Cinema News: The Wattstax concert made history 50 years ago

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August 23, 2022

50 years ago, the Wattstax concert made, and even changed, L.A. history

Little remembered today, Wattstax — "the Black Woodstock" — drew nearly 100,000 fans to the L.A. Coliseum for a day of Black pride and transcendent soul music.

HBO's 'House of the Dragon' draws 10 million viewers, setting ratings record

Expectations were high for the splashy prequel to "Game of Thrones," set about 200 years earlier in fictional Westeros.

Will Smith is back on social media, and his latest post is too relatable

"Posting this from a Holiday Inn," actor Will Smith captioned an Instagram video of him and his son capturing a tarantula in their house.

'House of the Dragon' star: How are dragons more plausible than 'a rich Black guy'?

"House of the Dragon" star Steve Toussaint discusses the racism he faced after being cast in the "Game of Thrones" prequel: "A rich Black guy? That's beyond the pale."

Review: As drought deepens, nine L.A. artists think about water

Water is life, a Track 16 exhibition underlines.

Hollywood production in U.K. soars to record levels as crews complain of burnout

High-end TV shows from streamers like Amazon and Netflix are fueling record production activity in the U.K. after shutdowns caused by COVID-19.

Review: A hilarious, righteous transgender remix of 'The Odyssey' blows up the literary canon

James Hannaham's "Didn't Nobody Give a S— What Happened to Carlotta" answers the question: What if Odysseus were a trans ex-con in gentrified New York?

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