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  • Love scenes are judged Michael Douglas

    Hollywood actor Michael Douglas says it is tough filming love scenes for any movie because everybody judges them. He has shot a gay love scene with actor Matt Damon in his forthcoming film Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra". The 68-year-old believes that the cast, crew and eventually moviegoers are more critical of love scenes because everyone can relate to the acts, as opposed to ...

  • Miley Cyrus and Paris Hilton trapped in swatting incident again

    Miley Cyrus and Paris Hilton have for the second time fallen victim to swatting pranks after police rushed to their Hollywood homes on false reports about gun crimes. Cyrus was not present at her home on Friday night when the police searched her house to investigate allegations that shots had been fired from inside the premises, Contactmusic reported. The authorities soon discovered that the ...

  • Bradley Cooper takes cooking lessons from Ramsay

    Hollywood actor Bradley Cooper is reportedly taking cooking lessons from well-known Scottish chef Gordon Ramsay to prepare for his role in director John Wells's "Chef". Cooper is playing a cook named Adam Jones, who destroys his career with drugs before getting clean and trying to open a restaurant that can gain three Michelin stars. Ramsay, who also hosts TV cookery shows, was the first ...

  • Lady Gagas tattoo parlour visit helped her bag Machete Kills role

    Lady Gaga's movie debut in Robert Rodriguez's 'Machete Kills' came due to a chance encounter with actor Danny Trejo in a Los Angeles tattoo parlour. According to a source, the film's star, Trejo, was getting inked at Shamrock Social Club in LA, right next to the 27-year-old singer, shortly before the movie started its production. When Gaga overheard Trejo saying that his film will be a ...

  • Voters to decide pot shop issue in Los Angeles

    LOS ANGELES -; Voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide how Los Angeles should regulate medical marijuana storefronts that have cropped up over the past several ...

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Match Point

Match Point

With his latest film Match Point, Woody Allen has not gotten away from his increasing tendency to repeat himself -- in fact, the majority of the plot and many of the emotions, though not the final message, are lifted directly from his 1989 masterpiece Crimes and Misdemeanors ... ...

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  • Workers set to start 2-day strike at UC hospitals

    LOS ANGELES -; Thousands of workers from University of California medical centers around the state were expected to stay away from their jobs in a short strike starting early ...

  • Commentary Six animal-friendly names among city of Los Angeles candidates

    For those who live in the city of Angels, tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21, could be a defining moment for animal welfare in the city. Los Angeles leads the nation in animal welfare reform. The most recent victory was the prohibition of sales of puppy mill puppies in pet stores within city ...

  • Cain looking to build momentum vs. Nationals

    Before this season began, the pitching matchup fans will be treated to Tuesday night when the Washington Nationals visit the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park would have been billed as a duel between two of baseball's best. And it still could very well be by the time the season is over. But for now, the Stephen Strasburg vs. Matt Cain tilt will be one pitting two right-handers who ...

  • LA picks new mayor after low-drama campaign

    A scant turnout is expected Tuesday when voters choose between two City Hall regulars who failed to bring much sparkle to the contest to succeed Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who exits office July 1 after two up-and-down ...

  • Veteran of Richmonds neighborhood wars changes life

    Eric Welch, a fellow with the City of Richmond's Office of Neighborhood Safety, visits one of the four locations where he was shot in Richmond on May 7, 2013. Welch is moving on from his rough background and has been chosen to serve as Summer Policy Fellow for the Campaign for Youth Justice in Washington, D.C., this ...

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