Hollywood

L.A. Planning Commission Considers Doomscraper at old CBS studios

On Thursday morning, L.A.'s Planning Commission will consider a controversial development project that could drastically change a charming, old-style neighborhood, permanently alter historic buildings and add tons of traffic to an already congested Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.Jack BalingitHollywoo ... More >>

Construction Report: Tender Greens Hollywood To Open Next Month

Fans of Tender Greens who live in Hollywood soon won't have to drive over to Culver City or West Hollywood or San Diego--or anywhere else, for that matter--for their eco-friendly salads and plates of grilled Niman Ranch flatiron steak. Tender Greens is opening their fourth--and largest--location at ... More >>

Stage Raw: Hamlet Shut Up

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHEATER NEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Bill Cain's Equivocation and Burglars of Hamm's Land of the TigersHAMLET SHUT UP! ​Photo by Diane Meyer Jonas Oppenheim's silent version of Hamlet continues this weekend at Sacred Fools Theatre Check back Monday afternoon for revie ... More >>

Stage Raw: Pasolini on Stage

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHEATER NEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on producer Sir Cameron MackintoshNEW REVIEW T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T. ​Photo by Stefan OkolowiczThis riveting production from Poland's TR Warszawa theater troupe, presented as part of the UCLA Live Eighth International Theater Festival, is ada ... More >>

Your Server's Other Job: Hostess, Cocktail Waitress, Box Girl, Scribe

GIna CloverAnd she bakes too!​If there's one thing Hollywood is full of, it's stereotypes. But dig a little deeper and you'll find that the people here aren't always as they appear: the hipster dreams of being a fireman; the town's most revered bartender just wants some time alone with his bi ... More >>

Hollywood Sign Not So Accessible ... To Hollywood Film Crews

​In one of those only-in-L.A. factoids, we're amused to report that one of the places the Motion Picture and Theatrical Trade Teamsters say is difficult to access for location shoots is the iconic, industry-marking Hollywood sign. Yes folks, only in L.A. could Hollywood have a hard time filmi ... More >>

Stage Raw: Impacted Wednesday

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSTHEATER NEW REVIEWSSTAGE FEATURE on Charles Duncombe's The Trojan Women and Julie Hebert's TreeIMPACTED WEDNESDAY​ Equivocation: Photo by Michael Lamont Three big openings on Wednesday: The  U.S. premiere of TR Warszawa's T.E.O.R.E.M.A.T. (Polish director Grzego ... More >>

RSVP ASAP!: Fantastic Hollywood Bowl Poster Art Opening @ the Arclight Tonight

If you attended any of the fantastic shows the Hollywood Bowl programmed this past summer, you probably noticed the very large crowds gathered at the gift shop afterwards practically getting in fisticuffs over the limited number of concert posters available. The reason? The Bowl commissioned some ou ... More >>

Sunday at the Egyptian: LA Nuggets Hosts a Film Screening of 1960s Rock Footage

The deep, rich, dynamic box set Where the Action Is! LA Nuggets 1965-1968, which compiles 101 urgent rock songs from Los Angeles, has been out for a little less than two months, which for most releases is the lifespan of the so-called "marketing campaign." But Action! is a little different. It's a s ... More >>

Disco Bloodbath: LA's Freakiest, Creepiest, Trashiest Themed Halloween Dance Parties

​The clock is ticking, and even if you don't have a (clever) costume yet, it's time to brave your social fear and figure out what the Hell you're gonna do this Halloween weekend. As far as dance dens go, pretty much everything bubbling this weekend will have a creep factor (more than usual in ... More >>

The Balloon Has Burst: Papa Heene Is A Former Convict

Last week it was hard to avoid the saga of "Balloon Boy," 6-year-old Falcon Heene, who was believed to have been aboard his family's homemade weather balloon as it drifted above Colorado but who was later found safe at home. The sheriff in Larimer County, Colorado, where the Heenes live, called the ... More >>

Girl Shot at New Helen Bernstein High School in Hollywood

It's a gorgeous high school just off the 101 Freeway, lauded a few years ago by school officials as the new face of once-rundown Hollywood and named after Los Angeles education reformer Helen Bernstein.But earlier today a girl was shot and seriously wounded when she got in the crossfire of street ga ... More >>

Flaming Lips to Play Free Secret Show at Nike Theater

This just in: Flaming Lips are doing a MySpace show at the Nike Theater in Hollywood on Thursday, October 15: To celebrate the release of their new studio album Embryonic, The Flaming Lips, one of the world's most influential rock bands, will be playing a MySpace Music Secret Show in Hollywood, CA ... More >>

The Secret Lives of Queer Leading Men

How Howard Bragman, Hollywood’s coming-out guru, helps gay actors tell the truth

It Came From Cinecon

Expensive posters, cheap pinups and celluloid curios at Hollywood's annual cinephile summit

Movie Poster Children

​If movies can be said to subliminally express the hubris or anxieties of their makers' times, then movie posters are the films' more obvious mirrors of those feelings. For three months the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will feature an exhibit devoted to this overlooked art form. "Ar ... More >>

Society for the Activation of Social Space Through Art and Sound 10 Year Anniversary

Saturday, the Society for the Activation of Social Space through Art and Sound celebrates its 10 years with a day-long series of experiments and sonic art pieces by Dublab and L.A.'s finest alchemists of sound.

