These past few years documentaries have departed from the strict confines of the art house and entered the mainstream. From “Super Size Me,” to “Capturing the Friedmans,” non-fiction cinema has met with critical and financial success, the likes of which seemed unthinkable in previous decades. Read more...

Yes, I'm still a vegetarian, and yes I've moved past tofu. Read more...

While UCLA has a prestigious theater program and several Shakespeare performance groups on campus, it can be hard for non-theater students who don’t revel in Shakespeare to find their theatrical niche. Read more...

At first glance, “27 Dresses” seems original enough. However, although the characters’ names and the movie poster may be something new, unfortunately most of this movie seems to be something borrowed from romantic comedies of yore. Read more...

For a growing number of UCLA performers, pricey venues, low budgets, agents and red tape are nonissues. Their audience, sometimes tough to please, is a mere click of the mouse away. Read more...

War may seem like a distant, harsh occurrence, only applicable to those who live where bombs are dropped, but French-Vietnamese choreographer Ea Sola aims to bring the realities of war to the youth who never fully experienced it on their own home front. Read more...

The day we went for gelato was overcast and sporadically rainy, more appropriate for hot chocolate than chocolate ice cream. But Piccomolo, straight down Westwood Boulevard, with its bright orange wall and light display cases, serves up a little Italian summertime. Read more...