Arts & Entertainment

A Wealth Of Inexpensive Concerts Happen In LA. So Why Are They So Hard to Find?

Forget the high-priced festivals. You can regularly see bands in L.A. for under $30, often for $10 or less.

A white woman with shoulder length dirty blond hair and a white dress with black stockings stands behind a microphone on stage while playing a white and baby blue electric guitar. Next to her are a bass and guitar player and behind her a drummer.

Festival Of Arts Returns To Laguna Beach

The festival runs from today until Sept. 1.

An Orson Welles Film Was Horribly Edited In LA — Will Cinematic Justice Finally Be Done?

Citizen Kane made Orson Welles a superstar. But his next movie, The Magnificent Ambersons — filmed at RKO Studios in Los Angeles — was edited into incoherence. Now, a Welles fan has used animation to recreate lost footage.

<em>Citizen Kane</em> made Orson Welles a superstar. But his next movie, <em>The Magnificent Ambersons,</em> was edited into incoherence by the studio. Some 80 years later, a Welles fan is taking matters into his own hands. Welles is pictured above in London in May 1973.

Best Things To Do This Week In Los Angeles And SoCal: July 3 - 6

Watch traditional fireworks for the July Fourth holiday — or a not-so-traditional drone show. Catch a double road trip feature with Easy Rider and Beavis and Butt-Head. Laugh along at the Popular Kids Club.

The Hollywood Bowl shell is lit up with fireworks.

Not Coming To A Screen Near You — Viewers Will Soon Feel Effects Of The Writers Strike

Future films and TV series are being delayed, if not canceled. For audiences accustomed to a steady stream of new content, this dramatic slowdown will have a tangible impact in the year to come.

A diverse mix of people picket with signs that read "Writers Guild of America on Strike!" picket on the sidewalk. In front is a man with light skin and wearing what looks like a green Army jacket over a pink shirt, with a camouflage baseball cap and dark sunglasses.

SAG-AFTRA Agrees To Contract Extension With Studios As Negotiations Continue

Talks have been underway since June 7. The union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers remain at odds on issues like the use of artificial intelligence and streaming residuals.

Striking Hollywood writers are joined by a protestor holding a "SAG-AFTRA Supports WGA" sign as they walk the picket line outside Universal Studios Hollywood.

This Legendary Casting Director’s Index Cards Are A Must-See For Any Film Buff

A visit to L.A.’s Academy Museum wouldn’t be complete without checking out the hand-written notes on casting director Marion Dougherty’s index cards — noting everything from Ice-T’s “kind, poetic quality” to the observation that a 20-something Sandra Bullock was “very well-adjusted.”