Summer 2010: Hollywood Hits & Misses

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 Eminem: Hit'American Idol' makeover: Miss (for now)'The Lieutenant of Inishmore': HitChick flicks: Miss'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest': HitCeleb baby mania: HitLilith Fair: MissAvenged Sevenfold: Hit'The Kids Are All Right': Hit'Rent' at the Hollywood Bowl: MissGeorge Gershwin: HitArcade Fire: HitTelevision Critics Assn. 2010: Hit'Thurgood': HitComic-book adaptations: MissKaty Perry: HitAl Pacino in 'The Merchant of Venice': HitM.I.A.: Hit and miss'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo' casting: HitComic-Con 2010: HitReality TV for foodies: Hit (mostly)'Inception': Hit

<i>By Emily Christianson, Whitney Friedlander, Lisa Fung, Todd Martens and Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times staff</i><br>
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We've seen a lot this summer.<br>
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Our jaws dropped when we heard alleged recordings of Mel Gibson berating his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva over the phone, and we found Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi exiting "American Idol" to be completely out of tune. Of course, the summer wasn't all bad. Katy Perry lightened the mood with her "Teenage Dreams," and Christopher Nolan helped us get away with his dreamscape thriller "Inception."<br>
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Now, presenting entertainment's summer in review...

( Clockwise from top left: Chris Pizzello/Associated Press; Capitol Records/Associated Press; Warner Bros.; Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times )

By Emily Christianson, Whitney Friedlander, Lisa Fung, Todd Martens and Jevon Phillips, Los Angeles Times staff

We've seen a lot this summer.

Our jaws dropped when we heard alleged recordings of Mel Gibson berating his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva over the phone, and we found Ellen DeGeneres and Kara DioGuardi exiting "American Idol" to be completely out of tune. Of course, the summer wasn't all bad. Katy Perry lightened the mood with her "Teenage Dreams," and Christopher Nolan helped us get away with his dreamscape thriller "Inception."

Now, presenting entertainment's summer in review...

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