Actor reteams with Blue Valentine director for The Place Beyond the Pines
Actor reteams with Blue Valentine director for The Place Beyond the Pines
Remi Lauvand's new downtown spot has much to recommend it -- but tries to do just a bit too much
Remi Lauvand's new downtown spot has much to recommend it -- but tries to do just a bit too much
Remi Lauvand's new downtown spot has much to recommend it -- but tries to do just a bit too much
David Lynch has written at some length about his creative meditations and the fact that for many years they were fueled by little more than the chocolate milkshake at Bob's Big Boy in Burbank. We're big Lynch fans. We think his films are beyond brilliant. Still we can't help but wonder at the height ... More >>
For the second year in a row, statisticians from LA Weekly have performed studies on a carefully selected representative group of local college students to answer questions of important social significance such as: What's the best movie to watch on a date, and what movie should I avoid like the plag ... More >>
From "The 20 Most Flawless, Perfect Pictures Of Ryan Gosling At The Airport." Really.You're welcome, Time Warner, for the free publicity. Don't get used to it. But this time, you knew exactly how to rope a lady blogger into covering your clunky, last-century cable services: all Ryan Gosling, ... More >>
M. RochlinThe McDonald's sign at Venice & OverlandIt may be a signal that the infrastructure of Los Angeles is further declining. Or that the recent wild Santa Anas blew further west than initially thought. Or maybe this McDonald's sign, on the corner of Venice and Overland in Culver City, is ... More >>
After 46 arrests for civil disobedience, Occupy L.A. feels its oats
George Clooney's fourth feature as director attempts to capitalize on the fall of Obamamania
Ryan Gosling at the wheel in the glossy, retro heist-gone-bad bloodbath
Considering the middlebrow question, and assessing the year in film thus far
Considering the middlebrow question, and assessing the year in film thus far
Timothy NorrisPhillip Noyce Phillip Noyce's velvety accent and snow-white mane made his aphorisms sound handed down from on high while Richard Kelly and Ruben Fleischer offered two examples of what it means to be a young filmmaker at a panel of directors at the L.A. Film Festival on Sunday.
Timothy NorrisPhillip Noyce Phillip Noyce's velvety accent and snow-white mane made his aphorisms sound handed down from on high while Richard Kelly and Ruben Fleischer offered two examples of what it means to be a young filmmaker at a panel of directors at the L.A. Film Festival on Sunday.
After a week at the Cannes Film Festival, I left the south of France on Thursday morning fully aware that I would likely miss something major. The world's premiere showcase of top-shelf auteur cinema would go on without me for another few days, with many highly anticipated Competition title ... More >>
Thanks to the idiosyncrasies of Air France's pricing schedule, I am departing Cannes on Thursday morning, before the premieres of some of the festival's most anticipated titles -- including the Ryan Gosling-starring Drive; This Must Be the Place, featuring Sean Penn in rock star drag; and ne ... More >>
hot music, hot dancing, hot couple. Why do I like rock and why do you like country? Why does anyone like country, actually? Kidding! We kid, because we love. Seriously though--the most recent issue of Psychology of Music has a pretty interesting article on identity, music, and sexual attrac ... More >>
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams Get It On
GQRyan Gosling bites the hand that feeds him.Nobody walks in L.A? Nobody works in L.A. Kudos to actor Ryan Gosling for confirming what we suspected all along: Well-paid actors in this city have way too much time on their hands (and thus, the Lindsay Lohan saga). He tells GQ: "The problem w ... More >>
GQRyan Gosling bites the hand that feeds him.Nobody walks in L.A? Nobody works in L.A. Kudos to actor Ryan Gosling for confirming what we suspected all along: Well-paid actors in this city have way too much time on their hands (and thus, the Lindsay Lohan saga). He tells GQ: "The problem w ... More >>
You love blind items, so here's a little blind item for your guessing pleasure: One of our tipsters has pointed us towards this release doing the press runs: You are graciously invited to the closing cocktail reception of INSTANT LA SUMMER. We are proud to host musical guests HIGHONS and ... More >>
