theater officials are offering up tours of the building this weekend for $20 a pop. According to a statement released today by the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation, tours will go from 8:30 a.m. till noon this Saturday and Sunday, and will include views of rarely seen parts of the theater. more ›

A political watchdog organization recently found out that Hollywood director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal were granted access to highly secret information about Osama bin Laden's capture, and they're not happy about it. more ›

Following L.A.'s big announcement this week to ban plastic bags, the city will take another step toward a greener environment with the installation of new LED street lights. more ›

Your three-day weekend is almost here, but you're ready to vacation now. more ›

A group of iconic film directors who made their mark on Hollywood and the movie industry can now make their mark on your envelopes. Today the U.S. Postal Service is releasing four stamps in honor of well-known classic cinema directors: Frank Capra, John Ford, John Huston, and Billy Wilder. more ›

Hollywood tour buses are getting special treatment from local parking cops, according to an investigation. While folks like you and me stand a good chance of getting ticketed within minutes of our meter expiring, these tour buses can park at meters without paying a dime for hours. more ›

Movie lovers, you will have one more venue at which to feast your eyes on favorite flicks this summer thanks to the impending debut of a new open-air theatre in Hollywood run by the folks who bring us the Oscars. more ›

"The Avengers" movie made Hollywood history raking in a record-breaking $207.4 million at the box office during its opening weekend. more ›

Sunday afternoon marked the celebration of literary journal "Black Clock 15"—a robust, full-color issue devoted to all things cinema. The brainchild of novelist Steve Erickson, Black Clock is self-ascribed as “singular, idiosyncratic, and a little mysterious”—a mantra that precisely mirrors the tone of Sunday’s reading. more ›

Two big deals were announced today by The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the CIM real estate group, sealing the geographic fate of the Oscars for the next 20 years. more ›

Mel Gibson went on Jay Leno—ostensibly to plug his Direct TV project “Get the Gringo”—but he also gave Leno an explanation about why he completely unloaded on screenwriter Joe Eszterhas. But Gibson told Leno that Eszterhas was late with a script and when he finally turned it in, it was so bad that Warner Bros. flat-out rejected it. more ›

LAPD officers managed to convince a suicidal 52-year-old man Thursday night that leaping from a third-story window ledge of a Hollywood hotel was not the answer. The troubled man was standing on the window ledge of the Super 8 hotel on Western Avenue at Harold Way around 11pm. more ›

Actor John Cusack was honored with the 2,469th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. more ›

The feud between actor Mel Gibson and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas has now reached epic proportions following Eszterhas' release of Gibson ranting in an expletive-loaded tirade that Eszterhas says proves the actor needs help. more ›

Feeling nostalgic for an era gone by in Hollywood? Thanks to the popularity of the Oscar-winning sensation "The Artist," folks might be looking back at the silver screen's golden age a bit more closely, and this film is all about what the movie biz was all about in Los Angeles in 1927. And, yep, it's silent. more ›

LAUSD kids will get schooled today in the serious consequences of bullying as 6,000 of them attend a screening of the movie "Bully" at the Nokia Theater this morning. KTLA reports that the event, sponsored by the LA Fund, will also be attended by a couple of Disney stars (because how else would they get the youth to pay attention), Mayor Villaraigosa and LAUSD superintendent John Deasy. more ›

Bike Nation will be bringing 4,000 bikes to 400 kiosks around downtown, Hollywood, Playa del Rey, Westwood and Venice Beach over the next two years. more ›

For anyone who has ever suffered the typical traffic cluster of Highland Avenue in the heart of Hollywood, this short and serene video from the 1940s will probably seem sweet. more ›

"Amanda Bynes drinks ... A LOT" begins a piece published today by TMZ. They include a video they say is evidence the former teen TV star has a serious partying problem. more ›

While some may argue that what actress Amanda Bynes wants is a Lindsay Lohan-style career downward spiral and tabloid drinkity-drunkity headlines, it seems apparent that what this girl wants is another drink. more ›

If you were planning to attend the Hollywood Bowl Sunrise Easter Service this Sunday, plan again. Due to general maintenance work at the venue, the non-denominational celebration, which has been a tradition for decades, has been canceled. more ›

It seems like important personal items would be fairly secure if they were stored in a 500-pound safe inside your home, right? Not so much. KTLA reports that homeowners in Hollywood found this out the very hard way on March 16 when burglars broke into their house on the 200 block of S. Highland at about 8:20 p.m., located their 500-pound vault, and dragged it out on a rug. more ›

One of L.A.'s coolest seasonal spots is the Yamashiro Farmers' Market, and the opening night is Thursday, up in the Hollywood Hills. more ›

Parts of Hollywood and the Fairfax district got soaked this morning after four water mains broke in the area, according to City News Service. The first break happened at 1:36 a.m. at Bronson and La Mirada. The second happened at about 2:38 a.m. at W. 3rd St. and Fairfax. more ›

Today was a big day in Hollywood for The Muppets, as the beloved puppet troupe were honored with their very own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. more ›

Do you own a bike? And do you live in Los Angeles? Well, then you're in good company. A new book called Hollywood Rides a Bike (Angel City Press) compiles pictures of famous people riding their two-wheelers all around the city. more ›

Who says models lack smarts? Australian bikini model Simone Farrow allegedly masterminded an international crystal meth drug trafficking ring from her plush Hollywood apartment and has been busted (again) after fleeing the country. In 2009, Drug Enforcement Administration officials raided the 37-year-old's apartment and claimed to have found evidence of her involvement in the drug ring. more ›

Police are investigating an alleged hate crime that occurred early Sunday morning in Hollywood. A man was approached by three male aggressors around 1:30am near the intersection of Cahuenga Boulevard and Yucca Street. One of the assailants asked the man if he was gay, and when he said he was, the trio attacked him. more ›

Freddy Leyva, the 22-year-old Job Corps student accused of fatally stabbing a beloved program adviser, is being charged with murder. more ›