Cinema News: Immersive 'La Lucha' finds heartbreak and mystery

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May 2, 2023

La Jolla Playhouse's immersive 'La Lucha' finds heartbreak and mystery in the world of lucha libre wrestling

The La Jolla Playhouse's Wow Festival illustrates the ways in which theater and play continue to converge, most spectacularly in the world premiere of "La Lucha," an immersive theater standout.

Hollywood writers strike over streaming pay after talks fail

Hollywood's writers took to the streets to picket studios after they failed to reach a deal with studios to replace a contract that expired Monday night.

Backless Bad Bunny, bedazzled Lil Nas X and more: The best fashion of Met Gala 2023

The fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute is a showcase for celebrity couture. Here are the best looks from the 2023 edition.

Gordon Lightfoot, mournful Canadian singer-songwriter, dies at 84

Lightfoot had a string of folk-rock hits in the '70s, including "Sundown," "If You Could Read My Mind" and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

The 10 best things we saw at Willie Nelson's 90th birthday concert

From Beck to Keith Richards to, of course, Willie, the performances at this weekend's tribute concert ranged from heartbreaking to side-splitting to just plain brilliant.

Review: 'White House Plumbers' reenacts the mishaps of Watergate's operatives for laughs

A comic dramatization from HBO of the group responsible for the Watergate break-in focuses on E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy's relationship.

This Barbie is a Hollywood legend: Mattel debuts elegant Anna May Wong doll

For AAPI Heritage Month, Mattel has released a doll honoring Hollywood legend Anna May Wong as part of its "Barbie Inspiring Women" collection.

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