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Hollywood Boulevard is struggling. It needs to rediscover old 'Hollyweird"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (751+ words) After months of AI-generated disaster porn on the sad state of Los Angeles, something decidedly more gentle took over my feed this week as the city waited for all the ballots to be counted. It was a simple, strangely calming…...
The Comeback" co-creator Michael Patrick King on his most cringeworthy moment
15+ hour, 53+ min ago (138+ words) Los Angeles Times The Comeback" co-creator Michael Patrick King on his most cringeworthy moment Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla. , Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with…...
Review: In the marvelous 'Alice and Steve,' a May-December romance pushes friends apart
1+ week, 2+ day ago (707+ words) Los Angeles Times In the marvelous "Alice and Steve," a May-December romance pushes friends apart Hulu"s British comedy starring Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement puts the titular best friends at odds when Alice"s 26-year-old daughter begins dating the…...
Tribeca Festival condemns Actor Elon Gold and influencer Lizzy Savetsky's 'offensive' dog rape joke
1+ week, 3+ day ago (335+ words) Actor-comedian Elon Gold and pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky are facing backlash after making an "offensive" joke in an interview on the red carpet for "The Wedding Entertainer (The Tale of Moishe Badhan)" at the Tribeca Festival. In the interview, Gold…...
'Scary Movie' laughs its way to a first-place finish at the box office
1+ week, 3+ day ago (470+ words) With the Wayans brothers firmly back in the driver's seat, horror parody "Scary Movie" muscled its way past He-Man for the top spot at the box office this weekend. The reboot of the 2000s-era franchise " or "rebootiquel," as the movie…...
Apple TV hit 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' puts the spotlight on Fullerton's charm
1+ week, 6+ day ago (615+ words) Fullerton is having its moment in the streaming scene and it all started with a book. Rufi Thorpe's 2024 novel "Margo's Got Money Troubles" tells the story of a young woman who becomes pregnant by her married college professor, drops out…...
In 'Not Suitable for Work,' Mindy Kaling takes on the 'many highs and lows' of her 20s
2+ week, 1+ day ago (666+ words) Mindy Kaling was in her early 30s when the first TV series she created, "The Mindy Project," made its debut and set in motion her attempt at forging an identity as a prolific multi-hyphenate after "The Office," where she was a…...
Review: In 'Not Suitable for Work,' Mindy Kaling couples rom-com antics with professional ambition
2+ week, 2+ day ago (775+ words) Los Angeles Times In "Not Suitable for Work," Mindy Kaling couples rom-com antics with professional ambition This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. And just like that, here comes another coterie of young…...
Review: In 'Tuner,' a goodhearted worker blessed with expert hearing is lured by safecracking
2+ week, 5+ day ago (331+ words) Roher and co-writer Robert Ramsay craft a classically structured screenplay about a talented piano tuner who stumbles into a life of crime, upon which Roher, editor Greg O'Bryant, and composer Will Bates embroider jazzy rhythms and inflections, inspired by the…...
Scrubs" star Donald Faison describes his dream brojo"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (130+ words) Los Angeles Times Scrubs" star Donald Faison describes his dream brojo" Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla. , Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master"s…...