Kobe Bryant left deep legacy in LA sports, basketball world
LOS ANGELES — Kobe Bryant inspired a generation of basketball players worldwide with sublime skills and an unquenchable competitive fire.
At Sundance, Lin-Manuel Miranda shares the spotlight
PARK CITY, Utah — Lin-Manuel Miranda knows that, for some, the story of his life is already written.
‘Bad Boys,’ ’1917′ best ‘The Gentleman’ at box office
PARK CITY, Utah — “Boys” trumped “Gentlemen” in movie theaters over the weekend as Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s “Bad Boys for Life” easily remaine...
Simmons doc, sans Oprah, receives huge ovation at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah — Without Oprah or Apple, the Russell Simmons documentary “On the Record” went ahead with its premiere Saturday at the Sundance Film F...
Khashoggi documentary ‘The Dissident’ lands at Sundance
PARK CITY, Utah — A searing documentary about the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khassoggi made its anticipated debut at the Sundance Film...
Jamie Foxx, Jordan Peele among honorees at AAFCA awards
LOS ANGELES — Jamie Foxx has won a plethora of major awards including an Oscar and Grammy. But after the African American Film Critics Association rec...
At Sundance, an annual rebirth for American movies
NEW YORK — The Sundance Film Festival, coming at the start of a new movie calendar, is an annual rite of renewal. New movies. New filmmakers. New voic...
Pamela Anderson marries film producer Jon Peters
MALIBU, Calif. — Pamela Anderson has married movie producer Jon Peters.
‘Parasite’ wins at SAG Awards, so do Pitt and Aniston
“Parasite” has officially infected Hollywood's award season. Bong Joon Ho’s Korean class satire became the first foreign language film to take top hon...
Paris Hilton reveals private side in upcoming documentary
PASADENA, Calif. — Having thrown her life open for years, it's hard to believe there isn't much the public doesn't know about Paris Hilton.
Like Miami, ‘Bad Boys for Life’ soundtrack is hot and fun
Various artists, “Bad Boys for Life Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Epic/We the Best Music)
Judd Apatow’s ‘King of Staten Island’ to open SXSW film fest
NEW YORK — Judd Apatow's “The King of Staten Island," starring Pete Davidson of “Saturday Night Live," will make its premiere as the opening night fil...
Review: ‘Dolittle,’ with Robert Downey Jr., is a disaster
Dr. Dolittle, who favored animals and shunned humans, was on to something.
Awkwafina gets 2nd season of new cable network comedy series
PASADENA, Calif. — Awkwafina may not have an Oscar nomination, but the breakout star has already secured a second-season renewal of her new Comedy Cen...
Arizona store gives ‘Star Wars’ record back to Mark Hamill
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The force was strong enough at an Arizona store to reunite Luke Skywalker with his long-lost vinyl record.
Leonardo DiCaprio, Taika Waititi react to Oscar nominations
LOS ANGELES — Reactions from some of the nominees for the Academy Awards:
Here we go again: #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars
NEW YORK — Once again, it was #DirectorsSoMale at the Oscars.
‘Joker’ leads Oscar noms; ‘1917,’ ‘Irishman’ close behind
Todd Phillips’ much-debated supervillain origin story and R-rated box-office smash “Joker” topped all films with 11 Academy Awards nominations, while ...
Beyoncé snubbed at Oscars; Elton John, Randy Newman get nods
NEW YORK — Beyoncé’s “Spirit” from “The Lion King” didn’t roar loud enough for the Academy Awards: The song didn’t earn a nomination for best original...
Riding Globes, ’1917′ ends ‘Star Wars’ box-office reign
LOS ANGELES — It took the Great War to finally take down “Star Wars.”
Review: Haddish, Byrne have chemistry, but ‘Boss’ fizzles
Mia (Tiffany Haddish) and Mel (Rose Byrne) are two women in their 30s who don't need men to make them happy, though they'll gladly use them for fun. T...
Hollywood-backed Quibi thinks you’ll pay for its video bites
LAS VEGAS — A startup heavily backed by Hollywood is wagering that you're ready to set aside YouTube and TikTok to watch star-studded short videos on ...
‘Looks like a movie!’ Traveling back in time to Tombstone
TOMBSTONE, Ariz. — “Bang!” “Bang!” “Bang!”
‘Joker’ tops nominations for British Academy film awards
LONDON — The film “Joker” has topped the nominations for the British Academy film awards announced Tuesday.
Gervais’ 5th — and final? — turn leads raucous Golden Globes
NEW YORK — Ricky Gervais made a big deal Sunday about how this was the fifth and final time he was going to host the Golden Globes.
A list of the final Golden Globe Award winners for film, TV
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The winners at the 77th annual Golden Globe Awards, presented Sunday in Beverly Hills, California, by the Hollywood Foreign Pr...
“1917,” “Once Upon a Time ...in Hollywood” win Golden Globes
The 77th Golden Globes were meant to be a coronation for Netflix. Instead, a pair of big-screen epics took top honors Sunday, as Sam Mendes’ technical...
Hildur Guðnadóttir makes history at Globes, Elton John wins
NEW YORK — “Joker” composer Hildur Guðnadóttir made history by becoming the first woman in 19 years to win best original score at the Golden Globes, w...
Study finds 2019 was a ‘banner year’ for female filmmakers
NEW YORK — Lulu Wang, Lorene Scafaria, Melina Matsoukas and Greta Gerwig led Hollywood to a record year for women in the director’s chair. In 2019, wo...
In 2019, the box office belonged to Disney
NEW YORK — Every movie year offers up a parade of hits and flops. But in 2019, no winner was in the same galaxy as the Walt Disney Co. And the biggest...