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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer' Red Carpet: Cast Talks Keeping A Killer Secret
Nearly 30 summers later, Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reunited on the red carpet for Monday's world premiere of I Know What You Did Last Summer. On the red carpet at the United Artists Theater in DTLA, Prinze told Deadline 'it was very surreal' sharing the screen with Hewitt again as they reprised their roles as Ray Bronson and Julie James in writer/director Jennifer Kaytin Robinson's update of the 1997 slasher film. More from Deadline Freddie Prinze Jr. On Reuniting With Jennifer Love Hewitt For 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Sequel: "It's The Best Work We've Done" Rachael Leigh Cook & Freddie Prinze Jr. Set 'She's All That' Reunion In Christmas Movie For Fox Entertainment Studios Vertical Acquires Chad Hartigan Rom-Com 'The Threesome' Starring Zoey Deutch, Jonah Hauer-King & Ruby Cruz 'It was weird, man,' said Prinze. 'I never went to a high school reunion, but it was close to that as I could imagine 'cause I hadn't seen her in 20-plus years.' Prinze walked the red carpet with his wife Sarah Michelle Gellar, whom he met on the set of the original, and who previously sparked rumors of her return when she got in trouble for leaking a photo from set while visiting her husband. While there are quite a few satisfying cameos and canonical surprises, Robinson made one thing clear: Helen Shivers is dead. That didn't stop her from pitching longtime friend Gellar to reprise her role. 'I was like, 'Maybe you aren't dead. Maybe you faked your death. Maybe you have a twin,'' Robinson said. 'I really pitched any version of Helen Shivers being alive to Sarah, and she was like, 'I am dead.'' Co-writer Sam Lansky, who made his feature debut alongside Robinson, called the opportunity 'the most surreal dream come true' after growing up on the original. 'The care that these actors put into crafting these characters is extraordinary, and I was so heartened by that as a fan, to realize how deeply these actors care about these characters and care about the fans, and want to protect the characters and their legacies for the fans,' said Lansky. 'Nothing about it was casual, there was a lot of really, really deep thought and critical consideration that went into it on Freddie and Love's part that you just felt to your marrow.' Jonah Hauer-King, who plays Milo Griffin, was excited to 'recreate that brilliant universe that everyone fell in love with' while working with Prinze and Hewitt. 'They're great. I don't think the film could have really been made without them,' he raved. 'They're kind of synonymous with the original film, and I think having them back was such a stamp of approval for this new wave and for the new script. Them being back was sort of an endorsement for us and do our thing and bring our own fresh take too.' And with a new era in the slasher franchise, which was based on Lois Duncan's 1973 novel, comes a new slasher to unmask. The reveal is sure to give longtime fans a shock as the cast and creators wrestle with the killer secret. 'I know Jen's original plan was that we were going to shoot multiple endings. I can neither confirm or deny that,' said Sarah Pidgeon, who plays Stevie Ward. Prinze seems to have had a little more insight. 'No, there was a singular focus, there was a singular story. It wasn't Clue, there was no multiple endings,' he said with a laugh. For Lansky, keeping a lid on the who's behind the hook 'has been really hard' leading up to the movie's July 18 premiere in theaters. 'Keeping secrets is always really hard,' he added. 'But I think we knew there were things that we wanted to do that would be fun and surprising for the audience, and that's all I'm gonna say. I hope that everyone feels that element of surprise when they're watching in the theater for the first time.' See Deadline's exclusive Polaroids from the I Know What You Did Last Summer red carpet below. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far 'Street Fighter' Cast: Who's Who In The Live-Action Arcade Film Adaption 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More


Time Out
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
DTLA loses another nightlife hub: The Mayan will close in September
