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Friday, February 10, 2012
Rumors Persist that Baca is Shaking Up His Top Management
In general we consider it bad form to report on rumors, but this one has grown so persistent, detailed and wide-spread in the last few days that not reporting it is beginning to seem peculiar. The primary rumor is as follows: Sheriff Lee Baca will soon announce that he is demoting his…
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Friday Round-Up: Miramonte Gets Messier, Private Prisons Lose Biz…and More
LAUSD PAID $40 GRAND TO SETTLE WITH MIRAMONTE TEACHER MARK BERNDT, BUT PUT BLOTCH ON RECORD OF INNOCENT MIRAMONTE TEACHERS. REALLY. KPCC’S Tami Abdollah with Shirley Jahad broke the $40 K settlement story and the opening paragraph pretty much says it all: The Los Angeles Unified School…
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Christophe Gans Takes On ‘Beauty And The Beast’ With Vincent Cassel, Léa Seydoux
Beauty And The Beast is having quite the resurgence these days. There are 2 TV pilots in the works with the fairy tale as source material and now there’s going to be a new film adaptation courtesy of Christophe Gans. The picture marks a return to the bigscreen for the Silent Hill director…
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My Occupy LA Arrest, by Patrick Meighan: My Occupy LA Arrest, by Patrick Meighan
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
‘Marley’ Doc Sold Ahead Of Berlin Bow
Universal Pictures Intl. Entertainment has just acquired the Bob Marley documentary Marley, for all rights within the UK and Scandinavia. Lucky Red has picked up rights for Italy and Avalon Distribution has Spain. Magnolia Pictures previously acquired U.S. rights to the Shangri-La…
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Film School Diplomacy: State Dept., USC Select Movies For U.S. Outreach Initiative
The U.S. State Department and the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts selected 29 films for an international cultural outreach initiative dubbed the “American Film Showcase.” The worldwide series of events, also in conjunction with Film Independent and…
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OSCARS Q&A: ‘The Artist’s Jean Dujardin On His Doubts About The Black-And-White Silent Film And The Joy Of Taking Risks
It’s easy to pass off Jean Dujardin’s swath through awards season as the stuff manufactured by Weinstein machines. Hardly so. When SAG awarded its best acting prize to the unknown French actor Stateside over Hollywood fave George Clooney, it was clear that the status quo voted with their…
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Lakers and Celtics Dispel Preconceived Notions
There were a lot of preconceived notions with the Lakers and Celtics that were dashed in the Lakers’ 88-87 overtime victory in the Boston Garden (or TD Price WaterhouseCooper Garden whatever it’s called now). [ more › ]
Oscar Venue Balks At Dropping Kodak Name
Bankrupt Eastman Kodak Co. shouldn’t be permitted to abandon naming rights to the Hollywood Boulevard venue that hosts the Academy Awards, the property’s management CIM/H&H Media asserted in a Manhattan Court filing. The 20-year agreement under which the Kodak Theatre bears its…
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Report: Fox Business News Cancels Primetime Lineup
Fox Business Network scrapped its entire primetime lineup today, the New York Times reported. Beginning February 20, a repeat of the 5PM to 8PM block of shows fronted by Gerri Willis, Neil Cavuto and Lou Dobbs will replace political programming in the 8PM to 11PM slot. The Willis, Cavuto and Dobbs…
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Is 50 Cent the Next Angelina Jolie/Sean Penn? [Celebrities]
Rapper/actor/business mogul Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson visited war-torn Somalia this past Wednesday, eerily enough on the same day as Somalia's homegrown al Shabab terrorists joined forces with Al Qaeda. 50 was there on a World Food Program…
Serial Cat Killer Strikes 34th Victim [Cats]
A serial cat murderer is on the prowl in Somerset, England, and he's recently struck his 34th victim. The killer has been lacing different food with anti-freeze, first using biscuits and cat food and now chicken. The 34 murders have taken place…
Paul McCartney gets a star in Hollywood
Kevin Roderick: Largest crowd for a Walk of Fame star ceremony that many could remember, outside the Capitol Records tower on Thursday. Photo by Gary Leonard.
