Way back in the day LAist got crappy grades in high school so we had to do a few years over at Santa Monica College. One of our favorite classes was Cinema because due to the proximity of Hollywood, pretty much all of our Cinema teachers were former industry insiders or historians who knew about everything. We ate up those classes with a spoon and couldn't believe we were getting college credit for learning... more ›

Whether you subscribe to a belief system (or sub-set thereof) that is trigger happy, enforces strict lex talionis, upholds the supreme sanctity of life, or is a little confused, it's inevitable that humans have and will continue to execute each other. An Amnesty International report shows that a minimum of 2,148 people were executed in 2005, and suspects the actual number around at least 20,000. For perspective, 2,403 people were killed in Pearl Harbor... more ›

LAist, Warner Independent Pictures and Mandalay Pictures would like to send you and a guest to the February 28th special screening of The Jacket, starring Adrien Brody, Keira Knightley, Kris Kristofferson and Jennifer Jason Leigh, with music composed by Brian Eno. One lucky winner and a guest will attend a special screening, as well as the premiere party immediately following the film. more ›