While UCLA’s film school remains highly selective, film students are not the only ones learning about film at UCLA. Various undergraduate departments have decided to offer film-related courses in order to satiate the desire for such knowledge among UCLA undergraduate students. Read more...

Dilated Peoples “Neighborhood Watch” With a top 40 single already under their belts, Dilated Peoples ““ the hip-hop trio of Evidence, Rakaa and DJ Babu ““ is clearly looking to capitalize on the recent crossover success of acts such as Kanye West, Talib Kweli and Black Eyed Peas with the release of their third album, “Neighborhood Watch.” Unlike those releases, this album suffers from a lack of any real creativity or inspiration. Read more...

While many critics bemoaned Miramax’s decision to release “Kill Bill” in two installments as a ploy to force moviegoers to pay twice for the same film, it turns out that “Kill Bill Vol. Read more...

It’s extravagant, colorful and melodramatic. To many Americans, Bollywood provokes no greater depth than these three adjectives. But in a movie industry that churns out more movies per year than Hollywood, Bollywood’s proponents hope to prove to Western eyes that Indian films are more than just dance-filled spectaculars. Read more...

Nonesuch Records goes global, re-issuing a 92-album series that explores various cultures Read more...

It all boils down to how you define “like.” Meet Dan (I promised David that I wouldn’t use his real name), a cohort of mine since we loaded a dorm elevator with a bunch of caution cones as freshmen. Read more...

Modest Mouse “Good News For People Who Love Bad News” Sony On their follow-up to the landmark “The Moon & Antarctica,” Modest Mouse seem to be finished with images of desolation. Read more...