Kevin Spacey

David Fincher, Cuba's female filmmakers among weekend highlights

2013-03-07 06:00:00

Oscar-nominated director David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Social Network") will have an extended conversation at Film Independent at LACMA's "An Evening with David Fincher" Thursday at the Loe S. Bing Theater. The program is to...

DreamWorks Animation to develop first Netflix original kids' show

2013-02-12 06:00:00

DreamWorks Animation will create the first Netflix original series for kids -- a show based on next summer's animated film "Turbo." The new series, "Turbo: F.A.S.T." -- short for "Fast Action Stunt Team" -- is to debut in December in the United States...

For the record

2013-02-13 00:00:00

Phone rates: In the Feb. 12 Business section, a column about rising rates for basic telephone service said that Verizon had raised its monthly rate for basic phone service by $1.90 in 2010. The monthly increase was $1, to $20.91. Temple restoration:...

Netflix, DreamWorks Animation team for original children's series

2013-02-12 10:35:00

Amid all the "House of Cards" chatter (e.g., 'Hey, Kevin Spacey takes down the 4th wall Ferris Bueller-style!' and "I watched all 13 episodes in five hours"--ok, that was a stretch), Netflix has offered another talking point by annoucing its partnership...

Director Bryan Singer donates $5 million to USC's film school

2013-02-07 12:42:00

Director Bryan Singer has donated $5 million to his alma mater USC's School of Cinematic Arts (SCA) and its critical studies division. Now titled the Bryan Singer Division of Critical Studies, the unit from which Singer graduated in 1989 with a bachelor's...

Netflix's 'House of Cards' creates social media buzz-binge

2013-02-01 15:05:00

Netflix Inc.'s strategy of simultaneously releasing all 13 episodes of its new political drama "House of Cards" is generating social media buzz -- with well over 10,000 mentions since the show's debut just after midnight Friday. "House of Cards" is...

TV review: 'House of Cards' is deliciously spiteful

2013-02-01 05:00:00

For those who follow the Gospel According to Netflix, Friday is the day the world changes, instantly and forever. The day when viewers, too long oppressed by commercials, cliffhangers and increasingly erratic scheduling dictated by greedy network...

Friday's TV Talk Shows: Ronaiah Tuiasosopo; Goldie Hawn; Kevin Spacey

2013-01-31 20:00:00

Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � -------------------- � CBS This Morning Super Bowl coverage; quarterback Eli Manning; Neil Patrick Harris. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Kevin...

MGM gets some new money. Katie Couric back for second season.

2013-01-31 05:23:00

After the coffee. Before remembering to record the "30 Rock" finale.� The Skinny: I know I'm in the minority but I want the new BlackBerry. Yes, while everyone else lines up for iPhones, I cling to my BlackBerry because I need the keypad! Today's...

CNN starts overhaul. 'Entourage' movie finally happening?

2013-01-30 07:08:00

After the coffee. Before the thunderstorms hit D.C. The Skinny: Yes, I'm in Washington now. I'm out of the New Orleans hotel with no window and in a basement on a couch. Isn't the life of the entertainment journalist glamorous? FX's latest drama "The...

Fox defends 'The Following.' Hollywood unfriends Facebook.

2013-01-09 08:14:00

After the coffee. Before everything else that is piling up on my desk. The Skinny: Silliest question at Fox's press tour Tuesday went to the person who asked Zooey Deschanel where she got her name from. Just think, someone got paid to ask that....

Netflix stock soars. Fox overhauls Tuesday.

2013-01-24 08:13:00

After the coffee. Before taking cough medicine as a preemptive move. The Skinny: It's raining here but it's 10 degrees in New York, so I guess I won't complain too much. I also won't complain that it was a slow news day. Stories include Netflix's...

Kevin Spacey stars in 'House of Cards'

2013-02-28 12:21:00

There's a lot to like in Netflix's "House of Cards," including a surprisingly acidic Robin Wright and Kevin Spacey as a black-hearted master manipulator. But for all the machinations, Spacey's snide asides are doing more harm than good. With every oily observation his character gives us, any

2013-02-13 16:50:23

From left, David Fincher, Beau Willimon, Robin Wright, Kate Mara and Kevin Spacey attend the red carpet premiere for the launch of Netflix Original Series, House of Cards on January 17, 2013 in London.

2013-02-13 09:06:00