Today marks the first day that 76 book titles will be available for your cell phones via Moka. Yet, we wonder if this books on phone thing isn't similar to Snakes on a Plane -- good idea in theory (might be cool, might inspire a cultish following), but a disaster in reality. As with the film, we're betting that such a lofty idea - who ever heard of books on phones (or, for that matter, snakes on a plane) - will come down to the execution. Will they be easy to read? Which books can you get? How much does it cost? Is Samuel L. Jackson going to botch the whole thing and take it all way too seriously? And so on... more ›

5. Airbus was actually going to dis LAX until a few weeks ago because the airport was so far behind on the infamous ~$50 million modifications needed to accommodate the 8-story tall village-in-the-sky. So while 550 Lufthansa passengers will arrive simultaneously (9:30 a.m. PDT Monday) at New York's JFK, the LAX-bound A380 is practically a test flight, with only handful of Airbus techs and some heavy equipment (although it's rumored that Samuel L. Jackson... more ›

This is LAist’s mutherfuckin’ Snakes on a Plane review. This should have happened months ago, but like every other person we neglected to cough up the bucks at the box office and opted instead to wait for its DVD release. To make the case for SOAP, it doesn’t live up to the internet hype but it does however manage to pull off death by snakebite to the penis quite gracefully. The sickeningly twisted snake... more ›

Snakes on a Plane - Was it really only five months ago when something as simple as a crate of ophidians roaming an airplane could soothe the angst of a wounded but mighty nation? It seems like another era, one where every American -- from slick, jaded marketing executive to slick, jaded hipster -- could come together for a single, selfless cause. C'mon… admit it. You fell for it. Just a little bit, right?... more ›

Dear Richard, Did you make it to the LA Weekly Detour Festival that you won? i hope you went and had a great time. lemme know what went down, Tony, LAist Hey Tony, I was totally on the list, totally went, totally had a good time! So, because I am sort of lame, my date and I got there sort of late (Missing Red Kross and Blackalicious (who we wanted to see, !!! might've... more ›

Snakes on a Plane starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianna Margulies, snakes as themselves directed by David R. Ellis, 105 min, rated R There are moments in history, great moments, when the people of their time rise to meet the technology of their age. Planets align. Messiahs are born. Civilizations prosper. And snakes get their asses handed to them by Samuel L. Jackson. You might not have been alive for Woodstock. Or perhaps you missed... more ›

What could have happened? The movie had probably the best buzz and internet hype of any movie so far this year. The anticipation level seemed so high that people should have rushed out and go see the movie the moment it opened. Unfortunately for "Snakes on a Plane" the magic sort of fizzled. And that, as they say, is that. The opening weekend gone with not that much to show for it. So, what... more ›

Recent LiveJournal Reviews of "Snakes on a Plane" WAAAHHH!!!! I saw Snakes On A Plane last night. 10:05pm showing. Saw it before all you bitches! XD XD XDDDD It is so awesome. GO SEE IT NOW. I believe today is the official opening day. For those of you clearly not as cool as moi. - niicko snakes on a plane... the greatest b movie of all time... - jack zodiac Saw Snakes on a... more ›

You gotta give it up to Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz. Fucker doesn't sing, he doesn't play lead guitar, he isn't even the cutest guy in the band, but somehow he has become the emo Puff Daddy. Bro's got a hot clothing line (Clandestine), he's pimping out up'n'coming artists and making them hit machines (yes that would be you Panic! at the Disco), he's on five-story-tall Gap ads, and now he's got a record... more ›

Grim news about a Southern California staple: Chris Morris, a 103.1 dj, says in the Hollywood Reporter that the nation's largest free-standing record store chain, Tower Records, is in huge financial debt and may not last another year: The amount of money that Tower owes evidently is staggering. One confidential source familiar with Tower's balance sheet put the company's debt to Warner Music Group's distributor WEA Corp. at $20 million. The same source said... more ›

It's on again, as it is every year. Hobbits, Jedis, Superheroes, Supervillains, and even more are now on display through Sunday at the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego. So far we've seen just about everything under the sun, and some things that you'd have trouble imagining unless you were on some very strong drugs. And we mean the psychedelic kind. more ›