Behind that calm, not too cool persona, Ice Cube is a hardworking business man. The one-time NWA lead rapper has become an enterprising multi-media star who attracts audiences, actors, and, most of all, investors. Read more...

Like pigeons to Bert’s (of Bert and Ernie on “Sesame Street”) shiny bottle caps on “Sesame Street,” the audience at the Wiltern Theatre Wednesday night came for pretty things. Read more...

In Elizabethan times, Shakespeare’s plays, with their puns and other linguistic manipulations, appealed to the ear. Today, Shakespeare’s language challenges the modern ear and often inhibits understanding of his plays. Read more...

There’s a lot more to Chinese cinema than kung fu and crouching tigers. The UCLA Film and Television Archive presents a two-week series, beginning Saturday at 7:30 p.m., of “New Chinese Cinema,” offering a selection of films from mainland China’s so-called Sixth Generation of filmmakers at the James Bridge Theater. Read more...

Stephanie Uchima Third-year, mathematics “Hmm … What is Friday after next? Most likely sleeping, not studying for finals, recovering from the night before, and avoiding malls.” Rhianna Tycholis Third-year, sociology “I’ll be in Orange County, Huntington Beach, probably hanging out with my sisters and old friends. Read more...

“Die Another Day” Starring Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry Directed by Lee Tamahori James Bond goes to Cuba, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Iceland and England. Read more...

Film “¢bull; “The Good Girl” is screening at Ackerman Grand Ballroom for $2 tonight and Friday night at 7 and 9:30 p.m. “¢bull; “Barry Lyndon” screens as part of the UCLA Film and Television Archive film series, “The Art of Hollywood.” The Stanley Kubrick film begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. Read more...