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L.A. Mayor Race Tight in Early Returns
VarietyLos Angeles City Controller Wendy Greuel, a former Dreamworks executive, and city councilman Eric Garcetti, whose district includes much of Hollywood proper, were vying to become the city's next mayor after campaigns that drew heavily on showbiz support....Tags: Wendy Greuel, Elections, Jimmy Kimmel, Steven Spielberg, Entertainment
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Happy Birthday Quiz: 15 years of Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal Kingdom marks its 15th year of existence on Monday. Fittingly, it has an Earth Day birthday. Take our quiz that looks back on the theme park's first decade and a half. 1. Even before the park opened, it had a name change. What word was...
Tags: Walt Disney World Resort, Earth Day, Avatar (movie), Amusement and Theme Parks, The Walt Disney Co.
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Three new names on MOCA board
Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art has appointed three new trustees, including Bruce Karatz, the former chief executive of KB Homes who was convicted three years ago on four felony counts of failing to disclose the backdating of stock options. Also...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Antonio Villaraigosa, Trials, The Walt Disney Co.
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Classic Hollywood: On the case of 'Roger Rabbit'
Disney's frenetic live-action/animated comedy "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" was the second-highest-grossing film of 1988, earning more than $156 million. The comedy won three Academy Awards and transformed its lead, British actor Bob Hoskins, into a bona fide...Tags: Academy Awards, Cartoons, The Lion King (movie), Don Hahn, Entertainment Events
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Toss up a bottle for the author of 'Cocktail'
Before it became a lucrative if critically drubbed exemplar of '80s cinematic cheese, the Tom Cruise vehicle "Cocktail" first sprang to life as a novel by Heywood Gould, who based the book on his experiences bartending throughout New York in the 1970s....
Tags: Tom Cruise, Groupon, Inc., ABC (tv network), SoHo, AMC (tv network)
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Disney shareholders vote against splitting CEO, chairman positions
Shareholders have voted down two proposals brought forward at the Walt Disney Co. annual meeting that sought to change how the largest entertainment company in the world is governed. One proposal called for the future split of the chief executive and...
Tags: Iron Man 3 (movie), Economy, Business and Finance, Lucasfilm Ltd., Shareholders, Politics
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Bob Iger talks risk, change and his legacy: Disney chief says he focuses on 'opportunity'
VarietyWhen it comes to legacy, Robert Iger has some very large acquisitions to take credit for, including Pixar, Marvel and Lucasfilm. But those deals would have never come about had the Walt Disney Co. CEO and chairman not been willing to take risks. "I've...Tags: Trips and Vacations, ABC (tv network), Computing and Information Technology Industry, Lucasfilm Ltd., Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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La Cañada's Gordon Crawford leaving Capital Group to focus on improving journalism
It was Crawford who basically forced the resignation of Steve Case from the top spot at AOL Time Warner. Malone, Turner and Crawford huddled in Malone's office to pick a triggerman, and the investor drew the short straw. "Ted said he couldn't do it...
Tags: AOL LLC, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation, Joe Flint, Los Angeles Times
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Odds and ends about Epcot
When I close my eyes, I see a geodesic dome made of thousands of triangular pieces. It appears to hover. Yes, I've spent so much time at Epcot lately that Spaceship Earth is burning into my retinas. The park has bustled with the return of the Epcot...
Tags: Coca-Cola Co., Spaceship Earth, Wines, Festive Events, Dunkin' Donuts
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Moguls make switch after power turns off: Is there life after Hollywood?
VarietyIs there life after Hollywood? Talk to the select few holding top power jobs at studios or networks and they'll readily admit they're high-paid temps. They know their tenure will be short; their "bye bye" packages, however, will be a lot more generous...Tags: Peter Bart, Festive Events, Joe Roth, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Steve Guttenberg promotes his new memoir at The Avon Theatre in Stamford
You all know who Steve Guttenberg is. He's the guy from Diner, Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby. Well, he's going to be visiting the Avon Theatre to promote his new memoir The Guttenerg Bible (heh), which documents his early days struggling in...
Tags: Stamford, Arts and Culture, Steve Guttenberg
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Vega a go to star in 'Standby Lovers': Role reteams Spanish thesp with Pedro Almodovar
VarietySpanish thesp Paz Vega is set to reteam with her "Talk to Her" helmer Pedro Almodovar on his new film, "Standby Lovers." Vega joins Jose Maria Yazpik ("The Burning Plain") and Javier Camara in the romantic comedy, whose logline the filmmaker is not...Tags: Pedro Almodovar, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (movie), Jose Maria Yazpik, Paz Vega, Romance (genre)
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