How two Jewish men made MGM Hollywood’s most successful studio
Book review Louis B. Mayer & Irving Thalberg: The Whole Equation By Kenneth TuranYale University Press: 392 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our…
Farewell to Ivanpah, the world’s ugliest solar plant
Sometimes, government makes a bad bet.Case in point: the Ivanpah solar project. Maybe you’ve seen the unsightly, blindingly bright towers while traveling from L.A. to…
How Pasadena Playhouse is helping kids affected by the L.A. fires
On the first day Pasadena Unified School District reopened campuses after a two-week closure caused by the Eaton fire, I brought my daughter to her…
Buddy Teevens documentary is a warm tribute to a football trailblazer
Buddy Teevens was more than Dartmouth’s all-time winningest football coach. He was a colorful trailblazer who devoted his career to making the game safer and…
Free concert tickets for people affected by L.A. fires, firefighters
“Art opens the closets, airs out the cellars and attics. It brings healing.”Julia Cameron shared this truth in her 1992 book “The Artist’s Way.” And…
Sundance: Inside ‘The Stringer’s’ allegations about ‘Napalm Girl’
PARK CITY, Utah — Saturday night in Park City saw the world premiere of “The Stringer,” which calls into question the origins of one of the…
Billy Ray Cyrus sets album release amid family’s concerns
Billy Ray Cyrus on Friday announced a new album in the wake of his lackluster performance at the post-inauguration Liberty Ball and amid family drama…
A new Anne Frank biography embraces her wide-ranging legacy
Book Review The Many Lives of Anne Frank By Ruth FranklinYale University Press: 440 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times…
8 movies to look out for at the Sundance Film Festival
How is this for whiplash? Fresh off a hot batch of Oscar nominations, we now turn to the week’s other big news, a new edition…
The Republican Party is betraying a devastated Los Angeles
Try to imagine how Americans would have reacted last fall — after Hurricane Helene slammed Florida’s Big Bend region, killing dozens of people — if…
‘Presence’ review: Cerebral ghost story hides a family drama
Long live Steven Soderbergh, a filmmaker who resists any premature obituaries that the movies are a dying art form. Soderbergh rarely rests. He’s made 14…
SXSW 2025 lineup: Seth Rogen, Nicole Kidman, Ben Affleck, more
The South by Southwest Film and TV Festival released the program for this year’s event, which will run March 7–14. The opening night’s TV selection…
David Lynch was a painter before he brought his art to film
David Lynch lived and worked beyond all definition. He was best known as a filmmaker — using his lens to unearth the tawdry, decayed and…
Down but not out in ‘Hollywoodski’ with writer Lou Mathews
Lou Mathews is unequivocal in his devotion to Los Angeles and its environs. “I love it — and I don’t understand people who don’t,” says…
L.A. wildfire coverage shows why local TV news matters in a crisis
As the devastating wildfires began to sweep across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, frightened residents were not turning to Netflix.Local TV news broadcasts were the…
Column: Never too late to make resolutions for the year ahead
Sportswriters should make a yearly commitment to readers so they know where they are coming from. It doesn’t mean every commitment can be fulfilled, but…
The inside story of how the Israel-Hamas ceasefire was struck
Getty ImagesThe Israeli and Hamas negotiators never came face to face - but by the end, just one floor separated them.Ceasefire talks via middlemen from…
Artists are mobilizing for fire victims and first responders
As thousands of firefighters continue to battle the Palisades and Eaton fires and the unfathomable damage is assessed, the arts communities are mobilizing. Actors, musicians…
Disneyland’s original Haunted Mansion returns this week
When Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion reopens Saturday in its classic, non-holiday form it will essentially mark the completion of a nearly yearlong refurbishment project, one that…
A Complete Unknown film review: Bob Dylan’s story is brought to life in this star-studded biopic – The Sun
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN(15) 140mins★★★★☆4The Bob Dylan biopic goes against the grain in a beautifully confident way4Timothee Chalamet plays the rockerCredit: Searchlight PicturesIF you are a…