An acquaintance traveled to Los Angeles recently and saw the ubiquitous 1-800-GET-THIN billboards. "It was like, 'Welcome to LA ... You're fat!'" said Jennifer Yendes. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took note of the notorious billboards in early December. Regulators officially told marketing ... More >>
You were scared there for a while, weren't you? You checked the tour dates on the Arcade Fire's web site a while back, saw that the last ones scheduled were for the East Coast and Europe, and worried that the band would neglect to play out here on the West Coast anytime soon -- that it ... More >>
If you've never seen a Mogwai concert before, here's your chance to learn what post-rock devotees, European festivalgoers, unsuspecting upstairs neighbors and barefoot deaf people alike have learned over the years: Mogwai concerts are incredibly loud. Vincent Moon and Nathanaël Le Scouarnec, of the ... More >>
The new MGMT record, Congratulations, isn't out until April 13, but word on the street is all about how the band resolved this round to forgo the usual step of releasing singles. The duo is, however, releasing videos, and this madhouse clip for "Flash Delirium" is great for all its creepiness.&nbs ... More >>
Republican candidate for senate Carly Fiorina clearly feels the path to victory will be forged by depicting her opponents as Terry Gilliam-esque monsters -- or she's been snowed by cunning filmmakers who wanted to make crazy, crazy movies to amuse their pot-smoking buddies and get paid top dollar ... More >>
Whew! Tinseltown's go-to graphic novel guy didn't ruin Watchmen. But he doesn't get it, either.
Filming what was long deemed unfilmable, Tom Tykwer attempts to turn smell into cinema
Despite a nonexistent marketing campaign, Cuarón's latest is not to be missed
Terry Gilliam returns, with no one but himself to blame
Jim Carrey's in fine form, but the rest of Snicket is less fortunate
Python's Brian returns, bearing cinematic salvation
Unfortunately, the best thing about this solo monologue is the tunes
Herod's Law skewers dirty Mexican politics
Commentary by Gregg Rickman
Was Terry Gilliam the man who killed Don Quixote?
Hanging with the chic riffraff at the 25th anniversary Mill Valley Film Festival
Ian Holm's kinder, gentler Napoleon is forced to discover life after defeat
Ring Master; Salt in the Wound; S.F.: 237, N.Y.: 1
Holiday Event Lisitngs
Ratcatcher tells the classic coming-of-age tale, Scottish style
Renee Zellweger and Morgan Freeman stalk their dreams in Nurse Betty
Christmas cinema for cynics
