“Selena: The Series” turns the focus to the men behind her — creating a self-serving, controlled narrative that fails to illuminate the late singer herself.
Warner Bros. says the plan is a response to the pandemic that has upended the traditional film distribution business.
Warner Bros. has decided its 2021 movies will come out concurrently in U.S. theaters and on HBO Max. Here’s what’s due on the small screen for subscribers.
Comedian Joe Luna, who performed as Joe El Cholo, warned people on social media against dismissing COVID-19 as “a joke.”
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The 2021 Grammy nominations, in 83 categories
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Thought to be a favorite for “Blinding Lights” and “After Hours,” the Weeknd didn’t receive a single nomination. BTS and Harry Styles also were snubbed.
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The Recording Academy responded: ‘We understand that the Weeknd is disappointed ... Unfortunately ... there are fewer nominations than ... deserving artists.’
Holiday Movies
2020: Just sayin’ — the year doesn’t automatically bring to mind happy thoughts as we head into the home stretch. But with films featuring Viola Davis and a Black Pixar star, this holiday season’s film releases may provide some comfort and, possibly, reasons to be thankful.
The once-overlooked genre has become a lucrative cottage industry — and sparked competition for seasonal viewers. Call it the Christmas movie wars.
ReedPop announced Tuesday that it was retiring BookExpo, the largest publishing convention in the U.S. Some say its decline was inevitable, even before COVID.
When COVID-19 shut down the opera stage, John Holiday turned to NBC’s singing competition. How the guy with a super-high voice became a surprise frontrunner.
It wasn’t too hard for editors at dictionary-maker Merriam-Webster to choose a word that rose above most in 2020: ‘pandemic,’ of course.
Morrison is a vocal critic of UK government measures meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
“Saturday Night Live” axed musical guest Morgan Wallen in October after he was caught partying mask-free. Now the country artist is booked for Dec. 5.
While so many people will do Thanksgiving on Zoom this year, I’m going cold turkey on digital connection and finding other ways to honor those I miss.
Reggaeton star Bad Bunny didn’t perform at Sunday’s American Music Awards after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. His rep says he’s ‘OK.’
Major movie theater chains have responded to the pandemic by putting COVID-19 protocols in place. Public health experts assess the risks.
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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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Readers share opinions on our coverage of the COVID risks of movie theaters, Hugh Grant’s “Undoing” performance and TV critic Robert Lloyd’s very special take on Christmas movies.
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What’s on TV Friday, Dec. 4: “Blue Bloods” on CBS; “Coronavirus: The Vaccines” on CNN; “Kid of the Year”
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New music documentaries include “Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan,” “Billie,” “The Changin’ Times of Ike White” and “Tripping With Nils Frahm.”
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Southern Californians, if you’re tired of being trapped in the house, buckle up. The car is your vehicle to some IRL entertainment this weekend.
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Nearly 75 people shared how they’ve been consuming virtual or distanced performance and visual art during the pandemic.
Ryan Murphy’s adaptation of the Broadway musical ‘The Prom’ brings James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington and Keegan-Michael Key to the dance.
Lou Harrison’s delectable Suite for Violin With American Gamelan fuses Indonesian percussion, Renaissance Italian dances and 1970s hippie spirit.
Props from a beer commercial are being displayed as sculpture.
For those who could use some happy stories to carry you onward, here are 11 products of the pandemic for which we’re thankful.
Broadway musicals, including ‘Jagged Little Pill’ and ‘Hamilton,’ are back for a day in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
This week’s offerings: Jefferson Mays’ “Christmas Carol,” Patrick Stewart and Ruth Negga reciting Shakespeare sonnets, plus “Nurse Heroes Live!”
The stage director and spiritual seeker of “My Dinner With Andre” ruminates on his life and old age in his first book, “This Is Not My Memoir.”
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Walt Disney Co. is closing its children’s radio programming station and laying off staff amid a broader restructuring of its operations.
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After talks with entertainment industry unions, producers of commercials once exempt from conducting COVID-19 tests will now test their cast and crew.
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The home of cable networks HGTV, Animal Planet and ID is launching a direct-to-consumer service starting at $4.99 a month.
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Harry Shum Jr. and Jessica Rothe play star-crossed lovers in “All My Life,” a romantic drama along the lines of “Love Story.”
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Mads Mikkelsen is superb as one of four friends who set out to redefine “high-functioning alcoholism” in Thomas Vinterberg’s new picture.
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Andrea Riseborough plays a British doctor exploring an ancient Egyptian city in Zeina Durra’s meditative drama “Luxor.”
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Writer-director Dana Nachman’s “Dear Santa” chronicles Operation Santa, the United States Postal Service’s annual initiative to bring joy to letter-writing children.
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Puerto Rican reggaeton star Bad Bunny told late-night host James Corden he has tested negative for COVID-19 after contracting the illness last month.
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Producer-songwriter Benny Blanco on his new single with Juice Wrld, the late rapper’s legacy and how the Grammys missed the mark this year.
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Ryan Reynolds uses Taylor Swift’s ‘Love Story’ in a very 2020 ad for dating site Match — because this year has really gone to hell. Even Satan agrees.
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Harry Styles has broken his silence on the uproar over his historic Vogue magazine cover. Here’s what the pop musician and fashionista had to say.
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At L.A.'s KCBS and KNBC, and later in a series of syndicated specials, Sheehan became known for his interviews with Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson and more.
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NFL football, “60 Minutes” lead the way in TV ratings for the week of Nov. 23-29, 2020
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George Clooney demonstrated Wednesday how he uses the Flowbee vacuum to cut his own hair on “Jimmy Kimmel Live.”
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“The Johnny Canales Show” was a mainstay of Spanish-language TV in America, launching the careers of countless Tejano, conjunto and norteño music stars.
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Emma Glass, a working nurse, brings her daily struggles into the flawed but often powerfully illuminating second novel, “Rest and Be Thankful.”
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The prolific novelist wrote “Perestroika in Paris,” about a horse and a dog in France, because it was soothing to focus on “kindness and trying to get by.”
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Mary Trump’s ‘The Reckoning,’ a follow-up to the bestselling exposé she wrote about her uncle Donald, will examine how ‘America is suffering from PTSD.’
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Ryan Gattis’ “The System” gives the Lynwood area the Richard Price treatment. His journey from Colorado kid to L.A. insider was hardly easy.
