“What was the last project you’ve worked on without a UCLA theater person?” actor Mark Pellner asked during a rehearsal for “Radio Show.” “I don’t think ever. Read more...

Beck “Guero” Geffen Records For Beck Hansen, the bearer of the hopes and dreams of a generation of rock critics, making the world safe for skinny white boys just seems to go with the territory. Read more...

Under the direction of Sir Peter Hall, Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “As You Like It” has been revived in a magical reimagination. On the play’s opening night, the Ahmanson Theatre was filled with a diverse crowd ranging from celebrities to college students and even teenagers, all eager to see this highly acclaimed production. Read more...

Sketching out Oscar predictions can be a sizable task; but that’s never stopped anyone from trying. Just don’t get mad if our blueprints aren’t quite for scale ““ watching your guesses crumble on the big night is all part of the fun. Read more...

Mars Volta “Frances the Mute” Universal An innocuous guitar gradually invades the air as a disembodied voice croons a soft verse. Suddenly the situation spirals out of control into an explosion of white noise, beckoning listeners into a macabre landscape of manifested nightmares. Read more...

“Imaginary Heroes” Directed by Dan Harris Sony Pictures Classics Although images of dysfunctional white suburbia bring films such as “American Beauty” and “The Ice Storm” to mind, “Imaginary Heroes” has a much stronger melodramatic tendency in which the story has closer similarities to a soap opera. Read more...

I’ve always wondered why everyone gets so worked up about the Oscars. I mean, what’s so great about that gold statue that can make people go more nuts and generate more talk than any other award out there year after year? Read more...