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.
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Freyda Thomas adapts Moliere’s ‘Tartuffe’ with an American twist in a winning production at Topanga’s beloved Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum.
Hero Complex
Showrunner Eric Kripke and Antony Starr discussed the Season 4 finale of ‘The Boys’ and Homelander’s parallels to former President Trump.
Ryan Reynolds revealed that he “let go of getting paid” to allow the screenwriters to be present on the “Deadpool” set.
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Times columnist Glenn Whipp looks at the overdue Emmy recognition for “Reservation Dogs” and speaks with Nicole Kidman on the anniversary of “Eyes Wide Shut.”
Television Academy voters checked off most of the boxes, but the nominations still managed to deliver a fair number of surprises, pleasant and otherwise, columnist Glenn Whipp writes.
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Lou Dobbs, the longtime Fox Business Network host who was an outspoken ally of former President Trump, has died at 78.
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.
Chappell Roan says she misses ‘frolicking’ since making it big as a pop star. The singer opens up about how celebrity life has affected her privacy.
Some Silicon Valley investors are vocally backing Trump due to concerns about how the government is regulating cryptocurrency, its policies on AI and the threat of an increase in capital gains taxes.
Riki Lindhome reveals that she and her ‘Wednesday’ co-star Fred Armisen wed two years ago. They started dating as she was preparing to have a son via surrogate.
‘Lady in the Lake,’ premiering Friday on Apple TV+, is based on Laura Lippman’s novel, and the TV adaptation, under the helm of Alma Har’el, aims to center two women’s voices.
The Times spoke with hosts of six international offshoots of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ to learn how the reality competition franchise became a worldwide phenomenon.
Kathy Griffin agreed to pay Randy Bick $75,000 and return his belongings in a joint agreement filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.
‘Shōgun’ co-creators and executive producers Justin Marks and Rachel Kondo say they asked a lot from viewers with their show but were grateful to their writers for its success.
‘Reservation Dogs’ co-creator and showrunner Sterlin Harjo spoke to The Times about his show’s Emmy nominations and highlighting new perspectives onscreen.
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