What Lester Holt told Tom Llamas before handing over ‘NBC Nightly News’
Tom Llamas first stepped into NBC’s Rockefeller Center headquarters in 2000 as a fresh-faced intern. On Monday, he becomes part of television news history as the fifth anchor of “NBC Nightly News” and the first Latino journalist to helm a…
PBS sues Trump White House over executive order to cut funding
PBS filed a federal lawsuit Friday asking a court to block the May 1 executive order by the Trump White House to cut off funding to public media, calling the move a violation of the 1st Amendment. The suit from…
Emmys: 6 comedy actors on typecasting, their idols and more
Hailing from some of today’s funniest TV series, six actors gathered recently for an uninhibited conversation about what it takes to make people laugh at The Envelope’s Emmy Roundtable for comedy actors. In Netflix’s “Running Point,” Kate Hudson plays Isla,…
Loretta Swit dead: ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan on ‘M*A*S*H’ was 87
Loretta Swit, the Emmy-winning actor best known for her time as Maj. Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan on the TV version of “M*A*S*H,” died Friday in her New York City apartment, her representative confirmed to The Times. She was 87. Swit…
‘Mountainhead’ review: Billionaire tech bros watch the world burn
At the beginning of “Mountainhead,” written and directed by Jesse Armstrong of “Succession” fame and premiering Saturday on HBO, three multibillionaire tech bros make their way by private plane, helicopter and SUV caravan to join a fourth in a big…
Marcel Ophuls, L.A.-raised documentarian and Oscar winner, dies
Renowned documentary filmmaker Marcel Ophuls, who, along with his family, fled Nazi Germany as a child and spent his formative years in Los Angeles before having a cinematic career which earned him both an Oscar as well as condemnation from…
One Shot: ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Season 4, Episode 1
“The Righteous Gemstones” turns back the clock to the Civil War in its final season premiere to reveal the origin story of the televangelist family, with Bradley Cooper guest starring as Elijah Gemstone, a drifter turned charlatan preacher. “I always…
Hoda Kotb shares one real reason that she left ‘Today’
Will Hoda Kotb replace Kelly Clarkson as a talk-show host, giving rise to “Hoda in the Afternoon”? The retired morning-show anchor quickly shut down that rumor Wednesday when she popped back up on “Today” for the first time since her…
‘Hacks,’ ‘Forever’ and 6 more Emmy contenders shot in L.A.
There has never been a shortage of TV series that take place in Los Angeles, the longtime hub of the American television industry and its players. But the 2025 Emmy season features such a wealth of shows set and shot…
50 Cent gets a judge’s OK to seize a former employee’s home
Mess with 50 Cent and he might come for your house — even if it takes him a few years to do it. The rapper’s company Sire Spirits got the OK last week from a federal judge to seize the…
Contributor: Art for art's sake, or the president's?
The Trump administration’s decision to rescind or terminate National Endowment for the Arts grants is not only a threat to the survival of arts organizations.
Kaitlyn Dever talks ‘The Last of Us’ finale, ‘crazier’ Season 3
It’s 6 a.m. in Brisbane, Australia, and Kaitlyn Dever is thinking about going to the beach. Except it’s pouring rain outside, which is the only reason she had the option to check out the waves in the first place. The…
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 finale: A mission for revenge takes a turn
This story is full of spoilers for “The Last of Us” Season 2, especially the finale. Season 2 of HBO’s “The Last of Us” ends with the ultimate cliffhanger (seriously, if you have not seen and do not want to…
Hannah Gutierrez, ‘Rust’ western movie armorer, released from prison
Hannah Gutierrez, the weapons handler in the ill-fated Alec Baldwin western movie “Rust,” has been released from prison after serving 14 months for her conviction last year of involuntary manslaughter. Gutierrez was released Friday from a New Mexico women’s prison…
Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
Marking an extraordinary reversal of fortune, including stints in prison and house arrest during years of clandestine work when he was forbidden by authorities from directing, Iran’s Jafar Panahi triumphed at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, winning the event’s…
The 10 best movies we saw at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Josh O’Connor in the movie “The Mastermind.” (Festival de Cannes) Leave it to Kelly Reichardt, who turned Michelle Williams into a seething sculptor with frenemy issues in “Showing Up,” to make the gentlest, most self-deprecating heist movie imaginable….
Emmys: 7 drama contenders on fame, online controversy and more
Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton, who plays chain-smoking crisis manager Tommy Norris in Taylor Sheridan’s latest hit “Landman,” seems like a guy who can’t be intimidated. But get him in a room with Allison Janney and the truth comes…
Shaquille O’Neal drops a bomb on Jimmy Fallon: It was No. 2
One may be the loneliest number, but No. 2 is what sent Shaquille O’Neal urgently mincing off the “Inside the NBA” stage last month while the cameras kept running. O’Neal copped to the truth Thursday night during his 18th appearance…
Five years after George Floyd’s death, TV coverage of anniversary is subdued
The murder heard around the world marks its fifth anniversary Sunday. On May 25, 2020, Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on the neck of George Floyd and held it there for nearly 90 seconds. The incident was…
Kendrick Lamar, SZA’s wicked humor takes center stage at SoFi Stadium
Who knows if Kendrick Lamar will sit for a formal deposition in Drake’s ongoing defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, after Lamar flambéed him on “Not Like Us.” But at SoFi Stadium on Wednesday, Lamar and his co-headliner SZA had…
2025 Emmy predictions: limited series, TV movie actor
As expected, Colin Farrell waddles apart for his nigh-unrecognizable turn as the reimagined Bat-nemesis in “The Penguin.” Farrell has collected many honors for the role, including the SAG Award, and is in front in Round 1 of the BuzzMeter —…
Jimmy Kimmel’s a grandpa after oldest daughter gives birth
Now we know what it takes for Jimmy Kimmel to skip a night of work: One of his babies has to have a baby. Kimmel became a grandfather earlier this week when his oldest daughter gave birth to a girl….
