Betye Saar, the Los Angeles assemblage artist who reclaimed racist ephemera into powerful art, has died at 99 as centennial shows and archival projects were already underway.

A nonprofit coalition wants to buy and restore the 1926 Westlake Theatre near MacArthur Park as a community arts hub, while vendors and neighbors voice mixed reactions.

The Laguna Beach Community Land Trust closed escrow on two canyon properties, preserving 50 live-work studios and roughly 25,000 square feet of workspace for local artists.

Exactly one year after Malcolm-Jamal Warner's death, his widow filed in DeKalb County seeking about $1.2M from the family trust and his mother over alleged unpaid prenup promises.

The Academy Museum will open Cinelandia on Sept. 25, 2027 — a sweeping exhibition tracing Mexican and Mexican American film from the silent era to today. The show will pair films with rarely seen artifacts and a slate of programs.

Sony is reportedly negotiating to lease and reopen the Cinerama Dome and adjoining ArcLight multiplex at 6360 W. Sunset Blvd. A city permit push and Sony's Alamo purchase add momentum.

At 100, Betye Saar is still making work daily in her Laurel Canyon studio, with centennial shows and museum archives marking her milestone.

OutfestNEXT returns next Thursday through Sunday in Hollywood with Gregg Araki’s I Want Your Sex and a packed program of new queer features and shorts.

Sam Neill, best known as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park, died Monday in Sydney at 78. His family called the loss 'sudden and unexpected' and said he remained cancer‑free.

Particle6’s plan to cast AI-created Tilly Norwood in a feature reignites Hollywood’s fight over unions, consent and how synthetic performers fit into L.A. work rules.

Josh Grisetti, a Broadway actor and head of Cal State Fullerton’s musical‑theatre program, died by suicide on July 10. Colleagues and students are mourning his loss.

Backers say the studio behind The Chosen was promised revenue shares and now allege they were shortchanged as Season 7 filmed in Goshen. Public filings and reporting show a tangled legal and corporate history.

Meow Wolf has partnered with L.A. animation studio Titmouse to supply original animation for its West L.A. exhibition, a move that leans into more cinematic storytelling.