Ennio Morricone to Make Los Angeles Debut (Finally!) at the Hollywood Bowl

Quentin Tarantino's new Inglourious Basterds has been getting lots of critical hooha for its soundtrack and use of music. Nothing new there. But you may not know that a lot of the stuff on the soundtrack is music by legendary Italian film composer Ennio Morricone. The composer is best known for his ... More >>

You're Late to the Game, Hollywood: A Social Network for Zombies? Movie Promotion '09 Style

Gendy AlimurungThe entertainment business is toughEarlier this morning while driving I heard a radio advertisement actually refer to the Vampire Diaries as "the TV show the Internet is buzzing about." Really. It's positioning like this that underscores how crucial it is to master what industry anal ... More >>

CIM Group: Hollywood's Richest Slumlord

Two fed up YouTubians embarrass a City Hall insider into demolishing a shocking hovel

Celebrate 30 Years of L.A. Farmers' Markets at City Hall This Thursday

These days it seems like no matter where you live in Southern California, there's a farmers' market or two nearby offering fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies. Yet while farmers' markets in Los Angeles have a long history, (Third and Fairfax passed the 75 year mark earlier this summer) the Garde ... More >>

Today in Photographs: August 27, 1964

​Mr. and Mrs. Walt Disney attend Mary Poppins premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theater.Steve Young, Hollywood Citizen-News/LAPL

Is Ruin Hollywood Making a Comeback?

Last November, we covered Ruin Hollywood and the resurgence of LA's goth scene. Six months later, the Friday night party, which actually took place in Koreatown at Wilshire Blvd. haunt Monte Cristo, drew its final breath. But nothing goth is truly dead and it looks like Ruin Hollywood might be risin ... More >>

Stage Raw: West

The LATEST NEW REVIEWS are embedded in this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso, see the current STAGE FEATURE on Adeline's Play at the PowerhouseECLIPSED in rehearsal​Bahni Turpin and Miriam F. Glover in rehearsals for the West Coast premiere of Danai Guria's Eclipsed, playing September 13 ... More >>

Over the Weekend: Burning Man Meets Hollywood, Mustache Circus, Shaun of the Dead Outdoor Screening, Swimming with Sharks Pool Party

Now in the final stretch of summer, each weekend we scramble to take in as many decadent hotel pool parties and outdoor film screenings as possible before the long days and warm nights end and we're forced back indoors to get our drink on at crummy dive bars. This weekend we went Swimming with Shark ... More >>

Stage Raw: Pee Wee Forever?

The LATEST NEW REVIEWS are embedded in this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso, this week's STAGE FEATURE on Hair, at the Chance TheatrePEE WEE FOREVER?​Photo by Greg GormanNot quite "forever," but Stage Raw just learned that The Pee Wee Herman Show, originally slated for Nov. 8 - 29 at the ... More >>

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Cook: Culinary Historians' Used Cookbook Sale at the Hollywood Farmers Market Sunday

Photo credit: Jessica Ritz​If you can stand to schlep additional weight in the summer heat, then bring extra bags for the good deals to be found on bound volumes this Sunday at the Hollywood Farmers' Market. The Culinary Historians of Southern California sponsors its thirteenth annual used coo ... More >>

What To Do This Weekend: There Are Alternatives to Stale Popcorn and Cinema

Photo Credit: Rhett MaxwellYou can say "No" to movie theater food and prescription comedies​Should you be operating under the assumption that "Julie & Julia" is the only destination for lovers of food and film this weekend, we would like to remind you that you live in Los Angeles, where, for q ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 190 and 191, Two Homeless Men Killed in Knifing Attack in Hollywood

Los Angeles police arrested a 54-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing to death two homeless men in Hollywood on August 6. Another victim was seriously wounded and is recovering in the hospital. View Larger Map The three knife attacks occurred within hours of each other on Thursday afternoon ... More >>

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 190 and 191, Two Homeless Men Killed in Knifing Attack in Hollywood

Los Angeles police arrested a 54-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing to death two homeless men in Hollywood on August 6. Another victim was seriously wounded and is recovering in the hospital. View Larger Map The three knife attacks occurred within hours of each other on Thursday afternoon ... More >>

City Council OKs Cirque du Soleil Loan

The L.A. City Council today approved a $30 million loan to ensure that Montreal-based Cirque du Soleil will appear in Hollywood's Kodak Theater for a 10-year period, according to Associated ​Press. Pending approval from the mayor and federal government, the loan will be given to developers CIM, wh ... More >>

Stage Raw: bobrauschenbergamerica

The latest NEW REVIEWS are embedded in this week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSAlso, this week's STAGE FEATURE on improvised musicalsBOBRAUSCHENBERGAMERICA, AND THEATER IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS​Photo by Josh HeislerTheatricians Theater Group -- a new company consisting of mostly university students and ... More >>

