Most COVID-19-era entertainment is geared toward social and family bubbles. If you thought going it alone was odd before, well....
“Borat” star Sacha Baron Cohen said on “Good Morning America” that he was concerned for actress Maria Bakalova during her scene with Rudy Giuliani.
Meet Maria Bakalova, the breakout Bulgarian actress who plays Borat’s daughter (and Rudy Giuliani’s interviewer) in the new ‘Borat’ sequel.
“Outnumbered” co-host Melissa Francis, who recently filed a pay discrimination complaint against Fox News, is off the air and her status is in doubt.
The White House conversation with Lesley Stahl is leaked unedited before Sunday’s broadcast.
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The 25th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Stories & Ideas kicks off this weekend. Due to the pandemic, this year’s series of free events will be virtual. Here’s everything you need to know about how to tune in.
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Roberto Lovato discusses his life and work with Times writer Esmeralda Bermudez for the 2020 Festival of Books.
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Former Gov. Jerry Brown discusses a new biography on his California political life at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver write for the outsider kid in ‘Lights, Camera, Danger!’
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Marlon James, Natalie Portman, Marilynne Robinson, Jerry Brown, Laila Lalami, Kevin Kwan, Roberto Lovato and so many more writers will take part.
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As the L.A. Times Festival of Books turns 25 with a virtual fest, the author recalls how its tight-knit community helped obliterate his L.A. cliches.
For the first time since COVID shutdowns, and the first time since retirement, former Times critic Kenneth Turan sees a movie, Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet,” in a theater. Here’s what brought him back.
The Otis report underscored the devastating impact the health crisis has had on key drivers of Southern California’s entertainment economy.
Stephanie Wittels Wachs lost her brother, TV writer Harris Wittels, to an overdose; producer Jessica Cordova Kramer also lost a brother to addiction. Now they’ve paired up for a podcast, “Last Day,” that tackles society’s most deadly stigmas with humor and frankness.
51 video games. Made in two weeks. All of them about life in 2020. Trust me, it’s better when it’s a game.
The COVID-19 pandemic may have you hunkered down at home, but Scott Silven delivers a mesmerizing escape to Scotland in this immersive online theater piece.
Geffen Playhouse sets dates and prices for Sri Rao’s cooking show, an interactive murder-mystery and a sequel to Helder Guimarães’ magic hit, “The Present.”
With COVID-19 stimulus stalled, L.A. clubs face doomsday scenario: ‘We’re in the deep end, drowning’
With COVID-19 stimulus stalled, L.A. clubs face doomsday scenario: ‘We’re in the deep end, drowning’
Most club owners say they will have to close their doors permanently in the coming months unless the Save Our Stages bill is passed.
A fiscally robust museum plans to fund operations by selling $73 million of its art. The scope of the move threatens to accelerate a troubling trend.
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William Blinn, creator of “Starsky and Hutch” and an award-winning screenwriter responsible for “Brian’s Song,” “Roots” and “Purple Rain,” has died at 83.
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Texas country singer and songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker, who wrote the pop song “Mr. Bojangles,” has died at 78.
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Writers Rachel Howzell Hall, Attica Locke and Ivy Pochoda talked with Times reporter James Queally for a 2020 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books event.
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Lupin III’s first 3DCG feature is a fun, zippy adventure where the gentleman thief and his friends triumph over Nazis.
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What’s on TV Saturday, Oct. 24, plus Sunday talk shows: Adele hosts NBC’s “Saturday Night Live”; World Series game 4: the Dodgers versus the Tampa Bay Rays
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Klein’s lamppost sculpture was moved without permission in 2017, now it’s back. Plus, museums at a crossroads in our weekly arts newsletter
Outdoor art that’s part of the Hammer and the Huntington’s “Made in L.A. 2020" quietly pops up in public spots around the city. Here’s where to look.
Hit a Day of the Dead celebration in L.A.'s Grand Park, drive-in music and comedy at the Rose Bowl or a kiddie delight at the Natural History Museum.
Our weekly list of online concerts, streaming theater productions, virtual art exhibitions and other cultural experiences for your viewing consideration.
Much more than simply increasing diversity, the task ahead will consist of rethinking the very ways in which museums are governed.
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A 484-page examination by MoMA shines a light on the history of race in the museum’s programming and also its internal politics
In her first solo at David Kordansky, Stark focuses on hearts and their meanings — as tokens of love but also as symbols of valor, such as the Purple Heart.
With the Supreme Court signaling possible reversals on marriage equality, Joe Mantello’s “The Boys in the Band” feels less like a period piece and more like an addition to the director’s already impressive list of truth-telling plays.
Kim Abeles has been making her Smog Collectors art for more than 30 years. Her latest series uses air pollution from the Bobcat wildfire as her material.
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Quibi’s decision to shut down the company is forcing more than 200 employees out of work.
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West Coast-based SAG-AFTRA and New York-based Actors Equity, the two unions representing actors and performers, are in an escalating jurisdictional feud.
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The streaming service launched by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman failed to gain traction following its launch in April.
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Everything you need to know about Chang’e, Phillipa Soo’s breakout character in the Netflix animated feature ‘Over the Moon.’
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Prompted by the House Oversight Committee and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, the Government Accountability Office agreed this week to study Latino hiring in entertainment.
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Marge Champion, a longtime dancer, Emmy-winning choreographer and motion reference for Disney’s “Snow White,” dies at 101.
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Find a flick with our guide to new and classic movies playing outdoors at L.A.-area drive-ins, pop-ups and rooftops.
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Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny was spotted filming what appeared to be a commercial for a popular snack food in Boyle Heights.
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The 27-year-old pop star’s latest single is the first from her forthcoming album, due Oct. 30.
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A Los Angeles judge has dismissed the lawsuit of one of two men who alleged in the documentary “Leaving Neverland” that Michael Jackson abused them as boys.
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After a memoir and Broadway solo show, Bruce Springsteen gathered the E Street Band at his New Jersey studio for five days of shoulder-to-shoulder rock ‘n’ roll.
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Whatever his past reputation for verbal stumblings and gaffes, Biden is one of the few who can tangle with Trump and not be thrown off his game.
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Shakira Barrera of ‘GLOW’ tells The Times why the Netflix show’s ‘disempowered’ actresses of color went public with their call for better representation.
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The Grant Imahara STEAM Foundation, named after the late “MythBusters” engineer, will support students involved in science, tech, engineering, art and math.
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“The Queen’s Gambit,” about a female chess prodigy (Anya Taylor-Joy), is exciting, entertaining and convincing — especially when it comes to the game itself.
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Molly Stern announced Thursday that she is starting Zando, an independent publishing company that will team up with influencers and brands to promote books.
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Emily Danforth’s novel “Plain Bad Heroines,” about a movie being made of a book about a book, layers on the flourishes, but it’s just plain fun.
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Bestsellers List Sun., Oct. 25, 2020
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As a new biography comes out, a look back at the history of Malcolm X histories, from ‘The Autobiography’” to Public Enemy to Manning Marable.
