WORD OF MOUTH: 'Lottery Ticket' tries to beat the odds

'Lottery Ticket' tries to beat the odds

Word of Mouth: Urban comedies have largely fallen by the wayside lately. Production company Alcon is gambling that 'Ticket' may have a...

A 'Switch' on pregnancy and male-female roles

Jennifer Aniston may be the star of 'The Switch,' but it's Jason Bateman's portrayal of neurotic masculinity that gives the story its heart.

A night of Vitaphone shorts at the Wilder

Warner Bros.' shorts are a window into the performers and comedians who entertained audiences 80-plus years ago. As Al Jolson put it, 'You...

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Spotlights from the Los Angeles Times

Eat, drink and She & Him

Eat, drink and She & Him

See She & Him perform at The Times Celebration of Food & Wine.

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LudoBites, AOC, Rivera

LudoBites, AOC, Rivera

Get tix to L.A.'s best eats at our Celebration of Food & Wine.

Fan-tastic machines

Fan-tastic machines

Check out seven ways to keep cool when the weather turns hot.

The Performance: Emma Thompson

The Performance: Emma Thompson

The British actress works her magic on a 'Nanny McPhee' sequel in which pigs don't fly, but they do swim, and quite well.

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival heads to Hollywood

Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival heads to Hollywood

Other screening events: 'The Marc Davis Celebration of Animation: Voice of Character' at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater and American...

Getting to the truth of Pat Tillman's death

Getting to the truth of Pat Tillman's death

Amir Bar-Lev chronicles a determined family's struggle for answers in the documentary 'The Tillman Story.'

'Scott Pilgrim' versus the box office

'Scott Pilgrim' versus the box office

The much buzzed about film starring Michael Cera came in below expectations, selling $10.6 million in tickets. But don't count the film...

Box office: 'Expendables' blows up, 'Scott Pilgrim' out of tune, 'Eat Pray Love' has decent first bite

Box office: 'Expendables' blows up at No. 1

"Scott Pilgrim" is out of tune while 'Eat Pray Love' has a decent first bite.

Blogs move from monitors to TV and movie screens

Blogs move from monitors to TV and movie screens

Sometimes the next big thing comes in a small package. A 140-character package, to be precise, in the case of Justin Halpern.

World Cinema: Yael Hersonski's 'A Film Unfinished' incorporates Nazi footage

World Cinema: Yael Hersonski's 'A Film Unfinished' incorporates Nazi footage

Four years ago, Yael Hersonski was struck by an unthinkable concept: In the foreseeable future, there would be no Holocaust survivors left...

Girl power in '50s Italy

Girl power in '50s Italy

Decades before the phenomena of Candace Bushnell's "Sex and the City" would redefine girl power in such sexually assertive terms, there...

Smart List: Pop-culture talking points

Smart List: Pop-culture talking points

"The Pat Tillman Story," "Dexter" and more.

A Second Look: 'L'enfance nue,' Out of the shadows of the French New Wave

A Second Look: 'L'enfance nue,' Out of the shadows of the French New Wave

More than anything else, it was probably Maurice Pialat's late start that accounts for his unfairly diminished reputation in the United...

INDIE FOCUS: Romans battle in the Highlands in 'Centurion'

INDIE FOCUS: Romans battle in the Highlands in 'Centurion'

A mad mix of the traditional sword and sandal epic with mud, spears, snow and plenty of blood and severed body parts, Neil Marshall's...

 New on DVD: 'Temple Grandin'

New on DVD: 'Temple Grandin'

Also "Cougar Town," "Furry Vengeance," "The Last Song" and "Orlando."

Movie projector: Stallone's 'Expendables' to blow away 'Eat Pray Love' and 'Scott Pilgrim'

Movie projector: Stallone's 'Expendables' to blow away 'Eat Pray Love' and 'Scott Pilgrim'

One of the biggest action stars of the 1980s is poised to destroy the competition at the box office.

Facebook movie spawns fake Twitter, YouTube movies

Facebook movie spawns fake Twitter, YouTube movies

The latest send-up is "Twitter Movie Trailer," based not even remotely on the true-life adventures of Twitter co-founders Jack Dorsey,...

Who will be the first guy in America to admit he likes 'Eat Pray Love'?

Who will be the first guy in America to admit he likes 'Eat Pray Love'?

As one female film executive I know put it: "I think I'd have better luck getting my husband to spend an afternoon at Bed, Bath and Beyond...