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  • Blogs

    May 14, 2012

    HBO's The Weight of the Nation Scales Santa Ana's Obesity Problem

    Santa Ana gets a closeup in tonight's HBO documentary The Weight of the Nation.Not that Santa Ana's chamber of commerce is trumpeting the appearance. The documentary is about the obesity epidemic in the United States.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2012

    Dana Rohrabacher Gets Lectured For Lying on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher

    ​As expected, Dana Rohrabacher--Orange County's senior career politician--embarrassed the county during a Jan. 27 appearance on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher and then got into a Twitter fight with a viewer who called him "a pathetic old queen.""I'm happy, not gay," Rohrabacher felt the need to d ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2011

    Lewis Black

    City National Grove of Anaheim

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2011

    Paradise Lost's West Memphis 3 Set Free

    ​This isn't local, but it is amazing: Jason Baldwin, Damien Echols and Jessie Misskelly--also known as the "West Memphis 3" from the Paradise Lost documentaries--were set free today after 18 years in prison in Arkansas.Filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky were in the Jonseboro, Ark., courtr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Hollywood Bowl Opening Night Friday Night

    ​Hollywood Bowl Opening Night with Harry Connick, Jr., and Gloria EstefanJune 17, 2011Hollywood BowlThe Hollywood Bowl opened its 90th season Friday night with its Hall of Fame concert featuring the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Youth Orchestra LA, Cirque du Soilel performers and sets by HOF inductees ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Actor Wendell Pierce To Play B.B. King in Movie Based on Golden Bear Meeting

    ​Actor Wendell Pierce will be starring as B.B. King--the "King of Blues"--in an upcoming film, B.B. King and I. It's based on an encounter that aspiring drummer Michael Zanetis had with B.B. King at the back stage of Huntington Beach venue Golden Bear, after which he became lifelong friends with t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Common: More Worthy of the White House Invite Than Sarah Palin

    ​As everyone knows by now, rapper Common has been the target of various right wingers, including Tucker Carlson's The Daily Caller, Fox Nation, and, of course, Sarah Palin after accepting an invitation to be part of the White House's "Poetry Night" this week.  As we talked about earlier this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Mos Def to Play Ex-Con on Showtime's 'Dexter'

    ​ Speaking of Mos Def, he's joining the Showtime show Dexter (about a serial killer who only kills bad people) for its sixth season, says Billboard.

  • Calendar

    February 24, 2011

    Rhys Darby

    Irvine Improv

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    OC Weekly's 1980 Through 1989 Mixtape

    Run-D.M.C.​We decided to make a new super-cool mixtape for all our loyal readers to enjoy this week. We caught the Reagan documentary on HBO over the long weekend, and it inspired us to reach back to the era of skinny ties, geometric hairdos and personal and musical excess for a set of kickass tun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 19, 2010

    Cox Offers "Unbelievably Fair" Mobile Phone Service in OC

    ​Finally, there's solace in the fact that nobody calls you. Cox is the first U.S. cable company to enter the wireless arena, offering what they call "Unbelievably Fair" mobile phone plans that give you cash back--up to $20 a month--for minutes you don't use. The venture begins today in t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Three Long Beach Comic Con Horror-Themed Exclusives: SAW 3D, True Blood's Michael McMillian and Walking Dead's Steven Yeun

    ​Long Beach Comic Con, to be held this Halloween weekend, already has the costume party down--but the fact that there are a ton of exclusives launching this weekend makes it the best place to be to scare and be scared.1. The Walking DeadAMC will launch the TV series The Walking Dead  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 30, 2010

    Five Episode Arcs for Trent Reznor's Upcoming Sci-Fi Show

    ​As reported earlier, Trent Reznor is adapting the Nine Inch Nails concept album Year Zero as a science fiction television show for HBO and BBC.Released in 2007, Year Zero was created by Trent and Co. as a rallying cry against both the Bush administration and the overall fucked-up state of the wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Trent Reznor Developing Sci-Fi Epic With HBO and BBC

    Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​According to the LA Times, Trent Reznor is working with HBO and BBC Worldwide Productions to develop "Year Zero," a sci-fi epic that NIN fans know well through Reznor's music and an Alternate Reality Game (ARG). He told the Times: "We are in [the development phase of] pre ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 16, 2010

    Kathleen Madigan

    The Grove

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2010

    Jane Harman, Michael Jackson's Family and Nancy Pelosi's Daughter: Saviors for Orange County Motel Kids and Foster Children?

    Courtesy of HBO​Wouldn't it be something if substantial help for Orange County "motel kids" and adult foster children comes not from local churches, Loretta Sanchez or the social-program slashing Orange County Board of Supervisors but a Los Angeles charity, Jermaine Jackson and the daughter of Nan ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    1, 2, 3, 4 ... Katy Perry Declares A Boob War! See Who is Pulling Out the Big Guns in This Fight

    Katy Perry fires the first volley of Boob War in this screen shot from her "California Gurls" video​In the past week, Katy Perry has claimed the summer as hers. Not with the inexplicable success of her single "California Gurls," nor her inexplicable romance with the inexplicably charming Russell ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Comedy Juice College Night

    Irvine Improv

  • Film

    April 1, 2010

    'The Wire' Creators Tap Into New Orleans

    David Simon's new HBO series, 'Treme,' uses fiction to honor that city's surreal, heartbreaking fact

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Avoid HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher?

