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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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The Dandy Warhols at the Moroccan Lounge, holiday lights galore, a Jeopardy! bar trivia night, and more.
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The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to banish "Jingle Bells," "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and other much-too-catchy seasonal tunes.
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Take the family to Bob Baker’s marionette 'Nutcracker,' there’s a new musical at the Hudson Backstage, and get deals at Small Business Saturday and Museum Store Sunday events.
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Local indie productions like the Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical, holiday favorites like A Christmas Carol, and big Broadway shows (see Wicked on stage!) are all coming to Southern California in December.
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'Digital Witness' at LACMA, Thanksgiving volunteer opportunities and turkey trots, 'Planes Trains, and Automobiles' at the Aero and more holiday best things to do.
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The Compton, Calif. rapper has been in the spotlight all year, first for his beef with Drake, which led to a pop hit and Grammy nominations, all without releasing an album ... until today.
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Our celebrity panelists Greg Proops and Sherry Cola go head to head this week on their knowledge of the 1980s San Francisco Giants and the film The Sweetest Thing. Think you might know more than they do? Go Fact Yourself!
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Enchanted at Descanso Gardens, John C. Reilly at the Largo, the 'Little Women Ballet,' a 'Moby Dick' reading in Venice, and more best things to do.
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The season begins on Dec.15 with Earth Ears: A Sonic Ritual at Angels Gate Cultural Center.
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Having received hundreds to thousands of fan mail each week, it's only fitting to honor White with a postage stamp.
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'Back to the Future: The Musical,' Rogue Artists Puppets at the Autry, Christina Tosi at Grand Central Market, and more of the best things to do.