Playwright Kimberly Belflower on ‘John Proctor Is the Villain’
New York — “John Proctor Is the Villain,” the title of Kimberly Belflower’s Tony-nominated play, has a strong polemical ring. Before seeing the work, I assumed that the author was picking a fight with Arthur Miller, whose play “The Crucible” immortalized the…
Jennifer Lopez sued over paparazzi photo social media post
A photographer and photo agency filed a lawsuit against Jennifer Lopez alleging copyright infringement after the actor and singer allegedly posted copyrighted photos of herself from a pre-Golden Globes party to social media. In the complaint, filed Saturday in federal…
Jake Tapper says the media didn’t cover up Biden’s decline
On the Shelf Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again By Jake Tapper and Alex ThompsonPenguin Press: 352 pages, $32If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission…
Natalia Bryant graduates from USC with a nod to dad Kobe
Natalia Bryant, the eldest daughter of late Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant, got an A-list round of applause online after she graduated Friday with honors from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts. “Congratulations!! World is yours!!” actor Michael B. Jordan…
‘The Book of Records’ review: Madeleine Thien voyages into the future
Book Review The Book of Records By Madeleine ThienW.W. Norton & Co.: 368 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In an era in which…
Cannes 2025: Ari Aster, Harris Dickinson embrace bleakness
CANNES, France — In Cannes, the weather changes so fast that you can enter a theater in sandals and exit in desperate need of rain boots and a scarf. On Friday, I ran to my room to grab a warmer shirt for…
Demetri Martin brings comedy to art world with ‘Acute Angles’ show
I wasn’t expecting a painting of a naked clown to greet me when I FaceTimed Demetri Martin on a Monday afternoon in May. After the longest two seconds of my life, the comedian appeared in front of the camera with…
‘Andor’ is the most Latino-coded ‘Star Wars’ property. Here’s how
Looking back, casting Diego Luna in “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” may well prove to be the single most consequential decision in that storied franchise’s history. Hearing Luna’s Mexican accent in a galaxy far, far away was not only…
‘Love, Death + Robots’ turns Red Hot Chili Peppers into string puppets
Chad Smith remembers the night in 2003 when the Red Hot Chili Peppers played for an audience of 80,000 or so amid the rolling hills of the Irish countryside. After a somewhat fallow period in the mid-’90s, the veteran Los…
Adam Sandler salutes ‘Happy Gilmore’ gator: ‘Gonna miss you’
Adam Sandler has no crocodile tears for “Happy Gilmore” co-star Morris the alligator — he has fond jokes instead. The “Punch-Drunk Love” actor and comedian on Wednesday shared a playful tribute honoring his reptilian co-star who died Sunday of old…
OK Go on viral videos in the age of the algorithm
On a spring afternoon in 2005, the members of OK Go dressed up in tacky suits, gathered in front of a video camera and awkwardly danced their way into history. The band’s DIY single-shot clip for its song “A Million…
YouTube will air its first exclusive NFL game from Brazil
YouTube is getting another piece of the NFL by landing its first exclusive live pro football broadcast in the first week of the season. The streaming platform will have worldwide rights to the Sept. 5 meeting between the Los Angeles…
Disney parks boss Josh D’Amaro touts Mouse House bona fides as succession chatter rages
Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D’Amaro brought his mouse ears to Wall Street Wednesday, in what is seen as part of a high-profile tryout to determine which of the Burbank entertainment giant’s executives has the mettle and finesse to succeed Chief…
‘Andor’s’ Elizabeth Dulau on Kleya’s ‘heartbreaking’ moment with Luthen
This story contains spoilers for “Andor” Season 2, including Episodes 10 through 12. When Elizabeth Dulau first heard what showrunner Tony Gilroy had planned for her character in Season 2 of “Andor,” she burst out laughing. “I just couldn’t believe…
Alice in Chains cancels tour after drummer’s medical emergency’
Alice in Chains announced on Monday that they will cancel their forthcoming tour as well as any festival appearances. The decision came after a previous show was called off on May 8 because drummer Sean Kinney experienced medical complications. “After…
Kim Kardashian is set to testify about 2016 robbery in Paris
It has been almost 3,150 days — more than 8½ years — since Kim Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. On Tuesday, she finally gets to testify against the suspects. By the fall of 2016, the Kim Kardashian West…
Amazon says 130 million U.S. customers are watching Prime Video with ads
Amazon on Monday said its Prime Video streaming service with ads reaches more than 130 million U.S. customers monthly on average, an increase of 15 million people from 2024. Prime Video began offering an ad-supported version of its streaming service…
‘The Last of Us’ Episode 5: Young Mazino on Jesse’s rescue
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> This story contains spoilers for Episode 5 of “The Last of Us” Season 2. Jesse is angry. He also has impeccable timing. Just as Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Dina (Isabela Merced) find themselves cornered by numerous infected inside…
Why Mexico is banning odes to narcos by Peso Pluma and others
MEXICO CITY — In a packed nightclub in Mexico City, hundreds of young people sang along as a band played a popular song narrating the life of a foot soldier for the Sinaloa drug cartel. I like to work/ And if the…
Walton Goggins hosts ‘SNL’ for the first time, brings his oddball energy
The worst thing “Saturday Night Live” could have done on an episode featuring rising character actor Walton Goggins, who was hosting for the first time, was play it safe. Though many new fans may know him from his recent turn…
‘Life of Pi’ at the Ahmanson review: Enchanting and profound
The natural world is aswirl in “Life of Pi,” a marvelously inventive stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s 2002 Booker Prize-winning novel. This pageant of puppetry includes a flutter of butterflies, a goat with a plaintive bleat, a menagerie of wild…
Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni lawsuit: Taylor Swift reportedly subpoenaed
Taylor Swift’s voice may make a cameo in “It Ends With Us” — the 2024 film now embroiled in legal drama — but a representative for the pop star says that’s where her involvement in the movie ends. Swift was…
Twofer: Rufus Wainwright ‘Dream Requiem,’ L.A. Opera ‘Ainadamar’
Osvaldo Golijov’s beauteously strange “Ainadamar” has reached Los Angeles. The opera, one of this century’s most gratifying, portrays the 1936 political execution of the poet Federico Garcia Lorca during the Spanish Civil War through the final minutes of actress Margarita…
James Foley, ‘Fifty Shades,’ ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ director, dead
Filmmaker James Foley, whose directing career spanned music videos, television and film, with stars including Madonna, Al Pacino and Bruce Dern, has died. Florent Lamy, a representative for Foley, confirmed the Brooklyn-born director’s death to The Times on Thursday. Lamy…
Bebe Rexha shares infertility struggles in Azealia Banks feud
Bebe Rexha met Azealia Banks’ trademark toxicity with vulnerability, and a revelation about her health, after the “212” rapper shaded her appearance at the 2025 Met Gala. The Grammy-nominated “I’m Good” singer, who walked the steps of the Met in…
‘Forever’ review: An ode to first love based on Judy Blume’s novel
“Forever…,” the 1975 Judy Blume YA novel about teenagers losing their virginity, has inspired a Netflix series with changes you’re free to regard as substantial or superficial. Premiering Thursday, it’s a very sweet show, full of characters whose differing needs…
Barry Diller comes out as gay — and in love with his wife
At 83, entertainment mogul Barry Diller is finally going public as a gay man while simultaneously explaining his happy, decades-long relationship with — and lengthy marriage to — designer Diane von Furstenberg. “I’ve lived for decades reading about Diane and…
Genevieve O’Reilly on Mon Mothma’s pivotal ‘Andor’ speech
This story contains spoilers for “Andor” Season 2, Episode 9. Senator Mon Mothma is finally, openly, part of the rebellion. In the ninth episode of “Andor” Season 2, the senator from Chandrila, played by Genevieve O’Reilly, publicly denounces the Empire…
The best dandy looks at the 2025 Met Gala were by women
Doechii in Louis Vuitton (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) The Met Gala is always something of a performance art spectacle. The 2025 edition was no different. What was unique was that it sought to celebrate not just clothes or ideas, but an…
Driver crashes into Jennifer Aniston’s L.A. property, is detained
A man was detained by Los Angeles police after crashing his car through the gates of Jennifer Aniston’s Bel-Air mansion Monday afternoon, according to the police and property records. Police said the homeowner was at home during the incident. The…
On ‘Sister Wives,’ news of Garrison’s suicide rocks the cast
News of son Garrison Brown’s suicide blindsided the core cast of “Sister Wives.” One by one, on Sunday’s episode of the TLC reality show, father Kody Brown, his wife Robyn and the women who used to consider him their husband…
‘The Last of Us’ director on Ellie and Dina’s evolving relationship
This story contains spoilers for “Day One,” Episode 4 of “The Last of Us” Season 2. One of the first places Ellie and Dina explore when they reach Seattle is Capitol Hill. “What’s up with all the rainbows,” asks Dina,…
Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts’ kicks off summer box office with a solid $76 million
They may not be the Avengers, but the motley crew of Marvel Studios’ “Thunderbolts” punched their way to the top of the box office this weekend, continuing a strong season for theaters as Hollywood’s summer movie season gets underway. The…
Former guitarist for metal band Possessed killed in police shooting
Brian Montana, a former guitarist for the Bay Area death metal band Possessed, was killed in a shootout with police in South San Francisco. The incident occurred April 28 after Montana, 60, confronted a neighbor about tree branches and leaves…
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas takes a bow from the public stage
San Francisco — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie had declared it Michael Tilson Thomas Day. City Hall glowed MTT’s trademark blue. Davies Symphony Hall, where Tilson Thomas presided over the San Francisco Symphony for an influential quarter century, was festooned with giant…
What fans wore to Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ show in L.A.
