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We are halfway through the 27th season of 'South Park,' and one thing is for certain: Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone will not back down.| Los Angeles Times
We are halfway through the 27th season of 'South Park,' and one thing is for certain: Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone will not back down.| Los Angeles Times
The Google-owned company reached an agreement with NBCUniversal, which boasts such programming as "Sunday Night Football." YouTube TV wanted to avoid a blackout that would have provoked the ire of some of its 10 million customers.| Los Angeles Times
The second episode of the durable Comedy Central hit scored its largest TV audience since 2018.| Los Angeles Times
After weeks of negotiations and the threat of a nasty lawsuit, 'South Park' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone wrangled two staggering deals, finally bring the foulmouthed cartoon to Paramount+.| Los Angeles Times
The high-stakes deal that came together this week resulted from months of back-and-forth among a constellation of power players with competing interests, including the president, the Larry Ellison family and mogul Shari Redstone.| Los Angeles Times
Park County — the business entity behind the long-running satirical cartoon — alleged that RedBird executive Jeff Shell crossed a line by interfering with its negotiations with other companies. A representative for Shell denied the accusation.| Los Angeles Times
Paramount wants to secure the rights to stream 'South Park,' but the deal still hasn't come to fruition as the Skydance deal is still in limbo.| Los Angeles Times
From a Bruce Springsteen biopic to the movie version of Stephen King's "The Running Man" to the "Wicked" sequel, here are the movies to look forward to this fall.| Los Angeles Times
Liked “Top Gun: Maverick”? Here's another A-list vehicle built on the same viscerally thrilling chassis, with Javier Bardem and Damson Idris as wingmen.| Los Angeles Times
Thirty-five years after 'Days of Thunder,' the hard-charging 'F1' producer is not slowing down: Bruckheimer talks fast cars, big-budget spectacle and the state of Hollywood.| Los Angeles Times
Pixar's animated film 'Elio' brought in just $21 million in its opening weekend. Its performance shows the difficulties for original movies and a competitive box office.| Los Angeles Times
Apple TV+ has been critically acclaimed with shows like "Severance" and "The Studio," but it remains small compared to many streaming rivals.| Los Angeles Times
'Bridgerton' Season 4 will follow Benedict and Sophie's fairy tale-inspired romance and be released in two parts on Netflix. A new trailer teases release dates.| Los Angeles Times
Amazon on Monday said it would lay off 110 people in its audio division Wondery, as more podcasts are including video.| Los Angeles Times
"E! News" has aired on the Comcast-owned NBCUniversal cable channel since 1991. The news comes as NBCUniversal prepares to spin off cable networks.| Los Angeles Times
The stations and ABC News won't lose any on-air talent in the latest round of cost reductions, which Disney management described as "surgical."| Los Angeles Times
Godwin came to the Walt Disney Co. unit from CBS. She made history as the first Black broadcast news division president.| Los Angeles Times
YouTube reinstates former President Trump's channel after weighing 'risk of real-world violence' against chance for voters to hear from presidential candidates.| Los Angeles Times
The move in Washington comes after Paramount agreed to pay $16 million, mostly to Trump's presidential library, to settle the president's personal lawsuit over '60 Minutes' edits. In May, Qatar donated a $400-million jetliner.| Los Angeles Times
President Trump had filed a $20-billion lawsuit claiming a ‘60 Minutes' interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris was manipulated to show her in a flattering light. Trump alleged the news interview was 'election-threatening.'| Los Angeles Times
'Today' weatherman Al Roker returned to the morning show and updated viewers on his recovery after undergoing knee replacement surgery.| Los Angeles Times
The 'Today' show's Al Roker made a virtual appearance Monday to share a knee-surgery update. He hopes to return to the NBC show in the next two weeks.| Los Angeles Times
Al Roker's Broadcasting + Cable Hall of Fame induction comes months after he was hospitalized for blood clot treatments in November 2022.| Los Angeles Times
