Mary-Louise Parker

'Bachelorette': You May Kiss the Bride's Ass

Living large, and then feeling bad about it

Helen Mirren Will Cut You

Killer instincts, bad knees and other awesome old-people things in 'Red'

Sundance Picks Up "Spooner" Director Drake Doremus' Film "Douchebag"

Photo by Matt Coker Drake Doremus at the 2009 Newport Beach Film Festival party for filmmakers.​Drake Doremus, the former Santa Ana resident whose comedy Spooner scooped up several awards on the festival circuit, just learned his newest film will make its world premiere at Sundance.Douchebag--whic ... More >>

Welcome to Agrestic, errrrr, Orange County

 When did Showtime's Weeds, which is set in Valencia or Calabasas or Santa Clarita or Stevenson Ranch or Gorman or wherever the hell it is, spring up in Orange County? It's sure seeming very Agrestic-like based on two police incidents mere hours apart Wednesday.First, cops started going door-to ... More >>

LYT's Film Pick of the Weekend 2-15-08

THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES Spiderwick, Spiderwick, does whatever a Spiderwick does... “And what exactly might that be?” I hear you inquire. In short: Entertain. THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES, aside from its blatant CG, is a charming throwback to all those Spielberg-produced kid movies of the '80s. ... More >>

The tangled web that is The Spiderwick Chronicles

LYT's Film Pick of the Weekend 12-21-07

I'll be seeing ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM on the 25th, but in the meantime, we have a real gem opening today... ROMANCE AND CIGARETTES It's been on the shelf for almost three years – lost in the shuffle when MGM was sold to Sony – but don't let that scare you. It's a musical – but try not ... More >>

Beyond Belief

Jesus-freak satire panders to Christians and heathens alike

Who Stole Christmas?

Grinch and bear it