Movies
Robert Towne, the screenwriting icon who won an Academy Award for “Chinatown,” has died. He was 89.
July 2, 2024
The motion picture academy also will honor “Love Actually” director Richard Curtis and veteran casting director Juliet Taylor at the ceremony on Nov. 17.
June 12, 2024
Awards
Times columnist Glenn Whipp wonders if Sean Baker’s “Anora,” which won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival, might finally stamp his ticket to the Oscars.
May 31, 2024
Producer Albert S. Ruddy, who won best picture Oscars for Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Godfather’ and Clint Eastwood’s ‘Million Dollar Baby,’ died Saturday at age 94.
May 28, 2024
Looking ahead to the 100th Oscars, the motion picture academy is kicking off a four-year, $500-million fundraising campaign aimed at shoring up its revenues and extending global its influence.
May 10, 2024
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Plus, Skydance has sweetened its offer for Paramount controlling shareholder National Amusements. And Paramount ousted its CEO.
April 30, 2024
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May 8, 2024
Sports
The barbs Canelo Álvarez and Oscar De la Hoya traded helped bring energy to Álvarez’s Cinco de Mayo weekend fight against quiet boxer Jaime Munguia.
May 4, 2024
Director David Leitch tops himself with his new action-comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, but his greatest legacy may be ahead of him — if the motion picture academy takes notice.
April 17, 2024
Los Angeles Times photographer Robert Gauthier gives a behind the curtain look backstage at the 2024 Oscars.
March 12, 2024