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  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Jessica Simpson Pulls a Demi Moore, Poses Naked and Pregnant for Elle Cover

    ​April's ELLE magazine has former teen dream Jessica Simpson, 31, posing pregnant and naked on its cover. Simpson and fiance former NFL pro Eric Johnson are going to have a girl, the magazine revealed. It's another sad copy of the iconic Demi Moore cover from 1991. Moore's cover of Vanity Fair, w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 6, 2012

    Will Drake Doremus' Like Crazy Sell and Rent Like You-Know-What on DVD and Blu Ray?

    ​Orange-born, Santa Ana-raised filmmaker Drake Doremus' 2011 movie Like Crazy is available starting today on DVD and Blu Ray. Co-written by Doremus and Corona del Mar's Ben York Jones, Like Crazy is the most adult of the filmmaker's three features (the other two being Spooner and Douchebag).

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Hong Thai Luong, Former Tutor and Choir Teacher, Convicted of Molesting Girls, Ages 8-10

    ​A jury today convicted Hong Thai Luong, the former choir teacher at St. Callistus School in Garden Grove, of molesting four girls, ages 8 through 10.Only one girl attended the Catholic school, while the other three were enrolled at the now-closed Paramount Learning Center, which was also in Gar ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Employees, Various Support Groups Protest Outside Wal-Mart In Wake Of The Company's Recent Health Care Benefit Changes

    flickr user Daisy.Sue​Wal-Mart's employees aren't nearly as happy as its logo.Employees are miffed with the company's decision to scale back health benefits for part-time employees and hike premiums for some full-time employees.As a result, a couple of Orange County groups are waging support campa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    Like Crazy Enjoys Crazy Good Arthouse Opening

    ​Taking $120,000 in weekend box office generally won't raise a Hollywood bean counter's eyebrow. It's certainly was not enough lucre for Santa Ana-bred filmmaker Drake Doremus' Like Crazy to crack the top 10 in overall estimated box office for the weekend past. But playing on only four screens in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Kevin Smith Screens Red State Twice Tonight; Co-Writer Ben York Jones Rolls Like Crazy

    ​Director Kevin Smith continues his Red State barnstorming in Long Beach tonight, presenting the Westboro Baptistesque shoot 'em up twice--and sticking around each time to take audience questions. Meanwhile, over in Newport Beach, there's a members-only screening of Santa Ana-bred filmmaker Drake ... More >>

  • Film

    June 30, 2011

    Michael Bay Shoots the Moon

    Destroying Chicago and our brain cells: 'Transformers' is back

  • Film

    February 4, 2011

    Into the Mystic

    Cults and the uncertain futures dominate Sundance

  • Film

    February 4, 2011

    Sundancing With Ben York Jones and Like Crazy

    The huge film festival success through the eyes of its co-writer, an OC boy

  • Blogs

    January 24, 2011

    Like Crazy at Sundance: 36 Hours I Will Never Forget

    ​I don't know where to begin. From a chatty 3 a.m. sardine car ride with indie-film gurus Greg Araki and Richard Linklater to nearly missing the premiere of Like Crazy (the film I co-wrote) to selling our film for distribution to Paramount the night of its world premiere, it has possibly been the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2011

    [UPDATED] Like Crazy, Latest Film From OC-Bred Drake Doremus and Ben York Jones, Is First Sundance Sale

    ​UPDATE, JAN. 23, 2:51 P.M.: The reaction to Like Crazy getting picked up from Ben York Jones:"I'm completely overwhelmed. I don't think anyone here with the film has gotten more than an hour or two of sleep in the past 36 hours. Those negotiating were up all night doing so, and the rest of us w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    3hree Things About The LA Times Food & Wine Celebration at the Paramount Pictures Lot

    Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.​The lady and I headed up to Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon to see what the first-ever LA Ti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Will Trains or Lanes Connect Santa Ana to LA County?

