We have a great lineup of events tonight, including a Film Independent/Project Involve Showcase screening; Aimee Bender and Etgar Keret reading at the Hammer; MOPLA Projections at the Venice Art Gallery and author Slavoj Žižek talks religion tonight at the Central Library. Read on for all the details. more ›

Tonight's event offerings bring tales of death row, the Inland Empire, Earth Day 2012, teenage nightmares and couch surfing. So get off your couch and get out! Los Angeles is waiting. more ›

After a busy, busy weekend in and around LA, there's still a number of happenings tonight. The Getty Center hosts an art party for college students; NewFilmmakers LA holds its monthly screening series; Madness checks into the Nokia Theater for a concert between Coachella weekends; a MOPLA exhibition showcases images from Central Avenue; and Nic Harcourt's School Night rules at Bardot. Read on for all the details. more ›

Photographer Bruce Davidson made his career taking pictures of New York and documenting the Civil Rights movement, but recently he has turned his lens toward Los Angeles. "People ask me what I'm doing in L.A. I didn't know what to tell them. I didn't know what i was doing in L.A.," he says. more ›

Los Angeles plays host to film, theater, book and photography events tonight. Angelenos can sit back and watch cinema classics or rub elbows with indie filmmakers to help kick off Film Festival Week - LA. Documentary photography displays in Venice, and socks act out television's finest sitcoms at Atwater Village. more ›

It's a night of great art and events in LA. We found an interesting MOPLA Pro'jekt with projected works from a number of photographers; a Red Bull street artist challenge; open movie night at the Echo Park Film Center; the comedy of The Movie Guys; and a Ghost World.-Daniel Clowes event at NerdMelt. Read on for all the details. more ›

The popular photo app Instagram launched in the Android market today, leaving behind its prior iPhone exclusivity. Naturally--and after a flood of downloads--the internet is clogged with haters who be hating, evoking the old epic Coke versus Pepsi battle and some class warfare style barbs pitting phone versus phone. more ›

We found quite a few photography and film events happening around town tonight: Adult Swim's 'Eagleheart' screens at Cinefamily with star Chris Elliott and hosted by Aziz Ansari; the Getty opens two photo exhibitions on celebrity and a film series on Fred Zinnemann; and a Paul Mazursky Retrospective at the Skirball. Read on for all the details. more ›

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its acquisition of over 70,000 photographs from film historian Marc Wanamaker's private collection today. Are you salivating yet, movie buffs? City News Service brings us this cinematic news, noting that the "extraordinary" collection documents "nearly every facet of film production between 1909 and the present day, focusing on the first half of the 20th century," according to Ric Robertson, chief operating officer of the film academy. more ›

"All in for the 99%" has sent out a city-wide call for Angelenos to come out this Saturday to pose for an aerial photo shoot of our local 99% en masse. The shoot is part of an all-day "All in for the 99%" public art exhibition to raise awareness about the issues surrounding the 99% movement. more ›

Though not on display, The J. Paul Getty Museum currently boasts 40 Adams photographs in its permanent collection, and the museum announced today that additional works by the acclaimed American photographer will join the existing collection -- and be displayed -- thanks to a generous donation from a Los Angeles couple. more ›

If you shot video of every day of your life in 2011, would you be able to find an entertaining second, a memorable clip, daily? L.A.-based artist and photographer Madeline Schichtel tackled said project, and her result, "2011," chronicles a local lady who gets out and seizes the countless opportunities L.A. presents as often as a working woman can. more ›

Clyde Butcher's last stop is L.A.'s Ballona Wetlands, and he's also heading west to celebrate "Visions of America," his black-and-white photography exhibition which opened at The G2 Gallery today. Curated by Jolene Hanson, the collection boasts over 30 of Butcher's most beloved large-format photographs from America's national parks. more ›

Local fifth grade photography students are putting their creative skills to good use this November and December, using their art to benefit the environment. The G2 Gallery's Jared Nigro joined forces with Todd Lesner's class at Westminster Avenue Elementary School in Venice to teach Lesner's students the art of the lens. more ›

There are a number of art and photography events tonight in LA. So it’s time to get your culture on with historical war reportage photos from the 1849 siege of Rome; Carmichael Gallery hosts a signing for TASCHEN's Los Angeles; Norman Rush reads his works at the Hammer; and Caltech screens a documentary of JPL. Read on for all the details. more ›

Actress, singer, model, showgirl, eternal sex symbol and American pop culture icon - Marilyn Monroe rocked the world with her classic beauty, sultry voice and silver screen talent. While filming the unfinished film "Something's Got to Give" in 1962, Monroe joined photographer Lawrence Schiller for her last professional photo shoot. more ›

Liz Brown is a funny Angeleno. If there's anyone in L.A. who can uncover a comedic angle while visiting the Occupy L.A. campground at City Hall, it's her. And that's exactly what she did last Saturday. She found the funny in social and economic protest. more ›

We are all members of the church of beauty. We worship the long legs and skinny waists of Vogue models, and while maybe 2 percent of the general public can look that way, the quest to gain this unattainable appearance drives people to buy the newest diet book or eye shadow. more ›

While soaring above the sprawl, Los Angeles-based photographer Alex de Cordoba has snapped aerial shots of some of L.A.'s most iconic locations. The captured grids and patches of Los Angeles - whether solemn in black and white or alive with color - are quite mesmerizing and provide the perfect diversion for your Monday afternoon. more ›

Pablove Shutterbugs, a photography program for pediatric cancer patients, is currently recruiting volunteer photography mentors for their fall L.A. session from September 17 through November 5. more ›

10,000 photos + 1.5 years = A Day in California. Filmmaker Ryan Killackey and his wife photographed Southern California's lakes, oceans, mountains, deserts, hot air balloons, trains, freeways, skylines, city lights, water parks and waterfalls to compose a beautiful time lapse / tilt shift short film. more ›

Today The G2 Gallery in Venice premiered Nature LA: Sebastian Artz, a photography series dedicated to ghostly jellyfish and our shelled ocean bottom crawlers - crustaceans. more ›

Tori Amos and Lomography "want you to get inspired" and submit up to five personal photographs that best represent our urban sprawl. Photographers of all levels are encouraged to participate and are not restricted to shooting with city limits. Images only have to be inspired by L.A. more ›

From fried chicken in a dead bush to moist hair clippings found on the sidewalk, gag-worthy grossness finds a home at Gross Stuff in LA. Want to see a picture of a gray-haired Barbie trapped in a gutter? How about an apple so badly decomposed that it looks like a toad? Those with a sensitive hurl reflex should take appropriate measures before clicking; chicken soup in a glass jar may not sound gross, but somehow, it's yak-inducing. more ›

Frankie C takes iconic photos of the people he encounters on the streets of Skid Row and surrounding neighborhoods against a black backdrop. An L.A. native, he likes to "keep it street" but now he has an opportunity to show his photos in a gallery and is looking to raise $1,000 to fund the exhibition using Kickstarter. Check out his work in this video. more ›