Beyoncé kicked off her highly anticipated “Cowboy Carter” tour this week in Los Angeles at the SoFi Stadium, where she’ll be gracing the stage five times through May 9. Share Share via Close extra sharing options As expected, the Beyhive…
Eric Church on Stagecoach, his new album and Paul McCartney
Nearly 25 years after he moved to Nashville to make it as a country musician, Eric Church can count among his achievements 11 No. 1 country radio hits, five platinum-or-better albums, four CMA Awards and one six-story bar on Nashville’s…
‘Thunderbolts*’ post-credits scenes explained, set up MCU’s Phase 6
This story contains spoilers for “Thunderbolts*” and is meant to be read after seeing the film. Marvel’s “Thunderbolts*” has been released into the world, which means it’s finally time for that other longstanding MCU tradition — discussing its post-credits scenes….
Alec Baldwin’s deadly western ‘Rust’ finally makes it to the screen
Three and a half years after the fatal shooting on the “Rust” set in New Mexico, Alec Baldwin’s western movie is finally being released. Baldwin accidentally shot the film’s 42-year-old cinematographer, Halyna Hutchins, during the film’s production on Oct. 21,…
Henry Golding ‘really excited’ for ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ TV series
Henry Golding revealed he has reconnected with several of his “Crazy Rich Asians” collaborators as the hit film, based on author Kevin Kwan’s book trilogy, gets a future on the little screen. Golding, who starred as affluent heartthrob Nick Young…
Seven can’t-miss newcomers keeping the spirit of jazz going
Herbie Hancock, who at 85 years young is one of the elder statesmen and authorities of jazz, says jazz is a spirit. Though traditions of the genre remain consistent through the decades, jazz has also historically been about expanding the…
Trump, Paramount head into mediation over $20-billion ’60 Minutes’ lawsuit
As CBS-owner Paramount Global enters mediation this week to resolve President Trump’s $20-billion “60 Minutes” lawsuit, one question looms: How much should the company pay to settle a dispute that 1st Amendment experts have deemed frivolous? Paramount’s board during an…
Matt Pinfield says he’ll return to radio ‘soon’ after stroke
Matt Pinfield is “fighting my way back” as he recovers from a stroke that left him in a coma earlier this year. The former MTV host-turned-radio DJ filled fans in on his road to recovery, tweeting on Sunday that he…
Criterion takes its viral closet on the road to Vidiots
The Criterion faithful are very happy — standing out in the rain on a cold Saturday morning, hundreds of them, waiting in a line that stretches several blocks. Three fans, Daniel Solis, Marco Castaneda and Kian Mohammadlou, have just been…
‘Wear Whatever the F You Want’ review: A new makeover approach
Clinton Kelly and Stacy London are back together, and if that statement does not excite you, it can only be because you have never seen “What Not to Wear,” the series they co-hosted from 2003 to 2013 on TLC. (There…
‘The Last of Us’: Gabriel Luna on Tommy’s goodbye to Joel in Episode 3
This article contains spoilers for Episode 3 of Season 2 of “The Last of Us.” “Give Sarah my love.” Spoken in a voice inflected with exhaustion and grief, they’re the only words that Tommy, played by the actor Gabriel Luna,…
In ‘MobLand,’ Pierce Brosnan finds joy in playing a brute
Playing a gangster suits Pierce Brosnan. The actor, 71, is often best remembered for heroic characters like James Bond, but ruthless crime boss Conrad Harrigan on “MobLand” is quickly becoming a fan-favorite role. The series, created by Ronan Bennett and…
Amanda Knox says Monica Lewinsky is like her ‘big sister’
Amanda Knox has found comfort in “the sisterhood of ill repute.” Speaking at the Ronald Tutor Campus Center at the University of Southern California to a crowd of over 200 people at the L.A. Times Festival of Books on Saturday,…
‘Killer of Sheep’ review: Unvarnished side of 1970s L.A. life
For decades, Charles Burnett’s best film was little more than a rumor. Shot over weekends in the early 1970s with a mostly nonprofessional cast and a budget that didn’t hit five figures, “Killer of Sheep” wouldn’t receive its first public…
L.A. Times Book Prizes 2025 winners spread hope in political climate
It was a night of literary excellence at the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prizes ceremony Friday night at USC’s Bovard Auditorium. As winners in 12 competitive categories and three special prizes took the stage, many addressed the fraught political…
These Koreatown harmonica-playing seniors are Kings’ playoff good luck charm
The Kings are playing in Edmonton this weekend with a chance to sweep the Oilers and win their first playoff series since their Stanley Cup championship run in 2014. Hopefully the Kings didn’t forget any of the essentials while packing…
‘Drag Race’ star Jiggly Caliente gets right leg amputated
Drag queen Jiggly Caliente, a fierce performer who competed on “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” will take time away from the spotlight to focus on her health after a portion of her right leg was recently amputated. The “Pose” actor and “Drag…
David Thomas, frontman of rock band Pere Ubu, dead at 71
David Thomas, the live-wire frontman for experimental rockers Pere Ubu, has died. He was 71. The band posted news of Thomas’ death on its official Facebook page, where the cause of death was given as “a long illness.” Thomas “died…
‘Mammoth’ child actor Sophie Nyweide found dead at 24
Sophie Nyweide, a former child actor whose brief career in the late aughts to early 2010s included roles in films “Mammoth,” “Noah” and “Bella,” has died. Nyweide died April 14 in her home state of Vermont, her family announced in…
‘Étoile’ review: Details and dialogue drive a ballet-world comedy
Near the start of the fifth episode of “Étoile,” a highly enjoyable series premiering Thursday on Prime Video, Jack McMillan (Luke Kirby), executive director of the Metropolitan Ballet Theater, stands outside New York’s Film Forum, waiting for Geneviève Lavigne (Charlotte…
Netflix and ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’ take on Broadway
New York — An eerie, overpowering force has taken over the Marquis Theatre, home of “Stranger Things: The First Shadow,” which had its official Broadway opening on Tuesday. This supernatural power is from a dimension even more intimidating than the Upside Down….
