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Rapper Dumbfoundead unapologetically represents K-town in memoir ‘SPIT’

Jonnie Park, aka Dumbfoundead, unapologetically details growing up in K-town in his memoir “SPIT: A Life in Battles.”

Rapper and actor Dumbfoundead (Jonathan Park), an Asian man with medium skin tone, wearing a black and white flannel jacket over a white t-shirt, smiles for a photo in front of a black wall.

Keanu Reeves, Nicole Kidman and Oscar Isaac round out the casts of new spring TV set in LA

In this fictional TV version of SoCal, Keanu Reeves is a Hollywood star with a long list of people who hate him and Nicole Kidman is a former pro wrestler.

A woman with long wavy red hair sits at a desk across from a woman with long blond wavy hair and a man with a shaved head, beard and an earring. Only the backs of the couple are visible. They both are wearing black jackets. Behind the red-headed woman (Nicole Kidman) is a beige painted brick wall with two degrees hung on it and a long narrow window above it.

New LA play tells the story of Dolores Huerta’s endurance for all ages

Recent allegations against Cesar Chavez rocked the creators of a new play about fellow labor leader Dolores Huerta.

A woman with long dark hair and medium skin tone, wearing a blue long sleeve collared shirt, talks through a black megaphone as two men stand on crates in the background.

‘BTS: The Return’ director on how LA helped shape ‘Arirang’ and inspire the doc

The documentary chronicles the weeks BTS spent in Los Angeles in the summer of 2025.

6 young Asian men on an overcast beach look up at what appears to be a phone one of them is holding up with his arm.

Feature: The American Cinematheque Podcast asks filmmakers what movies have stuck with them

Grant Moninger joins Larry to talk about The American Cinematheque Podcast, his work as artistic director, and upcoming programing at the theaters.

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FilmWeek: ‘The Drama,’ ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,’ ‘Palestine ‘36,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Christy Lemire, Beandrea July and Charles Solomon review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

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No Coachella pass? No problem. Here’s other places you can see some of the acts play in SoCal

You can catch many Coachella 2026 acts — from FKA Twigs to David Byrne — at other live shows in SoCal before, after or between festival weekends.

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Sublime's Jakob Nowell on late father: It's interesting 'getting to know someone posthumously'

A special exhibit on the Long Beach band opened this week at the Grammy Museum in downtown LA

Sublime's Jakob Nowell looks at a museum exhibit with bandmate Eric Wilson. Nowell wears a white tank top and grey pants, and Wilson wears a yellow soccer jersey with black, green and red trim and the number 10 on the front.

Feature: What makes a good book to movie adaptation?

LAist host Austin Cross spoke with FilmWeek critic Tim Cogshell on AirTalk about what makes a good book-to-film adaptation.

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FilmWeek: ‘They Will Kill You,’ ‘Forbidden Fruits,’ ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice,’ and more!

Guest host Austin Cross and LAist film critics Tim Cogshell and Christy Lemire review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

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