Cults and Sects

'The Source Family' documentary draws an L.A. crowd

2013-05-15 00:00:00

It's a quintessential only-in-L.A. story, one that combines sex, drugs, rock and roll, glamour, money, celebrity, hang gliding, health food and a homegrown spirituality. The new documentary "The Source Family" looks at the group of the same name, who...

Summer Movie Sneaks complete list

2013-04-28 00:00:00

The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...

E! adds six new series, announces a hefty development slate

2013-04-22 10:30:00

Even with its prized dynasty -- the Kardashians -- procreating enough to supply E! with programming for years to come, the network continues to beef up its slate: It will add six new series and 10 specials in the coming months, with subjects ranging...

Peggy Riley talks polygamy, faith, 'Amity and Sorrow'

2013-04-19 09:21:00

Popular shows like “Big Love” and “Sister Wives” have given us a small glimpse into the life of a woman within a polygamist family — her struggles, her relationship with the other wives and her expectations. In�debut novel...

'The Walking Dead': David Morrissey on the Governor and Elvis

2013-03-11 16:26:00

David Morrissey has cast a wide shadow over "The Walking Dead" in its third season as the much anticipated villainous leader known as the Governor. While the character is a sinister presence with a black eye patch and a closet full of zombie heads,...

Sundance Film Festival 2013: 8 movies for fans of the fantastic

2013-01-17 14:02:48

Rebels apparently target Alawite stronghold in Damascus again

2012-11-07 08:04:01

Sun Myung Moon dies at 92; led controversial Unification Church

2012-09-03 00:00:00

The Rev. Sun Myung Moon, the self-proclaimed Messiah from South Korea who led the Unification Church, one of the most controversial religious movements to sweep America in the 1970s, has died. He was 92. Moon, who had been hospitalized with pneumonia...

In Lebanon, video shows Shiite pilgrims held by Syria rebels

2012-06-09 16:39:47

Lebanese abductees in Syria appear in new video

2012-06-09 21:39:36

Space NK to open store in Brentwood on Monday

2011-06-25 00:00:00

High-end beauty chain Space NK could be considered the luxury Sephora. The British retailer, which launched in 1993 in the form of a single, unassuming shop in Covent Garden, London, features an expertly edited selection of founder Nicky Kinnaird's...

Peter Bergman dies at 72; comedian in Firesign Theatre troupe

2012-03-10 00:00:00

Peter Bergman, a founder of Firesign Theatre, the comic quartet that channeled the absurdist sensibility and chaotic impulses of the countercultural 1960s and '70s into a popular radio show and a series of cult-classic albums, has died at 72. A...

Actress Mimi Rogers can be thanked for bringing ex-husband Tom Cruise into the wonderful world of Scientology. She is also a competitive poker player. Weird or really weird?

2013-01-21 16:15:00

(When they say, even now, they wanted to be in the Beatles, you know they mean the loose, zippy "Can't Buy Me Love" Beatles, not the rococo "For the Benefit of Mr. Kite" Beatles.

2012-03-20 14:05:32

schedule, Parker and Stone suspected pressure from the actor or Scientology to be involved. However, Cruise has since denied any knowledge of the incident.

2012-03-13 16:53:47