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    May 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Counter Intelligence: A little crunch with your Chianti at Tar & Roses

    Any discussion of Tar &amp; Roses must begin, as your dinner probably will, with what is probably its simplest appetizer, a concoction of popcorn tossed with brown sugar, lardons and chile, like a bowl of Cracker Jack with chewy cubes of bacon instead of peanuts. (Why can't there be chewy cubes of bacon <em>and</em> peanuts? That is an excellent question.) The popcorn falls solidly into a genre new in Los Angeles cooking, something we may call an elevated bar snack, a staple of the many, many gastropubs that have come to dominate casual dining here over the last couple of years.
    Los Angeles Times Restaurant Critic
    Any discussion of Tar & Roses must begin, as your dinner probably will, with what is probably its simplest appetizer, a concoction of popcorn tossed with brown sugar, lardons and chile, like a bowl of Cracker Jack with chewy cubes of bacon instead of...

    Tags: Dining and Drinking, Popcorn, Restaurants, Salt, Chile

    2. May 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Review: 'Conversations at the American Film Institute with the Great Moviemakers'

    Filmmakers are natural raconteurs — they have to be — at least when talking about their films. There are the money men who must be convinced to invest, the studios they need to sign on for distribution, the actors they want to hire and the...

    Tags: MASH (tv program), George Stevens Jr., Nora Ephron, Morgan Freeman, Paul Schrader

    3. Mar 25, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Terence Davies plunges into the 'Deep Blue Sea'

    Independent filmmaker Terence Davies, 66, has made only five narrative feature films in the last 24 years. After making several short films, including his trio of autobiographical works known as &quot;The Terence Davies Trilogy," he made his feature directorial debut with his 1988 autobiographical drama "Distant Voices, Still Lives," about a young boy growing up in a large working-class Catholic family in Liverpool in the 1940s and '50s. Among his other films are 1992's autobiographical drama "The Long Day Closes" and his 2000 adaptation of Edith Wharton's "The House of Mirth."
    Independent filmmaker Terence Davies, 66, has made only five narrative feature films in the last 24 years. After making several short films, including his trio of autobiographical works known as "The Terence Davies Trilogy," he made his feature...

    Tags: England, Foods and Beverages, The Deep Blue Sea (movie), Drama (genre), Rachel Weisz

    4. Feb 16, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. PASSINGS: Russell Arms, David Kelly, Philip Kellogg

    Russell Arms Actor who started on 'Your Hit Parade' Russell Arms, 92, a singer and actor who was a regular vocalist on the popular TV musical program "Your Hit Parade" from 1952 to 1957, died Monday at his home in Hamilton, Ill., where he had retired...

    Tags: Dublin (Ireland), Gregory Peck, Celebrities, Norman Lear, Concerts

    5. Feb 16, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. Around Town: Oscar short films and a 'Magnificent Obsession'

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    Screenings of Oscar-nominated shorts and documentary films highlight the week....
    6. Feb 5, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Hollywood finds romance in travel

    Love is always lovelier some place other than home. Well, at least in the celluloid universe.
    Love is always lovelier some place other than home. Well, at least in the celluloid universe. Traveling by boat, train or even bus can lead to romantic entanglements in the movies, as does visiting über-romantic locales such as Rome, Paris and Venice. Of...

    Tags: William Wyler, Deborah Kerr, Scarlett Johansson, Gregory Peck, Marlene Dietrich

    7. Nov 29, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Ken Russell dies at 84; director of 'Tommy,' 'Lisztomania'

    Ken Russell, the often controversial British director known for his flamboyant visual style in films such as &quot;The Devils," "Altered States" and the Who's rock opera "Tommy," has died. He was 84.
    Ken Russell, the often controversial British director known for his flamboyant visual style in films such as "The Devils," "Altered States" and the Who's rock opera "Tommy," has died. He was 84. Russell, who lived in Lymington in southern England, died...

    Tags: Pauline Kael, Franz Liszt, England, Biography (genre), Carol Reed

    8. Nov 17, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  8. Around Town: 'Last Picture Show' and Duncan Jones

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    A 40th anniversary reunion screening of “The Last Picture Show,” a tribute to the vintage TV series “Insight” and a personal appearance by filmmaker Duncan Jones with screenings of his two films, “Moon” and “...
    9. Aug 24, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. PASSINGS: Frank Potenza, John Howard Davies, Jack Layton

    <strong>Frank Potenza</strong>
    Frank Potenza Jimmy Kimmel's uncle and comic foil Frank Potenza, 77, a former New York City police officer who turned to comedy as "Uncle Frank" on his nephew Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, died Tuesday. In a statement, ABC's"Jimmy Kimmel Live!"...

    Tags: Politics, Tom Brown, Toronto (Canada), Frank Sinatra, Korean War (1950-1953)

    10. Jul 11, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  10. Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'POV' on KOCE

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    Click here to download TV listings for the week of July 10 - 16 in PDF format TV listings for the week of July 10 - 16 in PDF format (from latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv) Weekly TV Listings and more can be found......
    11. Dec 16, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  11. In our pages: A new look at Lawrence of Arabia

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    Lawrence of Arabia may have been immortalized in the 1962 film directed by David Lean and starring Peter O'Toole, but a new biography is worth readers' time, our reviewer Tim Rutten says. "Hero: The Life and Legend of Lawrence of......
    12. Feb 3, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  12. Friday's Highlights: 'Who Do You Think You Are?' on NBC.

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    TV listings for the week of Jan. 23 - 29 in PDF format (alternate link) Weekly TV Listings can also be found at: www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/tv This week's TV Movies FAMILY TREE: Archivist Kathy Lauder, right, helps Vanessa Williams research her...
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