Cityfeeds Los Angeles
Latest Entries
Curbed LA: What's Up With That: Sexy Dancing Silhouette Girl on the 110
Last night, we found ourselves driving north on the 110 through Downtown Los Angeles on our way home. As we approached the 110/101 interchange, we looked to our left towards the new Canvas LA project - the development built on the shoulder of the freeway.
Via del.icio.us losangeles (RSS)
'Who!' Made Jim Carrey Do This On 'Idol'?
I'm told Jim Carrey used to follow a cardinal rule when it came to his acting: "You don't take the characters out of the context of the movies." Nevertheless, there was Carrey, dressed in a really sad elephant costume, selling out big-time on Fox's American Idol to plug Horton Hears A Who! from…
Via Deadline Hollywood (RSS)
Extra, Extra: Updates, Closings & Fridays
X, a punk rockabilly band from Los Angeles, playing at SXSW. For shows here in LA, check out tonight's listings | Photo by Andy Sternberg There's an update to the story about Kristen, or Ashley Dupree, the girl who was New York Governor's mistress. Basically, she got a $1-million porn movie…
Coupa Cafe ~ Beverly Hills
It’s important to give restaurants a second and possibly third chance, just as it is with people. I tried Coupa Cafe twice when they first opened in Beverly Hills and wasn’t impressed. Early this week, my boyfriend and I were lamenting over how Beverly Hills needs a few better…
Via LA Foodblogging (RSS)
UPDATE: 'Horton' $12M-$13M For Friday
FRIDAY 6:30 PM: That's according to first word on really early box office estimates coming in to me tonight. And expect humongous Saturday kiddie matinees for this toon. My box office gurus are now saying Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears A Who! from Fox is on track to finish the weekend as a big family…
Via Deadline Hollywood (RSS)
Name's Pellicano, Honey. [The Clip Show]
· Pellicano...To The Extreme!!! After all these years, Garry Shandling and Brad Grey fail to have a bitch hug-out session. Everything you didn't want to know about where Chris Rock came on that girl's ass. · We cast Three-Diamond Girl: Ashley Alexandra Dupré and the Fall of…
EARLY MAN to rock Key Club, Tuesday March 18
It's been a long time since EARLY MAN did that sold out show at Spaceland in Feb. 06. But the early boys are back, and they expect Los Angeles to prove their worth in metal pride. That means come out, get wild, and show the boys why they need to visit LA more often. And if you haven't heard of…
Best Tom Cruise Performance At A Sweet Sixteen Ever Ever Ever. Ever! [Short Ends]
newVideoPlayer("cruise16_defamer.flv", 463, 387,""); · Screw Sanjaya. We want Tom Cruise at our Bat Mitzvah! That spoiled Sweet 16 girl is such a lucky. Lattle. Batch. [Molly McAleer] · Distressing news out of ShoWest: Global warming trends will force the price of a medium-sized…
Here's Looking At You, Hollywood... and La Brea
A rendering of the Madrone, which will be built at Hollywood and La Brea Last night was the unveiling of Madrone's architecture and all 44 of the floor plans for the 180-unit development to potential condo buyers (Curbed was there too). Ranging from around $400K to over $1-million, the…
Mike Myers' Secret Heartbreak: The Tears Behind All Those Laughs [Dirt Sandwich]
newVideoPlayer("ds5a_defamer.flv", 463, 387,""); Feeling hungry? Try snacking on our Dirt Sandwich, a wild and woolly compilation of the moments in celebrity infotainment programming this week that made us simultaneously groan, chuckle and hurl. As always, we demand politely beg Intrepid Defamer…
East Hollywood's Vision on Transit and Planning
Photo by Sonny I. LaVista/LAist This week the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council released their video (shown below) on transportation within their district, which is a small but dense 1.5 square miles with a population of 52,000 people that includes the neighborhoods of Thai Town, Little…
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on LAist. The 2009 Toyota Corolla, which encourages you to "Live the Dream for Less Coin." Pasadena Art Weekend, for three days of free events. Busted Tees, which introduces three new designs a week. If you're interested in…
Sony: Osher To Digital, Minghella Toons
A double Sony announcement this afternoon: Bob Osher has been named president of the Digital Production division of Sony Pictures Entertainment, it was announced today by Sony Pictures Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton and Co-Chairman Amy Pascal. And the duo also announced that Hannah Minghella…
Via Deadline Hollywood (RSS)
Juvenile in Custody after Fatal Shooting
Los Angeles: On March 13, 2008, at approximately 9:15 p.m., a 13-year-old male suspect shot and killed 18-year-old Ricardo Rivera, Jr., who was standing in his residential driveway in the 300 block of East 80th Street. After approaching and shooting...
