When most of us think of Chinese film, a stunning image of flying martial artists and bold colors comes instantly to mind. And with the overpowering recent successes of Yimou Zhang’s “Hero” and “House of Flying Daggers,” there is hardly any evidence to suggest otherwise. Read more...

Every two minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer ““ the leading cause of death for women between 40 and 55, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Read more...

With rock ‘n’ roll blaring in the once-serene courtyard, jazz and electronica reverberating through plastic and bronze, and burgers next to “Breadface,” students are in the Hammer. Read more...

So I’m taking it easy, thoroughly enjoying my pre-dinner snack of orange pineapple juice and a Ziploc bag full of jelly beans, when my playlist jumps to A Tribe Called Quest’s “If the Papes Come.” As is always the case with Tribe, I immediately feel a good deal cooler than I have any right to. Read more...

Cartoons are not just for children ““ a notion that the Tin Hat Quartet confirms with its performance of original scores to animations done by Russian filmmaker Ladislaw Starewicz. Read more...

Who else caught a glimpse of the heaps of screaming short guys, holding hands and yelling things in Greek, running around Westwood? The scene I saw this weekend can only mean one thing: last week was Rush Week on campus. Read more...

Nothing is more terrifying than the truth. Or so reads the tag line for Hollywood’s newest horror flick, “The Amityville Horror,” which opens in theaters Friday. Read more...