Hollywood Walk of Fame

9 Life Lessons Learned From Roger Ebert (1942-2013)

Roger Ebert was an American film critic, screenwriter, and journalist, whose columns and reviews appeared in the Chicago Sun-Times and were syndicated in more than 200 newspapers across the country. Ebert made a name for himself in the candid and no-apology approach he had toward film review, earn ... More >>

Hollywood Self-Stabbing Victim Tased by LAPD Near Popular Clubs (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

A bloody man who might have stabbed himself put on a crazy show for clubgoers along Hollywood Boulevard near Las Palmas Avenue last night, and some of it was captured on video and in photos (more after the jump). Because he resisted arrest, officers had to subdue the guy using a taser before lettin ... More >>

Slash Gets A Walk of Fame Star: "The Very Street Axl Rose Will One Day Be Sleeping On," Jokes Charlie Sheen

In case you don't trawl celebrity news, Slash got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday. To celebrate the occasion, a phalanx of paparazzi and fans showed up -- not to mention radio host Jim Ladd and even goddamn Charlie Sheen. The star for the 46-year-old former Guns N' Roses axeman sits ... More >>

Katy Perry: Part of Me Review

15 Great Peruvian Restaurants in Los Angeles

You won't find "Perutown" or "Little Lima" in Los Angeles. The Peruvian and Peruvian-American population is spread out around greater L.A., and so are our Peruvian restaurants. So maybe you haven't noticed these eateries -- often small and unassuming spots, tucked in strip malls far from trendy rest ... More >>

Dick Clark Dies at 82

See updates and details at the bottom. Dick Clark, who brought pop music to television with American Bandstand and New Year's Rockin' Eve, has died. ABC Eyewitness News, TMZ and other outlets are reporting he succumbed to a "massive heart attack." The final ball has dropped:

Porn's Buttman, Onetime Federal Target, To Be Indicted Into Hustler Walk of Fame by Larry Flynt

The film industry has the Hollywood Walk of Fame. But what about adult stars? They get the Hustler Walk of Fame outside the big kids' toy store of the same name on the Sunset Strip. And next week Hustler founder Larry Flynt will preside over the induction of producer-director John Stagliano, whom ... More >>

Top 3 Beatles Who Got a Star on the Walk of Fame Before Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday. Well deserved! After all, he helped change the course of pop-music history with his ditties and whatnot; West Coast Sound recently declared his group, the Beatles [sic], the third great musical act of all time, behind Beethoven and W ... More >>

David Guetta - Chinese Theater Hollywood - 12-03-11

Chris Walker​See also: Lady Gaga, David Guetta and others perform at the KIIS Jingle Ball on Saturday night David Guetta Chinese Theater, Hollywood 12-03-11 Better than...driving all the way to Vegas "I'm David Guetta, bitch." Each time the French DJ dropped this line, the crowd went nuts ... More >>

The Last DJ: The Legendary Jim Ladd Gets The Ax

​They fired Jim Ladd on a Tuesday. Ladd had been the nighttime DJ on L.A. classic rock station KLOS, in various incarnations, since 1969. He's a rare DJ with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and inspired Tom Petty's song "The Last DJ." Cumulus Media, having absorbed bankrupt former KLOS ow ... More >>

Photography is Not a Crime: ACLU Suing L.A. Sheriff's Department For Detaining Photogs Simply Because They Took Pictures

Jonathan CastilloStop or we'll shoot.​Updated at the bottom with juicy details about how this anti-photog movement in policing actually grew out of an LAPD policy. First posted at 1:29 a.m. We got a lot of attention when we scolded Long Beach police Chief Jim McDonnell for declaring that deta ... More >>

Top Five Greatest Female Rock Bands From L.A.

Lina Lecaro ​"This town is our town. It is so glamorous. Bet you'd live here if you could and be one of us..." -The Go-Gos, "This Town" Yesterday, the Go-Go's were recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. What made the fan-packed induction ceremony particularly sweet was the star ... More >>

Vincent Price Museum Re-Opens in East L.A. Happy 100th Birthday, Dr. Phibes!

Courtesy of the Vincent Price Art MuseumVincent Price with his art collection, in the 1950s​ "Imagine growing up watching the person you love most being bludgeoned, immolated, dunked in boiling wax...or doing those things to other people," remarks Victoria Price, the willowy daughter of Vincen ... More >>

Here Are Some Jokes About Dennis Zine Having Sex With Lobbyists

Dennis Zine was the honoree at Thursday's L.A. Political Roast​In its 14th year, the L.A. Political Roast went meta. Each year, City Hall lobbyists and politicians consort over dinner and drinks while a political figure is ritually humiliated.Last night, the victim was Councilman Dennis Zine, and ... More >>

Elizabeth Taylor Dies at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles at 79: Her Children Were at Her Side

Elizabeth Taylor in 'Father of the Bride.'​Updated at the end with church wackos planning to protest her funeral because Taylor was a friend of the gay community. Check out our slide show of 12 of Taylor's most iconic roles here. Check out our piece about reaction from the HIV/AIDS activism ... More >>

Party Bus Shooting in Hollywood: Suspect on Bus Fires Into Crowd of 'Wonderland' Clubbers

The L.A. party-bus controversy just got a whole lot heavier​Updated after the jump with new details and Tweets from the scene. Just after the top-40 Hollywood club Wonderland had ushered its patrons out onto the sidewalk of North Cahuenga Boulevard last night -- at about 2 a.m., or 3 a.m. und ... More >>