A theater is a glorious thing, built to make audiences feel that they've escaped, with architectural splendor that conjures another time or place. And that's certainly true of the Mayan, the 1927 theater in Downtown L.A. with an intricate facade and stage that look like an ancient Mayan temple. In recent years, the theater had become a nightlife hub with live music, DJ nights and lucha libre matches—but it's closing down in September, as first spotted by The Scenestar. The venue itself has been around for 98 years, and this club-like iteration of the Mayan that most Angelenos now know has been under the same management for three and a half decades. The company announced on Instagram, 'It is with heavy yet grateful hearts that we announce the Mayan will be closing its doors at the end of September, after 35 unforgettable years.' For anyone rooting for DTLA to continue as a nightlife destination, this is hard news. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Mayan (@themayanla) The theater is closing in part due to residual loss of income from the pandemic. Theater president Sammy Chao told the L.A. Times that the last five years have been 'unrelenting' with the loss of business, rising inflation, changes in consumer habits, fires, political unrest and policies at city, state and federal levels that adversely affect small business owners. The Mayan isn't the only victim of this downturn. It's tragic to say, but Downtown L.A. is undeniably in a slump right now. Just last week, three notable restaurants in the area announced their closures: Cabra, a rooftop Peruvian-inspired restaurant from chef Stephanie Izard; Shibumi, a Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant; and Cole's, one of L.A.'s oldest restaurants (and purported originator of the French dip). Last year, the L.A. Live location of the Conga Room closed its doors, too, and the formerly 24-hour diner the Original Pantry Cafe shuttered earlier this year. But just because the Mayan is closing doesn't mean it will be torn down, in case that's anyone's fear. While the current leaseholder is letting go of the nightclub business, there's no indication that the existing owners have sold the building. Further, the theater is an L.A. Historic-Cultural Monument, which means that if someone tries to tear it down, environmental reviews are triggered and the city's Cultural Heritage Commission can object to and delay the demolition. That doesn't necessarily prevent demolition, but tearing down such an iconic building would be unlikely. You can easily spot the theater thanks to its beautiful neon blade sign reading 'Mayan' and bas-relief faces of the god Huitzilopochtli. Inside, the lofty ceiling's chandelier contains a replica of the Aztec calendar stone while colossal pre-Columbian figures flank the stage and the feathered snake Quetzalcoatl wends his way above what appear to be massive carved stone blocks but are really made of plaster. (That's Hollywood magic!) Besides the amazing building itself, the programming here was exceptional. The space hosted Lucha VaVoom (and its successor), a regular wrestling, comedy and burlesque show. Additionally, incredible bands performed there over the years, including Pixies, Daft Punk, Coldplay, Jack White, Muse, Sasha & Digweed, Tiësto, Paul Van Dyk, Panic! At The Disco, Maná, Marc Anthony, Los Tigres del Norte, Ramón Ayala and Alejandra Guzmán, according to one of the Instagram commenters. Remember the romantic Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner 1992 film The Bodyguard? That was filmed here, as well as the goofy 1998 A Night at the Roxbury with comedic geniuses Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon, Jennifer Coolidge and Chris Kattan. The Netflix women's wrestling show Glow was filmed here, too, along with plenty of other lesser-known films. In an effort to create some last memories at the theater in its current incarnation, the Mayan invites everyone to come dance every Saturday night through September 13.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Iconic Restaurant Where 'Mad Men' Filmed Closing After 117 Years in Business
Sadly, another one bits the dust in downtown Los Angeles. Cole's, the oldest public house in Los Angeles and established in 1908 as the inventor of the Original French Dip sandwich, is reportedly set to close its doors for good on Aug. 2. DTLA Insider was first to report the news and Los Angeles Weekly later reported the same news. Cole's was established by Harry Cole. For more than a century, the restaurant was housed in the historic Pacific Electric Building. The restaurant claims that its house chef, Jack Garlinghouse, invented the dip sandwich when he would dip the bread in Au Jus to soften it for customers with bad gums. Philippe's, another Los Angeles staple since 1908, also claims to have invented the Original French Dip sandwich. Cole's is so legendary, it sold a record of fifty-eight 32-gallon kegs (some 19,000 gallons of beer) the