Clint Eastwood talking about his life in film at an American Cinematheque event in 2008 for the premiere of "Clint Eastwood: A Life in Film." He's with documentarian Michael Henry Wilson and film critic Scott Foundas. Come inside for a link to the entire conversation.

Who's taking the place of the alternative weekly? It used to be that if you wanted to find something sorta arts and cultur-y to do, you'd pick up an LA Weekly and look for the pick of the week. Now, I look in my inbox and find Flavorpill's picks. Flavorpill is a chain of weekly e-newsletters that tell you about art and culture happenings. There's a Flavorpill London, New York, Chicago and San Francisco. It's one of a growing number of online media outfits that are trying to fill the editorial void when it comes to local art and culture. To ring in the New Year, we hang out with Flavorpill LA's Shana Nys Dambrot and Tanja Laden and ask them "What's on your browser?" Find Tiger Wood's Voicemail Slow Jam Remix on CyberFrequencies.

Here, Eastwood talks about getting into directing and why silence is golden on a movie set.

Off-Ramp host John Rabe has a blog that's been called a "must read," and not just by him. Check it out, and please comment.

Last November, the Sayre Fire swept through Oakridge Mobile Home Park in Sylmar, destroying almost 500 homes. It was Los Angeles' biggest fire-related loss since 1961. Half of the park's residents were too devastated by the event — or too wary of wildfires — and decided to move out. But many of those who want to return to Oakridge haven't been able to, and they blame their insurance company.

Here, Eastwood talks about working with Meryl Streep and why he learned to tickle the ivories.

Off-Ramp host John Rabe talks with Leonard Maltin about his favorite book -- Maltin's annual Movie Guide. The 2010 edition of Leonard Maltin's Movie Guide is out now and if you'll come inside we'll show you how you can buy it and help KPCC. In the first piece of audio, above, Leonard tells all. In the second, he tells some. The first is for aficianados of the movie guide; the second is the broadcast version, for neophytes.

To me, "Sleighride" is one of the best holiday songs around. It's evocative, it includes a whip, and you even get sense of the trombones from marching band getting to let loose. Since the state of California expressly forbids playing or writing about "Sleighride" after December 31st, while we still have time, here's Craig Curtis's report on its composer, Leroy Anderson.

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