’60 Minutes’ executive producer Bill Owens resigns
Bill Owens, the beleaguered executive producer of “60 Minutes,” resigned Tuesday. Owens had been fighting efforts at CBS parent Paramount Global to settle a $20-billion lawsuit filed by President Trump regarding the network’s October interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris….
Billy Ray Cyrus, Elizabeth Hurley make their romance official
It seems Billy Ray Cyrus doesn’t have an achy breaky heart with his new flame: British actor-model Elizabeth Hurley. The country music artist, 63, and the “Austin Powers” alum, 59, hard-launched their relationship over the weekend in a joint Instagram…
‘RHOC’ alum Lydia McLaughlin mourning brother killed by cops
Lydia McLaughlin of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” is mourning the loss of her brother Geoff Stirling after the 45-year-old was fatally shot Thursday by Newport Beach police. “My family has experienced an unimaginable loss. My brother, Geoff, was…
Gabriel Macht answered when ‘Suits LA’ called for Harvey Specter
Not all heroes wear capes. This one is an impeccably dressed lawyer who is often armed with a tumbler of whiskey. And the new “Suits” spin-off has called him back for duty. When NBC announced that it was capitalizing on…
‘Sinners’ receives a heavenly reception during Easter weekend
Moviegoes embraced “sin” over the Easter weekend. “Sinners,” the highly anticipated period drama delivering a mashup of horror, music and vampires, scored a solid opening, topping the holiday box office with $45.6 million. The R-rated film starring Michael B. Jordan…
AC/DC bring high voltage rock ‘n’ roll hits to the masses at the Rose Bowl
Precious few bands can fill a stadium 52 years into their career — let alone play to an audience heavily populated by parents and their children, both generations sporting red devil horn headbands and cheering for 77-year-old singer Brian Johnson…
Goldenvoice founder Gary Tovar is Coachella’s eternal fan
Inside the club-like Sonora tent on the grounds of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Gary Tovar is inching closer to the stage. As ever, he’s snapping pictures on his phone, and shooting bits of video, to be…
Stewart Copeland plays with animals on latest project ‘Wild Concerto’
Stewart Copeland is best known as one-third of the Police, the chart-topping trio that called it quits after five acclaimed albums released between 1978-1983 and launched Sting to solo stardom. With the Police, which also included guitarist Andy Summers, out…
Stevie Nicks is ‘not pulling any punches’ on her new album
Stevie Nicks is at work on a new album filled with “memories of mine of fantastic men.” “I have seven songs, and they are autobiographical real stories where I’m not pulling any punches for probably the first time in my…
Demi Moore talks losing Oscar to Mikey Madison
Demi Moore expected Mikey Madison to win the Academy Award for lead actress, she recently told Time magazine. “I don’t know why I knew, but I did,” Moore said in the interview. “I was so centered and calm. I didn’t…
Haley Joel Osment arrested for alleged public intoxication
Actor Haley Joel Osment’s recent trip to a California ski resort included more than just snowy slopes: a run-in with law officials and his arrest were also in store. The 37-year-old “Blink Twice” and “The Sixth Sense” star was arrested…
Amanda Bynes just wants to talk. It’ll cost fans $50 a month
Amanda Bynes just wants to talk with her fans — at least with the ones willing to pay. The former child actor has joined OnlyFans. “I’m on onlyfans now!” Bynes wrote in an Instagram story Tuesday. “Disclaimer: I’m doing onlyfans…
‘Government Cheese’ review: Apple TV+ goes to San Fernando Valley
Set in a version, or a vision, of the northwest San Fernando Valley in 1969, “Government Cheese,” premiering Wednesday on Apple TV+, belongs to a class of visually striking comic dramas that slip in out of the naturalistic “real” world,…
Wink Martindale dead: ‘Tic-Tac-Dough,’ ‘Gambit’ game show host dies
Wink Martindale, the king of the television game show who hosted “Tic-Tac-Dough,” “Gambit,” “High Rollers” and a slew of other programs that became staples in living rooms across America, died Tuesday in Rancho Mirage. He was 91. Martindale, a longtime…
‘The Legend of Ochi’ uses puppetry to bring a fantasy to life
Hidden in the thick forest of the fictional island of Carpathia lives the Ochi, an orange-furred primate that communicates through distinct whistling sounds — a song, if you will. Though these wondrous creatures don’t actually exist, they were very much…
Geffen Playhouse’s 2025-26 season has Athol Fugard and Pearl Cleage plays
So far, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s inaugural season at the helm of the Geffen Playhouse has spanned a muscular revival of “The Brothers Size,” a co-production of “Noises Off” and a starry staging of “Waiting for Godot.” Unbeknownst to the public,…
Coachella 2025: 25 most memorable moments include Lady Gaga, Bernie Sanders
What makes the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival consistently the most talked-about live music event of the year is that it continues to be a kaleidoscopic melting pot of pop culture. A sweltering opening weekend at the Empire Polo…
Jennie from Blackpink shines as a solo act with an eclectic set at Coachella
Without a hugely popular HBO vacation-murder show to lean on, Jennie of Blackpink arguably had the harder job of her band’s two solo shows this weekend. So it’s huge credit to her that she absolutely packed the Outdoor Theater for…
Coachella 2025: How to watch the livestream Sunday
Coachella’s first weekend may be coming to an end, but Weekend 2 is right around the corner. As always, Coachella’s YouTube livestream will beam performances from all the stages at the fest onto screens around the world. Some noteworthy artists…
Charli XCX performs with Lorde and Billie Eilish at Coachella
To many, the world of Charli XCX consists of lime green, high-profile collaborations and hard drugs. But the British pop star’s Coachella performance reminds us, she’s much more. Before she took the stage, murmurs took over the green-clad crowd. Could…
Lady Gaga proves she’s music’s greatest kook in campy Coachella thriller
Lady Gaga looked proud enough to weep. Peering out at the vast audience before her at Coachella on Friday night, the pop superstar paused about 45 minutes into her headlining performance to deliver a little speech — a royal address…
Coachella 2025: Lisa, already a Coachella headliner in Blackpink, breaks out as a solo star
To think that Mike White didn’t know who Lisa was and had reservations about casting her. The “White Lotus” creator might not have been a Blink right out of the gate, but if he happened to tune into the Sahara…
David Zaslav’s pay rises to $52 million, despite rocky year for Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery struggled throughout 2024, but there were few headwinds for Chief Executive David Zaslav’s pay package, which increased to nearly $52 million. The lofty compensation plan — which swelled 4% from the previous year — maintains Zaslav’s standing…
Eric Dane announces ALS diagnosis ahead of ‘Euphoria’ filming
Actor Eric Dane, best known for his roles on “Grey’s Anatomy” and more recently on “Euphoria,” reportedly has ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The actor shared his diagnosis with People on Thursday, saying that he feels “fortunate” to…
Lola Young is bringing ‘Messy’ to Coachella
When Lola Young visits Los Angeles for work — something the singer-songwriter from South London has been doing with increasing frequency over the six years since she signed a major-label record deal at age 18 — she usually stays among…
