Oren Peleg grew up in Orange County in what he calls "white bread, cookie-cutter houses." Yet as a third-year film student, he still finds experiences to draw from. Read more...

This last Sunday while Marion Cotillard thanked the angels of the city and Daniel Day-Lewis didn't surprise anyone, one particular revered actor from overseas didn't nab an Oscar, let alone a nomination. Read more...

To some, the "American dream" means instant economic success, a healthy family and a stable lifestyle, but for Radick Cembrzynski, another dream comes first: acting under theater spotlights. Read more...

The Raveonettes have never released an album that doesn't strive to make a point of celebrating retrogression. Read more...

I thought a lot about Giselle this past weekend. Not the supermodel, but the character in Disney's "Enchanted" and the ballet of that name. Read more...

A few days after Hurricane Katrina struck in August 2005, a classroom of art students watched Tameka Norris sob over her painting. Read more...

“Headshots” gives new meaning to the word “head-cases.” The show follows 10 individuals with 10 very different pasts who enter into a photographer’s studio in Los Angeles with the hopes of getting their headshots taken. Read more...