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Oscars flashback: Sandy Powell prevails over Colleen Atwood

Pixar's animated Edna Mode helped award Sandy Powell her second costume design trophy 20 years ago with an assist from Pierce Brosnan

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TikTok was gone. It's back with a Trump lifeline

After the Supreme Court upheld a nationwide ban on TikTok, temporarily shutting down the app, President-elect Trump announced an extension.

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L.A. wildfire coverage shows why local TV news matters in a crisis

The city's reporters and anchors with roots in the community go beyond the call of duty in a time of devastation and loss.

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Inside the rise of the conservative movie industry behind 'Reagan,' 'Am I Racist?'

Conservative filmmakers at companies like the Daily Wire, which produced 2024's top-grossing documentary, have found success by courting audiences that feel overlooked by Hollywood.

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The reality TV roots of the MAGA coalition

The cast of characters in the second Trump administration is straight out of reality TV — literally, in some cases. So is the MAGA mindset.

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How Hollywood lost the culture war

Its fate hitched to the Democratic Party, Hollywood has reinforced the failure of political imagination that gave us Trump 2.0: reflections on a doomed alliance.

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'SNL' host Dave Chappelle weighs in on L.A. wildfires, Palestine and Trump

The first episode of 2025 was heavy on references to Los Angeles, with the fires leading Chappelle's monologue and the first skit centered on an evacuation.

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Broad museum hit with discrimination and sexual harassment lawsuit

The Broad's former human resources director accuses the museum and its former COO of retaliation after he refused to terminate another employee, a new lawsuit says.

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Review: Goodnight, sweet Player One, as the Bard comes to gaming in 'Grand Theft Hamlet'

Faced with COVID lockdown, two out-of-work actors reach for Shakespeare in an experimental documentary that creates art on the mean streets of GTA's Los Santos.

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Meet the Puerto Rican acts featured on Bad Bunny's 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos'

Bad Bunny created his most Puerto Rican album to date, 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos,' with the help of the island's rising stars, who brought their own flair to the LP.

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Review: Fernanda Torres pulls off a miracle of maternal courage in 'I'm Still Here'

Based on the real-life 1971 disappearance of Brazilian Congressman Rubens Paiva, the movie, directed by Walter Salles, is a profile of one family's resolve.

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Brad Pitt's team reminds fans he's not on social media after a woman gets big-time scammed

Brad Pitt is not on social media, his team reminded fans, after a French woman said she was conned out of $800,000 by scammers posing as the A-list actor.

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Review: Hope takes wing in 'Every Little Thing,' the documentary that L.A. needs right now

The movie serves as a profile of wildlife rehabilitator Terry Masear, devoted to repairing broken birds, while articulating virtues of compassion and hope.

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Convicted 'American Nightmare' rapist pleads guilty to two more home invasions

Matthew Muller was convicted of kidnapping and sexual assault in a 2015 case in which Vallejo police initially accused the victim and her boyfriend of making up the story of her abduction. He ...

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Netflix's Greta Gerwig 'Narnia' movie to premiere exclusively on Imax screens

Netflix's upcoming 'Narnia' movie will be released exclusively in Imax for two weeks before it appears on the streaming service. It is Imax's first deal for a theatrical window for a Netflix ...

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DeRon Horton of 'Dear White People' reveals he was shot in the arm before Christmas

'Dear White People' star DeRon Horton says he was shot in the arm a few days before Christmas. He has since been discharged from a hospital, post-surgery.

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Joan Plowright, award-winning 'Enchanted April' and 'Stalin' actor, dies at 95

Joan Plowright, the celebrated English actor whose career included the films 'Enchanted April,' 'The Entertainer' and 'Spiderwick Chronicles,' has died at 95.

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First look: Disneyland's original Haunted Mansion returns with a heartbreaking new scene

In the ride's trademark attic scene, there's still a tortured bride, but she's never quite looked or acted like this.

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Netflix NFL games score 24 million viewers each on Christmas as streamers push further into sports

Ravens vs. Texans, Chiefs vs. Steelers and Beyoncé were big draws on Netflix, marking the latest step in the streaming service's move into live sports.

Dec. 26 - Entertainment

Dulce, iconic Mexican singer and telenovela and reality star, dies at 69

Dulce, a vocalist who became one of Mexico's best-known female voices in pop music in the 1980s, has died. She was 69.

Dec. 26 - Entertainment

Justin Baldoni's ex-publicist sues over alleged Blake Lively smear campaign

Stephanie Jones has sued Baldoni and his crisis PR team alleging a smear campaign to discredit her and Blake Lively during the fallout from 'It Ends With Us.'