Steven Spielberg honors the late Marvin Levy: ‘One of a kind’
Steven Spielberg is paying tribute to his longtime publicist and advisor Marvin Levy, the only marketing professional to earn an Oscar for his work. Levy died Monday at age 96. “Marvin’s passing is a huge loss for me and our…
Coalition urges California attorney general to halt OpenAI’s for-profit restructuring
SAN FRANCISCO — A coalition of California nonprofits, foundations and labor groups are raising concerns about ChatGPT maker OpenAI, urging the state attorney general to halt the artificial intelligence startup’s plans to restructure itself as a for-profit company. More than 50…
Madonna, Elton John end longtime feud: ‘Buried the hatchet’
Elton John has had a lot to say about Madonna over the years, but recently he offered the fellow pop icon two simple words: “Forgive me.” Madge announced Monday on Instagram that she and the “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”…
The Go-Go’s are back again, still real, raw and ready for Coachella and Cruel World
Perhaps no one is more excited about the reunited Go-Go’s upcoming slate of high-profile gigs than Gina Schock. The 67-year-old drummer missed the band’s last big Los Angeles shows — in 2022 at the Crypto.com Arena and a three-night stand…
Jenna Ortega speaks out on why she left ‘Scream VII’
Jenna Ortega has finally spoken up about her departure from “Scream VII.” In a recent interview with The Cut, the “Death of a Unicorn” star admitted that her decision to leave the slasher franchise “had nothing to do with pay…
Clem Burke, Blondie drummer, dies after quiet cancer battle
Blondie drummer Clem Burke has died, the band announced Monday on social media. He was 70 “It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle…
Al Barile, guitarist with pioneering hardcore band SSD, dies at 63
Al Barile, who played guitar in the influential Boston hardcore band SS Decontrol — a linchpin of the drink-and-drug-shunning straight-edge scene of the early 1980s that also encompassed Washington’s Minor Threat — died Sunday at Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital….
British singer Cleo Sol takes fans to church during debut L.A. show
After years of quietly releasing center stage-worthy music yet averting the spotlight, British singer-songwriter Cleo Sol made her long-awaited debut on Friday night at the Hollywood Bowl. The concert took place just days after she performed stateside for the first…
Coachella 2025 posts set times, with Ed Sheeran and Weezer added
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival posted its set times for both of its weekends, with a fresh smattering of Millennial guitar rock added. With Lady Gaga, Green Day, Post Malone and Travis Scott still locked as headliners, the…
j-hope of BTS on being the first solo Korean act headlining BMO Stadium
You would think most people would need a break after spending 18 months in the military. But most people aren’t international pop stars such as Jung Ho-seok, better known as j-hope of BTS. It seemed like the international pop icon…
What will happen on ‘The White Lotus’ finale? Fans share their theories
The latest installment of “The White Lotus” comes to an end on Sunday and everyone is speculating about how the series will wrap up its loose ends, who will die and how. We asked readers to share their theories for…
‘Freaky Tales’ review: A Reagan-era Oakland comes to life
“Freaky Tales,” a choppy curio from the writing-directing team of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (“Half Nelson,” “Captain Marvel”), is an ode to the Bay Area as a boy might remember it, showcasing three semi-true stories set on May 10,…
Michael Hurley dead: Singer-songwriter was ‘Godfather of freak folk’
Michael Hurley, the eccentric singer and songwriter who pioneered the “freak-folk” movement and inspired generations of artists, has died. He was 83. “It is with a resounding sadness that the Hurley family announces the recent sudden passing of the inimitable…
For Deborah Norville, 30 years of ‘Inside Edition’ is enough
Deborah Norville, who was 36 when she joined the syndicated newsmagazine show “Inside Edition” in 1995 after reporting for CBS News and anchoring on NBC’s “Today,” will be stepping away from the anchor job after 30 years. “It has been…
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 finale: Share your theories
Checkout time is nearly here for “The White Lotus” Season 3, and based on the premiere — and the previous editions of Mike White’s dark comedy — someone will be leaving the Thai resort in a body bag when the…
KROQ veteran Kevin Ryder is back on 106.7 FM in the afternoon
That was no April Fools prank that people heard Tuesday afternoon — Kevin Ryder is really back on the air at KROQ-FM (106.7), covering afternoon drive time. “I spent half of my life with my fellow favorite weirdos, helping to…
Val Kilmer dead: Rose to fame in ‘Top Gun,’ ‘Tombstone,’ ‘Batman Forever’
Val Kilmer, a character actor as famous for his idiosyncrasies as he was for his widely lauded performances in hit films such as “Top Gun,” “Tombstone” and “Batman Forever,” has died at age 65. A devout Christian Scientist who eschewed…
Steve Kornacki exits MSNBC for new deal with NBC News and NBC Sports
MSNBC viewers have seen the last of Steve Kornacki’s big board. The popular data maven has signed a deal with NBC that will expand his presence across the network’s news and sports divisions. But the new contract does not include…
Sony will release all four of its Beatles films in April 2028
Las Vegas — Sony Pictures Entertainment has revealed more about its big bet on the Beatles. The studio will release four films about the Beatles — each following a different member of the band — all in April 2028, director Sam…
The Selena Generation: Latina artists who carry the pop star’s legacy
Monday marks 30 years since the tragic death of Selena Quintanilla-Pérez changed the world of Latin music forever. And yet, in that time, it feels as though her legacy as the “Queen of Tejano” never faded away. One can try…
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 7 recap: Rick has his showdown
“The White Lotus,” Mike White’s black comedy anthology series, is back on HBO for a third season. Times staffers love an escape, but since we can’t take a trip to Thailand to stay at a luxury resort, the next best…
Richard Chamberlain dead: ‘Dr. Kildare,’ ‘Shogun’ actor was 90
Richard Chamberlain, who soared to fame as the handsome young Dr. Kildare on television in the early 1960s and two decades later reignited his TV stardom as a seasoned leading man in the highly rated miniseries “Shogun” and “The Thorn…
In Cypress Hill concert film, band performs with orchestra in London
“We always try to make a place where we can constantly be creative in,” says Cypress Hill’s B-Real. He’s talking about his downtown studio, where the bandmates have done most of their recording for the last decade. If anything, it’s…
‘The Golf 100’ isn’t so much a list. It’s an index of lively profiles
From John McDermott’s fragile psyche to the sustained excellence of Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods — or Woods and Nicklaus; no spoiler here on who’s No. 1 — this countdown of the top golfers is less a list than an…
‘Being Maria’ review: ‘Last Tango’ star evoked with empathy
When the French Cinémathèque tried to show Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1972 film “Last Tango in Paris” last December as part of a Marlon Brando retrospective, the organizers eventually canceled the screening after vociferous protest from women’s rights groups. Its infamous rape…
Remember This Banger: Selena's 'Dreaming of You'
Thirty years after the singer’s death, we look back on the song that encapsulated what could’ve been.
