Times unveils top 25 L.A.-centric films from past 25 years. What did they miss?

Besides the glaring absence of “Grand Canyon,” and a few others based an apparent rule disallowing more than one film per director, the LA Times has put together a solid selection of films highlighting Los Angeles.
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Sarah Palin: Governor of San Francisco?

John McCain’s Vice Presidential running mate, Alaska’s Sarah Palin, went from mayor of a town of 8,500 to governor of a state with 670,000.
Dallas Morning News blogger Colleen McCain Nelson tries to put this into perspective:
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Police arrest suspects in Playa del Rey home burglaries

Larry Altman at the Daily Breeze reports that suspects in the Playa del Rey home burglary I posted photos of the other day were apprehended after an attempted burglary in Redondo Beach last Thursday.

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McCain’s VP pick to be announced within hour… eBay’s Meg Whitman still a possibility

There’s still some buzz surrounding the chance McCain will pick California resident Meg Whitman as his Vice Presidential pick. I don’t buy it, but here’s a few off hand reasons why or not she’d make for a decent pick:
Why he…
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McCain pulls POW card on Leno

As much of an Obama supporter as I am, for a number of years I was also big on McCain. While there are some serious issues I disagree with him on, I felt he was a no bullsh*t guy with lots of integrity, more a Republican by default than effort. Even……

Digg looking for help to grill Nancy Pelosi

Oh, CNN, can you please quit burying Fox News with your hip attention to new media trends that leave old fuddy duddies in the dirt? Really. Its unfair and unbalanced.
Case in point: Digg CEO Jay Adelson is partnering with CNN’s iReport to…

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Playa del Rey home burglary suspects caught on camera

This and more photos (after the jump) are from during reported home burglary that occurred around 1pm on August 17th on the 7900 block of 81st Street of Playa del Rey.
Two black males, in their teens or early 20s, and a white 4 door car are shown in……

CNN texts that Biden is VP pick, will millions who signed up for Obama’s message feel hosed?

Heck, I sort of do. The Obama campaign was able to gain the cel phone numbers of millions of constituents on the promised that they’d be first to know who his VP pick was, but tonite CNN sent a text message of its own saying they’ve…

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Marijuana users could gain employment rights

Years ago, when such jobs actually sounded like fun, I nearly applied to work at a newly opened Blockbuster video store in Mar Vista. What kept me from filling out the paperwork was the manager’s notification that in addition to the resume,…

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Yes, Frackin’ Way: “Battlestar Galactica” back on the big screen!

The original “Battlestar Galactica” (1978) on double bill with Disney’s “The Black Hole” (1979) at the New Beverly, August 31st thru September 2nd.
Only a handful of Galactica fans know (or were even born) that eight…

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