What’s different in the World Series this year? The New York Yankees are not here, and the Toronto Blue Jays are. For Major League Baseball, that represents an opportunity. On …
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Director Scott Cooper on making ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere.’
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” kicked off AFI Fest last week with all the hoopla befitting a film about one of America’s most iconic artists. Throngs of autograph-seeking fans gathered …
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Cyndi Lauper, JoJo Levesque team up for ‘Working Girl’ musical
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn the 1988 movie “Working Girl,” an assistant secretly stays at her absent boss’ apartment, ogles its opulence alongside her best friend and tries on a dress with a $6,000 …
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Jack DeJohnette, jazz drummer who played with Miles Davis, dies at 83
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesJack DeJohnette, the prolific and versatile jazz drummer who played with Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Charles Lloyd, Bill Evans, Freddie Hubbard and Miles Davis — including on Davis’ …
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‘West End Girl’ explained: Lily Allen’s new album amid breakup with David Harbour
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor the first time in seven years, Lily Allen is back with a new album. It’s intimate, raw and autofictional. Last week, the “Smile” singer shared a 14-track breakup record, …
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Another benefit concert to support wildfire relief is coming to L.A.
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesExactly a year after the Eaton fire broke out, musicians are banding together once more for an upcoming benefit show, called A Concert for Altadena. As a way to both …
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“Can you sound like you’re falling in love?” Adam McDonald asks the question in earnest. He’s standing in front of a Yamaha keyboard, facing more than two dozen adults enrolled …
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‘Our reality, our values’: Graffiti finds growing acceptance in West Africa
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesCONAKRY, Guinea — It was the middle of the day when Omar Diaw, known by his artist name “Chimere” — French for chimera — approached a blank wall off the main thoroughfare …
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‘Queens of the Dead’ review: Tina Romero queers the zombie film, exuberantly
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“They’re coming to get you, Barbara” is the most famous line from 1968’s revolutionary “Night of the Living Dead.” It’s a mean taunt that comes from a sibling, unaware that …
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‘Chainsaw Man’ takes weekend box office; Springsteen biopic disappoints
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc,” the Japanese anime from Crunchyroll and Sony, claimed the top spot at the domestic box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $17.25 …