LA Times

Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes’ compensation soars 50% to $49 million

7 years ago Lily Garner
Compensation for Time Warner Chief Executive Jeffrey Bewkes — who is hoping to take a victory lap after orchestrating the sale of his company to AT&T — soared to $49 million in 2017, according to a regulatory filing. His 2017 compensation was 50% higher than the previous year, when he received...

Alice Glass and Zola Jesus provide a soundtrack to the #MeToo era

7 years ago Fiona Watkins
“This is a song for my uncle who attempted suicide,” said Nika Danilova on Thursday night. Danilova, who performs as Zola Jesus, was co-headlining the Teragram Ballroom with her like-minded peer Alice Glass. She was about to play “Witness,” a centerpiece of her dark, wounded album “Okovi.” Then...

Cable drama specialist AMC is getting deeper into nonfiction programming

7 years ago Scarlett Newton
As competition from streaming video services has intensified for TV viewers, cable network AMC is throwing away the script — at least some of the time. On Monday night, AMC will air a documentary series on the history of science fiction narrated by acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron. In June, the...

What it was like to road-trip with David Byrne

7 years ago Danielle Murray
“You must be my ride,” David Byrne said, hopping off his bicycle as he pulled up in front of a West Hollywood hotel. “Want some juice? I didn’t drink any of it — it just spilled while I was riding over.” Given that I was indeed Byrne’s ride — the veteran art rocker’s conveyance on a recent afternoo..

Why Ashley McBryde is making country music without a safety net

7 years ago Lily Garner
This weekend Ashley McBryde is set to play one of country music’s biggest stages — and shortly before one of its biggest stars — at the Stagecoach Festival in Indio, an experience she describes as a “rite a passage” for any country artist looking to make her mark. “I didn’t believe it when they...

STX Entertainment files for planned IPO in Hong Kong

7 years ago Fiona Watkins
STX Entertainment filed preliminary paperwork for its planned initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday, a move that could further solidify the Burbank-based studio’s close ties to the Chinese market. The young studio behind such movies as “I Feel Pretty,” starring Amy...