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Leonard Nimoy: On TV he was much more than Mr. Spock
Depending on when you encountered him, Leonard Nimoy was always something different. In the '60s, he was a bit player on TV. In the '80s, he was a successful film director. And in the '90s and beyond he was a respected photographer and artist. But hovering over it all was his role on "Star Trek," both the TV series and the feature film spinoffs, that defined his image. However, for years before and long after his three seasons on "Star Trek" Nimoy was an actor who appeared in all kinds of shows, including westerns, detective shows and even "The Twilight Zone." Though he will be forever remembered as Mr. Spock, serving on the bridge of the...
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Leonard Nimoy: On TV he was much more than Mr. Spock
Depending on when you encountered him, Leonard Nimoy was always something different. In the '60s, he was a bit player on TV. In the '80s, he was a successful film director. And in the '90s and beyond he was a respected photographer and artist.
But...
How Leonard Nimoy was cast as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek'
His role as Mr. Spock made a lasting impact on pop culture, but Leonard Nimoy barely noticed when he first heard about the role back in 1966.
"I really didn't give it a lot of thought," Nimoy recalled of the time his agent first called about...
'Sex Box' reality show sparks controversy
The new reality show "Sex Box" is pretty much exactly what it sounds like: Each episode features three different couples who have sex in a camera-free, soundproof cube on a stage in front of a live audience. Afterward, they discuss the...
ABC's 'American Crime' series pushes hot buttons of race, culture
After several decades of falling short in developing comedies and dramas that reflect society's changing demographics, major broadcasters are finally showcasing series with lead characters of color and ethnic themes. "How to Get Away With...
Leonard Nimoy, who played the iconic “Star Trek” character Mr. Spock, died Friday in Bel-Air. The 83-year-old actor had end-stage […]
'CBS Evening News' anchor Scott Pelley is all about the journalism
If you look closely at the desk where Scott Pelley anchors the "CBS Evening News," you can spot about a dozen small, framed photographs standing off to his right.
They depict the 13 journalists who have died in the line of duty for CBS News,...
Datebook: J.M.W. Turner's late work, African portraiture, lowbrow pin-ups
The painted dramas of Mr. Turner. A play about Tokyo Rose. And the architectural images of an award-winning photographer. Plus: an influential African portraitist, two exhibitions about Afrofuturism and a show inspired by objects at an estate sale. Here’s...
''71' delivers 100% tension amid 'the Troubles' in Ireland
An incendiary film that takes off like a house afire, "'71" is a tense thriller from Britain that so adroitly joins physical intensity, emotional authenticity and political acuity that you may find yourself forgetting to take a breath.
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'Maps to the Stars' a nightmarish tour of Hollywood narcissism
In its own disturbing, slithery way, the train-wreck watchable melodrama "Maps to the Stars" is as much a horror show as any that the film's director, David Cronenberg, has helmed over his long and provocative career.
This is due, in no small...
Critic's Pick: A new-music cornucopia
When California State University, Fullerton, composer Pamela Madsen began a festival devoted to contemporary female composers 14 years ago, she wasn’t exactly a voice in the wilderness.
There were successful female composers. Southern California had a...
FCC tightens Internet oversight with new net neutrality rules
Federal regulators dramatically expanded government oversight of the Internet, installing the once-arcane concept of net neutrality as a guiding doctrine for broadband networks that have become essential to everyday life.
To ensure the uninhibited flow...
The reality is there's plenty of fake TV shows in Alaska
Is this mortifying era of northern overexposure ever going to end?
Here in Alaska, TV crews have been everywhere the last few years, clutching scripts for “unscripted” shows and handing out confidentiality agreements, asking us to play along. A friend in...
'Parks and Recreation' series finale: Twitter says goodbye
After seven seasons, "Parks and Recreation" bid farewell on NBC on Tuesday night with a series finale that leapt forward in time to show how things turned out for the gang from Pawnee, Ind. (To anyone who has ever watched this upbeat...
Hollywood's creative class cheers FCC passage of net neutrality rules
The Federal Communications Commission's landmark vote on open Internet rules is being cheered by some in Hollywood who see the Internet as the new frontier for creativity and free expression.
The FCC voted, 3 to 2, on Thursday to adopt tough net...
FCC's net neutrality plan spurs debate on how to keep open Internet
For the Internet, which has been a revolutionizing force in business, politics and the very nature of social interaction, change is not good.
It's coming, regardless. The Federal Communications Commission is expected to approve landmark regulations...
FCC approves tough net neutrality rules amid sharp partisan debate
In a landmark decision for the future of the Internet, the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday approved tough net neutrality regulations to oversee online traffic.
The new rules prohibit Internet service providers from discriminating against...
UCLA Hollywood study: Audiences favor more diversity in movies, TV
The country's increasingly multicultural audiences are becoming frustrated with seeing films with all-white casts. They are demanding more projects with diverse casts and themes, and Hollywood producers are going to have to adjust if they hope to keep...
Gabriel Kahane's moving love letter to L.A., 'The Ambassador'
Gabriel Kahane hearts L.A.
Although the Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter has been heralded as a star of New York's new-music scene, his latest album is a love letter to the City of Angels. Now, "The Ambassador" — 13 songs, each based on a...
Net neutrality: Five things to watch for as FCC votes on Internet rules
Culminating more than a decade of debate, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on tough net neutrality regulations for online traffic.
The Democrat-controlled agency is expected to approve a proposal by FCC Chairman Tom...
'Parks and Recreation' finale: 'Find your team'
A story about people who love one another made by people who clearly love one another, "Parks and Recreation" ended its seven-season, zigzag run through prime time Tuesday night on NBC. In the final shot, star Amy Poehler, as public servant...
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