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    Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. L.A. Times Festival of Books schedule announced

    The program schedule for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books was released Monday morning. The schedule, which is online, includes the complete list of author appearances and special events during the Festival of Books, April 20-21, on the campus of USC.
    The program schedule for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books was released Monday morning. The schedule, which is online, includes the complete list of author appearances and special events during the Festival of Books, April 20-21, on the campus of...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Molly Ringwald, Paul Anka, Debbie Reynolds, Carol Burnett

    2. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 'Beyond the Hills' tells a different kind of exorcism tale

    In 2005, Romania's equivalent of the sensational O.J. Simpson trial rocked Eastern Europe when a priest and four nuns from a convent in the country's remote Moldavia region went to prison for accidentally killing a young woman during an exorcism. The case captivated the public, attracted interest from filmmaker Roman Polanski and ultimately inspired writer-director Cristian Mungiu to make "Beyond the Hills."
    In 2005, Romania's equivalent of the sensational O.J. Simpson trial rocked Eastern Europe when a priest and four nuns from a convent in the country's remote Moldavia region went to prison for accidentally killing a young woman during an exorcism. The case...

    Tags: Academy Awards, Religion and Belief, Film Festivals, Awards and Prizes, Entertainment

    3. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Depictions of violence in theater: Revelation, not nihilism

    In one of the most infamous scenes in modern drama, a group of young men in a London park stone a baby to death in its carriage. What begins as roughhousing escalates to all-out sadism until a rock is thrown at point blank range, ending the child's pitiful cries for good.
    In one of the most infamous scenes in modern drama, a group of young men in a London park stone a baby to death in its carriage. What begins as roughhousing escalates to all-out sadism until a rock is thrown at point blank range, ending the child's...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Poetry, Arts and Culture, Killer Joe (movie), Django Unchained (movie)

    4. Jan 23, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Sundance 2013: James Franco explains how porn imitates art [Video]

    PARK CITY, UTAH -- James Franco is never shy about pushing a few buttons with his filmmaking, and at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, he has his thumb exactly where you’d expect.
    PARK CITY, UTAH -- James Franco is never shy about pushing a few buttons with his filmmaking, and at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, he has his thumb exactly where you’d expect. Franco is involved with two films, the meta-documentary...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Pornography, Film Festivals, Sundance Film Festival, Entertainment

    5. Oct 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  5. ‘Sinister’: Scott Derrickson on horror … and Tavis Smiley

    Hero Complex - movies, comics, fanboy fare - latimes.com
    In the new horror film “Sinister,” Ethan Hawke plays a struggling true-crime novelist named Ellison Oswalt, a writer who, in ......
    6. Aug 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. High hopes, low notes for film world's NC-17 rating

    In the late '80s a thunderbolt of inspiration struck Jack Valenti, longtime chief of the Motion Picture Assn. of America: What if his organization got rid of the X rating, besmirched by years of misappropriation by hard-core exploitation films, and replaced it with a new marker that was both trademarked and respectable?
    In the late '80s a thunderbolt of inspiration struck Jack Valenti, longtime chief of the Motion Picture Assn. of America: What if his organization got rid of the X rating, besmirched by years of misappropriation by hard-core exploitation films, and...

    Tags: Bernardo Bertolucci, Walmart, Literature, Oliver Stone, Thriller (genre)

    7. Jul 13, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Fashion News: Katy Perry's costumes can be dangerous

    All The Rage
    Katy Perry's over-the-top costumes have gotten the attention of her liability insurance company, which reportedly has ordered her to stop wearing spinning objects on her bosom. Tight jeans are causing injuries to men. And we'll miss Steven Tyler's hair on...
    8. Jul 29, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Matthew McConaughey's NC-17 'Killer Joe' posts so-so opening

    Did a prohibitive NC-17 rating stop moviegoers from seeing "Killer Joe" at theaters this weekend?
    Did a prohibitive NC-17 rating stop moviegoers from seeing "Killer Joe" at theaters this weekend? Maybe. The film, which stars Matthew McConaughey as a Dallas detective who also kills people for money, debuted in limited release this weekend and...

    Tags: Drama (genre), Arts and Culture, Killer Joe (movie), Entertainment, NC-17 Rated Movies

    9. Jul 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Woody Allen revisits opera in 'To Rome With Love'

    In his latest movie "To Rome With Love," Woody Allen plays Jerry, a retired music executive and former opera director who travels to Italy to meet his daughter's fiancé. Upon his arrival in the Eternal City, Jerry encounters his future son-in-law's father, an undertaker who happens to have a perfect operatic voice — but only when he's singing in the shower.
    In his latest movie "To Rome With Love," Woody Allen plays Jerry, a retired music executive and former opera director who travels to Italy to meet his daughter's fiancé. Upon his arrival in the Eternal City, Jerry encounters his future son-in-law's...

    Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Arts and Culture, Woody Allen, Health, Entertainment

    10. Jul 13, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Review: 'The Exorcist' falls short of a devilishly good time

    Two questions immediately presented themselves when it was announced that "The Exorcist" was going to be done onstage: How? And why?
    Two questions immediately presented themselves when it was announced that "The Exorcist" was going to be done onstage: How? And why? At the show's premiere Wednesday at the Geffen Playhouse, the creators seemed to be searching for answers to these...

    Tags: Celebrities, Ash Wednesday, John Waters, Richard Chamberlain, Entertainment

    11. Jun 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  11. L.A. Film Festival: Kazan, Dano mix business with pleasure in 'Ruby Sparks'

    24 Frames
    Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan answered questions about their new independent film "Ruby Sparks" after a surprise screening at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The movie is the latest from the directing team behind "Little Miss Sunshine."...
    12. Jun 18, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  12. L.A. Film Festival: A musical mystery in 'Searching for Sugar Man'

    24 Frames
    "Searching for Sugar Man" explores the story of a little-known Detroit-based singer-songwriter, Rodriguez, who was ‘bigger than the Rolling Stones’ in South Africa....
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