Saturday, September 12

Calendar: Music

MUSIC: Scissor Sisters Avalon Hollywood Sept. 29, 8 p.m. While mixing genres is becoming a music trend, these New Yorkers take it a step further by blurring genders. Read more...


Pac-ing light

In one of the epic moments in “Spider-Man 2,” Doctor Octopus reaches skyward and proclaims, “The power of the sun… in the palm of my hand!” The Apple iPod may not be able to create a self-sustaining fusion reaction, but it is equally miraculous nonetheless. Read more...




Reunited Zombies release album

For the first time in more than 35 years, The Zombies have recorded a new album. Titled “As Far As I Can See…,” the new record is the result of the recent reunification of vocalist Colin Blunstone and songwriter Rod Argent. Read more...


Making films with phones

To discover the next frontier in digital filmmaking, one needn’t venture far ““ just take a look at your cellular phone. While plastic dinosaurs, yodeling custard, and garage bands may not seem like standard entertainment fare, Juliette Deinum, a UCLA alumna and cofounder of the “World’s Smallest Film Festival,” expects this new medium to explode in the United States as it has already in Asia and Europe. Read more...


Calendar: Film & TV

FILM&TV: “Supersize Me” Santa Monica Pier Sept. 28, 8 p.m. If you missed this controversial film while it was in theatres, you’ve got another chance to see it on the big screen. Read more...