Guy Moon dead: ‘Fairly OddParents’ composer dies in traffic accident
Composer Guy Moon, who scored a handful of popular animated TV series, and was most known for Nickelodeon’s…
Tom Cherones, director and producer of ‘Seinfeld,’ dies at 86
Television director and producer Tom Cherones, best known for his work on the first five seasons of the…
Daughter of ‘Godfather of Chicano Art’ continues legacy at Hilbert Museum
Artist and author Rosemary Vasquez Tuthill remembers when her father, Emigdio Vasquez, asked her to pose for one…
Drag artists’ petition asks Kennedy Center donors to stop funding
The Kennedy Center has been losing talent since mid-December when President Donald Trump’s hand-picked board voted to change…
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…
Elle Simone Scott dies: ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ chef was 49
Elle Simone Scott, a chef and cookbook author best known for her work on “America’s Test Kitchen,” has…
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…
Auto shop class is thriving. Community college students basically fix your car for free
The workers’ uniforms are smudged with stains earned underneath a car, wrench in hand. Their repair garage teems…
‘Train Dreams’ on Netflix: The trip to Idaho that shaped the film
With director Clint Bentley on the road promoting “Train Dreams” and his co-writer Greg Kwedar on set shooting…
Oscars: 6 top casting directors explain their secret to success
Why on earth it took until now is a long story. The important thing is that, in 2026,…
The artists we lost in 2025: L.A. arts and culture this weekend
It’s the second day of a brand new year, and I’d like to take a moment to look…
Dick Van Dyke taught me a lesson on marriage I’ll always hold onto
I’d never been so excited. Standing in line, my legs were bouncing so fast I was basically hopping.…