For the record - July 17, 2011

Cowboys & Aliens: In the July 17 Calendar section, an article about the new Jon Favreau film “Cowboys & Aliens” said that the director would be a featured speaker at Comic-Con International in San Diego on Saturday, July 23. The event will happen Thursday, July 21.

Gazpacho recipe: The instructions with a recipe for Urth Caffe’s gazpacho in the Culinary SOS column in the July 14 Food section gave wrong amounts for lemon juice and olive oil. The amounts in the ingredient list are correct: 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice and 1/4 cup olive oil.

Chinese film: An article in the July 14 Calendar section about the movie “Snow Flower and the Secret Fan” said director Wayne Wang believes a number of recent Chinese blockbusters have failed to connect with American audiences because the storytelling isn’t ambitious. In fact, he described the storytelling as confusing.

Phone apps: An article in the July 12 Section A about smartphone apps that can facilitate questionable behavior said the PhantomAlert app, which warns drivers about police sobriety checkpoints, was banned by online stores. Although the app was withdrawn by BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd., it was allowed to stay on the Apple App Store after modifications. It’s also available unchanged on the Google Android Market.

Dolly Parton: An article about Dolly Parton in the July 17 Arts & Books section referred to the Hollywood Bowl as a 19,000-seat venue. It has 18,000 seats.