The occasional western still rolls across the movie landscape like a lonely tumbleweed, which makes first-time feature director Mark Landre Gould’s earnestly old-fashioned “Gone Are The Days” — it’s right there in the title — something of a welcome sight, flaws and all. Gould has the good sense,...
From its opening moments, “Elis” reveals its beautiful but flawed approach to the famed Brazilian singer of its title. Elis Regina (Andréia Horta) is backlighted, with the sounds of her voice on “Como Nossos Pais” hypnotizing the audience from its first bars. It’s lovingly shot by cinematographer...
"Final Portrait" is faithful to its title and a lot more.
Ably written and directed by Stanley Tucci, it examines in detail the drama behind the last painting made by artist Alberto Giacometti, but that is only the start.
Powered by a triumphant performance by Geoffrey Rush as the celebrated painter...
The day Serafin Zambada Ortiz turned 2, a car bomb exploded outside his birthday party.
Читать дальше...A career of worrying has netted British costume designer Jacqueline Durran a slew of awards and nominations. Check out "Darkest Hour" and "Beauty and the Beast" for a masterclass on costume design.
Byron Allen, the comedian-turned-media entrepreneur, has acquired the Weather Channel cable network as he seeks to build his TV and film business, he announced Thursday.
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The micro-budget horror-comedy “Attack of the Southern Fried Zombies” isn’t all that scary or original, and its cheap make-up and fakey digital gore effects are more awful than awesome. But director Mark Newton has learned B-moviemaking’s most important lesson: Personality doesn’t cost a dime.
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The biggest U.S. antitrust case of this century kicked into high gear on Thursday as a government lawyer warned that AT&T Inc. wants to buy media giant Time Warner Inc. to “weaponize” its must-have content — a move that would raise prices for consumers and hinder innovation.
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An inmate at the state prison in Otay Mesa was dead for days last April before prison staffers realized it, according to a recently released autopsy report.
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Santa Anita canceled its eight-race card on Thursday because of the major rain that was expected to drench the area until late in the evening. Last year, weather canceled racing at the track on three days: Jan. 12, Jan. 20 and Feb. 16.
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Hi, this is Tania Ganguli, Lakers beat writer for the L.A. Times, here with your weekly Lakers newsletter.
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Hi, my name is Broderick Turner, and welcome back to the Los Angeles Times’ Clippers newsletter.
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It seems like in movies of the ’80s and ’90s, children were much more willing to embrace the darker parts of childhood. “I Kill Giants” feels like a throwback to those kinds of films, filled with imagination and monsters in a tale of good vs. evil.
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The onetime home of MMA fighter Quinton “Rampage” Jackson is in search of a new champion in Ladera Ranch.
Читать дальше...The Ventura-based designer's entire collection is available in a temporary bricks-and-mortar space in Culver City through April. She says she plans to open a permanent boutique at the Row DTLA later this spring.
The stars and the stylists who make them look good gather for a dinner at the Stanley House as the Hollywood Reporter and Jimmy Choo celebrate the most powerful stylists in Hollywood.
The Dodgers will play 12 day games at home this year, and because this is Los Angeles, it's likely those days will be hot and sunny. That doesn't mean you have to sit and sweat. Knowing the shadiest area of the stadium for each time of year can help you stay comfortable throughout the season.
Non-aficionados won’t know the name Roxanne Shanté, and even among fans she might have receded to the realm of pop-culture footnote. But the Queens hip-hop prodigy’s story grabs the mic in “Roxanne Roxanne,” a film that breaks the musical biopic mold in ways that are sometimes frustrating and frequently...
Amid mounting pressure from customers and regulators, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg broke his public silence Wednesday about the widening Cambridge Analytica scandal. He began with a prepared statement posted on his Facebook page followed by interviews with CNN, Recode, Wired and the...
Here are some things we learned from the Clippers' 127-120 win over the Bucks in Milwaukee on Wednesday night.
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The California Supreme Court, reviving a lawsuit against UCLA, decided Thursday that the state’s colleges may be held liable for failing to protect students in the classroom from violence by classmates.
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