Why stare at your iBook until your eyes are crossed as you illegally download the new Strokes album, when you can be pillaging and plundering while drunk with a dagger between your teeth? Read more...

When it comes right down to it, sometimes people just aren’t as interesting as their cars. The trailer for “Torque” hails the new Ice Cube-led motorcycle extravaganza as coming from the producers of “The Fast and the Furious,” and rightly so. Read more...

We’ve got nothing against “The Lord of the Rings,” but let’s face it: It’s over. Literally. It’s done. Let’s all accept it and move on. Sure, it was great while it lasted, but the first step toward acceptance is breaking out of denial. Read more...

I made a mistake, but I’m only half-willing to take the blame. As far as I’m concerned, the other half goes to UCLA’s on-campus cable television setup. Read more...

Maybe it’s time you actually meet the 268 friends on your “Friends” list. No, not through your nifty Web cam. Try some good old-fashioned face-to-face contact. Read more...

The idealistic bubble of Iranian filmmaking has burst. A crop of movies that comprises the 14th Annual Celebration of Iranian Cinema at the UCLA Film and Television Archive’s festival flaunts the unique ability of seven Iranian filmmakers. Read more...