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Sending Trutanich to His Corner

LA Weekly | Complete Issue — February 11, 2010

Carmen Trutanich, the bulky and bullheaded city attorney, has been in office for seven months, and has wasted little of that time making friends.He has declared war on billboards, feuded with the Anschutz Entertainment Group, which owns Staples Center,... »

Stage Door

LA Weekly | Complete Issue — February 11, 2010

In 1936, when Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman’s comedy and homage to The Theater (that would be Broadway) showed the divide between the legit stage and the vulgar movie biz in Hollywood (an industry where “You only have to learn a line at a time and ... »

Two L.A. firms agree to settle claims linked to 'pay-to-play' pension scandal

L.A. Times - Business — February 09, 2010

Wetherly Capital and Markstone Capital will pay $19 million and adopt a reform code that bans companies from hiring lobbyists to introduce them to public officials who make investment decisions. Two Los Angele »

Ports of L.A., Long Beach expected to see imports surge

L.A. Times - Business — February 09, 2010

National Retail Federation forecasts a jump in imports of as much as 28% for the first half of 2010 as the economy recovers. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will receive a stronger surge in imports tha »

Hollywood sign to be covered this Thursday

Los Angeles Metblogs — February 09, 2010

City Councilman Tom LaBonge participating in cover up. Literally. An LAPD “community alert” sent to me moments ago reads: On February 11, 2010 the Hollywood sign will be covered up for an international campaign. The sign will be covered until further n... »

R.I.P. Aleen Leslie

Deadline.com — February 09, 2010

Aleen Leslie - screenwriter, novelist, playwright, and vintage radio writer-producer – died of natural causes in her home in Beverly Hills last week, just three days short of her 102nd birthday. A member since 1938, Leslie was the oldest living Writers... »

Paradigm's Andrew Rogers Joins ICM

Deadline.com — February 09, 2010

Yes, the rumors are true: Andrew Rogers has joined ICM as an agent in the motion picture talent department. This follows his departure as head of Paradigm’s motion picture talent group. Most of his clients are expected to follow, including Michael Cera... »

Banjo brothers Steve Martin and Ed Helms get a little punchy

Ministry of Gossip — February 09, 2010

Steve Martin, sporting a jaunty fedora and a suit, spotted Ed Helms across the room. "I thought I'd find you here," the comic said of "The Office" star. Birds of a feather and all that. But it wasn't their common pedigree as celebrated funnymen that br... »

MTV drops 'Music Television' from the network logo

Show Tracker — February 09, 2010

Is it a surprise to anyone actually watching MTV that the network on Monday quietly dropped "Music Television" from its logo? Probably not. It's a wonder that anyone even noticed the difference. But a difference there is. For the first... »

A Looney Tunes perennial gets a Hollywood Bowl update with new toons

latimes.com - Arts&Culture — February 09, 2010

Bugs Bunny will be joined by Tom and Jerry as well as other non-Looney Tunes characters. »