Earlier this week came the announcement that A24 and Apple are developing a movie about Sam Bankman-Fried, the FTX cryptocurrency founder who was convicted of fraud in 2023. Lena Dunham is attached to write the script, based on the Michael Lewis nonfiction book “Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon.”

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How about a little popcorn for the holidays? Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find on big and small screens all over town during the festive season. Note that all release dates are tentative and subject to change.

“Gladiator II”

No Russell Crowe, but there’s plenty of star power in Ridley Scott’s long-awaited sequel of ancient Rome...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Have you ever watched a movie and been so enveloped by its world that you wanted to live in it?

Indian filmmaker Payal Kapadia remembers seeing Wong Kar-wai's "Chungking Express" as a teenager and adoring its dreamlike vibe of romantic longing so much that she wanted to hop on the next flight to Hong Kong so she could get lost ...Read more

[Warning: This column includes spoilers for the film "Heretic."]

LOS ANGELES — I went to see "Heretic" four days after the election. It was too soon.

Drawn by the promise of jump scares and Hugh Grant in maniacal-villain mode, set in what appeared from the trailers to be a supernatural trap of a house, I sought big-screen escape from the ...Read more

Three shows well known to theater audiences have undergone radical Broadway makeovers this fall at the hands of directors who recognize that plays and musicals must be in dialogue with their times.

Not everyone is on board with this premise. There are theater lovers, purists you might call them, who would prefer to see a work as its author ...Read more

NEW YORK — Louis Daniel Armstrong, variously nicknamed “Satchmo” and “Pops,” is the subject of “A Wonderful World,” a musically rich if wordy and information-heavy Broadway show that serves as a reminder of just how challenging the jukebox biographical genre can be, even when you have a star of the level of craft and talent ...Read more

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Latin Grammys.

The awards ceremony will air live on Univision, Galavisión and ViX on Thursday, Nov. 14, beginning at 8 p.m. ET/PT, following a one-hour preshow celebration. It will take place at the Kaseya Center in Miami.

Where can I stream the Latin Grammys?

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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival, returning to Dodger Stadium on Nov. 16-17, is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary. What started as a collection of ideas in a notebook belonging to Tyler Gregory Okonma, aka Tyler, the Creator — Los Angeles’ own rapper, producer and creative powerhouse — has evolved into one of the city’s ...Read more

A guest at one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ infamous “freak offs” is lifting the lid on what went on there, and it’s pretty shocking stuff.

Tanea Wallace appears in “TMZ Presents The Downfall of Diddy,” claiming that back in 2018 a Saudi prince flew her and a friend out to Miami for a bash at the rapper’s Star Island mansion.

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Denzel Washington could pay a visit to Wakanda before closing out his illustrious acting career. And he has an itinerary full of films to go with that trip.

Appearing on an Australian talk show this week, the two-time Oscar winner confirmed a potential development in Marvel's "Black Panther" franchise, saying that "Black Panther 3" will be ...Read more

Karol G is responding to the backlash surrounding her latest single that drew criticism from critics and social justice advocates for its perceived sexualization of minors.

The Grammy-winning singer dropped her high-performing collaboration "+57" last week. Named after Colombia's telephone code, the dance track is loaded with features from ...Read more

ATLANTA — An Alpharetta man is accused of selling more than $1 million worth of fake Masters Tournament, University of Georgia football and concert tickets to dozens of people across the state, authorities said.

Matthew Timothy Neet, 42, was booked into the Jones County Jail last week after he allegedly swindled at least 30 people in Georgia ...Read more

Disney Channel alumna Skai Jackson is all grown up and starting a family of her own.

A representative for Jackson, known for the Disney series "Jessie" and "Bunk'd," confirmed to The Times on Tuesday that the 22-year-old actor is expecting her first child. Jackson first revealed the baby news to People, sharing that she is expecting the baby ...Read more

Liam Payne’s Florida mansion is available to rent again, less than a month after the One Direction alum fell to his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

The 31-year-old pop star’s five-bed, six-bath abode in Wellington, about 16 miles west of West Palm Beach, has been available to rent since the end of October for $9,950 a month, real estate ...Read more

NEW YORK — Chloe Fineman revealed that when Elon Musk was the “Saturday Night Live” host, he made her “burst into tears.”

Fineman, 36, who’s been a cast member since 2019, revealed in a since-deleted TikTok posted Monday that the controversial billionaire, 53, made her cry when he hosted the NBC sketch show in May 2021.

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ATLANTA — There are few media figures of the late 20th century who spent more time in front of cameras than Atlanta’s own Ted Turner. Journalists fell over themselves coming up with nicknames for the man known to have no filter and endless chutzpah: “Maverick Man,” “Mouth of the South,” “Captain Outrageous.”

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While gearing up for the long-awaited “Gladiator” sequel “Gladiator II,” you may be wondering, who is this Paul Mescal character and is he fit to wield the sword of Maximus? That is, of course, if you have not followed the ascent to stardom of the Irish actor over the past four years, which started with his breakout role in the series ...Read more

Taking a page from other workplace TV mockumentaries, NBC’s “St. Denis Medical” follows the overburdened staff of a hospital in Scranton. Sorry, I meant small-town Oregon. But if the rhythms and delivery mimic “The Office” at the outset, I’m willing to chalk that up to a new show needing time to find its footing. A more cynical ...Read more

Hearing the title “A Real Pain,” you can’t help but imagine a multi-camera sitcom or, perhaps, a disposable laugher starring Adam Sandler.

In reality, this second directorial feature from Jesse Eisenberg — who also wrote and co-stars in the film — is a thoughtful study of two characters dealing with sadness and depression in their own...Read more

There’s a moment in the middle of “Red One” — the Christmas-themed action comedy starring Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans — where you witness the movie just roll over and die. Time of death? A slap contest during Krampusnacht, in which a bunch of extras wearing rubber monster masks foraged from the set of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” ...Read more