The actor, once known for romantic comedies, has taken on darker roles of late — including as a potentially dangerous version of himself in HBO’s “The Undoing.”
The “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner explains how they pulled off that season-opening shocker — and why Katherine Heigl didn’t get the sendoff fans wanted.
TV highlights for Nov. 29-Dec. 5 include a “Masterpiece” retrospective plus holiday specials with Mariah Carey, Dolly Parton and BTS.
With his documentary “76 Days,” Hao Wu offers a deeply personal look at what happened in Wuhan hospitals at the height of China’s COVID-19 crisis. He explains how he made the movie.
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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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Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Tainy are the only Latin artists nominated for a Grammy beyond the Latin categories. They collaborated with British singer Dua Lipa.
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.
Moviegoing will be different this Thanksgiving, but with high quality titles set for release and coming soon there’s still plenty of things to be grateful about.
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.
These punchy, short audio dramas jump from Santa Monica and the Palisades to DTLA, South L.A. and Sun Valley. Some of them are a trip.
As if this holiday season wasn’t surreal enough: Alex Prager’s hyper-real sculptural installation at LACMA memorializes the office holiday party.
Some museums have closed, some are open. Drive-in shows are a go, but what about outdoor concerts? A rundown of culture under new COVID-19 rules.
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“All Bad Cards,” a free online game reminiscent of “Cards Against Humanity,” can bring friends together during the pandemic — especially friends who like raunchy humor.
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What’s on TV Saturday, Nov. 28, plus Sunday talk shows: “The Call of the Wild”; holiday movies on Hallmark and Lifetime.
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Why Katee Sackhoff cried as she brought Bo-Katan Kryze to life on ‘The Mandalorian,’ plus her backstory questions and how she practiced that key line.
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Singer-actress Flor Silvestre, who shined on her own and as an equal to her partner, then became matriarch of an entertainment dynasty, dies at 90.
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Movies on TV this week:Nov. 29: Movies on TV this week: “Citizen Kane” on TCM; “Raging Bull” on Epix”; “Star Wars: A New Hope” on TNT
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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.”
Arnold Schoenberg’s sacrilegious “Pierrot Lunaire” foretold a distortion of reality that has never left us.
Social media platform Parler looks like it was designed by a pharmaceutical firm and sounds like a symphony composed of one note: conspiracy theory.
Our plague year is an opportunity to see, at last, one of the hidden truths of America’s founding: the great suffering of the Native people.
Looking for socially distanced things to do this holiday weekend? Here’s a list, including some sights to enjoy from the safety of your car.
L.A. Phil earns two nominations for its Ives symphony cycle, and a UCLA professor and student choir also score Grammy love in classical categories.
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Faizon Love accuses Universal Pictures of failing to make up for excluding him and another Black actor from marketing posters for “Couples Retreat.”
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A foreign journalist sued Golden Globes organizer Hollywood Foreign Press Association, alleging the group acted like a cartel. A federal judge disagreed and tossed the suit.
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After a rebound, the storied studio is facing a string of challenges during the pandemic.
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Executive producer Justin Tranter and artists Shea Diamond and Tegan Quin discuss the importance of the “Happiest Season” film and soundtrack
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Errol Morris’ documentary “My Psychedelic Love Story” focuses on Swiss-born author Joanna Harcourt-Smith and her ’70s affair with counterculture guru Timothy Leary.
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Will we see the Trump campaign’s screwball attempts to overturn votes in satire? Will loosened drug laws further drive stoner comedies to extinction? We have ideas
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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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Rams rookie safety Jordan Fuller has performed well as a starter, but his mom, Cindy Mizelle, sings with some of music’s biggest acts, including Bruce Springsteen.
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Bad Bunny’s surprise new rock-inspired LP follows his Grammy-nominated album “YHLQMDLG.”
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The Recording Academy responded: ‘We understand that the Weeknd is disappointed ... Unfortunately ... there are fewer nominations than ... deserving artists.’
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Mickey Guyton, nominated for her song “Black Like Me,” became the first Black female solo artist to earn a Grammy nod in a country music category Tuesday.
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Meredith Blake and Robert Lloyd discuss the finale and look back over the latest season of ‘The British Baking Show.’
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What’s on TV Friday, Nov. 27: “Great Performances” Lea Salonga in concert on PBS
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What’s on TV Thursday, Nov. 26: “Star Trek: Discovery” on CBS; “The Wizard of Oz” on TBS
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“NYPD Blue” and “Silver Spoons” actor Rick Schroder says he contributed “hundreds of thousands” of dollars to Kyle Rittenhouse’s bail and defense.
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Julie Buxbaum’s “Admission” focuses not on the Felicity Huffman-like parent but her daughter, Chloe, and the way all children of privilege are raised.
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ViacomCBS has announced plans to sell Simon & Schuster to publishing giant Penguin Random House LLC for a whopping $2.18 billion next year.
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Karen Powell’s “The River Within” is far more than a “Downton Abbey"-derived Yorkshire mystery; it’s the anatomy of a caste system that’s never gone away.
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Former President Obama is already a bestselling author and also a prize-winning author.
