FBLA EXCLUSIVE: Patrick Goldstein 'Blogging Is Journalism' - Posted June 25, 2008
We announced Monday that Patrick Goldstein will be a full-time blogger for the LAT, shifting his "Big Picture" column to a by-the-minute blog on the L.A. Times web site. The news floored us. We thought newspaper reporters still viewed bloggers as unkempt basement monkeys writing snarky hyperbole in their underwear. Turns... [FishBowlLA]

BREAKING: Patrick Goldstein Goes from Journo to Blogger - Posted June 23, 2008
Some little birds at the LAT tell us that venerated entertainment journalist Patrick Goldstein will expand his Big Picture column with the launch of a new blog Tuesday morning. The LAT hopes to put Goldstein's knowledge and sources to work in a blog that brings responsible journalism to the faster-than-pulp pace of 24/7... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds -- Afternoon Edition - Posted May 6, 2008
Favorite LAT paragraph of the Day: In a story about 75 students arrested in a San Diego State University undercover drug bust: "One alleged dealer was just a month away from receiving a master's degree in homeland security and had worked with the campus police as a security officer, officials said.... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted March 25, 2008
John Hughes Is Not Dead: But Patrick Goldstein's column feels creepily like an obit. Beatles Former Road Manager Dies: Neil Aspinall dies at the age of 66. His was a short life, but clearly one lived large: Aspinall also went down in Beatles history as the man who stayed with the group... [FishBowlLA]

Oscar Improvements Suggested - Posted February 27, 2008
In today's LA Times, Patrick Goldstein, that brick-throwing radical, suggests that the Oscar producers are too old, too stuck in variety shows and that recruiting some fresh ideas from ESPN or FOX Sports might save the broadcast "event". We think forget sports, and look at reality shows. Why not have the... [FishBowlLA]

Signs of the Season: LA Christmas - Posted December 19, 2007
Christmas is coming, LA style. Virgin birth? Jamie Lynn Spears conceives, not so immaculately. No room at the inn? Blogging LA shows you where to park at the mall. Three wise men? At least one--Patrick Goldstein suggests that awards season makes critics a little impressed with themselves. Gifts of gold, etc.? SkyMaul makes... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted December 11, 2007
The Internet Is For Porn: Pity poor Vivid Entertainment Group which is seeing too much of its skin being shown for free -- and without consent -- on YouTube knockoff PornoTube. Echoing the Viacom lawsuit, the porn giant is suing the little guy, and, we're guessing, they're going to try to... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted December 4, 2007
Hot Network Mess: Reporter Greg Braxton describes how far BET has to go to undo its image as a bad-taste maker in the black community. What's It Worth? Columnist Patrick Goldstein has a great piece today about the randomness of the price of anything these days (which you can read, for... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted November 20, 2007
New Hyphenate On The Block: The ever-entertaining columnist-reporter Patrick Goldstein suggests that out-of-work/striking writers seek a new hyphenate to secure their would-be futures: the writer-entrepreneur. Who's Gonna Write Up the Story? Writers, graphic artists and other staffers who work for CBS news operations voted "by a wide margin" to authorize a strike,... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted November 13, 2007
Beowulf Revival: There's something strange about a 3D version of a 1,300-year-old story coming out during a writers' strike. We can't figure out what, exactly, but there's something. Fighting Words: Columnist Patrick Goldstein has a sharp rebuke for the execs on the other end of the WGA Strike: If the studios really believe... [FishBowlLA]

