While Los Angeles may be known for its flagship theaters such as the Ahmanson and Mark Taper Forum, good drama also exists elsewhere; it just needs to be searched out. Read more...

Fiona Apple “Extraordinary Machine” Sony Records Fiona Apple’s first two albums presented the singer as an angry, emotional, waifish imp ready to explode anywhere, be it on her album or on stage. Read more...

Photographs of transvestites, call girls and murder victims have long graced the covers of tabloids, but the new exhibition at the Getty Center thrusts those images from their placement under newspaper headlines to the walls of a respected art museum. Read more...

“Elizabethtown” Directed by Cameron Crowe Paramount Pictures A depressed young man heads back east for the funeral of his father, meets the girl of his dreams, and gains a newfound appreciation for life, all set to one of the best soundtracks of the year. Read more...

Sometimes brevity is impossible. Anyone seeking to summarize Noah Baumbach’s new film, “The Squid and the Whale,” quickly becomes acquainted with this fact. Above all, complexity prevails. Read more...

For documentary filmmaker Marc Levin, ignorance isn’t quite bliss. It’s inspiration. Shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Levin stepped into a cab in New York City where, to his surprise, the driver revealed his steadfast belief that the Jews were in part, or even entirely, responsible for the attacks that September. Read more...

Marlon Brando was perhaps best known for his legendary acting career and his notoriously reclusive nature. But few may know he also moonlighted as an author. Read more...