Dec. 26 - Entertainment

Wayne Osmond, Osmond Brothers singer and guitarist, dies at 73

Wayne Osmond, the fourth oldest of the nine Osmond children and brother to famed musical duo Donny and Marie Osmond, died Wednesday, his daughter said. He was 73.

Jan. 2 - Entertainment

'Baby Driver' actor Hudson Meek dies at 16 after falling from moving vehicle

Hudson Meek, an actor who played the younger version of Ansel Elgort's character in the 2017 film 'Baby Driver,' has died after falling from a moving vehicle.

Dec. 26 - Entertainment

A sultry scene shifts in 'The Brutalist'

The ambitious film follows László Toth (Adrien Brody) chasing his American Dream, only to be upended by a tycoon.

Dec. 26 - Entertainment

FCC's net neutrality rules struck down, in another blow to Biden administration

A federal appeals court in Ohio ruled that the Federal Communications Commission lacked authority to reinstate open internet rules.

Jan. 2 - Entertainment

MrBeast Jimmy Donaldson gets engaged to influencer Thea Booysen

MrBeast, 'Beast Games' host and YouTube's most subscribed-to account, proposed to Thea Booysen on Christmas Day and confirmed the engagement on New Year's Day.

Jan. 2 - Entertainment

Will another international filmmaker prevail this Oscar season?

Only eight best picture winners in the past 50 years were directed by filmmakers from non-English-speaking countries. Will one of this year's contenders join the club?

Dec. 26 - Entertainment

A new TV show about 1988 Lockerbie bombing turns a tragedy into a slog

Colin Firth stars as the father of a victim in Peacock's new miniseries 'Lockerbie: A Search for Truth,' but even he can't break the tedium of its exposition-heavy tale.

Jan. 2 - Entertainment

Emmy Russell, 'Idol' finalist and Loretta Lynn's granddaughter, pregnant with first child

Emmy Russell, Loretta Lynn's granddaughter and an 'American Idol' finalist, announces her first pregnancy on a podcast.

Dec. 27 - Entertainment

Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra talks 'arms dealer' strategy, defends 'Spider-Man' spinoffs

As he prepares to leave Sony Pictures, Tony Vinciquerra reflects on his time at the helm of the Culver City film and TV studio and defends "Madame Web" and "Kraven the Hunter." "These are not ...

Dec. 26 - Entertainment

What Gabriel 'Fluffy' Iglesias' love of wrestling taught him about building his brand in comedy

Ahead of the release of his new Netflix special, 'Legend of Fluffy,' the SoCal-bred comedian talks about his career, why he thinks he's had longevity and what comedy means to him.

Jan. 2 - Entertainment

Op-comic: What my 5-year-old taught me about the Velvet Underground

I set out to introduce her to my favorite band, but in the end she showed me what I had missed.

Dec. 27 - Entertainment

20 essential music documentaries to stream right now

A guide to essential music documentaries that look at musicians and bands over the decades.

Dec. 26 - Entertainment

Vince McMahon will pay $1.7 million to settle SEC allegations over hush money agreements

Former WWE impresario Vince McMahon agrees to settle allegations by the SEC that he paid millions in hush money to two women without telling his board.

Jan. 10 - Entertainment

How far will Philomena Cunk go to get a laugh? 'If he breaks my nose, it'll heal'

Diane Morgan, the actor who plays know-nothing TV pundit Philomena Cunk, explains how series like 'Cunk on Life,' premiering on Netflix Thursday, come together.

Jan. 2 - Entertainment

Fox & Fiancée: Sean Hannity is engaged to fellow Fox News host Ainsley Earhardt

Sean Hannity proposed to 'Fox & Friends' co-host Ainsley Earhardt at a church in Florida on Christmas, confirming their long-rumored relationship.

Dec. 27 - Entertainment

Denis Villeneuve isn't at peace. And he's OK with that

The director strives to make a perfect movie that stands the test of time. His holy grail, he calls it. And yet the quiet of the woods still calls to him.

Dec. 26 - Entertainment

Column: For Angelenos suffering fire fatigue, ace water drop videos are sweet revenge

Videos of fire-fighting pilots nailing flames with miraculous precision have given Angelenos something to root for during a week of shock, terror and grief.

Jan. 11 - Entertainment

Bob Clearmountain, L.A. studio icon, lost his home in the Palisades fire: 'This could be the end of our world'

The revered rock producer and mixer lost his house and his custom-built home recording studio in the Palisades fire.

Jan. 10 - Entertainment

Disney's KABC and PBS SoCal stations' signals from Mt. Wilson restored amid Eaton fire

Flames from the Eaton fire came perilously close to the Mt. Wilson transmitters, and local stations, including KABC, PBS SoCal and radio KLOS-FM, reported losing transmissions.

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