Viddy well, Long Beach! This weekend, your humble narrator strongly advises you attend Stanley Kubrick's real horrorshow picture A Clockwork Orange, unspooling at the Art Theatre. Dress as one of those dashing droogs and get in for only $5. Bring your own moloko. more ›

Michael Crichton, the 66-year-old best selling author of "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain," "Sphere," and "Rising Sun" has died. According to CNN, Crichton died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after a courageous battle with cancer. In addition to his best selling books, Crichton Crichton won several awards for "ER", the TV series he created with Steven Spielberg including an Emmy, a Peabody, and a Writers Guild of America Award. A private funeral service is expected. more ›