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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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Celebrate the Lunar New Year with a special performance, go on a dinosaur quest with the kids, or honor hip-hop legend J Dilla with a night of music in Downtown Los Angeles.
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"Rocky Horror Picture Show" helped spark my love for LA's film theaters. I'm visiting them in a 10-part series to highlight their ties to community.
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Lingering job scarcity in Hollywood isn't just about the dual strikes.
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The actor and comedian best known for his acting roles in "The Office" and "Silicon Valley" discusses his sharp but loving sendup of public radio stereotypes, complete with a self-absorbed host, over-inflated egos and plenty of pregnant pauses.
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Miley Cyrus, SZA, Billie Eilish and others had a big night. But once again, the music industry found itself in the long shadow of Taylor Swift, who won album of the year and announced a new project.
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A film festival, LEGO building for kids, and more
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Not only is the renowned artist's latest exhibit at the Glendale Central Library, he has also designed a limited edition library card for it.
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Get an idea of what's good in television this weekend, with a dive into the latest releases in streaming and cable.
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Midnight Hour is a musical hub in the city of San Fernando. The space also transforms into a venue supporting local artists, like photographers and musicians.
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Hear John Williams film scores performed by a live orchestra, see Paw Patrol live with your kids, and more!
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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.
