Robin Gibb dies at 62; rose to pop fame as one-third of the Bee Gees

Mon, 21 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Robin Gibb and his brothers, Maurice and Barry, produced a string of memorable hits and were at the forefront of the disco era with their iconic 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack. Robin Gibb was diagnosed with cancer that spread from his colon to his liver last year.

Robin Gibb, a singer and songwriter who joined two of his brothers in forming the Bee Gees pop group that helped define the sound of the disco era with the best-selling 1977 soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever," has died. He was 62.

SAG-AFTRA board confirms David White as executive director

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:49:00 GMT

White: "I'm thrilled about the prospect of helping to build this new organization and grateful for the board's vote of confidence."

White: "I'm thrilled about the prospect of helping to build this new organization and grateful for the board's vote of confidence."

Robin Gibb dead: Bee Gees singer, 62, had battled cancer

Sun, 20 May 2012 23:13:00 GMT

Until recently, he seemed to be making what he called a "spectacular" recovery from surgery to remove a growth from his colon.

Until recently, he seemed to be making what he called a "spectacular" recovery from surgery to remove a growth from his colon.

Rick Baker's 'magic scissors' made monster movie history

Sun, 20 May 2012 21:38:00 GMT

Baker: "I always feel kind of like a dentist. People look at me and think of pain,"

Baker: "I always feel kind of like a dentist. People look at me and think of pain,"

Peter Weller: Modern movies can't replicate morality of 'RoboCop'

Sun, 20 May 2012 19:03:00 GMT

Weller: "It makes you laugh and cry and moves you, and it's hysterical and horrible and all those unbelievable things at once."

Weller: "It makes you laugh and cry and moves you, and it's hysterical and horrible and all those unbelievable things at once."

Cannes 2012: Is 'Sapphires' a fine gem or costume jewelry?

Sun, 20 May 2012 18:34:00 GMT

The film, which centers on a quartet of struggling Aussie singers who find unlikely fame in Vietnam performing for U.S. troops, is getting all the buzz.

The film, which centers on a quartet of struggling Aussie singers who find unlikely fame in Vietnam performing for U.S. troops, is getting all the buzz.

Box office: 'Avengers' helps sink 'Battleship' [updated]

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:29:00 GMT

The box-office debut of "Battleship" looked like a very different board game: Trouble.

Mick Jagger, Jeff Beck on 'SNL': Some NBC stations censor song

Sun, 20 May 2012 17:21:00 GMT

It was only rock 'n' roll, but some NBC affiliates apparently didn't like it when host Mick Jagger did a profanity-laced political song on "Saturday Night Live."

It was only rock 'n' roll, but some NBC affiliates apparently didn't like it when host Mick Jagger did a profanity-laced political song on "Saturday Night Live."

The Sunday Conversation: Jeremy Irons digs in to 'Borgias' darkness

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

As the brutal pope in the Showtime drama, the actor enjoys the play of contradictions that he says mirrors the real world.

Jeremy Irons stars as the ruthless Rodrigo Borgia, who became Pope Alexander VI, in Showtime's period drama"The Borgias," now in its second season.

'Hemingway & Gellhorn': Love is a battlefield in the HBO movie

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Stormy lovers Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn are played by Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman in the film directed by Phil Kaufman.

Most writers can only daydream about meeting — in the flesh — the characters they've imagined. But for Ernest Hemingway, one afternoon in Key West, Fla., it came close to actually happening. One day when the writer was in his mid-30s, hanging out at a local fisherman's bar, he spotted a woman uncannily similar to the strong-willed, sexually liberated heartbreaker from his first novel.

Indie Focus: A different take on addiction in 'Oslo, August 31st'

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Patience is paying off for filmmaker Joachim Trier, whose quiet work had a muted start at Cannes 2011. It's steadily been amassing acclaim at festivals and now hits L.A.

Amid the bumper-car hothouse atmosphere of the Cannes Film Festival, a small, serious film like "Oslo, August 31st" is easy to miss. Even director and cowriter Joachim Trier understands why his quiet study of addiction was met with a muted response when it premiered on the Riviera last year.

Critic's Notebook: TV's focus on childhood obesity hits home

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Take it from someone who knows: The struggle with childhood obesity, illustrated vividly on television, is a battle of both the mind and the mouth for an overweight kid.

