"Paradise Now" Directed by Hany Abu-Assad Warner Independent Pictures Three men stand on a grassy hill arguing about the evenness of a newly installed car bumper. Read more...

At first glance, a flock of Canadian geese, Lord Byron’s daughter and a terrorist attack on a train carrying nuclear waste don’t appear to have much in common. Read more...

People have long associated Los Angeles with Hollywood and major studio films. But for David E. James, that isn’t enough. The author and USC film professor believes the city is getting left out of the credits when it comes to its contributions to avant-garde cinema, saying that many view San Francisco and New York as the centers of American experimental and minor cinema. Read more...

Halloween has become one of my favorite holidays since I came to UCLA. There’s no mandatory family dinners, like during Thanksgiving and Easter. Unlike Christmas parties, with me pretending I remember family friends I haven’t seen since I was 2, these parties involve people my age. Read more...

From Maripat Donovan and Vicki Quade’s “Late Night Catechism” to David Gorman’s “Googlewhack!” the challenges of a one-man show ““ namely, attempting to hold the audience’s attention through the duration of the performance ““ can be intimidating. Read more...

As much as certain stubborn UCLA students may try to resist it, Facebook has infiltrated all aspects of our lives, from academic to social. I remember that I was initially reluctant to join. Read more...

Mushrooms are growing out of the floor of the Museum of Contemporary Art ““ fungi of all shades, sizes and textures. Upon a closer inspection, viewers realize these objects are not mushrooms at all, but rather intricately handcrafted botanical replicas arranged in loose clusters across the museum’s concrete floor. Read more...