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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 storied Henson Studio lot on La Brea is under contract with singer John Mayer and director McG.
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Our celebrity panelists Barry Sonnefeld and Jackie Tohn go head to head this week on their knowledge of the Golden Oldies (or Olden Goldies) and Jewish food. Think you might know more than they do? Go Fact Yourself!
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Disney closed Splash Mountain after it drew criticism for basing the ride off the 1946 movie Song of the South.
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A new wing at the Natural History Museum, Vulture Fest hosts TV reunions in Hollywood, Sting live, craft fairs galore and more.
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The Natural History Museum has a new “front porch” — a 75,000-square-foot exhibition space that’s free and open to the public starting Sunday.
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Soul Asylum plays Amoeba, Jason Alexander in 'Fiddler,' a "What's next for democracy?" talk and more.
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Kick off your holiday cheer Mariah Carey-style, see works in the NOW Festival at REDCAT, Ice at Santa Monica opens for skating, explore the Inglewood Open Studios Art Walk and more.
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The production wizard behind Michael Jackson's Thriller won 28 Grammy awards during a career that spanned more than 70 years as a performer, songwriter, producer and music executive.
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Election night watch parties, Atsuko at the Largo, 'Willy Wonka' on the big screen and more.
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Sunday marks the 70th anniversary of the release of original Godzilla in Japan. But the film that American audiences first saw was actually an altered version with added scenes shot at a small Hollywood studio.
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The Metro Art Buses don’t follow a fixed route, but lucky riders who catch these buses can see dozens of portraits of Metro riders by local artists.
