Not everyone these days is comfortable cleaning the skeletons out of their closets ““ for instance the issues of homosexuality and AIDS can still be touchy. Read more...

Bruins who were around in 1997 may already be familiar with the name Matt Swanson. That year, his last at UCLA, Swanson was crucial in helping the men’s water polo team beat USC to win their second consecutive national championship. Read more...

Russian cinema has had its share of luminaries, from Andrei Tarkovsky (“Solaris”) and Sergei Eisenstein (“Battleship Potemkin”). Less known but just as important is Alexander Dovzhenko, whose films are being screened at the James Bridges Theater tonight. Read more...

If any word makes people’s ears perk it’s the word “free.” Whether it’s free food, free movie passes or free Socialist propaganda given to you on Bruin Walk, hey, it’s free ““ so stock up. Read more...

“Mr. Show’s” Bob Odenkirk and David Cross are full of brilliant ideas, and now they’re taking them on the road. “You’re gonna get to see a solution to the problem of the mentally handicapped on death row,” he said of Friday’s performance at Royce Hall. Read more...

In contrast to big-name bookstores, Take One! Film and Theater Books goes for the specialty market. Not only does it offer items related to the performing arts, but Take One! Read more...

Jason Webley described his own shows as “a lot of fun,” but based on his accounts of his shows he may be trying for the award for Understatement of the Year. Read more...