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'Haunting Melissa': a horror series for your iPad and iPhone
The producer of the horror movie "The Ring" has a new ghost story out — but this one's tailored to a much smaller screen.
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Phil Solomon's dreamlike films come to LA
Filmmaker Phil Solomon's works are coming to Los Angeles, beginning with an installation at Young Projects at the Pacific Design Center.
Coachella 2014 dates, tickets: Advance sale, 'payment plan' start Friday
Coachella announced Monday that advance tickets go will go on sale Friday for next year's double, three-day festival held over two consecutive weekends in Indio.
'Trek' soars past 'Iron Man', but short of studio hopes
"Star Trek: Into Darkness" has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it's not setting any records with a debut that's lower than the studio's expectations.
Theater chain to offer deaf patrons closed-captioning glasses
The glasses project holographic captions in front of the moviegoer's eyes, even enabling the wearer to adjust the font size as needed.
'Valley Girl' turns 30: The San Fernando Valley then and now
While the "Valley Girl" of the eighties became a cultural phenomenon, the Valley itself is a unique part of the country. Kevin Roderick, author of “The San Fernando Valley: America’s Suburb," tells us about the evolution of this influential region of Southern California.
In 'Aroused,' porn stars reveal the intimate details of their off-screen lives
Photographer Deborah Anderson has made a name for herself shooting pictures of celebrities such as Elton John, George Clooney, Cindy Crawford and the singer Pink. But recently she turned her lens to stars of a different sort: adult film performers.
Dean Jeffries, TV car creator for the Monkees, Green Hornet, dies
Jeffries, car customizer known for creating the Black Beauty for “The Green Hornet," the Monkeemobile for “The Monkees” and giving James Dean’s Porsche a custom paint job, has died.
Why comic book fans hate the Mandarin in 'Iron Man 3' (POLL)
“You’ll never see me coming.” That quote from Sir Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin sums up the film’s surprise twist.
Stop-motion effects master Ray Harryhausen dies, 92 (video)
Special effects wizard Ray Harryhausen died Tuesday. Harryhausen brought to life a wide variety of creatures, utilizing stop-motion animation in the pre-CGI era.
Al Pacino quits 'Despicable Me 2'; here are 4 horrible movies Pacino said yes to
Al Pacino has quit his role in “Despicable Me 2,” just two months before the film’s release, citing creative differences. He's said yes to a lot of bad movies.
'Scarface'/'Rocky III' actor/LA newsman Mario Machado dies
An L.A. TV news anchor in the 1960s and 1970s who appeared in movies like “Rocky III" has died. Machado was L.A.’s first Asian-American newscaster.
'Iron Man 3' rakes in $175.3M in No. 2 domestic debut
According to studio estimates Sunday, "Iron Man 3" had the second-biggest debut ever, behind the $207.4 million start last year for "The Avengers," which teamed him with other Marvel Comics heroes.
Re-evaluating Friedkin's 'Sorcerer' and other 'flops' by the wizards of the 1970s
A new revival of director William Friedkin's notorious 1977 box office failure "Sorcerer'" has Off-Ramp contributor RH Greene thinking about other ambitious cinematic flops from the "New Hollywood" era, and how time has been kind to them.
Salman Rushdie's 'Midnight's Children' heads to the big screen
We recently spoke with Salman Rushdie who said he never imagined this book would make it to the silver screen when it was first published 32 years ago.