Al Roker's 'Today' show set visit to the 'Good Burger 2' production revealed that he'll have a cameo in the film starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell.| Los Angeles Times
The 'Today' weatherman has always loved animation, and now with his new weather-focused series on PBS Kids, he's finally realizing a dream.| Los Angeles Times
Priscilla Presley agreed to step down as a co-trustee on the estate of her daughter, Lisa Marie Presley. Now, the exact terms of that exchange have been made public.| Los Angeles Times
The agreements expand "access to C-SPAN’s unfiltered coverage of U.S. government for millions of subscribers nationwide, further strengthening the network’s role as an indispensable source of public affairs programming," C-SPAN said in a statement.| Los Angeles Times
Lyft rides and New York City subway cars will drive the message that consumers can get ESPN without cable for the first time.| Los Angeles Times
Royal Rumble, SummerSlam and more from the WWE will come with a subscription to ESPN's new streaming platform.| Los Angeles Times
As the audience moves to streaming, TV stations are pressing Washington for relief.| Los Angeles Times
As of Sunday, movies have generated $1.34 billion in the U.S. and Canada this year, down 7% from the same period in 2024, according to Comscore. March has been particularly weak.| Los Angeles Times
Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal, who co-directed the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land,' was beaten by Israeli settlers and detained Monday, according to his co-director.| Los Angeles Times
Accepting the international feature Oscar for “The Zone of Interest,” director Jonathan Glazer delivered the night’s most pointed and controversial words.| Los Angeles Times
Our team on the ground at the 2025 Oscars reflects on the night's key moments — some of which you didn't see on TV.| Los Angeles Times
The streaming service launched by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman failed to gain traction following its launch in April.| Los Angeles Times
The actor discusses the aftermath of Joel’s death in Episode 3, how the scene where Tommy says goodbye evolved, and why it matters that he avoids stereotypical roles.| Los Angeles Times
Fresh from the world premiere of his "Knives Out" sequel, Johnson explains the origins of Benoit Blanc and why he wants his Netflix film in theaters.| Los Angeles Times
James Bond will return, but Daniel Craig won't. How well did the series send him off? Two critics debate the spoiler-filled finer points.| Los Angeles Times
Daniel Craig's final James Bond adventure is a classic blend of fresh and familiar, and it arrives just as cinemas need it the most.| Los Angeles Times
Ana de Armas, Daniel Craig and Christopher Plummer lead an all-star cast in Rian Johnson's deliriously entertaining detective story.| Los Angeles Times
In this week's episode of The Envelope, Janelle James discusses 'Abbott Elementary,' and Aaron Pierre details the training required to master the 'seamless' action of 'Rebel Ridge.'| Los Angeles Times
Elizabeth Banks explains why comedy is harder than drama, Brian Tyree Henry recalls being mistaken for his characters and more tales from our limited series / TV movie Roundtable.| Los Angeles Times
Van Nuys native Paul Yamazaki, a longtime veteran of San Francisco landmark City Lights, will receive a lifetime honor at the National Book Awards next month.| Los Angeles Times
Gov. Gavin Newsom has unveiled plans to increase the cap on California's film and TV tax credit program to $750 million as Hollywood struggles to compete with rivals.| Los Angeles Times
From AI-native studios to interactive platforms, a new generation of storytellers is challenging Hollywood’s role as the center of the entertainment universe.| Los Angeles Times
'Dahomey' and 'Sugarcane,' two acclaimed documentaries vying for Oscar recognition, tackle the legacies of colonialism.| Los Angeles Times
“Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, claimed first place through Sunday with $25.6 million, but it is neck-and-neck with "The Garfield Movie" in Monday projections.| Los Angeles Times
Disney's live-action adaptation 'Lilo & Stitch' has become the first U.S. film of the year to gross $1 billion in worldwide box office revenue.| Los Angeles Times
James Gunn's 'Superman' soared to the top of the box office this weekend, notching a win for Warner Bros. and DC Studios, which see the film as a way to revive the entire DC universe.| Los Angeles Times
