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July 14, 2010
Movies
THE WEEKS before Labor Day at movie theaters tend to be a dumping ground for critical duds.
Aug. 28, 2008
Entertainment & Arts
Movie review: ‘Hop’
April 1, 2011
From working with Bad Bunny to being inspired by anime, Tainy takes us behind his new album, ‘Data.’
July 13, 2023
Company Town
Taylor Swift’s massive year continues as 2023’s most streamed artist on the Swedish audio platform. The rankings are part of the company’s annual Spotify Wrapped marketing blitz.
Nov. 29, 2023
Travel & Experiences
People will collect anything--bunnies, cakes, sci-fi memorabilia. Museums and displays of the quirky loot share the passion.
Feb. 28, 2002
Universal Pictures is gunning for No. 1 at the box office this weekend with the high-octane thriller “Death Race.”
Aug. 22, 2008
“Tropic Thunder” remained No. 1 at the box office, with only a 37% second-week drop.
Aug. 26, 2008
Noon: Museums Not everything is dark on Christmas Day--the Skirball Cultural Center will host regular museum hours Friday with a special holiday treat thrown in for good measure.
Dec. 24, 1998
Buoyed by the success of “Who Framed Roger Rabbit,” “Oliver and Company,” “The Land Before Time” and “The Little Mermaid,” animation is enjoying a banner year: * “The Little Mermaid,” which earned a record-breaking $82 million, won two Academy Awards--the first animated feature to receive an Oscar since “Dumbo” in 1942. * At least five new animated features are scheduled to be released this year. * The madcap Roger Rabbit returns to theaters next month in a new short that will screen with Disney’s “Dick Tracy.” * The other Oscar-winning rabbit, Bugs Bunny, will appear in his first theatrical short in 26 years when “Box Office Bunny” debuts this fall. * Starting today, the AMC Theatre chain will show a classic Warner Bros. short before the feature in 1,700 theaters across the country.
May 25, 1990