Howard Ho Click Here for more articles by Howard Ho [email protected]   Welcome to Springfield, U.S.A., the most indiscriminate city in the country and setting of the GameCube game, “The Simpsons: Road Rage.” In it, you’re a Simpsons character driving a taxi service through the streets of Springfield looking for Apu, Millhouse, Homer, Reverend Lovejoy, Mr. Read more...

By Andrew Lee DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected]   TROUBLEMAN UNLIMITED The women of Erase Errata thrive on musical impulse. Forget “studio polish,” there’s something to be said for a band like Erase Errata, which sounds on record like it’s been together just long enough for the members to plug their instruments into the same soundboard. Read more...

Unlike films about baseball (“Field of Dreams,” “Bull Durham”), basketball (“Like Mike,” “He Got Game”), football (“Any Given Sunday,” “Remember the Titans”) or even golf (“The Legend of Bagger Vance,” “Happy Gilmore”), not many high-profile films have been made concerning the sport of tennis. Read more...

PARODIES, GAGS AND PLENTY OF CANDY APPEAR IN THE RETURN OF THE SHAGADELIC SPY By Howard Ho DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected]   Photo courtesy of NEW LINE CINEMA   Photo courtesy of NEW LINE CINEMA You may be wondering if the Austin Powers series can still reinvent itself with the third installment, “Goldmember.” It’s not really hard to outdo the last one, “The Spy Who Shagged Me,” which dismally relied on playground, fart humor and was unable to deliver what the hype promised. Read more...

“Reign of Fire” Spyglass Entertainment Starring Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale When director Rob Bowman introduced his film “Reign of Fire” to a near capacity crowd at the Fox theater on a July 9 night, he reminded the spectators that this was a “movie,” not a “film,” because people who refer to movies as “films” are “assholes.” The ensuing hour and a half proved Bowman quite successful in creating a movie that isn’t likely to be referred to as a “film” by anyone this side of the Dark Ages. Read more...

“The Guys” The Actors’ Gang (323) 465-0566 Indefinite run; Future cast TBA Almost a year after Sept. 11, many of us have become desensitized from the inundation of media. Read more...

By Michelle V. Gonzales Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] An overabundance of music, a lack of venue organization, the smell of beer and sweat, and the quick growing pile of garbage are some of the most consistent aspects of the annual Warped Tour. Read more...