Awards
Simon Rex had tried it all -- comedy, TV, MTV video jockey -- but nothing had brought him the critical respect he’s earning for his film “Red Rocket.”
Nov. 23, 2021
Movies
Simon Rex plays an adult entertainer trying to get back on his feet in this latest lower-depths odyssey from the writer-director of ‘Tangerine’ and ‘The Florida Project.’
Dec. 9, 2021
Books
Myriad books have been written about the birth of punk, its cultural godparents in the Warhol Factory and Detroit, and distaff cousins in the United Kingdom, where Margaret Thatcher was punk’s evil stepmother.
Dec. 8, 2016
The indie-film director is content to keep his works small and distinctive, as with his older films ‘Tangerine’ and ‘The Florida Project.’
Jan. 11, 2022
Business
Armor All Products Corp. said it Thursday it agreed to buy Car-Rex, a German maker of automotive chemicals, for an undisclosed price.
Oct. 18, 1996
Entertainment & Arts
Courage is hardly the quality we first associate with Adele Scabaglio, the timid and decidedly unglamorous waitress who recounts her mundane life story from a solitary perch atop her New York apartment building in “Weight on the Roof” at the Court Theatre.
July 11, 2003
California
Ventura County’s agricultural community took a $27-million hit in January’s floods, with the strawberry, celery, lemon and lettuce crops suffering the worst damage, according to a state report released this week.
Feb. 18, 1995
Horror author (“Damnation Game”) and film director (“Hellraiser”) Clive Barker--in NYC promoting “Weave-World,” his new scare novel from Simon & Schuster--is doing double duty as he readies “Hellraiser II” for New World Pictures.
Oct. 4, 1987
Courts: Defense witnesses portray Kenneth Lee as a troubled man struggling with alcoholism. But others call him a manipulative felon.
June 14, 1997
Travel & Experiences
An exhibit of kid-friendly dinos-- and friends--beats out real beasts at a park
June 15, 1997