CNN Biden-Trump debate draws 51.3 million TV viewers
The highly anticipated first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign averaged 51.3 million television viewers Thursday, far below the viewership the first time President Biden…
Biden and Trump expected to brawl in first 2024 debate
The earliest general election debate in a U.S. presidential contest is set to begin Thursday night, with President Biden and former President Trump expected to…
Ryan Reynolds visits ‘The View’ with his mom, a superfan
Live TV is always unpredictable — and so is Ryan Reynolds. “The View” moderator Whoopi Goldberg, 68, was commenting on the crowd during the show…
Will Smith’s ‘Bad Boys 4’ leads the box office with $56 million debut
Two years after his infamous Oscars meltdown, Will Smith has slapped away lingering doubts about his career comeback. A rare bright spot in the sluggish…
Danny Feldman has gone big and bold at Pasadena Playhouse
Danny Feldman, photographed at the Los Angeles Times in El Segundo on Oct. 4. Danny Feldman is experimenting in real time with how to make…
Charter Spectrum signs new distribution deal for CBS, Paramount channels
Paramount Global and Charter Communications have agreed to a new distribution deal for Paramount’s CBS network and cable channels, easing a concern that had threatened…
‘Kingdom of Planet of the Apes’ climbs to top of box office
More than five decades since a group of astronauts led by Charlton Heston took a ill-fated journey to a strange world, moviegoers are still ape…
‘The Phantom Menace’ built the way forward, but it took time
May 19, 1999, in a galaxy not so far away ... Excitement for “Star Wars” is at an all-time high. The first new film in…
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ review: ’90s kids stranded in glum gaze
“I Saw the TV Glow” is a claustrophobic mood piece that taps into the hollowness of growing up hypnotized by the screen. In 1996, a…
Ellen DeGeneres addresses getting ‘kicked out’ of show biz
For Ellen DeGeneres, toxic-workplace allegations that clouded her long-running daytime series marked the end of an era. This week, the comedian’s public fallout became comeback…
Review: ‘Monsters of the American Cinema’ confronts grief
The first thing you notice about the set for “Monsters of the American Cinema,” a recent play by Christian St. Croix that’s having its Los…
CinemaCon 2024: ‘Wicked’ spectacles and other takeaways
Movie theaters need more movies. Will they ever get enough to truly thrive again? That was the central question overhanging CinemaCon 2024, the annual convention…
‘Bluey’ special ‘The Sign’: A behind-the-scenes look
This article contains spoilers about “The Sign” episode of “Bluey.” Everyone’s favorite Australian dog family is going supersized. “The Sign,” a highly anticipated 28-minute special…
Review: Bergamot Comedy Fest breeds a mix of laughter and lessons at The Crow
The Bergamot Comedy Festival in Santa Monica last week was more than just a comedy festival. Sure, there were lots of funny comedians, but more…
‘The Matrix’ reminds us why AI is so dangerous
When SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher addressed the audience gathered at the Shrine Auditorium during this year’s Screen Actors Guild Awards, she hammered home what many…
Halle Berry, Jill Biden, Kesha join ‘Unreasonable Conversation’
Halle Berry got the memo. At “A Day of Unreasonable Conversation,” a conference at the Getty Center in Los Angeles on Monday, the star regaled…
Crypto Brand Storytelling: Captivating Your Audience and Fostering Loyalty
The crypto landscape moves fast. One minute you’re hot, the next minute, yesterday’s news. So how do trailblazing crypto projects build staying power atop this…
‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ collects a cool $45.2 million
“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” easily froze out the competition at the box office this weekend, topping the charts with a solid if unspectacular $45.2 million debut,…
How ‘One of the Good Ones’ made Pasadena Playhouse history
The pillows are fluffed, the cocktails are mixed, the enchiladas are warming in the oven. Ilana and Enrique Gomez have done everything to ready their…
Hopkins on Holocaust drama ‘One Life’: ‘It’s easy to forget’
In 1988, the BBC television series “That’s Life!” aired a program on Nicholas Winton, a former stockbroker who helped to save 669 children from the…