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KCET takes the initiative to attract more viewers
Times Staff WriterAmid public television's ongoing struggles for funding, Los Angeles' KCET has created an ambitious plan to expand local programming. The initiative, "Celebrate the Southland, KCET at Ten," includes a mix of proposed programs including viewers'...Tags: Movies, Natural Resources, Restaurants, Government, DVDs and Movies
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Live chat with Choire Sicha
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer2008-01-13 17:07:06.0 Choire Sicha: Looks like we're slowly easing into this thing--we should have our act together in mere moments. Anyway! For those not near a T.V., there wasn't much to miss--although I had no idea that William Shatner was 76? And that...Tags: Angela Lansbury, Ricky Gervais, Cate Blanchett, Movies, Unions
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A police state on skid row
RAMONA RIPSTON is executive director of the ACLU of Southern California.THE LOS ANGELES Police Department has a message for skid row residents: The 4th Amendment doesn't apply here. That's the constitutional protection from arbitrary searches, and L.A. police officers have been violating it since late last year by detaining,...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Homelessness, Justice and Rights
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Acceptance of Gays on Rise, Polls Show
Times Staff WritersThat gays are more widely accepted in American society is readily apparent in everything from television sitcoms to corporate anti-discrimination policies to recent U.S. Supreme Court opinions. Less apparent is why and how the shift in attitude occurred....Tags: Weather Reports, Career and Workplace, Barney Frank, Labor Legislation, Justice and Rights
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A Tough Scene for Actors
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersMatt Kimbrough, a burly 49-year-old Silver Lake actor, can run through the highlights of his two-decade Hollywood career in a few minutes of scattered videotape. Look closely. There he is as the bartender in "Erin Brockovich." Don't blink. He's playing...Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Career and Workplace, The Home Depot, Wage Contract Issues, McDonald's
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DVD Review: A worthwhile look at 'Badlands'
Terence Malick had already sold a couple of screenplays when his feature directorial debut, "Badlands" (1973), created an art-house sensation. Inspired by the story of 19-year-old Charlie Starkweather and 14-year-old Caril Ann Fugate, it told a tale...
Tags: Aki Kaurismaki, Movies, Sissy Spacek, Entertainment, Jim Jarmusch
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Melissa Joan Hart In 'Any Wednesday' Reading At Westport
Hartford CourantMelissa Joan Hart will star in a benefit reading of the '60s romantic comedy "Any Wednesday" at the Westport Country Playhouse Monday, June 29 at 7 p.m. She will play the role of Ellen, the sweet mistress of a wealthy Manhattan businessman in the...Tags: Melissa Joan Hart, Jane Fonda, ABC Family (tv network), Gene Hackman, William Hurt
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Actor Martin Sheen coming to Westmont
With serious star power behind it, the Women's Help Center's Anniversary dinner is quickly filling up seats, organizers said. Multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Martin Sheen is the keynote speaker for the center's 35th anniversary dinner...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Golden Globe Awards, Immigration, Emilio Estevez, Awards and Prizes
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Cinema downtime is perfect for EU Film Festival
Every March, seven months before the Chicago International Film Festival in the fall, the Siskel Film Center's European Union Film Festival canvasses the best available new work from the EU nations, in all their loosely tied yet gloriously disparate...
Tags: Movies, Ken Loach, Film Festivals, International Organizations, Arts and Culture
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Does torture work?
Does torture work? It is a Bush-era debate that has found Obama-era relevance because of a new movie, "Zero Dark Thirty," in which torture seems to work quite well. The film, an Oscar nominee for Best Picture, is being sold as a fact-based...
Tags: Sleep Deprivation, Jack Nicholson, Crime, Law and Justice, Ed Asner, Movies
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Column: Does torture work?
Does torture work? It is a Bush-era debate that has found Obama-era relevance because of a new movie, "Zero Dark Thirty," in which torture seems to work quite well. The film, an Oscar nominee for best picture, is being sold as a fact-based...Tags: Sleep Deprivation, Crime, Law and Justice, Jack Nicholson, Ed Asner, Movies
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Charlie Sheen: I don’t do hard drugs anymore
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelCharlie Sheen says he is clean and sober, the actor told “The View” Thursday morning. “I don't do hard drugs anymore,” Sheen said on the ABC chatfest. “I burn a little herb. Who doesn't? Come on, guys,” he added. &#...
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