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Charlie Sheen Is Winning with Inside the Mind of Charles Swan III

Sheen's new film, made with childhood friend Roman Coppola, was his first acting gig after his notorious meltdown

Doing the Best With the Least: 5 Great Aspects of Disappointing 2012 Movies

In a piece about good acting in bad movies he wrote last year, A.O. Scott suggested that "You might almost say that greatness shows itself precisely in the discrepancy between the performance and the material." It's in keeping with this notion that we've decided to highlight some of 2012's overachie ... More >>

Prince - The Sayers Club - October 25, 2012

Prince The Sayers Club 25-Oct-12 Better than...almost anything else. For the second time this week, eccentric and elusive music legend Prince showed up to play a very late night set in Hollywood. Tucked away behind a Papaya King, The Sayers Club has a speakeasy vibe, and Prince and the New Power ... More >>

How a Shabby Hollywood Intersection Became a Hot New Art District

Cosmopolis Review: Inside Robert Pattinson's Head

Cosmopolis goes inside Robert Pattinson's head

David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis: Director Tells Us How He Adapted Don DeLillo's Novel for the Screen

One of the most interesting things about Cosmopolis, writer-director David Cronenberg's extraordinary adaptation of Don DeLillo's novel by the same name, is that it's the first script Cronenberg has both written and shot since 1999's eXistenZ. Additionally, his adaptation of Cosmopolis marks the fir ... More >>

Kristen Stewart, L.A. Director Rupert Sanders Apologize for Affair; Sexual Tension on Set Was Palpable

All anyone can talk about this morning, aside from that stupid 3.7-mag in Marina Del Rey, is 22-year-old Kristen Stewart's far-from-alleged fling with 41-year-old Los Angeles director Rupert Sanders on the set of Snow White and the Huntsman. They're pictured making out in the new issue of US Weekly ... More >>

Cannes Film Festival 2012: Highlights and Lowlights

Adam Sandler's Jack and Jill Sweeps The Razzies

If the Academy Awards are a back-slapping bore, the Razzies are a bitch-slapping fun fest. Traditionally held on the eve of the Oscars, the annual awards show for the first time took place Sunday night on April Fool's Day at Magicopolis in Santa Monica, the perfect opportunity to lay into the movie ... More >>

Uggie The Artist Dog's Trainer Omar Von Muller: The Man Behind the Dog

Stardom came late in life for Hollywood's Next Big Thing. Before he played opposite Reese Witherspoon and landed a scene-stealing role in an Academy Award-nominated film, he endured random parts in commercials, TV shows and films -- and even performed tricks on Third Street Promenade for pocket ... More >>

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 Review

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1: What They Were Eating at the Premier

Kathy A. McDonaldRobert Pattinson at the Twilight premiere​As every schoolgirl -- the presumed reader of The Twilight Saga books -- knows, vampires don't eat prepared food. A bit of a challenge for Monday night's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn -- Part 1 premiere organizers. Why? Because a f ... More >>

Music Picks: Ravi Shankar, Marilyn Scott, Duran Duran, Burkina Electric

Also, Emmylou Harris & Her Red Dirt Boys, Odd Future, Gillian Welch and others

Omar Von Muller's Skateboarding Dogs. Yes, Skateboarding Dogs.

Adam GropmanDash goes skateboarding​It's a pleasant summer day down at Venice Beach, the boardwalk humming with activity. On the paved path pointing toward the water, near where Windward Avenue ends at the beach, a skateboarder shows off, kicking sturdily against the pavement, leaning into ... More >>

Tai the Elephant Abused Prior to Filming of Robert Pattinson Vehicle 'Water For Elephants,' Animal Rights Group Says

havetrunkwilltravel.comTai the elephant was abused?​Updated after the jump: PETA calls on the city of Santa Ana to stop using elephants supplied by the same company for animal rides at its zoo. An elephant who stars in the current Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson film Water for Elephant ... More >>

Movies This Weekend: Meek's and a Classic Priest

Meek's Cutoff​ April doesn't always bring the strongest theatrical openings, but this week is a real embarrassment of riches. We cover them all for you below: J. Hoberman reviews Meek's Cutoff, the latest from indie luminary Kelly Reichardt, and notes that while "Meek's Cutoff has a tranced ... More >>

