Television
In Screen Gab no. 149, we catch up with ‘Challengers,’ now streaming on Prime Video, speak with the man behind Colin Farrell’s prosthetics in ‘The Penguin’ and more.
Sept. 20, 2024
Movies
With ‘Will & Harper,’ the ‘SNL’ star and his friend Harper Steele face a new twist on an old challenge in LGBTQ+ representation: How to educate cis viewers without alienating trans ones.
Sept. 23, 2024
Politics
Nearly 75,000 Americans, including 6,850 Californians, died of fentanyl overdoses last year. But only a few politicians have recorded ads about the synthetic opioid crisis.
Sept. 18, 2024
Also this week: Leonard Maltin presents 1930s Universal rarities, ‘Rhythm Thief’ restored, Haile Gerima’s new documentary and a double-bill of Alain Delon’s beauty.
Entertainment & Arts
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.
Sept. 19, 2024
Sports
Luka Dukic called out CrossFit executive Dave Castro for how he handled his brother Lazar’s death at the games. The decision to continue the event wasn’t blessed by Dukic’s family.
Sept. 6, 2024
Books
Pedro Almodóvar’s first book consists of a mix of short stories and personal essays that amount to ‘a fragmentary autobiography.’
Sept. 16, 2024
Also this week: A new 35mm print of ‘Shampoo,’ a 4K restoration of ‘Paris, Texas,’ ‘Mi Vida Loca,’ a generous Beyond Fest lineup, news about Sundance and more.
Sept. 13, 2024
Opinion
That my brother Bobby has pledged allegiance to Trump, a man who demonstrates no adherence to our family’s values, is inconceivable to me.
Aug. 25, 2024
Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, were killed when they were hit by a suspected drunk driver while riding bikes in New Jersey, police said.
Aug. 30, 2024