Cinema News: Devour the TV comfort food of 'Poker Face'

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January 26, 2023

Love 'Columbo'? You'll devour the TV comfort food of 'Poker Face'

Natasha Lyonne stars as an accidental detective in a Peacock series, created by Rian Johnson, that takes cues from "Columbo" and "The Fugitive."

Column: The hottest red carpet in Hollywood is the ... American Legion?

With an increasingly robust calendar of screenings, film festivals and high-wattage premieres, the Hollywood Legion Theater is restoring the luster to a Legion branch built by film industry founders and known for years as "the post to the stars."

Ticketmaster had to endure senators' T-Swift wordplay. Is that pun-ishment enough?

Here's a breakdown of every Taylor Swift lyric politicians weaponized at the Senate Judiciary Committee's Ticketmaster and Live Nation hearing.

Commentary: It's not just the Oscars that fail Black women. It's the entire awards ecosystem

From critics groups to the guilds to the Academy Awards, Hollywood's highest honors continue to overlook Black women — eight years after #OscarsSoWhite.

Commentary: Oscar nominee 'Tár' brought conducting into the spotlight. That's not good for classical music

Who in the classical music racket wouldn't want an Oscar contender drumming up more attention for the art form? Maybe more of us than you might think: The mean-spirited "Tár" gets just about everything about classical music wrong.

For older Asian American immigrants, ballroom dancing was supposed to be a safe haven

Ballroom dancing has been a draw for older immigrants in Southern California, an art form that's not only popular in their countries of origin but also one that's embraced, recognized and accessible in the U.S.

Netflix's real-life 'Squid Game' players face frigid temperatures in UK cold snap

Competitors in the Netflix reality show "Squid Game: The Challenge" were faced with below-freezing conditions while filming in the UK this week.

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