Gone are the days where prospective moviegoers would roll up to the theaters and gawk at the board for their next watch. Theaters are trying to make up that business in other ways.| Los Angeles Times
The domestic box office has struggled so far this year, but Disney-Pixar's hit sequel has given theater owners a much needed chill pill.| Los Angeles Times
"Napoleon Dynamite" director Jared Hess hurls tater tots and two competitive dorks played by Jack Black and Jason Momoa into the cubist, mega-popular video game.| Los Angeles Times
Despite early optimism for the summer box office, theatrical revenue ended roughly flat with last year at around $3.5 billion.| Los Angeles Times
The latest reboot of the killer dino franchise, starring Scarlett Johansson, collected a toothy $147 million in the U.S. and Canada.| Los Angeles Times
Warner Bros. film studio has seen a string of box office disappointments, including 'Mickey 17' and 'The Alto Knights.' Will its ambitious slate, including 'A Minecraft Movie,' turn around its prospects?| Los Angeles Times
Aardman co-directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham deliver another unabashedly British Wallace & Gromit stop-motion adventure: 'Vengeance Most Fowl.'| Los Angeles Times
The five most popular franchises for Generation Alpha are video game properties including "Roblox" and "Fortnite," according to a new NRG survey. "Avengers" comes in sixth place.| Los Angeles Times
AMC A-List, the movie theater chain's subscription membership that allows cinephiles to see up to four movies a week, has developed a cult-like fanbase among Gen Z moviegoers.| Los Angeles Times
If you were lucky enough to snag tickets for either of the shows — or shelled out on resale — there are some crucial details to note before making the trek to Pasadena.| Los Angeles Times
Failure to find an alternative buyer dooms a last-ditch effort to keep Tribune Publishing out of the hands of hedge fund Alden Global Capital.| Los Angeles Times
Open a copy of the Los Angeles Times from Dec. 16, 1999, and it’s hard to imagine the indignities history had in store for this and so many other newspapers.| Los Angeles Times
The veteran journalist said when naysayers would offer him reasons why he should pass on the job, it only made him more eager to come to The Times: 'I think we'll shock the world.'| Los Angeles Times
Merida, head of ESPN’s the Undefeated, has rare experience in print journalism, television and running a digital startup.| Los Angeles Times
The elimination of about 13% of the newsroom staff is the first major retrenchment since the paper was acquired five years ago by Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong and his wife, Michele.| Los Angeles Times
Sophie Turner's lawsuit against Joe Jonas accusing the musician of child abduction has officially been dismissed. They have an agreed-upon parenting plan.| Los Angeles Times
'The End of Me,' the last and best of Alfred Hayes' reissued midcentury novels, features a man reborn and proves there's life after screenwriting.| Los Angeles Times
It's official: Netflix's live-action "One Piece" series is getting a second season. And creator Eiichiro Oda teases the arrival of a certain Straw Hats doctor for Season 2.| Los Angeles Times
Johnny Hardwick, the actor who was most famous for voicing Dale Gribble in the series 'King of the Hill,' was found dead this week in Austin. He was 64.| Los Angeles Times
Jonathan Joss, known for 'King of the Hill' and 'Parks and Recreation,' was shot to death Sunday. His husband says the shooting was motivated by homophobia.| Los Angeles Times
Chloe Bennet, who co-stars in Hulu's 'Interior Chinatown,' discusses how her identity was central to her role in Charles Yu's new series that's based on his book of the same name.| Los Angeles Times
Byron Wu and Brad Falchuk's Netflix comedy "The Brothers Sun" veers from action to family drama to comedy and back again, and they say that though it's violent, it's "supposed to be fun."| Los Angeles Times
For the first time in its 57-year existence, "Star Trek" made a musical episode. Our television critic and 'Star Trek' fan Robert Lloyd discusses the episode with reporter and musical theater lover Ashley Lee.| Los Angeles Times
A terrific performance by Michelle Yeoh powers this multiverse-traversing extravaganza from directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ('Swiss Army Man').| Los Angeles Times
The actor is delighted she can finally be a little goofy on screen. She's even happier that audiences accept her being funny.| Los Angeles Times
Frog eggs, space macarons, seafood chowder and everything else Baby Yoda, a.k.a. Grogu, has eaten in two seasons of "The Mandalorian" on Disney+.| Los Angeles Times
