LOS ANGELES — KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin was at the center of a local TV news revolution.

Rubin, who died Friday of a heart attack at 64, became a central member of "KTLA 5 Morning News" soon after its launch on July 8. 1991. The early morning broadcast was a bold experiment: Local news stations had usually focused on their evening...Read more

Like the couple it’s about, “Slow” acknowledges and, to some degree, gives in to expectations set by a world overloaded with conformist-minded rom-coms and conventional relationship blueprints. But it’s worth seeing.

Simple, efficient setup here, in Lithuanian writer-director Marija Kavtaradze’s second feature. We meet Elena in her ...Read more

Charting the history of policing in America, the new documentary "Power" is rooted in questions: Who exactly are the police meant to serve? And whose interests are they protecting? Utilizing an essay form, the film turns to an impressive roster of legal experts, scholars, journalists and law-enforcement officials to bring the viewer along for an...Read more

British band Judas Priest broke the laws of rock in the 1970s and ‘80s, hitting harder than what was considered socially acceptable, building what would become a genre dubbed heavy metal.

Fast forward to 2022 and Judas Priest bassist Ian Hall was onstage of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony looking both astonished and mildly ...Read more

There’s no denying that a girl’s quinceañera is a big deal.

The rite of passage — which marks the transition from childhood to womanhood — and the outlandish parties that come with them are the subject of “My Crazy Quince.” Premiering on free streamer Tubi on Thursday, the show features generations of women discussing their own ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — There are multiple dance duets in "Particle Ink: House of Shattered Prisms," a mixed-media theatrical production that debuted last month on the Las Vegas Strip. They are highly acrobatic and borderline risque — this is Vegas, after all — and they are also feats of wonder, for the dance partner is not another human but an ...Read more

When she first saw the email, Nadia Thorne thought it was a prank, or maybe a student project. A Hollywood production company wanted to turn her video game into a movie?

Thorne was one of the four people behind "Dredge," an independently produced game that blends serene fishing with cosmic horror. Although "Dredge" received rave reviews when it...Read more

More than five decades since a group of astronauts led by Charlton Heston took a ill-fated journey to a strange world, moviegoers are still ape over the "Planet of the Apes" franchise.

"Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes," the latest entry in the series of films about a planet ruled by talking apes, made a smash debut over the weekend, ruling ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Roger Corman, the legendary independent Hollywood producer and director whose long string of profitable low-budget movies such as “Attack of the Crab Monsters,” “The Little Shop of Horrors” and “The Wild Angels” earned him a reputation as the “King of the B’s,” has died.

Corman, who helped launch the careers of...Read more

ATLANTA — James Gregory, a veteran Atlanta stand-up comic, died of cardiac complications on Thursday at age 78, according to his family posting on his public Facebook page.

“He brought laughter and joy to countless lives, leaving an indelible mark on the world of comedy and those who loved him,” the post said. “James’ three nieces who...Read more

The show might go on, but it’s unclear when after Tom Holland’s first preview of “Romeo & Juliet” was canceled on Saturday.

Ticketholders were notified ahead of Saturday night’s performance that the limited revival of Shakespeare’s tragic romance “cannot go ahead as planned” in London’s West End, Deadline reports.

Though the ...Read more

Hailey Bieber has given fans a sweet new peek at her maternity video shoot on the heels of announcing that she and Justin Bieber are expecting their first child.

Late Friday night, the 27-year-old model shared a snap of her donning the lacy white veil and Saint Laurent gown she was seen wearing in the stars’ pregnancy announcement, which ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Sam Rubin, a veteran journalist who anchored KTLA’s entertainment coverage for more than 30 years, died Friday in Los Angeles. He was 64.

Anchor Frank Buckley confirmed the reporter’s death during an emotional announcement on Friday afternoon. Fighting back tears as he announced the news on the air, Buckley called his ...Read more

MIAMI — For the first time in 57 years, Cubans will have a representative in the Miss Universe contest. The queen, who will be chosen in Miami, will be “the most high-profile and anticipated woman of this edition,” said Venezuelan designer Julio César Cruz, director of Miss Universe Cuba, the group behind the return of the pageant.

The ...Read more

In April, Heritage Auctions heralded the discovery of the original model of the U.S.S. Enterprise, the iconic starship that whooshed through the stars in the opening credits of the 1960s TV series "Star Trek" but had mysteriously disappeared around 45 years ago.

The auction house, known for its dazzling sales of movie and television props and ...Read more

NEW YORK — Leave it to Jon Stewart to put Donald Trump’s hush money trial into a very unique perspective.

The Emmy Award-winning funnyman ripped the obsessive media coverage of testimony from porn star Stormy Daniels during the former president’s New York City court proceedings this week.

“It has been another big week of wall-to-wall, ...Read more

In the course of a week, Drake's mansion in Toronto has been the site of a shooting and two separate incidents of alleged trespassing.

Toronto police officers reported back to the "God's Plan" rapper's home Thursday afternoon after receiving a call about a trespasser at the Bridle Path property, The Times confirmed. The call came in around 3:...Read more

ATLANTA — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” takes the saga 300 years into the future from the last film in 2017, focused around a tribe of apes who nurture eagles and possess no real knowledge about what happened in the 21st century.

At this point, humans are rendered mute, feral and dumb due to a man-made virus while apes now speak and...Read more

DENVER — Montreal’s Arcade Fire will play its only North American show of 2024 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre to mark the 20th anniversary of landmark album “Funeral.”

The LP, which launched the band’s influential sing-along anthems in the early 2000s, was released on Sept. 14, 2004, by indie stalwart Merge Records. Arcade Fire’s 20th ...Read more