Well, there’s always the Weenie Roast. Slow ticket sales have forced organizers to postpone Los Angeles’ second annual All Tomorrow’s Parties. The festival is being moved to Sept. Read more...

The night was hot when Christy, my common-law wife and kung-fu bodyguard, and I returned from our impromptu vacation at Cannes. The film festival was a flop, quoted by many journalists and cinefiles as the worst in over 30 years, and even I had to admit it felt good to return to the muggy mess of Los Angeles. Read more...

UCLA may be a new producer of foreign language filmmakers. Of the seven films honored in this year’s Spotlight Awards for directing, two are in foreign languages and were shot in foreign countries. Read more...

Radiohead “Hail to the Thief” Capitol This is the most fun record the world’s current best band has ever made. It catches Radiohead at a crossroads in its career. Read more...

UCLA may be a new producer of foreign language filmmakers. Of the seven films honored in this year’s Spotlight Awards for directing, two are in foreign languages and were shot in foreign countries. Read more...

Westwood Village is currently experiencing a restaurant boom, with at least six opening (or already open). The Daily Bruin’s Daniel Miller gives us a taste of what three of them are like. Read more...

It was a good day for the underground. After saving the world from an Inner Circle plot involving the conclusion of the latest “American Idol,” the Matrix and an asteroid named Mister Rogers, I felt that it was time for a vacation. Read more...