Cinema News: The Jan. 6 hearings' comedy weakens the Big Lie

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June 14, 2022

Drunk Rudy. Loser Trump. How the Jan. 6 hearings' wild comedy weakens the Big Lie

Insurrection is no joke. But by highlighting the buffoonery of Giuliani, Trump and others, the committee underscored the absurdity of their claims.

Shonda Rhimes, Mark Ruffalo and more sign gun safety pledge after recent shootings

Shonda Rhimes, Mark Ruffalo, Jimmy Kimmel and Debbie Allen are among the entertainment luminaries pushing for responsible depictions of guns on-screen.

Review: Pixar's 'Lightyear' goes to adequacy and not beyond

Buzz Lightyear is voiced by Chris Evans, and he's not a toy, in his own "Toy Story" spinoff adventure.

From 'Seinfeld' to 'Magnolia,' journeyman character actor Philip Baker Hall dies at 90

Actor Philip Baker Hall, whose career ranged from a scene-stealing stint on "Seinfeld" to collaborations with director Paul Thomas Anderson, has died.

How to make malls great again (or maybe for the first time)

Alexandra Lange's accessible history, "Meet Me by the Fountain," looks at how malls remain relevant in part by going beyond the white middle class.

The Jan. 6 committee report feels like a '70s rerun. Here's why it's definitely not

For those of us who lived through the Watergate hearings, the Jan. 6 committee report has eerie similarities — and stark differences.

Commentary: The artist in CSULB's new exhibit is a major donor. That's bad, and so is the art

The Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum at Cal State Long Beach was bungled by the school.

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