There’s no better place to keep a finger on the pulse of arts and entertainment happenings than Los Angeles. The A&E world is alive – it’s always buzzing, sometimes ready to implode with a hint of a surprise album or a celebrity’s controversial statement. Read more...
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Feisty little urchin Annie Rooney has to fight on the grimy streets of 1920s New York to avenge her father’s murder in the movie “Little Annie Rooney.” Ninety years after the release of the silent comedy-drama starring Mary Pickford, preservationists from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have teamed up with the Mary Pickford Foundation to develop a new, high-definition print of the movie, which will be screened at the James Bridges Theater on Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: On Tuesday, a newly restored print of the 1925 silent comedy-drama “Little Annie Rooney” will be screened at the James Bridges Theater. A Q&A will follow with two of the film’s preservationists and Andy Gladbach, who composed a new original soundtrack. (United Artists)
Warning: This article contains plot spoilers. The living dead. Roamers. Biters. Walkers. Zombies. A corpse by any other name would eat as much flesh. In Sunday’s episode of “The Walking Dead,” that flesh might have belonged to one of the show’s oldest and most popular characters. Read more...
Photo: The passing of a principal character in “The Walking Dead” is likely to cause ripples in the plot and the group’s fate, as Rick Grime’s leadership is called further in to question. (Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC)
A crowd of more than 100,000 people filled Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue on April 24, marching with flags or protest banners and chanting in memory of those who died in the 1915 Armenian Genocide. Read more...
Photo: UCLA alumni Garin Hovannisian (right) and Alec Mouhibian (left), who are both Armenian, co-wrote and directed the psychological thriller movie “1915” to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armenian Genocide. (Bloodvine Media)
In the war zone that is the fall TV season, it’s important to pick out the gems hidden in the media mesh. Each week, A&E columnist Sebastian Torrelio will profile one new show and one returning show that share a connection, detailing how they may make those after-school hours more meaningful. Read more...
Photo: “Fresh Off the Boat,” a coming-of-age series set in the ’90s, develops its characters with heart and familial lessons to pair with its nostalgia factor. (20th Century Fox)
Flip on a news channel and you’re likely to see characters with perfectly coiffed hair making fantastical claims directly to camera. But how far does this connection between political figures and entertainment go? Read more...
Photo: The 2002 documentary “Bowling for Columbine” details director Michael Moore’s efforts to investigate the causes of the massacre and the larger issue of gun violence in the U.S. (IFC Films)
Pixar character developer Matt Nolte discovered his future job in third grade. Gifted with a book on animation for Christmas, Nolte recognized the work of Bill Peet, the artist who illustrated the children’s books he checked out at the library. Read more...
Photo: Matt Nolte, a Pixar character developer, spoke at a Campus Events Commission event on campus Thursday about “The Good Dinosaur” and his work. (Disney)
