Although “Seabiscuit” induces the sort of emotions that Oprah Winfrey or even her protégé Dr. Phil incite these days, the film is a welcome change amid the thunderous racket of this year’s sequel-filled summer. Read more...

Before he donned the infamous Spider-Man costume, Tobey Maguire earned a reputation throughout Hollywood as a young actor who could effortlessly portray society’s outcasts. Maguire undertook a multitude of such roles, ranging from the teenage boy nostalgic for a time that never was in “Pleasantville” to the estranged but promising novelist in “Wonder Boys.” Unlike many of his fellow young actors, Maguire was reluctant to take on roles that would guarantee him Hollywood success and the adoration of millions of teenage girls. Read more...

Director Gregor Jordan may have made a movie about war, but he had no idea audiences would actually wage it. “I was walking up to the stage for a Q&A and I saw this plastic water bottle hit the floor,” he said of his trip to Sundance this year. Read more...

Mike Figgis sits in a canopied square in the Farmers’ Market on 3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue wearing sunglasses, suggesting that perhaps he prefers watching people without them knowing it. Read more...

Ennio Marchetto, Italian comedian/quick-change artist/illusionist began his colorful career as a costume designer for Carnevale, Venice’s famous spring-time masquerade, but now he parades his designs onstage in an original show where he spoofs pop-culture icons. Read more...

In Bali, everyone is an artist. Participation in the performing arts is, according to the tenets of the Hindu religion, essential to the spiritual well-being of each individual in the community. Read more...

Christopher O’Riley “True Love Waits” Odessey One of the most telling testaments to Radiohead’s songwriting skill is the serious attention they have garnered from musicians in fields not commonly known for eager acceptance of rock music as a serious genre. Read more...