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Review: 'Journey 2' squanders Verne adventures, Hawaiian backdrops
In its own sweetly bombastic way the 2008 remake of "Journey to the Center of the Earth" did the job, the job being a 21st century 3-D bash starring Brendan Fraser — an actor who gives his all to the green screen, every time — and loosely...Tags: Literature, PG Rated Movies, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (movie), Michael Caine, Literature
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Book review: 'This Must Be the Place' by Kate Racculia
Special to the Los Angeles TimesThis Must Be the Place A Novel Kate Racculia Henry Holt: 354 pp., $25 During his lifetime, the artist and sculptor Joseph Cornell established a celebrated career by creating shadow boxes filled with eclectic assemblages of random objects that...Tags: Heart Failure, Joseph Cornell, Henry Holt, Literature, Health
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Gold Derby nuggets: Grammys salute John Lennon | 'Caves of Forgotten Dreams' sneak peek | Lady Gaga leftovers
Gold Derby• In celebration of the 70th birthday of John Lennon, the Grammy Museum is paying tribute to the late singer-songwriter with an extensive exhibit opening Oct. 4. Among the highlights: Lennon's album of the year for "Double Fantasy"; his "Sgt. Pepper... -
How 'Community' stole Christmas: Behind the scenes of the big holiday episode
Show TrackerIt’s a Christmas miracle! On a very special “Community” that airs Thursday and will no doubt get big props from animation fans, kids, stoners, and, well, pretty much everyone else, the Greendale gang gets sucked into a winter wonderland th... -
Monster Mash: Seattle Symphony names new director; N.Y. Museum of Modern Art sees record attendance
Culture Monster-- Taking the podium: The Seattle Symphony Orchestra has named French conductor Ludovic Morlot to replace Gerard Schwarz as music director. (Seattle Times) -- Box-office boom: The New York Museum of Modern Art said it saw record attendance during the........ -
Summer reading: Kate Racculia on 'The Perilous Gard'
Jacket CopyKate Racculia grew up in Syracuse, N.Y., and attended graduate school in Boston. Yet her debut novel, "This Must Be the Place" has a lure of Hollywood -- special-effects Hollywood, that is, "Jason and the Argonauts"-style. In the book, a...... -
Charles H. Schneer, film producer, dies at 88
Charles H. Schneer, a film producer best known for his influential collaboration on several movies with special effects genius Ray Harryhausen, has died. He was 88. Schneer died Wednesday at a hospice in Boca Raton, Fla., according to his daughter Stacey...Tags: U.S. Army, Science and Technology, Defense, Film Festivals, Mayo Clinic
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If I ran the Oscars: Rick Trembles
In this interview series, we ask famous free thinkers to recast the Oscars in their own image. Let's give a big Oscar night welcome to Canadian cartoonist, film critic and filmmaker Rick Trembles.
Rick Trembles' illustrated movie review column Motion...Tags: Cartoons, Avatar (movie), Paranormal Activity (movie), Raquel Welch, Tom Hanks
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Gold Derby nuggets: Disney nets nab 'Nine' | Dave Karger: Clooney vs. Damon twice? | Will another Disney flick down 'Up'?
Gold Derby• Michael Schneider reports that the Weinstein Co. is working with Disney on an ambitious multi-platform promotion plan for "Nine." As Michael details, "Under the arrangement, a themed dance number on the Nov. 17 episode of 'Dancing with the Stars' will... -
'Percy Jackson' and 'Clash of the Titans' draw on same Greek myths but with epic differences
The Hero ComplexThis is a longer version of my cover story in this upcoming Sunday Calendar section of the Los Angeles Times. -- G.B. There were inscriptions written above the entrance of the Temple of Apollo at the Oracle of Delphi, and...... -
Effects wizard Ray Harryhausen celebrated by academy exhibit in L.A.
The Hero ComplexSusan King, our Hero Complex specialist on classic Hollywood, caught up with effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen by phone recently. Here's her report on their animated conversation: Retired special-effects wizard Ray Harryhausen -- who celebrates his 90th... -
Hollywood and the sands of time: A look back at 10 films set in the Middle East
The Hero ComplexSusan King is the Hero Complex specialist on classic Hollywood, and today she looks back at the long history of American popcorn films set in the Middle East -- and their complicated legacy. Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer are together......
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