By Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times (TNS) LOS ANGELES — Good news for theaters still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic and other industry disruptions: A new UCLA study has found that teenagers’ favorite thing to do is going to the movies. The latest installment of the university’s “Teens and Screens” report — which surveyed 1,500

While playing a low-level thug in this week’s theatrical gangster thriller “Absolution,” Liam Neeson remains a commanding figure able to rouse our sympathy. He’s an ex-boxer who has spent the last 30 years as an enforcer, thief and errand boy for a Boston-area crime boss – until he suddenly finds himself falling apart. “The idea

By Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times (TNS) When Cal State Fullerton professor Andi Stein set sail on her first Disney Cruise trip to the Bahamas for research more than a decade ago, she was on the fence about the idea. Unsure what it would be like voyaging with so many youngsters, she booked a short

Holding a part-time holiday job can be a valuable learning experience for employees open to doing more than just earning a paycheck. “If you take your job seriously, there are some really nuggets of knowledge to be had,” says Donald Franklin, a career consultant in New York. “Sometimes, you can gain something that you’ll call