Dead Man's Bones Performs at Old Folks Home in New Video
Gwyneth Paltrow sings! (see #10). In celebration of this amazing revelation, we've compiled this handy list of Ten Notable Screen Stars Gone Songbird, starting, of course with: 1. William Shatner. Who can forget Shatner's much-parodied musical career, especially after Rhino Records' inclu ... More >>
Dead Man's Bones (Erin Broadley)West Coast Sound was there for Dead Man's Bones' two-night, all-ages stint at the Eagle Rock Center for the Arts last weekend. Quoth reviewer Erin Broadley: Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields took the stage as Dead Man's Bones Saturday, June 26, for the first of t ... More >>
"I've got a disease and the only cure is more piano," Ryan Gosling half-joked into the mic as he raised one eyebrow and took a seat before a vintage, deconstructed piano. The sound-man obliged and the audience cheered for the full-bodied, moody organ sounds that are signature of Dead Man's Bones' se ... More >>
The free staging of the musical New. last weekend pulled a win for the avant-garde social scene. While experimental theater has long been a place for innovative social commentary by crafty bohemians like Beckett and Shakespeare, the emerging twentysomething generation hasn't much bothered to make th ... More >>
Fool's Gold, in its element.In "The Nonsound Of IAMSOUND," LA Weekly scribe Laura Ferreiro documents the rise of an excellent homegrown record label. Over the last three years, the Fairfax District-based IAMSOUND has been responsible for a stream of impressive releases from artists hai ... More >>
With a bewitching (err, bewitched) residency at the Bob Baker Marionette Theater behind them and their debut LP just released, it'd be reasonable to expect Dead Man's Bones to take it easy right about now. But nay, as All Hallows' Eve approaches, the duo of Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields (with help f ... More >>
Dead Man's Bones to become master of puppets at a month-long residency at Bob Baker Marionette Theater
DEAD MAN'S BONES - "NAME IN STONE" from biz3 publicity on Vimeo. Dead Man's Bones is the long rumored project of Ryan Gosling and Zach Shields. The duo, who work with the children's choir at the Silver Lake Conservatory, have signed to LA-based Anti-. The first full-length, produced by Ima Robot's ... More >>
The economy isn't entirely moribund, it's just that the real money's in wish fulfillment. At least that's the logical conclusion gained from last night's star-scarred Jay-Z and Eminem concert promoting DJ Hero, the latest sure-to-be-blockbuster installment of the Guitar Hero Franchise -- an event th ... More >>
View more photos of metal legends and celebs in the Anvil premiere slideshow. Timothy NorrisNew supergroup? At the premiere, left to right: Glenn Five (Anvil bassist), Robb Reiner (Anvil drummer), Dustin Hoffman (Academy Award winner, 80s metal enthusiast), Steve "Lips" Kudlow (Anvil singer), Sach ... More >>
What do Bloc Party, the actor Ryan Gosling and Chromeo have in common? All are non-DJs who gave the decks a spin this week. Actually Chromeo's tonight, so if you're looking for something to do after their Fonda show, hop on down to the Ivar for the after-party where they'll be attacking the wheels o ... More >>
Also, Blindsight, Hollywood Chinese and more
Also, Unsettled, Up the Yangtze and more
With breakout roles in Lars and the Real Girl and The Assassination of Jesse James, a North Carolina native braces for the Hollywood big time
With breakout roles in Lars and the Real Girl and The Assassination of Jesse James, a North Carolina native braces for the Hollywood big time
With breakout roles in Lars and the Real Girl and The Assassination of Jesse James, a North Carolina native braces for the Hollywood big time
Envy and spite will determine Academy Award winners
The First Annual L.A. Weekly Film Poll
Anthony Mackie turns heads from New York to Hollywood
Half Nelson crashes and delivers
The Believer’s creator is an observant Jewish agnostic
The Believer's twisted "never again"
Sorvino in Triumph of Love, Bullock in Murder by Numbers
High art and low commerce at the Sundance Film Festival
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