Politics and Hollywood are two things that will forever go hand in hand. Sure, they may not seem like the best of friends, but, like any relationship with a lifelong friend, sometimes you’ve been together so long that you don’t even like each other anymore. Read more...

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...

It’s not at all surprising that Robert Iscove is feeling under the weather. As he spoke by phone last week during his lunch break, the director, whose credits range from the bubble-gum romantic comedy “She’s All That” to choreographer for the Academy Awards, was in the middle of rehearsing a project so ambitious that it’s tantamount to parting the Red Sea ““ literally and figuratively. Read more...

Soon enough, Michael Moore won’t be the only talk of the town. As “Fahrenheit 9/11″ trickles off the silver screen, other political documentaries are making their way into smaller movie theaters, and the numbers are growing. Read more...

Mission to Mars From the ramshackle, Replacements-like synergy of “Violet, Hello” and the chunky, chugging riffs on “Don Drysdale,” there’s no doubting that the ancient spirits of ’90s college rock are alive and well in Mission to Mars, the Portland-based band helmed by UCLA alumnus Philip Golden. Read more...

FILM & TV: COMIC STORE OPENING Why is the opening of a comic book store the Film featured event of the week? Because it’s Kevin Smith’s new store, Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, and to celebrate the opening Smith himself will be present, along with Jason Mewes and possibly other as-yet-undisclosed celebs, to sign copies of the recently released “Clerks X” and “Jersey Girls” DVDs. Read more...

Although “Little Shop of Horrors” is shrouded in campy comedy, it’s filled with poverty, deprivation and instances of the human necessity to rely on others when unable to provide for yourself. Read more...