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    Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Wrap

  1. Gibson Amphitheatre to Close in September

    Reuters
    Apr 24 (TheWrap.com) - The Gibson Amphitheatre will close its doors in September, Live Nation Entertainment said Wednesday. The venue, which opened in 1972 as Universal  Amphitheatre and is located at Universal Studios Hollywood, will be replaced by the...

    Tags: Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Ellen DeGeneres, Tim McGraw, Mumford & Sons (music group), Faith Hill

    2. Nov 23, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. 'Hitchcock' a lifeless portrait, critics say

    For all his fame and cinematic brilliance, Alfred Hitchcock remained an enigmatic figure — prolific on the screen, private off it. The new biopic "Hitchcock," starring Anthony Hopkins as the eponymous director and Helen Mirren as wife Alma Reville, attempts to shed some light on the master of suspense by dramatizing the making of his fabled 1960 chiller "Psycho."
    For all his fame and cinematic brilliance, Alfred Hitchcock remained an enigmatic figure — prolific on the screen, private off it. The new biopic "Hitchcock," starring Anthony Hopkins as the eponymous director and Helen Mirren as wife Alma Reville,...

    Tags: Entertainment, Chicago Sun-Times, Alfred Hitchcock, The New York Times, Hitchcock (movie)

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

  3. Hollywood legend Dick Zanuck: a princeling who earned his stripes

    When Dick Zanuck and I had lunch last month, it would’ve been impossible to imagine that the veteran producer would be gone six weeks later. Zanuck, who was 77 when he died Friday at his home in Beverly Hills, looked at least a decade younger and had the energy of an Olympic marathoner. Long before everyone in showbiz became a fitness nut, Zanuck was doing serious workouts, lifting weights, taking long jogs and, in his later years, swimming laps.
    When Dick Zanuck and I had lunch last month, it would’ve been impossible to imagine that the veteran producer would be gone six weeks later. Zanuck, who was 77 when he died Friday at his home in Beverly Hills, looked at least a decade younger and...

    Tags: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Entertainment, Richard Zanuck, Ron Howard, Orson Welles

    4. Jun 5, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  4. Kirk Douglas on the blacklist: Why Hollywood showed so little courage

    24 Frames
    Kirk Douglas has written a lively new memoir about one of his greatest triumphs. Titled “I Am Spartacus!” it recounts how Douglas helped break the midcentury anti-communist blacklist by secretly hiring Dalton Trumbo to write “Spartacus,&...
    5. Mar 14, 2012 |Story| AM News

  5. Out on Home Video: 'Immortals' released

    IMMORTALS
    limiro@juno.com
    IMMORTALS (2011) * * (C) Directed by Tarsem Singh Starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt, Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas, Kellan Lutz Relativity Media//Rated R//Fantasy//110 minutes Available on: DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray 3D...

    Tags: Robin Williams, Selma Blair, Concerts, Giovanni Ribisi, Golden Globe Awards

    6. Feb 20, 2012 | Los Angeles Times

  6. The Oscar voters: Meet the members at large

    24 Frames
    There are 244 voting members at large of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, including stunt men, chemists, casting directors and choreographers. Members at large don’t belong to one of the 15 specific “craft” branches in...
    7. Aug 19, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Edie Wasserman dies at 95; Hollywood philanthropist and wife of studio chief

    Edie Wasserman, who was the widow of Hollywood powerhouse Lew Wasserman and who was known as a tireless benefactor for charitable causes, especially the Motion Picture and Television Fund, has died. She was 95.
    Edie Wasserman, who was the widow of Hollywood powerhouse Lew Wasserman and who was known as a tireless benefactor for charitable causes, especially the Motion Picture and Television Fund, has died. She was 95. Wasserman died Thursday in Beverly Hills of...

    Tags: National Football League, Charity, Johnny Carson, Bill Clinton, Guy Lombardo

    8. Aug 19, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  8. The Morning Fix: Murdoch drama. RIP Edie Wasserman. UFC to Fox

    Company Town
    After the coffee. Before a sweaty day in D.C. The Skinny: It's sad when at 8 a.m. I already feel the day slipping away! Headlines include box office previews, more drama at News Corp., Fox's deal for Ultimate Fighting and......
    9. Dec 9, 2009 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Getting rad at the Watts Towers

    Should a Tony Hawk-endorsed skateboard park be a neighbor to South Los Angeles' cultural landmark, the Watts Towers?
    Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
    Should a Tony Hawk-endorsed skateboard park be a neighbor to South Los Angeles' cultural landmark, the Watts Towers? In what could become a battle between athletics and aesthetics, the answer will be up to city officials, who figure to get an earful from...

    Tags: Music, Entertainment, Charles Mingus, Government, Skateboarding

    10. Oct 23, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Hot Property: Ryan Seacrest is done playing host at Hollywood Hills estate

    &quot;American Idol" host <b> Ryan Seacrest </b>has listed his gated Hollywood<b> </b>Hills estate for $14.95 million.
    "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest has listed his gated Hollywood Hills estate for $14.95 million. The 10,000-square-foot Mediterranean, built in 1974, sits on nearly an acre of hilltop with canyon and city views. Remodeled during Seacrest's ownership,...

    Tags: Air Transportation, Banking, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Rentals, Hospitals and Clinics

    11. Mar 7, 2011 | Los Angeles Times

  11. The Morning Fix: 'Rango' does well but box-office slump continues! Glenn Beck on the ropes at Fox News?

    Company Town
    After the coffee. Before deciding if I should give NBC's "The Event" another chance tonight. The Skinny: I saw "The Adjustment Bureau" over the weekend. The hats look great, but save your money. Looking through my roundup I seem to......
    12. Feb 20, 2011 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Walter Seltzer dies at 96; former Hollywood press agent made a successful leap to producing

    Walter Seltzer, a Hollywood press agent-turned-producer who started out at MGM in the 1930s and made an enduring mark on the industry in the 1980s as a tenacious fundraiser for the Motion Picture and Television Fund, has died. He was 96.
    Walter Seltzer, a Hollywood press agent-turned-producer who started out at MGM in the 1930s and made an enduring mark on the industry in the 1980s as a tenacious fundraiser for the Motion Picture and Television Fund, has died. He was 96. Seltzer died...

    Tags: Charity, Rentals, Hedda Hopper, The New York Times, Mass Media

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