Kevin Bacon certainly knows a thing or two about catching hell. In “Footloose,” the 1984 movie that catapulted him to stardom, Bacon played a rebellious Chicago youth named Ren who moves to a small town and clashes with a strict religious leader who has banned dancing and rock music. In “The Bondsman,” now streaming on … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas — Spring has sprung in the Lone Star capital, the sign that another SXSW Film and TV Festival is here — and the Times team is set up in the heart of downtown throughout the weekend. Follow our full coverage as we recommend titles to check out, report from the buzziest premieres, and visit … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas — Kevin Bacon and Erik Oleson, star and showrunner of Prime Video’s demonic-bounty-hunter series “The Bondsman,” stopped by the L.A. Times studio at the 2025 SXSW Film and TV Festival on Friday to answer our Very Important Questions. From the NFL’s most devilish franchise to who he sold his soul to in order to … Read more
