Arts & Entertainment

Feature: The TCM Classic Film Festival returns to Hollywood

Larry Mantle is joined by TCM’s SVP of Programming, Charles Tabesh and TCM host, Ben Mankiewicz, to talk about the TCM Classic Film Festival.

FilmWeek: ‘Michael,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body,’ ‘Blue Heron,’ and more!

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

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How to pair your next SoCal museum outing with free live music

LACMA, The Huntington, the Getty Center and the Norton Simon Museum all offer opportunities to catch live music performances for free this spring/summer.

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Country legend Randy Travis brings his 'More Life Tour' to LA's Saban Theatre

Country Music Hall of Fame star Randy Travis will perform Friday at the Saban Theatre along side lead vocalist James Dupré.

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Warner Bros Discovery shareholders approve $110B merger with Paramount Skydance

Paramount CEO David Ellison must now make his case to regulators and a wary Hollywood that the merger is good for the industry.

Fears of ICE raids, family drama and a sassy guardian angel mix in 'Storyteller of East LA'

“Our audience are not theater-goers," playwright Evelina Fernández says. "What they respond to is seeing ... their stories on the stage. That's why they come to the theater.”

An older woman in a white nightgown in bed with a young woman wearing a blue dress and glasses sitting next to her with her arm on her shoulder. Behind them are two women, one sitting and one standing with serious expressions on their faces. Behind them all is a person dressed as an angel sitting in a living room, with a white Mexican-style dress, a white flower in their grey hair and angel wings. The set background is a wall of white lace.

For Black Nile, LA is a city of jazz: ‘ We all have to improvise’

Inglewood-born brothers Aaron and Lawrence Shaw have been nominated for Grammys and played with greats. Now, they’re out with a new album that’s L.A. through and through.

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Feature: What is a film producer?

On FilmWeek, we delve into the allusive title of "film producer" and how the credit has changed over the years with Deadline senior TV and labor reporter Katie Campione.

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FilmWeek: ‘Mother Mary,’ ‘Steal This Story, Please!,’ ‘Lorne,’ and more!

Larry Mantle and LAist film critics Lael Loewenstein and Peter Rainer review this weekend’s latest movie releases in theaters and on streaming platforms.

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These musicians are providing the soundtrack for anti-ICE protests in LA

Los Jornaleros Del Norte play protest songs whose lyrics reflect the hopes and struggles of undocumented workers as they evade immigration agents patrolling the streets.

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