At the Viper Room | Photo by brian boulos via Flickr Harry Morton, son of famed Hard Rock hotelier Peter Morton, is no longer content with opening crudely-named margarita bars. No, the Li-Lo-lovin' entrepreneur has decided to purchase the infamous Sunset Strip club The Viper Room: with plans to franchise, of course. While the Viper Room has only been a part of the Strip since 1993, it immediately rocketed to infamy when River Phoenix......

Actor Brad Renfro was found dead yesterday in his Los Angeles apartment, of causes unknown, but for reasons that are no doubt both tragic and infuriating. He was the cute little kid who acted alongside huge names like Susan Sarandon, Ian McKellan, and Mary Louise-Parker, the cute little kid who grew up to be a troubled but still talented young man, the young man who spiraled downward into a diseased web of drugs and......

Most of us point, shoot and load our photos into Flickr. And then there are some who scan in old photos such as Alan Light. Above is a photo taken outside the Viper Room in 1994, the year after River Phoenix's early morning Halloween death. Fans graffitied the wall between the club and what is now a cigar shop. Today, that wall is painted beige. Almost 10 years later to the day, singer/songwriter Elliot......

AMERICAN FAME PT 1: RIVER PHOENIX included in the Shorts Program Four A look at the famous life and times of former child star, River Phoenix. Wed, Nov 10 9:30 pm Los Angeles Film School $11.00 Sat, Nov 13 4:00 pm Los Angeles Film School VOODOO, MOUNTED BY THE GODS (pictured above) Alberto Venzago’s 10-year documentary about Voodoo priests in Benin screens Thursday, November 10th at 10 PM at the ArcLight Theatre 13 $11.00......