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Burb's Eye View: Checking in with Zonta's good works
Below the din and electric stress of last week's Burbank Literacy Spelling Bee, a little blue card floated my way. I sat at the judges' table looking out at a beaming team of library employees, folks who "have had 30 years, eight hours a day" to...
Tags: Government Aid, Feminism, Arts and Culture, Abusive Behavior, Entertainment
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A fresh look at Wilder and Chandler
Before Raymond Chandler's hard-boiled L.A. detective Philip Marlowe and his vivid literary prose caught the public's attention, before Billy Wilder's towering position as one of Hollywood's greatest writer-directors, there was a James M. Cain novel...
Tags: Authors, Petroleum Industry, The Lost Weekend (movie), Alcohol Addiction, Arts and Culture
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Warner Bros. stumbles, hopes to do better at box office
It has been a rough start to 2013 for a movie studio unaccustomed to taking one on the chin. And in this case, there has been more than one haymaker. Warner Bros. has released five films in a row that have underperformed at the box office, including...
Tags: Gangster Squad (movie), Harry Potter (fictional character), Jack the Giant Slayer (movie), Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Entertainment
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Motion Picture & Television Fund workers protest stalled talks
Dozens of healthcare workers from the Motion Picture & Television Fund rallied outside the charity's Wasserman campus in Woodland Hills and other locations around Los Angeles on Thursday to protest stalled contract talks with their employer. The...
Tags: Healthcare Contract Issues, Career and Workplace, Collective Contract, Los Angeles Times, Politics
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Disney files papers to sell George Lucas' $2-billion stake
Walt Disney Co. registered "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' $2.02-billion stake in the company for possible sale, allowing the filmmaker to sell the stock at his discretion. Lucas, 68, holds 37.1 million shares of Disney, a 2.1% stake, according to a...Tags: Lucasfilm Ltd., The Walt Disney Co., George Lucas, Entertainment
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When in Burbank, do as the Romans did
“French historical reenactment” might not automatically sound like an exciting day out, but fighters dressed as gladiators pummeling each other into submission for real? Let's just say this could be the most visceral history lesson you'll ever...
Tags: Equestrian, Russell Crowe, Arts and Culture, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Stanley Kubrick
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Stage review: A static radio remake of a Capra classic
The evergreen appeal of Frank Capra's film classic, “It's a Wonderful Life,” about a despairing Everyman who learns that his life has had profound meaning, translates not only to frequent TV airings during the holiday season, but to numerous...
Tags: Religious Festivals, It's a Wonderful Life (movie), Radio Industry, Arts and Culture, Frank Capra Jr.
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Netflix takes Disney pay-TV rights from Starz
Netflix has acquired the exclusive U.S. rights to movies from Walt Disney Studios films, beginning in 2016, in a three-year deal that catapults the Internet video-on-demand service into direct competition with pay-TV giants such as HBO and Showtime. The...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Pixar Animation, Pocahontas (movie), Ben Fritz, Netflix Inc.
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More apartments rise in NoHo Arts District
Apartment complexes planned before the demise of the redevelopment agencies in California continue to rise in North Hollywood. The projects in the NoHo Arts District near the northern terminus of the Red Line subway include the recently completed NoHo...
Tags: Outdoor Cinema, Los Angeles Times, Roger Vincent, PATH, NoHo
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Film review: Biopic has more than one hitch
Alfred Hitchcock's reputation as a filmmaker was already on the rise when he died 32 years ago. Since then it has consistently (and rightly) grown ever greater. At the same time, his reputation as a person has taken a lot of blows ... whether rightly or...
Tags: Michael Wincott, James D'Arcy, Alfred Hitchcock, Janet Leigh, Daniel Day-Lewis
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Disney to close its online movie service
Disney is shutting down its Disney Movies Online service, which failed to catch on with users. The site let consumers buy or rent digital versions of Disney and Pixar films and watch the movies on their computers. It was designed to ease the family...
Tags: Los Angeles Times, Online Media Industry, Pixar Animation, Entertainment
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San Fernando Valley roundup: Whole Foods HQ set to move into Glendale, Voters in Valley supported law requiring condoms in adult films
Good morning, readers. Today is Friday, November 9. Whole Foods is moving its regional headquarters to Glendale. More than 140 employees will move in, reports the Glendale News-Press. The porn industry is ready to fight L.A. County on a new law...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Google+, Whole Foods Market, Labor Legislation, Entertainment
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