Friday, September 11

Art to heart

Blond bombshell meets tall, dark and handsome. Yet another night of blind date debauchery hits the streets of Westwood, combining a leafy dinner with a short trip to the infamous sculpture garden and a movie to heighten understanding of familiar relationships. Read more...


The big idea

Some people see a room as purely functional. Others see it as a blank canvas. And no, this isn’t about interior designers, but a few students in the UCLA art department. Read more...


If “˜real’ rock is dead, long live fictional rock

As the ’90s drew to a close, the homogenization of rock grew ever more pronounced and a series of bands in New York began playing in a style that was touted as a return to “real” rock ‘n’ roll, a style steeped in the garage aesthetics of punk and of the psychedelic movement. Read more...



They wrote it

Screenwriting Professor Richard Walter remembers when Gregory Widen wrote “Highlander” in one of his classes almost fifteen years ago. “I gave him an “˜A,’ and 20th Century Fox gave him $2 million,” Walter said. Read more...


Screen scenes:

“Confidence” Starring Edward Burns and Dustin Hoffman There’s nothing like a good, solid heist picture. While there have been many recent attempts at the genre, they all harken to a bygone era of grifting, usually involving one or two players that have been out of the game for ages. Read more...