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
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.
California
The Santa Monica City Council has voted to take out a section of the anti-camping ordinance that allowed homeless people to use pillows and blankets while sleeping outdoors. The new ordinance is scheduled to go into effect next month.
Sept. 13, 2024
Santa Monica leaders will discuss new changes to its anti-camping ordinance, including to a section allowing homeless people to use pillows, blankets, bedrolls.
Sept. 10, 2024
Sports
Since Rams great Aaron Donald retired in March, folks have speculated that he might return. His wife Erica said otherwise as she recorded him sleeping Sunday.
Sept. 9, 2024
Entertainment & Arts
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.
Sept. 19, 2024
Ralph Rocha was a suspect in the death of Lucio Rodarte, whose body was found in an alley, blindfolded, gagged and handcuffed. Then Rocha became an informant for the ATF.
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.
The success at the summer box office comes as the nation’s entertainment industry faces a brutal slump.
Aug. 31, 2024