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This is a must-see movie if only from the standpoint that we should never forget what happened and try to make sure it doesn’t happen again, there or anywhere.

In the recent past, we’ve seen films where the protagonist seemingly turns into an animal (“Nightbitch”), is told through the eyes of the main character (“Nickel Boys”), tells an origin story (“A Complete Unknown”), is a flashback over a monumental career (“Maria”) and ends in

As fires rage through our beloved city, we find ourselves in a crisis like no other.

“The Count of Monte Cristo,” a new edition of this oft-told tale, adapted and directed by the team of Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de la Patellière, is a sweepingly romantic adventure full to overflowing with love, hate, greed, betrayal, revenge and resurrection.

He’s just a kid, squashed into the back of some family’s station wagon, guitar propped against a small backpack, staring intently at the lights passing through the wet haze.

Pedro Almodóvar is very interested in human interactions, good and bad. “The Room Next Door,” the Oscar winner’s first film entirely in English, has been highly anticipated. 

In today’s world, feeling joyful can be challenging. We navigate daily stressors, news headlines and life’s uncertainties, often feeling like joy is out of reach.

Sing songs; chime bells; rock the rafters! “Once Upon a Mattress” has laid siege to the Ahmanson and you will be helpless to avoid its spell.

The Wallis in Beverly Hills is spearheading a dance renaissance in Los Angeles, forming strategic creative partnerships with the companies they present.

Move in on a reel-to-reel tape deck being threaded by hands that then turn to the next deck and the pins and heads, pinch rollers being threaded as tension arms are snapped up.