first day California lifted the ban on beer to mark the end of Prohibition. Civic dignitaries and gangsters alike often visited the restaurant -- often times at the same time -- for its famous sandwich and pints. Mickey Cohen, L.A.'s most famous gangster, visited so often he has a plaque dedicated to him above one of the two original urinals. The plaque reads, "Mickey Cohen pissed here." The second plaque is dedicated to the poet and novelist Charles Bukowski. The restaurant even made news in 1983, when Jimmy Barela, the lead barman since 1918, retired after 65 years. It's unclear why Cole's is closing after 117 years in business. Neither of the news outlets offered a reason, but rising rent costs in Los Angeles has contributed to other iconic institutions being forced to close its doors. The Original Pantry Cafe, just one block north of Arena, closed in March after 101 years of 24-hour diner service. Cole's also played a character in many movies and TV shows. The restaurant was prominently featured in the 1986 film Jumpin' Jack Flash starring Whoopi Goldberg. While the film is set in New York City, Cole's and Los Angeles made its mark on the spy comedy. Cole's also appears in Forrest Gump for the New Year's Eve scene with Forrest and Lieutenant Dan. Some hit TV shows that filmed inside Cole's includes the X-Files, NYPD Blue and, of course, Mad Men. Cole's appears in season 4, episode 6 of "Waldorf Stories." In that scene, Roger Sterling's (John Slattery) flashback scenes reveals how he first met Don Draper (Jon Hamm). Their boozy lunch is filmed at Cole's. Iconic Restaurant Where 'Mad Men' Filmed Closing After 117 Years in Business first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 7, 2025


Eater
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
The Thoughtful Preparation Behind Kato's Michelin-Starred Tasting Menu
Kato, a Michelin-starred tasting menu spot in Los Angeles, represents intersecting immigrant communities across the city, specifically in the San Gabriel Valley, where chef Jon Yao grew up. The 2025 James Beard Award winner for Best Chef: California prepares two tasting menus in his DTLA restaurant: a seasonal dining room version and shorter menu in the bar. First, Yao preps his recreation of Zī Rán Yáng, a cumin lamb stir fry dish from Northern China, with thick slices of aged lamb saddles cooked over a hearth and dusted with Kato's cumin spice blend. Rather than hoping for diners to have that Ratatoiulle moment, where the chef has created a dish that perfectly encapsulates a food memory from their childhood, Yao says he wants 'them to feel some sense of nostalgia regardless of what background they come from.' A day at Kato starts with morning sous chef Jivani Roldan prepping the dashi, a Japanese fish and kombu (dried seaweed) broth, by painstakingly shaving petrified skipjack tuna, cooking down the broth, and double straining it. Yao and Roldan check on the dozens of air-drying quail in the walk-in refrigerator, which Yao jokes is the same size as Kato's former kitchen in West LA. These quails are dry-aged, cured overnight, and air-dried for a few days before being coated in a maltose bath, lacquered in a sugar mixture, and lightly smoked before dinner service even starts. Yao believes all these small details in the process of prepping these dishes 'compounds' to create something extraordinary. Executive sous chef Alan Thau preps the crab, pulling all the meat out of the steamed shells with tweezers and then shining a black light over the crab meat to thoroughly check for any shells. Those crab shells are toasted in the oven and added to chicken stock, recreating the taste of shark fin soup, a delicacy in China and Southeast Asia, without having to use shark fins. Dry-aged sablefish is also prepped, cut down into 50 gram portions, and marinated in sour cabbage and mustard green broth, giving it a fermented flavor. Two hours before service, components of each dish are meticulously laid out on trays for Yao to taste, so he can make sure each sauce, custard, glaze, and prepped ingredient is ready for service. The kitchen has a complete turnover before service, with Yao talking through any adjustments to the menu and guest's dietary restrictions before the frenzy of plating the first course. Yao describes the 11 to 12 course menu as having 'pits and peaks throughout,' with plenty of starches and protein-filled courses throughout the meal. The quail is bathed in hot oil and baked in the oven and the sablefish is grilled and cooked in the hearth, before being plated. Diners leaving Kato should not only feel satiated but 'proud of their heritage,' Yao says. 'That's the beauty of fine dining right now. You get a lot of different stories and visions and opinions and perspectives. It's not so homogenous.' Watch the latest episode of Mise en Place to see how Yao and his team at Kato prepare crispy lamb, succulent quail, and seared sablefish at one of the hottest restaurants in Los Angeles. See More:
