Wishful Drinking Saturday, Nov. 18 Geffen Playhouse There’s no underwear in space. At least that’s what George Lucas told Carrie Fisher as the reason she couldn’t wear undergarments for her role as Princess Leia in “Star Wars.” Fisher allows theatergoers and Leia fans alike to enter into the deepest recesses of her mind in her new one-woman show, “Wishful Drinking,” which runs at the Geffen Playhouse until Dec. Read more...

American television is different than English television, and not just because we use better-looking actors or have a different version of “The Office.” In the United States, channels such as NBC, ABC and CBS are free ““ you don’t have to pay for cable to watch them. Read more...

The United States has a number of timeworn culinary traditions: baseball games and peanuts, the Fourth of July with its barbecued hamburgers and hot dogs, and Thanksgiving, laden with turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and pumpkin pie in a holiday centered entirely around paying homage to one meal. Read more...

“People who work in the conditions of war are very special.” Or so says UCLA documentary film Professor Marina Goldovskaya, referring to James Longley, director of the documentary “Iraq in Fragments.” Winner of the Sundance Film Festival’s awards for Best Director, Best Editing and Best Cinematography, Longley’s “Iraq in Fragments” opened in Los Angeles on Friday at the Nuart Theater. Read more...

“Fast Food Nation” Director Richard Linklater Fox Searchlight Pictures It may be hard to adapt a novel to film, but what about a book of non-fiction? Read more...

“For Your Consideration” Director Christopher Guest Warner Independent Pictures Winning an Oscar is a hefty accomplishment. Joining the ranks of today’s and yesteryear’s greatest filmmakers is perhaps the most gratifying honor an actor can receive. Read more...

Like millions of viewers, Annie Chen once tuned in every Thursday night to watch the latest episode of “Will & Grace.” Unlike other viewers, however, Chen has seen the show in its most basic form, free of the flashy trappings of postproduction. Read more...