Letters of rejection are never easy to take. In 1995, however, three independent filmmakers never received their Sundance rejection letters. Unsure about their status in the prestigious film festival, they booked hotels in Park City, Utah, and when they were finally notified of their rejection, they decided to create their own film festival and to “slam” Sundance. Read more...

Park City, Utah is crawling with dancers, but they do not tango or flamenco. They don’t waltz. They certainly don’t polka. In fact, the dance floors are a series of silver screens and the dancers are artists who have worked months or years to see their names scroll down the big screen. Read more...

The story of a young prince trying to find the meaning of life may seem like a fairly typical theme in musical theater, but Marcia Seligson, producing artistic director of REPRISE! Read more...

FILM&TV: “Meet the Fockers” As the sequel to the offbeat but hilarious “Meet the Parents,” “Fockers” brings back Ben Stiller as Greg Focker, the “male nurse” with more than his fair share of problems. Read more...

The oven is your friend. When used properly, your oven can help you make a batch of cookies more cheaply than you can buy them at Diddy Riese, and it tosses in some perks, too: You get a warm, nice-smelling apartment and culinary bragging rights. Read more...

For most people who enjoy an aesthetic as fluid as ballet, technology and mechanics seem to reside leagues away from conventional symbols like tutus and pointe shoes. Read more...

Perhaps the UCLA theater department knew who the most influential voters would be in the 2004 election when it chose its lineup of plays for the winter. Read more...