The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has once again delayed the announcement of nominees for the 97th Academy Awards due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, which have …
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Films need a title with flair. Here are some suggestions
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA great movie title sets you up for a great moviegoing experience. Our introduction to the tale about to unfold, it can be clever, insightful or silly — but most …
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Brooke Shields tackles aging while female in a new book
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesOn the Shelf ‘Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old’ By Brooke ShieldsFlatiron Books: 256 pages, $30If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a …
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Billy Bob Thornton on ‘Landman’ finale and Season 2 hopes
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWarning: This story contains spoilers from the season finale of “Landman.” Billy Bob Thornton had a hunch that his latest series, “Landman,” would strike a chord with viewers. Like the …
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Sobering advice from two experts on how to prevent similiar fires
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesGood morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday. I’m your host, Andrew J. Campa. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: Newsletter Sign up …
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‘Light My Fire’ was written in Pacific Palisades home that burned
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn 1967, Robby Krieger, the guitarist for L.A. band the Doors, wrote the hit single “Light My Fire” in the living room of his parents’ Pacific Palisades home. This week, …
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L.A.’s architecturally significant houses destroyed in fires
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLos Angeles has Frank Gehry’s glorious Walt Disney Concert Hall, the space-age wonder of the LAX Theme Building and the stack-of-vinyl needle drop that is the Capitol Records building. For …
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‘Are you OK?’ L.A. is being inundated with messages asking if we’re safe
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesQuestions abound around the wildfires still burning their way across Los Angeles, obliterating entire neighborhoods with an unfathomable speed and ferocity. What started the fires? Could we have avoided the …
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Sam Moore, half of ’60s R&B duo Sam & Dave, dies at 89
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesSam Moore, who as half of the 1960s R&B duo Sam & Dave sang gritty but hook-filled hits including “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Coming,” died Friday in Coral …
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As L.A. fires raged, water drop videos became sweet revenge
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesLook, up in the sky. It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a Super Scooper water drop! The most memorable battle scenes exist in the pivot — the moment when …