What if running into an alien while far from home wasn’t necessarily terrifying? After decades of “Alien” movies (and their rip-offs) convincing us that deep space alien encounters end with bloody bodily destruction, directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller suggest in their sweeping sci-fi weepie “Project Hail Mary” that there might ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — San Diego’s Mission Bayfest will celebrate its fifth anniversary this year with a music lineup headlined by the Offspring, Rebelution and Hawaiian reggae-pop favorite Kolohe Kai.

A total of 27 bands and solo acts, including Steel Pulse and Soja, will perform at the three-day outdoor music marathon at Mariner’s Point between ...Read more

Lizzo has announced the release of her first children's book, a flute‑themed picture story titled Lil Lizzo Meets Sasha B. Flootin'.

The Grammy‑winning singer and classically trained flautist unveiled the project on her Instagram account, telling her 11 million followers that the book draws directly from her own childhood experiences and ...Read more

Kris Jenner says The Kardashians TV show is not ending anytime soon.

The 70-year-old matriarch says she and her children, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Rob Kardashian, Kylie Jenner and Kendall Jenner, are currently filming Season 28 of their reality show if you include the 20 seasons of Keeping Up with the Kardashians ...Read more

It's almost spring, it still feels like winter and here comes "Project Hail Mary," a big ol' popcorn movie that comes slathered in extra buttery topping and plays like it's the middle of summer.

The sci-fi adventure concerns no less than the fate of the world, and yet it centers on a friendship between a man and his alien sidekick. It's a ...Read more

Paris Hilton hit the decks at Demi Lovato and Jutes' wedding reception.

The 33-year-old singer confirmed during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this week that 45-year-old socialite Paris served as the reception's DJ in May 2025.

The musical wedding also saw Goo Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik perform the band's timeless...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If you thought the crowd at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood loved “Sinners” at Sunday’s Academy Awards, you should have heard the roars of delight coming from Oakland.

The East Bay city buzzed in affirmation after native son Ryan Coogler’s racial justice vampire movie won four of Hollywood’s top prizes. Oakland born-and...Read more

Zendaya is laughing off internet rumors suggesting she is already married to Tom Holland — but she’s not denying them either.

The 29-year-old Emmy winner appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Monday to promote her upcoming movie “The Drama,” which also stars Robert Pattinson. And while she did not confirm nor deny she’s married, she...Read more

CHICAGO — Lollapalooza has announced music acts for summer 2026, including headliners Charli XCX, Tate McRae, Lorde, Olivia Dean, John Summit, Jennie, the Smashing Pumpkins and The xx.

Plus performances by Lil Uzi Vert, Turnstile, Sombr, the Neighbourhood, Yungblud, Beabadoobee, Ethel Cain, Empire of the Sun, Not for Radio, Suki Waterhouse, ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Just Like Heaven will return to Pasadena this summer with a lineup led by the Strokes.

The single-day indie rock and dance festival is scheduled for Aug. 22 at Brookside at the Rose Bowl and will also feature performances by LCD Soundsystem, TV Girl, Chromeo, the Rapture and Feist.

Additional artists on the bill include ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — With another weekend of line dancing, barbecue and country music under the desert sun, the Stagecoach Country Music Festival will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio April 24-26.

The three-day country festival follows back-to-back weekends of its sister event, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, bringing ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — When Times theater critic Charles McNulty declared Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' Tony Award-winning play "Purpose" the best new drama of 2025, he wrote, "I won't hold my breath for an L.A. production."

As it turns out, he didn't have to.

The L.A. premiere of "Purpose," featuring its original Broadway cast, will lead Geffen Playhouse'...Read more

While the dataset isn’t large enough to be truly scientific, we think it’s safe to say that any time a novel by Andy Weir has been adapted for the big screen — especially when the screenplay has been penned by Drew Goddard — it should be considered appointment viewing.

Goddard wrote the script for 2015’s “The Martian,” a wonderful...Read more

LOS ANGELES — It has been a truly golden year for “KPop Demon Hunters.”

From sold-out theatrical singalongs and new streaming records to a steady drumbeat of accolades, the Netflix film capped off its awards season Sunday with Academy Awards for animated feature and original song.

But for director Maggie Kang, the film was never just ...Read more

Sophia Bush is being "patient" about a potential One Tree Hill reboot.

The 43-year-old actress - who played Brooke Davis in the WB/CW drama series - has issued an update about the possible development of a sequel series, admitting her co-stars have had some "amazing ideas" about where their characters might be nowadays.

When asked about the ...Read more

Released theatrically in 2023, Martin Scorsese's latest epic is finally available on disc as part of the Criterion Collection, topping the DVD releases for the week of March 24.

"Killers of the Flower Moon": Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone and Robert De Niro star in the famed director's adaptation of the David Grann book, which follows the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The cheers were loud and long at the 98th Academy Awards after "One Battle After Another" won best picture.

It was a great night for the Paul Thomas Anderson-directed film, which nabbed six Oscars for its depiction of California revolutionaries taking on a white supremacist federal government hell-bent on deporting undocumented ...Read more

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is "extremely upset" after Teyana Taylor had a physical altercation with a security guard.

The One Battle After Another star - who was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Oscars on Sunday (15.03.26) - was furious after a member of Security Industry Specialists appeared to stop her getting...Read more

Simon Cowell and Lauren Silverman have let their son Eric have his own phone under strict conditions.

The media mogul and his wife have backtracked on their phone ban for the 12-year-old boy after an "honest conversation" which made them re-evaluate their rules.

Taking to Instagram, Lauren explained: "For a long time Simon and I were very firm...Read more

Patrick Dempsey no longer feels an "attachment" to his Grey's Anatomy character.

The 60-year-old actor portrayed neurosurgeon Derek 'McDreamy' Shepherd in the medical drama from 2005 to 2015, before returning five years later for the 17th season.

But he admitted the character will "always" be a part of his life, and it gives him a platform for...Read more