For costume designer Julie Weiss, “you are what you wear” is no mere adage; it’s a fact of life. “Look around. Some of us wear our families and our families’ past; some steal stories from other people and wear them as their own,” said Weiss, who designed the costumes for “Frida,” inspired by Frida Kahlo’s vivid paintings. Read more...

My birthday is coming up, and I’m going to have a few hundred dollars to blow on something, so I figure I’ll blow it on video games since I’ve been out of the loop for about a year now. Read more...

With the pop-based “Moulin Rouge” and recent box-office hit “Chicago,” it’s easy to see the audience of musical theater is changing. However, John Hall, producer and director of the UCLA Musical Workshop’s production of “The Wild Party,” shows his regard for tradition. Read more...

With Rilo Kiley member Blake Sennet chanting “you can do it, Jenny” to his decidedly taciturn band mate Jenny Lewis, the soft-spoken vocalist and guitarist Lewis created a distinctly informal atmosphere for a phone interview. Read more...

Kyle Daniels had been trying to go out with a girl for about two weeks. Finally, they made a plan to go to the movies on a Sunday afternoon. Read more...

It’s freakin’ Valentine’s Day ““ again. What’s with this soulless, sadistic holiday that makes everyone who’s with someone feel pressured to spend a lot of money and everyone who’s alone feel even more painfully alone? Read more...

“Daredevil” Starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner Directed by Mark Steven Johnson Comic fans will once again unite Friday as “Daredevil” is unleashed upon the masses. While it’s not quite as good as “the world’s first flaming billboard” on Sunset Boulevard promises, there is plenty of heart and soul to this story of justice and revenge in Hell’s Kitchen. Read more...