Concert promoter Paul Tollett’s once stated hope for his bold new music gamble in the California desert couldn’t sound more prophetic. “For Southern California,” he told The Times shortly before the ...
Robert Hilburn was pop music critic for the Los Angeles Times for 35 years, from the psychedelic era to the emergence of the iPod. He witnessed many of rock ‘n’ roll’s seminal moments and interviewed ...
In 1792, Thomas Jefferson, then serving as secretary of State, designed a medal to be given to foreign dignitaries upon their departure from the United States. To represent our fledgling country, ...
Three years ago, all the signs pointed one way: Tinashe was on her way to pop stardom. In 2012, when she was just 19, she produced two critically acclaimed mixtapes that landed her a deal at RCA. A ...
If you care even a little about the art and history of American motion pictures, about being able to see classic films now and forever, you owe a debt of gratitude to David W. Packard. Packard, the ...
It has taken over 75 years for Wonder Woman to be the lead in her own live-action movie. First introduced in a short comic story in 1941, it took less than a year for the Amazonian princess to become ...
Dana Brunetti has produced a number of big films over the years: “Captain Phillips,” “The Social Network,” “Fifty Shades of Grey.” But he’s never liked to tell people that he’s a movie producer. He ...
Shepard Fairey has never been one to play by the rules — and that’s par for the course for someone in a street art community that exists on the cultural margins. Or does it? The L.A.-based street ...
Two images released last week from upcoming films highlight one glaring Hollywood problem. The first was the visage of Tilda Swinton in the debut trailer for Marvel’s “Doctor Strange,” in which the ...
No doubt about it: The Starcourt Mall is, like, totally awesome. In the latest season of “Stranger Things,” the newly opened shopping center captivates the residents of Hawkins, Ind. The Starcourt ...
Even 50 years ago, in a nation inflamed by prejudice and civil rights marches, the interracial marriage fable “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” played suave and polite at a defining moment when cinema ...
The Beverly Hilton will once again host Clive Davis’ annual pre-Grammy Awards party Saturday. But as A-list stars cram the ballroom for a night of music and festivities — chairman and chief executive ...