Mickey Rourke wishes people would take their money back, please
Mickey Rourke is doubling down on his disgust over a fundraiser that quickly raised more than $100,000 on…
David Lynch lives on, plus the best movies in L.A. this week
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The best Los Angeles movies helped me love and understand L.A.
In 1911, a Broadway playwright wrote a snarky letter about a teenage actor who had recently train-tripped from…
How Adam Sandler got so good, plus the best movies in L.A. this week
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How to have the best Sunday in L.A., according to Jeanie Buss
Jeanie Buss, governor and minority owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and co-owner of the all-female sports entertainment…
Despite French citizenship, George Clooney is not abandoning L.A.
Do Actor Awards voters have a problem with subtitles? It would seem so, though I think motion picture…
Béla Tarr’s movies, funny and heartbreaking, dignify human struggle
The contemplative cinema of Béla Tarr was as excruciatingly beautiful as it was brazenly original, often conjuring comparison…
‘Sorcerer’ kicks off 2026 with a bang, plus the best movies in L.A. this week
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A new year means new films to look forward to
Fried chicken and a $45 bottle of sparkling wine? What were you doing on New Year’s Eve? I’m…
After ‘Marty Supreme’ marketing, what will Oscar campaign be?
Are you wondering, like Alixandra Kupcik, where did all the feel-good movies go? She must have written that…
Even ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ can’t lift 2025 box office out of pandemic-crisis doldrums
As “Avatar: Fire and Ash” headed to the big screen this month, theater owners held their breath. In…
The best New Year’s Eve movies playing this week, plus more showing in L.A.
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