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‘They’re really attacking the wrong person,’ Rita Moreno says in defense of Lin-Manuel Miranda amid a representation debate about ‘In the Heights.’
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Amid wide praise for the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s ‘In the Heights,’ a debate is brewing over its lack of Afro-Latinx performers. Here’s why.
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Kevin Hart aims for a more dramatic turn in ‘Fatherhood,’ based on the true story of a father trying to raise his daughter after the death of his wife.
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Defter and more surefooted than Pixar’s Oscar-winning “Soul,” Enrico Casarosa’s directing debut opens at the El Capitan and streams on Disney+.
Warning: Justin Chang’s “return to the movies” essay is a tear-jerker. But you’ll laugh too as he revisits cinematic memories and ponders post-pandemic moviegoing.
Sparks ‘fanboy’ Edgar Wright pays loving tribute to 50-plus years of fun, focused musical ambition.
Pacific movie theaters at the Grove in Los Angeles and at the Americana in Glendale would add to AMC’s Southern California portfolio.
Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L. Jackson and Salma Hayek star in the cacophonous, raunchy, lowest-common denominator sequel “The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard.”
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No Belle, no problem: Disney+ greenlights a live-action limited series that’s a prequel to ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ featuring Gaston and LeFou.
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Grainy new photos show Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, who’ve recently reunited, locking lips at Nobu in Malibu during a birthday celebration.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jon M. Chu’s ‘In the Heights’ has an impressive cast, but little Afro-Latinx or LGBTQ+ representation. Now Miranda has apologized.
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Kevin Hart advocates for the right to disagree and argues that intent matters. ‘There’s an assumption it’s always bad,’ he says in a new interview.
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Ned Beatty, actor whose memorable first film role in 1972′s “Deliverance” launched him on a long and prolific career, has died.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical “In the Heights” had a lackluster $11-million debut. Analyst Paul Dergarabedian says the film may yet have legs.
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Actors, writers, directors and executives discuss the state of Latino representation in film and TV with The Times.
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Netflix, HBO Max and others are investing in Spanish-language content to target U.S. Latinos and Latin American markets.
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My last chance at Hollywood fame was going to live or die on Olvera Street. But overcoming the tropes wasn’t going to be easy.
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A Times report on the many-layered history of Latinos in Hollywood, the low representation figures and what TV and movie creators are doing about it.
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A Hollywood rookie and an Oscar-nominated producer trade notes on the hurdles they’ve encountered trying to bring Latino stories to the screen.
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Hollywood has often limited Latino stories to Boyle Heights and East L.A. Now, two Netflix series are imagining how to broaden pop culture’s horizons.
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Latinx audiences, key to the success of “Fast and Furious,” are Hollywood’s most dependable customers. Now they’re helping movie theaters bounce back after COVID-19. Will they be rewarded?
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Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jon M. Chu, Olga Merediz and others break down ‘Paciencia y Fe,’ the immigrant ballet sure to give viewers a ‘big gasp moment.’
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Bodega coffee and raps about gentrification — we reflect on everything riding on Lin-Manuel Miranda’s cultural unicorn
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Wednesday’s Verzuz showdown will spotlight Eve and Trina in the online series’ first matchup between female rappers. Here’s how to watch.
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The relatively quick and bipartisan passage of a bill to create Juneteenth National Independence Day contrasts sharply with previous federal holiday battles.
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‘Loki’ director Kate Herron explains how they made Miss Minutes — plus, we dig into the comic book storylines behind this week’s big reveal.
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“Manifest” has risen to the top spot on Netflix, but NBC has decided to cancel the series. Fans and some of the cast have taken to Twitter to save the show.
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William Gude, a regular critic of the LAPD, said his 22-year-old son Marcelis was shot dead in an incident that also left an 8-year-old girl wounded.
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Congress is facing pressure to act on voting rights, but Democrats can’t agree on the best path.
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Actor John Boyega on his role in ‘Red, White and Blue,’ finding the courage to speak out about his experiences on the ‘Star Wars’ trilogy and the rousing protest speech he gave last year in London.
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