Ambitious films are always worth watching. They may succeed or they may fail. Either way, though, they are entertaining, if only because the scope of their aspirations gives the entire experience a vigor that humbler films lack. Read more...

The Disney brand was built on the happily-ever-after fairy tales of 6-year-old birthday parties. Lately though, it seems Disney has forgotten this "“ the last princess musical being 1998's "Mulan." Read more...

The reverberating sound of a gunshot jolts the audience to attention as "Grand Delusion" gets underway. It is the year 1914, the gunshot is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The audience is about to get a look into the plotting and scheming on the dawn of World War I. Read more...

For UCLA screenwriting professor and master of fine arts screenwriting graduate Paul Castro, life is a rush. Read more...

Rarely do you hear of record executives forgoing profits in favor of social welfare. But with "Causes 1," the music aims for the greater good. Read more...

Iambic pentameter lines set to folk, bluegrass and gospel echo off the walls of the Geffen Playhouse, as the Civil War musical "Atlanta" rehearses for its world premiere, which begins previews tonight. Read more...

From the title, one would expect "The Black and White Album," the latest release from The Hives, to be a cross between the seminal albums from The Beatles and Metallica. Read more...