By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Staff You know his name. Ethan Hawke has been a regular on the movie scene since his breakthrough role as a shy student finding his voice in 1989’s “Dead Poet’s Society.” But in 12 years, the 29-year-old actor hasn’t lent his name to projects that would likely explode as box office blockbusters. Read more...

Jeff Buckley “Mystery White Boy” Columbia The mystery here is that this particular white boy could be so brilliant one moment, then so flawed the next. Read more...

By Amie Howell Daily Bruin Contributor Life, love, and living in Los Angeles takes on a Latin flavor in the new independent film “Luminarias,” which opens today. Read more...

By Chris Young Daily Bruin Contributor Everybody has heard synthesized music: in the dentist’s chair, the elevator, half the radio stations today. Most of it sounds like padding or filler for the rest of the music. Read more...

“I Dreamed of Africa” Starring Kim Basinger and Vincent Perez Directed by Hugh Hudson When Kuki Gallman shot her dog in the head after it was attacked by a lion, some moviegoers might have hoped that the bullet would jump out of the screen and claim them instead. Read more...

By Judy Pak Daily Bruin Contributor In 1984, “a group of locos,” as Culture Clash members call themselves, started out in a small neighborhood art gallery, later to become one of the most popular culture comedy groups in the nation. Read more...

By Judy Pak Daily Bruin Contributor Like a summer joy ride around the radio dial, Captain Pants is all about change and reinvention. Captain Pants is one of those bands that effortlessly cross genres. Read more...