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Cannes: 'Fury Road' prequel 'Furiosa' forgets what makes the 'Mad Max' movies great
In expanding the story of Furiosa (Anya Taylor-Joy), director George Miller still creates entertaining, pounding action — but loses the forward momentum on which the franchise is based.Entertainment -
King Charles' new portrait elicits interesting reactions: 'Looks like he's bathing in blood'
A new portrait of King Charles is roiling some royals fans. In the painting, the king's face seems to float above a red Welsh Guards uniform, all in a sea of red.Entertainment -
Lil Baby said to be safe after three men are shot in Atlanta near site of music video
Rapper Lil Baby is believed to be the artist who was filming a music video near where three men were shot Tuesday in a commercial area in Atlanta.Entertainment -
Review: There's no curiosity about Amy Winehouse at all in the reductive, shallow portrait 'Back to Black'
There's no curiosity about Amy Winehouse at all in Sam Taylor-Johnson's 'Back to Black,' just a condescending presentation of a girl with a great voice and a bad boyfriend.Entertainment -
TikTok creators sue U.S. government in a bid to stop potential ban
TikTok creators sued the U.S. government on Tuesday, alleging a new law that could ban the app violates their free speech rights under the 1st Amendment. The legislation is meant to force Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the service.Entertainment - Tiktok -
Netflix is in the running for NFL Christmas games
The streamer would have its first event from a major professional sports league as it makes a push into TV's advertising market.Entertainment - Netflix -
At KTLA, Sam Rubin was a local morning news pioneer who covered Hollywood with zeal
Sam Rubin helped pioneer early morning TV broadcasts at Channel 5, and his coverage of Hollywood tended to be largely positive.Entertainment -
Shaquille O'Neal-Shannon Sharpe beef reaches diss track level. Here's how we got here
Shaquille O'Neal dropped a diss track about Shannon Sharpe as part of the beef between the two star athletes-turned-broadcasters that started with a Nikola Jokic interview.Entertainment -
Sam Rubin, KTLA journalist and longtime entertainment anchor, dies at 64
Longtime KTLA entertainment anchor Sam Rubin died unexpectedly Friday after a heart attack, The Times has confirmed. He was 64.Entertainment -
After shooting, Drake's mansion gets second trespasser in two days, police confirm
A second alleged trespasser paid a visit to Drake's Toronto home two days after a security guard suffered a gunshot wound in a shooting outside the mansion.Entertainment -
Court is the final frontier for this lost 'Star Trek' model
The 33-inch original model of the U.S.S. Enterprise from the 1960s TV series "Star Trek" resurfaced decades after it disappeared. But then an auction house gave it to the son of Gene Roddenberry and it became mired in controversy.Entertainment -
Review: 'Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg' supplies belated respect for a rock muse
Utilizing a narration by Scarlett Johansson, co-directors Alexis Bloom and Svetlana Zill offer an unflinching portrait of an iconic presence in her own right.Entertainment -
Sorry, not twins: Justin Bieber's mom clarifies, there's only one baby on the way
Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber are not having twin babies, despite what the singer's mom, Patti Mallette, led some fans to believe Thursday.Entertainment -
Review: Coolly argued but driven by fury, 'Power' examines the history of American policing
Yance Ford, an Oscar nominee for the personal documentary 'Strong Island,' returns with a wider-scoped analysis of the methods and bias of police work.Entertainment -
Mick Jagger sounds off at New Orleans Jazz Fest, starting a feud with Gov. Jeff Landry
After Mick Jagger jabs at Lousiana Gov. Jeff Landry during the Rolling Stones' Jazz Fest set in New Orleans, the conservative Republican claps back.Entertainment -
Deal or no deal for Paramount? Here are the options on the table
Paramount's 30-day window to negotiate exclusively with Skydance is closing without a deal and Sony is waiting around the hoop. What's next?Entertainment -
In a push for revenue ahead of the 100th Oscars, academy announces $500-million campaign
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.Entertainment -
John Pisano, dean of L.A. jazz guitar, dies at 93
Pisano's career spanned seven decades and included sharing the stage or recording studio with many jazz luminaries, including Chico Hamilton, Herb Alpert, Peggy Lee and Frank Sinatra.Entertainment -
Tommy Dorfman wed 'private' person Elise Williams in a secret Santa Monica ceremony
Tommy Dorfman and wife are ready to begin 'celebrating [their] love with the world' after revealing their spur-of-the-moment 2023 elopement.Entertainment -
Willow Smith, Will and Jada's daughter, says nepo baby 'insecurity has driven me harder'
Singer Willow Smith has such big feelings about her music career — and perceptions that she's a nepo baby riding on Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith's coattails.Entertainment -
Review: In 'Evil Does Not Exist,' a woodsy community confronts malice of a modern stripe
