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John Horhn, mayor of Jackson, Miss., said of Wilson that "Jackson has lost an extraordinary native daughter, and the world has lost a singular musical voice."

The official cause of death for Tim Curry, the beloved actor known for roles in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' and 'It,' has come to light. He died last week at 80.

Former mumblecore auteur Joe Swanberg makes a welcome return in a shaggy, realistic rom-com about jealousy and poor judgment starring Dakota Fanning.

Lucas Museum of Narrative Art co-founders George Lucas and Mellody Hobson spoke Wednesday at the press preview for the new museum. "This one almost broke my will," Lucas said.

'Dancing With the Stars' unveiled its latest lineup of celebrity contestants. Jenna Dewan, Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins and Harry Shum Jr. are among the stars competing for the Mirrorball trophy.

The K-pop boy band is on tour for the first time since its seven members completed their mandatory South Korean military service.

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, Sept. 6, 2026, including hardcover and paperback fiction and nonfiction.

This month brings power-packed new releases from Marlon James, Min Jin Lee and Malcolm Gladwell, plus a vibrant L.A. memoir by local legend Guadalupe Rosales.

After Curry Barker's "Obsession" became one of the year's biggest box office stories, an executive producer on the indie horror movie is suing the production company behind it and its two co-founders, saying she was cut out of the profits. The company's lawyers say she was paid what she was owed.

The inaugural fest, headlined by Olivia Dean and the Killers, is a watershed moment for Santa Monica as a music town. Goldenvoice and the city vow to get it right.

Gregg T. Daniel directs "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" at A Noise Within, part of the theater's continuing exploration of the August Wilson Century Cycle.

Rob and Michele Reiner's son Jake Reiner has reportedly tied the knot with fiancée Maria Gilfillan. The small ceremony took place in early August — eight months after his parent's deaths.

California's share of postproduction work has fallen as editing, sound and visual effects work moves elsewhere. Lawmakers just passed a stand-alone postproduction tax incentive — with no funding attached.

Jared Freid's new Netflix hour, "The Family Plan," turns a beach blowup with his dad into a sharply observed, big-hearted look at boomer-millennial family warfare and reconciliation.

An open letter invokes 'the very essence of Jewish ethical duty' to call out connections between the Israel-Gaza war and Hollywood's mega-merger.