The Envelope Returns, Now with Film Series - Posted November 6, 2007
The Envelope returns at the LA Times, and it's all gussied up. As we all know but are reminded by Rob Barrett: The Envelope has made the Los Angeles Times the frontrunner for unique coverage of the race from the inside. Right you are, if you think so. John T. O'Loughlin, the SVP/Marketing,... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted October 30, 2007
Best Subhead of the Day: This Patrick Goldstein story bears the subhead, A recently published history of screenwriting reveals that Hollywood's contempt for writers goes back decades. We can't think of a use for this book -- unless a writer wants to climb up a stack of them and then kick... [FishBowlLA]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted October 23, 2007
House Poor: Reporter Scott Gold sifts through the ash and braves the fire to find a quintessentially California story: One couple's dedication to real estate at all costs. Good Night And Good Luck: Actors Ryan Gosling and George Clooney are stepping away from high-profile projects, the result of "creative differences" and box-office... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 17, 2007
Sorkin Finds Losing Is A Bitch: In a sit-down with Aaron Sorkin, Patrick Goldstein (an avowed Sorkin fan, like ourselves) writes that Studio 60 failed on the weight of its own bad premise more than anything else. Sorkin, though, seems to blame a number of factors -- not the least of... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted July 10, 2007
Boy Gets Theater: Columnist Patrick Goldstein waxes poetic about two new Westside movie theaters. What Scares Harry Potter? Thousands of screaming teenagers. Describing a Beatles-esque scene, Gina Piccalo reports that the crowd that formed in Hollywood to catch a glimpse of the Potter cast were so deafening, "the actors were barely audible... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted June 19, 2007
David Mamet Ropes A Dope: He's a silver-tongued salesman, all right, but can David Mamet sell audiences on a heady film about Ultimate Fighting Championship that features his own rabbi? He seems to have Patrick Goldstein convinced. Big Money! Big Money! How do you make a three-day old story seem fresh and... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted June 5, 2007
Lynwood Hilton: An attorney for Paris Hilton says the heiress is "using this time to reflect on her life, to see what she can do to make the world better and hopefully, in my opinion, to change the attitudes that exist about her among many people." It's important to note here... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted May 1, 2007
Behind Closed Doors: Clive Cussler is raising eyebrows for having his trial in front of only a handful of people -- but it's still more people than have read his books. Funny Misunderstanding: By the headline this morning, we had mistakenly thought the LAT had replaced Patrick Goldstein with 90-year-old comedy writer... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 24, 2007
Wasn't me: Actress Kim Basinger said she didn't leak the ass-crazy message ex Alec Baldwin left on their daughter's voicemail. It's like watching the Britney/K-Fed proceedings in RealAge. Huh? We follow Patrick Goldstein when he trumpets the Alanis Morissette "My Humps" video (that lady is funny!), but he loses us when he... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted April 17, 2007
Brave New World: Celebs with souls - they're out there - have started to realize that they can use the Internet to express themselves (without any corporate filter) the same way a teenager in Pomona can. And the results are often hilarious. I Want My MYouTubeTV: On the flip side of the... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted February 20, 2007
XM and Sirius to Merge: Still, nobody listens. Dumbed Down Rules: Patrick Goldstein comes to the defense of "poster boys" producers Ron Yerxa and Albert Berger, two of Little Miss Sunshine's producers who stand to get screwed out of an Oscar because the Academy this year decided a film can only have... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted February 13, 2007
I Want My Severance Check: MTV to slash 250 jobs in order to focus on music videos. Ha, just kidding. They're cutting jobs so they can throw a bunch of money online like everyone else. Remember when MTV was the leader in innovative programming? Larry King's Two Thumbs Are Up: Patrick Goldstein... [FishBowlLA]

Time Passes Slowly for OC Register/ LA Times Discovers Amateur Hour - Posted January 23, 2007
News travels fast, except in Orange County, where it's around 1994, and the web log is all the rage. Gary Robbins, a science columnist at the Orange County Register, helpfully explains: You can post something new on your blog in seconds, and it sometimes seems like reaction from readers arrives nearly... [FishBowlLA]

Time Passes Slowly for OC Register/ LA Times Discovers Amateur Hour - Posted January 23, 2007
News travels fast, except in Orange County, where it's around 1994, and the web log is all the rage. Gary Robbins, a science columnist at the Orange County Register, helpfully explains: You can post something new on your blog in seconds, and it sometimes seems like reaction from readers arrives nearly... [FishBowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted January 16, 2007
Will Suave Go Free? Chuck Philips suggests The Man maybe, sorta, coulda got it wrong in 1994 when they arrested Waymond Anderson (aka Julian "Suave" Scott) and locked him up for life on arson and murder charges. Fox Gets An "A" for A--holes: Patrick Goldstein put together his 2006 Studio Report Card,... [FishBowlLA]