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Anthony Pellicano and His Tangled Web
Times Staff WritersAnthony Pellicano cut a figure straight out of "L.A. Confidential." Intimidation for hire — the tough-talking gumshoe with the Louisville Slugger always at the ready. Over the course of his 20-some years in Los Angeles, he also managed to insinuate...Tags: Garry Shandling, Sexual Misconduct, Public Employees, Family, Brad Pitt
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'If you ever want to fly...'
Times Staff WriterDICK GULDSTRAND punches the accelerator, pulling the Z06 hardtop fast around the first turn on Mulholland Drive. The Cahuenga Pass disappears as the Corvette claws up the grade. With a 427 V-8 under the hood, the car's a beast, and Guldstrand loves it...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, Marilyn Monroe, Woodrow Wilson, State Parks
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New in paperback: Wit, elegance and war
Barbara Smit: "Sneaker Wars" (Harper Perennial) Two great sneaker companies, Adidas and Puma, were created by two brothers who began as partners and later turned into fierce rivals. Who knew? Smit limns out the story of Adi and Rudi Dassler, who...Tags: Robert Mapplethorpe, Bono, Dave Eggers, Fiction, Star Wars (movie)
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John McCain ad irritates many in Hollywood
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTO HOLLYWOOD it smacked of desperation. That's why the reaction to a new John McCain ad attempting to portray Barack Obama as a kind of mindless celebrity likening him to Paris Hilton and Britney Spears drew collective yawns and shrugs of...Tags: Michael Douglas, Political Fundraising, Barack Obama, Jessica Simpson, Berry Gordy
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Kanye West, Spike Lee and more stars gear up for Democratic National Convention
CAUSE CÉLÈBREWHO NEEDS bread and circuses when you've got networking and rock 'n' roll? For every Democratic delegate who is bound for the convention in Denver, desperate to influence the platform committee, there are plenty more looking for the best entertainment...Tags: Lynn Whitfield, Barack Obama, Annette Bening, Ellen Burstyn, Fainting
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THE BIG TWIST
Times Staff WriterACROSS L.A., that jejune institution known as bottle service has taken on a life of its own. Not just the big-club "cologne head" custom it once was, lately it's infiltrated trendy restaurants and intimate bars. And at Hollywood clubs, the practice is...Tags: Djimon Hounsou, Juvenile Delinquency, Rod Stewart, Maria Bello, Hotels and Accommodations
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The Gold Standard
Johnny Carson hosted the Academy Awards five times starting in 1979. Heres how he opened his first awards show: Welcome to two hours of sparkling entertainment spread out over a four-hour show. A lot has changed since Johnny did the Oscars. Back...Tags: Charlton Heston, Bob Newhart, William Morris, George C. Scott, Comedy (genre)
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Warren Beatty to receive AFI Life Achievement Award
Warren Beatty, a one-time bit player on the sitcom "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" who went on to star in such films as "Bonnie and Clyde," "Heaven Can Wait" and "Shampoo," and to win an Academy Award for directing "Reds," today was named recipient of...Tags: Cinema Industry, Shirley MacLaine, Film Festivals, Culture, Personal Service
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Carly Simon: Coming around again with 'This Kind of Love'
![CARLY SIMON isn't the first name you'd expect to find on a list of classic-rock superstars who keep tabs on " American Idol." "I tune in whenever I get a chance," she says in that signature dusky voice. "How could I not, when this season Brooke White sang 'You're So Vain' and did such a nice job on it, and Carly [Smithson] was named after me?"](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-05/39358070-30181833.jpg "CARLY SIMON isn't the first name you'd expect to find on a list of classic-rock superstars who keep tabs on \" American Idol.\" \"I tune in whenever I get a chance,\" she says in that signature dusky voice. \"How could I not, when this season Brooke White sang 'You're So Vain' and did such a nice job on it, and Carly [Smithson] was named after me?\"")
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterCARLY SIMON isn't the first name you'd expect to find on a list of classic-rock superstars who keep tabs on " American Idol." "I tune in whenever I get a chance," she says in that signature dusky voice. "How could I not, when this season Brooke White sang...Tags: Laura Nyro, Art Buchwald, Brooke White, Joni Mitchell, Public Employees
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Pat Hingle dies at 84; veteran actor was perhaps best known for 'Batman' role
Pat Hingle, the veteran actor with more than half a century of impressive work in theater, film and television who was perhaps best known to a generation of movie fans as Commissioner James Gordon in the first four "Batman" films, has died. He was 84....Tags: Tennessee Williams, Obituaries, Anjelica Huston, Career and Workplace, Walter Huston
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What are 'Hollywood values'?
Today, Andrew Breitbart and David Ehrenstein attempt to define Hollywood values. Yesterday, they discussed the role filmmakers should and do play in the domestic political debate, and Monday they pondered the fall season of antiwar flicks. Later in the...Tags: ABC (tv network), Gays and Lesbians, Barack Obama, Values, Annette Bening
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These lawyers got (video) game
A year ago, newly minted lawyer Shawn Foust approached a senior partner at his Century City firm with an idea: dedicate an entire practice to the video game industry.
Today, the 26-year-old coordinates a team of 20 lawyers at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter...Tags: Wii, Business, Gaming, Legal Service, Entertainment
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