'Whisker Wars': They're just wild about hairy

Welcome to the razor-free world of competitive beard-growing, with all its rivalries, cheering crowds and pageants.

Movie review: 'The Future'

"Now that this has happened, what are my options?" Sophie asks her new thrill, Marshall, in "The Future." Sophie's long-term boyfriend,...

Celebs, but no Gervais, at Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. luncheon

With the funds earned from the Golden Globes telecast., the HFPA awarded $1.5 million in grants to groups including the American...

'Rush Hour' director Brett Ratner to produce the Oscars (really)

In a surprise move, the director of popcorn films Brett Ratner will produce the 2012 Oscars telecast along with veteran show producer Don...

Happy 100th birthday, Lucy!

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has made a thoughtful contribution to celebrate the 60th anniversary of "I Love Lucy."

TV review: 'Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension'

The stepbrothers and their pals meet their alternate selves in another dimension.

Movie Review: 'The Change-Up'

When the comedy "Any Wednesday" opened on Broadway in 1964 Walter Kerr reviewed a then-unknown Gene Hackman and noted, memorably, the actor'...

Emmy contenders: What happens when costars face off?

With all six of its adult leads earning Emmy nominations this year, "Modern Family" will dominate the Emmy ceremony, regardless of who takes...

Eve Babitz kicks off L.A. '60s art world tribute

The Hammer event served as an unofficial launch for Pacific Standard Time, a marathon initiative of art focused on L.A.'s emergence as a...

Children's programming expanding at PBS SoCal

KOCE-TV is expanding its weekday morning programming by 90 minutes and adding a children's block to weekend mornings.

Darren Criss will perform for L.A.'s new musicals festival

By summer's end, the festival will have presented 35 readings, showcases and complete musicals throughout Southern California, with Criss at...

A confident Kelly Rowland calls new record 'a statement for me'

For a solo career that has seen as much criticism as triumph, a new assertion of confidence couldn't have come at a better time for the...

Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin have a foodie date in Santa Monica

The Coldplay frontman found himself a seafood spot so appealing he took his foodie wife back the next night.

Paul McCartney: 'Apparently, I have been hacked'

Rock star Paul McCartney said he expects to talk to British law enforcement authorities about phone hacking by British tabloids.