Versailles

Park City's Breakouts

The movies to know from Sundance—and the year ahead

We Ask Carrie Fisher Some Inappropriate Questions

Famous parents, gifted writer, entertainer, drug issues, Princess Leia, there are a lot of things that Carrie Fisher is known for. With such an illustrious career and a life filled with many highs and lows one might think to themselves, "I wish I could talk to Carrie and ask her a few things about h ... More >>

The Nouveau Crash of 'The Queen of Versailles'

Time-share royalty's time might be up

Cool Films to Watch When It's Hot Outside

[Summer Guide 2012] Your guide to the good stuff

Moros Cuban Restaurant Has Mondo Mojo

[Hole In the Wall] This La Habra dive impresses every possible way

Eat This Now: Vaca Frita at Bella Cuba

Dave Lieberman​I grew up eating Cuban food at the homes of Cuban friends. While New Jersey's no Miami, there are a lot of Cubans there. If I could beam just one bit of information about Cuban food into the minds of Southern Californians, it'd be that there's more to it than marinated pork leg, gri ... More >>

Sundance, In Crisis

The 2012 fest was thick with the anxieties of our times

New Cuban Restaurant Opens Near South Coast Plaza

Edwin Goei​A few weeks ago, we wrote about the quick demise and subsequent sale of the faltering Sabores Mexican Grill across from South Coast Plaza. The restaurant, and just about practically everything that was in it was sold lock, stock and barrel to Bella Cuba, a Cuban eatery. The new entity i ... More >>

[UPDATED with Sentence:] Milorad Teodor Olic Gets 13 Years to Life for Trying to Kill His Elderly Father

​UPDATE, JUNE 24, 4:56 P.M.: 44-year-old Santa Anan Milorad Teodor Olic, who tried to argue while representing himself at trial that his elderly father stabbed himself repeatedly in the face and mouth one day in February 2010 to get his son in trouble, was sentenced today to 13 years to life in s ... More >>

[UPDATED with Conviction:] Milorad Teodor Olic to Represent Self at Trial for Attempted Murder of His 80-Year-Old Father

​UPDATE, APRIL 8, 9:17 A.M.: Representing himself at his trial on attempted murder charges, Milorad Teodor Olic employed a novel defense strategy.The Santa Ana resident tried to prove his 80-year-old father stabbed himself repeatedly in the face and mouth.Needless to say, the jury in Santa Ana di ... More >>

Ask a Comida Critic: Persian Food in OC?

​From Twitter follower @CRACK_BERRY:Looking for the hands down #PersianFood in #OC - Anyone have suggestios? - Recommendations @OCWeeklyFoodDamn straight we do! It's little secret now that Orange County is a hotbed of Persian activity almost rivaling Beverly Hills and the Westside of Los Angeles. ... More >>

Lost At the Chateau Marmont

From party girl to Oscar winner, Sofia Coppola's journey to 'Somewhere'

Hotel California

Celebrity living has its downside in 'Somewhere'

Five OC Restaurants and Trends that Should be at the New John Wayne Airport Terminal

Flickr user b r e n t​There's a bit of a controversy brewing over two proposals vying to get the food concession contract at John Wayne Airport as it prepares to open its latest terminal next year. One, HMS Host International, has the current contract and proposes to change up the offerings to ref ... More >>

The Duke's Former Big Canyon Home for Sale

​A 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom house in Newport Beach's Big Canyon community is on the market for $2.6 million. No big whoop--until you mosey up to the fact the 4,448-square-foot house off the 4th tee of the private Big Canyon golf course was once owned by "The Duke," John Wayne.In fact, the address is ... More >>

Here's a Real Sharp Exchange Between Father and Son

Santa Ana Police Dept.Milorad Teodor Olic​Milorad Teodor Olic and his 80-year-old father were driving along Monday afternoon, looking for an apartment for the 43-year-old Santa Ana man, when an argument broke out."Son," Pops essentially said, "I'm cutting you off."Olic did not take the news well, ... More >>

Moyers Picks Brain of Last Socialist (and Weekly Pal)

Saturday Night Live had this skit years ago where they presented a Fugitivesque TV show called The Last Liberal. With all the talk on Fox News and conservative talk radio about the rise of Socialism in Obamerica, Bill Moyers decided to go out and find The Last Socialist to get the other side of the ... More >>

French Confection

Sofia Coppola pays opulent tribute to the innocent boredom of a teen queen

And the Nominees Are . .

Parlez-Vous Dien Bien Phu?

A tour of Orange Countys French-Vietnamese restaurants

The Last Bear

Teddy Roosevelt, race suicide and the killing of Orange County's last grizzly

Love & Duty

Lovers at Versailles at the Laguna Playhouse

Blood on the Tracks

Christophe Gans French Gothic

French for Dummies

Hilary does Versailles

Growing Up in Public

GiveUntilGone get mature

The Ho Story

This Year in Lost Letters