In late December, we posted a documentary video profiling the last letterpress company in Los Angeles: Aardvark Letterpress. Judging by a new, even shorter British documentary, we're not the only ones suffering teary eyes with mentions of the dying industry. more ›

SoCal lifeguards might soon be found basking in the limelight in a new reality television show on the Weather Channel. "Southern California Lifeguards" would showcase 13 episodes, featuring lifeguards from Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and San Diego. Though perhaps the last thing television needs is another reality flub, this show would not offer the typical shallow drama of most candidates in its pool. more ›

What happens when your birthday falls on Halloween? If you're Cinefamily, you go all-out Disco Dracula Dance Party! Then take a complete 180 toward enlightenment with the documentary My Reincarnation at Laemmle's. more ›

The third film in a horror franchise is often its defining point. It's when Friday the 13th gave Jason his hockey mask. It's when Halloween realized audiences wouldn't accept anyone but Michael Myers. It's when Saw transitioned from Jigsaw to his proteges. We don't yet know whether Paranormal Activity 3 will be as important in the grand scheme of the series. more ›

John Landis knows a thing or two about movie monsters. He's written & directed creature classics An American Werewolf in London & Michael Jackson's Thriller, and distilled decades of knowledge into a new book, Monsters in the Movies. more ›

It's fitting that Anna Faris' latest rom-com is titled What's Your Number? The genre's obsessed with them. Elsewhere, strange street art tiles inspire another obsession: a JJ Abrams-esque mystery following in Resurrect Dead. Let's go to the movies this weekend! more ›

Tonight is the night for music, cheese, no cheese and awkward puberty stories. On the carving block this evening awaits Cheese 101 at Andrew's Cheese Shop plus the red carpet screening of the anti-dairy documentary, Got the facts on Milk? more ›

Remember on Friday we told you about Laurel Miller, the woman who was so moved by the documentary Senna she decided to spend $1250 of her own money to buy tickets for 100 strangers? We heard from Miller today, who told us that she had a really great turnout, and the film was well-received. more ›

In America, kids toilet paper houses. In Los Angeles, kids grow up to get film degrees and make documentaries about their toilet papering exploits. Back in the 1990s, Whit Scott was chosen to become a member of a secret toilet papering society started at Claremont High School in 1979 by a guy names Haines. Each member had a role and Scott was selected to be the photographer. Now he believes it's time to dust off those old archives and honor the suburban prankster tradition with a proper documentary. more ›

No, this is not a sponsored post, and yes, we checked to make sure this isn't a stunt. It turns out the response to the film Senna has been so profound that people are doing crazy things to show their love, like getting a "Senna" tattoo, or, like Angeleno Laurel Miller, buying 100 tickets to give away so you can go see it with her this weekend. more ›

Seth Green returns to the New Beverly for a weekend-long guestival! The Robot Chicken guru pairs pulp & circumstance Thursday with a screening of the car-chase classic Smokey and the Bandit & Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven. Plus the weekend and more! more ›

The Captains, a feature-length documentary written and directed by William Shatner—aka James T. Kirk, captain of the original Starship Enterprise—screened before a crowd of Star Trek aficionados last night at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery. We snapped a few photos of the Trekkies in attendance, a few of the TV series' alums as well as the guest of honor. more ›

Day One's highlight is the sneak preview screening of Vegucated, a guerrilla-style documentary that follows three carnivorous, dairy-loving New Yorkers who adopt a vegan diet for six weeks. During their trial they uncover the horrors of animal agriculture and fight to expose an industry which they recently supported. more ›

As temperatures climb outside the cinema, it's high time to relax with one of the coolest actors out of the past. For those unfamiliar, Robert Mitchum excelled at icy antiheroes & haunting psychodrama over a 50 year career that included Night of the Hunter, Cape Fear & Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man more ›

Our coverage of the Los Angeles Film Festival continues! The second & final weekend starts tomorrow night at LA Live with a revival screening of the South Central-set classic Boyz N The Hood. Produced at the height of gangsta rap, the street story starred former N.W.A. member Ice Cube & then-unknowns "Larry" Fishburne (The Matrix), Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire), Angela Bassett (Malcolm X), Regina King (The Boondocks) & Nia Long (Friday). more ›

It's pretty busy for a Monday night in LA, so here are our suggestions for a night out on the town. Of course, it’s a School Night, so Badot’s going to be rocking as will Fais Do Do as they host the Accordion Babes. The Ford kicks off their free J.A.M. sessions, too. Read on for all the deets. more ›

Actor Colin Hanks (son of Tom) could have begged dear ol' dad for a loan to get his movie made, but instead has turned to the crowdsource cash flux of Kickstarter, raising the money he needs to make a documentary on the now-defunct Tower Records music store chain. more ›

Dorian Gray believed a portrait & a deal with the devil would grant him a long life. Photojournalist Mark Wexler's latest documentary, How to Live Forever, searches for more doable ways to add decades. Spoiler Alert: there's no silver bullet against silver hairlines (as the film readily acknowledges with the winking subtitle, Results May Vary). The film is instead an entertaining snapshot of society's different views toward aging, which explores two questions: could we live for hundreds of years? Do we even want to? more ›

This past weekend the documentary Searching for Elliott Smith continued its travels through the festival circuit with a stop at the Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival. In the film, first-time director Gil Reyes takes the pilgrimage through Smith’s life. more ›

Academy-Award nominated film director and war photographer Tim Hetherington was killed in Libya Wednesday along with award-winning Getty photographer Chris Hondros, according to Business Insider and ABC News. more ›

The art collectors Getty, Huntington & Broad are world-renowned for their cultural contributions and good taste. The new documentary The Desert of Forbidden Art traces the life of Russian aristocrat-turned-archaeologist-turned-artist Igor Savitsky, whose collection at Uzbekistan's Nukus Museum of Art has a more unique history and reception. more ›