“Duck Season” Directed by Fernando Eimbcke Warner Independent Pictures Baking, playing video games and arguing over a pizza delivery are some of the menial tasks that drag out the beginning of “Duck Season,” which follows four unlikely companions sharing a strange Sunday in a Mexico City apartment. Read more...

After spending the better part of a decade trying to get his first feature film produced, Rian Johnson has some advice for aspiring filmmakers. “It’s just a matter of sticking around,” he said. Read more...

From misogyny to Sept. 11, 2001 to a safety deposit box filled with feces, no subject is off-limits for comedy group the Upright Citizens Brigade. Nothing is dull. Read more...

The fun thing about having out-of-town visitors stay with me is they give me an excuse to go out and enjoy L.A. nightlife. Sure, lately my life has consisted of lounging around my apartment in sweats, eating cereal for dinner, and going to bed by 10:30 p.m., but I can’t let my guests ““ especially ones from the East Coast ““ think that’s the best the city has to offer. Read more...

Due in large part to the recent hit series “Dancing with the Stars,” many Americans have been reawakened to the magic of ballroom dance. The spunky foxtrots and cha-chas remind us of the intrigue, romance and glamour that is dance. Read more...

For one western band, inspiration comes from across the ocean. Voxtrot, hailing from Austin, Texas, will bring its catchy brand of smooth, jangly indie pop to a Campus Events concert at The Cooperage on March 13. Read more...

Simon Joyner “Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999″ Jagjaguwar Records Below the title “Beautiful Losers: Singles and Compilation Tracks 1994-1999″ on the latest Simon Joyner album is a picture of a grand, effeminate bedroom in which sits a young man, unshaven and with tousled hair. Read more...