Arts & Entertainment

Frank Gehry, whose designs defied gravity and convention, dies at 96

Gehry transformed modern architecture with exuberant buildings such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum.

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Feature: Blumhouse and how horror became a box office guarantee

Larry Mantle discusses the current horror movie landscape with Abhijay Prakash, president of Blumhouse.

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FilmWeek: ‘Five Nights at Freddy's 2,’ ‘The Secret Agent,’ ‘100 Nights of Hero,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Claudia Puig and Tim Cogshell review this weekend’s latest movie releases.

Demogorgon attacks and props: behind the scenes with a ‘Stranger Things’ special effects designer

The last season of Netflix’s sci-fi thriller is being released over the course of December. Its special effects designer explained how he helped develop Hawkins through props.

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Netflix agrees to buy Warner Bros in $83 billion deal to create massive streaming empire

The deal still has to clear regulatory and other hurdles, and would likely take around a year to close.

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How old is your music taste? Spotify will tell you, but you may not like the answer

Spotify Wrapped is bluntly telling users their "listening age," which in many cases is several decades older or younger than their actual age. It's a calculated strategy.

Discover the history behind Sid the Cat’s new South Pasadena venue

After 10 years of throwing shows with the likes of Fiona Apple and Boygenius, the indie concert promoters Sid the Cat are opening a space of their own.