Morricone, who has scored over 500 films and TV series, is known for his haunting musical accompaniments to such films as The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Danger: Diabolik, The Mission, The Untouchables and Cinema Paradiso, among many others. For the tribute, which will be part of the 2007 Oscar ceremony, Dion is expected to sing lyrics that have been specifically written to accompany the score for Once Upon a Time in America, according to E! more ›

We are coming to you LIVE from FINAL FOUR Headquarters for LAist... In the house are a UCLA alum and a UCLA hater. The gloating and trash talk has started already and the pizzas have been ordered. Great times. As usual, we have the CBS crew in the house. Greg "Dont Call Me Bryant" Gumbel, Clark "Sqeeze the Orange" Kellogg, and the third guy who will remain nameless because he is always wrong (Yeah thanks for the heads up on the BC game there guy). more ›

There are only a couple of weekends left before most of us say goodbye to summer. Of course, for those of us in summer school, ironically, we're about to get our break, but that's quite the exception to the rule. Anyhow, in the midst of an academic panic last weekend we realized that what we needed more than anything was a little mini-getaway. Nothing that would break the bank or suck up precious time, but instead give us a little rest and regeneration. We decided to get our motor running and head out on the highway. No, not on a drug enhanced "hog" ride, but up the coast to Santa Barbara, where our one day of trippin' proved to be exactly what the doctor ordered. more ›