When reminiscing about their experiences in college to friends and family, many men are not averse to exaggerating their accomplishments, and it seems as though everyone was the “Big Man On Campus” during his collegiate career. Read more...

“Somersault” Directed by Cate Shortland Magnolia pictures Despite its title, the only actions that come close to acrobatic stunts in Cate Shortland’s debut film, “Somersault,” are sexual tumblings. Read more...

Swirling dresses in burgundy, lavender, olive and gold. Twirling turbans, sashes and vests in orange and white. Dazzling flashes of azure, rose and cobalt amid the steady beat of the dhol drum. Read more...

Upon reflection, it occurs to me that I am the targeted audience of “Scary Movie 4″ even though I didn’t see the franchise’s first three installments and have absolutely no interest in seeing its current rendition. Read more...

Missing a film screened by UCLA’s film club The Crank could mean missing your only chance to ever see it. The Crank, which refers to both old hand-cranked cameras and cranky film connoisseurs, is made up of 10 graduate students in the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television’s critical studies program. Read more...

As much as they’d like to convince you otherwise, spending all that time in the tub didn’t leave Bert and Ernie squeaky clean. Everyone remembers Jim Henson’s lovable Muppets as the stars of “The Muppet Show,” “Fraggle Rock,” and of course, “Sesame Street,” but the contributions of Big Bird and Kermit the Frog go far beyond comic hijinks and teaching the alphabet. Read more...

Correction appended In the world of art, like many professions, being a woman isn’t always easy. Most paintings by female artists fetch lower prices than those of their male counterparts, and female artists’ work represents only a small fraction of art being sold at prestigious auctions, according to a 2005 New York Times article. Read more...