While the high wattage of the many current film festivals seems focused on screenings, swag giveaways and celebrity sightings, the Tribeca Film Festival is working to bring the focus back to filmmaking "“ and three UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television graduates are ready to reap the benefits. Read more...

If you follow indie rock, you probably know Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade and Dan Bejar of Destroyer. And if you know these two, then you've heard of their supergroup, Swan Lake, and the album "Beast Moans," released last year. But what about the third musician appearing on that album? You know, the one with that really strange voice? Read more...

First rule of epic film trilogies: End with a big finish. Second rule: Don't screw it up. Read more...

With pie names such as I Hate My Husband Pie and Pregnant Miserable Self-Pitying Loser Pie, it's hard to envision rooting for the main character of "Waitress," mom-to-be and pie enthusiast Jenna Hunterson (Keri Russell, "Felicity"). Read more...

While Spring Sing provides for some students a chance to get public with their art, trading their wares in front of a massive audience, some aspects of the show are more close to home for the rest of us. Read more...

Not many know about Southeast European cinema. Come to think of it, not many Americans know much about Southeast Europe at all. With a lot of help from UCLA student and faculty volunteers, the Southeast European Film Festival, which will run May 3-7 at the Goethe Institute Los Angeles, hopes to convey the diverse cultures of countries such as Bulgaria, Greece and Romania. Read more...

Dolores wasn't joking when she made the motto of her diner "The best of yesterday brought to you today." Read more...