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After Earth: Smith Family Robinson

The adventure flick pretends it's not an M. Night Shyamalan film

Hollywood: Enough With the Father-Son Dramas, Already!

The directors of 'At Any Price' and 'The Place Beyond the Pines' could have done so much better

Nico Vega Unleashes the "Beast"...Again

By: Heidi Darby In the midst of a repartee about accountability and freedom of expression, Nico Vega vocalist Aja Volkman trails off into an unexpected silence. Snapping back into the conversation she giggles, "Okay, I don't want to take you out of the interview, but let me tell you exactly what's ... More >>

'Jack the Giant Slayer' Is Fee-Fi-Fo-Fun

In this spirited film, a giant adventure comes back to life

'Parker': A Rough Guide to a Rough Guy

How Jason Statham brings the Stark antihero to the screen for the first, or eighth, time

Luis and Rocio Garcia, Former Prominent OC Scientologists, Sue Scientology for Fraud Over Donations

While New Yorker writer Lawrence Wright continues to do his victory tour for his magnificent book-length exposé on Scientology, Irvine residents Luis and Rocio Garcia are getting sue-y against their former church.You might remember the couple from 2011, when the St. Petersburg Times revealed they h ... More >>

L. Ron Hubbard Answers Scathing KABC-TV Report on Scientology

We here in one of the least-respected professions in America talk often about the "news hook" when kicking around story ideas. It's a term pregnant with high-minded concern for the readers and why a story matters. Or, it's a way to justify writing about crap we personally find interesting. But th ... More >>

Five Jokes You Can Make About Lauryn Hill Pleading Guilty To Tax Evasion

With last week's news of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' separating, as well as Adele's pregnancy, chances are you didn't have a chance to come up with any witty comments regarding hip-hop icon Lauryn Hill pleading guilty to tax evasion. Lucky for you, we wrote five one-liners for you to freely use nex ... More >>

Ex-NFL & USC Star Johnnie Morton Jr. Sentenced For Federal Grand Jury Lies in Orange County

Former University of Southern California and Detroit Lions football star Johnnie Morton, Jr. faced up to five years in prison for repeatedly lying to a federal grand jury in 2009, but caught a break this morning in Santa Ana.U.S. District Court Judge Cormac J. Carney, a onetime football star himself ... More >>

To Save Nancy Butano, Who Didn't Call 911, Sheriff's Deputies Attacked Her in Her Home

[Moxley Confidential] And all they have to say is 'We're here investigating something'

Letters From OC Weekly Readers

Leigh Steinberg, Onetime Super Sports Agent Hassled by the Irvine Co., Declares Bankruptcy

​Last month, the Irvine Co. accused Leigh Steinberg of being a deadbeat. Wednesday, the super-sports agent made it official.The 62-year-old, who was touted as an inspiration for the titular character in the Tom Cruise flick Jerry Maguire, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection and fired off an ... More >>

[UPDATED with Sports Agent's Reaction:] Leigh Steinberg, Who Inspired Jerry Maguire, Accused of Being a Deadbeat

​UPDATE, DEC. 22, 5 P.M.: One-time super-sports agent Leigh Steinberg of Newport Beach has reacted to the bench warrant imposed on him by an Orange County court commissioner, calling the whole thing the result of a mix-up. The 62-year-old tells the Associated Press that he was under the mistaken i ... More >>

Justin Bieber Gets Grills, Fans Freak the Fuck Out (One Threatens to Kill Herself)

​Grillmaker Ben Baller yesterday posted that Sean Kingston asked him to make grills for Justin Bieber. "Luckily I had my grill mold kit inside my car... I knew it was only a matter of time before I got to link with Bieber.... I have made jewels for Paris, Kim K, Tom Cruise, Drake, Michael Jackson, ... More >>

Katy Perry with Robyn At the Nokia Theatre Last Night

Christopher Victorio/OC Weekly​Check out our slideshow here!Katy Perry with RobynAugust 7, 2011Nokia TheatreWhen you're at a concert there are events that occur, usually in some sequence, that make you hyper-aware of where you are. When the teenybopper behind you starts shrieking/crying/furiously ... More >>

Nickelodeon Child Stars: Where Are They Now?

