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Critics review the latest film releases: “Heretic,” “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever,” “Christmas Eve in Miller's Point,” and “Small Things Like These.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

The highly prolific author and documentarian Laurent Bouzereau joins to fill us in on his new Disney+ documentary “Music by John Williams.”

from The Treatment

Actress and writer Pamela Adlon praises comic Jerrod Carmichael for his rejection of traditional stand-up comedy structures.

How Jerrod Carmichael’s ‘performance art’ keeps Pamela Adlon present

Actress and writer Pamela Adlon praises comic Jerrod Carmichael for his rejection of traditional stand-up comedy structures.

from The Treatment

Director/actor Tim Matheson and Elvis Mitchell have an in depth chat about Matheson’s memoir “Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches.”

Actor Tim Matheson is an open book

Director/actor Tim Matheson and Elvis Mitchell have an in depth chat about Matheson’s memoir “Damn Glad to Meet You: My Seven Decades in the Hollywood Trenches.”

from The Treatment

The showrunner of the widely acclaimed Max miniseries “The Penguin” shares insights from her time spent exploring the mind of the notorious “Batman” villain.

‘The Penguin’ showrunner Lauren LeFranc taps into Gotham’s criminal minds

The showrunner of the widely acclaimed Max miniseries “The Penguin” shares insights from her time spent exploring the mind of the notorious “Batman” villain.

from The Business

Warner Bros.’ released Clint Eastwood’s “Juror # 2” in an extremely limited capacity. Will its outsized performance lead to new strategies for the company?

Warner Bros. releases Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ unceremoniously

Warner Bros.’ released Clint Eastwood’s “Juror # 2” in an extremely limited capacity. Will its outsized performance lead to new strategies for the company?

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The latest film releases include Heretic, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, and Small Things Like These.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Heretic,’ ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’

The latest film releases include Heretic, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Christmas Eve in Miller's Point, and Small Things Like These.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Ratings for Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel have plummeted in the last decade. Kids aren’t watching TV the way they used to, or even the shows they used to.

YouTube and streaming have upended Gen Alpha’s TV viewing habits

Ratings for Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel have plummeted in the last decade. Kids aren’t watching TV the way they used to, or even the shows they used to.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Abraham Lincoln’s close friendships with four men may have been sexual relationships too, according to a new documentary called “Lover of Men.”

Was Abraham Lincoln gay?

Abraham Lincoln’s close friendships with four men may have been sexual relationships too, according to a new documentary called “Lover of Men.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Small stages provide a place for newer acts to gain exposure. But faced with inflation and corporate competition, venue owners have to be scrappy.

Keeping the music playing at LA’s indie venues

Small stages provide a place for newer acts to gain exposure. But faced with inflation and corporate competition, venue owners have to be scrappy.

from KCRW Features

KCRW celebrates Quincy Jones' legacy by revisiting a 2018 interview with the cultural icon and his daughter — about a documentary highlighting his extraordinary life.

Quincy Jones: A legacy of music, family, resilience

KCRW celebrates Quincy Jones' legacy by revisiting a 2018 interview with the cultural icon and his daughter — about a documentary highlighting his extraordinary life.

The latest season of the KCRW podcast takes listeners to the Sunset Strip of the 1960s and 1970s. There, center stage and bathed in limelight, are the groupies.

Groupies are the rock stars: KCRW’s Lost Notes

The latest season of the KCRW podcast takes listeners to the Sunset Strip of the 1960s and 1970s. There, center stage and bathed in limelight, are the groupies.

Author/political strategist James Carville watches the opening scene of “The Bridge on the River Kwai” almost every night. Why? To maintain his own defiance.

‘The Bridge on the River Kwai’ taught James Carville defiance

Author/political strategist James Carville watches the opening scene of “The Bridge on the River Kwai” almost every night. Why? To maintain his own defiance.

from The Treatment

British filmmaker Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), joins to reflect on working with star Saorsie Ronan to create his new World War II drama “Blitz.”

Director Steve McQueen breaks down his new film ‘Blitz’

British filmmaker Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”), joins to reflect on working with star Saorsie Ronan to create his new World War II drama “Blitz.”

from The Treatment

Dawn Porter shares gems from her new Luther Vandross documentary: From his backup singing for Barbara Steisand, to time spent pal-ing around with David Bowie.

Documentarian Dawn Porter dives deep into the life of Luther Vandross

Dawn Porter shares gems from her new Luther Vandross documentary: From his backup singing for Barbara Steisand, to time spent pal-ing around with David Bowie.

from The Treatment

Greta Gerwig’s hotly anticipated ‘Narnia’ adaptation sparks talks between Netflix and IMAX that could majorly shift the streamer’s theatrical release policy.

Will Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ shift Netflix’s theatrical release model forever?

Greta Gerwig’s hotly anticipated ‘Narnia’ adaptation sparks talks between Netflix and IMAX that could majorly shift the streamer’s theatrical release policy.

from The Business

“I pledge allegiance to the joke,” says comedian Roy Wood Jr., explaining his approach to hosting CNN’s take on the British quiz show “Have I Got News For You.”

Comedian Roy Wood Jr.: online virality > old-school ratings

“I pledge allegiance to the joke,” says comedian Roy Wood Jr., explaining his approach to hosting CNN’s take on the British quiz show “Have I Got News For You.”

from The Business

The latest film releases include Here, A Real Pain, Blitz, and Emilia Perez.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Here,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ ‘Blitz’

The latest film releases include Here, A Real Pain, Blitz, and Emilia Perez.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Critics review the latest film releases: “Here,” “A Real Pain,” “Blitz,” and “Emilia Perez.”

Weekend film reviews: ‘Here,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ ‘Blitz’

Critics review the latest film releases: “Here,” “A Real Pain,” “Blitz,” and “Emilia Perez.”

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Oktoberfest lasts all fall in Huntington Beach, where a small German neighborhood hosts annual dachshund races from June to December.

Wiener dog races bring German spirit to Huntington Beach

Oktoberfest lasts all fall in Huntington Beach, where a small German neighborhood hosts annual dachshund races from June to December.

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