Photo courtesy of travelin librarian via flickr One of my favorite films of 2007 arrives to DVD today, The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters. I know what some of you are thinking--why would I want to watch a documentary about grown men competing at Donkey Kong? To that question I can only say, "Trust me. You won't be sorry." Like all great films, King of Kong is about much more than its......

Whether or not the movie Hard Candy frightens you is going to depend entirely on whether or not you have testicles. My male friends cringed throughout this movie and tell me it scared the hell out of them. I had an entirely different experience. It was the first thriller I have ever watched without being frightened. The entirety of the film is based on the interplay between two characters alone together in an isolated house.......

OK, so maybe I'm inflating it a bit since there were 18 people on the phone interview with Glenn Close and we each got just one question but I got mine in there! I managed to say "uh" only twice or so to the 5-time Oscar nominee which made me happy. What I learned in the interview (other than that Close is a fan of the Daily Show) is that they just finished shooting the......

Don't forget to check out my interview with Glenn Close if you haven't yet. Damages is the pick of the night of course, but there's some other gems out there. 8:00pm Matt Lauer Reports NBC - I'm not a huge fan of Matt Lauer or NBC news reporting but it should be interesting to see him grill Senator Larry Craig about his wide stance. 9:00pm Frontline: Cheney's Law PBS/KCET - A look at the Cheney......

So is anyone NOT buying Knocked Up this week? There's something like 5 different versions in Amazon's top 25 bestsellers right now. Wow. The TV Set is a great movie that about 400 people saw when it was in theaters. I had a near-private screening one afternoon at the Santa Monica Laemmle. Next is really only interesting if you're a Nicholas Cage hairpiece connoisseur (like myself). Evening has an incredibly raunchy nude scene with......

No picks tonight because after a week of glorious vacation, vapid programming's got me down. Dear Holly Hunter, I love you desperately, and you are positively MILFy in TNT's Saving Grace but that goddam thing has turned into Touched By An Angel and it just doesn't have the legs so give us all a break. So what can a man do but look hopefully to the future. In a coupla weeks FX's It's Always......

Anastasia Griffith plays the hot, and somewhat indiscreet drug-using and slutty restauranteur Katie Connor in "Damages" (FX, Tuesdays, 10:00pm) - you might also remember her from "Alfie" and "Dirty Rotten Love". The story so far as we know it shows Katie getting played by both corporate scumbag Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) and no-holds barred harpie lawyer Patty Hewes (Glenn Close). Sorry about the pigeonholing stereotypes - everybody plays there characters well beyond those cookie-cutter......

This is Noah Bean, he plays David Conner on the cable-drama juggernaut known as 'Damages' on FX, Tuesday nights at 10:00pm. LAist had a chance to ask Noah a few questions about the show and his other interests, as well as the coveted opportunity to work with Glenn Close. Noah's character David is slated to die in the series, a fact that is presented to us in the weekly flash-forward at the beginning of......

LAInk 7:40pm The Princess and the Warrior IFC - A chance to see alternathottie Franka Potente in something other than Run Lola Run or the Bourne Identity. 9:00pm Big Brother CBS - It's veto time and we know Tony's all over that action. 10:00pm LA Ink TLC - Evidently Kat Von D had enough of Miami so she's come to LA to set up shop. PREMIERE - see clip above. 10:00pm i-Caught ABC -......

Cable networks continue to fire on all cylinders this last week. A new episode of Mad Men on AMC has revealed that everyone is flawed and that they're all potentially unredeemable. Last night's angel-stalked Holly Hunter (Saving Grace, TNT) has her thinking about cleaning up her act but despite being a tough girl, she's weak and human and falls back into old habits. Tonight we get to see just a glimpse of the Machiavellian......

The big three networks are getting their asses handed to them by cable this summer. Last night we had Holly Hunter debut her new show 'Saving Grace' on TNT and tonight we have Glenn Close dishing it out on FX with 'Damages' (Tuesdays @ 10:00 p.m.). I don't know if you saw Close during her season-long stint on FX's 'the Shield' but her performance reinvigorated that series and they're still coasting on her energy.......

LAist has three autographed posters from The Chumscrubber to give away to three lucky winners. The posters are signed by Jamie Bell, Glenn Close and Arie Posin. To enter, fill out the form below: Fine Print: Affiliates of LAist (and any other -ist sites) and Fanscape are not eligible to enter. Entries received by 6 PM PST on Wednesday, November 23rd, 2005 are eligible to win. Contest is open to Southern California residents. The......

Decapitated antiheroes, suicide bombers and 12-year-old soldiers round out this weekend's indie and limited release picks. A History of Violence - Drama starring Viggo Mortensen, directed by David Cronenberg. In this screen adaptation of a graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke, Cronenberg explores how an act of heroism unexpectedly changes a man's life. [trailer | local showtimes] Capote - Drama starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, directed by Bennett Miller. Truman Capote believed fact......

• At Spaceland, Palo Alto will be performing with Hayes and Aeon Spoke. Doors open at 9 PM. • At 4 PM, Blonde Redhead will be performing at a free in-store appearance at Amoeba Records. • Following that, see Blonde Redhead opening for Interpol at the Grand Olympic Auditorium. Doors open at 8 PM and tickets are $30. • Also courtesy of The Fold, Tangier has Inara George, Jesca Hoop and Kate Earl beginning......

Yesterday, LAist reported about Patty Duke getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After being out of the limelight for so long, some have wondered exactly how and why such valuable sidewalk assets are presented to stars of days gone by. And being a servant to the people of Los Angeles, LAist did our part to get to the bottom of the star-awarding process. The process of getting your own star on......