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FilmWeek: ‘Marty Supreme,’ ‘Song Sung Blue,’ ‘No Other Choice,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Amy Nicholson and Manuel Betancourt review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

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A top-10 list can't contain all the great TV of 2025

TV critic David Bianculli says 2025 offered so many great shows he couldn't narrow them down. But in a year of intense TV, Netflix's haunting series Adolescence stands apart.

Fire survivors can get free tickets to the Rose Parade. Here’s how

Residents affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires can get free tickets to see the Rose Parade and the floats up close.

Best things to do Christmas week in LA and SoCal: Dec. 22-25

Local music and dance, A Fiddler film at the Fine Arts Theater, a Christmas hangover club night, and more of the best things to do this Christmas week.

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Dietrich, Valentino, Astaire ... Who knew LA is in the business of old Hollywood artifacts?

Dresses worn by Marlene Dietrich and vintage Levi's Gary Cooper owned are among a garment collection of old Hollywood.

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Love Hotel Café’s famous alley location? It's closing next year

The legendary music venue is moving to Sunset Boulevard. It leaves behind an incredible 25-year history.

A wide view of the Hotel Café's alleyway next to palm trees and a main street. The building has a brick orange color with cream and black accents. An arrow is on the side that points down the alley with the words "The Hotel Café."

President Trump adds his own name to the Kennedy Center

The arts institution will be called the Trump-Kennedy Center.

Feature: Director Hikari and star Brendan Fraser on their film Rental Family

Joining Larry to talk about the bilingual film Rental Family are director and co-writer of the film HIKARI and lead actor Brendan Fraser.

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FilmWeek: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘The Housemaid,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Peter Rainer, and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

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It was ‘a miracle’ that ‘Love & Basketball’ got made 25 years ago. Today it might be impossible

"You greenlight what's familiar to you, you greenlight what you believe the industry wants. That silences a whole lot of voices.”

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