It's true. RyGo is coming to Downtown Los Angeles Thursday, May 3 -- kinda. The revered documentary "#ReGENERATION" will premiere at Downtown Independent, and the film is narrated by the man who should've been named 2011's Sexiest Man Alive. more ›

Disney banks on baby animals with their latest Earth Day extravaganza, Chimpanzee. In limited release, Toni Collette squares off with boy-genius son in Jesus Henry Christ! more ›

After just three days of engaging the world and reminding viewers that it's okay to dream, the short documentary "Caine's Arcade" has raised over $125,000 for Caine Monroy -- perhaps the world's most driven and entrepreneurial 9-year-old. more ›

Yesterday, the story of Caine Monroy, a 9-year-old Boyle Heights boy, had the Interwebs buzzing (in between tears) about Caine's Arcade. The enterprising youngster constructed an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his father's used auto parts shop in East Los Angeles, but the handmade game zone -- complete with prizes -- was missing one very important thing: customers. more ›

While Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope is about the comic-con crowd, the film's underlying themes of hope, community, acceptance, and the human capacity to be extraordinary make the film boundlessly inclusive and universally engaging. more ›

After a long and very public back and forth, the Classification and Ratings Administration has decided to rate the documentary "Bully" PG-13, following last week's announcement that the film would be re-edited. more ›

Invisible Children, the San Diego-based nonprofit behind the controversial documentary "Kony 2012," has announced it will release a sequel to the film Tuesday. Co-founder Jason Russell did not react well to criticism of the first movie, which makes us fear for a sequel to his infamous naked fit in March. more ›

The documentary "Bully" has sparked much controversy over its ratings battle, and it looks like all the hubbub may have worked in favor of youngsters pining to see the film. more ›

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 ›