"The Mandalorian" follows in the "Star Wars" franchise's grand tradition: The premiere is action-packed and predictable in equal measure.| Los Angeles Times
In Screen Gab No. 8, we get a peek at how Hulu's crime comedy will end, discuss Gwen Shamblin Lara and answer a reader question about Amazon Prime.| Los Angeles Times
Nichelle Nichols, the beloved Lt. Uhura on 'Star Trek,' is living with dementia and struggling financially. Three parties fight to control her fate.| Los Angeles Times
Pixar trades soul-searching for star-seeking in its most whimsical — and least self-serious — original cartoon in over a decade.| Los Angeles Times
'Star Trek' icon George Takei discusses his graphic memoir 'It Rhymes With Takei,' coming out at age 68 and the importance of participating in democracy.| Los Angeles Times
Sen. Alex Padilla's forcible removal from a Dept. of Homeland Security news conference is among the real-world events the 'Andor' showrunner likens to his 'Star Wars' prequel.| Los Angeles Times
Michelle Yeoh is fun to watch in "Star Trek's" first TV movie, but the series-turned-film is a tonal mish-mash that feels stranded on the verge of something that will never come.| Los Angeles Times
May the 4th be with you! Like many 'Star Wars' fans, we have loved and loathed the various parts of the space franchise. Here's what we've written over the last half a century or so.| Los Angeles Times
The ninth episode of the overarching "Star Wars" saga is a zippy entertainment — and a craven disappointment.| Los Angeles Times
The Pulitzer-winning 'Adventures of Kavalier & Clay' novelist talks about his new job: showrunner on CBS All Access' 'Star Trek: Picard.'| Los Angeles Times
'Every single Israeli friend of mine knows someone who was there, someone who was murdered,' said one L.A. DJ. 'No one deserved this.'| Los Angeles Times
R&B singer Kehlani remains firm on their views about Israel's war on Gaza after it recently cost them a performance opportunity at Cornell University.| Los Angeles Times
R&B star Kehlani will no longer perform at Cornell University, which canceled the singer's campus concert over their alleged 'antisemitic, anti-Israel' views amid the war in Gaza.| Los Angeles Times
The British-born filmmakers Jonathan Glazer ('The Zone of Interest') and Steve McQueen ('Occupied City') have made two of this year's essential Cannes Film Festival titles.| Los Angeles Times
In the latest episode of "The Envelope" video podcast, director Coralie Fargeat explains how she prepared star Demi Moore to film "The Substance" and "The Brutalist" filmmaker Brady Corbet discusses his desire to make films that viewers can never quite pin down.| Los Angeles Times
In our first episode back after the Oscar nominations, we chat with 'Nickel Boys' filmmaker RaMell Ross and costume designer Arianne Phillips of 'A Complete Unknown.'| Los Angeles Times
The director's latest stars Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson as a couple moving into an inherited house and falling out of sync, a setup the filmmaker infuses with heat.| Los Angeles Times
A robust number of near-experimental documentaries and narratives already call out to us from this year's lineup, sure to yield a crop of future award winners.| Los Angeles Times
The season looks strong, loaded with the kind of big Hollywood swings, smart indie alternatives and a fair amount of delicious-looking dumb, necessary in every summer diet.| Los Angeles Times
Jennifer Lopez's dramatic entrance with 'Kiss of the Spider Woman' turned the festival's attention to dark and funny films about the perils of hero worship.| Los Angeles Times
We came to Park City, Utah, with huge appetites for the 41st annual Sundance Film Festival. But we're trimming down our top picks to the very best of the best.| Los Angeles Times
Following up his Oscar-winning '20 Days in Mariupol,' filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov digs deep into the harrowing details of one campaign for lost ground.| Los Angeles Times
A prize-winner at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the documentary is a unique window into the personal nature of the war in Ukraine, not just over territory.| Los Angeles Times
The grand jury prizes at 2024's Sundance Film Festival went to "In the Summers," "Porcelain War," "Sujo" and "A New Kind of Wilderness."| Los Angeles Times
The father of Oasis fan Lee Claydon, who fell to their death at the band's concert Saturday at Wembley Stadium, has spoken out about the loss.| Los Angeles Times
