Martin Scorsese is perhaps the most open filmmaker. Unlike directors such as John Ford, who scoffed at questions about filmmaking technique, Scorsese has a history of talking about his techniques and influences. Read more...

8. "Punch-Drunk Love" Once again P. T. Anderson proves himself the most exciting filmmaker alive today. Here, the auteur of “Magnolia” and “Boogie Nights” plays into and defies generic conventions without making it feel forced. Read more...

They’re big, they’re bad, and they’re gonna be at your local multiplex faster than you can say Richard Hatch. The tsunami of reality programming will soon crash onto the silver screen again with the tentatively titled “Spring Break: The Movie.” It’s going to be cast with real college students and part of the first wave of auditions will be held at Madison’s on Friday from 11 a.m. Read more...

The current state of the music industry is nothing to sing about. For the second year in a row, U.S. album sales have declined, plummeting 8.7 percent to nearly 650 million units in 2002 ““ the worst drop in over a decade. Read more...

Robert Rosen, dean of UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television, doesn’t just sit, aloof, in his office doing administrative work. Last year, he helped create the student-run television program “UCLA: Next,” a magazine style television series focusing on UCLA. Read more...

Is the school out of toilet paper again? If so, it’s not because of the depleted supply of South American trees, but because the government is probably spending too much money on the military and not enough on schools and necessities. Read more...

“Gangs of New York” Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel-Day Lewis Directed by Martin Scorsese 3 Stars “Gangs of New York” is a three-hour collection of meticulous, aggressive attention to historical detail. Read more...