Articles by Gina Piccalo

529 articles since 1998

Blindsight’ climb lets teens soar

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | May 25, 2008
ONE BLUSTERY Wednesday morning, half a dozen blind Tibetans took turns leaping off a Dockweiler Beach sand dune in a specially equipped hang glider, daring even for the sighted. Read more
 

Globes retreat from war films

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | December 14, 2007
By all measures, Hollywood has done an impressive job bringing stories about the Iraq war to the screen, even while the conflict rages on overseas and the wounds are still raw at home. Read more
 

A power summit on energy saving

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | December 8, 2007
Celebrity excess often overshadows the Hollywood green movement, undermining the best of intentions. Read more
 

Guy Ritchie’s years-long head trip

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | December 8, 2007
Writer-director Guy Ritchie is as well known for his cockney-accented crime capers as he is for being Mr. Read more
 

Adam Brody reportedly to play the Flash

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | December 5, 2007
Adam Brody has closed negotiations to play the Flash, the super-fast superhero in director George Miller’s “Justice League of America,” a source close to the deal said Tuesday. Read more
 

Ready for the next step

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | December 2, 2007
Ellen Page has established herself as a serious young actor seemingly driven to provoke audiences in some of indie film’s darkest roles, performances that capitalize on her innocent, open expressions – then pervert and mangle them. Read more
 

Will film buyers get grabby?

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | November 19, 2007
The new indie film “What Just Happened?” Read more
 

Altitude readings - Mt. Oscar: To grab the brass ring – or in this case the Golden O – wrap yourself in raves and pack lots of buzz. This week’s altitude readings are by Times staff writers Sheigh Crabtree, Susan King and Gina Piccalo.

News | By Gina Piccalo and Sheigh Crabtree, Susan King | November 14, 2007
PEAKING SOUL MAN: Think Lloyd Dobbs 20 years later. Read more
 

By internal compass

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | November 4, 2007
The Golden Compass,” the first book in British author Philip Pullman’s award-winning young adult trilogy, sets in motion a story that so smartly merges theology with quantum physics and Nietzschean pondering with fairy tale characters that it has inspired scores of scholarly essays, serious academic study, blockbuster book sales, a National Theatre play, a radio show and an international society of die-hard fans. Read more
 

Entertainment | By Gina Piccalo | November 1, 2007
John CUSACK is best known for his wiseacre underdogs and oddball neurotics – the lovelorn puppeteer of “Being John Malkovich” topping them all. Read more
 
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