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‘Courage’ By Eric Hernandez Is ‘Not a Cowboys and Indians’ Film

San Gabriel Valley-raised celebrated hoop dancer and director Eric Michael Hernandez honors his Mexican-Lumbee upbringing in his new film "Courage."

November 26, 2025

Where ‘Predator’ Hunted In The 1990 L.A. Sequel . . . And What Those Spots Look Like Today

Released on November 21, 1990, Predator 2 is set in the year 1997, and Los Angeles is a muggy, suffocating sweatbox. These are the iconic filming locations still alive today in L.A.

November 20, 2025

This ‘Xicano Hardcore’ Documentary Proves Pomona and San Bernardino Are Punk’s New Frontier

“It's really important right now to show Hispanic people being aggressive, being themselves, and I think it's very healing,” says Magdalena Aparicio, director of “Xicano Hardcore: A Mosh For Youth Documentary."

November 6, 2025

L.A.’s Most Iconic Horror Movie Houses and Where To Find Them

The most iconic movie addresses in scary films are right here in our backyard, perfect for planning your own Halloween tour of horror’s greatest film locations.

October 15, 2025

Revisiting the Urban (L.A.) Dystopia of SE7EN, 30 Years Later

The classic neo-noir psychological horror thriller "SE7EN" wasn't filmed in New York or a nameless city—it was shot in a dystopian version of 1990s downtown L.A. Here's how they hid the sun and palm trees to create a masterpiece.

September 18, 2025

With Film Production Down, Is the Sun Setting on the Hollywood Dream?

In the past five years, the whirlwind effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2008 and 2023 actors’ and writers’ strikes, the advent of AI, and productions filming outside of California and the greater U.S. have meant that the glamorous “Hollywood” industry has become more of an ideal rather than a physical setting.

September 2, 2025