'Pandora's Promise' suggests we've been duped about nuclear power

Robert Stone directed the wonderful environmental movement history documentary "Earth Days," and that earns him the benefit of the doubt for his latest, "Pandora's Promise." He needs that benefit, because what he sets out to do in 87 minutes is upend 50 years of green movement anti-nuclear power dogma.

'The Bling Ring' comes full circle for Alexis Neiers

LOS ANGELES - "Can you give mommy a cue? Are you hungry?" 21-year-old Alexis Neiers cooed to her crying newborn in the middle of a faux-upscale restaurant last month. "When she puts her hands in her mouth, she's hungry. Right now, she's just tired. Maybe a little constipated."

Defense report: Troops in bin Laden raid revealed

U.S. special operations forces who participated in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden were in uniform and wearing nametags during a CIA award ceremony attended by the writer of the film "Zero Dark Thirty," a Pentagon inspector general's report said Friday.

Unpaid internships in jeopardy after court ruling

Unpaid internships have long been a path of opportunity for students and recent grads looking to get a foot in the door in the entertainment, publishing and other prominent industries, even if it takes a generous subsidy from Mom and Dad.

Women in Film turns 40, honors Lucas, Linney

Women in Film is turning 40, and the organization celebrated its milestone birthday at its annual Crystal + Lucy Awards. But while the night was one of celebration, honorees and guests said women's move toward equality in the entertainment industry remains slow, even after four decades of organized efforts.

Capsule reviews of feature films

AFTER EARTH 2 1/2 stars. Will and Jaden Smith are intergalactic crash survivors, a father and son who must navigate an Edenic but inhospitable planet if they are to make it home. Based on a story by the Overbrook superstar, and directed in nicely unhurried fashion by M. Night Shyamalan, there's a lot of cheesy corn going on here, but the sci-fi yarn - about a young man's personal Outward Bound experience - has seamless visual effects, cool CGI beasts, and a hokey charm. 1 hr. 40 PG-13 (sci-fi action, violence, adult themes) - Steven Rea

Superman: A new movie, and a 75th birthday

Seventy-five years after he sprang from the imaginations of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman is making another visit to movie screens, in "Man of Steel," with Henry Cavill playing the superhero.

Jennifer Lopez: 'We're realizing our power'

Jennifer Lopez says Latinos in the United States are starting to realize their power in politics and media, making the timing good for her latest undertaking: lobbying for greater diversity in TV programming.

Apocalypse now, Seth Rogen style

The world won't end with just a bang or a whimper, but also a truckload of sophomoric humor and Hollywood in-jokes. At least that's the way Seth Rogen and a bunch of his movie-star buddies see it in "This Is the End," a riff on the apocalypse that's closer in spirit to Harold & Kumar than Genesis and Revelations.