Academy Awards

Miraval Rosé 2012: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's Wine Sells Out in 5 Hours

Do you love rosé wine? Do you love Brad Pitt? Do you love Angelina Jolie? Do you love ALL THREE of those things at the same time? Well, hopefully you were among the lucky people who bought one or more of the approximately 6,000 bottles of Miraval Rosé 2012 that went on sale this morning -- and sol ... More >>

Lupe Ontiveros' Family Rips Oscars As Indifferent To Latinos

Updated at the bottom with a response from the Academy. First posted at 9:08 a.m. The family of Lupe Ontiveros ripped the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for failing to include the late actress in its "In Memoriam" segment during the Oscars' telecast Sunday. A family statement signed b ... More >>

The Onion's Quvenzhané Wallis Tweet Sets Off Firestorm On Oscars, Race & Misogyny

Updated at the bottom. The Onion apologizes. First posted at 7:05 a.m. The Onion, a satirical news source, has had its moments, including a recent story headlined, "Los Angeles On High Alert As LAPD Back On Regular Duty," following the rampage attributed to ex-cop Christopher Dorner. That was clas ... More >>

Lupe Ontiveros Snubbed By Oscars' 'In Memoriam' Segment; Latinos Mad

It was an Academy Awards in which a movie about a Latino CIA operative who designed the ingenious rescue of six American diplomats from revolutionary Iran in 1979 won "best picture." But that Latino, Tony Mendez, was played by a white guy, Ben Affleck. Can't Hollywood throw brown folks a bone? App ... More >>

From Opera to the Terminator: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

See also: *More L.A. Weekly Film Coverage Friday, Feb. 22 USC will be showing a free advance screening of Phantom, starring Ed Harris as the captain of a Cold War Soviet submarine who faces off against a rogue KGB agent (David Duchovny) trying to seize control of a nuclear missile. The film start ... More >>

Gael García Bernal and No Director Pablo Larraín Discuss Oscars, Politics and Why People Don't Vote

In 1988, Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was forced to call a plebiscite, allowing the country to vote on whether or not he would rule for another eight years. Based on true events and using the real footage of the ads that ran during this time, the film No, out today, follows René (Gael García ... More >>

5 Places to Eat and Drink While Avoiding the Super Bowl Drinking at Disneyland!

Not all of us were swaddled in Lakers jerseys straight from the womb or outfited in 49ers onesies as toddlers. There are plenty amongst the sports fanatics who dread play-by-plays at parties and worry about their job security when everyone is raving about rankings around the proverbial water cooler. ... More >>

Films That Should Be Nominated for Oscars But Won't Be: Our Complete List

See also: *Previous "We'd Like to Help the Academy" columns Perceived reality has a habit of becoming actual reality when it comes to the Academy Awards. It was with that in mind that we decided to funnel whatever influence we may have into "We'd Like to Help the Academy," an online column launched ... More >>

From Lawrence to Rambo: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Our weekly list of special event movies to see: Thursday, December 27 The Rambo movies weren't always standard-issue action. One need look no further for proof than First Blood, the first entry in the series--not to mention the only one directed by Ted Kotcheff, whose Wake in Fright enjoyed a deser ... More >>

AFI Fest 2012: Four Trends to Watch For

From China to Pompeii: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Our weekly list of special event movies to see this week: Friday, Oct. 12 Dying to take that long-overdue visit to the Getty Villa? The museum's outdoor film series, presented in conjunction with its exhibition "The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection," might just be the great ... More >>

From Trainspotting to Mean Girls: Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Our weekly list of special event movies to check out this week: Thursday, Sept. 13 Comedian Mike Birbiglia has what appears to be a permanent befuddled expression that is both self-deprecating and endearing. Same can be said about his feature debut, Sleepwalk With Me. Although the semi-autobiograp ... More >>

Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Barbers, Sharks and Treasure

Attenberg Review

Sacha Baron Cohen's 'The Dictator' Called Out As 'Ugly' Stereotype of Arabs

You saw Sacha Baron Cohen, in character as The Dictator, take on the Academy Awards for allegedly refusing his punk-worthy entrance to the red carpet at the Oscars Sunday. It was all a media stunt, and Cohen ended up on the red carpet, spreading the ashes of Kim Jong Ill on Ryan Seacrest. Ha-ha. E ... More >>

The Artist Trained Four Lucky L.A. College Interns About Oscar-Winning Film Production

Some people come to L.A. seeking just a sliver of Hollywood success only to toil their entire lives here waiting tables and doing low-pay work as film extras. It's a hard-luck life in this big city. Except for these college kids, who happened to luck into the greatest movie of 2011! We know, we kn ... More >>

Local Cookbooks: Raw Star Recipes, The Post Oscars Edition

AmazonRaw Star Recipes​In L.A., there's nothing like the Oscars Spanx parade to inspire "healthy" raw doughnut diet considerations, if only for a trial breakfast or two. It so happens that Raw STAR Recipes: Organic Meals, Snacks and Desserts in 10 Minutes by local raw chef Bryan Au landed on o ... More >>

Academy Awards: How to Game Your Office Pool

Hypocrisy in Hollywood: The Rich, White Males in the Film Industry Are the Real Pirates

"Pirates of the Caribbean," one of the most pirated movies ever, still raked in billions.​It's no secret -- rich white guys in Hollywood were the No. 1 reason why scary copyright bills SOPA and PIPA almost made it through Washington this year. Yet the film industry is sort of the original pir ... More >>

Why The Artist Will Win Best Picture at the Oscars

To say that only Harvey Weinstein could land a Best Picture Oscar for a silent film, as he is expected to do Sunday for The Artist, is more than just a reflection of the mogul's resurgent power of persuasion over Academy members -- it's actually true. A silent film has not taken top honors since the ... More >>

