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The percentage of women and people of color holding lead roles in Hollywood's top movies dropped in 2025, according to a new UCLA study.

This year's SXSW Film & TV Festival will showcase new films starring Keke Palmer, Elle Fanning, Nick Offerman, Hannah Einbinder, Lola Tung and more.

Lauren Halsey has finally realized her dream of creating a monumental work of installation art for — and about — her neighborhood. 'sister dreamer,' will be helmed by Halsey's nonprofit, Summaeverythang Community Center.

After fires destroyed Oscars belonging to Colleen Atwood and Rick Carter, the academy quietly stepped in, revealing what happens when Hollywood's most prized trophy gets burned.

A racially charged incident at the BAFTAs and major wins at the Actor Awards have given Ryan Coogler's popular film fresh momentum in marquee Oscars races in the lead-up to the ceremony.

Oscars host Conan O'Brien said his job will be about balancing 'entertaining people and also acknowledging some of the realities' of the time.

De Los is back in Austin, Texas, for the third year in a row with a music showcase featuring Hermanos Espinoza, Vanita Leo, Tropa Magica, Eddy and Nezza

A jury found controversial rapper and music mogul Kanye West liable in the lawsuit by his former contractor in a dispute over his Malibu mansion and ordered to pay $140,000.

Trailblazing ballerina Misty Copeland says Timothée Chalamet 'wouldn't be an actor and have the opportunities he has as a movie star if it weren't for opera and ballet and their relevance.'

Nicole Curtis, whose HGTV show 'Rehab Addict' was axed last month after she was seen blurting out a racial slur, tries explaining herself to 'The Breakfast Club.' Incredulity ensued.

A24's latest claustrophobic trauma chiller gives us a tease of 'Paranormal Activity's' future director, Ian Tuason, but a dearth of pacing.

Oscar-nominated film 'The Secret Agent' shows how history is an essential tool for resisting authoritarianism.

The L.A. Times Festival of Books lineup is here. Kicking off its 31st year, speakers include Pat Benatar, Tina Knowles, Reza Aslan, Anne Lamott and more.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 15, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

The 2026 Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday at 4 p.m. Pacific. Conan O'Brien will return as the show's host.