Though my allegiance has switched over to the Landmark, many film lovers in Los Angeles regard the Arclight as the best multiplex in town. It programs studio pictures right alongside esoteric indies, it offers great concessions, its screenings are commercial-free and it schedules cool events with celebrated films and filmmakers. This Wednesday, tickets go on sale for one of those very events. In fact, this one may be the coolest in awhile. To celebrate......

New Year's Eve is so overrated. Bars, clubs and restaurants charge up the wazoo for drinks and eats that you'd never think about paying any other night of the year. So if you don't feel like dodging drunks on the freeways at 12:15 a.m., stay in, invite a few friends over and toast to 2007 in the comfort of your own home. While waiting for the ball to drop, why not rent a flick......

Bruno Giovanni Quidaciolu Jr., better known as Bruno Kirby to those of us who loved him in City Slickers and When Harry Met Sally, passed away today in Los Angeles due to complications from Leukemia. He played the young Clemenza in Godfather II, and was also recently on HBOs "Entourage" playing a character modelled after Jeffrey Katzenberg. We'll miss you, baby fish mouth.......

When did Matthew McConaughey become the new Meg Ryan? He’s been in a few rom-coms—How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, The Wedding Planner and now, he's co-starring in a movie that quite possibly could have the worst title in the history of film. Ever. Failure to Launch. Isn't it bad luck in Hollywood to have "failure" in a title? Well, it should be. Couple that word with "to launch," and there are......