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    Hollywood actor Michael Douglas says it is tough filming love scenes for any movie because everybody judges them. He has shot a gay love scene with actor Matt Damon in his forthcoming film Steven Soderbergh's "Behind the Candelabra". The 68-year-old believes that the cast, crew and eventually moviegoers are more critical of love scenes because everyone can relate to the acts, as opposed to ...

  • Los Angeles picking mayor after low-drama campaign

    File-This file combo shows a Feb. 20, 2013 file photo of Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaking to media in Los Angeles, left, and undated image provided by the Wendy Greuel Campaign of mayoral candidate Greuel meeting with voters. Despite the high stakes, the race has been a mostly low-drama affair between two government regulars. In a city known to yawn at local politics, turnout ...

  • Garcetti Greuel Mayoral Race Comes to Close

    Either City Controller Wendy Greuel or Councilman Eric Garcetti will make history as the next mayor of Los Angeles: Greuel would be the city's first female mayor, while Garcetti would be the city's first Jewish ...

  • UC Medical Workers Begin Two-Day Walkout

    Workers walked out Tuesday as part of a two-day strike involving the UC health care system. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Tuesday May 21, ...

  • Man Charged With Murder in Slaying of OC Veteran

    An Orange County man was charged Tuesday with murdering his roommate, an Army veteran and college student, and dumping her body in a canyon, authorities ...


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Movie Review

Ransom

"Ransom" is a movie about a man pushed to extremes. It's about making desperate, life and death choices in a no-win situation. It's about gut feelings and taking chances and playing danger on the edge. The movie is often uncomfortably claustrophobic because the central character, Tom Mullen (Mel Gibson). is faced with decisions no man should have to make. With a sort of ruthless intensity offset ... ...

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  • SigAlert Extended for Big Rig Crash on 14 Freeway

    map ) to Seirra Highway after the 4 a.m. crash involving a big rig and another vehicle. The big rig ended up on its side on the shoulder of the ...

  • California Tea Party group files lawsuit against the IRS

    The John Weld Peckshown Federal Building in Cincinnati, houses the main offices for the Internal Revenue Service in the city. Tea party groups are planning a demonstration at the site Tuesday ...

  • Inglewood man shot in a possibly gang-related attack

    < 200){ requestedWidth = 200; } INGLEWOOD - A 20-year-old man was wounded in a possibly gang-related shooting Tuesday morning in Inglewood, police said. The victim was in his driveway in the 300 block of South Cedar Avenue when he was shot, said Inglewood police Sgt. Brian Hand. He is expected to survive, Hand said. No suspect information was made available. The shooting may be ...

  • Woman Sexually Assaulted While Jogging In Santa Paula

    SANTA PAULA (CBSLA.com) -- Ventura County authorities warned residents Tuesday about a man wanted for sexually assaulting a female jogger. According to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office, the woman was jogging around 9 a.m. Monday along Santa Paula Street, near Peck Road, when she was confronted by a man with a ...

  • Tea Party Patriots To Rally At IRS Offices

    LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) -- Protesters were expected Tuesday to descend upon Internal Revenue Service offices throughout Southern California and nationwide in the wake of reports that the tax collection agency targeted conservative groups. Members of the national Tea Party Patriots have voiced public outrage ...

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