Visionary opera leader Yuval Sharon will step down as co-artistic director of the Industry, the groundbreaking L.A. company he established a decade ago.
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Altadena’s Christmas Tree Lane is a beloved, low-tech holiday event featuring lights strung over 135 massive deodar cedars — all thanks to volunteers.
Hero Complex
“Code Green” is a sci-fi-inspired escape room with a heavy backstory and complex puzzles. It also resides in a dorm room at UCLA.
Good friends Hugh Jackman, Shawn Levy and Ryan Reynolds bucked the downward multiverse trend by making the first R-rated MCU movie the biggest-grossing R-rated film ever.
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The filmmaker knew he would likely be sentenced to prison again. So he fled to Europe in time for the Cannes premiere of ‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig,’ shot covertly in Iran.
Director Walter Salles had ties to the political family in ‘I’m Still Here.’ Their story reveals the collective journey of a country.
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The music mogul’s sexual mistreatment of women dating back decades was aided and abetted by a complex and vast network of enablers, according to a Times review of court filings and interviews with current and former business associates.
Like the Marvel Cinematic Universe or scripted series with countless spinoffs, reality TV has become more reliant on proven franchises as the industry becomes more risk-averse.
Critics
The 81-year-old songwriter and composer is the subject of a new biography by former Times pop music critic Robert Hilburn.
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The album released this past summer, “Quantum Baby,” shows an artist most comfortable with the unknown.
‘A future without my parents was something I could not control, but in film, I could,’ writer-director Azazel Jacobs writes of his Netflix film.
‘I was really satisfied and happy with the final documentary. I’ve seen it twice — and I probably won’t watch it ever again,’ the rock star says.
When violinist Ann Marie Simpson Einziger developed a skin condition abroad it led to a rabbit hole of research with her husband, the creation of a new skincare brand and their own unique happily-ever-after.
Filmmakers overcame assault and lost equipment to finish ‘No Other Land,’ a documentary about the West Bank. But while it’s eligible for an Oscar, it still does not have U.S. distribution.
Playwright Justin Kuritzkes won Italian director Luca Guadagnino over with his ‘Challengers’ script and proceeded to collaborate with him again on ‘Queer.’
Directed by Marielle Heller, Adams’ new film, a surreal domestic drama, has gotten a complex reaction. The actor is hearing from mothers who feel seen by the movie.
Lee Ramer’s long career in L.A. arts included ties with the UCLA Hammer Museum and the Skirball Cultural Center, among others. She and her husband co-founded a center to improve German-Jewish relations.
Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, died this week of lung cancer, a representative for the rapper confirmed to The Times. Nelson was 69.
Branching out beyond his typical romantic ballads, Latin Grammy winner Luis Fonsi stars as the leading man in indie romcom ‘Say a Little Prayer.’
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