New Area Code Will Be Implemented In Los Angeles

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor A new Los Angeles film festival featuring independent films, documentaries and artist talks is set for April 4-7 at venues in Chinatown, Eagle Rock and Filipinotown. The Los Angeles Festival of Movies was launched by Micah Gottlieb and Sarah Winshall, and will open April 4 with Jane Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow.” Closing night film is Conner O’Malley and Danny Scharar’s “Rap World” on April 7. Both films screen at Vidiots.

King Charles’ cancer diagnosis, Harry, 39, caught an urgent flight out of Los Angeles International Airport to London and went to see his ailing father, 75. The father and son meeting reportedly lasted for under an hour, and Harry spent just 24 hours in the country before returning back to his wife, Meghan Markle, 41, and their kids Archie, 4, and Lilibet, 2, in California.

The National Weather Service in Los Angeles/Oxnard just issued a Flash Flood Warning for Southwestern Los Angeles County until 10 p.m. A flash flood warning means flash flooding is in progress, imminent, or highly likely.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The standoff between Universal Music Group and TikTok took another turn on Wednesday when the trade group National Music Publishers Association sent a letter to its members saying that it does not expect to renew its license with the China-based platform when it expires at the end of next month. “Recently, the press has highlighted concerns around TikTok’s licensing practices, concerns that NMPA has heard directly from many of our members,” the letter reads in part.

EXCLUSIVE: Carl Weber’s The Family Business New Orleans spinoff is rounding out its cast. Joining stars Brandon T. Jackson and Lela Rochon, are Ben Stephens, Pooch Hall, Quincy Brown, David Banner, Yvette Nicole Brown, Orlando Jones, Nicole Galicia, Erica Hubbard, Sarah Carter, Stan Shaw, Bernnadette Stanis, Nayirah Teshali, Sacaiha Shaw, Jenson Atwood, AzMarie Livingston, Deric Augustine. Kayla Nicole, and Nicholas Turturro. Stephens, Stanis, Stan Shaw, Teshali, and Sacaiha Shaw guest-starred in the orginal series’ fourth season. The spinoff is currently shooting in New Orleans and Los Angeles with a premiere date on BET+ TBA.

EXCLUSIVE: Filming is due to begin this month in LA on neo-noir thriller Lips Like Sugar, which will star Oscar-nominees Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson.

Michelle Williams and Jenny Slate have started production on their new FX limited series.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Dick Wolf is making his first foray into business with Netflix with a pair of true crime docuseries. The creator of “Law & Order” and Wolf Entertainment have partnered with Alfred Street Industries on both “Homicide: New York” and “Homicide: Los Angeles.” Both shows will consist of five episodes each, with each episode documenting a different murder case in each city.

Amanda Holden has been flooded with messages after she revealed her new family addition after suffering a sad loss. The Britain's Got Talent judge previously shared the sad news of one of their pet rabbits.

Selena Gomez waves to fans while she’s on the set of Only Murders in the Building on Saturday (March 2) in Los Angeles.

Katcy Stephan Kaylen Ng was named as the recipient of the $10,000 Deutsche Bank Frieze Los Angeles Film Award on Friday at the renowned art fair. Meanwhile, Britt Williams was announced as the winner of the $2,500 Audience Award, voted for by the public. Ng and Williams received their prizes during a special invitation-only ceremony at the fair.

Finding the perfect fitting jeans can be a challenge. Not only are there hundreds of styles and washes to choose from but the rebirth of the 90s 'low waist' and super slouchy leg means the struggle is even harder these days especially if your body type fits in the curvy category.Those who suit this trending style, tend to be of model stature, over 6ft, and of an athletic build.

Ali Wong and Bill Hader are enjoying a quiet breakfast date.

Fred Again.. has joined forces with Lil Yachty and Overmono to share the new track ‘stayinit’.

McDonald’s is celebrating a new anime collaboration by launching a Los Angeles exclusive: WcDonald’s, a version of McDonald’s that’s commonly featured in many popular anime shows.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music One of the saddest ironies in the music world is the fact that songwriters are at the very bottom of the streaming economy. While there’s no question that streaming, and Spotify in particular, saved the music business after 15 years of financial freefall, the jury is still out on who exactly was saved. Major music companies are enjoying record profits, as are many superstar artists — but many others further down the income scale, and especially songwriters, have been left behind by the streaming payment model.

Kym Marsh has introduced her new 'baby' to her fans and followers after suffering two heartbreaking losses months apart. The former Coronation Street star appears to have added a new dog to her family after the death of her beloved pooch Barney, last year.

Joe Biden‘s return trip to Los Angeles today for another round of fundraising is likely to add a huge haul to his campaign war chest, but there’s also the prospect of more protests over the administration’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas.

Andy Burnham has 'confidently' said the next phase of rolling-out Bee Network buses will 'be better for the public on day one' than existing services.

Matthew Perry will be honored at its TV awards later this year following backlash over his omission from the film awards’ In Memoriam segment on Sunday evening. Although Perry, who died last October, was best known for his 10-year stint as Chandler Bing on hit TV show “Friends,” he also appeared in a number of popular feature films in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including “The Whole Nine Yards” alongside Bruce Willis and “Fools Rush In” opposite Salma Hayek. This year’s In Memoriam segment, set to a special arrangement of Cyndi Lauper’s “The After Time” performed by “Ted Lasso” star Hannah Waddingham, featured Jane Birkin, Shirley Anne Field, Richard Roundtree, Michael Gambon, Tom Wilkinson and Carl Weathers, among others.