See also: *Best L.A. Novel Ever: The Tournament Film director Errol Morris is, as they say in Hollywood, bankable. He's made some of the best, most critically acclaimed documentaries of the last 25 years, including The Thin Blue Line, in which Morris proved that a convicted Texas cop killer was inn ... More >>
RANDBrian Jenkins thinks Islamophobia is bad for America.Los Angeles has long been on the short list of possible U.S. terror targets (crazies actually gunned for LAX a couple times). When shit happens there's always plenty of blame to go around. But once in a while we should stop and thank ... More >>
Also, Cyrus, The Mormon Proposition, The Lottery
Also, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, Whiz Kids and Winter's Bone
LAFF restores a drive-in classic to its karate-chopping glory
An Iraqi double agent killed for America. But when he got left behind, a Marine stepped in
History imitates history onscreen
If home is where you hang your hat then Silver Lake is rapidly turning into the world's largest hat rack. Over the past 12 months, it has become de rigueur in hipster courting rituals for male hipsters (homo habilus hipstericus) to trot out increasingly ridiculous pieces of vintage head-ware in an ... More >>
TCM’s bio-doc Brando is cinephile catnip
Inside ICMs Project Beta
Military fakes and the people who bust them
Kerry’s experience is a strong alternative to Bush’s terror
The real make-believe world at the Writers Guild
The arrival of the reckless and cautious John Kerry
The unintended consequences of getting tough on illegal immigration
The real Jessica Lynch story
Peace is patriotic
How a couple of middle-aged P.I.'s and world-class raconteurs survived the DEA, the mob and the tabloid wars to take on their most elusive target yet -- Hollywood
George Bush’s mighty campaign for a place in history
