Hollywood Inc.
While the fate of the Bruin remains unclear, Hollywood director Jason Reitman led a group that bought the nearby Village, which launched as part of the Fox theater chain during the Great Depression. The two movie palaces, under their current management, will close after Thursday’s film showings.
July 21, 2024
Politics
The Republican Party platform, which long opposed same-sex marriage, now avoids the topic.
July 12, 2024
California
Under an agreement with local officials, the Silicon Valley investors proposing a new city in rural Solano County will pull their measure off the November ballot for at least two years while they fund a full environmental review.
July 22, 2024
Movies
Here’s how ‘Minari’ director Lee Isaac Chung made the action scene of the summer in the new tornado blockbuster ‘Twisters,’ starring Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones.
July 18, 2024
This week: Powell and Pressburger films at the Academy, catching up with critic Jonathan Rosenbaum, plus ‘The Terminator’ and Ingmar Bergman’s ‘Cries and Whispers.’
July 19, 2024
World & Nation
A federal appeals court panel says Tennessee does not unconstitutionally discriminate against transgender people by not allowing them to change the sex designation on their birth certificates.
July 13, 2024
Television
Bob Newhart, a 1960s stand-up comedy sensation who parlayed his low-key, deadpan style into sitcom gold on ‘The Bob Newhart Show’ and ‘Newhart,’ dies at 94.
Among the sites competing to host the Sundance Film Festival beginning in 2027 are Atlanta, Boulder, Santa Fe and the film event’s longtime home in Park City.
Angel City FC
Angel City FC opens the NWSL vs. Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup with a 2-1 victory over Club América on Saturday night at Titan Stadium at Cal State Fullerton.
Music
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ legal woes keep on coming. A lawsuit filed Wednesday raises new sexual assault and sex trafficking allegations against the rap mogul.
July 3, 2024