I was a pioneer of childhood obesity.

Krysten Ritter just wants to have fun

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

The actress relishes her role in the subversive comedy 'Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23.' Her character, Chloe, has the 'morals of a pirate,' and Ritter likes it that way.

Behold a scene of lust and betrayal between a young woman and another woman's fiancé, on top of a kitchen table. Make that on top of a birthday cake. On the betrayed woman's birthday. Oh, and the women are roommates. Then discover that it's not only excusable behavior but also actually a kinky act of kindness.

'Snow White and the Huntsman' director wanted real feeling at its core

Sun, 20 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Rupert Sanders says that, amid the action and special effects, he aimed for an emotional core that felt real. 'Fairy tales are a parable,' he said. 'They teach us something about how to behave, about the human condition.'

Rupert Sanders says that, amid the action and special effects, he aimed for an emotional core that felt real. 'Fairy tales are a parable,' he said. 'They teach us something about how to behave, about the human condition.'

After John Travolta lawsuit fizzles, questions about attorney remain

Sat, 19 May 2012 19:51:00 GMT

Tawdry allegations about John Travolta became a sensation after they appeared in a lawsuit. But the accusers soon withdrew the suit, leaving questions about their attorney and how the matter got so much publicity. The actor's attorney says the allegations are baseless.

It was billed as a "shocking tell-all" and a "world exclusive," but the National Enquirer's March 26 cover story landed with a thud. TMZ, Page Six and other major players in celebrity gossip ignored the article in which a masseur claimed John Travolta offered money for sex.

Goldenvoice ready to roar in Orange County

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

But a planned festival in Great Park won't be a Coachella replica — no booze?

But a planned festival in Great Park won't be a Coachella replica — no booze.

Carl Davis joins L.A. Chamber Orchestra for a silent film special

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Composer Carl Davis and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra take on the music of silent films at a Royce Hall event Sunday night.

Though Carl Davis has composed scores for such films as 1981's "The French Lieutenant's Woman," over the past three decades, he's become one of silent cinema's greatest champions, composing and conducting scores for countless silent films as well as orchestrating existing scores for such silents as Charlie Chaplin's 1931 masterwork"City Lights."

Roger Waters brings 'The Wall' to the Coliseum with a new focus

Sat, 19 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Roger Waters says 'The Wall' was more about him in 1980 when Pink Floyd played it at the Sports Arena. In 2012 at the Coliseum, it's more about everyone.

When Pink Floyd first took its concept album "The Wall" to the concert stage more than three decades ago, even lead singer and chief songwriter Roger Waters couldn't imagine a day when rock music might get any bigger.

Cannes: Audiard sought to make film whose 'protagonist was love'

Sat, 19 May 2012 02:08:00 GMT

Megan Ellison is energizing indie film world

Sat, 19 May 2012 01:50:00 GMT

The daughter of Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison, she is helping to reinvigorate the independent film business with her deep pockets and highbrow tastes.

The daughter of Silicon Valley billionaire Larry Ellison, she is helping to reinvigorate the independent film business with her deep pockets and highbrow tastes.

Bono's investment firm rocks Facebook IPO to the tune of $1.5 billion

Sat, 19 May 2012 01:16:00 GMT

Bono, U2's lead singer and rocker-in-chief, has a reason to break out in song today: his investment in Facebook could make him one of the richest musicians on the planet.

Sarah Jessica Parker to host Obama fundraiser

Fri, 18 May 2012 23:26:00 GMT

Billed as "A New York Night With the President, First Lady and Sarah Jessica Parker," the event will follow the model of Obama's fundraiser at George Clooney's Studio City home May 10, which raised nearly $15 million, largely from an online contest.

In Cannes, Sean Penn accuses entire world of failing Haiti

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:56:00 GMT

Penn spoke plainly Friday at the Cannes Film Festival just hours before a gala fund-raiser to benefit three charities working in the earthquake-ravaged country.

Bill Ward cropped out of Black Sabbath images on band's site

Fri, 18 May 2012 20:40:00 GMT

Alcon unhappy with 'What to Expect' birthing process

Fri, 18 May 2012 19:37:00 GMT

Don’t expect another marriage between Alcon Entertainment and Lionsgate anytime soon after the two film companies' rocky collaboration on this weekend’s "What to Expect When You're Expecting."