ENTERTAINMENT
June 22, 2011
A roundup of entertainment headlines for Wednesday. Jon Hamm will have three more years of "Mad Men" in his future. ( Huffington Post ) Hey, kids. Here's the trailer for "Footloose. " ( Deadline ) Yahoo is interested in owning Hulu. ( Los Angeles Times ) Another day, another dead superhero. This week's edition: Spider-Man. What, oh what, will Marvel do now? ( Los Angeles Times ) Breasts and dragons are a winning combo: The "Game of Thrones" finale delivered a series ratings high.
ENTERTAINMENT
May 1, 2011
May 6 The Beaver A once-successful toy executive and family man suffering from depression begins communicating through a beaver hand puppet. With Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster and Anton Yelchin. Written by Kyle Killen. Directed by Foster. Summit Entertainment Jumping the Broom Two very different African American families -- one posh, one down-home -- come together for a wedding on Martha's Vineyard. With Angela Bassett, Paula Patton, Laz Alonso and Loretta Devine. Written by Elizabeth Hunter and Arlene Gibbs.
NEWS
March 3, 2011 | By Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
Movie stars, TV actors, rock singers, fashion models and professional athletes need a vacation just like everybody else. But when you're more famous than Mickey Mouse, it's not as easy to blend in with the crowd -- even at Disney World. Photos : See celebrities at the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios and Disney's Animal Kingdom To navigate the vast resort and avoid hassles from overzealous fans, celebrities trade front-of-the-line VIP treatment from Disney World for a few snapshots inside the Orlando theme parks that show up in celebrity magazines and on entertainment shows.
ENTERTAINMENT
August 10, 2010
SERIES Hell's Kitchen: The final two contestants go head-to-head before the winner is revealed in the season finale (8 p.m. Fox). Pretty Little Liars: This drama about teenage girls and the secrets they keep ends its freshman season (8 p.m. ABC Family). Unnatural History: The gang is on the trail of a stolen ruby in this new episode (8 p.m. Cartoon Network). America's Got Talent: Acts that submitted their auditions on YouTube get a live shot at impressing the judges in this new episode (9 p.m. NBC)
ENTERTAINMENT
December 27, 2009 | By Noel Murray
Jennifer's Body 20th Century Fox, $29.99; Blu-ray, $39.99 "Juno" screenwriter Diablo Cody seems like the perfect person to tackle teen horror, since she's pop-culture-savvy enough to be aware of all the genre's clichés. But from the moment in "Jennifer's Body" when dweeby high school student Needy (Amanda Seyfried) says that she and her cheerleader BFF Jennifer (Megan Fox) are "our yearbook pictures, no more, no less," it's clear that Cody and director Karyn Kusama are more interested in surfaces than depth.
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL
October 29, 2009 | Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton
The roster of young celebrities allegedly victimized by the so-called bling ring expanded Wednesday as Los Angeles police detectives said the group targeted Brian Austin Green, Ashley Tisdale and Megan Fox as part of a string of at least 10 burglaries in the Hollywood Hills. So far, at least eight celebrities -- including Paris Hilton, Audrina Patridge, Lindsay Lohan, Rachel Bilson and Orlando Bloom -- have allegedly had property stolen by the gang that police said was made up primarily of teenage girls, most of whom attended the same continuation school in Agoura Hills.