Confidence, or perhaps arrogance, has always been a defining part of great rock ‘n’ roll bands. But Fiery Furnaces, a bluesy, psychedelic rock duo playing at The Echo on Jan. Read more...

“The Perfect Score” Directed by Brian Robbins Paramount Pictures Throughout “The Perfect Score,” characters refer to the Scholastic Aptitude Test, better known as the SAT, by rearranging the famous acronym to describe what the test is to them. Read more...

If filmmaker Lillian Wang has her way, her small film soon may be on a big screen. A finalist for the Coca-Cola Refreshing Filmmaker Award, Wang could find her 50-second short, and face, plastered in theaters across the nation. Read more...

I don’t think there’s any doubt that Americans are a gambling people. As a nation, we love the appeal of get-rich-quick schemes, and it’s no surprise that the potential to make money by chance has made Las Vegas the country’s fastest-growing city. Read more...

Sometimes it’s just an honor to be not quite nominated. Just ask UCLA graduate film student Ham Tran. Tran’s short film “The Anniversary” fell barely short of one of five nominations for this year’s Academy Awards after being selected as one of 10 finalists in the Best Live-Action Short category. Read more...

At first glance, the New Wight Gallery looks like it’s closed or awaiting a broom and a mop. But pedestrians have been poking their heads into the propped-open door to investigate the sounds and lights echoing from the dark room. Read more...

UCLA theater student Heather Leimberg trained her whole life to perform on Broadway. This past summer, sweating in ballet class and nailing those notes in singing lessons paid off when she shared the stage of New York’s Neil Simon Theatre with Tony Award winners as part of the ensemble cast in the musical “Hairspray.” Based on the 1988 John Waters film of the same name, “Hairspray” is set in the 1960s, following Tracy Turnblad’s transformation into a teen celebrity after winning a spot on a local television dance program. Read more...