Movies
Denis Villeneuve first read Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel ‘Dune’ as a teenager, making storyboards for an imagined film adaptation. Now that vision is a reality.
Feb. 29, 2024
Elvis has left the galaxy: Austin Butler and director Denis Villeneuve discuss bringing Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, the vicious villain of ‘Dune: Part Two,’ to life.
Feb. 22, 2024
Awards
With Venice and Telluride over and the Toronto Film Festival wrapping, Times columnist Glenn Whipp looks at an Oscar season that seems delightfully unsettled.
Sept. 12, 2024
Also this week: Leonard Maltin presents 1930s Universal rarities, ‘Rhythm Thief’ restored, Haile Gerima’s new documentary and a double-bill of Alain Delon’s beauty.
Sept. 20, 2024
The cast of Netflix’s queer musical narco-drama stopped by the L.A. Times studio to explain why Jacques Audiard was the man for the job, plus more highlights from TIFF.
Sept. 9, 2024
Between her successful acting and producing roles in “Only Murders in the Building” and her anticipated performance in Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Perez,” Selena Gomez remains focused on the bigger picture — starting a family, with adoption and surrogacy possibilities.
Entertainment & Arts
A staff memo at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art indicates construction is further delayed, but when it is completed, the museum expects to hold programming inside the empty building before its official opening.
Sept. 10, 2024
Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and Oscar Isaac headline Denis Villeneuve’s seat-rattling adaptation of the Frank Herbert sci-fi classic.
Sept. 3, 2021
Los Angeles Times columnist Glenn Whipp predicts Sunday’s Emmy Awards and examines how the fall film festivals might play at the Oscars.
Sept. 13, 2024
Politics
Loraine Pellegrino, a Republican activist who signed a document falsely claiming Donald Trump had won Arizona in 2020, pleads guilty to a misdemeanor charge.
Aug. 7, 2024