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William Friedkin to serve as L.A. Film Fest's guest director
24 FramesWilliam Friedkin, the Academy Award-winning director of 1971's "The French Connection," will serve as guest director of the Los Angeles Film Festival and will screen his new NC-17 movie, "Killer Joe," on June 15, organizers said Tuesday. "Killer Joe" will... -
Record producer David Anderle sells villa
Record producer David Anderle has sold his home in the Hollywood Hills West area for $3.7 million.
The Spanish-style villa, built in 1925, was once used as a speak-easy. Features include decorative tile work, beamed ceilings, a wine cellar and an artist'...Tags: Kris Kristofferson
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Editor’s Letter—May 2012
LA Times MagazineThis month, it's design of the times, as we report from the trenches of architecture, interiors, cars and Hollywood... -
Television review: 'The L.A. Complex' twists the familiar
Oh, Canada, so near and yet so far. We share a language, albeit with different notions of how to pronounce "sorry" and "about"; we use your streets and your studios to stand in for America in our budget-conscious television shows, and your actors to...
Tags: Degrassi: The Next Generation (tv program), Mary Lynn Rajskub, Bored to Death (tv program), Cassie Steele, Entertainment
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The writer-director: Alex Kurtzman's 'People Like Us' explores family
Seven-and-a-half years ago, a woman approached screenwriter Alex Kurtzman at a party and introduced herself. "She said, 'Hi, I'm your sister,'" Kurtzman said. "I was in shock." Kurtzman clearly saw his father's features reflected in the woman's face,...
Tags: Action (genre), Michelle Pfeiffer, Drama (genre), Celebrities, Movies
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Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' goes for $119.9 million at Sotheby's
NEW YORK -- Sometimes beauty is trumped by the beast. After bullish expectations and an aggressive marketing campaign for an image considered the quintessential expression of modern horror, Sotheby'sNew York sold Edvard Munch's 1895 “The Scream&...
Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Oslo (Norway), Art Institute of Chicago, Marketing, Tuberculosis
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Jim McCrary dies at 72; photographer shot Carole King 'Tapestry' cover
Photographer Jim McCrary was on the verge of shooting one of his most famous images when he stopped to ask singer Carole King if the cat sleeping across the room could be part of the tableau.
He remembered the results of a Kodak survey that found...Tags: Gram Parsons, Radio Industry, Cat (animal), Radio, Carole King
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'Mad Men' recap: A night with the grown-ups
Show TrackerOn "Mad Men," Sally's night out with the grown-ups takes an icky turn... -
Dodgers co-owner Peter Guber looks toward stadium's needs
One of the biggest sports and entertainment moguls in Southern California took a back seat to the other Guggenheim money men Wednesday as the incoming Dodgers owners attempted to set the tone for a new era.
Former movie studio boss Peter Guber, who has...Tags: Magic Johnson, Golden State Warriors, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc., National Basketball Association, Rain Man (movie)
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Teddy Charles dies at 84; jazz vibraphonist and composer
Teddy Charles, a jazz vibraphonist who performed with Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and other bebop-era jazz greats before becoming a charter boat captain in the Caribbean, died Monday at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead on New York's...
Tags: Miles Davis, Sailing, Heart Disease, Long Island, Charlie Parker
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Playlists to take you higher, lower or farther
Here are sample playlists put together from my own (admittedly limited) library, each one "arced" for a particular purpose. Then I asked a few folks who can really pick out a tune to share their sample lists.
AMINA KHAN
PICK-ME-UP:
It's siesta time....Tags: Gwen Stefani, Trinidad and Tobago, Sade (music artist), MGMT (music group), Music
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Dodgers deal comes with Hollywood element (again)
Company TownPeter Guber is bringing some Hollywood flash, and drama, to the Dodgers. A longtime player in film and television, Guber, who is part of the Magic Johnson-led group that is buying the team for a record $2 billion, is a......
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