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FilmWeek: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Wake Up Dead Man,’ ‘Zootopia 2,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell, Manuel Betancourt and Charles Solomon review the latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

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'Mike & Molly' actor Billy Gardell says there’s an 'erosion of decency.' How his comedy connects us

After 15 years starring in CBS sitcoms like Mike & Molly, Billy Gardell is back doing what he’s always done best: stand-up comedy.

A light-skinned man wears a grey cable-knit sweater and blue jeans. He stands on a stage and holds a mic stand.

Best things to do this week in LA and SoCal: Nov. 24-27

Meet a turkey, eat a turkey, trot like a turkey and more Thanksgiving events for your holiday week.

A light-skinned man wearing a Ramones shirt looks up at the camera. On the floor behind him is a grid of posters.

The internet’s biggest Chinese rapper IRL … in Santa Ana

You may not know his face, but if you have been on Instagram for any amount of time in the last couple years, you’ve heard the music of SKAI Isyourgod.

An Asian man in sunglasses performing at the center of a stage lit up in red and white. People in the audience all held up their phones to record.

See a different side of ‘pop art nun’ Corita Kent — as chronicler of LA through her photographs

Kent spread messages of love and understanding across L.A. and the world with her colorful pop art silkscreens. But an exhibition in Mid-Wilshire takes a less-known area of her work as its subject.

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Students and parents protest LA Phil decision to reduce programming at East LA youth orchestra

The Youth Orchestra Los Angeles provides free instruments and ensemble training for thousands of young musicians.

A young girl holds up a sign that says "Musicos si capitalismo no" while surrounded by other children.

Feature: Renate Reinsve in ‘Sentimental Value’

Larry Mantle speaks with Renate Reinsve about her approach to acting and her latest film.

FilmWeek: ‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Rental Family,’ ‘Left-Handed Girl,’ and more!

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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The Guerrilla Girls took on the art world in ape masks. Now they’re in a Getty exhibition

The anonymous feminist collective known for calling out museums for discrimination has an exhibition at the Getty. That doesn’t mean they’re sparing the museum from their critiques.

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Oscar-winning 'Wicked' costume designer on designing Elphaba’s darker, more empowered sequel look

Academy Award-winning costume designer Paul Tazewell breaks down his design choices in ‘Wicked: For Good,’ as well as why he thinks the world of Oz has such staying power in American culture.

A man on the left is dressed in a green suit and robe. He is looking at a witch on the right, who is holding a broom.

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