Matt Brennan is a Los Angeles Times’ deputy editor for entertainment and arts. Born in the Boston area, educated at USC and an adoptive New Orleanian for nearly 10 years, he returned to Los Angeles in 2019 as the newsroom’s television editor. He previously served as TV editor at Paste Magazine, and his writing has also appeared in Indiewire, Slate, Deadspin and numerous other publications.
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We chose our Ultimate Hollywood Bookshelf, and readers responded with the many, many titles we missed. Here are some of the best responses.
April 19, 2024
In advance of this year’s Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, we’re unveiling our Ultimate Hollywood Bookshelf. Find out which novels, memoirs and more made our list.
April 8, 2024
We ranked the best Hollywood books of all time in advance of this year’s Festival of Books. Now we want to hear about your favorites — including any we missed.
April 8, 2024
‘Play It As It Lays’ ranks No. 1 on our list of the best Hollywood books of all time because it speaks to today’s Tinseltown as much as it did Didion’s.
April 8, 2024
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March 11, 2024
Our team at the 96th Academy Awards runs down the moments you need to know about and why they mattered.
March 11, 2024
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March 10, 2024
The film staff saw much in Park City, Utah, during the 40th annual Sundance Film Festival. Here were our 10 top picks: stirring dramas and documentaries.
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