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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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His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks.
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Free days at LACMA to give your brain a break, putting the fun in fundraisers, new vendors at Smorgasburg, Pussy Riot at Honor Fraser and more.
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Oscar nominations had already been delayed once due to the fires raging in Los Angeles. The ceremony itself remains scheduled for early March.
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This week, stay safe. If you’re in a place to help, help. And if you’re able to, maybe try to get out to support the arts in this trying time.
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The fires around Los Angeles arrived just as Hollywood's awards season kicked off. It's an ominous sign at a time when film and TV production is already down.
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A commercial and fine art photographer tackles wildfire as one of his major themes. This week, he lost his Altadena duplex to the Eaton Fire.
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Our celebrity panelists Larry Wilmore and Denise Crosby go head to head this week on their knowledge of music from across the pond and swimming down the pool. Think you might know more than they do? Go Fact Yourself!
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LAist listeners shared what words and phrases they would like to retire in the new year.
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Did you enjoy 'A Complete Unknown'? See costumes and more from the film at FIDM. Plus, Broadway star Jeremy Jordan performs in Beverly Hills, make your 2025 vision board in a crafting session and more of the best things to do.
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Emilia Pérez, Wicked and The Brutalist took home trophies Sunday night at the awards dinner hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser.
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After a rocky few years and the disbanding of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Golden Globes have seemingly stabilized. This time, comedian Nikki Glaser will be emceeing the ceremony.
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The co-writer of I Heart Huckabees and director of The Little Hours was found dead at a Los Angeles residence on Friday. The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating the case.