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump Accuses 'Paid Insurrectionists' of Orchestrating DTLA Mayhem
Trump Accuses 'Paid Insurrectionists' of Orchestrating DTLA Mayhem originally appeared on L.A. Mag. Questions are being raised about the violent "agitators," many of whom are traveling to Los Angeles from other cities, Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell says, with the sole mission of unleashing havoc in DTLA. "The people who are out there doing the have a hoodie on, they have a a face mask are people who do this all the time," McDonnell said of the most violent protestors, who said "many come in from other places just to hurt people and cause havoc." President Donald Trump told reporters he believes the protests that have left large swaths of downtown Los Angeles, including cultural landmarks in Little Tokyo, are being fueled "by instigators and often paid troublemakers." Since protests began exploding in DTLA after immigration raids began in Los Angeles last Friday, law enforcement officials have noted some agitators aimed and released "commercial grade fireworks" at cops, others have hurled concrete blocks hammered from government buildings. Leaf blowers were used to redistribute tear gas. "We have seen it before. The paid, professional protester who uses unrest as a cover for anarchy," retired NYPD cop Tom Smith told Los Angeles. On Monday, the actions of Alejandro Theodoro Orellana, a U.S. Marine and Teamsters shop steward for UPS workers, raised alarms after he was captured on surveillance videos and by witnesses pulling his pickup into DTLA near 1st Street and Boyle Avenue around 4:30 p.m. with the the bed of his truck filled with boxes of riot-level Uvex Bionic Shield face masks, according to a FBI affidavit, that were then distributed. A federal agent notes in the affidavit that the masks are the "kind of item used by violent agitators to enable them to resist law enforcement and to engage in violence and/or vandalism during a civil disorder." Earlier in the day, labor activists and other protestors gathered in Grand Park to march to the federal courthouse where SEIU-United Service Workers West President David Huerta faced a judge in connection with his arrest days earlier outside a clothing factory that had just been raided. Huerta, a lifelong Angeleno and longtime labor leader, was injured during his arrest, which initiated outrage among union members who held a peaceful rally to protest his arrest and the treatment of immigrants by federal agents who conducted a series of clandestine actions in Los Angeles. Later that afternoon, the demonstrations, federal prosecutors say in court records, "continued to devolve from peaceful during the day to progressively more violent in the afternoon into the evening." Which is when Orellana arrived, the FBI says. Orellana was arrested Thursday morning in a raid at his parents' home in East Los Angeles, court records say. Among the items seized at his home, prosecutors say, was a notebook "containing various notes," including violent language towards law enforcement such as '1312 blue lives murder 187.' The number 1312 is often used as code for "all cops are bastards," and 187 is common slang spawned by California Penal Code 187, which addresses murder. Federal officials also recovered what they describe as "powerful wrist-rocket style slingshot and ammunition for the slingshot, including a small bag of rocks and containers of metal bee bees." Orellana is charged with two federal counts of Conspiracy to Commit Civil Disorders and Aiding and Abetting Civil Disorders. On Friday, Mayor Karen Bass announced that the curfew in the one-mile area hardest hit in DTLA will remain in place for at least another day, as she attended an interfaith vigil with Angelenos and announced resources for businesses who are suffering because of the chaos via webinars that will begin Friday afternoon. 'For a week now, our city has been dealing with the fallout driven by reckless raids of Home Depot parking lots and the activation of federalized troops,' Bass said. 'It's clear that they have no policy or plan but to create chaos in our city. In contrast, the city is prepared to deliver for Downtown businesses who have been impacted.' This story was originally reported by L.A. Mag on Jun 13, 2025, where it first appeared.