Starting off the new Geffen Playhouse season is Stephen Jeffreys’ “I Just Stopped By to See the Man,” a three-person play about the power of the blues. Read more...

3:15 p.m. ““ I drive toward Sunset Boulevard in search of Star Maps, which are usually available on every other street along the strip. 3:30 p.m. Read more...

UCLA is undeniably one of the most diverse and dynamic college campuses in the country. It plays host to Nobel Prize-winning professors, Division I sports teams, a happening social scene and even an on-campus museum ““ the last being the least obvious. Read more...

In most cases, it would be difficult to describe a movie like “Bubba Ho-tep” without relying on the cliché and mundane descriptions that give critics a bad name. Read more...

This is the story of a middleman ““ a middlewoman to be exact. Sandwiched between the artist and the press, a publicist usually facilitates interviews, instead of actually giving them. Read more...

For the past few weeks, something sinister has been infiltrating my favorite nightly news shows. And just because my friends and family members keep trying to convince me that the normal content of programs like “Access Hollywood” and “Extra” shouldn’t qualify as “news” (clearly these individuals have very screwed up priorities) doesn’t make this recent trend any less disturbing. Read more...

“Once Upon a Time in the Midlands” Sony Pictures Classics Directed by Shane Meadows “Once Upon a Time in the Midlands” is a film with a bit of an identity crisis. Read more...