Esai Morales is the bad guy in ‘Mission Impossible.’ He’s embracing it
Esai Morales is on a death-defying mission to make Tom Cruise’s life impossible, yet again, in the latest installment of the “Mission: Impossible” action film…
Cannes 2025: Ari Aster, Harris Dickinson embrace bleakness
CANNES, France — In Cannes, the weather changes so fast that you can enter a theater in sandals and exit in desperate need of rain boots and…
Takeaways from the 2025 upfronts: Football, movie stars and a streaming future
The TV industry and buyers of commercial time were able to breathe a little easier going to their annual week of presentations known as the…
The 34 coolest, kitschiest, most fascinating motels in California
The Madonna Inn, Skyview in Los Alamos, San Francisco's Hotel Del Sol, Trixie Motel in Palm Springs. This state has no shortage of great motels,…
AMC is introducing huge Wednesday ticket discounts. Will it increase attendance?
As the box office improves, will a steep discount on tickets bring more people to the multiplex this summer?That’s what AMC Theatres is betting. The…
Walton Goggins hosts ‘SNL’ for the first time, brings his oddball energy
The worst thing “Saturday Night Live” could have done on an episode featuring rising character actor Walton Goggins, who was hosting for the first time,…
Genevieve O’Reilly on Mon Mothma’s pivotal ‘Andor’ speech
This story contains spoilers for “Andor” Season 2, Episode 9.Senator Mon Mothma is finally, openly, part of the rebellion.In the ninth episode of “Andor” Season…
48 hours to create a 10-minute show: Inside the Immersive Invitational
Throughout the evening on Sunday, I was placed in a foreign jail, joined a folk-rock band for a sing-along uprising that involved a killer bear…
Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas takes a bow from the public stage
San Francisco — San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie had declared it Michael Tilson Thomas Day. City Hall glowed MTT’s trademark blue. Davies Symphony Hall, where Tilson Thomas…
It ‘keeps Walt alive’: Imagineers defend new Walt Disney robot
“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” That’s one of Walt Disney’s most popular quotes, often used in the context of the theme park…
At packed town hall, Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff warns of a ‘constitutional crisis’
SAN LUIS OBISPO — The Trump administration’s controversial deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia has sent the United States hurtling into a constitutional crisis, U.S. Sen. Adam…
‘Sinners’: Ryan Coogler reacts to box-office success in letter
As Ryan Coogler basks in the critical and commercial triumphs of his latest film, “Sinners,” he turns a mirror back on the people who helped…
‘Sinners’ receives a heavenly reception during Easter weekend
Moviegoes embraced “sin” over the Easter weekend.“Sinners,” the highly anticipated period drama delivering a mashup of horror, music and vampires, scored a solid opening, topping…
AC/DC bring high voltage rock ‘n’ roll hits to the masses at the Rose Bowl
Precious few bands can fill a stadium 52 years into their career — let alone play to an audience heavily populated by parents and their…
Why TV series ‘The Chosen’ is screening in movie theaters
This Easter weekend, theaters from Torrance to Temecula will be showing films like “A Minecraft Movie” and Ryan Coogler’s vampire thriller “Sinners.” Alongside those movies,…
Geffen Playhouse’s 2025-26 season has Athol Fugard and Pearl Cleage plays
So far, Tarell Alvin McCraney’s inaugural season at the helm of the Geffen Playhouse has spanned a muscular revival of “The Brothers Size,” a co-production…
Theaters want you to wait longer to stream movies. Why that probably won’t happen
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…
Trump-loving network Newsmax is a hot stock on Wall Street
Conservative cable news channel Newsmax is getting a Trump bump on Wall Street.The Boca Raton, Fla., outlet‘s stock price surged after its initial public offering…
Top movie theater lobbyist wants a minimum 45-day theatrical window
LAS VEGAS — As movie theaters struggle to consistently bring back audiences, the nation’s top cinema lobbyist called on Hollywood studios to hold back movies longer from…
Commentary: Yes, Newsom’s new podcast is cringe. But is it also smart?
Gavin Newsom’s new podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom,” has Democrats in a tizzy. Republicans too.It has been nearly universally panned (or celebrated, depending on your…