“The Butterfly Effect” Directed by Eric Bress and J. Mackye Gruber New Line Cinema   Taking a departure from Ashton Kutcher’s recent slew of romantic comedies, “The Butterfly Effect” is a brilliant sci-fi thriller that catches audiences off-guard, challenging them to think about the extent to which everyday decisions can affect the future of one’s life. Read more...

Ashton Kutcher is known as many things ““ a star of “That ’70s Show” and movies such as “Dude, Where’s My Car?” and “Just Married,” the host of “Punk’d,” the co-owner of celebrity hot spot Dolce Enoteca and, of course, a tabloid darling thanks to his relationship with Demi Moore. Read more...

Moviegoers beware: The January movie dumping season has begun, and this year’s contestants shouldn’t fail to disappoint. It is no surprise that every element in Hollywood is well crafted, from Jennifer Lopez’s next divorce right down to the nitty-gritty business of film release dates. Read more...

Ironically enough, the key to making “Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!” was in finding a movie star who wasn’t a movie star. “It had to be a nobody or a big somebody,” Josh Duhamel said of the actor who could play the title character. Read more...

Prior to Robbie Conal’s mass movement against Arnold Schwarzenegger’s political ascendancy last year, the local artist and world-famous bodybuilder already shared a past history. The Rose Cafe in Santa Monica ““ where Schwarzenegger used to frequent en route to the gym ““ once sold Conal’s posters. Read more...

“The Good Soul of Szechwan” The Electric Lodge Theatre The German playwright Bertolt Brecht wrote his plays with the intention of fomenting social consciousness rather than simply entertaining his audience. Read more...

With his best-selling book, “Dude, Where’s My Country?” and subsequent speaking tour around the globe, Michael Moore was definitely one of 2003’s movers and shakers. But being critical of an administration that seems unbeatable this November feels hopelessly out of date. Read more...