Kathryn Crosby, actor and widow of famed singer and Oscar-winning actor Bing Crosby, dies at 90
LOS ANGELES — Kathryn Crosby, who appeared in such movies as “The 7th Voyage of Sinbad,” “Anatomy of a Murder” and “Operation Mad Ball” before marrying…
A decade of ‘The Babadook,’ plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.Both Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” and…
‘Challengers,’ the year’s best movie, is now on Prime Video
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who’s been clamoring for another go at the Phil’s Tire Town draw. That’s because the (fictional) tennis…
‘The Substance’ review: Fearless Demi Moore in showbiz satire
Filmmaker Coralie Fargeat is fascinated by butts. “The Substance,” her Cannes-winning gross-out joke about an aging Hollywood actress with a high threshold for self-inflicted pain,…
‘The Babadook’ 10 years later, stronger than ever in memes
When Jennifer Kent was first developing a horror film centered on grief, she kept coming up against folks who didn’t see a future in it.…
Most 2024 Emmy winners don’t film in Los Angeles
The Emmys are an L.A. affair.Sunday’s 76th Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The awards are bestowed by…
Pedro Almodóvar’s first book blends reality and fiction
Fall Preview Books The Last Dream By Pedro Almodóvar, translated by Frank WynneHarperVia: 240 pages, $26If you buy books linked on our site, The Times…
‘Basquiat,’ ‘Shampoo’ in 35mm and the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.It was a very busy week…
This Sunday: 'The Bear' or Da Bears?
Los Angeles Times columnist Glenn Whipp predicts Sunday's Emmy Awards and examines how the fall film festivals might play at the Oscars. Source link
With the fall festivals ending, what’s heading to the Oscars?
This time last year, “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” were taking a victory lap after saving cinema. We spent the summer swooning over Celine Song’s heartbreaking love…
Will Jennings, Oscar-winning lyricist of ‘My Heart Will Go On,’ dies
Will Jennings, the Oscar-winning lyricist of “My Heart Will Go On” and “Up Where We Belong,” has died. He was 80.The songwriter died Friday at…
Tom Cruise movie hailed as 'coolest sci-fi to ever exist' is now available to stream
The 2014 film, in which the actor stars opposite Emily Blunt, has been praised by fans and critics alike. Source link
‘The Front Room’ review: Brandy’s return to horror is stolen
“Are you f— kidding me?” a character whispers to herself, disbelievingly, in “The Front Room” (she’s played by singer-actor Brandy Norwood, returning to horror movies…
Telluride Film Festival: ‘A good year for Cannes’
It hit 100 today, and I’d like to whine about the temperature, but then I read that we’re 100 days shy of the streak Phoenix…
Dioramas at L.A.’s Museum of Natural History are stuffed with things to think about
As Sheryl Crow snarls her way through “If It Makes You Happy,” the music video for one of her most popular song shows her trapped…
Brian De Palma’s ’70s movies explored in book ‘De Palma Decade’
Fall Preview Books The De Palma Decade By Laurent BouzereauRunning Press: 320 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn…
‘‘The Apprentice’ team discusses controversial Trump biopic
TELLURIDE, Colo. — It is hardly unusual for a director introducing their movie at a film festival to express some anxiety. But as he spoke to…
At Telluride, 'Conclave' pleases, even if other Oscar hopefuls aren't ready for prime time
World premieres of "Nickel Boys," "Conclave" and "Saturday Night" see freshness colliding with nostalgia, while Angelina Jolie's turn in "Maria" doesn't hit the rafters. Source…
Review: ‘Reagan’ movie is historical hooey — and a slog
There’s political idolatry, and then there’s the canonization in movie‘s clothing that is Sean McNamara’s faith-tinged bio-epic “Reagan,” which follows its subject, played by Dennis…
The many sides of Gena Rowlands, plus the week’s best movies
Hello! I’m Mark Olsen. Welcome to another edition of your regular field guide to a world of Only Good Movies.The fall festival season began in…