Andrea Nevins dead: Documentary filmmaker dies
[ad_1] Andrea Blaugrund Nevins’ love of storytelling led her to the rural South, to ABC News in her native New York and, ultimately, Hollywood, where she produced and directed documentaries about dancers, punk rockers and the queen’s horse trainer. Nevins, wife of former Showtime chairman David Nevins, died Saturday at their Los Angeles home, surrounded […]
Coachella 2025: 25 most memorable moments include Lady Gaga, Bernie Sanders
[ad_1] What makes the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival consistently the most talked-about live music event of the year is that it continues to be a kaleidoscopic melting pot of pop culture. A sweltering opening weekend at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Calif., that saw temperatures reach triple digits didn’t dampen the highlights, […]
Inside the rise and decline of YA literature, ‘Hunger Games’ to now
[ad_1] Back in 2020, I faced the bane of every writer’s existence: a blank page, in an empty notebook. I was starting my first novel for adults in years, and I always struggle to find a way into the story. Except this time, I had a secret weapon in my back pocket: I’d written three […]
Celebrating the 30th edition of the L.A. Times Festival of Books: Full coverage
[ad_1] Ahead of the festival’s 30th edition, we look back on the books, authors, genres and organizations that have defined the last 30 years in literature. [ad_2] Source
A look back at 1996 in books, ‘Infinite Jest’ to Oprah
[ad_1] Computers were ugly hulking gray or beige boxes then, taking up so much desk space. In 1996 I worked at Disney Interactive, my Windows 95 operating system skinned with an “X-Files” theme; when I arrived early, the TV show’s eerie chimes echoed across the empty office. Work was a lot like now, doing things […]
Theaters want you to wait longer to stream movies. Why that probably won’t happen
[ad_1] An age-old debate has roared back to the forefront in Hollywood. The so-called theatrical window has long been a hot topic for studios and movie theater owners. The discussion about how long a film is in movie theaters before it’s available for home viewing ramped up during the pandemic, when some studios dramatically shortened […]
Post Malone keeps going country at Coachella
[ad_1] Post Malone closed out the first weekend of this year’s Coachella festival on Sunday night with a 90-minute performance in which he remade some of his smash pop-rap hits as down-home country jams. Sauntering onstage holding a red plastic cup and a cigarette, the 29-year-old singer — who went Nashville in 2024 with the […]
Jennie from Blackpink shines as a solo act with an eclectic set at Coachella
[ad_1] Without a hugely popular HBO vacation-murder show to lean on, Jennie of Blackpink arguably had the harder job of her band’s two solo shows this weekend. So it’s huge credit to her that she absolutely packed the Outdoor Theater for a set that went way beyond clubby pop, and showcased the genre twists and […]
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2: Bella Ramsey embraces difficult parts
[ad_1] Bella Ramsey can take a hard punch. But they can also give some back. To do so, the actor incorporated a new element into their preparation for the second season of “The Last of Us”: physical training. For two months, they practiced martial arts and worked to become more proficient in combat and weapons. […]
Jean Marsh, British actress and co-creator of ‘Upstairs, Downstairs,’ dies at 90
[ad_1] Jean Marsh, the British actress who co-created the enduring serialized hit TV series “Upstairs, Downstairs,” died Sunday at the age of 90. The Sunday Times of London said Marsh died at her London home due to complications from dementia. Marsh gave television one of the best loved programs in history when she teamed with […]