The UCLA Hammer Museum’s new theater will be named after Billy Wilder, as a result of a $5 million donation made by the legendary filmmaker’s wife. Read more...

Before he donned the infamous Spider-Man costume, Tobey Maguire earned a reputation throughout Hollywood as a young actor who could effortlessly portray society’s outcasts. Maguire undertook a multitude of such roles, ranging from the teenage boy nostalgic for a time that never was in “Pleasantville” to the estranged but promising novelist in “Wonder Boys.” Unlike many of his fellow young actors, Maguire was reluctant to take on roles that would guarantee him Hollywood success and the adoration of millions of teenage girls. Read more...

“Dirty Pretty Things” If you have any desire to live your life in ignorant bliss, do not watch this movie. “Dirty Pretty Things” is a dive into cold, harsh reality. Read more...

Director Gregor Jordan may have made a movie about war, but he had no idea audiences would actually wage it. “I was walking up to the stage for a Q&A and I saw this plastic water bottle hit the floor,” he said of his trip to Sundance this year. Read more...

Mike Figgis sits in a canopied square in the Farmers’ Market on 3rd Street and Fairfax Avenue wearing sunglasses, suggesting that perhaps he prefers watching people without them knowing it. Read more...

“How to Deal” ponders a question nearly every teen (and college student) has been faced with: Can two people be “friends with benefits,” (i.e. hook up) without emotional attachment? Read more...

“Sweet Charity” Morgan-Wixson Theatre The smash critical and box-office success of Rob Marshall’s film version of “Chicago” last year has given way to a torrent of Bob Fosse revivals in the past year, as smaller theaters scramble to find shows that will guarantee them a built-in audience. Read more...