E!] Beyonce will wear costumes by Julien McDonald and by DSquared2's Dean and Dan Caten on her upcoming "The Mrs. Carter Show Tour. " (The latter have dressed Madonna and Britney Spears in the past.) [The Cut] Reebok has dropped rapper Rick Ross as a spokes-celebrity due to controversial lyrics that seemed to promote date rape in Rocko's "U.N.E.N.O.

Charlie Sheen had some kind words to say about working with Lindsay Lohan when he appeared Wednesday on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. " He had some other words for the troubled actress, too, though he refrained from throwing her totally under the bus. Discussing Lohan's guest turn on his FX series, "Anger Management," Sheen said Lohan showed up on time the first day, knew her lines and was "fabulous. " Then, he told Leno, "we had to deal with Day Two. " Said Sheen, "It was as though she had us held hostage.

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 24 - March 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies       SERIES "Community" Malcolm McDowell guest stars in this new episode as a European history professor. Joel McHale, Yvette Nicole Brown, Jim Rash and Ken Yeong also star. 8 p.m. NBC "Zero Hour" Laila (Jacinda Barrett) must repair the next clock for her captor (Michael Nyqvist)

A vibe in no particular search of a plot, "A Glimpse Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III" channels '70s mellow and '30s style through a prism of California dreamin'. In this Charlie Sheen vehicle, the fizzy mood and visuals are often, well, winning. For his second stint in the feature director's chair (after 2001's "CQ"), Roman Coppola has fashioned a noodling indulgence that's alternately freewheeling and dead in the water. The on-screen action never matters or fully engages, but for Sheen fans who are tracking his ongoing image rehabilitation, and those willing to go with the cinematic flow, the self-conscious exercise in low-budget dress-up offers some rewards.

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Feb. 3 - 9, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     CBS This Morning Ed Whitacre. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Katharine McPhee; Tiffani Thiessen; Nick Savoy; Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton. (N) 7 a.m. KNBC Good Morning America Leeza Gibbons. (N) 7 a.m. KABC Live With Kelly and Michael Katharine McPhee; Leeza Gibbons. (N) 9 a.m. KABC The View Jewel. (N) 10 a.m. KABC The Wendy Williams Show Diahann Carroll; LeVar Burton, Leslie Uggams and Louis Gossett Jr.; Zumba.

Charlie Sheen didn't have anything good to say about disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong during his interview on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on Wednesday. Of course, Sheen is an authority on the subject of bad behavior. When Leno, himself not a fan of Armstrong, asked Sheen about the cancer survivor turned seven-time Tour de France champion, Sheen got right to the point. "He's kind of a douche," Sheen quickly replied of Armstrong, who has been banned from competition for life and stripped of his championships for finally admitting what everyone had come to suspect -- that he used performance-enhancing drugs.

How bad is the current job market? At least 74,040 people would like to work for Charlie Sheen. Internships.com said Wednesday that's how many people have applied for Sheen's internship position since he posted it Monday. The actor said he would pay someone to help leverage his social media network this summer. The application wasn't exactly extensive: It limited applicants to 75 characters or fewer. ?Associated Press 50 Cent donates Kadafi payment 50 Cent is the latest artist to make a donation to charity after it was revealed he performed at an event linked to the clan of Libyan leader Moammar Kadafi.

In the off chance you were lying awake at night wondering what America's greatest moral philosopher Charlie Sheen thinks about Lance Armstrong, your wait is over: He's “kind of a douche,” the “Anger Management” star told Jay Leno on Thursday on “The Tonight Show.” When asked about the ongoing revelations about Armstrong's doping, Sheen -- hardly an exemplar of virtue himself -- revealed that he's not exactly a fan of the disgraced...

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies     SERIES 30 Rock: After seven seasons Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin bring down the curtain on their hit comedy (8 p.m. NBC). American Idol:  Auditions continue in this new episode (8 p.m. Fox). Two and a Half Men: Walden, Alan, Herb and Billy (Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer, Ryan Stile and Patton Oswalt) commiserate about relationships in this new episode of the raunchy comedy (8:30 p.m. CBS)