“People who work in the conditions of war are very special.” Or so says UCLA documentary film Professor Marina Goldovskaya, referring to James Longley, director of the documentary “Iraq in Fragments.” Winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s awards for Best Director, Best Editing and Best Cinematography, Longley’s “Iraq in Fragments” opened in Los Angeles on Friday at the Nuart Theater. Read more...

Wishful Drinking Saturday, Nov. 18 Geffen Playhouse There’s no underwear in space. At least that’s what George Lucas told Carrie Fisher as the reason she couldn’t wear undergarments for her role as Princess Leia in “Star Wars.” Fisher allows theatergoers and Leia fans alike to enter into the deepest recesses of her mind in her new one-woman show, “Wishful Drinking,” which runs at the Geffen Playhouse until Dec. Read more...

American television is different than English television, and not just because we use better-looking actors or have a different version of “The Office.” In the United States, channels such as NBC, ABC and CBS are free ““ you don’t have to pay for cable to watch them. Read more...

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Every Thursday on the hit television show “Grey’s Anatomy,” interns and surgeons perform a myriad of surgeries on desperate patients. They help people in a way no one else can. Read more...

“Come Early Morning” Director Joey Lauren Adams Roadside Attractions There are two kinds of Ashley Judds in this world. First, there is the multimillionaire movie star who fights serials killers and cheating husbands in films such as “Kiss the Girls” and “Double Jeopardy.” Then, there is the vulnerable and raw actress who stepped out of the shadow of her famous family with riveting fare like “Ruby in Paradise” and, later in her career, “De-Lovely.” Though we all love “Jeopardy” Judd, the triumphant return of the edgy actress in “Come Early Morning” is a much-welcomed breath of fresh air. Read more...