The story of "Eric Dolphy: Musical Prophet" begins in a suitcase.

It's 1964, and the Los Angeles-born jazz multi-instrumentalist Dolphy, then living in New York and at the peak of his alto-sax-blowing powers, is headed overseas.

Known for his work as a bandleader and with Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, Booker Little and others, Dolphy is ...Read more

Leaning back in a patio chair behind his Laurel Canyon home on a recent sunny morning, the producer and label head Steve Ellison, who performs as Flying Lotus, was reflecting on a boast that his forward-thinking jazz and instrumental hip-hop record label Brainfeeder made in a press release.

Issued during the rollout of its 10th anniversary ...Read more

When filmmakers make movies set in a specific world capital, they're drawing from their own memories and impressions of that city. It's urban planning, plus a little poetry. Often a director films on location; other times, a production design team fabricates a corner or a neighborhood from scratch, a long way from the real thing.

This brings us...Read more

Louis C.K. has brought his divisive stand-up comedy act to the West Coast, and it's already causing quite a stir.

The embattled comedian, who faced a series of sexual misconduct allegations in 2017, took the stage of San Jose's Improv Comedy Club on Wednesday for the first of three sold-out performances. (He was to return Thursday.)

The shows ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- Midway through "Glass," the latest happening in the M. Night Shyamalan Cinematic Universe, a Philadelphia psychiatrist named Dr. Ellie Staple (Sarah Paulson) tries to convince three extraordinary individuals that they are not, in fact, so extraordinary.

Like one of those professional skeptics who turn up in horror movies to ...Read more

Stephen Colbert took aim at both Gillette's toxic masculinity ad that has gone viral and one of its right-leaning critics on Wednesday's "The Late Show."

"There's controversy in the world of advertising, folks," the CBS host began. "Gillette is drawing fire for a #MeToo-themed commercial that challenges 'toxic masculinity.' Wow, that sounds ......Read more

Noomi Rapace is the original girl with the dragon tattoo, having originated the role in the Swedish film trilogy. She balances a Scandinavian steeliness with savage grace, and her lithe, compact physicality makes her one of the most naturalistic contemporary female action performers. She should be a massive star. But lately, she's applied her ...Read more

Rapper Cardi B had a simple message for her nearly 40 million Instagram followers on Wednesday afternoon.

The short version, minus the F-bombs: "Our country is in a hellhole right now, all for a ... wall. And we really need to take this serious."

The reason, according to Cardi? President Trump.

In a concise video op-ed full of cussed ...Read more

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: Back in the 1950s there was a special shown on TV at the same time "Frosty the Snowman" and "Rudolph" aired. It was a pleasant little show called "Suzy Snowflake." Why is it never shown any more?

A: It may seem late for this season, but it's Christmas all year round in my mailbag, along with info on ...Read more

At one point in the gorgeously fatalistic love story "Cold War," pianist and composer Wiktor and vocalist Zula are alone in a 1957 Paris nightclub, dancing to the old Louis Jordan tune "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby." That very question hangs over these two Polish exiles long after the music stops. Their ill-starred affair spans 15 years and...Read more

The future of Brexit is in doubt, but "Brexit" the movie is already here.

Days after the House of Commons rejected the deal negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May by a historic margin, sending Britain further into political chaos, comes "Brexit," an HBO film starring Benedict Cumberbatch about the 2016 referendum in which voters decided to ...Read more