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Albert Brooks on his new futuristic novel: I wanted it to read like a news story
The Big PictureIt’s hard not to argue, with only the smallest apology to Larry David, that Albert Brooks has the most distinct comic voice of his generation. When we were talking the other day, just after the announcement that Osama bin Laden...... -
Saturday's TV Highlights: A couple find only children in a small town in 'Children of the Corn.;
Show TrackerClick here to download TV listings for the week of Sept. 27 - Oct. 3 in PDF format This week's TV Movies CREEPY: David Anders stars in the new made-for-TV remake of Stephen King's chilling short story 'Children of the...... -
EXCLUSIVE: What did David Hockney and Frank Gehry think of Lady Gaga?
The Dish RagHollywood stars mingled with LA's art elite at the MOCA 30th anniversary gala on Saturday night. Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale, Pierce Brosnan Eva Mendes, Rose McGowan, Kate Beckinsale, Chloe Sevigny, Christina Ricci, Eva Mendes, Ridley Scott, Brett... -
L.A. artist Kimberly Brooks targets the style set in her latest show
All The RageArtist Kimberly Brooks has been in and around L.A.'s style scene for years -- as a painter, Web designer, fashion lover and Hollywood wife (she's hitched to Albert Brooks). So it makes perfect sense that she would choose some of...... -
Sky's the limit at high-flying Kumo
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterIN the mood to swan through a chic, new sushi restaurant and unburden yourself of a good chunk of change? But, here's the hitch, you're not very hungry. Have I got the restaurant for you. Kumo Restaurant in West Hollywood has all the requisite elements...Tags: Sushi and Sashimi, Foods and Beverages, Appetizers, Tapas, Salads
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Albert Brooks' long TV hiatus ends with 'Weeds' guest role
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAFTER more than 30 years, actor, filmmaker and writer Albert Brooks is returning to the small screen. When Showtime's "Weeds" premieres its fourth season on June 16, Brooks will play acerbic gambler Len Botwin, the father-in-law of pot-selling mom...Tags: Dick van Dyke, Death, Drug Trafficking, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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In its fourth season, Showtime's 'Weeds' finds Nancy Botwin border-bound
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterMAYBE THE idea of a suburban mom selling pot just wasn't that subversive anymore. After all, cable TV also has suburban chemistry teachers making meth ("Breaking Bad") and suburban polygamists ("Big Love") hiding in tract homes. Even CBS is about to...Tags: Breaking Bad (tv program), Sex and the City (movie), Justin Kirk, Golden Globe Awards, Curb Your Enthusiasm (tv program)
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'Weeds'
Times Television CriticWhen "Weeds" premiered on Showtime, it seemed the quintessential suburban satire: Widowed stay-at-home mom accidentally becomes pot dealer and finds her inner gangsta amid the manicured lawns and granite-countered hypocrisy of a Southern California...Tags: Death, Drug Trafficking, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Entertainment
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Eric McCormack gets to exhibit his macho side in 'The Fantasticks.'
The combatant in question is a manly man. He's wearing high-testosterone black from head to toe and that ultimate flag of machismo -- a full-on beard. His opponent is 20 years younger, but as the two sword fighters thrust and parry, the dark, handsome...Tags: Weaponry, Screen Actors Guild, Dancing, Jerome Robbins, Broadway Theater
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Movie musicals are whistling a happy tune
"You Can't Stop the Beat." That's the title of the song that brings down the curtain on the musical "Hairspray." Five years into its Broadway run, Scott Wittman and Marc Shaiman's lyrics have taken on a greater meaning. This summer, New Line Cinema's...Tags: Dirty Dancing (movie), Sony Corp., Broadway Theater, Theater, Nick Nolte
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Their own little MOCA
Special to The TimesCliff and Mandy Einstein are the kind of couple you can't imagine apart. They finish each other's sentences. They savor the same coffees and wines. They treat each other with great affection and yet are quick to quibble over a forgotten fact in the...Tags: John Chamberlain, Celebrity Parents, Alexis Smith, Education, Sports
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TV Networks Prepare for Long Strike
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterAs Hollywood writers began a strike Monday against movie and television companies, producers and TV networks prepared to weather a prolonged work stoppage. A federal mediator summoned negotiators for the striking Writers Guild of America and the Alliance...Tags: Jay Leno, Screen Actors Guild, Television Networks, Opera (genre), Companies and Corporations
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