Новости за 28.09.2017

To the editor: In 1980, George H.W. Bush dubbed a plan by his Republican presidential primary opponent, Ronald Reagan, to cut taxes on the wealthy and corporations without driving up the deficit “voodoo economics.” The idea was that the increased wealth would trickle down to working stiffs, spurring...

It’s hard to pinpoint the moment the audience might be tempted to give up on “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House,” a sleek, scattershot portrait of the FBI associate director who spent more than 30 years hiding behind the naughty nom de guerre of Deep Throat. For some it might...

Annie Lennox will perform at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s annual Art+Film Gala. The Nov. 4 event, which will honor artist Mark Bradford and “Star Wars” creator George Lucas, is typically filled with art world and fashion figures, civic leaders and A-list celebrities. Beyond Lennox’s artistic...

A 2-year-old Apple Valley girl is in intensive care after her father accidentally fired the handgun he was cleaning and struck her in another room, authorities said.

Belying its grandiose title, the L.A.-set “Before the Sun Explodes” is an intimate, if at times stagy, snapshot of 24 hours or so in the life of Ken (Bill Dawes), a stay-at-home dad and once-successful stand-up comic with anxiety, confidence and marital issues.

The death of a village chairman exposes simmering generational clashes in Nepalese filmmaker Deepak Rauniyar’s gripping drama “White Sun.”

Here’s a little robot that knows how to dress for the occasion. Scientists at MIT have built a bot that can, with a little origami action, change its shape from a walking bot to a rolling or even a gliding one.

A certain biographical shorthand has congealed around Vincent Van Gogh: his genius, madness, self-mutilation and suicide. Delving into what some consider mysterious circumstances surrounding his death, directors Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman have created a detective story with “Loving Vincent.”...

To the editor: In recent days, President Trump has been spending more time thinking about how wealthy people like him can pay less in federal taxes than he has about helping our fellow citizens in Puerto Rico. (“So many storms: After Harvey and Irma, can a thinly stretched FEMA come through for...

A greener-planet documentary bearing the slickly-produced sheen of a corporate promotional video, “Prosperity” may position itself as a primer for making environmentally-conscious business decisions, but it ultimately feels inescapably self-serving.

However bad you think sex trafficking is — in terms of either the scope or the horrific acts committed — it’s worse. “Stopping Traffic: The Movement to End Sex Trafficking” doesn’t merely cite the overwhelming statistics about the millions of women and girls affected around the globe; the activist...

In its opening scenes, the moody suspense picture “Super Dark Times” follows a couple of early ’90s suburbanite buds Zach (Owen Campbell) and Josh (Charlie Than) as they hang out in a darkened den, taking turns ragging on their classmates while a TV nearby displays the abstract erotica of scrambled...

Fandoms collide in the Pearl Jam concert film “Let’s Play Two,” depicting their Wrigley Field concerts during the run-up to the Chicago Cubs’ historic, miraculous 2016 World Series victory. Lead singer Eddie Vedder, who was born in Evanston, Ill., and spent his childhood going to Cubs games at...

The latest work from Marmol Radziner, an eight-bedroom home on Santa Monica Canyon’s East Channel Road, has hit the market for $18.5 million.

Sidelined by a motorcycle crash, Max Hazan began trying to figure out how to make a motorized bicycle. A decade later, the self-trained bike builder is selling $100,000 custom motorcycles.

The first refugees accepted under a contentious agreement with Australia are headed to the United States, months after President Trump assailed the deal as “dumb” and not in the country’s best interests.

Ikea is making moves so you don't have to assemble a sofa or bookcase yourself.

Movie business trends come and go, but one subject remains resolutely out of favor: romantic stories focused on those considered old and in the way.