Stage Raw: Betty Garrett Dies at 91

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE ON THE BREAK OF NOON, AND CRACK WHORE GALORE -- LIVE!BETTY GARRETT (1919-2011) ​L.A. Weekly's 2005 Queen of the Angels, Betty Garrett, died Saturday morning of natural causes at UCLA Medical Center following a brief i ... More >>

Tony Curtis, Who Had 60-Year Career In Hollywood, Dies At 85

​You want to see a wicked IMDB entry, look up Tony Curtis. His first work shows up in 1949, and he was rumored to be working on a project that would be released next year. He died of a heart attack at age 85 Wednesday in his Las Vegas area home. The handsome actor never faded but was perhaps best ... More >>

Constumed Superheroes Protest At City Hall For Return To Hollywood

Steve La​ A small contingent of super heroes and one Sith Lord assembled outside the steps of City Hall Tuesday to protest the arrests made by LAPD of costumed characters along Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Superman, The Hulk, The White Ranger and Darth Vader showed up in force holding signs tha ... More >>

iPhone App Allows Fans To Search For Stars On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

​ An iPhone application allowing people to search for their favorite stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was unveiled Wednesday, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced. Those eager to find the stars of Lucille Ball, Clint Eastwood or Mark Wahlberg can now do so with a few strokes of the ... More >>

Dennis Hopper Dies, Easy Rider Star/Director Was 74

​ Dennis Hopper has died at his home in Venice, after a battle with prostate cancer. The actor/director/artist recently received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his long, storied career, which included appearances in such films as Rebel Without a Cause, Apocalypse Now, Blue Velvet and ... More >>

Dennis Hopper Sports Bandages At Walk Of Fame Ceremony

​A cancer-stricken Dennis Hopper showed up to his star reveal on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday sporting bandages on his head and right hand, claiming that a paparazzo startled him and caused him to fall outside his home Thursday. "I've been working for this day to look as good as possible ... More >>

Rolling Stone Magazine to Open Hollywood Venue Club/Restaurant in the Summer of 2010 (?!)

This just in: Rolling Stone Magazine, the once-venerable music behemoth, is spreading its wings and opening a music venue/restaurant/club in Hollywood, according to a press release we just received. The space is slated to open in the summer of 2010. We're assuming that this is the space formerly occ ... More >>

Patrick Swayze Flower Tribute Today

​Patrick Swayze's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be the site of a flower-laying tribute this morning. The event, celebrating the star of Dirty Dancing and Ghost, is sponsored by the Hollywood Historic Trust and takes place 10:30 a.m., at 7018 Hollywood Boulevard, near the Hollywood Roosev ... More >>

Jerkin' at Avalon Hollywood: A Dance Primer on a Budding Craze

Last Saturday, while down the street on Hollywood Boulevard throngs were lined up around Michael Jackson's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and celebrating his music and dance moves, the Avalon played host to an amazing dance contest that would have made the King of Pop proud. While a few blocks a ... More >>

GO LA: The Man Who Sold the Brangelina Air

Plus lots more to do, see and inhale in L.A., May 15-21

ROCK & ROLLS OF FILM

This Tallowed Ground: Wax Museum to Sell 200 Celebrities

If you can't take the heat -- well, let's just say that the Hollywood Wax Museum has announced plans to auction off James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and nearly 200 other wax figures on May 1. The housecleaning sale is the first in the museum's 44-year history and offers something for every genre of c ... More >>

Gutter Twins, Great Northern, Avalon, 4/2

The Gutter Twins, Great Northern Avalon, April 2 It's raining in Los Angeles. Twice I slip on the slick Hollywood Walk of Fame in my terribly-unsuited-for-rain Chuck Taylors, trying to make my way to the Avalon. It's perfect though; it should be raining for a Gutter Twins show, even in L.A. It wa ... More >>

Vince McMahon Gets Star on Hollywood Blvd.

Well, he is an entertainer... Vince McMahon, World Wrestling Entertainment's head honcho, and the man who turned regional pro wrestling into a multi-billion dollar business, got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Friday morning. Flanked by his son, Shane McMahon and wrestler (and son-in-l ... More >>

How to Make Your Own David Lynch Movie

A new documentary descends into the mind shaft of the maverick director's imagination

Afro Hammond Jr.

Do-Run-Run

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Starstruck

So I'm thinking about suing the city of Hollywood. I'm not kidding. The Hollywood Walk of Fame might be pretty to look at under the reflection of the boulevard's twinkling street lights (especially while inebriated), but whoever thought it'd be a good idea to make the glitter-specked sidewalk so sil ... More >>

Snakebites

To Queen or Not To Queen

A fan deliberates on the year’s most questionable “reunion” tour

The Ultra Critic

Hollywood Boulevard gives Roger Ebert a very enthusiastic thumbs-up

It’s All Happening!

Putting Faith in Dog

Hard ROQ

Heroes on the Boulevard

57 Ways To Say Goodbye

The World Festival of Sacred Music -- the Americas

Global Sacredness, Locally

Star power

Letters

Mallywood

Can David Malmuth’s “urban destination entertainment center” save the Boulevard?

Hollywood Ups and Downs

In Search of ''Hollywood''

CNN Cops Out

Cracked Elvis