Monday, March 16


Screen Scene: “Waitress”

With pie names such as I Hate My Husband Pie and Pregnant Miserable Self-Pitying Loser Pie, it's hard to envision rooting for the main character of "Waitress," mom-to-be and pie enthusiast Jenna Hunterson (Keri Russell, "Felicity"). Read more...



Festival explores cultures

Not many know about Southeast European cinema. Come to think of it, not many Americans know much about Southeast Europe at all. With a lot of help from UCLA student and faculty volunteers, the Southeast European Film Festival, which will run May 3-7 at the Goethe Institute Los Angeles, hopes to convey the diverse cultures of countries such as Bulgaria, Greece and Romania. Read more...



Girls learn roots through dance

Jeri Floyd’s eyes well up with tears as she watches her daughter leap across the stage. Two weeks before her daughter Rachel’s show, she watches as Rachel dances to “Wisdom of the Moon” on the Royce Hall stage ““ the same music that played during Rachel’s first dance class five years ago. Read more...


Who is Cliff Galiher?

Making it onto "College Jeopardy!" was already a surprise for Cliff Galiher, but he soon found himself in even more unfamiliar territory. Read more...