Arts

Sharon Van Etten returns to KCRW with her new band The Attachment Theory for an extended and invigorating performance of songs from their self-titled LP.

from Live From

The winds that whipped the Eaton Fire into infernos spared precious things: old family photos, postcards, and kids’ art. One Altadena resident tracks down the lost ephemera.

from KCRW Features

Warner Bros. Discovery will soon break up. David Zaslav is set to oversee studios and streaming while CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels will handle global networks.

Zaslav’s imploding Warner Bros. Discovery experiment

Warner Bros. Discovery will soon break up. David Zaslav is set to oversee studios and streaming while CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels will handle global networks.

from The Business

TV director (and actor) Adam Arkin shares insights from his time spent working on “Poker Face.” Plus, he contributes to the nepo baby discourse.

Adam Arkin on ‘Poker Face’ and the truth about nepo babies

TV director (and actor) Adam Arkin shares insights from his time spent working on “Poker Face.” Plus, he contributes to the nepo baby discourse.

from The Business

The latest film releases include How to Train Your Dragon, Echo Valley, Materialists, and Prime Minister.

Weekend film reviews: ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ ‘Echo Valley’

The latest film releases include How to Train Your Dragon, Echo Valley, Materialists, and Prime Minister.

from Weekend Film Reviews

Culture critic Carolina Miranda weighs in on a retrospective of Diane Arbus’ photography at Zwirner gallery, and a Wende Museum exhibition about mass surveillance in former East…

Photography’s transformation into fine art, surveillance during Cold War

Culture critic Carolina Miranda weighs in on a retrospective of Diane Arbus’ photography at Zwirner gallery, and a Wende Museum exhibition about mass surveillance in former East…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Kenny Scharf has painted mischievous-looking cartoons on about 300 cars, most of them in LA.

Boring car that needs help? In comes painter Kenny Scharf

Kenny Scharf has painted mischievous-looking cartoons on about 300 cars, most of them in LA.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Frequent collaborators — actor Bill Murray and filmmaker Wes Anderson — visit the Elvis Suite at Cannes to chat about their new movie, “The Phoenician Scheme.”

Bill Murray and Wes Anderson discuss ‘The Phoenician Scheme’

Frequent collaborators — actor Bill Murray and filmmaker Wes Anderson — visit the Elvis Suite at Cannes to chat about their new movie, “The Phoenician Scheme.”

from The Treatment

Comedian and TV writer Carol Leifer shares how a classic Mel Brooks/Carl Reiner comedy bit inspired her.

How ‘The 2000 Year Old Man’ shaped comedian Carol Leifer's career

Comedian and TV writer Carol Leifer shares how a classic Mel Brooks/Carl Reiner comedy bit inspired her.

from The Treatment

Actor and director Tyler James Williams joins to discuss tapping into his comedic side at a young age and his approach for directing “Abbott Elementary.”

Tyler James Williams on ‘Abbott Elementary’ and showcasing multi-faceted Black lives

Actor and director Tyler James Williams joins to discuss tapping into his comedic side at a young age and his approach for directing “Abbott Elementary.”

from The Treatment

The Black, artistic legacy of Altadena is on display at the California African American Museum. It includes established and up-and-coming artists.

CAAM exhibit spans generations of Black Altadena artists

The Black, artistic legacy of Altadena is on display at the California African American Museum. It includes established and up-and-coming artists.

from KCRW Features

“Late Night” host Seth Meyers shares his plans for keeping up the political pressure. Plus, he reflects on how parenthood informs his comedy.

Seth Meyers on finding comedic relief amid political chaos

“Late Night” host Seth Meyers shares his plans for keeping up the political pressure. Plus, he reflects on how parenthood informs his comedy.

from The Business

The latest film releases include From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Dangerous Animals, Predator: Killer of Killers, and The Life of Chuck.

Weekend film reviews: ‘Ballerina,’ ‘Dangerous Animals,’ ‘The Life of Chuck’

The latest film releases include From the World of John Wick: Ballerina, Dangerous Animals, Predator: Killer of Killers, and The Life of Chuck.

from Weekend Film Reviews

On the heels of new LP “Adjust Brightness,” Bilal brings his cosmic-funk-soul spectacular to KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio.

Bilal: KCRW Live from HQ

On the heels of new LP “Adjust Brightness,” Bilal brings his cosmic-funk-soul spectacular to KCRW’s Annenberg Performance Studio.

from Live From

Nadya Tolokonnikova talks about her new art show “Police State,” losing herself in a Russian penal colony, plus the need for activists to speak up despite risks.

Pussy Riot founder incarcerates herself for ‘Police State’ in DTLA

Nadya Tolokonnikova talks about her new art show “Police State,” losing herself in a Russian penal colony, plus the need for activists to speak up despite risks.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Green Street Pictures created two of the most ambitious shows of the last few years, and they’re both cartoons.

How a Pasadena animation studio is smuggling big ideas into American homes

Green Street Pictures created two of the most ambitious shows of the last few years, and they’re both cartoons.

from KCRW Features

In the 1970s, actress Candy Clark shot relaxed, intimate portraits of her friends and boyfriends, including Jeff Bridges, Nicolas Roeg, and Ed Ruscha.

‘Tight Heads’: Disarming portraits of Hollywood actors in 1970s

In the 1970s, actress Candy Clark shot relaxed, intimate portraits of her friends and boyfriends, including Jeff Bridges, Nicolas Roeg, and Ed Ruscha.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A house that modernist architect Richard Neutra built in the Hollywood Hills for a German art dealer 90 years ago will soon fulfill the original owner’s vision.

Hollywood Hills home will open to public as artist residence

A house that modernist architect Richard Neutra built in the Hollywood Hills for a German art dealer 90 years ago will soon fulfill the original owner’s vision.

from KCRW Features

Actress Carrie Coon marvels over ‘The Devil’s Bath,’ a compelling, female-centric 2024 Austrian film that was the country’s Oscar submission for the year.

Carrie Coon praises ‘the most feminist film of 2024’

Actress Carrie Coon marvels over ‘The Devil’s Bath,’ a compelling, female-centric 2024 Austrian film that was the country’s Oscar submission for the year.

from The Treatment

The frontman for one of the world’s most impactful rock bands, U2, joins to discuss his new Apple TV+ film “Bono: Stories of Surrender.”

A long (and revealing) chat with Bono

The frontman for one of the world’s most impactful rock bands, U2, joins to discuss his new Apple TV+ film “Bono: Stories of Surrender.”

from The Treatment