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Best Things To Do This Weekend in Los Angeles And SoCal: Feb. 3 - 5

Take part in a festive summit on Black cinema history. Watch P-22’s Celebration of Life. Geek out over music, science and cocktails. Check out a Days of Punk multimedia photo show in the High Desert.

A Black woman and a Black man face each other in coversation in front of a papered wall display.

Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson And More Named 2023 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees

Like Dolly Parton last year, the Rock Hall continues to expand its definition of rock music.

A Black woman who appears to be in her 40s smiles, looking just to the right of the camera. She wears large diamond rings on both hands, large gold hoop earrings and a rhinestone baseball hat. Her hair is long, curly and purple-ish black. It is daytime.

Alec Baldwin and ‘Rust’ Armorer Formally Charged in Death of Halyna Hutchins

Involuntary manslaughter filings describe events leading to the fatal shooting of the film’s cinematographer in October 2021

A "SHERIFF'S OFFICE" sign directs people to the Santa Fe County Public Safety Building in backrgoud where you can see people gathered and two U.S. flags flying from tall poles.

The Zombie Fungus From 'The Last Of Us' Is Real — But Not Nearly As Deadly

This species of fungus, Ophiocordyceps, is known for using "mind control" on insect hosts. Humans, however, are immune.

People silhouetted from behind look up at a screen showing a computer-animated video game scene that depicts a disfigured zombie with buzz cut choking a man with a brown beard. The man's face appears bloody. On either side of the screen are pillars with black and white prints of the characters, both white: the bearded man is on the left and a young woman is on the right.

Best Things To Do This Week in Los Angeles And SoCal: Jan. 30 - Feb. 2

Watch Jean-Luc Godard’s last film. Be dazzled by the artistry of Québec-based Cirque FLIP. View new works by Alison Saar. Attend LAist’s in-person event: Culinary Connections - What’s Good In DTLA Food with our How To LA team.

An acrobat on a football field doing a flip in the air. The man is wearing a red skirt.

Southern California Loses Another Historic Drive-In Movie Theatre: The Mission Tiki

The outdoor theater, which opened in 1956, outlasted many competitors.

A film is projected onto large outdoor screen with rows of cars facing the action.

Michelle Yeoh Isn’t The First Asian Woman Nominated For Best Actress — That Would Be Merle Oberon

But Yeoh is the first to publicly identify as Asian. We take a look at Oberon's complicated path in Hollywood.

Merle Oberon wears an extravagant dress which appears to have Eastern flair, while a man also in an extravagant outfit gives her an adoring look. The image is in black and white.

Best Things To Do This Weekend In Los Angeles And SoCal: Jan. 27 - 29

Shop at the Savage X Fenty Pop-up. Catch the classic thrillers Shadow of a Doubt and The Third Man on the big screen. Start your art collection at an affordable group art show. Celebrate the 124th Golden Dragon Lunar New Year Parade.

Rihanna stands center stage bathed in light wearing black loose pants and a white top.

How 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Captures My Family's Immigrant Experience

The movie is about parallelism; it centers on an alternate multiverse that reflects the real life of the movie's central family, and this family drama reflected my own life.

A woman with brownish skin, her hands in a dramatic martial arts pose, a googly eye on her forehead, as papers fly around her while she poses in an office environment.

Oscar Voters Honor 'Everything Everywhere All at Once' — And Its Cast With 11 Nominations, The Most This Year

But not a single woman was nominated for directing.

Three people who appear to be Asian stand in a living room looking surprised and scared. One, a woman who appears to be in her 60s, looks ready to fight as she holds back the other two, a younger man and woman.

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