When the aliens come, the first place they're going is the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress to check out America's catalogue of culturally and historically important films. The annual addition of 25 works honors the career of the late Leslie Nielsen in the 1980 classic, Airplane!, while Blake Edwards is remembered with the addition of the 1964 Mancini score vehicle, The Pink Panther. more ›

Director Blake Edwards has died of complications of pneumonia, reports the LA Times. He was 88. Edwards died at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica last night, with his wife, actress Julie Andrews, and other family members by his bedside. more ›

LEARNING*: Mindshare at the LA Brewery hosts the following speakers tonight: John Smart, futurist and founder of Acceleration Studies Foundation; Chuck Esterbrook, developer and creator of Cobra Language; Tali Krakowsky, director of experience design of Imaginary Forces; and Scott Pagano, creative director of Equilibrium Entertainment; Sissy St. John, wellness yogini, and Sena Koleva, UC Irvine grad student. Their topics include artificial intelligence, immortality and even the chemistry of love. This mind-sharing evening begins at 8 pm tonight and costs $25 (for the learning and debauchery. more ›

Brick Lane, a film based on the novel of the same name by Monica Ali, will be screened and discussed at the latest Zócalo event tonight. Director Sarah Gavron and actress Tannishtha Chatterjee will be interviewed by Los Angeles Times columnist Meghan Daum to talk about the classic immigrant story that focuses on London's Bangladeshi community. more ›