Movies
It feels like a bit of a cheat to say that “Barbershop: The Next Cut” is clearly the best of the series.
April 14, 2016
The Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev.
Sept. 26, 2002
Entertainment & Arts
Dispute: Some are irate at irreverent references to Parks, King and Jackson. MGM won’t alter its film.
Sept. 25, 2002
All I did was ask Lawrence Tolliver what the reaction was at his barbershop on Florence near Western Avenue.
Sept. 27, 2002
The formula for so-called black films is both specific and ill-defined: Jenifer Lewis, Lynn Whitfield or Loretta Devine lead a mostly black cast, with Taye Diggs or Morris Chestnut in there somewhere; Spike Lee or Tyler Perry is writer, director and star; every character hides their purse around cousin Pookie; and prayer is the only substitute for a doctor’s visit.
Food
ArcLight Cinemas offers DineLA’s first dinner-and-a-movie special for restaurant week, running now through Jan. 31.
Jan. 21, 2014
Maybe it’s because I spent so much of my childhood in my dad’s barbershop, pretending not to listen to the ribald jokes, the insults exchanged, the conspiracy theories masquerading as political commentary among the assortment of characters who frequented the shop my father and his brothers owned.
Sept. 29, 2002
Fueled by teen audiences, ‘Barbershop’ and other ‘urban’ movies have moved from their traditional markets to become crossover hits.
Dec. 16, 2002
Box office* Ice Cube’s ensemble comedy opens in first place; ‘Wedding’ passes $100 million.
Sept. 16, 2002
The controversy over a character’s dismissive remarks about civil rights leaders helped push the critically acclaimed movie “Barbershop” to No. 1 in the national rankings.
Oct. 5, 2002