Hollenbeck Officers involved in OIS
Los Angeles: Hollenbeck Area officers assigned to Community Law Enforcement and Recovery (CLEAR), become involved in Officer-Involved Shooting while patrolling housing development. On March 12, 2008, at 6:00 p.m., Police Officer Jorge Alfaro, 12 years 10 months with the Department...
The Sugar Shack Blog
An intentional community in Los Angeles, The Sugar Shack is a safe home for a dozen artists and a community that offers its home to visiting artists.
Via del.icio.us losangeles (RSS)
Are Ryan Phillippe's Abs Enough To Convince Audiences To See An Iraq-Themed Movie? [War Made Sexy]
Judging from the TV ads and posters for Stop-Loss, the film looks as if it would be just another teen flick where pretty boys with pretty faces chase some equally pretty girls with equally pretty faces. However, director Kimberly Peirce's first film since Boys Don't Cry is actually a big, serious…
Found in LA: Truckin' Space Invaders
Photo by edenjet via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr After getting to know Los Angeles Space Invaders after yesterdays photo essay, LAist Featured Photos contributor edenjet submitted this shot taken last month. Rawk. Previous art found in the streets of LA -- There Will Be Graffiti…
EXCLUSIVE!!!! MICHAEL LOHAN GOES BALLISTIC OVER EX-WIFE'S REALITY SHOW! CLAIMS THEFT OF IDEAS, CONCEPT & TITLE!
Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael has given his blessing in the past to his ex-wife’s rival “reality” series, but now that Dina’s show has been picked officially by E!, he's fighting mad, and charging larceny of the concept... and title! Michael emails us about “this ‘Living Lohan’…
Via Tabloid Baby (RSS)
Salt party: My favorite kind!
Some people like margarita parties or cupcake parties (not that I would turn those down), but a salt party definitely appeals more to me. Now Saltistry, the company that makes some lovely flavored sea salts, is hosting a Salt Party on March 31, from 6-9 p.m. at Food Court LA, 8334 W. Third St.…
Kate Bosworth Politely Ignores Kevin Spacey's Impression of Christian From 'Project Runway' [A Call To The Bullpen]
boomp3.com "That Christmas tree tinsel dress is fierce, but those gloves are a hot mess. You're a tranny from Transylvania! Did I get it right? I love that guy." [Photo Credit: Getty Images]
TV Junkie: Weekend Edition
DirecTV has finally come to the on-demand table but is it too late? Supposedly it's at least as bad as the Dish Network's offering - very limited functionality, automatically sending content to a set top box with limited storage and potential delays in viewing. Friday 8:00pm The Return of…
Monday: St. Patricks Parade Heads Down Main Street
By Eric Richardson The 2007 parade passes the LAPD HQ site. Just a year later the building stands at full height. Monday brings the St. Patrick's Day parade Downtown, with a route that runs from Main and Arcadia down to Pershing Square. According to a release on Councilman Tom LaBonge's…
Via BlogDowntown (RSS)
Sundown on Sunset: Scandalicious
So, is Rupert Murdoch changing the WSJ? Readers of the story on Ashley Alexandra Dupre's video mash-up seem to agree. Larry Flynt, however, remains true to form. The Pellicano trial--something for everyone. Time to pull out of the Bejing...
Via Fishbowl LA (RSS)
Your Weekend To Do's [To Do]
FRIDAY · Old rockers night in LA! Camp Freddy at the Knitting Factory, Winger at Crash Mansion, Fishbone at the Key Club. · If you love therapy so much, you also want to include it in your Friday night entertainment. The New Center for Psychoanalysis hosts "Friday Night at the…
We'd love to know which friend and/or hired ... [Leggings By Lohan]
We'd love to know which friend and/or hired friend was around when Lindsay Lohan decided to become a clothing designer, because the blessed soul who must have said, "Wellll....maybe you should start with something a bit simpler?" just saved us from a full collection of billowy rock t-shirts and…
EXCLUSIVE: MICHAEL LOHAN GOES BALLISTIC OVER EX-WIFE DINA'S REALITY SHOW! CLAIMS THEFT OF IDEAS, CONCEPT & TITLE!
Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael has given his blessing in the past to his ex-wife’s rival “reality” series, but now that Dina’s show has been picked officially by E!, he's fighting mad, and charging larceny of the concept... and title! Michael emails us about “this ‘Living Lohan’…
Via Tabloid Baby (RSS)
The Parlor Is My New Hangout
Last night the girls and I decided to go out for Happy Hour - which we'd hoped would extend into Happy Hours and perhaps Happy Night. We went to a few bars in Santa Monica, made our way down to Venice, and after a few drinks and a lot of parking, we decided to head back east. Fortunately we…
Tom Cruise's Scientology Birthday Bash: The Unauthorized Remix [Tom Cruise]
newVideoPlayer("best_birthday_eva.flv", 463, 387,""); If you've yet to catch a glimpse of the latest semi-outrageous Tom Cruise video to hit the blogspots, sure to lift your spirits as high as it lifts page views for our evil blogging overlord's gossipy domain, then get thee there, pronto. You're…
Tom Cruise's Scientology Birthday Bash: What Really Happened [Tom Cruise]
newVideoPlayer("best_birthday_eva.flv", 463, 387,""); If you've yet to catch a glimpse of the latest semi-outrageous Tom Cruise video to hit the blogspots, sure to lift your spirits as high as it lifts page views for our evil blogging overlord's gossipy domain, then get thee there, pronto. You're…
"Touching, hilarious & inventive!" Sneak screening yields pix & first review of The Seventh Python
We've telling you for months about The Seventh Python, the new musical documentary from our pals at Frozen Pictures. But leave it to us, so wary of potential conflicts of interest, to give up the exclusive on the first screening of the film, which took place Wednesday night on the Sunset Strip. …
Via Tabloid Baby (RSS)
Michelangelo closes May 31
Another victim of the Silver Lake Blvd. landlord problems, Michelangelo Pizzeria closes its doors on May 31. We've heard that this could be the new landing pad for Josef Centeno, late of Opus. If so, it could probably get up and running much faster than Reservoir, which is coming along verrrrry…
Neal Pollack "rotated out" at Epicurious
I had forgotten to check in with the Epicurious blog Epi-Log for a few days, only to find when I finally remembered that Neal Pollack and the adventures of his precocious offspring Elijah have been "rotated out" of the blog line-up. Were the prosiac tales of trips to Whole Foods, Robek's and Pazzo…
Weekend Movie Guide: All Angels
Love Will Tear Us Apart | Photo courtesy of Warner Independent David Gordon Green is in the very first rank of American filmmakers. As far as I'm concerned, every movie he makes is an automatic must-see on opening weekend. Snow Angels debuted last week in New York and opens today in Los…
Happy Pi Day!
Wanna feel like a blogger nerd? E-mail this post to your geekiest friends -- at exactly 1:59 p.m....
Via Fishbowl LA (RSS)
Horton's Hullabaloo
Dr. Seuss must be turning in his grave. Pro-lifers are claiming there's an anti-abortion message in Horton Hears a Who, a movie based on his second book featuring the lovably loyal elephant. From NPR: "I meant what I said and...
Via Opinion LA (RSS)
Do They Keep The Editors Of 'Big Brother' Trapped In That House, Too? [Scrambled Eggs]
newVideoPlayer("scrameggs_defamer.flv", 463, 387,""); The second installment of our newish feature, Scrambled Eggs, comes to us courtesy of an eagle-eyed friend of Defamer, People Paula. But before we get into the contents of the clip at hand, we'll give you a quick refresher on what exactly…
Quick hit: Cass Sunstein on Barack Obama
University of Chicago law professor and whilom Op-Ed page contributor Cass R. Sunstein had some words with his former colleague Barack Obama: On this occasion, he had an important topic to discuss: the controversy over President Bush's warrantless surveillance of...
Via Opinion LA (RSS)
LAist Interview: Moblogic.tv Takes to the Streets
Less than a year after being acquired by CBS Interactive, Wallstrip executive producers Jeff Marks, Adam Elend, and host-producer Lindsay Campbell (interviewed above at the Moblogic launch party this week at SXSWi) have added a second daily video podcast to the mix. Moblogic aims to take…
When Alternative Transportation Competes: the Tension Between Buses vs Bikes
By Eric Richardson My bike, in a photo taken up on Radio Hill. The city's currently engaged in an update of the Bicycle Master Plan, and as we've discussed before, Downtown has some particular issues for bike planning. Riding back from Hollywood this afternoon I encountered an issue that's…
Via BlogDowntown (RSS)
The Jake And Reese Love Train Makes A Stop At Mozza [Hollywood PrivacyWatch]
PrivacyWatch celebrity sightings are submitted by our readers, and are posted several times a week, so send them in often--the fate of the universe relies upon it! Submit yours to tips[AT]defamer.com (please put "sighting" or "PrivacyWatch" in the subject line so we don't lose them) and tell…
Pencil This In: Friday
FILM There’s a double feature of slasher films at the New Beverly. In Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Jason, thought dead, escapes from the morgue and then goes to camp to terrorize teenagers. A serial killer terrorizes an almost-empty college campus in Final Exam. Bring someone to…
Emerald City: Gimme my Google Transit
Latest from Emerald City, my enviro-blog at LAtimes.com >> Bringing Google Transit to L.A.. Google Transit — which seamlessly links up walking to various public transit modes — has been helping people from Tokyo to Portland get around. Let’s bring it to LA! >> Asparagus:…
Via GreenLA Girl (RSS)