    (photo by Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly)New Issa rule: Don't watch HBO comedian​"Don't watch Bill Maher!"--Wealthy GOP Southern California Congressman Darrell Issa at this month's California Republican Assembly state convention held at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park. Issa also declared himsel ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 21, 2010

    Ian Bagg

    Brea Improv

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Tru Blood Soda On Pre-Sale Now!

    Courtesy of HBO​We're kind of embarrassed to admit this buuuuut four of us here in the office have pitched in four bucks each and have this Tru Blood soda pack pre-ordered from HBO's merch shop. The site says the drink is "meticulously crafted, an exact replica of the bottle design seen on True Bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    LATE SLIP: Alex's Bar = Fangtasia in 'True Blood'

    ​So, apparently everyone else already knew this a year ago, but apparently Alex's Bar in Long Beach is used as the location for "Fangtasia," the vampire bar on HBO drama True Blood, currently in its second season.I just learned this yesterday through a post on The District's site. I posted about i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 16, 2009

    Mos Def

    ​So, apparently everyone else already knew this a year ago, but apparently Alex's Bar in Long Beach is used as the location for "Fangtasia," the vampire bar on HBO drama True Blood, currently in its second season.I just learned this yesterday through a post on The District's site. I posted about i ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 7, 2008

    Shell Shock

    Moptop Lobster Comedy Bash

  • Calendar

    April 3, 2008

    The Everyman

    Kevin Pollak

  • Film

    March 13, 2008

    [DVDish] Three the Hard Way: Reviews of 'No Country for Old Men,' More

    Kevin Pollak

  • Film

    November 22, 2007

    DVDish

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Jungle Fever

  • Film

    November 8, 2007

    DVDish

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! The Kids Were Alright

  • Blogs

    August 9, 2007

    Hiphopapotamus

    For those of you who don't have HBO, this is what you're missing. Flight Of The Conchords:

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2007

    Loretta Taking Her Act to HBO

    It's true! According to Dan Chmielewski over at theliberaloc.com blog, Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Anaheim), is scheduled to appear as a guest on "Real Time With Bill Maher" Friday at 11 p.m. on HBO. Chmielewski wonders how many "pet the cat" jokes humorist Maher will utter. Perhaps not many ... More >>

  • Film

    March 8, 2007

    Nerd Alert and Wah-Wah-Wee-Wah

    OnDVD: Revenge of the Nerds: Panty Raid Edition and Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan<

  • Film

    January 25, 2007

    (Jan) Hammer Time!

    OnDVD: Cocaine Cowboys

  • Film

    January 4, 2007

    Weird and Wonderful

    Eraserhead, A History of Violence, Star Wars Episode IV and more

  • Culture

    August 31, 2006

    He Thinks You're an Idiot

    Thats why you love Bill Maher

  • Web

    June 15, 2006

    Remote Hog

    Entourage

  • Film

    May 18, 2006

    Gold-Digging Cocksuckers

    OnDVD: Deadwood: Season 2

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2006

    Shaun of the Dead

    It probably violates one of the high ethical standards of blogging, and for that this tick-tocking time waster apologizes, both for our ignorance and our uncouthiticity, but we'd like at this time to communicate with one individual, if you'd pardon our intrusion: Hey, there, Newport Beach actor Shau ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 10, 2005

    I Was a Liberal

    Dennis Miller stays right. But hes charming!

  • Columns

    April 28, 2005

    Eight Days

    Dennis Miller stays right. But hes charming!

  • Columns

    March 10, 2005

    God Smack

    Know your Bible! Except for the written parts!

  • Film

    January 27, 2005

    Living in Oblivion

    Reagan-era callousness sparked an indie-film renaissance. Will Bush II inspire another?

  • Culture

    November 11, 2004

    The Great Work Continues

    Revisiting Angels In America

  • Culture

    September 11, 2003

    Damn you, Kirby Dick!

    Filmmaker exposes more than ta-tas in Showgirls: Glitz & Angst

  • Film

    March 28, 2002

    Cruelest Month

    Stolen Summer is less than well-served by its mentors

  • Culture

    September 20, 2001

    Im the Worlds Wealthiest Fascist!

    Reintroducing the Greatest Generation to historical complexity

  • Film

    May 31, 2001

    Damn Dirty Remakes

    Summer flicks 2001

  • Unknown

    November 2, 2000

    Various ArtistsBenefit for Truth & Justice: Free the West Memphis 3 Aces & Eights/Koch Re

    Summer flicks 2001

  • Columns

    September 21, 2000

    Screaming Bedlam

    Horrifying stories ripped from the pages of todays newspapers

  • Culture

    October 21, 1999

    Y2Carlin

    Were all fucked!

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