    Choo choo​Orange County residents who love public transit--yes, some of these people do exist--talk fondly of Southern California's train-taking heritage. There was a time when the Pacific Electric "Red Car" rail system connected OC to LA to the Inland Empire and beyond; getting around without a h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2009

    Crime Time: Small Fries, Bad Tenants and the Church Lady

    It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--small fry edition . . . MONDAY, JULY 20Artist's rendering of Bank of America robber. He may belong to that notorious street gang, the Lollipop Kids.​Watch Those Kids at the Playground A 3-year-old boy was at the playground in Ponderosa Park ... More >>

  • Film

    May 7, 2009

    J.J. Abrams's 'Star Trek' Reboot Is Proof That the Franchise Can Live Long and Prosper

    It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--small fry edition . . . MONDAY, JULY 20Artist's rendering of Bank of America robber. He may belong to that notorious street gang, the Lollipop Kids.​Watch Those Kids at the Playground A 3-year-old boy was at the playground in Ponderosa Park ... More >>

  • Culture

    October 9, 2008

    [Game On] A Matter of Trust: It's Campaign Season, So Here's Our Two-Point Plan to Save Gaming News

    It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--small fry edition . . . MONDAY, JULY 20Artist's rendering of Bank of America robber. He may belong to that notorious street gang, the Lollipop Kids.​Watch Those Kids at the Playground A 3-year-old boy was at the playground in Ponderosa Park ... More >>

  • Film

    September 4, 2008

    Summer '08: Batman Saved the Season, While a Little 'Sex' Went a Long Way and the Indies Went South

    It's the Weekly's weekly round-up of local police calls--small fry edition . . . MONDAY, JULY 20Artist's rendering of Bank of America robber. He may belong to that notorious street gang, the Lollipop Kids.​Watch Those Kids at the Playground A 3-year-old boy was at the playground in Ponderosa Park ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 21, 2008

    LYT's Film Pick of the Weekend 5-21-08

    Film pick of the weekend comes early this week, because when weekends go long, the movies open sooner. And we all know what you're going to go see at midnight tonight. I call it INDIANA JONES AND THE KICKING OF YOUR CRYSTAL ASS. (Don't tell me that "crystal ass" makes no sense. If Echo and the Bun ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    Long Beach Trek-tacular

    As much as I enjoy Star Trek, and always have, I can't say I was that enthused by the idea of “Star Trek: The Tour.” What could they show me that I haven't seen? Could it possibly top the Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas? Do I really want to pay top dollar to see a bunch of multicolored spandex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2008

    LYT's Film Pick of the Weekend 1-17-08

    CLOVERFIELD Since many people are asking what exactly “Cloverfield” means in the context of the movie, let's deal with that right of the bat – it doesn't mean anything. It wasn't even supposed to be the film's real title initially, just a red herring to throw people off track named after one ... More >>

  • Film

    January 10, 2008

    DVDish

    Boy Trouble

  • Features

    August 9, 2007

    Confessions of a Comic-Con Virgin

    A non-geek follows the king of geekdom into the heart of dorkness

  • Blogs

    August 3, 2007

    LYT's Film Pick of the Weekend 8-3-07

    HOT ROD It's not exactly going out on a limb to say that Andy Samberg has been the best addition to the Saturday Night Live cast in a long time – he's been the main reason that for the first time since the dawn of the Internet age, fans actually started downloading video from the show. While Lorn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2007

    Comic-Con 2007: Of Paramount Disappointment, plus Jessica Alba and Peter Fonda

    Damn, the lines here suck. Used to be that Comic-Con got bigger every year, and they expanded the available space to fit. Then the space ran out, and stuff kept getting bigger anyway. I wait in line half an hour for the Paramount panel, and don't even get close to getting in. Regroup. An hour later ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Comic-Con 2007: Rant Rant Rant

