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How a makeup designer meticulously created those eye-popping looks for ‘The Substance’ Demi Moore was a trouper. Her full concentration was always on the process, according to prosthetic makeup designer Pierre Olivier Persin, speaking from Paris about his work on “The Substance,” Moore’s much-lauded body-horror movie. The actor sat through a makeup process that could … Read more

‘Magnolia’ made me want to write about movies. Then Hollywood stopped making movies like ‘Magnolia’ So now then. This is the story of a budding cinephile who stumbled upon an unusual film and resolved, insofar as any 13-year-old can set firm intentions, to spend the rest of his life watching, and writing about, movies. An … Read more

“The common denominator between music right now that’s popular, whether it’s indie music or pop music or rock music, is honesty and humor,” says Laufey. (Christina House/Los Angeles Times) Five years ago, Laufey knew who she was. “Or at least I knew the many different people I was,” she says. “What I didn’t know was … Read more

How a villain came to life in ‘Dune: Part Two’ Perhaps no single character made a bigger impact onscreen in “Dune: Part Two” than the viciously terrifying Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen, indelibly embodied by Austin Butler, who just two years ago was shaking his hips as Elvis Presley. Butler ditched the guitar and bedazzled tracksuits for a … Read more

Clockwise from top left: “A Real Pain,” “Smile 2,” “Love Lies Bleeding.” (Illustration by Julia Schimautz / For The Times. Images by Searchlight, Paramount, A24.) 1 Winter is here. The leaves have fallen, the air is cold. If that weather report isn’t exactly true in L.A., at least you won’t look too absurd in a … Read more

Retired Judge Greg Mathis speaks at the funeral service for Aretha Franklin in Detroit on Aug. 31, 2018. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press) A Los Angeles man is gearing up to sue former reality TV star Judge Greg Mathis for allegedly threatening to shoot him while the man was working for the city outside Mathis’ … Read more

Animation and VFX shake up the well-worn musical biopic format The Oscars have a long history with the musical biopic: Consider “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “Bohemian Rhapsody” and even the less straightforward Elton John film “Rocketman.” These staples of awards seasons are ripe for a bit of shaking up. Stepping in to … Read more

Naked baboons and bloodthirsty sharks? Why not? says ‘Gladiator II’ VFX team With “Gladiator II,” Ridley Scott returns to the bloody world of his Oscar-winning swords-and-sandals epic. Starring Paul Mescal as Lucius, a young prisoner turned gladiator, this sequel goes bigger and wilder than its predecessor, including monkeys, rhinos and even sharks within its grand … Read more

Ted Danson’s 50-year career in Hollywood is not slowing down anytime soon. The “Cheers” star is set to receive the Carol Burnett Award at next month’s Golden Globes, honoring his “outstanding contributions to television on or off screen.” The 76-year-old is also starring in a new Netflix series, “A Man on the Inside.” Danson plays … Read more