Thursday, July 2

Let them eat birthday cake

It’s my party, and I’ll eat if I want to. Tomorrow I turn 21. This wonderful rite of passage will be marked by a marvelous celebration (read: insane party), complete with mudslides, martinis and pot stickers. Read more...


Screen Scene: “Marie Antoinette”

“Marie Antoinette” Director Sofia Coppola Columbia Pictures Marie Antoinette, the storied 19-year-old Queen of France, is probably most well-known in history classes across the world for her early and tragic death at the fall of the Versailles court, and for uttering the careless catchphrase, “Let them eat cake.” However, “Lost in Translation” director Sofia Coppola leaves the trademarks and any conventional historical-film practices behind in her adaptation of the young queen’s life. Read more...




Screen Scene: "Volver"

“Volver” Director Pedro Almodóvar Sony Pictures Classics Halfway through the film “Volver” (“to return”), Raimunda, the low-class mother played by Penélope Cruz (“Blow”), sings a Flamenco rendition of an old tango song. Read more...



Electric Ladytron

LADYTRON CONCERT Today, noon Bruin Plaza, FREE As far as musical uppers and downers are concerned, Ladytron has found a way to integrate energy on the stage with its electronic mood-based ethos. Read more...