Water for Elephants

Chateau Marmont Bans Actress Jenn Hoffman For Using Twitter, Exposing Celebrity Behavior at its Restaurant, She Says

jennhoffman.comJenn Hoffman.​A Hollywood actress and blogger says she was banned from the Chateau Marmont restaurant for, of all things, tweeting. Apparently the hotel known for the rock-star behavior of some of its clients couldn't stomach someone punching out a few characters ... on her sma ... More >>

Robert Pattinson Gets One Step Closer to Playing Jeff Buckley in Biopic

​Back in January, we published a post headlined "Should Robert Pattinson Play Jeff Buckley or Should He Play Kurt Cobain?". This is what we said back then: This generation's Robert Redford, Robert Pattinson, is periodically rumored to star in every movie pitched in Hollywood with a young hear ... More >>

Should Robert Pattinson Play Jeff Buckley or Should He Play Kurt Cobain?

​This generation's Robert Redford, Robert Pattinson, is periodically rumored to star in every movie pitched in Hollywood with a young heartthrob leading part. Batman Reloaded? Get me Pattinson! The Salvador Dali story (featuring gay stuff with Federico Garcia Lorca)? Get me Pattinson! (actuall ... More >>

Hundreds Of 'Twi-hards' Camp Out For 'Eclipse' Movie Premiere

​Hundreds of die-hard Twilight fans this week have been camping out in front of LA Live for the opening premier of the latest Twilight installment, Eclipse which is set to take place on Thursday night. Fans began arriving in droves beginning Monday in hopes of scoring a ticket for the premier ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Children of Invention, Mother, The Art of the Steal

Also, Green Zone, Remember Me, She’s Out of My League and more

Mega-Telethon Broadcasting From L.A., Elsewhere

CNNAnderson Cooper.​A Friday telethon to raise money for the victims of last week's earthquake in Haiti will be broadcast from Los Angeles, New York, London and Haiti, organizers announced Thursday. It will be everywhere: ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, BET, The CW, HBO, MTV, VH1, CMT, PBS, TNT, Show ... More >>

THE LAND OF GIANTS: PMK-HBH AND BNC

A new Hollywood PR merger and best-ever box office

Twilight: Moping at the New Moon

Too much angst, not enough saga in wholesome vampire sequel

Bobby Long and Marcus Foster: Power of the Fans

Bobby Long and Marcus Foster live Last May, when Sam Bradley played to sold out crowds at LA's Hotel Cafe, the British/Canadian singer-songwriter was treated to screams from fans who traveled from across the country, a lengthy meet-and-greet session and a sneak attack from the paparazzi. All this ... More >>

Comic-Con's Twilight Protests: Is There a Gender War Brewing?

Shannon CottrellTwilight protestors in line for Comic-Con's Masquerade​Saturday night, photographer Shannon Cottrell and I walked up and down the line to get inside Comic-Con's Masquerade, noticing a curious wave of screams. We wondered what was happening, followed the sound, and caught a youn ... More >>

Last Night: Sam Bradley Takes Over Hotel Cafe, Draws the Paparazzi (and, of course, Twilight Fans)

Liz OhanesianSam Bradley outside of Hotel CafeSam Bradley's only album is a six-song EP that he recorded four years and has no plans to reprint, despite selling the last copy for $5 at the Hotel Cafe last night. His MySpace page features demos of songs that probably won't be released until later thi ... More >>

Movie Reviews: Adoration, Julia, Little Ashes, Revanche

Also, Next Day Air, Our City Dreams and more

The 7 Habits of Highly Ineffective People

Movie Reviews: The Haunting in Connecticut, Three Monkeys, 12 Rounds

Also, The Education of Charlie Banks and Spinning Into Butter

Twilight Freaks and Star Trek Geeks, Handcuffs and Honchos

Just a typical week in Hollywood

Movie Reviews: Twilight, Dostana, Eden

Also, The Dukes, Toots, I Can't Think Straight and more