Casual moviegoing has declined, particularly since the pandemic. Theaters are trying to find new ways to attract people. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times) It was on a spontaneous trip to the movie theater that James Young took a chance on “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.” Same with 2004’s “Garden … Read more
Steve McQueen’s goal with ‘Blitz’: to paint a more truthful portrait of WWII London For British director Steve McQueen, the past isn’t worth dramatizing unless it can illuminate the present, so when he makes films steeped in history — whether it’s “12 Years a Slave” or his World War II epic “Blitz” — he’s asking … Read more
Subway has ignored “screams for help” from its struggling franchisees for years — and is now at risk of being “gobbled up” by a fast-growing rival, a lawyer representing thousands of sub shop owners warned. Subway last week said CEO John Chidsey will “retire” at the end of the year — five years after he … Read more
LOOKIN GOOD: The soft centers of jelly beans derive from the exotic confection known as Turkish delight. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times) AH, the colors of spring — bright red, blazing yellow and vivid green; deep purple, brilliant blue, pink dashed with scarlet — all scattered around in little semi-orbs, like the eggs of … Read more
The Barbarian Nurseries A Novel Héctor Tobar Farrar, Straus & Giroux: 422 pp., $27 “The Barbarian Nurseries” is a book of extraordinary scope and extraordinary power. Héctor Tobar’s second novel sweeps its central character from almost-serfdom and sends her on an odyssey through the teeming mysteries of Los Angeles and the wild jungles of the … Read more
Lauren Sánchez kept things spicy this fall season. The former news anchor showed off her curvy figure in a Catwoman costume as she shared a series of pictures in a “Fall photo dump” on Instagram Sunday. Sánchez revealed plenty of skin with the dominatrix-style get-up, which featured a patent leather plunging bralette and matching skintight … Read more
NEW YORK — The Oscar-winning screenwriter Marshall Brickman, whose wide-ranging career spanned some of Woody Allen‘s best films, the Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” and a number of Johnny Carson’s most beloved sketches, has died. He was 85. Brickman died Friday in Manhattan, his daughter Sophie Brickman told The New York Times. No cause of death was cited. Brickman was … Read more
The “Yellowstone” graveyard is filling up. It seems that all good things must come to an end on the popular TV series which seeks to punish any of its characters who stumble upon even the tiniest morsel of happiness in the rough and tumble Montana landscape. Episode 12 of the show’s fifth and allegedly final … Read more
Meghan Trainor revealed she can’t smile anymore after overdoing it on Botox. “I got too much Botox and I need help!” the “No” singer admitted during a recent episode of her “Workin’ on It” podcast alongside her brother Ryan Trainor and husband, Daryl Sabara. “I messed up! I’ve had Botox a handful of times … just … Read more
NEW YORK — Christmas came early at the box office this year. “Moana 2” brought in a tidal wave of moviegoers over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, setting records with $221 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. That, combined with “Wicked” and “Gladiator II,” made for an unprecedented weekend in cinemas and a confluence of blockbusters more like … Read more
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