LA Times

NBC’s ‘Today’ hopes for morning ratings glory at the Winter Olympics

8 years ago Lily Garner
NBC’s morning TV franchise has become adept at leveraging the network’s coverage of the Olympic Games. Every two years viewers can count on emotional athletes and their families and friends stopping by the remote set of the program on the Olympics site to share the glory. “Today” always gets first...

How the horror satire ‘Get Out’ became an unlikely Oscar darling

8 years ago Lily Garner
By conventional Hollywood standards, “Get Out” shouldn’t be an Oscar darling. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is usually averse to horror movies, and almost never rewards films that come out early in the year. What’s more, the academy typically favors industry stalwarts, not first-ti..