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Summer In the Dark

Movie by movie, here's how to get the most out of this summer without having to cake on sunscreen

Jack Frost and the Secular Pantheon in 'Rise of the Guardians'

Adventures with Santa and co. in Dreamworks Animation's holiday wonderland

Meet the Politicians in 'The Campaign'

F-bombs and bestiality aside, Jay Roach's film is a small-town fable

Woody's Roman Holiday

Woody Allen and two co-stars meet in LA to talk about his new film, 'To Rome With Love,' and some old themes (art, death, love)

'To Rome With Love' Is Love, Italian-Style

Woody Allen takes us on a romantic-fantasy tour

'Rock of Ages,' or 'Hair Metal: The Musical'

Adam Shankman, et al. make you happy you missed the Sunset Strip, circa 1987

Cool Films to Watch When It's Hot Outside

[Summer Guide 2012] Your guide to the good stuff

Holiday Gift Guide: Six Random Gifts for the Foodie Who Has Everything

The ultimate new foodie...​You know them -- they blog and/or Yelp, prevent you from eating while they take photos with their camera phone, and can talk your ear off about the place they just ate at. (Of course, I'm guilty of all that, too.) What can you get besides a gift card to their favorite ea ... More >>

A Review of Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls Ice Cream

​I wasn't compelled to try Ben & Jerry's Schweddy Balls . When it was announced that the flavor homage to Alec Baldwin's now infamous (though not as funny as Canteen Boy) sketch would be released to coincide with the actor returning to host the SNL season premiere last September, I laughed a l ... More >>

Ben & Jerry's Puts "Schweddy Balls" In Its Ice Cream

​Just in time for the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on September 24 with host Alec Baldwin (arguably the best SNL guest host and who also plays Pete Schweddy in the above clip), the ice cream company that has already given Steven Colbert and Jimmy Fallon their own ice cream flavors ("Amer ... More >>

DJ Shadow w/ Pigeon John at the House of Blues Last Night

Justin Shady/OC Weekly​DJ Shadow w/ Pigeon JohnNovember 1, 2010House of Blues, AnaheimClick here for the slideshow!Very few musicians can get away with performing in front of a live audience from behind a screen. DJ Shadow is one of them.It's been four years since Shadow (real name Joshua Davis) ... More >>

Ex-Congressman Drops Facebook Friendship with Orly Taitz; Who's Next?

​The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported last week that Orly Taitz--the Laguna Niguel dentist who famously claims that Barack Obama isn't eligible for the office he holds--lost one of her Facebook friends recently. On Thursday, Georgia gubernatorial candidate Nathan Deal shed his social-networki ... More >>

Patriot Fame: 10 Captain America Moments That Make Us Proud to be Americans

Marvel/Marco Djurdjevic​Captain America has had a tough past five years. He led the losing side of a civil war, was murdered (well, not really, but everyone thought he was dead), and when he finally returned, he found out that Chris Evans is set to portray him in a movie next year.But that's ... More >>

ALO at Fingerprints, Long Beach

The Hype: Right now, jam band ALO has reason to celebrate. Their latest album, Man of the World, was released Tuesday and the group is gearing up to tour in support of it. As a bonus, the album was produced by laid-back granola-rocker Jack Johnson, who signed ALO to his Brushfire Records in 2007. ... More >>

Nancy Meyers Keeps Making the Same Movie Over and Over Again, and This Time 'It's Complicated'

'My Sister's Keeper' Is Honest About Illness, False About Everything Else

Meat Free Monday Goes Mainstream

Of course, by 'mainstream' I mean that celebrities are now endorsing the campaign. Paul, Stella and Mary McCartney today launched a new website, Meat Free Monday, which encourages everyone to, yes, you guessed it, give up meat on Mondays. Other famous names weighing in include Kevin Spacey, Sheryl C ... More >>

Director Brings Teen Embarrassments to Big Screen

Derick Martini works his no-budget magic.Lymelife, which opens the 10th annual Newport Beach Film Festival tonight at Edwards "Big Newport," was written by Derick and Stephen Martini, based on their experiences growing up on Long Island in the early 1980s. It would stand to reason the character of J ... More >>

[Special Screenings] Festival Mania!

[Newport Beach Film Fest] Martini Credits Scorsese, Baldwin, Unpaid Cast for Making 'Lymelife' Tick

[Newport Beach Film Fest] You Don't Want to Miss These Films, Documentaries and Shorts

[Newport Beach Film Fest] An Encapsulated Diary Digesting the Decade-Old Newport Beach Film Festival

Tickets Now on Sale for Newport Beach Film Festival

Tickets for the 10th annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), which runs April 23-30, are now on sale here. Those will cost you $12 for general admission (or $8 if you are a student or senior buying before 5 p.m.); $30 for all Spotlight films and parties; $55 for the Opening Night film and party; ... More >>

[Special Screenings] Local Showings of 'The Heart of the Sea,' 'Blazing Saddles,' More

NBFF: That's a wrap for 2008

I've been hesitant to write the final blog post in the festival because doing so would acknowledge that it's over. But all things must pass. And if you gotta go out, go out with a blowout: the closing night party concluded with a massive electricity blackout at the Lido and surrounding area. Since t ... More >>

Neither Tina Fey Nor Amy Poehler Seem Invested in 'Baby Mama,' Their Surrogate-Mommy Comedy

LYT's Film Pick of the Weekend 9-21-07

My pick for today is RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION. Huh? Yep, that's right. Are you serious? Sure. How could you possibly...? Because it's all about an occasionally nude Milla Jovovich doing a Mad Max routine in Las Vegas with a bunch of zombies. And it's directed by Russell Mulcahy. Russell who ... More >>

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