With film score writers battling computer programs to have their music played in a movie, and with their artistic creativity limited both by budgets and the whims of the directors and producers who control their projects, composers may be left wondering in what direction their art is heading. Read more...

If it’s true that art students constantly search for the authentic, they might want to take a break on Oct. 22. In Royce Hall, “Masked Rituals of Kerala, India” might just be the most authentic thing in Los Angeles on a Friday night. Read more...

Some say imitation is the best form of flattery. If this is the case, then Americans have been paying foreign filmmakers the biggest compliment to date. Read more...

Larry Flynt’s office looks as gaudy and flashy as you would expect of a porn king ““ but the mahogany desks are real wood, and the gold leaf isn’t spray-painted yellow. Read more...

He’s larger than Marlon Brando. He’s more rebellious than James Dean. And he’s got more scales than Julie Andrews’ vocal range. There’s a new star in town, and he’s about to take his place among some of Hollywood’s most famous, and infamous, legends. Read more...

At a recent New Yorker magazine panel discussion, rap legend KRS-ONE applauded the events that happened on Sept. 11, 2001 “because it doesn’t affect us, or at least we don’t perceive that it affects us. Read more...

The road to Hollywood doesn’t always include a stop on the casting couch and a trip to the plastic surgeon. For UCLA alumna Renata Raksha, creating her own path into the film industry was one she accomplished with her education. Read more...