The $145-million global opening of Apple’s “F1 The Movie” came as a relief — both for the iPhone maker itself and theater operators hoping for an original hit during this …
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‘Project Hail Mary’ trailer: Ryan Gosling goes to space, meets alien
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesRyan Gosling puts the “not” in “Astronaut” in the new trailer for “Project Hail Mary.” The upcoming sci-fi film, based on Andy Weir‘s novel of the same name, stars Gosling …
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Apple Music on Monday said it’s opening a three-story studio in Culver City this summer that will have a 4,000-square-foot soundstage for live performances and fan events. “With this new …
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Alec Baldwin and other ‘Rust’ producers settle crew members’ lawsuit
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAlec Baldwin and additional “Rust” movie producers have agreed to settle a negligence lawsuit brought by three New Mexico crew members who witnessed the 2021 fatal shooting of the film’s …
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AI is controversial in Hollywood. For China’s film business, it’s no holds barred
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesHollywood’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 …