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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 project was motivated by the climate crisis: "We are heading into a very, very dangerous place," Curtis said.
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“Usually [when casting a film] we have a start date,” says casting director Kerry Barden, “and with this, we didn't have a start date until we found Brandon, because we couldn't make the movie without that.”
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More than 50 workers at Marvel Studios in L.A., New York and Atlanta have signed authorization cards to be represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.
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The world wasn't ready when Oscar-winning director Jane Campion’s 2003 erotic thriller hit screens — the subversive take on the genre starring Meg Ryan was a flop. But the film has been critically reevaluated over the last few years.
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Greta Gerwig's film joins a high-grossing list of mostly male-directed movies, most of them with men leading the casts.
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Watch the best cat videos on the big screen. See sketch comedians interpret one-star reviews off the internet. Catch the Aqualillies in action at their summer show.
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It was the earliest tournament exit for the two-time defending champions. The U.S. has not looked as sharp or dominant at the Women's World Cup as questions about tactics and lineups have swirled.
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In a fiery announcement to members Thursday afternoon, the WGA challenged the studios to come to talks Friday ‘willing to make a fair deal.’
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LAist asked Hollywood workers to share how the strike is impacting them. While some are exploring work outside the industry, others are having a hard time making ends meet.
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Hip-hop superstar Post Malone shares stories of fatherhood, self-doubt and why he named his latest album after his real name.
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Mingle with other cat lovers at CatCon. Attend any number of music festivals — Hard Summer, Head in the Clouds, Boogie Nights. Screen Night of the Living Dead. View the CRAZY4CULT art show.
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Some fans camped out overnight in anticipation.