Trump executive order targets the Smithsonian museums
President Trump accused the Smithsonian Institution of propagating “divisive, race-based ideology” and issued an executive order Thursday demanding an end to federal funding for exhibitions and programs based on racial themes that “divide Americans.” The order, titled “Restoring Truth and…
‘Mid-Century Modern’ review: A nod to ‘Golden Girls’ and Linda Lavin
It’s with a combination of sadness and gratitude that I greet “Mid-Century Modern,” a sweet new multicamera sitcom, premiering Friday on Hulu, a streamer not otherwise known for creating multicamera sitcoms. As the last work of Linda Lavin, who died…
Richard Carlson, former KABC reporter and father of Tucker Carlson, dies at 84
Richard Carlson, a controversial fixture in West Coast TV journalism during the 1970s, died Monday at his Florida home after a long illness. Carlson’s death was announced by his son Tucker, the conservative pundit and former Fox News host, in…
Ice Cube’s BIG3 includes LA Riot, other city teams for first time
A tectonic shift in the format of the BIG3 will bring the three-on-three basketball circuit founded by Ice Cube to Los Angeles this summer. For the first time, the teams will each represent a city as the league transitions in…
Shailene Woodley and Lucas Bravo show how to do unkempt and enamored
Shailene Woodley, actor and environmentalist, was featured in Outside magazine late last year beneath the headline “Here’s What It’s Like to Go Camping With Shailene Woodley.” Actor Lucas Bravo looked like he could have told that same story as he…
‘The Studio’ review: Lampooning Hollywood showbiz with a bevy of stars
“Millions are to be grabbed out here,” Herman J. Mankiewicz wrote Ben Hecht in 1926, “and your only competition is idiots.” Here was Hollywood, in particular the picture business, and Hecht, a former journalist and already the co-author of “The…
‘No Other Land’ filmmaker Hamdan Ballal detained by IDF after beating
Filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, one of the two Palestinian co-directors behind the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” was detained Monday in the occupied West Bank by the Israeli military after he was allegedly brutally attacked by settlers. Israeli journalist Yuval Abraham,…
Conan O’Brien zings Trump at Kennedy Center humor prize show
Conan O’Brien received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on Sunday night at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, drawing Sarah Silverman, Will Ferrell, David Letterman and Stephen Colbert to the center’s most high-profile event since…
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 6 recap: What happened last night?
“The White Lotus,” Mike White’s black comedy anthology series, is back on HBO for a third season. Times staffers love an escape, but since we can’t take a trip to Thailand to stay at a luxury resort, the next best…
‘Snow White’ opens with a lackluster $43 million amid controversies
It was more of a “ho-hum” than a “heigh-ho” at the box office this weekend, as Walt Disney Co.’s latest live-action remake “Snow White” arrived in theaters. The movie, which stars Rachel Zegler as the titular princess and Gal Gadot…
‘Ash’ review: An alien threat with a sting of recognition
Who can’t wait to live on other planets? Second thoughts may be in order after seeing the woolly sci-fi-horror trip “Ash” from Grammy-winning L.A. music guru-turned-director Flying Lotus (a.k.a. Steven Ellison), who spins a bare-bones game of cosmic survival with…
‘The Assessment’ review: A nightmarish test for parenthood
A popular if snarky response to the horrible behavior of someone else’s kids goes a little like this: You need a license to own a pet, but they’ll let anybody have a child. Bring on the cinema of conjecture. Taking…
Ticket platform StubHub files for IPO
Ticket selling platform StubHub Holdings Inc. filed for an initial public offering disclosing revenue growth and a small annual loss for 2024. StubHub had a loss of $2.8 million on revenue of $1.77 billion last year, compared with net income…
Krysten Ritter’s new novel ‘Retreat’ is twisty and compelling
Book Review Retreat By Krysten RitterHarper: 272 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. One winter’s night, at a charity gala in a Chicago gallery,…
Sophie Castillo, British Latina pop singer, to play at Moroccan Lounge
When I meet Sophie Castillo on a scorching, 93-degree afternoon in Austin, Texas, she takes a seat by the pool at the Fairmont hotel in a long leather blazer — and tells me she’s keeping it on. “We went seven…
Lucy Dacus on L.A., Boygenius and ‘Forever Is a Feeling’
Lucy Dacus sits at a picnic table in Elysian Park blinking against the sun on a windy afternoon in early March. Last night, the 29-year-old singer and songwriter went to Elton John’s annual Oscar viewing party to watch Chappell Roan…
Succession, recession and DEI talk. What to expect from Disney’s annual meeting
Last year, Walt Disney Co.’s annual shareholder meeting was fraught with tension as a billionaire activist investor sought to shake up the boardroom and change the course of the company. This year, by comparison, will be less charged. The Burbank…
New art documentary ‘Asco: Without Permission’ premieres at SXSW
In the 1970s and ‘80s, traces of the artist collective Asco, named after the Spanish word for “disgust,” could be seen all over East L.A. The then-teenage creatives pulled all kinds of high jinks in the name of art: they…
Gwyneth Paltrow on sex scenes with Timothée Chalamet in ‘Marty Supreme’
Gwyneth Paltrow did not hold back when discussing intimate scenes with Timothée Chalamet in the upcoming movie “Marty Supreme.” Paltrow, 52, put it bluntly: “I was like, ‘Okay, great. I’m 109 years old. You’re 14.’” Paltrow and Chalamet, 29, star…
L.A. Times readers respond: Should the Getty move?
