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Sid Landau Suffers Another Setback in Bid to End Sexually Violent Predator Status

Sexual predator Sid Landau tried for years through the courts to be freed from a state mental institution on grounds he had not committed a crime against children in three decades, but at every turn the Orange County District Attorney's office thwarted the 71-year-old. Now, a three-justice panel at ... More >>

The Five Best Concerts in OC This Week

Tuesday, January 22 Cat Power The Observatory No, it's not a feline liberation movement (although that would be rad), but rather the on-going musical project of singer/songwriter Chan Marshall that spans the musical spectrum from punk and folk to blues and electronica. Known for her unconventional ... More >>

Reggie Watts' Humor Might Hurt Your Head

When it comes to the humor this beatboxing madman, it's best to not overthink it

Tom Hooper's 'Les Miserables' Does the Can-Can't

Boublil and Schönberg's gleaming icons cannot be dulled, but this movie remains in chains

The Black Keys and RZA's New Fish-Slapping Music Video Directed By OC Native

On Nov. 2, Man with the Iron Fists directed by RZA will head to theaters infused with so much unnecessarily/necessary violence and highly choreographed fight scenes, Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino will just have to tip their hats. The movie stars Russell Crowe, Cung Le and Lucy Liu as t ... More >>

Wu Tang's RZA May Join 'G.I. Joe' Sequel

​ Wu-Tang Clan rapper/producer-turned-actor RZA could play a martial arts expert named the Blind Master in the G.I. Joe sequel, says MTV. The character  trained Joe commandos Snake Eyes and Jinx. D.J. Cotrona, who appears on the TV show Detroit 1-8-7, is another potential new face. RZA and C ... More >>

'L.A. Confidential'

Regency South Coast Village

WTF of the Week: Eminem Starring in Boxing Flick 'Southpaw'

Myspace.com​WTF:To Eminem fans everywhere, I apologize  for socking it to him frequently as of late, but today  he's once again made himself the perfect clay pigeon for my editorial buck shot. According to Spin.com, the great white ???? is set to star in a new film.

Endless Food and Fun Opens In Huntington Beach

I initially intended this post to be a boring one. There was just one thing to say and it was this: the 47,000-square-foot food and entertainment venue called Endless Food and Fun opened this past weekend in Huntington Beach. It boasts arcade games, a lazer-tag arena, a restaurant called Delicioso ... More >>

'Next' to Nothing

Paul Haggis shows no improvement in this prison-break yarn

Watering the Tree of Liberty

Ridley Scott's 'Robin Hood' rails against the no-good tax-and-spend Nottingham elite

Tanya Petrovna of Native Foods, Part II

​Tanya Petrovna is the chef and owner of Native Foods. Her ever-expanding vegan eatery started out in Palm Springs in 1994, but we in OC know her best from her restaurant at The Camp, which is housed inside a yurt. She has two other restaurants in OC, not all of them in yurts, but serving the ... More >>

Political Thriller 'State of Play' Is Adrenalin for a Dying Industry: Ours

Gary Sinise & the Lt. Dan Band

Ridley Scott's 'Body of Lies' Is the Post-9/11 Tech-Savvy Terror Thriller We Deserve

[DVDish] Laughing Pains: Reviews of Margot at the Wedding, American Gangster, More

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Boy Trouble

Harlem Knight

Ridley Scott’s portrait of a ’70s dope CEO may not be epic, but it’s still superfly

Youngblood at Heart

Seven years after leaving the industry that made him a star, former comic book wunderkind Rob Liefeld is ready for his heroes to be reborn

Train in Vain

3:10 to Yuma is a remake for our ADHD times

Weed Killers

OnDVD: Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

Heart Attack

Attempting romantic comedy, Sir Ridley Scott conquers neither with A Good Year

Paint It Black

De Palma and Ellroy tap one of LAs darkest mysteries

Cracked Code

Da Vincis leap to the screen leaves no room for surprise

Bees, Snitches and Micks

Orange Coast College's Visiting Scholars Series

Out-bitched and Out-swished

Michael Musto Picks the Oscar Nominees

Punch Drunk Schmaltz

Cinderella Man straps on the kid gloves

Best of OC 2004: Part 1

Crowe Becalmed

Master and Commander drifts

Ashes to Ashton

Kicking Kutcher to the curb

Do the Doo

Letters

To Save the Story, We Killed the Actors

The Insurgo Theatre Movements Henry V

Math-geek Shine

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The Good, the Bad and the Screwed

A Life of kidnapping and crying