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Review: 'We Steal Secrets' a thriller about WikiLeaks

By Mark Olsen — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:30:00 PDT

In Alex Gibney's documentary, website founder Julian Assange is profiled, as is Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst who provided Assange with a cache of documents.

"We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" may be a documentary, but director Alex Gibney gives the film the feel of a propulsive espionage techno-thriller played out in the real world.

Critic's Pick: Anthony Wilson's Seasons Guitar Quartet

By Chris Barton — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:20:00 PDT

Consider an all-guitar jazz quartet and it's easy for your mind to conjure images of fingers burning up and down fretboards with the kind of mind-scrambling fireworks that've made heroes out of Pat Metheny and John McLaughlin.

Chernin, Guggenheim, pay-TV distributors bid for Hulu

By Dawn C. Chmielewski — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:00 PDT

The initial bids are in for online media's most talked-about sale: Hulu.

Joe Francis apologizes for 'retarded' jury remarks, plans appeal

By Nardine Saad — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:49:00 PDT

"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis has apologized for calling the jury that found him guilty "retarded."

Critic's Pick: Christian Scott Quintet

By Chris Barton — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:10:00 PDT

If there's a broad failure to the vast majority of popular music in 2013, it's that very often nothing of consequence is being said. This is not an issue for jazz artist Christian Scott.

'MasterChef' recap: The Three Musketeers are back in action

By Rene Lynch — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:03:00 PDT

Fess up, "MasterChef" fans. How many times?

Movie review: 'The Painting' a broad brushstroke on prejudice, romance

By Amy Nicholson — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:50:00 PDT

Consider "The Painting," the fourth feature by slow-moving 74-year-old French director Jean-François Laguionie, a twee "Wreck-It Ralph." Inside a primitive portrait, the subjects are divided into three canvas castes: Sketchies, wraith-like creatures made of pencil lines; Halfies, who were left half-painted; and their snobbish overlords, the Alldunns, who sneer at the incompletes from their castle in the upper left corner of the frame.

'Destiny' trailer: 'Law of the Jungle' shows action, no gameplay

By Noelene Clark — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:50:00 PDT

'Star Wars': Life-size Lego X-wing Starfighter coming to California

By Noelene Clark — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:31:00 PDT

Review: 'Epic' looks like its title but doesn't feel that way

By Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times Film Critic — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:33:00 PDT

The forest-set, 3-D animated fairy tale has the right elements (including the voices of Amanda Seyfried, Jason Sudeikis, Beyonce) but can't pull them together.

"Epic," a fairy tale about a tiny universe of creatures who protect the forest, has many virtues.