“Should the Getty move?” Times art critic Christopher Knight asked in a recent commentary. “Should the Villa, and the Getty Center in the fire-prone Brentwood hills nearby, both evacuate — for good?” The thought occurred to Knight in the aftermath…
SAG-AFTRA stands by DEI initiatives in contrast to studios
SAG-AFTRA is sticking with diversity, equity and inclusion, even as major forces in Hollywood distance themselves from such measures. The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists’ national board adopted a resolution on Saturday that made clear the…
Conan O’Brien to return as host of 2026 Oscars on ABC
After earning rave reviews for his stint hosting the Oscars earlier this month, Conan O’Brien will return to host the 2026 ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC said Monday. “The only reason I’m hosting ‘The…
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 5 recap: Tim’s finding his religion
“The White Lotus,” Mike White’s black comedy anthology series, is back on HBO for a third season. Times staffers love an escape, but since we can’t take a trip to Thailand to stay at a luxury resort, the next best…
‘Beckett Briefs,’ with F. Murray Abraham, streams in the nick of time.
In the program for “Beckett Briefs,” a bill of three short plays by Samuel Beckett at the Irish Repertory Theatre in New York City, three questions are posed: “Why these plays?” “Why now?” And “Why Beckett?” The concise answers put…
Fabrizio Guido of ‘Running Point’ has become a fan favorite
Unlike his character Jackie Moreno in the Netflix sitcom “Running Point,” Fabrizio Guido wasn’t much of a basketball connoisseur before booking the gig. He’s more into pugilism. “I constantly compare acting [to] boxing,” said the 25-year-old Angeleno about getting the…
Jay Rock arrested in L.A. on suspicion of illegal firearm possession
Grammy Award-winning rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal firearm possession, authorities said. The 39-year-old rapper, whose legal name is Johnny Reed McKinzie, was…
Review: The SoCal return of the storied Vienna Philharmonic
It had been a decade and a year since the Vienna Philharmonic came our way to remind us how, for this storied ensemble of like-minded musicians, the medium can be magically both the message and the massage. The orchestra produces…
Postponed by January fires, comedy-industry vets open the Upstairs club downtown
In December, the Upstairs Comedy Club’s holiday party was packed with talent including Craig Robinson and Deon Cole. A downtown location, 250 capacity and leather booths made the second-floor space feel like an intimate community hub. L.A.’s newest comedy venue…
Gene Hackman’s death prompts edict from Bruce Willis’ wife
Before Gene Hackman died, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, was the 95-year-old’s primary caregiver. Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming, has been the “Die Hard” star’s primary caregiver since he stepped away from acting in March 2022. The deaths of Arakawa and…
What is clowning? On the rise of clowning workshops
We all have an inner clown, a wild self whose yearning for delight is greater than the fear of failure. A little one who wants to play during nap time, convenience to others be damned. Underneath layers and layers of…
Jamaican reggae star, ‘Rocking Dolly’ singer Cocoa Tea dead at 65
Reggae singer and Jamaican national icon Cocoa Tea has died. He was 65. The singer, born Calvin George Scott, died Tuesday of cardiac arrest in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Malvia Scott, the singer’s wife, confirmed the death to the newspaper the…
The week's bestselling books, March 16
The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 16, 2025, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.
Review: Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran deliver ‘Streetcar’ for the ages
New York — Theater lovers undaunted by astronomical ticket prices are flocking to the Brooklyn Academy of Music‘s Harvey Theater to see Paul Mescal as Stanley Kowalski in the Almeida Theatre Company’s production of Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire.” The 29-year-old…
They just started a Spanish-language magazine for L.A. In 2025. Why?
Debuting a new magazine in an age where print media is collapsing, especially among Latinos, seems a little like stretching out on a lawn chair on the deck of the Titanic as it’s going down. So imagine my surprise when…
John Mulaney returns to late night with Netflix’s ‘Everybody’s Live’
John Mulaney is returning to late-night television after the success of his oddball, one-week-only show “Everybody’s in L.A.,” which debuted on Netflix last year. Although he was clear that the first show was strictly a six-episode gig, it appears its…
New LACMA building adds outdoor artworks to join ‘Urban Light’
Three artists have been commissioned to create the first wave of installations for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new David Geffen Galleries, scheduled to open in April next year. The expansive site-specific works will help to define the…
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 4 recap: Answers are calling
“The White Lotus,” Mike White’s black comedy anthology series, is back on HBO for a third season. Times staffers love an escape, but since we can’t take a trip to Thailand to stay at a luxury resort, the next best…
How ‘The Last of Us’ cast rates on avoiding Season 2 spoilers
AUSTIN, Texas — Although the video game “The Last of Us Part II” came out in 2020 — seven years after the blockbuster original — there are still enough viewers blissfully unaware of what’s to come on HBO’s Emmy-winning adaptation that the…
‘Oh My God … Yes!’ review: Adult Swim lands in future South L.A.
Set in South L.A. somewhere in the not too near future, “Oh My God … Yes!” — subtitled not without reason “A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances” — is the devilish Afro-futurist surrealist animated action series you didn’t know you…
SXSW 2025 photos: Kevin Bacon, Kate Mara, Daveed Diggs and more
AUSTIN, Texas — Spring has sprung in the Lone Star capital, the sign that another SXSW Film and TV Festival is here — and the Times team is set up in the heart of downtown throughout the weekend. Follow our full coverage…
SXSW: The role ‘The Bondsman’s’ Kevin Bacon will never resurrect
AUSTIN, Texas — Kevin Bacon and Erik Oleson, star and showrunner of Prime Video’s demonic-bounty-hunter series “The Bondsman,” stopped by the L.A. Times studio at the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival on Friday to answer our Very Important Questions. From the…
‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ review: African stunner about abuse
What’s the right way to grieve when the act won’t forgive a crime? In Rungano Nyoni’s entrancing, moody family drama “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl,” a young woman (Susan Chardy) returns home to navigate rituals of mourning for a deceased…
Paramount says Trump’s CBS ‘60 Minutes’ lawsuit seeks to ‘punish’ network
Paramount Global has asked a federal judge to toss President Trump’s $20-billion lawsuit over edits to a “60 Minutes” interview, alleging Trump’s legal effort was designed to “punish” CBS for editorial decisions — a violation of protected free speech rights….