​ Whatever happened to all the Nickelodeon stars of our childhood? Oh No They Didn't has answers: They track down Michael C. "Mike" Maronna (Big Pete on The Adventures of Pete n Pete), Michael Bower (Eddie "Donkeylips" Gelfen on Salute Your Shorts) and Jason Zimbler (Ferguson W. Darling on Clariss ... More >>

Bono at Prince's Show at the House of Blues Last Night

Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​No, that's not Bono singing with Prince from last night. According to gossip blogger Dr Funkenberry, a very devoted Prince follower, Bono was at the third of Prince's House of Blues shows on Sunset last night. He told us, "Prince called him out one time but he did not come ... More >>

The Lives of Angie and Johnny

'The Tourist' gawks at its stars, visits Venice, has twist

Lalo Alcaraz at the Fullerton Public Library Tells of Mickey Mouse Flipping Off Roy Disney!

​Over 60 people went to the Fullerton Public Library last night to hear Lalo Alcaraz, the great cartoonist and occasional Weekly contributor. Instead of his usual act--a lecture in which he flips through some of his favorite editorial cartoons and offers one-liners--I proposed something a bit more ... More >>

OC Church of Scientology Needs to Work on their Proselytizing

​I read more about Scientology than normal people should, only because I'm a bit obsessed about religions, pseudo-religions, and their secrets. So when the followers of L. Ron Hubbard bought a historic SanTana building a couple of years ago, I figured they were about to launch a massive outreach e ... More >>

(100) Days of Summer Movies

[Summer Guide] Flicks to help you enjoy the great indoors

Ben Stiller's Hollywood Send-up 'Tropic Thunder' Lacks Firepower

[Web Exclusive!] Summer Grows Up: The Season of Big-Budget Bangs Uses Its Brain

Lousy Movie

WEB EXCLUSIVE! Spartan laughs to be had in this lackluster parody

Another racist Hollywood move?

When I heard that Dragon Ball Z would be a movie, I was more than excited. For years, I dreamed of a live-action Dragon Ball flick, but then I was the guy who owned all the mangas and watched that ancient cheap live-action version of Dragon Ball: The Spirits Within. I used to watch the show before ... More >>

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

Sources Say, 'Meh'

Resurrecting the Champ gets journalism right, and that’s a grind

Diary of a Mad County

Oct. 25 - Oct. 31

Messiah news: Real Estate and Sushi Edition

According to the Los Angeles Times, the Santa Ana Performing Arts and Event Center building may soon leave behind the things of this world, and take on the fight against the evil alien power from beyond the stars that's keeping you from fulfilling your potential and living like Tom Cruise. In other ... More >>

Gone With the Wind

Robert Townes romantic valentine to a bygone LA

Here and There and Back Again

With The Worlds Fastest Indian, Roger Donaldson comes full circle

The Year in Politesse

Web exclusive!

Meeting Mrs. Argyros

Billy Zoom

'When I Read the Article, I Wanted to Kill Myself.'

Who Was That Masked Man?

Christopher Nolans Batman begins with flesh and bone

You Are What You Read

We help you figure out who that is

Brother From Another Planet

Tom Hanks in Spielbergs The Terminal

The New Death

Don DeLillos Cosmopolis

Schedule of Events

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Stars and Barbs

Forbidden Hollywood is a laugh riot

Sex Jam

Milemarker making sex music militant

Hitting the Wall

She Shtups to Conquer

Why is Hollywood so full of whores?

Gonna Make You Groove

Cameron Crowes Almost Famous

Good Evening, Nurse Ratched

Rogue band of fetish nurses, pimps invades Sun Theater!

Letters

Quick! Find a Pole!

Geckos grows up, CACA floats and rednecks swing!

DOH!

Hot licks in Deke-speak

Sugar Ray Fights Back!

Lightweight champs! And loving it!