Jen Yamato is a film reporter for the Los Angeles Times.
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The Sundance Film Festival just announced its 2024 lineup, an edition marked by returning heroes like Steven Soderbergh as well as a host of promising new voices.
Dec. 6, 2023
Fans still love the 1997 Oscar-winning epic. Director James Cameron is remastering six of his films in 4K, including today’s release of “Titanic.”
Dec. 5, 2023
The legendary Hong Kong director has made his first U.S. film in 20 years with Lionsgate’s ‘Silent Night,’ starring Joel Kinnaman and Catalina Sandino Moreno.
Nov. 30, 2023
We’ve mapped out 27 of the best movie theaters in L.A., from the TCL Chinese and the New Beverly to the Alamo Drafthouse and which AMC reigns in Burbank.
Nov. 22, 2023
A final girl wishes she never existed in this disappointing Frank Capra-inspired slasher-comedy scripted by Michael Kennedy and directed by Tyler MacIntyre.
Nov. 10, 2023
At a sold-out midnight party in L.A., book fans clamored for ‘Iron Flame,’ the hotly anticipated sequel to Rebecca Yarros’ dragon fantasy romance ‘Fourth Wing’
Nov. 8, 2023
Shuttered during the pandemic, the Quentin Tarantino-owned Vista Theatre will reopen Nov. 17 with Eli Roth’s ‘Thanksgiving’ and first-run programming.
Nov. 7, 2023
News of the death of Doug Jones, a beloved figure in L.A.’s tightknit independent film community, leads to a wave of emotional remembrances from colleagues and friends.
Nov. 6, 2023
The globally popular video game franchise swings for the big screen with surprisingly vicious kills but some of Hollywood’s creakier storytelling conventions.
Oct. 27, 2023
From supernatural scares to retro ’80s slashers and beyond, here are the 13 best new horror movies to stream this Halloween.
Oct. 26, 2023