San Fernando Valley

"Middle Men": Luke Wilson brings hardcore porn to the masses

What's a Little Marriage Fraud Between Amigos?

It's a felony, sure, but in the absence of real immigration reform, some young, assimilated illegal immigrants see it as their best path to citizenship.

The Killer of His Daughter's Mother

A cunning American boy becomes a Mexican Cartel soldier and East L.A. executioner.

IBM to Unveil World's Fastest Computer; Porn Addicts Giddy at the Possibilities

I'm disturbed by what you're downloading, DaveJust seven months after creating the world's speediest supercomputer, those enablers at IBM have announced plans to craft one faster yet -- with the power of 2 million laptops (an improvement over my laptop, which has the power of half a laptop). T ... More >>

Your Friends and Neighbors

Racial tension, above and below the surface, in Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace.

The Grouch Personifies the Hip-Hop Hustle

Racial tension, above and below the surface, in Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace.

Repertory Film Listings

Racial tension, above and below the surface, in Neil LaBute's Lakeview Terrace.

This Is Their Brain on Drugs

Cassavetes Jr. and Justin in a box Timberlake team up for real-life tale of killer potheads

Psycho Cowboy

Edward Norton plays a twisted hero in Down in the Valley

Blind Eye Unto the Holy See

Pope Benedict XVI named him Roman Catholicism's top doctrinal watchdog -- even though, as San Francisco archbishop, William J. Levada resolutely looked away from sex-abuse complaints against a renowned priest and legal scholar

Reps Etc.

Pope Benedict XVI named him Roman Catholicism's top doctrinal watchdog -- even though, as San Francisco archbishop, William J. Levada resolutely looked away from sex-abuse complaints against a renowned priest and legal scholar

From Aush to Bowlawni

Everything we try at this Afghan restaurant in North Beach is unusual and delightful

Stark Raving Rad

Everything we try at this Afghan restaurant in North Beach is unusual and delightful

Jew Eat Yet?

What does a girl have to do to get a decent hot pastrami in this town?

Watered Down

From MTV to Rolling Stone, everyone loves the Distillers. Except us.

Kings of the Stone Age

A quarter-century ago, the Weirdos jump-started West Coast punk. Now they're back.

If You Knew Sushi

The freshest and most unusual fish is the draw at the eccentric Midori Mushi

Eating With Lisa

Our out-of-town visitor will eat anywhere, as long as it's really good

Reps Etc.

Our out-of-town visitor will eat anywhere, as long as it's really good

Bishop Bad Boy

Santa Rosa's charismatic Catholic bishop got busted shaking down a priest for sex. But he had friends in high places -- and they served him well.

Misplaced Priorities 101

Amid a drastic budget crisis, why is the California State University system spending $400 million on computers? And where is the money coming from?

A Hard Heart

In this unflinching porn-biz peek, a man will fluff for love

Reel World

Why a drop in tourism could mean unexpected trouble for local arts groups

DV Dynamite

Inexpensive digital video is a truly democratic art form. Check out the radical, unique, weird, perverse, and marginal results at the DV Underground Film Festival.

Porn to Sell

Product placement comes to adult videos...hey, watch where you put that thing!

Neighborhood Lockdown

The Mission may be getting its first gated housing development

Blame It on the Boogie

The Mission may be getting its first gated housing development

City of Angles

How Curtis Hanson brought James Ellroy's epic crime novel L.A. Confidential to the screen

The AIDS Civil War

The promise of a new treatment has opened a painful divide

La Nueva Fuerza

With attacks on immigration and affirmative action, the GOP has fueled a new Latino political apparatus. But can the Democrats master the machinery?

Shorter Cuts

With attacks on immigration and affirmative action, the GOP has fueled a new Latino political apparatus. But can the Democrats master the machinery?