Oscar producers Steven Soderbergh, Stacey Sher and Jesse Collins on the challenges of mounting the Academy Awards in a year upended by the coronavirus pandemic
Katie and Aubrey Wright remember their son as “an amazing, loving kid” in first interview since he was fatally shot by police officer Kim Potter.
As it marches toward the Oscars, “Nomadland” sparks continued debate over its portrayal of working conditions for Amazon warehouse workers.
When Disneyland reopens the Haunted Mansion on April 30, some upgrades and additions will be familiar to students of Disney history. An one-eyed cat, anyone?
Five augmented reality artworks launched Tuesday push the conversation on representation and historical accuracy in monuments.
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COVID-19 canceled in-person author readings. Now the world is reopening. We ask five L.A. poets for their takes on what lies ahead.
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A year of isolation left us with a wealth of words. Hear from the poets, historians and fiction writers who gave us the most powerful books of 2020
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Panelists will include Zooey Deschanel, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Don Lemon, Lulu Miller, Walter Mosley, Deesha Philyaw and Meena Harris.
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Oscar voting begins Thursday. Here’s how three academy members are filling out their ballots.
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These scenes elevated the nominated actors’ performances into Oscar-worthy territory
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Think you know your Oscars history? Take our challenge and see how you rate.
Are you among the movie lovers in shock about ArcLight and Pacific theaters shutting down? We want to hear what they meant to you.
Center Theatre Group will reopen after 20 months of pandemic closure. The lineup includes ‘Dear Evan Hansen,’ ‘Hadestown,’ ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.’
Frieze Los Angeles scraps plans for a July fair and instead focuses on next year, picking dates — and a new Beverly Hills location — for February.
What’s the role of artists in times of social upheaval? Chilean playwright and director Guillermo Calderón returns to REDCAT with a micro-documentary.
After a canceled season in 2020 — the first in 98 years — the Bowl will reopen with free shows for healthcare, grocery and other essential workers.
BIPOC and LGBTQ actors including Jeremy Pope and Guillermo Diaz will read the Larry Kramer play in an event organized by USC’s ONE Archives.
What will the first shows at the Music Center look like? Imagine family pods, outdoors, with masks. Lineup includes ABT, Paul Taylor and Alonzo King.
The gift from Terri and Jerry Kohl will help L.A. Opera stage its first major production since the pandemic began: an outdoor show coming in summer.
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Mindy Kaling, Barry Jenkins, Rian Johnson, Jon M. Chu and other celebs are paying tribute to ArcLight Cinemas, which won’t reopen post-pandemic.
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Houseplant, the cannabis and lifestyle brand from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, is dramatically expanding into dispensaries around California this month.
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Patrick Radden Keefe’s much-anticipated “Empire of Pain” lays it all bare
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The ‘Ma Rainey’ hair and makeup team had strict instructions to bring the messy, the sweaty -- and the horse hair.
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Big ratings declines for the Grammys and Golden Globe Awards have the TV industry wondering how low the Oscars could go.
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Preservation project, spearheaded by the Committee of 100, ties into a broader campaign to rehabilitate the Palisades in keeping with the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition
Wayne Thiebaud, Yoshitomo Nara, butterflies, Bugattis and the Disney archives: a quick scan of exhibitions at SoCal’s reopened museums.
The Hollywood Bowl and L.A. Phil stage comebacks, plus L.A. Stage Alliance shuts down over diversity issues and more in our weekly culture newsletter.
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Our weekend picks also include drive-in opera, an in-person screening of “Singin’ in the Rain” and a dance party with BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors.
Kyoko Takenaka’s short film ‘Home’ has gone viral on Instagram. It contains audio recordings of racist comments men made to Takenaka in bars.
Dodger Stadium was renovated ahead of the 2020 season, but fans have yet to experience any of it. What can they look forward to in 2021.
60 Japanese American groups sent EBay a letter demanding the company halt bids for the Matsumura drawings.
L.A. County supervisors support continuation of community arts grants for nonprofits serving youth and other underserved communities.
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The permanent closure comes after a year of shutdowns due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Antoine Fuqua-directed slave drama is the first major Hollywood production to change plans to film in the state after Gov. Brian Kemp signed the law last month.
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Kim Godwin, a CBS News executive since 2007, will become the first Black woman to run a broadcast network news operation as president of ABC News.
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Whatever fortitude saw me through the pandemic dissolved the moment I heard the ArcLight was closing. The ArcLight Pasadena was my theater.
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A grand jury returned an indictment against Harvey Weinstein in L.A. County in connection with the sexual assaults of five women between 2004 and 2013.
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Producer Christina Oh had never met writer-director Lee Isaac Chung, but when she read his script for ‘Minari,’ she knew it was meant to be.
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Film editor Frédéric Thoraval understands tension and thrillers. That made him perfect for writer-director Emerald Fennell’s best picture nominee.
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Pop musician Grimes debuted a new and very dramatic back tattoo that’s right in line with her extraterrestial aesthetic.
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Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West are in agreement that they should have joint custody of their four children, and neither of them need spousal support.
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“Dynamite” is the third track from K-pop sensation BTS to rack up more than a billion YouTube views, after the success of “Boys With Luv” and “DNA.”
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Rapper DMX has died at age 50 after suffering a heart attack. Halle Berry, Chance the Rapper and Viola Davis are among celebs paying their respects.
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Henry helped grow the theater and arts scene in downtown L.A. with Dorothy Chandler.
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What’s on TV tonight, Tuesday, April 13: “Big Sky” returns with new episodes on ABC; “Frontline” documents extremists in the U.S. and more
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After a hiatus and investigation, “The Talk” returned Monday with Sheryl Underwood and her co-hosts opening up about Sharon Osbourne’s behavior.
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Hollywood has long rewarded, even encouraged, monstrous behavior. And the bullies won’t be stopped until the mythmaking around them stops.
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The former House speaker’s memoir, ‘On the House,’ brims with fury over the Trumpy takeover of his party, tales of the good old days, not much else.
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Times Book Prize finalists Rachel Howzell Hall, Ivy Pochoda, S.A. Crosby, Jennifer Hillier and Christopher Bollen talk about race, place and genre.
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Poet Amanda Gorman, who discussed her future campaign for president in a new cover story for Vogue, already has endorsements from powerful figures.
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Stephen Graham Jones on how he put together ‘The Only Good Indians,’ a Ray Bradbury Prize finalist, and why horror is the most fascinating genre.
