Like Isaac in ‘Ghosts,’ Brandon Scott Jones is multidimensional
When Brandon Scott Jones was in seventh grade, his mother bought him a copy of “The Elements of Screenwriting.”Spurred by his interest in actors Matt…
For Lamorne Morris, his ‘Saturday Night’ role felt familiar
For his Emmy-winning performance as Deputy Witt Farr on “Fargo,” Lamorne Morris underwent a complete physical transformation. In his latest role, he’s far closer to…
The cartoonist’s way — Adrian Tomine draws insights on the creative process
Book Review Q & A By Adrian TomineDrawn and Quarterly: 168 pages, $16.95 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…
Scott Speedman on ‘Teacup,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ ‘Felicity’ fame
Scott Speedman knows something about survival mode. He and his partner welcomed their second child just over a month ago and, well, he’s familiar with…
‘Chicago Med’ boss on how medical TV has changed since ‘ER’
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who never tires of a good, solid medical procedural. Diagnosing and treating (sometimes gnarly) ailments has always…
Review: CTG and Deaf West’s ‘American Idiot’ revival misfires
In these trying days of super-storms and political peril, we have to celebrate wherever we can. And the reopening of the Mark Taper Forum is…
‘9-1-1’ on Fox ‘Bee-nado’ event shows the power of network TV
The advertising worked.Despite never having seen an episode of “9-1-1” prior to its Season 8 premiere, the first responder procedural shot to the top of…
The ‘Little Women Ballet’ leaps into a historic L.A. site
As contemporary Angelenos, seeing the immersive “Little Women Ballet” might be as close as we’ll ever get to stepping into a time machine.The series of…
‘The Apprentice’: Jeremy Strong on Roy Cohn, playing gay and more
Brutal. Vicious. Crooked. Cruel. So filmmaker Ali Abbasi’s new biopic “The Apprentice” describes its dominant figure, a New York and Washington, D.C., power broker who…
Princess Zelda is the year’s most butt-kicking childless cat lady
About 15 hours into “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom,” I came across a character expressing concern for Princess Zelda: “Is she overextending herself…
Maggie Smith brought the stage with her in her finest screen roles
It’s hard to think of another actor who could do more with syllables than Maggie Smith. Language for her was an all-purpose prop.Her characters would…
‘Industry’ HBO actors break down Rob and Yas Season 3 twist
Warning: the following contains major spoilers from the Season 3 finale of “Industry.”After an interminable game of “Will They/Won’t They?,” “Industry” fans finally got an…
How Erin Foster’s real-life romance inspired ‘Nobody Wants This’
She didn’t spot any glaring red flags the first time she stalked his Instagram page. No photos of him boarding a private jet. Zero reels…
How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Sasheer Zamata
Here’s a shortlist of American cities Sasheer Zamata has called home: Brooklyn, N.Y.; Charlottesville, Va.; Indianapolis; Lexington, Ky.; San Antonio; and Riverside. The actor, comedian…
‘She’s driving me insane’ rant Emmerdale viewers as they rip into ‘stupid’ character and insist writers ‘do her justice’
EMMERDALE fans are outraged over a 'gullible' character and have demanded that ITV soap writers 'do her justice.'Fans of Emmerdale are furious with Amelia Spencer…
From ‘Heartstopper’ to ‘Romeo,’ Kit Connor wants to show his range
LONDON — Kit Connor knows people see him as Nick Nelson. Over the last three years, the 20-year-old British actor has become inextricably linked to his…
Universal Studios rolls out its first all-female monster maze
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Hollywood, like all major theme park haunt events, hopes to scare its guests. But Universal’s key architect this year…
Emmerdale fans demand ‘freeloading’ character is axed as she turns on the family who help her
EMMERDALE fans have demanded that a 'freeloading' character is axed. Viewers have clearly been infuriated as abuser, Tom (James Chase) has has found a new…
‘Transformers One’ review: Animated prequel is well crafted
Leave it to the medium of animation to infuse new life into an intellectual property that has diluted itself with each sequel spawned for the…
‘In the Summers’ review: Residente as flawed divorced dad
As “In the Summers” begins, Vicente is anxious. Sitting in his car, obsessively flicking his lighter, absentmindedly banging his hand on the steering wheel to…