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Max Thieriot, Autumn Reeser And Kevin Alejandro Cast In Pilots
EXCLUSIVE: Hot young actor Max Thieriot has landed the lead in ABC’s untitled Roland Emmerich drama pilot, from ABC Studios and the Mark Gordon Co. Written by Emmerich and Harold Kloser and to be directed by Emmerich, the project centers on Carter (Thieriot), an astrophysics grad student in…
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Carlos Carreras Leaves Paradigm For APA
EXCLUSIVE: The talent agent came from UTA right after David Guillod arrived and specializes in Latino actors, has some good clients include Demian Bechir and Gina Rodriguez. He left Paradigm to go to APA this afternoon.
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Man Arrested For Being Best Boyfriend Ever [Sex Pervs]
Terry Glenn Doxey is a selfless, loving, self-loving boyfriend who wanted to do nothing more than provide comfort and support to his incarcerated girlfriend, and now he's been arrested for felony indecent exposure. The 47-year-old Doxey's…
Emma Thomspon In Final Talks To Join ‘Beautiful Creatures’
Two time Oscar nominee Emma Thompson is in final negotiations to star in supernatural love story Beautiful Creatures. Directed by Richard LaGravenese (P.S. I Love You) from his own adaptation of the New York Times best selling novel of the same name, Thompson will join current Oscar nominee Viola…
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NBC’s ‘Munsters’ Reboot Rolled To June
After difficulties with casting, NBC has pushed production on its Munsters pilot to June. The project, a reboot of The Munsters titled Mocking Bird Lane, was written by Bryan Fuller, with Bryan Singer attached to direct. It joins another pilot with an early order, CBS’ Jon Favreau comedy…
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Extra, Extra: LAUSD Paid Ex-Miramonte Teacher Mark Berndt $40,000
In tonight's Extra, Extra, what LAUSD paid out to a Miramonte teacher under investigation, whether the AG's deal with banks was good for homeowners and what's going on at the sheriff's department behind the scenes. Plus: Keep up with us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter: @LAist @LAistFood…
Video: Lana Del Rey's #1 Fan Loses It After Hugging the Singer at Amoeba
When it comes to Lana Del Rey, haters gonna hate. Her fans, on the other hand, will melt into a weepy mess when they get to meet their idol in the flesh. Del Rey gave a concert at Amoeba on Tuesday, and—despite being panned by tastemakers like Brian Williams and Juliette Lewis for her…
‘The Walking Dead’s Robert Kirkman Sued By Former Partner Over AMC Series
Michael Anthony Moore, co-creator of The Walking Dead comic on which the hit AMC series is based, has filed suit against his onetime partner Robert Kirkman, accusing the co-creator of promissory fraud, breach of written contract and other charges. Moore claims that Kirkman persuaded him to assign…
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Live at 6 p.m.: the beach Frisbee press conference
Kevin Roderick: Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and the head of the county's beaches department will meet the media at 6 p.m. on the steps of the Hall of Administration to further explain the Board of Supervisors' vote on beach Frisbees.
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Lana Del Rey fills up Amoeba Music
Kevin Roderick: All those posters around town for Lana Del Rey worked. Pretty much everything she's doing seems to be working, including that bad turn on SNL.
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Illegal Immigrants Say They're Afraid to Cooperate With Law Enforcement in Miramonte Abuse Case
Some parents of students at Miramonte Elementary School have said that because they're illegal immigrants, they are afraid to cooperate with law enforcement in the Miramonte abuse scandal—despite pleas from the sheriff's department. The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of L.A.…
Ridley Scott Commits To Next Direct McCarthy’s ‘The Counselor’; Will Michael Fassbender Play Title Role?
EXCLUSIVE: The Cormac McCarthy script The Counselor might well be traveling on the fastest track toward production of any film in recent memory. I’m told that Ridley Scott has now committed to make The Counselor his next film. Other sources tell me that Scott has been talking to his…
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Sexy Israeli Photo Shoot Mocks Ultra-Orthodox Women Haters [The Jews]
An Israeli fashion magazine called BelleMode is set to publish a provocative spread that will surely upset the conservative Haredim, or ultra-Orthodox contingency. The spread features a number of scantily clad men and women posing provocatively…
How to know if you're eligible for mortgage relief
Mark Lacter: Well, you really can't, not now anyway.
