Joan Rivers

The 97th annual Academy Awards broadcast saw a 1% increase in viewership from last year’s telecast. What’s behind the ratings boost?

For 25 years, the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles has inspired generations of young talent in Hollywood.

China is limiting the number of Hollywood films in response to President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Adam Scott talks “Severance” season 2, Pablo Larrain tells us about loving opera and telling the story of Maria Callas, and Tiffany Haddish has The Treat.

Is reality TV in trouble? Seasons are shorter, fresh stars are hard to find, and production is down.

The first weekend of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival drew hundreds of thousands of people to the desert in Indio. Did the pop culture extravaganza live up to the hype?

Marsai Martin became a star at just 9 years old on Black-ish. Now 20, she’s holding her own opposite Viola Davis in the new action thriller G20.

Did President Trump defy court orders with deportation flights? Can Democrats recover from historically low polling? Plus, KCRW examines The Kennedy Center culture wars.

Filmmaker Eli Roth talks soundtrack deep cuts, producer Will Packer reflects on his career around the release of a new memoir, and Demi Moore has The Treat.