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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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Staying in LA will be even harder for grips, gaffers and lighting techs with roughly 13,000 homes lost in January's fires.
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Gustave Caillebotte exhibit opens at the Getty, Ben Barnes plays the Wiltern, Noises Off is on at the Geffen, and a Mardi Gras patio party in Jefferson Park and more of the best things to do.
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Zoe Saldaña won best supporting actress and Kieran Culkin won best supporting actor. Flow and No Other Land won best animated feature film and best documentary.
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The 2025 Oscars start at 7 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. PST Sunday on ABC and Hulu. Conan O'Brien is hosting the show.
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The 97th Academy Awards will air on ABC and stream on Hulu at 4 p.m. PT, Sunday, March 2. Comedian and actor Conan O'Brien is hosting and Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo will perform.
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Johansen, a pioneer in punk music who found solo success under the moniker Buster Poindexter, died on Friday. His family announced last month that he had been in treatment for advanced stage cancer.
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More than 1,700 artists and arts workers are receiving grants of up to $10,000.
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There are 10 movies in the running for best picture. Our critics are split over whether Anora or Nickel Boys should take home the prize.
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Our celebrity panelists Billy Gardell and Gina Yashere go head to head this week on their knowledge of the Pittsburgh Steelers and 1990s hip hop. Think you might know more than they do? Go Fact Yourself!
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Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead inside a New Mexico home, as well as a dog. The door to the home was open when a maintenance worker discovered their bodies, an affidavit says.
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This year, off-screen tweets may end up swaying the Oscars race. But real-world events and people have been shaping the awards for decades.
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If you ask us, Pam Grier, John Goodman, Oscar Isaac and Regina Hall are all long overdue for Oscar nominations. Here's why.
