California
The Lost Boys of Sudan are men now.
Jan. 12, 2016
Movies
Adrien Brody’s surprisingly respectable Australian accent is the highlight of “Backtrack,” a high-class horror exercise that’s effectively moody but rarely scary.
Feb. 25, 2016
Guy Pearce has an unforgettable presence -- hungry cheeks and a laser stare -- so why do directors keep casting him as a man who can barely remember what he ate for breakfast?
Feb. 21, 2003
Entertainment & Arts
“Pretty much all of the big commercial films being released by major studios these days have a certain written-by-chimps-locked-in-a-room-with-a-laptop-quality,” claimed a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly.
Dec. 18, 1996
You want vampires? “Queen of the Damned” has vampires. Lots and lots of vampires.
Feb. 22, 2002
By 2000, Planned Parenthood, Los Angeles, hopes to build 21 new clinics.
May 6, 1990
The Central Library’s landmark building will gleam Oct. 2 at the Library Foundation of Los Angeles gala designed to raise more than $500,000.
Sept. 23, 1993
Television
JOHN FORSYTHE, who won two Golden Globe awards for Best Actor as Denver oil magnate Blake Carrington in the long-running ABC nighttime-soap “Dynasty,” and his wife, Julie, have purchased a home in the Santa Ynez Valley, about 30 miles north of Santa Barbara.
May 16, 1993
The tricky blend of live action and animation imaginatively tells the tale of 1970s teens learning about the world’s darker realities.
June 14, 2002
Corporations, as well as individuals, got A’s for good works at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Medici Awards affair at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center.
July 8, 1990