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After 15 years starring in CBS sitcoms like Mike & Molly, Billy Gardell is back doing what he’s always done best: stand-up comedy.
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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
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The anonymous feminist collective known for calling out museums for discrimination has an exhibition at the Getty. That doesn’t mean they’re sparing the museum from their critiques.
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Academy Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell breaks down his design choices in ‘Wicked: For Good,’ as well as why he thinks the world of Oz has such staying power in American culture.
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Actor Macaulay Culkin is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the cultural touchstone and holiday classic 'Home Alone' with a tour stop at Terrace Theatre in Long Beach this Saturday.
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Macaulay Culkin himself will share memories of Home Alone. Plus, bike or blade for L.A. on Wheels Day and more this weekend.
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Earlier mergers, like Disney's 2019 acquisition of Fox, cut the number of films studios released theatrically — a troubling trend for theater owners already coping with consolidation and streaming.
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The Village Directors Circle, which bought the nearly century-old movie palace in February, will partner with American Cinematheque to operate and program the Village Theater.
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President Donald Trump continues to rage over late night comedians who make fun of him. This weekend he posted on social media that Seth Meyers has "no talent" and called for NBC to fire him.
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Nth Power jam at the Mint, the lights at Manhattan Beach Pier, Miranda July moderates a timely film screening at the LGBT Center and more of the best things to do this week.
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Rom-coms, heist flicks, a sports/horror mashup, a pair of Broadway musicals, a biopic of The Boss, festival award winners and lots of showbiz sagas — here's what NPR critics are watching this fall.
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NPR Music's Stephen Thompson welcomes Ayana Contreras of Denver public radio stations KUVO Jazz and The Drop to discuss today's top new releases.
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Our celebrity panelists Josefina López and Bruce Vilanch go head to head this week on their knowledge of the musical 'Miss Saigon' and the SS Andrea Doria. Think you might know more than they do? Go Fact Yourself!
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Author and professor Héctor Tobar reflects on nearly three decades of work.
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Lisi Harrison’s The Clique series rode the Mean Girls wave of the 2000s, but her approach to writing about teen drama has changed over the decades.
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In an announcement Monday about rules for the next Oscars, the Academy also said that a film's use of generative AI and other digital tools "neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination."
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L.A. Times Festival of Books, Arts Open San Pedro, Ben Folds in Costa Mesa, a walking book club, Dana Point Wine Fest and more best things to do this weekend.
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Earth Day activities, Tuesday night classical at Monkspace, a sound bath in Little Tokyo, Long Beach Taco Week and more to do this week.
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When you think of Coachella, you probably picture the music festival. But there's much more to know about the place it calls home.
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Our celebrity panelists Tim Russ and Amber Nelson go head to head this week on their knowledge of World War II and the TV show 'The Twilight Zone.' Think you might know more than they do? Go Fact Yourself!
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Supporters of the Japanese American National Museum have stepped up with donations.
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Easter egg hunts, AC/DC at the Rose Bowl, Baths at the Echo, a Peep show, new trails open at Griffith Park and Easter brunches galore.
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