Profoundly disturbing yet compelling, "Disgrace" unabashedly confronts a vast array of controversies and taboos. Its intensity derives from the film's desire to be deeply affecting. The film is successful in evoking a myriad of emotions; however, the intensity and its lack of a concentrated focus may prevent it from getting the viewership it deserves. Read more...
Photo: “Disgrace” Steve Jacobs fortissimo films
Dark, depressing, yet magnetic, "Coco avant Chanel," as it is known in its original French language, delivered a deeper glance of Coco Chanel as a person rather than her fashion empire. Read more...
Photo: “Coco Before Chanel” Anne Fontaine sony pictures classics
Our red-and-white-clad neighbors to the north have provided us with many a musical anomaly over the years, all having become subject to varying levels of fame (and infamy) in the U.S. Read more...
Photo: Canadian pop-punk group Billy Talent, which has reached platinum status in Canada, will be performing at the Henry Fonda Theater on Saturday as part of their first U.S. headlining tour.
Television shows such as "American Idol" and "So You Think You Can Dance" have added a dose of much-needed reality to the sexed-up, extreme pull the world of fame seems to have on our generation. Read more...
The average Hollywood war film is a men's game that deals predominantly with the troubles on the front line and the trials of the soldier. What is usually ignored are the lives behind the front line, of the women who are waiting at home. Read more...
Kicking off the new school year, thousands of students flooded Pauley Pavilion on Sunday for the annual Bruin Bash. Read more...
Photo: A DJ with LMFAO lays his turntables to rest at the end of the show at this year’s Bruin Bash, a Welcome Week event inviting new and returning UCLA students to celebrate the start of the school year. This year’s bash drew a huge crowd in Pauley Pavilion and was followed by a movie screening and dance.
