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  • Will Smith not a swimmer

    Actor Will Smith may have pulled off several stunts in Hollywood films, but he doesn't know how to swim! He didn't learn to swim as he didn't have too many swimming pools in his vicinity when he was young. "I can't swim. In inner City Philadelphia, there's not a lot of swimming pools and I never actually learnt how to swim and I'm embarrassed about it," femalefirst.co.uk quoted the 44-year-old ...

  • Love scenes are judged Michael Douglas

    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 ...

  • Clippers part ways with coach Del Negro

    Los Angeles Clippers head coach Vinny Del Negro talks to his team during a time-out in the second half against the Indiana Pacers at Staples Center on April 1, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. AFP FILE PHOTO LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Clippers, ousted in the first round of the NBA playoffs, said Tuesday they won’t bring back head coach Vinny Del Negro. ';We would like to ...

  • Xi Obama to meet in California

    /enpproperty--> Leaders will hold two days of talks next month at estate retreat President Xi Jinping will meet US President Barack Obama in California next month on his way back from a trip to Latin America and the Caribbean. Analysts said the arrangements for their meeting, which is informal but will be held over two days, show that relations between the two countries are ...

  • Del Negros exit Clippers final recruiting pitch to Paul

    Howard Smith/USA Today Sports LOS ANGELES -- The Clippers won a franchise-record 56 games this season, captured their first Pacific Division title and made history by sweeping the Lakers. In a normal Clippers summer, they'd have feted head ...


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Movie Review

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

In the early eighties, a 22-year old reporter for "Rolling Stone" named Cameron Crowe did a very odd thing. Curious about what life was really like in a contemporary American high school, he decided to go undercover and pretend to be a teenager. He spent an entire year infiltrating a Southern California high school, making friends with a large group of kids and writing down everything he could. Wh ... ...

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  • Health Calendar Body and mind wellness in the San Fernando Valley and beyond

    Simi Valley Hospital - House Call lectures: Simi Valley anesthesiologist Dr. Amit Gupta discusses "Arthritis Pain Management," 1-2 p.m. Tuesday. Free. Reservations requested. Moorpark Active Adult Center, 799 Moorpark Ave. ...

  • Claremont McKenna College Student Dies After Possibly ‘Huffing’ Nitrous Oxide

    CLAREMONT (CBSLA.com) -- A Claremont McKenna College student died last week after possibly "huffing" nitrous oxide. Ali Wallace Mirza, 19, of Westport, Conn., died at the hospital around 2 a.m. Friday after he was found unresponsive in his room, said Ed Winter of the Los Angeles County coroner’s office. Police said they found empty nitrous oxide canisters in the dorm, according ...

  • Man 28 Sexually Assaults Robs Woman While Pretending To Be Cop

    EL SEGUNDO (CBSLA.com) -- A 28-year-old man has been accused of sexually assaulting and robbing a woman at an El Segundo hotel, all while pretending to be a police officer conducting a prostitution ';sting operation." Wesley Robert Stepp, 28, was arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of robbery and false imprisonment while impersonating a police officer. The suspect arranged the ...

  • Voters Cast Their Ballots On Election Day In Los Angeles

    BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBSLA.com) -- Voters headed to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballot on election day in Los Angeles. ';I think if we want change in this city we have to come out and support our candidates and do our duty,'; said Wilshire Park resident Joanne MacKenzie. At 42nd Street Elementary School in Leimert Park, voter Mary Helen Thompson told KCAL9′s Randy Paige that she ...

  • Virginia defeats UCLA to win NCAA mens tennis

    Virginia's Alex Domijan returns to UCLA's Marcos Giron during their match at the NCAA men's college team tennis championship at the Khan Outdoor Tennis Complex Tuesday, May 21, 2013 at the University of Illinois campus in Urbana, Ill. (AP Photo/Stephen ...

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