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Los Angeles Film Critics Association
President of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.
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Claudia Puig
FROM Claudia Puig
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Disney lifts media blackout on LA Times for critical story An LA Times investigation found the Walt Disney Company received subsidies, rebates, incentives, and tax protections from Anaheim exceeding $1 billion over the past two decades. Disney retaliated by barring LA Times film critics from press screenings of their movies. A fierce backlash followed, with film critics from the Boston Globe and Washington Post refusing to attend press screenings of Disney films until the ban was lifted. Tuesday morning, Disney rolled back its ban.
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Film Roundup, Sundance Edition The Sundance Film Festival wraps up this weekend in Utah, and while not all of the films have distributors yet, they’re already generating buzz. This week in our regular film roundup, we talk about the highlights of the festival, and which ones might be coming soon to a theater near you.
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Screengrab
Gripes and grumbles from the year in television A few weeks ago, we did TV we're thankful for. This week, we let ourselves get a little bit Grinchy.
Nocturne
Finding the Void What makes a place home? Is it a place that feels like a refuge? Is it somewhere you sleep really, really well? What if the place that feels like home is a secret apartment in the bowels of a giant mall?
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Stock market freaks out after Chinese tech executive is arrested We find out why Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou is being held in Canada at the request of the U.S., and how that fits it with the US-China trade dispute. And the stock market has been taking a dive, so that does point toward a recession?
Good Food
Nik Sharma’s journey, ‘Now & Again,’ and doomsday prepping Nik Sharma represents a new vanguard of personal stories being told in food media. Julia Turshen shares some tips about spending time with loved ones during the holidays. We also delve into the lesser-known traditions of Hanukkah and learn how to prep for the apocalypse with the chefs of Joe Beef.