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Acclaim for a

director’s legacy

Stars pay tribute to

Alan J. Pakula ahead

of AFI Fest’s salute to

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Kat Dennings was living the dream

of many an up-and-coming Hollywood actress. In the hit CBS

sitcom “2 Broke Girls,” she starred as Max, a wisecracking

waitress in a downscale Brooklyn diner, a character who

showcased her offbeat charisma and sharp comic timing.

While Dennings was grateful, the journey had its share of

ups and downs, mostly fueled by controversies over the

show’s raunchy humor and its depiction of nonwhite

characters. By the time “2 Broke Girls” concluded its six-sea-

son run in 2017, Dennings was ready for the ride to be over.

“By the end, I just wanted to burn that waitress uniform,”

she says. “Not that there’s anything wrong with the show. I’m

very proud of it. But going forward, I needed to do something

that was the polar opposite. I would have played a reanimated

corpse if I could.”

Her new project, Hulu’s “Dollface,” finds her very much

alive but not particularly well, portraying a character who’s

more heartbroken than broke. She plays Jules, a young wom-

an devastated when her longtime boyfriend abruptly dumps

her. Her remedy is to reconnect with the female friends she

abandoned during the relationship. The result is relentlessly

awkward and comedic.

The series, which premiered Friday, is a departure from

traditional romantic comedies in which a suddenly single

woman launches a desperate hunt for the next Mr. Right.

“We’ve seen breakups a million

FEELSthe love: In Hulu’s “Dollface,” Kat Dennings’ character reconnects with friends after a breakup instead of seeking another guy.

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Kat Dennings finds

a new set of friends

‘Dollface’ gives ‘2 Broke Girls’ star a fresh start out of uniform

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LAS VEGAS — Latin ur-

ban acts may have felt the

sting of neglect with not one

reggaeton act receiving a

nomination in the major cat-

egories for this year’s Latin

Grammy Awards. But while

two of music’s biggest stars,

Daddy Yankee and J Balvin,

stayed home as a form of

protest, many of the genre’s

globally recognized per-

formers simply did what

they do best: showcased

their work for a worldwide

audience live from the MGM

Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

Leading the pack of win-

ners Thursday night was

Spain’s Rosalía: The fla-

menco-trap singer, song-

writer and actress won three

Grammys for album of the

year, urban song and con-

temporary pop album for “El

Mal Querer,” which also

earned the Spanish singer’s

team two additional awards

for recording package and

engineered album. From the

stage, she thanked the ab-

sent Balvin, with whom she

shared the Latin Grammy in

the urban song category for

“Con Altura.”

Another Spanish act,

Alejandro Sanz, also took

home three prizes: for record

of the year, long-form music

video and pop song for “Mi

Persona Favorita.” But it

was Rosalía’s rise in music

with strong vocals, über-cre-

ative visuals and a charming

personality that has cap-

tured a new generation of

fans as well as music indus-

try veterans. With her album

of the year win, she became

the first woman since

LATIN GRAMMYS

Snubs

won’t

stop

them

Rosalia gets a win for

women but reggaeton

is left out. Performers

don’t let it stop them.

By Justino Aguila

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What if everything great

about Santa Claus came

about because of the actions

of the most selfish character

imaginable?

That’s the origin story di-

rector Sergio Pablos ex-

plores in “Klaus,” Netflix’s

first original animated

feature (which hits the

streaming service today, af-

ter its limited Oscar-qualify-

ing theatrical run).

The film follows Jesper

(voiced by Jason Schwartz-

man), the spoiled and lazy

son of a postmaster who is

sent to open a post office on

a remote Arctic island with

the threat of being cut off

from the family fortune. Un-

fortunately for Jesper, the

town’s feuding locals have no

intention of sending one an-

Movies

made for

cuddling

Netflix hopes ‘Klaus,’

its first original

animated feature, will

be a Christmas classic.

By Tracy Brown

[See‘Klaus,’ E2]

Few details had come out
about the premiere of
“Bridge-s,” the latest per-
formance work by singer,
songwriter and visual artist
Solange. But that didn’t
stop more than 400 people
from beelining to a preview
earlier this week at the Getty
Center, where the event will
be open to the public Sat-
urday and Sunday.
The performance, de-
scribed as an exploration of
“transition through time,”
features a musical score
composed by Solange and
choreography from per-
formance art duo Gerard &
Kelly. The crowd — which in-
cluded Solange and collabo-
rators Tyler, the Creator and
Dev Hynes of Blood Orange
— gathered on the Getty gar-
den terrace as the sun began
to set, casting a golden glow.
Dressed in shades of or-

Solange’s artful quest hits the Getty

‘Bridge-s’ expands on

singer’s exploration of

creativity beyond the

pop music world.

“BRIDGE-S,”Solange’s newest site-specific performance work, takes its inspiration from the Getty’s design.

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By Makeda Easter