A Tale of Two L.A.s

Two distant critics on two radically different takes on L.A. offered by Hollywood. The comments below are on, respectively, the Kevin Spacey film Shrink and HBO's Entourage series. The truth, no doubt, lies somewhere in between. Somewhere.Jihan Abdalla/Roadside Attractions "Like smog settling o ... More >>

Todd Holland's Advice to Play it Straight

Gay Director Apologizes and Debates Ensue

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 165, Homeless Man Found Stabbed in Hollywood

Police are searching for whoever stabbed a homeless man in Hollywood on July 18. View Larger Map The killing of Frederic Lombardo occurred about 10:50 p.m. on Saturday night near 6174 Santa Monica Boulevard. There is no word yet on who killed the 45-year-old transient. Anyone with information abou ... More >>

Knitting Factory Hollywood Closing Its Doors

You could maybe see the writing on the walls as far back as last year, when the Knitting Factory, located in the heart of Hollywood just down from the intersection of Hollywood and Highland, was dealing with occupancy issues. The neighborhood wanted them out, were unhappy with the direction the club ... More >>

Queer Town: Blow-by-Blow Details of Todd Holland's Remark at Outfest

Queer Town has noticed a number of comments, on this blog and others, where people are assuming how things went down on July 12 at the Outfest panel titled "Taking It to the Street: LGBT Directors Get Political," where openly gay, Emmy-winning director Todd Holland said he advises young, gay actors ... More >>

Meet Sunny War: A Country Blues Singer Who Transcends Time

Sunny War In this week's print edition, LA Weekly presents an introduction to singer and guitarist Sunny War, who maybe you've seen busking at Venice Beach or at the Sunday morning Hollywood Farmer's Market. War, who draws on country blues and folk music to create her uniquely American sound, is yo ... More >>

Sergio Mendes, Eddie Palmieri and Poncho Sanchez at the Hollywood Bowl

Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 142: Homeless Man Stabbed to Death in Hollywood

A homeless man was stabbed to death on Canada's birthday, July 1, as he was waiting in line for food on the corner of Carlos Avenue and Vista Del Mar Street in Hollywood.  View Larger Map The victim, a male African American in his 40s, apparently got into a verbal altercation with a Hispanic ... More >>

Rock Picks: Electric Daisy Carnival, Explosion in the Sky, Rodriguez

Also, DAT Politics, Mika Miko, Etta James and others

Murder was the Case: L.A. Homicide No. 136, Hollywood Teen Gunned Down at Bus Stop

News is slowly trickling in about the shooting death of a Hollywood teen on June 19.  View Larger Map According to preliminary police reports, Gabriel Banos Arcos, 17, was shot as he was waiting at a bus stop with friends in the 6200 block of Santa Monica Boulevard near Vine Street. The shoote ... More >>

Hollywood Jobs to Be CGI'd to Mumbai

It seems like only yesterday that the Times of London was ballyhooing the outsourcing of New Line CinemaOscar-winning special effects winner The Golden CompassHollywood special-effects projects to India. "Post-production movie work," the Times reported in May, 2008,  "is steadily migrating from ... More >>

Today in Photographs: June 13, 1977

Fifty-five hundred people assemble at Hollywood High School before marching through Hollywood to protest possible anti-gay legislation sparked by singer Anita Bryant.LA Times/UCLA

Stage Raw: Bingo and Natives

The latest NEW THEATER REVIEWS are embedded in this coming week's COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGS; Also, see this week's  THEATER FEATURE on Oleanna at the TaperBINGO WITH THE INDIANS, a late night entry by Adam Rapp at Rogue Machine, is among the new productions being reviewed this coming wee ... More >>

Weekend Agenda: Wine Festivals, Champers Galore, Sunday in the Park with Gauls

'Tis the weekend of competing wine events and food festivals. The mega LA Wine Fest happens at Raleigh Studios Hollywood on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, with hundreds of wineries representing, and special educational seminars ($55 one-day pass, $100 weekend pass). The Wine House's Santa Barbara W ... More >>

L.A. Parking Meters: The New Corporate ATMs?

City News Service reports that, in its endless quest to resolve L.A.'s budget crisis, the City Council has approved half a million dollars to study the benefits of selling off six city-owned  garages and 41,000 parking meters. That's right -- in the near future, depending on where you park, you ... More >>

Where There’s a Will: 25th Asian Pacific Film Festival

Portraits of poverty and social change color this year's event

Dim Mak Makes a Porno Featuring Silly German DJ and Hot CD Thief (NSWF -- UYWADM*)

Hey German DJ, this office bathroom is HOT. The below clip is about as NSWF as you can get -- unless you work at Dim Mak Records, in which case, break out the tanning bed and call the fluffer, because you're gonna be in a movie. This clip showed up yesterday, and we're trying to get to the bottom ... More >>

Last Night: Hollywood 2.0 - Welcome to Your New Media Overlords

From the NBC/Hulu partnership to the fact that former Disney exec Michael Eisner is spending his time post-mouse investing in the online video site Vuguru, it seems like everyone wants to be the Internet's date to the prom. The problem with this lies in the punchline of the joke told by head of the ... More >>