Dear John Travolta: Hi. My name is Lonnie Harris, and I’m an overly-critical UCLA student who recently paid $5.50 to see your new movie “Battlefield Earth.” I don’t bring this up to request my money back, or imply that I was somehow coerced against my will into seeing your new film. Read more...

“Shanghai Noon” Starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu Directed by Tom Dey In “Shanghai Noon,” “The Searchers” meets “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” which meets Jackie Chan. Read more...

By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Staff “Getaways,” by Chris Casson Madden, is the perfect coffee table book. It says next to nothing, but it’s chock full of pretty pictures. Read more...

By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Staff At the 1997 Academy Awards, frontrunner “The English Patient” and three other independent films were nominated for Best Picture (Columbia Pictures’ “Jerry Maguire” was the exception). Read more...

Bad Religion “The New America” Atlantic Records Bring out the dinosaur! See the world’s oldest punk rockers! For nearly twenty years now, Bad Religion has upheld its tradition of contemplative and sharp lyrics and aggressive play. Read more...

L.A. Flute Quartet comes to Pasadena The Los Angeles Flute Quartet will make their West Coast debut with a recital, “Flute Fancies ““ An Afternoon of Flute Delights,” at 4 p.m. Read more...

By Cyrus McNally Daily Bruin Contributor The stage was set last Tuesday evening at Hollywood’s own Club Vynyl for what looked to be an experimental rock band: three guitars, bass, bongos and a drum set were sprawled across the stage. Read more...