After winning an Oscar for "Drive My Car," Japanese filmmaker Ryûsuke Hamaguchi returns with an exquisitely subtle portrait of a community at war with a company.Entertainment -
Review: 'Doctor Who,' led by Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson, ushers into a bright new era
"Doctor Who," led by Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson as companion Ruby Sunday, sees the notable return of Russell T Davies as showrunner of the classic British series.Entertainment -
Review: In 'Wildcat,' director Ethan Hawke — and daughter Maya — bring a literary life to screen
A complex, pivotal moment in the life of author Flannery O'Connor receives sensitive treatment by the father-daughter filmmaking duo, joined by Laura Linney.Entertainment -
Ali: Mocking Gaza protesters as 'gluten-free warriors' was fun — until a mob at UCLA attacked them
Tucking opposition to the protest movement in a flippant screed against Gen Z isn't just obnoxious and cowardly, it's dangerous, columnist Lorraine Ali says.Entertainment -
Britney Spears twisted her ankle but is safe at home after Chateau Marmont 911 call
Britney Spears says she twisted her ankle after an 'embarrassing' incident at Chateau Marmont resulted in an ambulance and EMTs coming to the famed hotel.Entertainment -
Rumer Willis hopes being transparent about Bruce Willis' health will give people hope
Bruce Willis is great amid dementia battle, Rumer Willis says. 'My dad is so beloved, and that's been so evident in the transparency with which we've been sharing.'Entertainment -
Meow Wolf supercharged the way we experience art. Is L.A. ready for the wild ride?
Experimental art collective Meow Wolf aims to turn Los Angeles' most ritualistic experience — that is, the act of going to the movies — into an interactive, art-driven wonderland.Entertainment -
'The Phantom Menace' dominated 1999's box office. History has been kinder to it
"The Mandalorian," "Ahsoka" and 25 years of spinoffs show the stealth power of George Lucas' 1999 prequel, which, for all its controversy, laid the groundwork.Entertainment -
Jesus and Mary Chain's Jim Reid talks about new music, burying brothers' brutal sibling rivalry ahead of Cruel World
Ahead of band's performance at the Cruel World festival this weekend, singer, songwriter and guitarist Jim Reid spoke about sibling rivalry, reunification and his hatred of streaming.Entertainment -
Country singer Sara Evans reveals struggles with body dysmorphia, eating disorder
On Cheryl Burke's 'Sex, Lies, And Spray Tans' podcast, Sara Evans said she's fought an eating disorder and body dysmorphia for years.Entertainment -
Kate Beckinsale, after a 'rough year' and hospitalization, returns to the red carpet
Kate Beckinsale trades her 'Tummy Troubles Survivor' T-shirt for something a little more glam as she makes her red carpet return after March hospitalization.Entertainment -
'Harry Potter' set at an HBCU? LaDarrion Williams wrote the book he always wanted to read
'Blood at the Root,' LaDarrion Williams' first novel in a three-book deal — a series that centers on a Black boy in a YA fantasy saga — is the kind of fiction he wishes existed when he was a kid.Entertainment -
The free jazz ensemble known as Black Twitter, and how it became the subject of a new docuseries
"Black Twitter: A People's History" traces the path that Black Twitter took in becoming an arbiter of cultural shifts time and again.Entertainment -
Jessica Pratt, out of the L.A. underworld and into a (gentle) wall of sound
The folk singer made her name with stripped-down recordings but has now found a bigger approach on "Here in the Pitch." It wasn't an easy road to get there.Entertainment -
Hollywood mega-donor Haim Saban slams Biden's decision to halt weapons shipment to Israel
Haim Saban was criticized by Muslim American leaders over his remarks that "Jewish voters who care about Israel" outnumber "Muslim voters who care about Hamas."Entertainment - Joe Biden -
'The Idea of You's' meet-cute is set at Coachella. How realistic is it?
A new rom-com starring Anne Hathaway on Amazon Prime Video has a divorced mom and a Harry Styles-esque pop star meet at Coachella. Could it happen in real life?Entertainment -
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys put under a conservatorship after wife Melinda's death
Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys was put under a conservatorship Thursday in Los Angeles following the January death of his caregiver wife, Melinda Wilson.Entertainment -
'Black Twitter: A People's History' tells how humor and hashtags fostered a subculture
The three-part Hulu docuseries traces how Black people have used the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, now X, as a means of communal expression.Entertainment -
Ohtani's ex-interpreter reportedly wired money to 'Real Housewives' star to pay gambling debts
Ryan Boyanjian, a 'Real Housewives of Orange County' star, is reportedly 'Associate 1' in the criminal case against Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara.Entertainment -
How the NBA's next TV deal could disrupt the media landscape
The NBA is expected to give a slice of its TV package to Amazon's Prime Video, while league stalwart TNT could be left off the roster, in a blow to Warner Bros. Discovery.Entertainment