Thursday, July 9

Screen Scene

“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...


Curtain Calls

“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...


Punk bands rock at Warped Tour

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...


Editor’s Pick

“Midnight Marauders” As a revived Smokin’ Grooves Tour kicks off this week, heavy on the Atlanta funk straight out of the deep dirty South where raunchy reigns supreme, let’s not forget about Smokin’ Grooves alumnus A Tribe Called Quest. Read more...



UCLA film professor prepares

By Howard Ho Daily Bruin Senior Staff [email protected] During the Soviet occupation of Hungary, illegitimate children were given fictitious fathers by the bureaucracy. This is just one of the absurdities of Cold War Hungary that UCLA Film and Television professor Gyula Gazdag portrays in his film, “A Hungarian Fairy Tale.” The film will be screened at the Lee Strasberg Creative Center Wednesday night with Gazdag attending to answer questions afterward. Read more...