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Lady Gaga's new album, 'Chromatica,' finally has a release date

Lady Gaga reveals more details about her delayed new album, "Chromatica," which features collaborations with Ariana Grande, Elton John and Blackpink.




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Add vavoom to your Zoom with 4 tips from Hollywood sound and lighting pros

Your Zoom or Skype meetings don't have to look like hostage videos. Here's what some experts advise.




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Review: Indie drama 'Working Man' veers off course despite strong performance by Peter Gerety

Veteran character actor Peter Gerety has a meaty role in Richard Jury's "Working Man" even as the movie shifts from quiet dignity into melodrama.




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Review: The moving drama 'Driveways' features a superb Brian Dennehy in one of his last roles

Andrew Ahn's lovely second feature "Driveways" also stars Hong Chau and Lucas Jaye.




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How accurate is 'Mrs. America's' portrayal of Republican women? We investigated

What Hulu's 'Mrs. America' gets right and wrong about Republican congresswoman Jill Ruckelshaus and evangelical activist Lottie Beth Hobbs in Episode 6.




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Review: Liam Hemsworth helps make crime dramedy 'Arkansas' worth a visit

The feature directing debut for actor Clark Duke, "Arkansas" amiably places Liam Hemsworth in a dangerous world of low-level criminals.




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Broadway star Nick Cordero showing 'early signs' of waking up from COVID-19 coma

Dancer Amanda Kloots offered a hopeful update Wednesday on her husband, Nick Cordero, who has been in a medically induced coma after contracting COVID-19.




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Review: A perfectly cast Beanie Feldstein enlivens Caitlin Moran's 'How to Build a Girl'

Beanie Feldstein stars




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Column: Surprise! The Internet has thoughts about Adele's new body

Adele's celebratory Instagram spurred compliments and criticism that are just as sexist as Donald Trump's comments about Donna Reed.




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Movie props have 'undeniable charm.' A new Disney+ series spotlights the fading art

We chat with two movie vets featured on Disney+'s "Prop Culture": the director of "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" and the animator of "The Nightmare Before Christmas."




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FCC slaps Sinclair Broadcast with a record $48-million fine for 'unacceptable' conduct

The Maryland-based TV station owner's tactics in an aborted takeover of Tribune Media drew FCC scrutiny.




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What's on TV Thursday: 'Tommy' on CBS; coronavirus TV coverage

What's on TV Thursday, May 7: 'Tommy' on CBS; coronavirus TV coverage; movies on TV; TV talk shows and more




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Ralph Fiennes in 'Antony & Cleopatra': Your free quarantine must-watch of the day

Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo star in the National Theatre's "Antony and Cleopatra." Here's how to watch for free.




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Review: Getting to know Kim Jong Un, dead or alive

In "Becoming Kim Jong Un," former CIA officer expands our understanding of North Korea's dangerous, precarious regime by taking its leader seriously




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Michael McClure, the poet whose roar helped launch the '60s, dies at 87

The countercultural poet, actor and musician was present, Zelig-like, at key moments in San Francisco's Beat heyday and beyond.




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Review: In a fierce novel about Appalachia, the handlers are worse than the snakes

Amy Jo Burns' novel, "Shiner," illuminates an Appalachia whose men "pray for God to show Himself while our wives wash their husbands' underpants."




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Amazon celebrates coronavirus crisis' 'Regular Heroes' in new series

Amazon's docuseries "Regular Heroes" tells the stories of people on the pandemic's front lines, including an L.A. woman working with the homeless.




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The L.A. Times Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown

Justin Chang's Ultimate Summer Movie Showdown votes on films for 16 weeks to reveal an all-time line-up for the season starting with "The Avengers."




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'The show must go on': 'This Is Us' star Milo Ventimiglia plots his return to work

Milo Ventimiglia, who plays beloved dad Jack Pearson on the NBC drama "This Is Us," discusses life and work in — and after — the coronavirus outbreak.




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The hard-won liberation of Hayley Williams: 'It wasn't beautiful. It was painful'

After 16 years as the frontwoman for Paramore, and following a broken marriage and a lot of therapy, Hayley Williams is releasing her first solo album.




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TV Academy: If your work is nominated for an Oscar, you can't win an Emmy too

Television Academy reiterates a rule change made in March after Oscars relax rules amid pandemic.




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Back in 2012, Marvel and 'The Avengers' were no sure thing

When the "The Avengers" was released eight years ago, there was no guarantee it would be the huge hit it became and boost the Marvel franchise's fortunes.




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ABC will air some of your favorite Disney movies this summer

ABC's "The Wonderful World of Disney" summer movie programming includes "Moana," "Thor: The Dark World," "Up" and "Big Hero 6."




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Review: 'On a Magical Night' asks what if all your ex-lovers came for a visit?

More pensive than lively fun, Christophe Honoré's "On a Magical Night" casts Chiara Mastroianni as a woman rethinking her marriage after 20 years of her own infidelity.




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What Microsoft's Xbox Series X preview does and doesn't tell us about the future of gaming

Coronavirus muted the hype of Microsoft's Xbox Series X reveal. But there was "Assassin's Creed Valhalla" excitement and a "Madden NFL 21" end run.




