Movies
James Darren, the teen idol who famously played surfer boy Moondoggie in the midcentury ‘Gidget’ films, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at 88.
Sept. 3, 2024
Awards
Director Darren Aronofsky dives deep on ‘The Whale,’ fatphobia, human connection and why the Brendan Fraser ‘Brenaissance’ caught him by surprise.
Dec. 13, 2022
Director Darren Aronofsky dives deep on “The Whale,” fatphobia, human connection and how he feels about Brendan Fraser and Sadie Sink.
“It comes down to the question of: Should we tell stories that allow audiences to get into the hearts and souls of characters that most of us judge the second we see them?” the director asks in response to criticism of “The Whale.”
Dec. 26, 2022
Oscar-nominated makeup artist Mike Marino used groundbreaking prosthetics in collaboration with the actor Sebastian Stan for A24’s “A Different Man.”
Sept. 20, 2024
Opinion
The best results will come from a more organic approach, not putting people on the spot.
Sept. 4, 2024
‘It’s an impossible role to fill with a real person dealing with those issues,’ Aronofsky said of casting Brendan Fraser in the main role of ‘The Whale.’
Oct. 13, 2022
Updates
Mohr Partners, Inc., a top-three global corporate real estate advisory and outsourcing services firm, announced this week that Darren Shibuya has joined the firm as Managing Partner to lead its Los Angeles office.
Sept. 8, 2023
Entertainment & Arts
Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as ‘The 7th Voyage of Sinbad’ and ‘Anatomy of a Murder’ before marrying singer and actor Bing Crosby, has died.
Sept. 21, 2024
California
Former students of Olivet University, headquartered near Anza in a remote part of Riverside County, claim they were required to work, at times for no pay, and couldn’t leave campus without permission.