A political watchdog organization recently found out that Hollywood director Kathryn Bigelow and screenwriter Mark Boal were granted access to highly secret information about Osama bin Laden's capture, and they're not happy about it. more ›

Hollywood assistants have a raw deal. While people around them rake in cash and celebrity, they're left dealing with the never-ending shitstorms of their high-powered bosses. But a little humor goes a long way in such trying situations, so one assistant took to the internet and created an aptly titled Tumblr called "Hollywood Assistants." more ›

When you make a movie about a massive battleship, it's only fitting that you celebrate the premiere with a massive cake, right? 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 ›

Things weren't necessarily all downhill for Whitney Houston at the time of her sudden death in February at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The singer was working on getting her pipes back in fighting shape, and she'd worked on a film that was nearing its release. Today, the trailer for that film, Sparkle, has arrived. more ›

Director Lee Hirsch's new documentary, "Bully," deals with the repercussions of students tormenting their classmates and peers. It follows kids who are being targeted by other kids, and families who have lost children to suicide provoked by bullying. more ›

"SOPA And The Film Industry," an eye-opening infographic created by Anne Rhodes, shows Hollywood's longtime war on technology using censorship and legislation as weapons of choice. The visual timeline asks the question, "Has Hollywood already forgotten the 1950s and the Hollywood blacklist?" more ›

Cinema and television-obsessed, mark Griffith Park as your number one go-to spot to spy a production shoot. The iconic site boasts the number one spot as 2011's top offlot L.A. shooting location. The park reportedly housed 346 permitted days for its main address last year. more ›

"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart welcomed legendary filmmaker George Lucas to Monday night's show to discuss Lucas' upcoming flick "Red Tails." But Lucas didn't just talk about the beauty of movie magic, importance of historic stories or the talented cast, he revealed why the film took 23 years to develop. more ›

"Party Down" fans, the new year brings good news for one of your favorite cancelled TV shows. Chatter surrounding whether or not the L.A.-based show will grace the silver screen was confirmed on Sunday by series star Megan Mullally. more ›

Cinemagoers and film enthusiasts, 2012 may be the year when you leap from your seats and bow to the silver screen. The Daily Beast compiled a host of upcoming flicks dubbed "2012's Most Anticipated Movies," and we've culled trailers for several of them. more ›

Lindsey Miller, 26, is among the millions of us living in Los Angeles who never seems to run into celebrities--especially the one she has a crush on. Miller, a cancer patient, says on her blog that she recently saw the film 50/50, and has a message for its star, Joseph Gordon-Levitt: She wants to go on a date with him. more ›

Thousands of diehard "Twilight" fans from all over the world gathered for several days last week as they awaited an early screening of the first of two films covering the last of four books: "Breaking Dawn - Part 1." If you passed by Chick Hearn Court between Wednesday and Sunday, in the space between the L.A. Live Plaza and the Staples Center, you would have seen two large "tent cities" filled with moviegoers who spent as long as four days outdoors awaiting the film. more ›

Devil’s Night Drive-In, a monthly downtown movie experience set atop a parking garage, is perhaps your best excuse yet to brave the onslaught of an upcoming autumn night. Whereas other Los Angeles outdoor film screening events pack up almost entirely by Labor Day, Devil’s Night is a year-round affair. more ›

Movie theatre chain Laemmle will be bidding adieu to their tenancy as the operators of the Sunset 5 in West Hollywood in the 8000 Sunset complex. After two decades of serving as the ol' reliable for independent film at that location, Laemmle is "unable to come to terms with the landlord on a new lease," and is packing up. more ›

Apparently the risks associated with being a flesh-eating monster aren't always make-believe.. TMZ reports that 16 actors dressed as zombies were injured when a set shifted during filming of "Resident Evil V." The accident happened on location in Toronto. A structure that was on wheels reportedly moved with the actors still on in, causing them to fall 20 feet. more ›

The upcoming Muppets movie has released a bunch of trailers already, parodying everything from rom-coms to "The Hangover." Now, they've gone where no film trailer has gone before -- they've spoofed "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo." more ›

The openly gay WeHo duo plans to create "The Puppet Kama Sutra," a coffee table book and accompanying movie with a mission to "promote puppet sexuality in a healthy light," says today's press release. 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 ›

Sitting on your butt in the dark watching a movie you paid too much for to see is about to get better if you hang out in Marina Del Rey. SoCal's first AMC Dine-In Theatre will be going in at Villa Marina Marketplace, reports Marina Del Rey Patch. 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 ›

While the original story may occasionally fight its way - kicking, clawing, punching, screaming, scratching, bleeding and bawling - to the silver screen, Hollywood loves it some sequels and prequels. Case in point: Ridley Scott plans to direct a new version of the 1982 L.A.-based futuristic sci-fi flick, Blade Runner, reports Deadline NY. more ›

No one knows better than bloggers the kind of wrath that can be incurred by not properly noting that a post contains a spoiler, be it the end of a movie or a twist in a TV show. But a recent study out of UC San Diego suggests that spoiler alerts may be for naught -- according to a statement released by the university, researchers found that the pleasure people get from reading or watching something isn't diminished by knowing what's going to happen in the end. more ›

Clearly, Hollywood has run out of ideas, and is totally in love with dancing. Case in point: a remake of Footloose is about to hit theatres, and now the movie that launched a thousand hips, Dirty Dancing, is getting closer to its reboot, with its original choreographer Kenny Ortega serving as director, reports Deadline Hollywood. more ›

The Ann Arbor Film Festival - North America's longest running independent and experimental film festival - comes to L.A. this Sunday, August 7. Hosted by Los Angeles Filmforum, The Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour - Digital Program A screens at the Spielberg Theater at the Egyptian Theater and features documentary, animation, independent and experimental films from the festival's 49th installment in March 2011. more ›

Thousands of fans weren't invited to Wednesday's private screening of the "Electric Daisy Carnival Experience," but promoters want you to know that despite some theaters yanking the movie from their upcoming schedules, the EDC movie will still make its nationwide debut on August 4th. Citing "the incident in Los Angeles," Regal and AMC have decided they will not show the film at their theatres, reports the L.A. Times. more ›

It didn't take long for the promoter of the controversial Electric Daisy Carnival "rave," Insomniac, Inc., or the EDC's fans, to distance themselves from the fracas. So is a Twittering DJ looking for a #flashcrowd to blame? more ›

Raiders of the Lost Ark, Breakfast at Tiffany’s or L.A. Story - what movie will you vote for to be screened June 24, 8 p.m., at Nokia Plaza at L.A. LIVE? Los Angeles Film Festival organizers narrowed it down to these three classics celebrating milestone anniversaries and are asking Angelenos to choose which movie will play at the free, outdoor event. At press time, Raiders of the Lost Ark is in the lead with 40% of the vote over Breakfast at Tiffany’s (39%) and L.A. Story (21%). more ›