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Lots of Movies This Week Blur the Line Between Fiction and Reality

Judging from current releases, the hallmark of screen success isn't landing a starring role in Man of Steel; it's getting a movie filmed in your house. Shot in 12 days at the filmmaker's Malibu home, Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing took in a healthy per-screen gross over the weekend. Likewise s ... More >>

The Bling Ring Book Chronicles the Calabasas Teens Who Stole From Celebrities

"It seemed like something somebody would make up," author Nancy Jo Sales says on the phone from her New York home. "If you had pitched this as a movie, nobody would've bought it. It would've been too unbelievable." But the story of a bunch of young suburbanites who burglarized a string of celebrity ... More >>

Cannes: Not Even the Gifted Emma Watson Can Raise The Bling Ring

But I haven't given up on Sofia Coppola.

Paris Hilton and Her Critics Should Read L.A. Weekly Cover Story 'Gay Happiness'

A lot of folks were jumping on the anti-Paris Hilton bandwagon last week, slamming her for saying "most" gay men have AIDS, among other things. The one-time grand marshall of the Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade eventually apologized. It wasn't the smartest stuff coming out of Hilton's mouth, and obvi ... More >>

7 Movies to See in L.A. This Week, Including The Big Lebowski and a Paris Hilton Slasher Pic

This week's to-do list of movies to see around town includes 'nam, wax and bowling. Check them out: Thursday, July 26 7. Di di mau! The Deer Hunter, not just the best Vietnam movie but one of the best movies period, plays the Aero at 7:30. 6. Two free sneak previews courtesy of Cinefamily: Sundan ... More >>

Beyond Wonderland Rave Could Get Snow This Weekend. No, Really.

See also: Beyond Wonderland Rave in SoCal Hosts Politicians, Paris Hilton, Alleged Drug Offenders, and Maybe Even a Good Vibe Insomniac's third annual electronic music festival Beyond Wonderland takes over San Bernardino this weekend. The event's website says it's sold out and will happen "rain or ... More >>

Korean Man Tries to Carry 63 Pounds of Erectile-Dysfunction Drug Onto LAX Flight

Updated at the bottom with naughty pics of Korean man's suitcase. Originally posted at 10:35 a.m. Exactly one week ago, Customs officers at LAX made the giggle-bust of a lifetime: They discovered 63 pounds of tadalafil, the generic form of erectile-dysfunction drug Cialis, in one idiot's carryon.

Will Wright, Wannabe Hollywood Drug Kingpin in 'Six Degrees of Paris Hilton,' Gets His Wish: Cops Hunt Him for L.A.-to-NY Cocaine Ring

33-year-old Will Wright​Will Wright, one of the most outlandish characters in "Six Degrees of Paris Hilton" -- long-form journalist Mark Ebner's 2009 expose on the nasty, druggy innards of young Hollywood -- is finally seeing the spotlight he craved. "He's always wanted to be a drug kingpin, ... More >>

Q & A with Eric Greenspan, Part 2: Culinary School or Not Culinary School, Etc.

Photo by Felicia Friesema.​In Part 1 of our interview with Eric Greenspan, we discovered that The Foundry on Melrose is somehow a tight ship and a wild ride at the same time. The chef waxed poetic (and, well, dropped a lot of f-bombs) as he discussed the challenges of owning a restaurant, the ... More >>

Swedish House Mafia's Steve Angello: The Swedish Godfather

Despite the rumors, Coachella may have not lost its edge — it just relocated to the dance tent

'Beyond Wonderland' Rave in SoCal Hosts Politicians, Paris Hilton, Alleged Drug Offenders, and Maybe Even a Good Vibe

Drew Ressler / Rukes.comBeyond Wonderland was not beyond comprehension for Fiona Ma.​Updated after the jump with 13 people taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. With a storm approaching and an army of cops and DEA agents, one woman named Paris Hilton, and even a few politicians in the h ... More >>

The Dirt Master: Neil Strauss Talks Rockers, Hookers, Drugs and Getting Hate Mail from his Ultimate Nemesis, Phil Collins

​You'll be seeing a lot in the blogosphere and beyond about Neil Strauss' revealing new book, Everyone Loves You When You're Dead, (out this week). The tome reveals shocking things about -and intimate moments with- the author's vast array of interview subjects over the years: Lady Gaga bawling ... More >>

