Arts & Entertainment

After lackluster rollout, Apple cools on theatrical releases and focuses on streaming

Apple's retrenchment after a period of heavy spending will have implications for stars and producers.

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Best things to do Labor Day weekend in LA and SoCal: August 30 - September 2

Classic films screen at Cinecon, Japanese car enthusiasts head to the Petersen, Fool in Love features big music names at Hollywood Park and more.

6 men and 2 women stand or sit on the bridge of a star ship. they are all wearing their star fleet uniforms

Best things to do this week in Los Angeles and Southern California: August 26 - 29

Free comedy night at NeueHouse, Alison Saar at the Getty, Bayou jams in San Juan Capistrano, and more.

Fireworks shoot out from a stadium during an outdoor show at night with a large crowd watching.

Pageant of the Masters was even weirder than I thought, and also insanely cool

The 91-year-old Laguna Beach tradition is tableau vivant on fire.

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This week on TV: The drama is real

There is no shortage of TV dramas to add to your queue this week, including the second season of Pachinko, plus one of the most admired police dramas from the 90s, which makes its streaming debut. The streaming gods have answered fans' prayers.

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What’s playing? From ‘To Live and Die in L.A.’ to ‘Fantastic Mr. Fox,’ here’s our weekend movie picks around LA

From bookstore romances to Spider-Man and beautiful stop-motion animation, there’s something for everyone this weekend.

Three movie posters, one featuring an anime warrior and giant wolf, one featuring two people in business clothes, and one featuring a shadowy figure in front of a sunset with a briefcase.

Proliferation of AI deep fakes has Hollywood agents engaged in whack-a-mole

WME has been among the agencies taking action, working with companies that deploy AI to fight AI fakes.

In a crowd, a older white man with a beard hold a black and yellow signs that says "NO A.I." as others demonstrate on a sidewalk.

Hollywood's elite earners grow concerned for next generation as financial woes continue

All the power lies with the streamers, and yet most are shrinking their series and film commissions.

Best things to do this weekend in Los Angeles and Southern California: August 23 - 25

Hungry Ghost Festival in Chinatown, Michael Feinstein conducts California favorites, a Beatles talk, half-off burgers at Barney’s Beanery, and more.

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Sports, legacy media deals disrupted by last-minute curveballs

Venu, co-owned by three studios, had plans to make it easier for sports fans to avoid linear TV, but those have now been made more difficult.

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