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Don Johnson's Judgment Upped To $50 Million

​Don Johnson's judgment against a production company over profits from "Nash Bridges" was increased today to more than $50 million. A judge gave the actor interest on the $23.2 million award a jury gave him in July in a trial over disputed profit sharing. In a just world, no one would profit ... More >>

Machete: Blades of Gory

When it's not LOL-funny, Robert Rodriguez's latest is downright dull

Does Hollywood Film 'Machete' Depict Arizona's 'Sheriff Joe' As Racist Fetus Killer?

Fox / vivamachete.comDon Johnson as Sheriff Joe?​Maricopa County's controversial "Sheriff Joe" Arpaio, the man who for many personifies Arizona's anti-immigration stance, is mad at Hollywood and, in particular, the Hollywood Reporter, for suggesting a fetus-killing racist cop in the new grindh ... More >>

Stage Raw: James Gammon, Co-Founder of Hollywood's MET Theatre, Dead at 70

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Lieutenant of Inishmore JAMES GAMMON DEAD AT 70James Gammon, actor and producer, died July 16 in Costa Mesa, died July 16 of complications from cancer of the adrenal glands and liver. Gammon co-founded the MET Theatre in Hollywoo ... More >>

Los Angeles Courts Burdened By Celebrity Cases

​Lindsay. Don Johnson. The "bling ring" of burglars that allegedly preyed on celebs' homes. The doctors of Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson. Leif Garrett. Roman Polanski (in absentia). And more. All have been to Los Angeles County courts recently, and all have helped to stretch the resour ... More >>

Camp Apocalypse

War, waste, wit and Woodstock: Cinefamily celebrates cheeky visions of end-times

Top 10 Holiday Gifts: Presents for Foodies

For some people, food is just the stuff we eat, but for others, it's a bit more important. Take your mother, whose favorite television show is Top Chef and who staged a Quickfire Gravy Challenge at Thanksgiving this year. From the boyfriend who says "yes chef!" when you're boiling pasta for dinner t ... More >>

Best of L.A.: Places

For some people, food is just the stuff we eat, but for others, it's a bit more important. Take your mother, whose favorite television show is Top Chef and who staged a Quickfire Gravy Challenge at Thanksgiving this year. From the boyfriend who says "yes chef!" when you're boiling pasta for dinner t ... More >>

Villaraigosa Gets Cheech Marin Hitched

Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has long been known to run with the glamour crowd in Los Angeles, and this past Sunday was no different.According to news reports, Villaraigosa officiated the marriage of comedian Cheech Marin and classical pianist Natasha Rubin yesterday. The wedding was reportedly a suns ... More >>

Early Warning: Jennifer the Leopard Performance at Redcat -- Part of New Original Works Fest

Until a few days ago, Jennifer the Leopard was an unknown animal to West Coast Sound, and, in fact, existed way beyond our imagination, as if you'd told us that a bear-squid had been found in a lake near Tahoe. But we got word that the band had snagged two nights at Redcat on July 30 and 31, which ... More >>

Film and Video Events

Revival house screenings and other events, Aug. 22-28

The Replacements

Abele’s reasons why not (and why) to watch the new midseason

Tequila At Sunrise

Where to drown your 6 a.m. holiday blues

Poker with The Simpsons

Where to drown your 6 a.m. holiday blues

The Little Company that Can

Where to drown your 6 a.m. holiday blues

Cleopatra Takes a Bath

Where to drown your 6 a.m. holiday blues

Femmes on Flames

Where to drown your 6 a.m. holiday blues