Short Attention Span Dinner Theater: Your Week in Food, 2/21-2/25

Flickr/Lauren Manning​ In which we highlight the past week in food, either at home or abroad. "Floss when you get home - those antennae can be tenacious." Ask Mr. Gold: Where to Eat Bugs in L.A. "Why a band known for mixing coke and heroin might worry about a little inter-berry mingling is ... More >>

Someone Stole Paris Hilton's Birthday Cake

Paz's Facebook pageParis Hilton's birthday cake​ You may not have noticed it after all the drinks you downed from any and all of the six open bars at Paris Hilton's 30th birthday party (our invite must have gotten lost in the mail), but that cake you saw? Yeah, you didn't get a piece. In fact ... More >>

Paris Hilton's Massive Birthday Cake Ends Up on L.A.'s Skid Row, Feeds Homeless, Thanks to Rapper Paz

Alex CDParis Hilton's cake ended up on Skid Row.​An aspiring L.A. rapper says he made away with what appears to be a huge and unmolested wedding-like cake presented at Paris Hilton's birthday celebration and gave it to homeless people on Skid Row. The celebutante marked her 30th birthday on T ... More >>

Paris Hilton Absinthe Stolen Cake = Lamest PR Stunt of the Week

Paris Hilton's 2008 birhtday, not involving absinthe or stolen baked goods or lame PR press-releases​ Some PR creature just sent us the following statement. It's like staring at The Void right in the face, while The Void throws up pungent chunks right in your face: In response to the Lucid A ... More >>

Paris Hilton Endorses Controversial L.A. Rave Promoter Insomniac Events

Alex CDParis Hilton raves.​It's been a rough week for raves in L.A. As the Los Angeles Times blew the lid off a strange relationship between the public Coliseum's events manager and the controversial promoter of megaraves there, a prominent Coliseum leader said a ban of the parties at the taxp ... More >>

Hot Chicks Don't Get Tix? Mercedes Driven By Moms Top List Of Most-Ticketed Cars

imagevenue.comIf memory serves, this is Britney Spears famously stepping out of a Paris Hilton's Mercedes SL -- and into the Brazil-wax hall of fame.​Hot chicks don't get tix, right? Maybe. Jerks in douche-mobiles (the always-leased Audi A4, the self-important Mini or the self-righteous Prius) ... More >>

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Out of This World

bravotv.com​Ladies and gentleman (the one of you probably reading this blog post), we have located the aliens in Southern California. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills series premiered last night and as we watched, one question kept running through our minds: just how much Chanel concealer ... More >>

Know Your History, Lindsay Lohan: Cocaine Sales And Abuse From The Incas To Studio 54 To The Mexican Cartels

globovision via Flickr​With Lindsay Lohan due headed back to jail after she failed a drug test that was part of her DUI probation (the lab reportedly alerted for coke), and with Paris Hilton's recent cop to possessing powder, '70s blow is back in the headlines. We here at LA Weekly world headquar ... More >>

Lindsay Lohan And Paris Hilton Get Caught In Snow, And Dr. Drew Explains Why Cocaine Is Hot (Q&A)

Dr. Drew.​Cocaine? In this economy? Strange how things recycle. The era best known for white lines was the 1980s, the decade of Reagan, Armani and new wealth, but also a horrible early '80s recession and a late 1980s housing bust. With Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton both admitting to apparent ... More >>

Wynn Resorts Bans Paris Hilton Following Arrest For Alleged Cocaine Possession

​Wynn Resorts banned Paris Hilton from its two hotels on the Las Vegas strip Wednesday, while her boyfriend Cy Waits has been released as managing partner for the properties' Tryst and XS nightclubs, the Associated Press reports. Wynn spokeswoman Jennifer Dunne told the paper that Hilton is b ... More >>

Paris Hilton Arrested In Vegas After Cocaine Allegedly Found In Her Possession

​Is anyone surprised? Party girl Paris Hilton was arrested Friday night in Las Vegas after police said they found cocaine in her purse. Hilton has already hired a top Vegas lawyer, David Chesnoff, who asks us "not to rush to judgment until all of the facts have been dealt with in a court of la ... More >>

