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Movie review: The Artist

Marshall Fine | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Douglas Fairbanks, Berenice Bejo, The Artist, Sunset Boulevard, The Artist Movie Review, Jean Dujardin, Singin' in the Rain, Citizen Kane, Marshall Fine Movie Review, Movies, Movie Reviews, Marshall Fine, Michel Hazanavicius, A Star Is Born, Silent Films, John Goodman, Entertainment News

The Artist may be the year's most brightly imaginative and purely enjoyable film. It may also be the toughest sell. How many people, after all, will ...

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Rita Moreno: On Her One Woman Show, Life, And J-Lo

Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Video, Cultura, California, Jennifer Lopez, Berkeley, Sunset Boulevard, Puerto Ricans, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Latina, Rita Moreno, Latino Voices News

Latina.com Rita Moreno has done it all. She's won an Oscar, an Emmy, a Grammy and a Tony, and she's already played the role of her dreams—the par...

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Zsa Zsa Gabor Still Big: It's The Pictures That Got Small

Leo C. Wolinsky | Posted 10.15.2011

Read More: Old Hollywood, Zsa Zsa Gabor Party, Sunset Boulevard, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Elaine Corrigan, Robert Blake, Frederic Prinz Von Anhalt, Hollywood, Culture News

For those who think old Hollywood can't draw a crowd, Zsa Zsa Gabor would like to take issue with you. But it might not be the crowd you expect.

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5 Great Films Named For Street Names

AP/The Huffington Post | By CHRISTY LEMIRE | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Miracle on 34th Street, Cloverfield, Films With Street Names, Mulholland Dr., A Nightmare on Elm Street, Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles News

LOS ANGELES -- The ultra-low-budget "Bellflower," which opens in limited release this weekend, is named for the generic Southern California street whe...

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Ronni Chasen Was Killed With Cop's Stolen Gun: Report

The Wrap Media | Posted 09.14.2011

Read More: Ronni Chasen, Ronni Chasen Publicist, Hollywood Publicist Murder, Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles News

Exclusive from The Wrap: Publicist Ronni Chasen was murdered with a gun stolen from a police officer, TheWrap has learned. ...

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Three Underappreciated Silent Film Classics

George Heymont | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Paul Leni, Rafael Sabatini, George C. Tilyou, Film Noir, Eleanor Boardman, Swashbuckler, San Francisco Silent Film Festival, Mighty Wurlitzer, Sunset Boulevard, King Vidor, Billy Wilder, Gloria Swanson, Clark Wilson, Kilruddery Silent Film Festival, John Wayne, Conrad Veidt, Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, Steeplechase Park, Victor Hugo, Maurice Ravel, Dennis James, The Man Who Laughs, Norma Desmond, A Cottage on Dartmoor, Coney Island, Stephen Horne, Anthony Asquith, Wall-E, John Gilbert, Castro Theater, The Magnificent, Bardelys Film, Arts News

The Bay Area has a large and loyal base of silent film fans, many of whom will descend on the Castro Theatre this weekend for the San Francisco Silent Film Festival's annual winter event.

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Face It: Critics Have Lost Their Movie Memory

Michele Willens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Kings Speech, 127 Hours, Sofia Coppola, The Kids Are Alright, Film Critics, Academy Awards, Woody Allen, Blue Valentine, Sunset Boulevard, Film Criticism, James Franco, Social Network, The Black Swan, Picture, Top Ten Lists, Film Festival, Best, Entertainment News

I used to defend film critics: we needed objective, thoughtful voices that looked beyond box office receipts and truly judged the work itself. But now? I think I'm ready to throw in the towel.

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Evening Primrose Times Two: Sondheim's Mini-Masterpiece on Stage and DVD

Melody Breyer-Grell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Evening Primrose, Rosemary's Baby, Stephen Sondheim, Anthony Perkins, Sunset Boulevard, NY Around Town, NY Culture, Arts News

I am getting more and more excited about Anthony Perkins outside of Psycho whenever I catch him in a movie or, more surprisingly, a musical.

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Broadway Legend Patti LuPone's Memoir

The Los Angeles Times | Charles McNulty | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sweeney Todd, Patty-Lupone, Broadway, Sunset Boulevard, Anything Goes, Broadway Musicals, Evita, Patti LuPone, Broadway Plays, Patti LuPone Gypsy Reviews, Books News

When an actor is described as "turbulent" or "difficult," it's typically a euphemism for "a royal pain." Patti LuPone, one of the most celebrated musi...

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PHOTOS: Sunset Junction Street Festival Turns 30

Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La Around Town, Slidepollajax, Sunset Junction, Big Daddy Kane, Fishbone, Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles News

Sunset Junction celebrated its 30th anniversary with last weekend's street festival. Tens of thousands hoofed it to Sunset Boulevard (parking was scar...

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Road Test - 2010 Nissan Cube

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rollover Injury, Corvette ZR1, Range Rover, Gen X, Hvac, Baby Rolls, Kia Soul, Scion xB, Nissan Cube, Ucla, Sunset Boulevard, Jan and Dean, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Scion xA, Front-Wheel Drive, Boxcars, Continuously Variable Transmission, Japan, Oppama, Dead Man's Curve, Pacific Coast Highway, Millenials, XTRONIC CVT, Infiniti, Maxima, Little League, Nascar, Understeer, Bel Air, Business News

Boxcars. Kia's Soul, Scion's xB and Nissan's Cube. What else could you call them but Boxcars? And you either love them or hate them - at first sight...

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16 on the Streets of LA

Lu Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: La, L.A., La Traffic, Drivers-Education, Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles News

On a recent beautiful sunny day, we two girls, one experienced, the other new to the art of driving, got brave and put the car in drive.

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198-Foursquare: The Unfollowed Life Is Not Worth Living

Ali MacLean | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 1984, Foursquare, Stalker, Social Networking, George Orwell, Homeland Security, Cctv, Hollywood Boulevard, Sunset Boulevard, Facebook Privacy, Lojack, Facebook, Wilshire, Starbucks, Gps, Big Brother, Ted Bundy, Comedy News

3:00 pm: Ali has just 'checked in' to Dr. Finkelstein's OBGYN office on Wilshire Boulevard. 3:33 pm: Dr. Finkelstein has just checked into Ali.

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Soho House, Los Angeles: A Game Changer

David Dixon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: London, Entertainment, West Hollywood, Sunset Tower Hotel, Members Clubs, Sunset Boulevard, British, Beverly Hills, Chateau Marmont, Media, Hollywood, SoHo House, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

The opening of Soho House, LA lends credence to the momentum Los Angeles has recently achieved rising in the ranks of world-class cities, and adds a center of gravity in the process.

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Assessing Obama's Foreign Policy: Guess Who Is Small Now?

Leon T. Hadar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: West Bank, William Holden, Pakistan, Sunset Boulevard, Billy Wilder, Gloria Swanson, Obama, Iran, Pax Americana, China, Poland, Russia, National Intelligence Council, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Czech Republic, World News

Even a Roosevelt, a Kennedy or Reagan would have to deal with the reality that is facing Obama, in which domestic resistance and rising global challenges make it difficult for Washington to secure its military and economic hegemony.

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