‘Boys On The Side’ is bland on the screen Despite excellent performances by actresses, film fails to reach potential By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Hollywood likes female friendship films. Read more...

Dance, music unites for purification of art Ballet, orchestra appear together at Schoenberg Hall By Rebecca Zell Like listening to "Vivaldi on the beach," uniting classical tradition with modern style is a simple idea which produces strange and wonderful results. Read more...

Jerky Boys collect on prank popularity The duo puts crank calling aside for acting, tries luck out in new movie By Rodney Tanaka "I’m Tarbash, the Egyptian Magician. Read more...

‘Roan Inish’ embarks upon fantastic, magical journey By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Magical, mystical and visually lush, The Secret of Roan Inish is a fresh and utterly original film from John Sayles. Read more...

Old friends reunite to create wacky ‘Plan 9 from Outerspace’ Film originally directed by Ed Wood to land in Los Angeles as a musical By Jennifer Richmond Daily Bruin Staff Caffé Luna was bright in the unusual winter sunshine on Friday afternoon. Read more...

‘Summer In Winter’ Humans and nature. East and West: Opposing seasons symbolize the dramatic contrast of cultures that radiates from this weekend’s MFA dance concert. In their performance, Iris Pell and Martinus Miroto combine modern dance and Indonesian ritual movement. Read more...

Critic’s dilemma: to know hype from rock Rock critics like to think that they’re on the cutting edge of what’s important in popular music. And a few geniuses ­ Robert Christgau, Greil Marcus ­ truly are. Read more...