David Cotner

There's been a serious revival lately in restoring and appreciating the films of comedians Laurel & Hardy - chiefly at the Laurel & Hardy Preservation Fund at the UCLA Film & Television Archive. But that effort wouldn't have been nearly as strong without the staunch enthusiasm L.A. revival houses have......

It's not every day you find out that your wife's grandparents saved Jewish children at the dawn of the Holocaust. Journalist Steven Pressman did, so he made a documentary about it. Then he wrote a book about it. Tonight, Pressman discusses that book, 50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary......

Do you remember where you were in 1994 when you saw O.J. Simpson fleeing down the 405? Your humble correspondent was busy getting engaged, and it kind of made me want to tag along with him. Chances are, if you weren't swimming around in some ovum or other, you know......

Everybody hurts. Everybody poops. Everybody dies. To this end - literally - comedian and professional narcissist Ken Tanaka (who's also sometimes David Ury) presents Everybody Dies: A Children's Book for Grown-Ups. Slender yet toothsome, its 48 thrilling illustrated pages delineate the various faces of death you might face as you......

No one does sculpted virtue quite so well as Jason Priestley. He's signing his brand-new book of memoirs tonight - titled, rather mysteriously, Jason Priestley: A Memoir. Ironically, Priestley was the object of such ardor and fascination during his decade as Brandon Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210 that a confessional,......

With all the attention rightly paid to the ultra-stylish Hannibal crime series currently airing in primetime, it's helpful to return to the purity of the current with tonight's screening of the film that started it all: Michael Mann's Manhunter (1986). For some strange reason, Maynard Keenan from the band Tool......

"Classy" is a fairly malleable term in this era of irony and insincerity - but as comedian Natasha Leggero delves into her chortlesome cycle London! Paris! Costco! , at least she's not doomed to Walmart. Consistently well-heeled and apparently no stranger to food bought in bulk, Leggero has had a......

Giving the signifier "Recommended for audiences 13 & up" entirely new and necessary resonance, SLUT (The Play) is a devastating cross between a locked-room mystery and a he said/she said tragedy. Inspired by the true-life stories of its cast members, who are still in their teens, it's the story of......

Koreatown, Koreatown - when the lights are low: The KTOWN Night Market is that heady and headstrong manifestation of Asian night markets, which are a part of that cosmopolitan experience falling squarely between the celebratory and the revelatory. More than 100 street vendors will purvey a gustatory experience anchored in......

California Vehicle Code Section 21200.5, Riding Bicycle Under Influence of Alcohol or Drugs: "It is unlawful for any person to ride a bicycle upon a highway while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage or any drug, or under the combined influence of an alcoholic beverage and any drug. A......