Christine N. Ziemba

The new film 'Mistaken for Strangers'—ostensibly a documentary about the indie rock quintet The National—is so much more than a band documentary (or parody of one). It’s ultimately a story about love, family and self-discovery.

'The Lunchbox' a new Indian film that's just opened in limited-release, has absolutely no chance at the box office this weekend. And that's a shame.

Kate Flannery and Scot Robinson are The Lampshades—a lounge act who are way way way past their prime, take to the iO West stage on Saturday.

There’s a pretty good chance you’ve heard the work of Alexandre Desplat—though you may have never heard of him. He spoke at an event on Sunday afternoon about his work on 'Philomena,' which earned him his sixth Oscar nomination.

Scotch isn't just for sipping by itself anymore. So what happens if you want to craft a Scotch-pairing dinner at home? We asked BLVD 16's chef Richard Hodge and general manager Josh Porter for a little advice.

Five questions for Royal Teeth, a six-piece electro-pop outfit from New Orleans, who performs at the Bootleg Bar on Wednesday (Feb. 12). Find out where that name came from and where they like to go when in L.A.

LAist gets a lot of event announcements, and we comb through them all to bring you a curated list of what’s happening in LA this weekend. There’s entirely too much happening in town this weekend, from the already mentioned Cat Art Show to Free Museum Day. In addition, we chose 20 other events that piqued our interest. Read on for all the details.

Before the crack of dawn in Los Angeles this morning, the entertainment press corps headed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills for the nominations announcement of the 86th Annual Academy Awards, presented by actor Chris Hemsworth and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs.

There’s plenty of stuff to do this week in LA, even while Hollywood recovers from its post-Golden Globes hangover. The Weekly Agenda is our take on our favorite events happening throughout the city this week, giving you more time to plan your extra-curricular schedule. Read on for all the details.

Leonardo DiCaprio spent part of Sunday night discussing his film 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' in front of a packed Cinerama Dome audience, He talked about the film, working with Martin Scorcese and ham and K-Y Jelly.

Here is the holiday edition of your Weekly Agenda, LA. It’s our take on our favorite events happening throughout the city this week, giving you more time to plan your extra-curricular schedule (especially if you have guests in town). We’ll be back later this week to help you plan the weekend, too. Read on for all the details.

LAist gets a lot of event announcements—the good, the bad and the downright ugly. We comb through them to bring you this curated list of what’s happening in LA this weekend, from art openings to roller derby to a Dr. Who party and a Beck songbook played by the LA Phil. Read on for all the details and have a great weekend!