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Gavin O’Connor To Direct FX Cold War Drama Pilot ‘The Americans’
EXCLUSIVE: In a rare TV directing gig, The Warrior helmer Gavin O’Connor has been tapped to direct FX’s Cold War period drama pilot The Americans. The project, created/executive produced by Joe Weisberg (Falling Skies) and executive produced by Justified showrunner Graham Yost, centers…
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Live Blogging Project Runway All Stars, Week 6 [Group Chat]
Ah, Thursday night—the perfect time to put on your favorite haute couture Snuggie, prop your head on a few fashion pillows, stretch out on a Cindy Crawford sofa and live-blog Project Runway with us in the comments. Who says you have to get…
Lattes & Waffles With LAPD Chief Charlie Beck
We're not sure if waffles or lattes will be served; in fact, we have zero deets on the spread. But we do know that the Los Angeles Police Foundation (LAPF) is hosting a breakfast February 16 with LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. [ more › ]
C.A.V.E. Gallery ~ February Exhibition Preview
February Exhibition Opening Reception Saturday, February 11, 2012, 6 – 10 pm With: DJ’s & Live Painting. C.A.V.E. Gallery ~ 1108 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice. CHRIS STAIN (New York) • “PIECES OF A MAN” ARTIST BIO Chris Stain grew up writing Graffiti in Baltimore, MD in…
Paying too much attention to the Dow?
Mark Lacter: Of course it's followed too closely.
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CBS Picks Up Comedy Pilot Produced By Melissa McCarthy Starring Her Husband
CBS has given a late pilot order to an untitled multi-camera comedy written by actors Larry Dorf and Ben Falcone and co-executive produced by Falcone’s wife, Mike & Molly star Melissa McCarthy. Falcone, originally not attached as an actor, will also star in the project, about a single…
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Sometimes When Vice Throws a Party You Will See Dogs Sashaying in Assless Leather Chaps [Media]
Last night, on the eve of New York Fashion Week, I attended Vice's 2012 Fashion Issue party. It's a Vice party -a doggy fashion show party, no less-so I expected the self-serious mob of ripped tights and v-neck shirts in the same way I expected the…
OC Kids Bribed With Soccer Game Tickets to Stay Out of Gangs
Got motivation, kids? The Chivas USA pro soccer team and the Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (GRIP) are hoping the promise of free tickets to see a game is enough to keep a few school-aged kids out of ganglife. [ more › ]
Benderspink, Arcana Launch Film-Friendly Comics Line
EXCLUSIVE: Benderspink and Sean Patrick O’Reilly’s Arcana Comics are launching ArcanaBenderspink Comics, a label that will publish under the Arcana brand. The idea: hatch comics that can be turned into movie and TV properties. The partnership comes out of JC Spink and Sean O’Reilly’s…
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Marvel Studio’s Tim Connors Defects To Legendary As COO; Marvel’s Rob Steffens & David Galluzi Take On More Responsibility
I hear Marvel is fine with this move to Legendary Entertainment. Tim Connors has been there from the beginning but “it was time for him to move on,” an insider tells me. I’ve just learned exclusively that taking his place at Marvel Studios will be David Galluzzi whow as recently…
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CW’s ‘America’s Next Top Model’ To Return Feb. 29
The CW’s veteran reality series America’s Next Top Model will return on Feb. 29. Low-rated midseason reality show Remodeled, which was designed to serve as a bridge between the 2 cycles of Top Model, will air 2 more episodes for a total of 6, before being replaced by Top Model. Tyra…
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Mysterious Foam Causing Hog Farms to Explode, Killing Thousands of Pigs [Animals]
In 2007 Rolling Stone published a devastating investigative piece on pig factory farms in the United States that made Upton Sinclair's The Jungle look like a pamphlet for Omaha Steaks. How devastating? Since reading it I am still barely able to…