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“Chernobyl” and “When They See Us” made us see history anew. Count on one of them to win the best limited series Emmy.
Eon Productions revealed the title on Tuesday, and the milestone film’s name seems to strike a similar urgent-yet-matter-of-fact tone like classic 007 flicks.
Charges against Terry Bryant, the man accused of stealing Frances McDormand’s Oscar in 2018, have been dropped.
English actor and musician Johnny Flynn will portray David Bowie in Salon Pictures’ upcoming biopic “Stardust,” also starring Jena Malone and Marc Maron.
L.A. Opera says its general director, accused of sexual harassment across decades, will be the subject of an investigation starting immediately.
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‘Marriage Story’ trailers mark writer-director Noah Baumbach’s newest Netflix collaboration, this time starring Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver.
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Both Netflix’s “Mindhunter” and Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood” downplay — or erase — Charles Manson’s white supremacist ideology.
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Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton and Reba McEntire will host the annual CMA Awards, amid controversy over the lack of female artists on country radio
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In “Empty Hearts,” Juli Zeh lures readers into a near future numb to political and social upheaval.
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Review: In ‘Black Light: Stories,’ Kimberly King Parsons brings ‘enchanting yowls’ from wild Texas
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“Inland” by Téa Obreht is a sweeping story of magical realism and outcasts in the West.
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Things to do in L.A.: An homage to Toni Morrison, writing at the L.A. River and other book events.
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“Fleabag” creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge (and co-writer of next James Bond movie) brought character’s story to a heartbreaking end, but promises she’ll be OK.
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HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ earned 19 Emmy nominations, but it’s not the whole story. These books and films add to the picture.
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HBO’s “Chernobyl” is not just a look at the past, say the Emmy-nominated series’ writer Craig Mazin and director Johan Renck. It’s a warning.
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Ava DuVernay, writer-director of ‘When They See Us,’ wanted to honor the five teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of beating and raping a woman
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If shopping is a form of self-definition, then it makes sense Mogul’s show at As Is LA gallery would take the shape of a Midcentury design showroom.
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At the Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena, photographs and ephemera document a 3-year-old club’s quest to deliver a space of pure freedom.
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SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris (“BH90210") faces Matthew Modine (“Stranger Things”). The union will fight to increase pay in negotiations with studios.
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What’s on TV Tuesday, Aug. 20: ‘The Detour’ on TBS; America’s Got Talent; Animal Kingdom; Alternatino With Arturo Castro; The Detour; Baseball; Soccer: Leagues Cup Club; WNBA Basketball
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Appointment of Bob Bakish as chairman of the merged Viacom-CBS triggered a clause in Ianiello’s contract that gives the executive a hefty payment. Three CBS board members are also exiting.
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Jiehae Park’s “Hannah and the Dread Gazebo,” presented by the Fountain Theatre and East West Players, follows a New York woman to the DMZ as she unravels the mysterious death of her grandmother.
Blair Underwood and David Alan Grier will star, and Kenny Leon will direct, in the Broadway premiere of Charles Fuller’s Pulitzer-winning work ‘A Soldier’s Play.’
‘Desert Painters’ show of Australian Aboriginal art at Gagosian in Beverly Hills brings the summer gallery season to a stunning close.
Classical music performances in L.A. for Aug. 18-25 include “Peter and the Wolf” with John C. Reilly and the LA Phil plus Verdi’s Requiem with Dream Orchestra
“Christian Marclay: Sound Stories” at LACMA and more museum shows to see in L.A., Aug. 18-25
New theater to see Aug. 18-25 in L.A. includes “Beast on the Moon,” “Barrymore” and “The Joy Luck Club”
Dance performances in L.A. for Aug. 18-25 include Heidi Duckler Dance’s “Stay Awake” and Mantra Siam’s “Tales from Mount Sumeru: The Golden Peacock”
Allegations against Plácido Domingo rock the opera world, how Latino invisibility in culture helps Trump and more in the week’s essential arts news.
Bold work made before and after DeFeo’s crucial stay in Florence is now on view at Marc Selwyn Fine Art.
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The Writers Guild of America West on Monday dismissed its lawsuit against several talent agencies. The pullback comes as the union faces internal divisions on how it should conduct negotiations with the talent agencies.
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Disney+ will launch in Canada and the Netherlands on Nov. 12, the same date that the streaming service starts in the U.S.
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Endeavor Content is part of the larger company’s aggressive and controversial strategy to expand beyond traditional deal-making into owning content.
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Writer Gabby Rivera and artist Royal A. Dunlap announce “b.b. free,” an adventure comic set in a “post-climate-change-America,” from Boom! Studios.
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In ‘Rad’s’ 1980s-styled view of the post-post-apocalypse, climate change and class divisions wreak havoc, but you can have vampire-like powers.
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“Dora and the Lost City of Gold” smartly honors “Dora the Explorer” without losing sight of its own adventure story by putting Dora first. That’s why it works.
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“She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” voice actors Lauren Ash and AJ Michalka share what they think would be an ideal hang-out day for villains Catra and Scorpia.
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Horror film ‘Ready or Not’ stars Samara Weaving as a new bride forced by her eccentric, wealthy in-laws to play a twisted and deadly game.
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In Hulu’s “The Amazing Johnathan Documentary,” filmmaker Ben Berman meets 60-year-old magician John Szeles shortly after the performer has been given one year to live. When Berman goes to interview Szeles in Las Vegas, he discovers numerous surprises.
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“Good Boys” brought in $21 million at the box office. “Where’d You Go, Bernadette,” “47 Meters Down: Uncaged” and “Blinded by the Light” disappoint.
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New movies opening in L.A. for Aug. 18-25 include “Brittany Runs a Marathon,” “Angel Has Fallen” and “Overcomer”
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At age 21, Florida rapper $not already has a signature look, a passionate social following and a big-time record deal.
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After an unprecedented 19-week ride at No. 1, Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” has finally been eclipsed by another summer bop: Billie Eilish’s “Bad Guy.”
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Lay Zhang, Jackson Wang, Lai Kuan-lin and Victoria Song were among the K-pop singers who declared themselves pro-China on their social media accounts.
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Peter Fonda’s rock ‘n’ roll travels in the ‘60s found him tripping with the Beatles, riding motorcycles with the Monkees, even releasing his own single.
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“The Politician,” starring Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow and Zoey Deutch, is part of Ryan Murphy’s $300-million multiyear deal with Netflix.
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Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston take on a patriarchal broadcast news industry in “The Morning Show,” set to launch on Apple’s new streaming service.
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What’s on TV Monday: ‘Lodge 49' on AMC; ‘The Terror'; ‘I Ship It’
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Season 2 of Netflix’s “Mindhunter” re-examines the killings of two dozen black youths in Atlanta from 1979 to 1981. But no victims’ families were consulted in the process.
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The women of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ -- Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein and Marin Hinkle -- find their voices and their strength in the fictional 1950s and in today’s Hollywood.
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The stories behind Billy Porter’s flashy ‘Pose’ gowns and other costumes
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Bill Hader earned a directing nomination (and shared a writing nod) for the crazy “Barry” episode “ronny/lily,” in which a hit goes terribly wrong and the hitman makes a key realization. Here’s how it came together.
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“Veep” star Julia Louis-Dreyfus talks about the absurdities of life and the blessings found in creative collaboration.
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