Arts

LA electro-jazz-pop duo Brijean delivers a pristinely arranged set of highlights from their new LP “Macro,” live from KCRW HQ.

from Live From

2024 has been full of hardships for Hollywood. Television production is down, many shows have been delayed, and big mergers have created massive uncertainty.

from The Business

HBO will revive the hit Zendaya drama in 2025, but will the audience also return after such a long hiatus?

Peacock goes for Olympic gold + HBO’s dramatic return of ‘Euphoria’

HBO will revive the hit Zendaya drama in 2025, but will the audience also return after such a long hiatus?

from The Business

The latest film releases include Deadpool & Wolverine, Didi, The Fabulous Four, and Made In England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Deadpool and Wolverine,’ ‘Didi’

The latest film releases include Deadpool & Wolverine, Didi, The Fabulous Four, and Made In England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Regency Theatres is closing its iconic Fox and Bruin theaters in Westwood Village. The Fox will undergo renovations, but the fate of the Bruin remains uncertain.

Where do cinephiles build community as theaters close in Westwood?

Regency Theatres is closing its iconic Fox and Bruin theaters in Westwood Village. The Fox will undergo renovations, but the fate of the Bruin remains uncertain.

from KCRW Features

After four decades in Park City, Utah, Sundance may be moving. The film festival has narrowed down six finalists for its next host city, starting in 2027.

Sundance might leave Utah. Where will the film festival go?

After four decades in Park City, Utah, Sundance may be moving. The film festival has narrowed down six finalists for its next host city, starting in 2027.

from KCRW Features

Writer-producer Brad Falchuk consults Joseph Campbell's “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” often and taps into “The Power of Myth” to create his stories.

Brad Falchuk on the importance of ‘dying’ in writing

Writer-producer Brad Falchuk consults Joseph Campbell's “The Hero with a Thousand Faces” often and taps into “The Power of Myth” to create his stories.

from The Treatment

Writer, director, and showrunner Alma Har’el tells us all about adapting Laura Lippman’s 2019 mystery novel “Lady in the Lake” into an AppleTV+ series.

Alma Har’el believes the greatest human mysteries lie within

Writer, director, and showrunner Alma Har’el tells us all about adapting Laura Lippman’s 2019 mystery novel “Lady in the Lake” into an AppleTV+ series.

from The Treatment

“Shōgun” earns a record 25 Emmy nominations, becoming only the second Non-English show to compete for Best Drama.

ENCORE: Justin Marks, Rachel Kondo on their Emmy-smashing hit ‘Shōgun’

“Shōgun” earns a record 25 Emmy nominations, becoming only the second Non-English show to compete for Best Drama.

from The Business

The latest film releases are Twisters, Oddity, Crossing, and Skywalkers: A Love Story.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Twisters,’ ‘Oddity,’ ‘Crossing’

The latest film releases are Twisters, Oddity, Crossing, and Skywalkers: A Love Story.

from Weekend Film Reviews

FX’s “Shōgun” topped the 2024 Emmy nominations, and Disney is reaping the benefits. Meanwhile, Warner Bros.

FX makes Emmys history; Warner Bros. Discovery considers ‘unbundling’

FX’s “Shōgun” topped the 2024 Emmy nominations, and Disney is reaping the benefits. Meanwhile, Warner Bros.

from The Business

Soul-jazz-hip-hop stalwart José James hits KCRW with his fifth(!) performance, sharing highlights from “1978” — his most soulful, funky, and political album yet.

José James: KCRW Live from HQ

Soul-jazz-hip-hop stalwart José James hits KCRW with his fifth(!) performance, sharing highlights from “1978” — his most soulful, funky, and political album yet.

from Live From

LA psych-cumbia project Reyna Tropical brings resilient joy to KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio with cuts from their long-awaited debut LP, “Malegriá.”

Reyna Tropical: KCRW Live from HQ

LA psych-cumbia project Reyna Tropical brings resilient joy to KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio with cuts from their long-awaited debut LP, “Malegriá.”

from Live From

Experimental collective Young Fathers bring cuts from their acclaimed 2023 LP “Heavy Heavy” to KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio.

Young Fathers: KCRW Live from HQ

Experimental collective Young Fathers bring cuts from their acclaimed 2023 LP “Heavy Heavy” to KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio.

from Live From

The Long Beach-based artist died this past Friday at age 73 after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2012.

Video art pioneer Bill Viola probed life’s deepest subjects

The Long Beach-based artist died this past Friday at age 73 after being diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease in 2012.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

David Krumholtz talks working with Christopher Nolan on “Oppenheimer” and tapping into his curmudgeonly instincts to play the titular role in “Lousy Carter.”

David Krumholtz channels his inner curmudgeon for ‘Lousy Carter’

David Krumholtz talks working with Christopher Nolan on “Oppenheimer” and tapping into his curmudgeonly instincts to play the titular role in “Lousy Carter.”

from The Treatment

Multi-hyphenate creative Andrew McCarthy dishes on all of the complicated feelings that led him to make his new Hulu documentary, “Brats.”

Andrew McCarthy’s new documentary is ‘brat summer’ canon

Multi-hyphenate creative Andrew McCarthy dishes on all of the complicated feelings that led him to make his new Hulu documentary, “Brats.”

from The Treatment

“Hacks” co-creator Jen Statsky credits “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” pilot as tremendously influential on her path to becoming a TV comedy writer.

‘Hacks’ co-creator Jen Statsky on ‘the greatest TV comedy pilot’

“Hacks” co-creator Jen Statsky credits “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” pilot as tremendously influential on her path to becoming a TV comedy writer.

from The Treatment

CNN announces layoffs in its 2024 ‘pivot to digital.’

CNN’s layoffs and digital future; Costner’s ‘Horizon’ pushed

CNN announces layoffs in its 2024 ‘pivot to digital.’

from The Business

Muta’Ali’s HBO documentary introduces us to MoviePass’s two Black founders, and the two white guys who tanked their company and attracted a federal investigation.

‘MoviePass, MovieCrash’ follows the company's rise and fall through the eyes of its Black founders

Muta’Ali’s HBO documentary introduces us to MoviePass’s two Black founders, and the two white guys who tanked their company and attracted a federal investigation.

from The Business