Last Sunday night’s stand-up comedy show “Maximum Comedy Crush” brought back fond memories of the film “Swingers,” where comics from the East Coast try to become stars in Los Angeles. Read more...

It doesn’t take a feminist scholar to realize a lot of women portrayed in the media, from sitcoms to pornography, are a fantasy rather than a realistic representation. Read more...

“Shrek 2″ Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury and Conrad Vernon DreamWorks When “Shrek” came out in the summer of 2001, it left audiences either asking, “Can they really say that in a kids movie?” or exclaiming, “I can’t believe they just said that in a kids movie!” With “Shrek 2″ coming out three years later, audiences certainly won’t be questioning the sequel’s capability of being as original and funny as its predecessor. Read more...

“City of God” Ackerman Grand Ballroom Today and Friday, 7 and 9:30 p.m. If a movie gets four Oscar nominations but is from a foreign country, does it make a sound? Read more...

With every step in technology, the pornography industry has been among the first in line to cash in and prove that sex will sell no matter what the medium. Read more...

Korean films may be generating buzz at Cannes, but on Tuesday nights they can be caught for free right here at UCLA. Tuesday, May 25 marks the fifth night of the “Seven Nights of Korean Cinema” film festival at UCLA, which began April 27 and runs through June 8. Read more...

It’s safe to say that Abhiman Kaushal was obsessed with mastering the tabla, an Indian drum. “I gave up everything and learned tabla; I gave up education. Read more...