“Stranger Than Fiction” Director Marc Forster Columbia Pictures Harold Crick, the main character in “Stranger than Fiction,” is a very unremarkable man. He lives in an unremarkable home with unremarkable furniture and holds an unremarkable job. Read more...

“Audition! The Musical” Sunday, Nov. 5 Santa Monica Playhouse A review of “Audition! The Musical” at the Santa Monica Playhouse would be incomplete without mentioning the play’s setting. Read more...

Kanye’s got to be stopped. Or, more specifically, his mouth does. I’m not talking about his little “George Bush doesn’t care about black people” bit, as hilarious as that was. Read more...

Move over, Marquis de Sade: Tomorrow night, meet the original poster boy for sex and alcohol. John Wilmot, the second earl of Rochester, fornicated with the same fervor as his fellow sex addict almost 100 years before the Marquis’ time. Read more...

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories Rockstar Games PSP Can’t get enough “Miami Vice” reruns? Cherish your “˜Members Only’ jacket? Rockstar has got you covered. “Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories” is the latest entry to the popular GTA franchise and the second to land on the PSP game station. Read more...

Joanna Newsom “Ys” Drag City Records As someone who lists Tool, Mastodon and the Mars Volta among his favorite bands, I never thought in a million years that I would like an artist who sounds like Lisa Simpson imitating Bjork while playing a harp. Read more...

From New Delhi to Los Angeles. From prime time to daytime. From Bollywood to Hollywood. On set, it may be his characters that take center stage, but behind the scenes UCLA alumnus Kahlil Joseph has found himself in the spotlight with a flurry of acting work ““ including his current guest stint as Dr. Read more...