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Billie Eilish and her cool dad to host Apple Music radio show

Billie Eilish will co-host an Apple Music radio program with her father, Patrick O'Connell, called "me & dad radio."




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Review: The world of Netflix's 'The Eddy' will haunt you. The story, not so much

In Netflix's "The Eddy," "La La Land" director Damien Chazelle returns to the musical — this one starring Andre Holland and Amandla Stenberg.




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She won over a nation on 'Great British Bake Off.' Now she has her own Netflix show

Nadiya Hussain, winner of "The Great British Baking Show," embraces canned food in her new Netflix series, "Nadiya's Time to Eat."




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Review: 'Spaceship Earth' is a captivating look back at Biosphere 2 and life in isolation

Matt Wolf's latest documentary, "Spaceship Earth," is a layered and absorbing account of a widely dismissed but remarkable scientific study.




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Is Bob Dylan dropping a new album tonight?

On Thursday, Bob Dylan's Twitter account posted an image of what may be the cover of an album, "False Prophet." Two songs have been surprise-released in past weeks.




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Prince Harry and Meghan are reportedly living in a Tyler Perry-owned L.A. mansion

According to reports, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are quarantining in a Beverly Hills home owned by "Madea" franchise mastermind Tyler Perry.




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What's on TV Friday: L.A. Phil's 100th birthday; coronavirus

What's on TV Friday, May 8: Great Performances: L.A. Phil's 100th Birthday in PBS; Coronavirus; Movies on TV; TV Talk Shows




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Bob Dylan releases another single — and announces a new double album, 'Rough and Rowdy Ways'

Bob Dylan will release 'Rough and Rowdy Ways,' his first collection of original material in eight years, on June 19. Listen to a new song, 'False Prophet.'




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Podcasts from Steve Austin and Shaquille O'Neal are big draws. Why this L.A. company wants in

L.A.-based live music video streaming service LiveXLive said it plans to acquire PodcastOne, a Beverly Hills-based podcast production company. The all-stock transaction is the latest sign of growth in the podcast industry.




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You can play video games with your cat — yes, your cat! Here's how

'Mew and Me' is a game designed for cats. Well, cats and humans. The surprising lessons the game's creator learned from cats.




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Love is love: How do you go on without your 'little darling'?

What happened to Pat Henschel after the end of Netflix's documentary "A Secret Love"?




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Review: Jerry Brown gets the biography he deserves

Veteran Times journalist Jim Newton's graceful "Man of Tomorrow: The Relentless Life of Jerry Brown" doubles as a history of postwar California.




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How indigenous zombie horror film 'Blood Quantum' became prescient in the pandemic

Jeff Barnaby's indigenous zombie movie 'Blood Quantum' drew on history for its horrors, but became eerily prescient amid the pandemic.




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For Mother's Day, Michelle Obama asks her own mom for the secret to raising kids

Former First Lady Michelle Obama paid a personal tribute to her mother, Marian Robinson, on Instagram ahead of Mother's Day this weekend.




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Movies on TV this week: Sunday, May 10, 2020

Movies on TV this week: Sunday, May 10, 2020




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What's on TV This Week: Joaquin Phoenix in 'Joker' and more

TV highlights for May 10-16 include Joaquin Phoenix in "Joker" plus the "Feeding America Comedy Festival," "The Disney Family Singalong: Volume 2" and "Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020"




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Rough week? Let these puppy portraits from Beverly Hills Dog Show make your day

Long before coronavirus, we attended the Beverly Hills Dog Show to shoot portraits of the pups and their owners. Let them brighten your Friday.




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Netflix's 'Dead to Me' killed off James Marsden. In Season 2, he steals the show

James Marsden and "Dead to Me" creator Liz Feldman explain how they kept him around in Season 2 — after offing his character in the Season 1 finale.




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Even Elon Musk and Grimes can't decide how to pronounce their baby's name

Is the "Æ" in the name X Æ A-12 pronounced "A-I" or "ash"? Depends on which parent (Elon Musk or Grimes) you ask.




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What's on TV Saturday plus Sunday Talk Shows: 'Downton Abbey'

What's on TV Saturday, May 9, plus Sunday Talk Shows: Downton Abbey; coronavirus; movies on TV and more




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Unions praised coronavirus aid for Hollywood workers. Now they say it falls short for some

In March, Hollywood unions applauded a government package to help entertainment gig workers. Flaws in the rollout meant many couldn't access it.




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His Ahmaud Arbery portrait went viral. How an L.A. artist finds power in art

Artivist Nikkolas Smith combines personal storytelling with issues of national significance in his work.




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Kobo launches waterproof e-reader


Latest iteration of the electronic library can be taken to the beach or into the bath.




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Toronto man looking for Elizabeth Gallagher inspires new ticket-sharing website


Connections allows users to post spare plane tickets and the name of the person the ticket is registered to in hopes of finding a traveler with the same name.




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The newest way to check the time: on your wrist


At the posh watch show Baselworld, the talk will be about Apple’s entry into the market.