LATF USA News

12/29/2024

Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family. He was 100, the longest-lived president in U.S. history.

Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. He died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29th.

11/06/2024

In the early morning hours after Election Day, Donald J. Trump was confirmed the 47th President-elect of the United States, according to Associated Press results.

In the early morning hours after Election Day, Donald Trump was confirmed the President elect of the United States, according to AP results.

11/05/2024

If you are voting in person, Vote Centers will be open from 7:00 AM to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, November 5th. Visit locator.lavote.gov or call (800) 815-2666, and select option 1.

https://www.latfusa.com/article/2024/11/voting-in-los-angeles-everything-you-need-to-know

10/22/2024

Netflix announced today that BEEF, the critically acclaimed anthology series from Lee Sung Jin and A24, has been renewed for a second installment starring Oscar Isaac ( Scenes From A Marriage, Inside Llewyn Davis), Carey Mulligan (Promising Young Woman, Maestro), Charles Melton (May December, Warfare), and Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla, Civil War, Alien: Romulus).

10/16/2024

Cinema icon Angelina Jolie will receive the Maltin Modern Master Award at the 40th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Jolie will receive the prestigious award on February 5, 2025. Angelina Jolie’s career as an actress has been marked by versatility and critical acclaim, with significant impact globally. Angelina Jolie’s latest film, “Maria” marks a significant turn in her career, as she portrays the iconic opera singer Maria Callas. Critics have praised Jolie for her transformative performance, particularly her ability to embody Callas’ intensity and grace. Her performance evokes the emotional depth and fragility behind the operatic legend’s public persona.

10/16/2024

Liam Payne, a member of the beloved boy-band “One Direction,” has died at the age of 31. According to reports and state police, Payne died after falling from the third floor of his hotel room in Argentina.

Alberto Crescenti, the director of SAME, Buenos Aires Emergency Medical Services told ABC News that emergency services were called Wednesday evening due to a man acting erratically and perhaps under the influence.

Crescenti told local Argentinian media outlet TN that Payne fell 13 to 14 meters, the equivalent of about 42 to 45 feet, describing the injuries as “very serious” and “incompatible with life.”

Payne was a part of One Direction, the English-Irish pop boy band which formed in London in 2010. He joined after appearing on “The X-Factor.” Known as “1D,” the group included Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik.

They became one of the best-selling boy groups of all time before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016.

10/07/2024

On Friday evening, celebrity hairstylist and WEN Hair & Body Care empire builder hosted a lovely soiree at his Chaz Dean Studio in the heart of Hollywood, California.

Guests enjoyed the serene zen gardens setting event hosted for Mark Gonzalez who is running for election to the California State Assembly to represent District 54.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass attended in support and was greeted by Mark and host, Chaz Dean.

09/27/2024

Academy Award winning actress Maggie Smith has reportedly died at the age of 89. According to reports, she passed on September 27th at a hospital in London. Her family announced the death in a statement released by publicist Clair Dobbs but did not provide further details.

Smith took home Oscars for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and “California Suite,” long before she was known as a professorial witch in the Harry Potter franchise.

Smith studied acting at the Oxford Playhouse School and began appearing in r***es in Oxford in 1952 and London in 1955. She first achieved recognition in the Broadway r***e New Faces of 1956 and held the lead comedian role in the London r***e Share My Lettuce (1957–58).

In 1963 Smith joined Britain’s National Theatre company, and the following year she played Desdemona opposite Laurence Olivier’s Othello. She repeated that role in Olivier’s motion-picture version of Othello in 1965 and further appeared with the National Theatre in such roles as Silvia in George Farquhar’s The Recruiting Officer (1963).

Smith made her screen debut in 1958 in “Nowhere to Go,” but rose to fame in “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” (1969).

Notable stage performances included: William Wycherley’s The Country-Wife, Farquhar’s The Beaux’ Stratagem, Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, Noël Coward’s Private Lives, Tom Stoppard’s Night and Day.

In 1978 Smith starred in “California Suite,” a film adaptation of Neil Simon’s Broadway play.

She also received Oscar nominations for her roles in “Italy in A Room with a View” (1985) and as a countess in “Gosford Park” (2001).

A versatile actress, Smith was also seen in “Sister Act” (1992), “The Secret Garden” (1993), “Ladies in Lavender” (2004) and “Becoming Jane (2007).”

After “The Best Exotic Marigold Hote” (2011) and its 2015 sequel, Smith played Professor Minerva McGonagall in the film adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s popular “Harry Potter” series.

09/19/2024

Meet the cast of season 7

Full cast list at link in bio 📺



Photo by Erik Melvin .melvin

09/07/2024

09/05/2024

JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX starring Joaquin Phoenix + Lady Gaga take on Venice Film Festival with Todd Phillips.

Photos courtesy of Warner Bros. Media

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08/28/2024

Emmy®-nominated comedian and actress Nikki Glaser is set to host the 82ND ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBES®, the first major award show of the season, airing Sunday, January 5, 2025 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/5:00-8:00 PM, live PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.

Photo courtesy of CBS/Paramount

08/26/2024

Learning to play the drums from scratch, this weekend Chris Hemsworth joined his friend, GRAMMY Award®-winning singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, to perform the song “Thinking Out Loud” for the first time in front of approximately 70,000 fans in Bucharest, Romania. The brain-boosting challenge was filmed for the second season of the Disney+ Original series from National Geographic LIMITLESS WITH CHRIS HEMSWORTH, coming 2025.

08/19/2024

cast is on a world tour! In theaters September 6th 🖤💚🖤💚🖤

Three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River after an unexpected family tragedy. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life soon gets turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter discovers a mysterious portal to the afterlife. When someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times, the mischievous demon gleefully returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

08/12/2024

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass made history by becoming the first Black woman Mayor to ever receive the Olympic flag at a closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Team USA took home gold in both Men and Women’s basketball. USA took home 126 total medals. 40 GOLD, 44 SILVER and 42 BRONZE. China came in second with 91 total medals.

The one and only Tom Cruise handed over the Paris Olympics to Los Angeles (2028) with a highly anticipated stunt in which the movie star flew from the roof and delivered a handshake to LA Mayor Karen Bass.



Image 1: Getty Images
Image 2: NBC Sports
Image 3: courtesy of Mayor Bass communications

08/09/2024

Blake Lively’s looks on press tour 👗

Photos by Jeff Spicer / Eric Charbonneau / Guy Aroch - courtesy of Sony Pictures

07/18/2024

Our favorite Bob Newhart on-screen memories. 1929-2024 RIP.

07/14/2024

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease,” Doherty’s longtime publicist Leslie Sloane confirmed in an exclusive statement to PEOPLE on Sunday, July 14.

“The devoted daughter, sister, aunt and friend was surrounded by her loved ones as well as her dog, Bowie. The family asks for their privacy at this time so they can grieve in peace,” Sloane continued.

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