Cinema News: At Cruel World, goths and new wavers will sweat to the oldies

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May 14, 2022

At this weekend's Cruel World festival, goths and new wavers will sweat to the oldies

The two-day festival, at Brookside at the Rose Bowl, features '80s alternative stars Morrissey, Bauhaus, Blondie, Devo and more.

Review: Jerrod Carmichael makes a confident directing debut with 'On the Count of Three'

'On the Count of Three' is a dark comedy directed by and starring Jerrod Carmichael, with Tiffany Haddish, J.B. Smoove and Henry Winkler.

Fred Ward, rugged character actor from 'The Right Stuff' and 'Tremors,' dies

Fred Ward, whose appeared in more than 80 movies and TV shows including 'Henry & June,' 'Tremors' and 'Big Business,' died Sunday. He was 79.

How Netflix's 'Lincoln Lawyer' 'pushed for more' of L.A.'s Latino life in the show

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo opens up to The Times about childhood summers in Jalisco, quitting acting and bringing cultural specificity to his character.

For global phenomenon Bad Bunny, Puerto Rico remains his playground, battleground and muse

At a moment in his career when the American music industry and Hollywood are fighting for a piece of Bad Bunny, he's fighting for his identity too.

Defunct Believer magazine sold off to digital marketing company

The Believer, a literary powerhouse that recently became a troubled university property, was sold by UNLV to Paradise Media for $225,000 in cash.

Ada Limón is the poet of our lonely, terrifying moment

Ada Limón's sixth collection of verse, "The Hurting Kind," moves through pandemic isolation and other fears to a tentative, hopeful emergence.

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