Dear John Travolta: Hi. My name is Lonnie Harris, and I’m an overly-critical UCLA student who recently paid $5.50 to see your new movie “Battlefield Earth.” I don’t bring this up to request my money back, or imply that I was somehow coerced against my will into seeing your new film. Read more...

“Shanghai Noon” Starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson and Lucy Liu Directed by Tom Dey In “Shanghai Noon,” “The Searchers” meets “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” which meets Jackie Chan. Read more...

By Michael Rosen-Molina Daily Bruin Staff “Getaways,” by Chris Casson Madden, is the perfect coffee table book. It says next to nothing, but it’s chock full of pretty pictures. Read more...

By Judy Pak Daily Bruin Contributor The artistic restlessness of Spragga Benz, a.k.a. Carlton Grant, his powerful rhythmic skills and penetrating lyrics have provided hits with that nameless quality in Jamaican dancehall since he released “Jack It Up” eight years ago. Read more...

By Chris Young Daily Bruin Contributor There’s more to Latin music than just Carlos Santana. Musicians such as Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Cal Tjader, and Eddie Palmieri are some of the other giants of Latin music. Read more...

By Sandy Yang Daily Bruin Staff At the 1997 Academy Awards, frontrunner “The English Patient” and three other independent films were nominated for Best Picture (Columbia Pictures’ “Jerry Maguire” was the exception). Read more...

Bad Religion “The New America” Atlantic Records Bring out the dinosaur! See the world’s oldest punk rockers! For nearly twenty years now, Bad Religion has upheld its tradition of contemplative and sharp lyrics and aggressive play. Read more...