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Today in History: October 19, ‘Black Monday’ on Wall Street

Oct. 19, 2024 00:10 AM EDT

Today is Saturday, Oct. 19, the 293rd day of 2024. There are 73 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 19, 1987, the stock market crashed as the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, or 22.6% in value (its largest daily percentage loss ever), to...

As theaters struggle, many independent cinemas in Los Angeles are finding their audience

Sep. 29, 2024 15:08 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a hot summer evening, Miles Villalon lined up outside the New Beverly Cinema, hours before showtime. The 36-year-old already had tickets to the Watergate-themed double feature of 1976's “All the President’s Men” and 1999's “Dick.” But Villalon braved...

Movie Review: ‘Saturday Night’ is thinly sketched but satisfying

Sep. 26, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

We are at the apex of “Saturday Night Live” appreciation. Now entering its 50th year, “SNL” has never been more unquestioned as a bedrock American institution. The many years of cowbells, Californians, mom jeans, Totino's, unfrozen caveman lawyers and vans down by the river have more than...