Danny DeVito

Riddick Is Like a Grisly, R-Rated Kids' Book

Is it Possible to Write a Novel That Doesn't Treat Hollywood With Derision?

Beau Rosenwald — an obese Hollywood talent agent–turned-producer — was used to having his movies fail. He also was used to raking in millions of dollars via films starring a monkey. This time, however, the failure was monumental. After the studio killed his script, Beau found himse ... More >>

Wally's Wine & Spirits Has Been Sold: And The Wine Shop Goes To?

A moment of silence for another local wine retailer. Steve Wallace has sold Wally's Wine and Spirits. Once a small outpost in West L.A., since it opened nearly forty five years ago the Wally's name has become synonymous for quality, be it the wine and spirits collection or its fundraisers. Plenty o ... More >>

Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie": Why This Song Sucks

[Editor's note: Why This Song Sucks determines why particular tracks blow using science. It appears regularly on West Coast Sound.] Song: Justin Timberlake, "Suit & Tie," featuring Jay-Z History: "Suit & Tie" is the first song from Justin Timberlake's new album(!), The 20/20 Experience. People wer ... More >>

Prop 37 Goes Down: Big Ag Wins This Round in The Fight For GMO Labeling

Just a few weeks back, it looked as though Proposition 37, the law that would require the labeling of most foods that include genetically modified ingredients, would pass with ease. Polls showed that CA voters approved of the measure by a wide margin.

Yes on Prop 37 Releases TV Ad: "Food Is Love"

If you're looking for the disparity in power between the two factions clashing over Proposition 37, the upcoming ballot initiative regarding the labeling of GMO products, consider this: The No-On-37 folks have spent tens of millions on ads, including a barrage of television commercials, opposing the ... More >>

Vote Yes On Prop 37 Gets Some Serious Star Power: Bill Maher Danny DeVito

A video was released today in support of Prop 37, the proposition to make the labeling of genetically modified foods a requirement in California. The video features a bunch of celebrities, including Bill Maher, Danny DeVito, Dave Matthews and seven others explaining that "your puny little head would ... More >>

"Humpty Dumpty Sat On A Wall": Why This Song Sucks

[Editor's note: Why This Song Sucks determines why particular tracks blow using science. It appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday.] Song: "Humpty Dumpty Sat On A Wall" History: "Humpty Dumpty Sat On A Wall" has a bunch of supposed origin stories: One posits that Humpty Dumpty was unlikeable ... More >>

A Drive-Thru Guy Insulted Me so I'm Slimming Down

I used to work out a lot. I never wanted to be super big -- like, I didn't care to look like an Olympic weightlifter, or even a sprinter, for that matter. I just wanted it to not hurt that much if someone punched me in the stomach. I wanted an Olympic diver build, which, in retrospect, is a semi-wei ... More >>

Honda Civic Hybrid Only Gets 30 Miles Per Gallon? L.A.'s Heather Peters Sues ... The Right Way

So you bought an ugly, slab-sided Honda Civic hybrid thinking it would, despite its Danny DeVito looks, become the next "it" car for the eco hipsters. Wrong again, ethanol breath. Turns out earlier models of the Civic hybrid came with way less gas mileage than advertised -- 30 versus 50 -- as a re ... More >>

Best Local Limoncello: Ventura Limoncello

JGarbeeRosanna Zaretti​It's not difficult to make your own limoncello, as Ventura Limoncello owners James Carling and his Rome-born wife Manuela Zaretti-Carling are quick to point out. But if you proclaim yours the best in SoCal (and please not Danny DeVito's namesake version), we will declar ... More >>

JACK NICHOLSON DOES THE TIME WARP!

Former Saved By the Bell Star Joins Jack Nicholson in Rocky Horror Picture Show Tribute (a.k.a. The Greatest Thing Ever to Happen to Mario Lopez)

myprettyrose/Photobucket​Some serious stars have aligned to pay tribute to the 35th anniversary of cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show this month at the Wiltern. On October 28th, Jack Nicholson will lead a cast of movie reenactors including Danny Devito, Billy Idol, Evan Rachel Wood of ... More >>

The Joke's on Who?

Take that, Hollywood! Joaquin Phoenix implodes to prove a point. Some point. We think

Reunited and It Feels So Good: Faith No More at Coachella, Plus Mike Patton's Thoughts on the Festival

Timothy NorrisMike Patton​It's half-way through Faith No More's Saturday night set at Coachella and Mike Patton is already being groped and grabbed by the audience. No sooner had the band begun to wind down its cheeky rendition of Michael Jackson's "Ben" than the crooner leapt into the pit of ... More >>

IT'S NEVER FUNNY IN PORT AU PRINCE

Stuck in a Moment: U2 at the Rose Bowl

Safe sex with Bono and the boys

U2 at the Rose Bowl: Concert Porn for the Masses

It was cool. It was a big Happening with flashing lights, lots of color, inspiration, 100,000 people screaming along in unison, moved by the pure ... spectacle of it. If we were in North Korea, these songs would have been about the Supreme Leader and we would have all been flashing colored placards ... More >>

Reznor Nails It One Last Time

Mr. Blood Red: Ella Taylor's 1992 Quentin Tarantino Profile

Archive Weekly story catches Reservoir Dogs director a week before its L.A. premiere

GO LA: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Young Frankenstein and Other Horrors

Plus, Doug Stanhope, Fake Radio, Oliver Sacks and more, April 17-23

The Nightman Cometh

Developmental Disorder: More on "Doomscraper"

Plus, "Nikki Finke is a badass," and other judgmental remarks

Danny DeVito

Inside the Blood Factory

The Revolution Will Not Be Merchandised

Readers comment on Murakami, Tilda Swinton and more

The Lower Depths

Bad things happen to bad people in: Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead

Geek Love

Superbad director Greg Mottola puts his own spin on the Judd Apatow school of emo-raunch filmmaking

Film Reviews: Delta Farce, Hollywood Dreams, Fay Grim and more

Also reviews of Even Money, In Search of Mozart and Paris Je T’aime

Film Reviews

Including this week's pick, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

Film Reviews

Get Shorty (Some Pants!)

Jimmy Au boutique caters to men 5’8” and under

Whip It Good

How To Cure Hollywood’s Summertime Blues, The Sequel

Live in L.A.

Trois La La

Essentials for the Season

Arnold the Republican

And he doesn’t appear to be just acting the part

Exorcising Demons

Satan Smoke Filters Through Hollywood

You Ain’t From Around Here, Are Ya, Boy?

Tim Burton on Alabama roadkill, Brother Zontar and the all-time best double bill at the Van Nuys Drive-in

A New Sheriff in Town

Gov. Arnold starts the revolution

Makeover 1

Photos by Julie Pavlowski

Summer Stock

Low Camp, grand Hotel

“Ka-ching, Ka-ching?”

Discovering Jayson Blair

Mr. California

Head Trips

The new film from the director of Eve’s Bayou

Cruise Control

The new vehicles

Hollywood and Thine

Heaven and hell in religious movies

The End Is Near!

The last movies of the century

Everybody Must Get Hestoned

Ella Taylor's Blessings

Hell on Wheels

Hopeful

LaGravenese's beautiful dreamers