Die Hard

Pleasure in the Rubble: Why the Summer's Last, Smallest Blockbuster Was Its Best

Michael Hastings' Dangerous Mind: Journalistic Star Was Loved, Feared and Haunted

The World's End Creators Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright Versus Starbucksification

'Give us five minutes and we'll change the world.'

The Five Greatest Clean Versions of Hip-Hop Songs

By Chaz Kangas Even though it's patently ridiculous, a clean version of A$AP Rocky's "Fuckin' Problems" exists. It's funny. And, like watching Die Hard on TBS ("Yippee ki-yay, mother trucker!"). Indeed, it's much more fun when rappers sub in different words, rather than just bleep them, case in poi ... More >>

The Hangover Part III Review: Heart of Fartness

Turning frat boys into dicks

(No) Fear of a Shane Black Planet: The Iron Man 3 Auteur's Career, Reconsidered

G.I. Joe: Retaliation's a Battle of Dumb Pleasures Versus Your Higher Brain Function

When John McClane Lost His Family, the Die Hard Movies Lost Much of John McClane

Hollywood Action Movies Suck These Days (But They Don't Have To)

By Vern Remember how action movies used to be? The good old-fashioned American (but often European-accented) ones from the '80s and '90s, the type paid tribute to (but not necessarily re-created) in the Expendables movies? No offense to your Iron Men and your Jason Bournes, but I miss movies like D ... More >>

L.A. Suicide Jumper Apparently Leaps From 405 Ramp Onto 105 Freeway During Rush Hour

Updated at the bottom with a witness description. Commuters on the 105 West this morning called up KNX news radio to report -- of all things -- a dead body in the slow lane. Although we don't have many details yet, a California Highway Patrol spokesman does confirm that "we have what appears to be ... More >>

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Bela Tarr and Bollywood

Merry Contrarian Everyone

Christmas Rapping: Jim Carrey, Busta Rhymes, And Eazy-E Bring The Ho, Ho, Hoes

​While visions of sugarplum fairies might be dancing in your head this time of year, it's going to take a little more to bring your Christmas party to the next level. While the traditional seasonal standards are... standard, the surefire way to put the star on your tree -- or the eggs in you ... More >>

Angel City Eats: Where Joe Friday Kim Kardashian Meet Over Donuts This Weekend

jgarbeeA Gumdrop Sculpture In Progress​Beginning this weekend at Gallery KM, Joe Friday ("Dragnet") gets to spend the next six weeks with Kim Kardashian. We're sure that Mr. Friday is thrilled. At least there will be plenty of yin-yang marshmallows and food-inspired sculptures on hand. The e ... More >>

The 1988 Nakatomi Corporation Christmas Party

If You Can Make It Here, You'll Want To Move To New York

And Unicorns Exist, Too: Dr. Dre to Debut New Detox Single, "Die Hard," Tonight

​The latest single from the album that lives in our imaginations, "Die Hard," featuring Eminem, will premiere on the finale of Showtime's Fight Camp 360 - Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley tonight at 7PM PST on Showtime and 11AM PST Saturday May 7, on CBS. From a press release that just landed ... More >>

"The airlines use interior designers to make their jets more pleasant" & 9 other things Popeye never should have said

​Each Monday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets around Los Angeles. Popeye and Consumer and Homemaking Careers Author: Joe Gill, writer; Frank Roberge, art Date: 1973 Publisher: ... More >>

Precious Little Life

Scott Pilgrim and Michael Cera get soul

GOOD KING WILLISLAS

High Rollers, Humbled Harvey and The Hills

Why is nothing in show biz as it seems?