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There were bowling pins, bathrobes, white Russians, and even The Dude himself. Jeff Bridges and his band performed Fridayat Lebowski Fest, which celebrates Joel and Ethan Coen’s 1998 campy crime comedy The Big Lebowski. Fans of the film filled the Wiltern Theater in midtown Los Angeles to capacity for the annual celebration of the cult classic, which has been staged around the country since 2002. The two-day festival continued Saturday with a costumed bowling party. Bridges, who played Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski in the film, performed a 30-minute set with his band, which included songs from Crazy Heart, the 2009 film for which he won the best-actor Oscar. Kyle Gass, the other half of Jack Black’s band, Tenacious D, opened the evening by singing tunes from The Big Lebowski. The Wiltern Theater was decorated with inflatable bowling pins and the drink menu featured white Russians“made with Ralphs half and-half.” The film opens with The Dude writing a check for 69 cents to buy half-and-half from a Ralphs supermarket to make his favorite cocktail.

Surveillance footage from Justin Bieber’s home appears to show the pop star high-fiving friends and celebrating after throwing eggs at a neighbor’s home in January, an investigator’s affidavit released Friday shows. The description of Bieber’s reaction to the incident is included in documents filed to support a search warrant. A Los Angeles County sheriff’s detective obtained the warrant for Bieber’s account with the online photo-sharing site Instagram, searching for evidence to match his outfit with the surveillance footage. Prosecutors have not yet decided whether to charge Bieber in the egg-throwing, which happened Jan. 9 at the singer’s home in a gated community in Calabasas, Calif. Detectives said the amount of damage warrants a felony prosecution. Bieber also has been charged with assault in Toronto, and he faces a trial in July on a charge of driving under the influence in Miami.

Front Section, Pages 2 on 04/27/2014

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