Cannes 2013: 'Drive's' Nicolas Refn keeps steering to the bizarre

Cannes 2013: 'Drive's' Nicolas Refn keeps steering to the bizarre

CANNES — The movie with the Nazi martial-arts fight and drag queens dressed as clowns had just ended when Nicolas Winding Refn, looking giddy,...

Cannes 2013: The musical side of the Coens' 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

Cannes 2013: The musical side of the Coens' 'Inside Llewyn Davis'

CANNES, France -- In close to three decades of filmmaking, brothers Joel and Ethan Coen have shared a lot of looks. But with "Inside Llewyn Davis,"...

Cannes: With 'The  Congress,' Ari Folman votes for new audacity

Cannes: With 'The Congress,' Ari Folman votes for new audacity

CANNES, France -- Few independent directors have won as many plaudits for their visual inventiveness as Ari Folman. Five years ago, the Israeli first-...

Cannes 2013: 'Salinger,' 'Osage County' among Weinstein hopefuls

Cannes 2013: 'Salinger,' 'Osage County' among Weinstein hopefuls

Cannes, France--With award-season hits such as “The Silver Linings Playbook” and “Django Unchained,” the Weinstein Co. had a...

Cannes 2013: For 'Blue Ruin' helmer, a new path to career-building

Cannes 2013: For 'Blue Ruin' helmer, a new path to career-building

CANNES, France--Most of the attention at the Cannes Film Festival this week centers on the big names--Nicolas Refn, Alexander Payne, James Gray.

'Star Trek Into Darkness' wings in at No. 1 but not at warp speed

"Star Trek Into Darkness" opened atop the U.S. box office, though its debut didn't quite make the jump to warp speed that Paramount Pictures...

Dolby hoping 'Star Trek Into Darkness' will take it to a new galaxy

Paramount Pictures isn't the only company that stands to get a lift from "Star Trek's" anticipated box office success this weekend.

'Star Trek Into Darkness' prospers at box office on Thursday bow

“Star Trek Into Darkness” grossed $13.5 million during its first day in U.S. theaters Thursday, putting it on track to...

'Iron Man 3' makes $1 billion worldwide, $300 million domestically

Iron Man performed a superheroic feat at the box office this week, and now Superman and Wolverine may be trembling in their boots.

Rupert Murdoch warns about Facebook, sees echo of 'crappy' Myspace

Today marks the one-year anniversary of Facebook's initial public offering, a milestone that often prompts reflection and introspection.

'Star Trek' to hit warp speed. ESPN takes U.S. Open. CW upfront.

After the coffee. Before the flight back to Los Angeles.

Online soap producers fight a bubble binge

Prospect Park, the Century City-based entertainment company, in just two weeks has learned a valuable lesson in online viewing behavior.

Marvel filming most of latest 'Captain America' movie in L.A.

On the fourth floor of a vacant wing of St. Vincent Medical Center near downtown Los Angeles, some 150 crew members crowded the hallways,...

MGM posts strong first quarter results on "Skyfall," "Hobbit"

Buoyed by the billion-dollar box-office blockbusters “Skyfall” and “The Hobbit:  An Unexpected Journey,” MGM...

Guillermo del Toro praises the cinema as a 'temple of images'

Director Guillermo del Toro crowed about the enduring value of movie theaters this week, reminding television advertising executives...

ESPN to take over U.S. Open tennis rights from CBS in 2015

After holding serve for 45 years, CBS has lost the rights to the nation's premier tennis tournament.

'Star Trek' sequel to knock 'Iron Man' out of top box-office spot

The "Star Trek" movie series has lived long at the box office. But is it time for Captain Kirk and Spock to really prosper?

2013 TV Upfronts: Media analyst on network presentations: 'Meh'

A sense of "meh."

Google Play marks subscription music service for internet giant

Google Inc. upended the Internet with its search engine.

Cinemark to build 14-screen movie theater at Carson mall

Cinemark Holdings Inc., the nation's third-largest theater chain, is bulking up in Los Angeles County with plans to open a multiplex at...

Cannes 2013: A very French celebration

Cannes 2013: A very French celebration

CANNES, France -- The audiences at the Cannes Film Festival, if they are so moved, really know how to do things right when it comes to recognizing new...

Emmys 2013 Buzzmeter: Pundit's picks

Emmys 2013 Buzzmeter: Pundit's picks

From "Breaking Bad" to "Modern Family," our pundits predict who they think will be nominated for the 2013 Emmy Awards in nine key categories.

Neil Patrick Harris to host Tony Awards show, his fourth

Neil Patrick Harris to host Tony Awards show, his fourth

Theater fans can breathe a sigh of relief that there will be no Seth MacFarlane-style misfire on the Tony Awards show this year: Neil Patrick Harris...

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'Bling Ring' inspiration came from Kardashians, Emma Watson says

'Bling Ring' inspiration came from Kardashians, Emma Watson says

"The Bling Ring" had Emma Watson "Keeping Up With the Kardashians."

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    Post-Oscars 2013: The music, and the art of predicting wins

    Reporter Sarah Hashim-Waris chats with Times writer Todd Martens about the music...

    Reporter Sarah Hashim-Waris chats with Times writer Todd Martens about the musical hits and misses of the award show, and with The Gold Standard's Glenn Whipp on his prediction process.