Sought-after Cameron Woods finally feeling the real estate crash

It is, quietly, the talk of the street. And in the San Fernando Valley, this is not just any street.

'Vagina,' once unmentionable, has become a fashionable term

When Eve Ensler opened her play "The Vagina Monologues" off-Broadway in 1996, people who called the box office to order tickets were...

Cannes 2012: 'Amour' captures festival's top prize

It was an American film, Benh Zeitlin's Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner "Beasts of the Southern Wild," that walked off with the coveted...

'Men in Black 3' a blast from the past, critics say

Cannes 2012: Ken Burns' 'Central Park Five' explores famous crime

The film uses extensive interviews with the five men and their families to show exactly how this disturbing miscarriage of justice happened.

'Chernobyl Diaries': Horror movie and travel book depict extreme tourism

Twenty-six years after the worst nuclear accident in history, Chernobyl is suddenly hot again -- at least culturally.

A Second Look: John Cassavetes' touch is clear in 'Too Late Blues'

Independence is a crucial part of the legend of John Cassavetes, the original Method actor turned DIY filmmaker. For that reason his early...

Mark Duplass, that hard-working actor whose name you don't know

Barefoot and bleary-eyed, Mark Duplass opened the door to his office, an apartment in Los Feliz. "I feel like I'm stoned," the 35-year-old...

Cannes 2012: With 'Cosmopolis,' Rob Pattinson seeks acting cred

"Twilight" stars Kristen Stewart and Rob Pattinson have sex multiple times in Cannes (separately, and on screen) but it's a very different...

That 'Look of Love' between LACMA and Hollywood

The L.A. institution has a costarring role in the film, the latest sign of a healing relationship between filmmakers and the museum.

Iranian filmmaking at two extremes

The directors are in the spotlight on the world stage after 'A Separation's' Asghar Farhadi won an Oscar. Their struggles to make films...

Cannes 2012: China's liaison with a classic in 'Dangerous'

Western directors have been looking east for years, remaking and borrowing from countries like China and South Korea with Tarantino-esque...