Friday, April 10

Sound Bites

  Neil Halstead Sleeping on Roads 4AD Is British music coming back? These past few years have shown a prominent increase in British bands and performers playing in the United States. Read more...


2002: A space porn odyssey

  By Anthony Bromberg Daily Bruin Senior Staff Just another band styling their hair and buying matching suits so they look original? No, no. Aliens having sex while they’re depressed? Read more...


Taiwanese filmmaker challenges convention

By Howard Ho Daily Bruin Reporter In some places, films are constructed like poems instead of McDonald’s hamburgers. Though Hollywood blockbusters today define the standards of a successful film, a counter current has been flowing, mostly in other countries. Read more...


Bootcamp Blues

  PESADENA PLAYHOUSE Josh Clark (center) gives Jonathan Wade Drahos a piece of mind in "Biloxi Blues," now playing at the Pasadena Playhouse through Feb. 24. Read more...


Curtain Calls

Wilshire Theatre Theodore Bikel and company perform "Fiddler on the Roof" at Wilshire Theatre. “Fiddler on the Roof” Wilshire Theatre (213) 365-3500. Through Jan. 27 The backdrop mélange of pale blue and bright purple sky draws viewers in. Read more...


ONLINE EXTRA: “˜Beautiful Mind’ tallies 4 Golden Globes

  The Associated Press Sarah Jessica Parker accepts her award for best performance by an actress in a television comedy. By Anthony Breznican The Associated Press “A Beautiful Mind” was named best drama and its star Russell Crowe won the top dramatic actor trophy as the Golden Globes rewarded stories of love under the duress of madness, despair and illness. Read more...