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Human Centipede crawls back to life in Los Angeles

2013-05-21 12:00:00

The Human Centipede is back. After some delays in filming last year, the third installment of the controversial cult horror franchise in which human victims are sewn together is starting up production in Los Angeles. Six Entertainment Co. is scheduled...

Kanye's rant, Armisen's exit and more 'SNL' finale backstory

2013-05-17 15:29:00

The 38th season finale of "Saturday Night Live" airs this weekend and with it come more than a few questions about the confirmed departure of one cast member, the possible departure of two others and the unpredicatable nature of the tempermental musical...

Slayer's Jeff Hanneman: 10 clips that showcase his fury

2013-05-03 14:39:00

There are times when it’s best to let the riffs, tangled leads and headbanging speak for themselves. Slayer co-founder Jeff Hanneman, who died Thursday, was by all accounts a silent, reserved presence in real life, but when he stepped onstage to...

Review: 'Maron' on IFC features a curmudgeonly comic

2013-05-03 06:00:00

Funny and trying, "Maron," which premieres Friday on IFC, stars the comedian and podcaster Marc Maron as comedian and podcaster Marc Maron. Among self-referential sitcoms, it is somewhere on (or around) the continuum between "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and...

TV picks: 'Community,' 'Schumer,' 'Maron,' Sagal

2013-05-02 12:49:00

"Community" (NBC, Thursday). The low-rated and much-beloved comedy about a study group at a community college that is not about a study group at a community college so much as it is a comedy about a comedy about a study group at a community college that...

A show of love for Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally

2013-05-02 06:00:00

Nick Offerman races into the lobby of West Los Angeles' Odyssey Theatre, pulls off his green trucker's cap and wipes his brow. Megan Mullally, right behind him, smooths her magenta-tinted hair and adjusts her cat-eye glasses. "It's a thing with us,"...

Kurt Braunohler's kind of comedy hits streets, heights

2013-04-14 08:00:00

Comedian Kurt Braunohler has promised, within a matter of minutes, to rearrange the downtown Los Angeles sky. It's 2:23 p.m. and half a dozen people on a recent Saturday crane their necks and squint into the sun as they wait outside a Hill Street high-...

Remembering Jonathan Winters, the 'father of improvisational comedy'

2013-04-12 14:18:00

The trailblazing comic improviser Jonathan Winters, who died Thursday at age 87, was a seminal influence on scores of comedians and the person Robin Williams credits as his mentor. Winters' high energy, unpredictable and often surreal comic riffs...

IFC developing Garfunkel & Oates and baby doll soap opera series

2013-04-10 12:44:00

IFC announced a development slate of 11 projects on Wednesday, three pilots and eight scripts, and based on their descriptions, the channel appears to be going even more idiosyncratic in its projects. Among the projects possibly coming soon to the...

One night with comedian Marc Maron ...

2013-04-26 09:00:00

Comedian Marc Maron is busier than ever. In addition to approaching nearly 400 episodes of his popular podcast, “WTF With Marc Maron,” his memoir, “Attempting Normal,” comes out from Spiegel & Grau April 30. And “Maron,&...

Summer Movie Sneaks complete list

2013-04-28 00:00:00

The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...

Amazon 'TV pilots' are set to fly (Part 1)

2013-04-23 07:07:00

Amazon, the online bookseller turned online department store, turned e-book-reader manufacturer, turned publisher, turned video streaming service, turning movie-and-TV studio, has posted its first 14 "TV pilots" -- six kids' shows and eight grown-up...

Premieres: Friday, June 8 at 10 p.m. ET on IFC Why we're watching: IFC's new late night talk show -- or riff on a late-night talk show -- is an adaptation of Zach Galifianakis' crazy popular "Between Two Ferns" interviews.

2012-05-17 15:00:00

Traveling on a budget is clearly the way to go these days, but as handy as some tips are by blogger-turned-TV-personality Stuart Schuffman, his show falls short on the payoff.

2011-07-15 15:21:15