10 top tips from our Los Angeles correspondent
(The Guardian Travel News)

Stars in the sky and on the silver screen, trips to the beach and a cemetery, plus a stroll with a local actor who calls himself `the people walker´ ... LA delivers the goods for our west coast writerWatch a movie at the Aero in Santa Monica, or the Egyptian in Hollywood: both are part of AmericanCinematheque, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting `America´s indigenous art form - the moving picture`. It has an old-style ambience and eclectic choices, and after screenings there are often Q&As with the films´ directors and stars. You can see top talent, especially in autumn - the run-up to awards season - when Oscar hopefuls come out to lobby.o americancinematheque.com Continue reading...