Los Angeles County Democrats endorsed former San Francisco Dist. Atty. George Gascón over incumbent Jackie Lacey on Tuesday night, intensifying what’s expected to be a hard-fought race to determine who will serve as the county’s top prosecutor beyond 2020. Gascón, a former Los Angeles police officer who is seen as one of the most progressive […]
Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Wednesday, Dec. 11, and I’m writing from Los Angeles. Newsletter Get our Essential California newsletter We’re working on a special year-end feature where the headlines get personal. We want to know about how this year’s most important California stories unfolded for our readers, and how […]
For Fox studio executives Tara Flynn and Marcos Waltenberg, jumping to Hollywood newcomer Netflix in 2016 was a rare opportunity to double their salaries. As an inducement, Netflix offered to shield them from any legal backlash for walking out on their employment contracts. The streaming giant approached 14 other Fox employees under contract with a […]
SERIES Ellen’s Greatest Night of Giveaways Ellen DeGeneres welcomes guests Robert Downey Jr., Taylor Swift and Melissa McCarthy in this new episode of the holiday miniseries. 8 p.m. NBC The Goldbergs After receiving a stunning Christmas card from the Kremp family, Beverly (Wendi McLendon-Covey) decides she must do an even better family holiday card, but […]
Filmmakers talk about world-building, that soup-to-nuts conception of a cinematic realm that applies to everything from the galactic spectacle of a “Star Wars” spinoff to the bespoke eccentricities of a Wes Anderson comedy. That obsessive attention to imaginative detail is one of the deep pleasures of the summer release “Midsommar,” writer-director Ari Aster’s darkly comic […]
Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, a six-time Oscar nominee, is now 75, so how would he take to using brand new technology to shoot purely digital lions and hyenas in a virtual, photorealistic desert? Like a duck to water, it turns out. “I was terrified because it was completely visual effects; how do you do that and […]
O Christmas tea, O Christmas tea! For people who love the beverage, there’s no better way to mark the holiday than with a sit-down tea. Some of Southern California’s most elegant hotels offer guests a chance to visit their lobbies and stroll the grounds, drink aromatic teas and nibble on finger sandwiches and scones with […]
The outdoor light exhibit created by British artist Bruce Munro in a Paso Robles field has been a big hit. Now organizers have extended the run through the end of June because of “overwhelming public demand,” according to a news release Tuesday. “Field of Light at Sensorio” planted more than 58,000 solar-powered stemmed lights in […]
Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula lowers room prices in January to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Midweek stays start at $149 and come with late arrival and a bottle of Champagne. Click Here: Tonga Rugby Shop The deal: Amenities with this room deal include early arrival at noon (usually $100 extra), a bottle of Champagne […]
In the Beverly Hills Post Office area, the former home of Oscar-winning actor Jack Palance is back up for sale at $3.895 million, down from $4.795 million earlier this year. Built in 1940, the Georgian Colonial Revival-style home was designed by architect-to-the-stars Paul R. Williams. Palance owned the house from 1950 until 1974, when it […]