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Jay Z and Budweiser plan on bringing their hugely successful Made In America Festival to downtown this summer, but Councilman Jose Huizar wants to put a hold on those plans. Huizar says wasn't given a heads-up about the weekend-long concert in his district and is worried about the festival could cause 99 problems for the city.

A young mountain lion was killed by officials Sunday afternoon after it had stalked a mother and her children on a hiking trail in Orange County. Madison Smith and her two children were on the Borrego Trail in the Whiting Ranch Wilderness Park when they encountered the animal. They were able to escape unharmed and called 911.

David Duchovny will be making his return to network television with the announced purchase of 13 episodes of "Aquarius" by NBC. "Aquarius" stars Duchovny as a Los Angeles police detective investigating a cult that is later revealed to be Charles Manson and his infamous "Family."

Your Los Angeles Dodgers provide the most expensive option when it comes to those really annoying in-game scoreboard marriage proposals. Don't worry, though, all of that money goes towards charity instead of their $220 million payroll.

Lars von Trier's 'Nymphomaniac, Volume I' is, at its core, a rambling and shallow film.

Sometimes the most refreshing moviegoing experiences come when you expect them the least. Le Week-End's initial premise of an older couple looking for a spark in Paris on their wedding anniversary seems about as hackneyed and cliched as it comes, especially in the world of romantic comedies. However, familiar places and scenarios often still find ways to surprise you.

In Bloom is semi-autobiographical coming-of-age story by Nana Ekvtimshvili (co-directed with Simon Gross) told through the eyes of of two 14-year-old girls, Eka (Lika Babluani) and Natia (Mariam Bokeria), who see the civil war in the form of bread lines, occasional blackouts and news broadcasts.

The premise of Like Father, Like Son—a family discovers the child they have been raising for six years was actually switched at birth—is the stuff of treacle-laced sentimentality and Hallmark Movie Channel schmaltz. But to its credit, the directing and strong performances of Like Father, Like Son help it rise above banal mediocrity.