Two theater festivals, both alike in dignity, in fair Los Angeles, where we lay our scene “¦ Unlike the star-crossed lovers of Shakespeare’s tragic play, the Edge of the World Theater Festival and UCLA Performing Arts’ first International Theater Festival are not explicit rivals, but rather are working together to bring a cutting-edge collection of local and international theatrical arts to Los Angeles. Read more...

“The Ring” Directed by Gore Verbinski DreamWorks SKG 3.5 Paws While “The Ring” may have started with foreign roots, the American remake of the Japanese thriller will likely generate its own success in the States, putting an end to the recent slew of mass-produced cheap thrillers scaring movie patrons away from the box office. Read more...

In a male dominated Hollywood, where women active on both sides of the camera are still scarce in numbers, there was an Ida Lupino who managed to act, direct, write, and produce films within the Hollywood studio system as early as the ’40s. Read more...

Just like many rockers who grew up in the ’80s, singer John Schmersal of the exuberant and eclectic rock group “Enon” enjoys waxing nostalgically about the music of the past. Read more...

Look at the TV cartoon lineup and you’ll find “Yu-Gi-Oh!” and “Digimon.” Go to theaters and you’ll find “Spirited Away” and “Pokemon 4Ever.” Japan may be across the Pacific, but its culture is definitely here. Read more...

Depending on what television shows or movies students watch, their expectations of college life probably fluctuate schizophrenically between keg stands seven nights a week and late nights at the library until the sun rises each morning. Read more...

“˜The Last DJ’ Who more fitting than Jim Ladd, one of the last free-form radio DJ’s, to introduce Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers for their Tuesday night show, as the band played its new album, “The Last DJ,” in its entirety at the Grand Olympic Auditorium? Read more...