California
The young ringleader of a group dubbed the “mall murderers” was sentenced Wednesday to death and his three cohorts were ordered to spend their lives in prison for a series of slayings and kidnapings in the San Gabriel Valley in 1991.
March 4, 1993
Sheriff’s Detective Sam Bove walked the rural town of Jamul last summer in search of Jane Doe and ended up on the path of Vickie Eddington.
March 19, 1992
Movies
“Naturally Native,” the first dramatic feature written, directed and produced by and starring Native American women, has lots to say but proves so stirring that it sustains its didactic stretches.
Oct. 8, 1999
Music
The Chris Cornell Scholarship, named for the late Soundgarden/Audioslave singer and songwriter, is being launched at the UCLA School of Law with a gift of $1 million from a coalition led by the late musician’s wife, Vicky Cornell.
Dec. 21, 2017
The common wisdom on the school of Jerry Lewis-manque idiot comics is that they serve as whipping boys for the self-esteem-starved audiences of the X, Y or Z generations--that their film personae can make anyone feel good about themselves because they’re so purposefully pathetic.
Nov. 6, 1998
Awards
In Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” Lesley Manville’s enigmatic Cyril is critical in the development of the unusual relationship between her on-screen brother Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his new model Alma (Vicky Krieps).
Jan. 4, 2018
A man charged with abducting and killing three San Gabriel Valley residents has confessed to a total of four murders, saying he committed the crimes to “get back at society,” court papers obtained Wednesday show.
Sept. 5, 1991
One of the most exquisite moments in Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread,” a film composed entirely from exquisite moments, features a delicious riff on boy-meets-girl.
Dec. 22, 2017
BANGLE THE DRUMS SLOWLY: If all you want is “Everything,” then congratulations--you’ve guessed the title of the long-awaited new Bangles album, due out next week.
Oct. 9, 1988
Dec. 25All the Money in the World The mother of kidnapped teenager John Paul Getty III races against time to persuade the boy’s billionaire grandfather to pay the ransom.
Dec. 24, 2017