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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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See what's nominated for documentary, international feature film and other categories.
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Every year, the National Film Registry picks 25 movies to be preserved for posterity by the Library of Congress. This year's crop also includes Beverly Hills Cop, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more.
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A pending ruling, whatever the outcome, would set a precedent that other unscripted TV cast members could follow.
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Once Upon a Mattress brings Broadway joy to the Ahmanson, Billie Eilish slays at the Kia Forum, a Hanukkah cooking class, the last weeks for Firelei Báez at Hauser & Wirth, and more of the best things to do.
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Our celebrity panelists Cory Doctorow and Aida Rodriguez go head to head this week on their knowledge of Disney's Haunted Mansion ride and Prince's album, 'Purple Rain.' Think you might know more than they do? Go Fact Yourself!
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Kristin Chenoweth sings holiday favorites, San Juan Capistrano lights up, we’re hanging ten at the annual Venice Surf-a-Thon and more of the best things to do.
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LAist's newest podcast Nobody Knows Anything is fun, funny, and educational (if nothing else, your Letterboxd Watchlist is about to get an upgrade).
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Digital compact cameras are showing up on wish lists this holiday season. Here's what to look for when buying one.
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Swift has made over $2 billion in ticket sales and spent over 25 hours singing the 10-minute version of "All Too Well" since March 2023. Here's a look at the historic tour and what might come next.
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Jonathan Richman at the Lodge Room, more holiday-themed events, a new doc about L.A. band Redd Kross, Millennial Lotería at Gracias Madre, and more of the best things to do.
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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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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, which will include some 50,000 songs from private record collections, is a collaboration between UC Santa Barbara and the Dust-to-Digital Foundation.
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The first three paintings sold for a record-shattering $662,000. Bonhams says the works attracted hundreds of registrations, more than twice the usual number for that type of sale.
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On FilmWeek, Larry speaks with author Samuel Garza Bernstein about his new biography Cesar Romero: The Joker is Wild.
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Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Beandrea July review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.
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Bob Iger said his company is talking with AI companies about allowing subscribers to create their own short-form videos on Disney+.
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Emmy-nominated host and writer Baratunde Thurston explores what it means to be human in the age of AI in his upcoming show in Long Beach.
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Kim Kardashian and Naomi Watts play divorce lawyers at an all-female L.A. firm in All's Fair. The show has gotten bad reviews, but actual L.A. divorce attorneys had more generous assessments.
