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November 22, 2024

'The Later Daters' shows that dating after 55 'is a lot sexier than people think'

A Netflix docuseries from executive producer Michelle Obama follows six singles over age 55 as they go on a series of blind dates and attempt to find love again.

'Wicked' and 'Gladiator' set the stage for gravity-defying box office weekend

"Wicked," starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, and "Gladiator II," starring Paul Mescal and Pedro Pascal, both open wide this weekend.

Palm Springs hated his AIDS memorial design. How this artist's do-over turned debacle into redemption

His first Palm Springs AIDS memorial looked like an anus, critics said, so artist Phillip K. Smith went back to drawing board and set out to win over skeptics in the community. The City Council is set to vote on the new design Tuesday.

Can men and women just be friends? 'Sweethearts' director Jordan Weiss knows the answer

Jordan Weiss had made it as a writer in Hollywood, but she had no plans to direct the film she co-wrote with her best friend, Dan Brier, until she found the confidence to take it on.

L.A. author Percival Everett wins National Book Award for retelling of 'Huck Finn'

USC professor Percival Everett wins the National Book Award for Fiction for "James," a retelling of "Huckleberry Finn" from the character Jim's point of view.

How 'Wicked' star Cynthia Erivo became Elphaba, from 'Defying Gravity' to 'the perfect green'

In the season premiere of The Envelope, "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo on becoming Elphaba and Saoirse Ronan on her pair of awards contenders "The Outrun" and "Blitz."

Review: 'Gladiator II,' though more of the same, unleashes a scheming Denzel Washington

Director Ridley Scott returns to the site of one of his greatest triumphs with a belated sequel that follows the same beats, giving Denzel Washington a forum to scheme.

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