SXSW 2025: The must-see movies, TV shows
South by Southwest has carved out a specific niche for itself on the festival circuit, a little rowdier and more spirited than the likes of Sundance or Cannes. That off-kilter ethos is encapsulated in the opening-night lineup at the festival’s…
KTLA taps Melvin Robert for Sam Rubin’s ‘Morning News’ spot
KTLA has added a new anchor to its “Morning News” lineup: newscaster Melvin Robert. The Los Angeles news channel confirmed Wednesday that Robert, a senior correspondent and weekend co-host for “Extra,” will join its morning programming as its new entertainment…
The week’s bestselling books, March 9
Hardcover fiction 1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 2. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent novel. 3. Three Days…
Vincent D’Onofrio on ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ reunion, Mayor Fisk
This story contains spoilers for “Daredevil: Born Again” Episodes 1 and 2. It’s been nearly seven years since audiences saw Wilson Fisk and Matt Murdock come to blows for the last time in Netflix’s “Daredevil.” The bloody brawl concluded with…
The men of Gustave Caillebotte’s Impressionist paintings
Whether French Impressionist painter Gustave Caillebotte was gay is not known, although it is frequently noted that he never married. (The artist died young, at 45, in 1894 from what is thought to have been a stroke.) Certainly, however, Caillebotte…
2025 Oscars TV audience declines from last year to 18 million viewers
The Oscars dropped nearly 8% to 18 million viewers Sunday, the first year-to-year decline for the ABC telecast since 2021. The decrease is hardly a shock, as the majority of this year’s Oscars contenders were not box office hits, including…
‘The White Lotus’ critiques luxury tourism while also promoting it
When it premiered back in 2021, “The White Lotus” was a sharp class satire aimed at skewering high-end tourism and the elite one-percenters willing to pay $9,000 a night to relax. Written and directed by Mike White, the darkly comic…
Oscars 2025: Host Conan O’Brien ribs Timothée Chalamet, Karla Sofía Gascón
In a pre-recorded bit, Conan O’Brien launched his hosting duties at the 97th Acadamy Awards with a nod to “The Substance,” climbing out of Demi Moore’s back but going back in to look for a lost shoe. He finished his…
Shane Gillis brings ‘SNL’ back to Earth in post-anniversary episode
If you’re “Saturday Night Live” and you just spent multiple weeks celebrating 50 years of comedy and music with star-studded live events, how do you follow all those festivities for your first regular episode back? “SNL” counter-intuitively brought expectations back…
‘The Accidental Getaway Driver’ review: O.C. crime, dramatized
Inspired by a 2016 true-crime story, Sing L. Lee’s strong debut “The Accidental Getaway Driver” is a human-sized thriller set across several blue-black nights off the grid in Orange County. The main character is a 75-year-old unregistered taxi driver from…
Opinion: When unregulated AI re-creates the past, we risk losing our shared history
A furious political leader shouting a message of hate to an adoring audience. A child crying over the massacre of her family. Emaciated men in prison uniforms, starved to the edge of death because of their identities. As you read…
From ‘Young Frankenstein’ to ‘Tenenbaums,’ Hackman was indelible
Looks-wise, he had a humbleness that allowed him to play cops, working men and the president of the United States. The voice could grumble and soar, scraping the deepest recesses of evil and reaching the high-pitched cajoling of a championship…
Oscars benefit L.A.’s economy. Here’s how
For more than 20 years, Sherman Oaks florist Mark’s Garden has designed the towering greenery and blooming displays seen at the Oscars. Getting that Hollywood awards-season work is key, particularly during the business’ typically slow first quarter of the year….
Peppa Pig will have sibling soon as Mummy reveals pregnancy
Peppa Pig is about to become a bigger sister — and little brother George will finally be a big bro. Seems Mummy Pig is pregnant. The cartoon British pig family, which hit TV screens as “Peppa Pig” more than 20…
No foul play suspected after Gene Hackman, wife, dog found dead, officials said
Authorities are investigating the deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog at their home in New Mexico but do not suspect foul play. Their bodies were discovered in Santa Fe Wednesday afternoon during a welfare check,…
Beloved owner of one of Hollywood’s last costume shops dies at 90
Ursula Boschet, the iconic Hollywood costume designer, whose shop draped celebrities and civilians for more than half a century, has died. She was 90. Boschet died Monday afternoon of pancreatic cancer surrounded by family at her home in Chatsworth, a…
Oscars 2025: Our critic chooses what should win, what’s AWOL
I’ll let you in on a secret: I lose my play-along Oscar ballot every year. Hey, I’m a critic who can’t help voting her heart while championing what should have been nominated instead. This Sunday, I’ll be rooting for these…
Roberto Orci dead: ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Transformers’ writer-producer was 51
Roberto Orci, the producer and writer behind the TV reboot “Hawaii Five-0,” “Star Trek,” “Transformers” and several other action-adventure movies, died on Tuesday at his Los Angeles home of kidney disease. He was 51. His manager, Mike De Trana at…
‘The Talent’ author on the chaotic Oscar season and writing fiction
On the Shelf The Talent By Daniel D’AddarioGallery/Scout Press: 336 pages, $29If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. The ingénue. The trainwreck. The British stage actor….
Wu-Tang Clan announces final North American tour
Wu-Tang is for the children, but as a touring act, it’s soon to be for the history books. The era-defining New York rap group announced its final North American tour on Monday. The tour will kick off June 6 in…
Oscars flashback: An Oscar for playing an Oscar winner
Never question the way Hollywood loves a good old biopic. After all, the 77th Academy Awards ceremony, held on Feb. 27, 2005, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, provides all the proof you need. Not only did lead actor…
2025 SAG Awards: winners list
The last of the major Oscar precursors hands out its prizes Sunday, bringing clarity — or perhaps further confusion — to one of the most topsy-turvy awards seasons in memory. Leading film nominee “Wicked” will vie with “A Complete Unknown,”…
‘Suits LA’ and ‘Grosse Pointe Garden Society’: One offers more intrigue
Now that we’ve passed “peak talking about peak TV,” and the streamers have settled down to producing a seemingly endless round of expensive thrillers, the particular charms of bread-and-butter broadcast television are coming back into focus. Of course, we consume…
Arthur ‘King Bobalouie’ Moses dead: Led L.A. Bloods gang set, sang backup for Delfonics
Tired of having to scrap their way through the streets of West Compton in the early 1970s, A.C. Moses and his childhood friends banded together to defend against the other local gangs that were hassling them. They took to calling…
Hunter Schafer says new passport misgenders her
For “Euphoria” star Hunter Schafer, the Trump administration and its rollout of anti-transgender executive orders now has her mulling the possibility of “having to out myself to Border Patrol agents” as she revealed her new passport misgenders her. In a…
‘Millers in Marriage’ review: Ed Burns returns, edge blunted
Thirty years after his breakout as a Sundance darling with “The Brothers McMullen,” Edward Burns may have faded from view as an indie troubadour of middle-class mores, family fractures and romantic entanglements. But the writer-director-star is still wholly committed to…
PBS and NPR on edge over FCC letter and Trump budget scrutiny
Forty years ago, the Reagan administration told PBS to find ways to increase funding for public television outside of taxpayer dollars. It did. PBS’ response to the challenge was to enhance the way it acknowledged sponsors. Instead of merely running…
Puerto Rican artist iLe on rescuing cultural history, her Calle 13 days
Right now, Ileana Mercedes Cabra Joglar should be working feverishly at a recording studio somewhere in her native Puerto Rico, adding new songs to her much-anticipated fourth solo album. But at 35, the artist known as iLe — one of…