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FilmWeek: ‘Backrooms,’ ‘Power Ballad,’ ‘The Breadwinner,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and critics Christy Lemire, Wade Major, and guest critic William Bibbiani review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

A man walks down a dimly lit, pale yellow hallway, his back to us. There appears to be a person walking towards him at he other end of the hall shrouded in shadow.

Feature: Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures

Larry Mantle speaks with associate curator, Sophia Serrano, about the Academy Museum's Marilyn Monroe exhibition in celebration of her 100th birthday.

A white mannequin in a bright fitted pink dress has its arms stretched out at its sides. The arms are covered in matching pink gloves. There is a spotlight shining on the mannequin as it stands on a red velveted stairs in a dark, black room.

Ditch the mega concerts. Here’s where to catch live music in LA if you’re new here

Los Angeles is home to several stadium concert venues, but here’s a more charming list of the region’s cafe bars and jazz stages worth a visit.

Esperanza Spalding, a Black woman wearing a black dress, sings and plays guitar on stage with curtains draped behind her and a male guitarist playing in the background to her right.

Artists tap into anger, melancholy and hope as Eaton Fire recovery continues

The show evokes unease in warped window frames and a whirling floor-facing fan, and finds hope in drawings of colorful plants growing aside charred tree trunks.

A person with glasses and light skin tone stands for a portrait, leaning against a table filled with art supplies.

Nicolas Cage, Pedro Pascal and Johnny Knoxville star in summer movies and TV filmed in LA

Why did The Mandalorian, The Spider and a “jackass” walk into L.A.? To film!

A white man in a black suit sits at a bar, with a cigarette in one hand and a cocktail that he's sipping in another. Behind him is a red ceiling, orange walls and a blurry figure in silhouette.

Who is replacing Gustavo Dudamel? LA Phil names next music director after much speculation

Daniel Harding, currently with Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Italy, will take over for Dudamel next year.

Feature: The stars of ‘Tuner’ talk about striking the perfect chord on screen

Larry Mantle speaks with the stars of the new film Tuner, about a piano repair apprentice who suffers a unique hearing condition that makes him extra sensitive to sound.

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FilmWeek: ‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,’ ‘I Love Boosters,’ ‘Passenger’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire, Lael Loewenstein and Maureen Lee Lenker review this weekend’s latest movie releases.

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Searching for LA’s best bakeries? The host of ‘The Great American Baking Show’ shares her top picks

Actor/comedian Casey Wilson also explains how strict the time constraints for the baking challenges really are, and why she says the series is kind of like The Truman Show.

A younger brunette white woman and man stand on either side of a wooden baking table, covered with pots, bowls and paper. Next to the woman is an older white woman and man, looking off screen at an unseen person.

How a music showcase in South LA is fighting pay-to-play culture

The Rehearsal gives emerging artists a platform, without breaking the bank.

Six people are standing in the center of room with a backdrop that reads The Rehearsal. A woman is in the center holding a microphone and singing. To her right there two men holding a saxophone and a guitar. To her left are two other performers. The crowd is pictured in front of the band.

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