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The Arts on TV New Year's Eve: Bernstein and Gershwin; Cold Play
Culture MonsterThe Arts on TV New Year's Eve: Bernstein and Gershwin; Cold Play... -
Arts on TV: Tom Waits; the New York Philharmonic; Julie Andrews
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It's still music to Dan Wallin's ears
Just before noon on a clear fall day, the Newman stage on the 20th Century Fox lot is alive with bright lights, hovering microphones and a full 105-piece orchestra. It's one of the final scoring sessions for "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol,"...Tags: Sam Peckinpah, Cool Hand Luke (movie), Entertainment Events, Paula Patton, Brad Bird
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PASSINGS: Mae Laborde, Richard Bruno, Hulett C. Smith
Mae Laborde
Acting career began at 93
Mae Laborde, 102, an energetic senior citizen whose outgoing personality landed her in several Steve Lopez columns and launched a late-blooming acting career, died in her sleep Jan. 9 at an assisted living...Tags: Movies, Radio Industry, Spike Feresten, Obituaries, Regional Authority
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Kristen Wiig, so weird on 'SNL,' goes (somewhat) normal for 'Bridesmaids'
Kristen Wiig has just come off an average Saturday night, one that required her to wear a 2-foot-high wig, shuffle lethargically around a stripper pole and bury her face in Helen Mirren's cleavage.
"I was like, 'Are you cool with this? 'Cause I'm...Tags: MacGruber (movie), Paul (movie), Michael Jordan, Melissa McCarthy, Michelle Williams
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PASSINGS: Norma Zimmer, Dick Walsh, Robert F. Ellsworth, Robert Traylor, Burt Reinhardt
Norma Zimmer
Singer was Welk 'Champagne Lady'
Norma Zimmer, 87, the "Champagne Lady" of television's "The Lawrence Welk Show" and a studio singer, died Tuesday at her home in Brea. Her son, Larry, did not give the cause of death.
Zimmer performed on...Tags: Staples Center, U.S. Army, Larry King Live (tv program), Athletes, Physical Conditions
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It's official: PBS lineup moves to KOCE-TV starting Jan. 1
Show TrackerLos Angeles fans of PBS will soon have to get “Sesame Street,” “Nova” and other iconic shows from a station in Orange County. Starting Jan. 1, KOCE-TV Channel 48, the Huntington Beach outlet that currently airs only one-quarter of t... -
New schedule at the ready, KOCE-TV gets rechristened as PBS SoCal
Show TrackerKOCE-TV is about to get a name change. The Orange County station, set to become the primary Southern California carrier of PBS programming Jan. 1, will be rechristened as PBS SoCal, acknowledging a signal that will be beamed across an...... -
Randy Wood dies at 94; music industry innovator founded Dot Records
Dot Records founder Randy Wood was looking for a song for a young Pat Boone to record in 1955 and found it in the Fats Domino hit "Ain't That a Shame?" Except Boone, then an English major, wanted to sing "Isn't That a Shame?" After a few run-throughs,...Tags: Education, Radio Industry, Tab Hunter, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, Celebrities
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Emmy predix: Jane Lynch looks like lock to win for 'Glee'
Gold DerbyOur Emmy gurus Chris "Boomer" Beachum and Rob Licuria (AwardsHeaven) are in agreement that veteran comedy actress Jane Lynch will win her first Emmy Award for her supporting work on the rookie hit "Glee." Beyond this top pick, they rank the other nominees... -
‘Saturday Night Live’: Mick Jagger amuses with moves unlike Jagger
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe show paid farewell to Kristen Wiig, one of its greatest stars, in a touching final musical number. In the opening sketch, one of the night's best, she reprised the small-handed singer on a Lawrence Welk sendup. She flirted with an Italian singer... -
Mick Jagger sends off Kristen Wiig in style [VIDEO]
Orlando Sentinel"Saturday Night Live"closed its 37th season this weekend by giving rock legend Mick Jagger double duties.As the musical guest, he strutted through some of his greatest hits with backing by Arcade Fire and Foo Fighters. As the host, he amusedbyplaying,...Tags: Concerts, Music Theater, Game Shows (genre), Foo Fighters (music group), Kristen Wiig
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