    This Comic-Con thing is madness. Expensive madness. More so if you: A) manage to misplace your camera charger the morning you take off and end up delaying your trip to borrow another B) discover the con shuttle doesn't go anywhere remotely near your hotel and end up taking a cab ($20 x 2) C) find yo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2007

    20th Century Fox pulls out of Comic-Con

    As reported in this week's Comic-Con preview by yours truly, Fox was set to showcase upcoming movie releases including Aliens Vs. Predator, Babylon A.D. and Jumper. The LA Times is reporting that the studio decided their footage "wasn't ready." JoBlo.com writes that this may be the result of a dis ... More >>

  • Culture

    July 19, 2007

    The Big Con

    Out of the basement and into the spotlight, Comic-Con 2007 is the place to be

  • Film

    April 12, 2007

    OnDVD

    OnDVD: Sleeping Dogs Lie

  • Film

    January 4, 2007

    Same Old Story

    Sequels, prequels, and threequels headline Hollywood 2007

  • Film

    October 12, 2006

    The Forerunners of Commie Girl

    OnDVD: Reds: 25th Anniversary Edition

  • Film

    August 17, 2006

    Fakes On a Plane

    Conspiracy buffs craft their own online WTC movies

  • Food

    June 29, 2006

    This Hole-in-the-Wall Life

    O, Brilliant, Fatty Wonder! Bacon-wrapped hot dogs at the Santa Ana Farmers Market

  • Film

    June 1, 2006

    Typhoon in a Teacup

    Asian action movies dont get much less significant than this one.

  • Film

    May 18, 2006

    Over the Hedge and Under the Radar

    Mapping todays kiddie-movie landscape

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2006

    This Newsrack Will Self- Destruct in Five Seconds...

    Color us crazy, but we'd have thought someone would have raised an ethical concern or three after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's arson squad blew up an LA Times newsrack in Santa Clarita on Friday. The concern we refer to is not whether deputies were under orders from the Sheriff Lee Baca to get b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2006

    Environment and Sports

    Color us crazy, but we'd have thought someone would have raised an ethical concern or three after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's arson squad blew up an LA Times newsrack in Santa Clarita on Friday. The concern we refer to is not whether deputies were under orders from the Sheriff Lee Baca to get b ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2006

    Environment & Sports

    Color us crazy, but we'd have thought someone would have raised an ethical concern or three after the Los Angeles County Sheriff's arson squad blew up an LA Times newsrack in Santa Clarita on Friday. The concern we refer to is not whether deputies were under orders from the Sheriff Lee Baca to get b ... More >>

  • Film

    September 1, 2005

    Hustle & Toboggan

    In the 2005 summer movie season, slow but steady wins the race

  • Film

    July 28, 2005

    Roddenberry: The Next Generation

    Gene Roddenberrys son Rod on his upcoming documentary, his dad and Trekkie pedophiles

  • Film

    May 26, 2005

    The Light Fantastic

    Mad Hot Ballroom steps up

  • Film

    November 11, 2004

    Attack of the Puppet People

    How reviewers misread Team America, the years most potent political satire

  • News

    March 11, 2004

    Dead Man Talking

    The Passion of the Kucinich finds an audience in Long Beach

  • Culture

    July 25, 2002

    Totally Groesbeck

    The artist whose vision unchained DeMille

  • Film

    January 31, 2002

    How Neatly Spreads His Claws

    The 18th annual Sundance Film Festival

  • Film

    April 26, 2001

    She Shtups to Conquer

    Why is Hollywood so full of whores?

  • Film

    January 4, 2001

    Clip and Save

    The year in great movies

  • Unknown

    March 23, 2000

    Wrestling Tryouts

    The year in great movies

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Namesnakes

    Whos been sleeping in your Web domain?

  • Features

    July 29, 1999

    Hey, Mom, Im a Rock Star

    On tour with a wildly famous Orange County band

  • News

    April 8, 1999

    Uneasy Alliance

    Official sites reluctantly let fan pages thrive

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