Entertainment

Disney’s newest attempt to turn one of its animated classics into a live-action hit is already taking heat from fans — similar to the “Snow White” fiasco that embroiled the entertainment giant earlier this year. “Lilo & Stitch” has sparked concern among Disney fans after its director, Dean Fleischer Camp, revealed he tried to keep … Read more

Near a leafy square in this bustling capital, filmmaker Christopher McQuarrie sat in a screening room, tilting his head at scenes from the new movie “Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation.” In one scene, Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt slid a BMW, Formula One style, through narrow streets in Morocco and, in another, dangled shirtless while wryly … Read more

A sacred fig, Ficus religiosa, in Lafayette Park. (Devin Oktar Yalkin / For The Times) For the story “The greatest trees of Los Angeles,” writer Ryan Bradley and photographer Devin Oktar Yalkin went on a quest to find the city’s most beloved trees. Among their many finds: the coastal live oak in Orcutt Ranch, East … Read more

L.A. County finds high lead levels in soil on properties already cleaned by Army Corps New soil testing by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found high levels of lead and other toxic metals at homes destroyed by January’s catastrophic wildfires and cleared by federal cleanup crews. The county health department hired … Read more

The late Pope Francis donated all his remaining money to a youth rehabilitation project inside a Roman prison in one of his final acts as the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Before his death last month, Francis withdrew all the money from his personal bank account to support a pasta factory that employs current and former … Read more

(Samuel Rodriguez / For The Times) In Sunday Funday, L.A. people give us a play-by-play of their ideal Sunday around town. Find ideas and inspiration on where to go, what to eat and how to enjoy life on the weekends. When South Los Angeles hip-hop artist Blxst (pronounced “Blast”) meditates on his ideal Sunday, the … Read more

O, beware, my lord, of jealousy. Denzel Washington’s wife blamed “narrow-minded people” after her famous husband wasn’t nominated for a 2025 Tony Award for his performance in “Othello.” “Now see, that’s not something you want to ask me,” Pauletta Washington, 74, told People on Thursday when asked about the stunning snub. “I can’t say that … Read more

‘We just hit it off.’ 13 SoCal residents on why they love their age-gap friendships On a bench near the Santa Monica Farmers Market in July, Peggy Cheng recalled the time a television writer pitched her a wacky sitcom centered around the unlikely scenario of a young woman who had befriended her elderly neighbors. Cheng, … Read more

The Stones need to roll off into the sunset. So says the Sex Pistols’ John Lydon, formerly known as Johnny Rotten, who is calling for the “Start Me Up” band to hang it up “By all means, The Rolling Stones should retire,” Lydon, 69, said on “Good Morning Britain” Wednesday. The he quipped: “I’ve offended … Read more

James Foley, whose decades-long directing career spanned both film and television, has passed away at 71. The legendary filmmaker died “peacefully in his sleep earlier this week” in Los Angeles after a “years-long struggle” with brain cancer, his rep told The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday. Foley’s directing credits include the classic films “At Close Range” … Read more