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Review: 'North America,' Discovery Channel's 7-part nature series

By Robert Lloyd — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:25:00 PDT

Oh, nature, so near and yet so far: the thing we live in and deny, worship and destroy. The nagging conscience of our modern dystopian times!

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

By Kenneth Turan — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:53:00 PDT

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," which had its premiere in Festival de Cannes competition Sunday, one particular glance said it all.

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

By Glenn Whipp — Sun, 19 May 2013 09:43:00 PDT

"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 executives expected.

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

By Steven Zeitchik — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:00:00 PDT

Cannes, France--With award-season hits such as “The Silver Linings Playbook” and “Django Unchained,” the Weinstein Co. had a small but potent slate in the latter half of 2012.

Departing 'SNL' cast members offer giddy goodbyes in season finale

By Claire Zulkey — Sun, 19 May 2013 08:06:00 PDT

'The Last of Us': Sony's survival game will make you cry

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:47:00 PDT

Rolling Stones to be joined Saturday night by Dave Grohl

By Mikael Wood — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:45:00 PDT

Dave Grohl will perform Saturday night with the Rolling Stones at Anaheim's Honda Center, the latest in a series of guest appearances the Stones have arranged on their 50 & Counting tour.

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

By Steven Zeitchik — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:00:00 PDT

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

Cannes 2013: A very French celebration

By Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times Film Critic — Sat, 18 May 2013 07:51:00 PDT

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 film talent. This was the case in spades with the Saturday morning premier of Rebecca Zlotowski’s “Grand Central.”

WikiLeaks film shifts focus after Julian Assange won't share info

By Rebecca Keegan — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:28:00 PDT

Documentary director Alex Gibney initially wanted to tell the advocate's story in 'We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,' but when the website founder wouldn't cooperate, the director decided to work on a profile of Bradley Manning, the Army private who allegedly leaked classified U.S. documents to the website.

When director Alex Gibney began work on his documentary "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," he thought he would be telling the story of a charismatic, silver-haired free speech advocate named Julian Assange, who had exposed dark corners of powerful governments and corporations using little more than his laptop.