Paris Hilton Sued For Wearing The Wrong Hair

Photo Credit: Hairtech.com​Paris Hilton has gotten herself into another hairy situation. The actress is being sued for $35 million by a hair-extension company that is claiming Hilton wore the locks of a competing company in 2008 even though she was under contract to wear its own products , ac ... More >>

Denver Steps In To Take L.A.'s Out-Of-Date Fashion -- Chihuahuas

​Ah, Californians, we're so special. The rest of the country -- the "flown over" part -- gets our hand-me-down trends long after we've milked every bit of cheese from them: They can have our Von Dutch, our Ed Hardy, our trucker hats. We've given them our tired, our poor and even our bottle ser ... More >>

Dept. Of 'So Last Year:' Chihuahuas Are Going To The Dogs

​It was only last year that the Chihuahua was Hollywood's "it" dog. Paris Hilton still uses a pair as accessories, and the breed stared in the 2008 film Beverly Hills Chihuahua. But for every flow there is an ebb, and it seems that many of the people who rushed to the pet store to get their ow ... More >>

Paris Hilton's Dog House: Pretty & Expensive, But Lacks 52-Inch Plasma TV

Remember when Paris Hilton's dog house photos broke on the internet a while back? She posted the pics on Twitter, then Life & Style did a "profile" of the doggie mansion. Or maybe it was the other way around. That sequence of events is lost to time. And by lost to time, I mean, who cares. Anyway, Pa ... More >>

When Bad Things Happen to Funny People

Doug Stanhope, Elayne Boosler, Merrill Markoe and other standups on the pitfalls of comedy

HOOCHIEWOOD

Heidi Montag may be the most annoying person on television (and that includes Donald Trump, Dr. Phil and the entire cast of every dating/singing/dancing/cooking "reality"/contest on the tube right now). Still, we were willing to give her new clothing line for Anchor Blue a chance. After all, we wer ... More >>

It's A Wrap- LA Fashion Week Trend Report

Another LA Fashion week has ended and now that we’ve recovered –from the clothing cacophony and that nasty cold that’s been going around- it’s time to survey the overall style statements. Yes, there actually were some, and not surprisingly, many came from the crowds not the runway (remember ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Just Sex and Nothing Else, Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show and more

Plus this week's film pick: The Band's Visit

ReLAX... Don't Do It

Time to play catch up kiddies. The holidays are behind us, and so far, the ‘08 social calendar is proving to be more jammed-packed -and jammin’- than ever. But first, in case you didnt' see it, see our look back here. Oh, and here's a little something on what our backs actually looked like. ... More >>

Theater

Trash and Class

Fashion Week’s return to form

Nightranger

Pussycats and a Cougar

Rocky Delgadillo's Flameout

Once a rising star, the city attorney muffs it with endless screwups

Perez Hilton

The queen of all media

Sweatin' Safari

Summer Songs, Blues Hollers and Genre Actions

Into the Groove

Last weekend was all about Coachella (see this week's paper), but there is much that I didnt have room for and you, the lucky SC reader get extra scoop...and pics! But first, let me digress a bit and tell ya about this insane party I went to the night before heading out to the desert. You've probabl ... More >>

Scenes From L.A. Fashion Week

Ebony and Ivory

Nightranger

Madame X

The Santa Monica Museum is currently exhibiting a collection of  Exene Cervenka's journals, sketches, and assorted ephemera from the past several decades, and on Thursday night the lady herself gave a reading at the Bergamot Cafe next door. Still beautiful, the elementary school-teacher-by-day, ... More >>

Louis Verdad's flirty 1950's-themed

Louis Verdad's flirty 1950's-themed show capped the opening night of LA Fashion Week, pulling in a healthy front row celebrity turnout, including Gina Gershon (she's the one in the newsboy cap in the background), and Paris Hilton, a slimline Jack Osbourne and Kimberley Stewart sitting all together. ... More >>

California Girl

The Gayest Hoopla Ever!

What to do in Los Angeles this week

Paris at Wal-Mart

Strike a Pose

L.A. Fashion Week Fall 2003

They'll Always Have Paris

Edited by Kateri Butler