Entertainment & Arts
Echo Theater Company presents the West Coast premiere of “Clarkston” by Samuel D. Hunter, a gay drama about two lost souls set in the titular Washington state town on the Snake River.
Sept. 19, 2024
Business
Sean Kirkpatrick ran the government’s investigation into UFOs, so he knows a lot about how misinformation and disinformation become grist for Congress and an unthinking news media
Sept. 20, 2024
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.
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.
“Silents Synced,” a new series pairing classic films with alternative rock, launches with “Nosferatu X Radiohead” at American Cinematheque.
California
Biden faces a maximum of 17 years in prison and potentially more than $1.2 million in fines when a judge sentences him at a hearing scheduled for Dec. 16.
Sept. 5, 2024
Olympics
Hunter Woodhall, who went viral while cheering on his Olympic gold medalist wife Tara Davis-Woodhall, won gold in the Paralympics 400-meter T62 race.
Sept. 6, 2024
World & Nation
Hunter Biden changed his plea to guilty in his federal tax case just as jury selection was set to begin in a court in Los Angeles.
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