Hollywood’s relationship with artificial intelligence is fraught, as studios balance the need to cut costs with growing concerns from actors, directors and crew members. But in China, efforts to use …
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Kamasi Washington gives new LACMA building its first listen
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“The general public was admitted to new Los Angeles County Museum of Art for the first time on Friday night — not to look at art but to listen to …
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Vin Diesel says Paul Walker’s Brian O’Conner could return in ‘Fast & Furious 11’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesVin Diesel says the planned finale of the long-running “Fast & Furious” franchise will come with an unexpected passenger. Speaking at Fuel Fest, an automotive event in Pomona over the …
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Brad Pitt and ‘F1’ win in Apple’s biggest box office debut
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe Brad Pitt-led racing film “F1 The Movie” sped to the top of the box office this weekend, another in a string of big summer movies that Hollywood hopes will …
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‘Nautilus’ review: Capt. Nemo’s swashbuckling origin story
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCertain elements of Jules Verne’s 1870 novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” have become a TV series, “Nautilus,” premiering Sunday on AMC, which picked up the show after Disney+, …
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Easy laughs gloss over flaws of Jake Brasch’s ‘Reservoir’ at Geffen
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAll unhappy families of addicts are unhappy in their own way. Unless, of course, you’re a stage family, overrun with “characters” who don’t so much speak as deliver laugh lines …
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Pro-Palestinian Irish rap group plays in U.K. despite terror charge
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPILTON, England — Irish-language rap group Kneecap gave an impassioned performance for tens of thousands of fans on Saturday at the Glastonbury Festival despite criticism by British politicians and a terrorism charge …
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How to visit Westwood Greenway’s stream and native habitat
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe second anniversary of the L.A. Times Plants newsletter is upon us. It started with roughly 3,000 readers back in July 2023 and now has more than 12,000 subscribers, strong …
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Two new books on gay food culture resonate beyond Pride month
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOnly seven pages in, John Birdsall offers a conclusion to the question that titles his book, “What Is Queer Food?” It’s a subject that has consumed him for decades, as …
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Supreme Court ruling: The 9 LGBTQ+ children’s books that just upended public education
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesPicture books are not usually the stuff of Supreme Court rulings. But on Friday, a majority of justices ruled that parents have a right to opt their children out of …