It’s so fashionable for merlot-sipping theater snobs to dismiss Neil Simon’s plays as sappy comic drivel, especially with his last two endeavors, “45 Seconds from Broadway” and “The Dinner Party,” which theater critics welcomed like open mouth sores. Read more...

Mark Steven Johnson’s a little jittery right now. He may have brought “Daredevil,” to the silver screen, but writer/director Johnson is still a bundle of nerves about this six-year project. Read more...

Sometimes I wonder how there could possibly be so many jobs for lawyers “¦ but then I start researching my next column and all I can find is lawsuits. Read more...

Boy meets girl. Boy loves girl. Girl meets boy. Girl loves boy. Parents hate each other. No, this isn’t “Romeo and Juliet” or a plot line from daytime TV. Read more...

Denmark may be best known for its warring Vikings and the melancholy Hamlet, but tomorrow evening the Danish choir Ars Nova will show that their country has a kinder, gentler side as well. Read more...

Thirty years of Chicanos/as working together to create art and educate others about cultural history will be exhibited in a series titled “Revolution/Evolution” at Self Help Graphics & Art located in East Los Angeles. Read more...

“Shanghai Knights” Starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson Directed David Dobkin “Shanghai Knights,” the sequel to “Shanghai Noon,” mechanically assembles all the necessary ingredients needed to create a marketable Hollywood film. Read more...