Los Angeles Times Front Page Dominated by Disney Cartoon Ad

November 27th, 2013 2:53 PM
NB reader Gary Hall reports "It's not unusual to see a fake wrap front page at the LAT's - that's a full page ad that you peel off an throw away. Sometimes it's a half page that's wrapped around."  (Washington Post readers often have a sticker advertisement pasted on the front page.) But Wednesday's Los Angeles Times is dominated by an ad for the Disney cartoon movie "Frozen." This is the…

LA Times Slams '2016: Obama's America:' 'A Sluggish Film. Even Its Out

August 27th, 2012 5:45 PM
Los Angeles Times film critic Betsy Sharkey didn't like "2016: Obama's America," a movie that's surprised many with its box office appeal.  In a review on the Los Angeles Times's Web site titled "'2016: Obama's America' goes by the book,'" Sharkey is sharply critical, writing that the movie doesn't demystify President Barack Obama, but rather "does more to illuminate its filmmaker, Dinesh D'…