'Wicked' and 'Gladiator II' shake up the box office with a combined collection of $170 million
Universal Pictures' “Wicked” needed no lessons on how to be popular at the domestic box office this weekend, opening at…
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Opinion: Why I wish my novels were banned
When PEN America emailed me, I was excited. The organization, whose mission is to protect the freedom to write, was…
Maisy Stella and Megan Park talk about their wisecracking comedy 'My Old Ass'
Actress Maisy Stella, right, and filmmaker Megan Park, photographed in New York in August. (Kate Dockeray / For The Times)…
California Legislature rejects bill to make kindergarten mandatory
SACRAMENTO — A bill that would have required all California families to enroll their children in kindergarten was rejected by…
Netflix shows 'Arcane' and 'Heartstopper' leaked in security breach
A security breach at one of Netflix's production partners caused as-yet-unreleased episodes of popular shows to leak online this week.…
'Batman: Caped Crusader' Review: A Return to Pulp and Noir
There's a new and old Batman in town. “Batman: Caped Crusader,” an animated series premiering Thursday on Prime Video, isn’t…
Los Angeles Library Kanopy Users' Top 10 Movies and TV Shows of 2024
Los Angeles Public Library patrons are A24 superfans. Kanopy has the receipts. The streaming service, available for free to patrons…
Weaving the personal and the political during the tumultuous 1970s
Book Review 1974 By Francine Prose Harper: 272 pages, $27.99If you buy books linked to on our site, The Times…
British actor Theo James (yes, he's British) in 'The Gentlemen'
When Theo James signed on for the Netflix spinoff of his 2019 film, Guy Ritchie's “The Gentlemen,” he knew the…
Billie Eilish's senses are alive in 'Hit Me Hard and Soft'
Billie Eilish has been singing about looking and being looked at for almost half her life. Now 22, he broke…