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Oscars: Pes aims for a long shelf life with 'Fresh Guacamole' buzz
Steven Spielberg was inspired by Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. Ben Affleck was provoked by a Middle Eastern hostage tale. Adam Pesapane wanted to transform a hand grenade into an avocado. All three directors will walk the red carpet...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), John Lasseter, David Frankel, Satellite and Cable Service, Ben Affleck
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Live review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs are positively explosive
This post has been updated. See below for details. A number of factors contributed to the power of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' show in Pomona on Friday night. Among them: the fans, the venue, the spirit, the sound, the moshing, the opening band, the headliners...
Tags: Blur (music group), Where the Wild Things Are (movie), Justin Timberlake, Destiny's Child (music group), Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
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On Location: 'Zero Dark Thirty's' compound challenges
First-time feature production designer Jeremy Hindle admits to some dicey feelings while taking director Kathryn Bigelow on an initial walk-through of "Zero Dark Thirty's" key set. But they weren't rookie jitters. "I remember telling her, 'You're...
Tags: Osama bin Laden, Academy Awards, Pakistan, Heart Attack, Entertainment
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James Gandolfini's 'Not Fade Away' performance honors late father
Daytime at the Roxy nightclub on Sunset Boulevard is like being on a Disneyland ride when the lights go on and the carefully constructed illusion is exposed. It's the slightly surreal setting for James Gandolfini to talk about his recent collaboration...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Nicole Holofcener, Romance (genre), James Gandolfini, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Sam Spiegel announces zany Maximum Hedrum project
Given the rate at which left-field super-groups have proliferated over the last few years -- Atoms for Peace! Them Crooked Vultures! Monsters of Folk! -- it was probably inevitable that we'd eventually end up with one as wacky as Maximum Hedrum, the new...
Tags: Rihanna, Them Crooked Vultures (music group), Disc Jockeys, Kanye West, Library of Congress
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Maurice Sendak: 'Where the Wild Things Are' author by the numbers
Maurice Sendak, the popular children's book illustrator and writer, died today at age 83 in a Danbury, Conn., hospital after suffering a stroke. Sendak was best known for his book "Where the Wild Things Are" but was also a frequent collaborator on operas,...
Tags: Where the Wild Things Are (movie), Danbury, Opera (genre), Nickelodeon (tv network), Dr. Seuss
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Maurice Sendak dies at 83, author of 'Where the Wild Things Are'
He had already been proclaimed "the Picasso of children's books" by Time magazine when Maurice Sendak, then in his 30s, wrote and illustrated "Where the Wild Things Are," a dark fantasy that became one of the 10 bestselling children's books of all time....
Tags: Literature, Fantasy (genre), Entertainment Events, Empire State Building, People (magazine)
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Cannes 2012: Joaquin Phoenix returns with Scientology-themed 'The Master'
24 FramesAfter years away from dramatic roles, Joaquin Phoenix returns in the Scientology-themed "The Master" from director Paul Thomas Anderson. The film is generating buzz after some footage debuted at the Cannes Film Festival.... -
Adam Yauch: A Beastie Boy tamed by age and wisdom
Pop & HissMost fans of the Beastie Boys' early hits know Adam Yauch, or MCA as he was known, for a few choice boasts, like “I got more juice than Picasso's got paint.” Despite the group's early reputation as party animals, however, peace, mindfulness... -
Adam Yauch: The Beastie Boys' MCA remembered on YouTube
Pop & HissAdam "MCA" Yauch has died of cancer at 47. Here's a look at the Beastie Boys evolution through almost three decades of their groundbreaking videos.... -
Around Town: Don Hertzfeldt kicks off Cinefamily's 'Animation Breakdown'
24 FramesThe "Animation Breakdown" mini-festival begins at the Cinefamily theater in Los Angeles.... -
Kanye West: Picking up where Steve Jobs left off -- only better?
Ministry of GossipKanye West has big plans for his new design company, Donda. Kanye West used his Twitter feed to explain to fans everything he hopes to accomplish with the new company....
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