There’s a lot more to Chinese cinema than kung fu and crouching tigers. The UCLA Film and Television Archive presents a two-week series, beginning Saturday at 7:30 p.m., of “New Chinese Cinema,” offering a selection of films from mainland China’s so-called Sixth Generation of filmmakers at the James Bridge Theater. Read more...

Stephanie Uchima Third-year, mathematics “Hmm … What is Friday after next? Most likely sleeping, not studying for finals, recovering from the night before, and avoiding malls.” Rhianna Tycholis Third-year, sociology “I’ll be in Orange County, Huntington Beach, probably hanging out with my sisters and old friends. Read more...

“Die Another Day” Starring Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry Directed by Lee Tamahori James Bond goes to Cuba, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Iceland and England. Read more...

Behind that calm, not too cool persona, Ice Cube is a hardworking business man. The one-time NWA lead rapper has become an enterprising multi-media star who attracts audiences, actors, and, most of all, investors. Read more...

Like pigeons to Bert’s (of Bert and Ernie on “Sesame Street”) shiny bottle caps on “Sesame Street,” the audience at the Wiltern Theatre Wednesday night came for pretty things. Read more...

As part of the biannual monthlong experimental media arts festival in Los Angeles this month, “TV or NOT TV” finally reaches Westwood, bringing the strange and the bizarre to the UCLA Hammer Museum and the EDA space in Suite 104 of the Kinross Building this weekend. Read more...

The 549th sign of the apocalypse of good mainstream music: no embarrassing (five years later) fashion trend. This is pathetic. While we may spend our time forgetting these sometimes regrettable fashion statements, there’s no denying that at one moment in history, guys who were wearing tight pants with flared legs represented the heart of a musical revolution. Read more...