Oscars Shmoskers: You'll Pick the Winners Thanks to Twitter Analysis

If you're a Monday morning quarterback who talks back to the television during the Oscars telecast (What were they thinking!?), then researchers at USC might just have a relief valve for you. USC's California Annenberg Innovation Lab is pairing up with IBM and the Los Angeles Times for a groundbrea ... More >>

Academy Awards at Theater With No Name? Kodak, Seeking Bankruptcy Protection, Wants Out

Rajiv Patel​This year's Academy Awards are loaded with controversy, and they haven't even been handed out yet. Brett Ratner pulled out of producing the show after uttering anti-gay slur. Then onetime friend-of-the-tranny Eddie Murphy followed him out the door (irony?). Now it looks like The H ... More >>

Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Toronto International Film Festival: A Fest Without a Frontrunner

Handicapping the Oscars out of Toronto won't work this year

Your Weekly Movie To-Do List

Screenings with a shelf life to catch before it's too late

Truffles, Caviar & Cupcakes: 2011 Oscar Food Preview Photo Gallery

Guzzle & Nosh​ 1,800 pounds of dover sole. 1,200 Kumamoto oysters. 1,000 spiny lobsters. 500 pounds of smoked salmon. 40 pounds of caviar. 10 pounds of black truffles. 6 Spanish hams. In case you didn't indulge in enough food porn yesterday with Nikita's insane Russian music video, here's a p ... More >>

Did Randy Newman Get Another Oscar Nomination for a Song That Sounds Like All His Other Oscar Nominated Songs? What Do You Think?

​It's that time of the year again: Oscar nominations are out! And we know what you're asking yourself: Did Randy Newman get another Oscar nomination for a song that sounds like all his other Oscar-nominated songs? Did he get a nod once again (we can do this post every year--and in fact we do) ... More >>

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Hams It Up At Anime Expo In Downtown Los Angeles

​It's a question we often ask: Where's Antonio? Whether he's jetting off to Europe or hitting the red carpet at the Oscars right here at home, the mayor of Los Angeles gets around.

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck Accepted Free Tickets To Oscars

​The Enterprise Report states that Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck received free tickets to the Academy Awards, attended with a guest and met up there with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, who's now the focus of three inquiries into his acceptance of valuable tix to such events. Los Angeles ... More >>

FOURTH UPDATE Exclusive: Antonio Villaraigosa free tickets are worth $50,000 to $100,000. Full list here of 80 free events; corruption laws ignored

By Tibby Rothman and Jill StewartDid the mayor lose, misplace -- or destroy -- his records? ​ L.A. Weekly is publishing below its exclusive ticket price list for the 80 events to which Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa accepted free seats.But first the hot news from City Hall moments ago. The below is a ... More >>

City Ethics Commission Investigating Mayor Villaraigosa, According To Report

​Fox 11 News reported that the city Ethics Commission has opened a formal investigation into Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa's acceptance of sports and entertainment tickets, which could be a no-no as their value was not reported by the city leader as gifts. Reporter John Schwada says that the comm ... More >>

More Tax Day Relief Drink Deals and Food Specials

Takami/Elevate LoungeFree Spicy Tuna on Crispy Rice at Takami/Elevate Lounge.​ The day you've dreaded is now upon us: April 15th. Tax Day. The last thing you probably want to do is lighten your wallet even more. Fortunately, as mentioned in the previous Tax Day Relief post, a lot of L.A. bars ... More >>

Mayor Villaraigosa Skips Town Again Amid Budget Crisis

​As the city's historic budget crisis loomed, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa went to Guadalajara, San Antonio and Europe. He's been to the Grammys, the Oscars and his own Academy Awards party. The mayor even found time to make an appearance on the soap opera All My Children recently, e ... More >>

Showers For Golden Globes As Stars Hit The Wet Carpet

​One might think that, after several days worth of forecasts predicted a deluge of heavy-duty storm weather starting Sunday, the organizers of the Golden Globes might have a hint that its annual red-carpet festivities at the Beverly Hilton might get a little wet. Other events, such as the SAG ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 1/11 - 1/15

In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "There's no phone system in Haiti right now." TiGeorges' Chicken Haitian Restaurant Hosts Earthquake Fundraiser Tomorrow Night. "The fan system at Park's BBQ could ventilate the chrome off a trailer hitch, but th ... More >>

They Say If You Remember the '60s, You're Really, Really Old

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Morning Sixpack: A News Roundup

Slumdance Film Festival It was all Slumdog, all the time at the 81st Academy Awards, or so it seemed. DHD, VarietyNo L.A. Rustbelt Yet Manufacturing is still the king of L.A. County's economy -- even if people see less of it around -- according to an ombudsman from the L.A. Economic Development Corp ... More >>

2007 Academy Award-Nominated Shorts

Oscar's picks for good things in small packages

Dining Out After the Oscars

All dressed up: Where to go?

Stephen Sondheim with Host Frank Rich

Ryan Seacrap flaps & flashes

I can take him on American Idol, but when E!'s golden boy gets on the red carpet the verbal diarhea is downright embarrasing. I'll take Isaac Mizahri feeling up starlets over Seacrest's creepy oggling and suggestive remarks any day. Well, actually maybe not. This shit is hilarious! Here's just a few ... More >>

It's a Wonderful Life?

Hollywood stuffs its stockings with Mel-odramas, shame, backstabbing and bloodbaths

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The year in good TV

Oscar Hangover

Finke’s five-step program will end the misery

Stop Buggering Oscar

A five-point plan for intervention — no one gets arrested

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