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African-American Film Critics name 'Zero Dark Thirty' best film
"Zero Dark Thirty," Kathryn Bigelow's chronicle of the search for terrorist Osama bin-Laden, continued its winning ways Sunday evening when it was named best film of 2012 by the African-American Film Critics Association. The film, which opens Wednesday,...
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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne sell oceanfront house in Malibu
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have sold their oceanfront house in Malibu for $7.925 million. Their 2.5-acre estate in Hidden Hills remains on the market at $12.999 million.
The three-story beach house features a walled garden, five bedrooms, five bathrooms...Tags: The X Factor (tv program), Entertainment Events, Larry Ellison, David Geffen, Television Industry
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'Star Wars' star Billy Dee Williams sells Beverly Hills home
Actor Billy Dee Williams, known as Lando Calrissian to fans of the early "Star Wars" movies, has left his empire in Beverly Hills, selling his house for $2,790,600.
Built in 1961 and set on more than half an acre in the Trousdale Estates neighborhood,...Tags: White Collar (tv program), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Personal Service
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Jeff Probst buys Gene Autry estate in Studio City
"Survivor" host Jeff Probst has purchased the Gene Autry estate in Studio City for $5 million.
Built in 1949 by the cowboy singer-actor, the forested 3.68-acre property had been donated by Autry's widow, Jacqueline Autry, to the Autry National Center...Tags: Health, Frankie Muniz, Television Industry, Hospitals and Clinics, Black Sabbath (music group)
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Billy Dee Williams puts Beverly Hills home on the market
Actor Billy Dee Williams has listed his longtime Beverly Hills house for sale at $4,499,000.
On more than half an acre of mostly flat land, the contemporary home is surrounded by mature trees and tropical landscaping. The single-story house, built in...Tags: Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Homes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest
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Sneak peak: 'The Boondocks' returns Sunday to Cartoon Network's Adult Swim
Show TrackerAaron McGruder's Peabody Award-winning series âThe Boondocksâ -- based upon the comic strip of the same name -- returns Sunday night at 11:30 p.m. on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim after a two-year hiatus. Hereâs an exclusive clip from an up... -
Harrison Ford returns to the 'Star Wars' universe -- for one night
The Hero ComplexHarrison Ford isn't someone who dwells on his past on-screen moments much, especially when it comes to the "Star Wars" films that turned him into an international superstar. That was clear Wednesday night when he shrugged and chuckled when asked...... -
Vonetta McGee dies at 65; film actress during 1970s blaxploitation era
Vonetta McGee, an actress whose big-screen heyday during the blaxploitation era of the 1970s included leading roles in "Blacula" and "Shaft in Africa," has died. She was 65.
McGee died Friday at a hospital in Berkeley after experiencing cardiac arrest...Tags: Fred Williamson, Brothers (movie), Health, Action (genre), Richard Roundtree
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Holiday specials at Los Angeles-area spas
Department stores and boutiques aren't the only places slicing prices this holiday season. Local day spas are full of specials:
Kate Somerville Ongoing until Wednesday: This celebrity haven is giving customers a "buy one get one free" gift card offer...Tags: Celebrities, Jason Alexander, Somerville, Goldie Hawn, Holidays
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The Sorrow Behind the Spotlight
Los Angeles Times Staff Writer"The Jacksons--An American Dream" is that rare television biography that sings, though its tune is frequently downbeat. It's a rocking, pulsating, gyrating, bewitching five hours that resonate the angry rhythms behind the joyous music of a dysfunctional...Tags: Berry Gordy, Celebrities, Entertainment, Family, Angela Bassett
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Old-school Beavers by the numbers in federal court
There's nothing like watching a defense lawyer in federal court playing three-card monte with his mouth. Sam Adam Jr. didn't set up a table and put three bent cards in front of the federal jury. And he didn't play that other, similar game, the one with...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, Justice System, Jesse Jackson, Jr., John P. Daley
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Taking science to the masses
Neil Shubin has the wide, happy eyes of a Muppet and the casual, ingratiating prattle of a car salesman. His thick, graying hair lends gravitas. He has written a new book, and on a bitter afternoon in Hyde Park he is explaining to me how he writes....
Tags: Isaac Asimov, Arts and Culture, Science and Technology, Authors, Literature
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