An archival screening at the Billy Wilder Theater is not just about the film, but the experience. The theater’s vivid architecture ““ including fuchsia leather seating and neon lights that line the ceiling ““ add to the appeal of the choice location, nestled within the UCLA Hammer Museum. Read more...

Last week, NASA gave us its most supremely entertaining story since the Apollo 11 moon landing. I’m talking, of course, about the story of “The Pampered Astronaut,” as Lisa Nowak has been dubbed. Read more...

With Oscar buzz filling the air and moviegoers recounting the year’s most thought-provoking films, the play “Speed-the-Plow” focuses its audience instead on the more unscrupulous pursuits underlying the film business. Read more...

If real men don’t eat quiche, then what do they eat? “Meat!” announces world arts and cultures professor Michael Owen Jones in an excessively deep, rumbling voice, as he hunches over a table peering aggressively toward his students. Read more...

When one thinks of Ralph Nader, consumer advocate and presidential candidate, the first word that comes to mind is probably not “sitcom.” But it was for Steve Skrovan. Read more...

“The Lives of Others” Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Sony Pictures Classics Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s directorial debut, “The Lives of Others,” poses several weighty questions. Read more...

“The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun” Director Pernille Rose Grønkjær First Hand Films Love can blossom in the strangest ways. And “The Monastery: Mr. Vig and the Nun” is as unexpected and unconventional a love story as one could possibly imagine. Read more...