Reynolds portrays ‘buffalo soldier’ Play takes look at African-American soldiers’ experience in the Civil War By Adeline Yee Soap opera star James Reynolds of "Days of Our Lives" is a busy man. Read more...

film review icon Roommates Directed by Peter Yates. Written by Max Apple and Stephen Metcalfe. Starring Peter Falk, D.B. Sweeney, Julianne Moore and Ellen Burstyn. If Roommates wasn’t a true story, someone almost certainly would have dreamed it up. Read more...

Grammys: fighting the taste-impaired voters What’s that Noise? Michael Tatum OK, we all know why we’re here. I hate the Grammys; you hate the Grammys. What else is new? Read more...

‘A Concert in the Park’ blends dance, music By Lisa Marie Weyh The sassy red-haired dancer looked up into the sky and explained the simplicity of dancing in an open space. Read more...

UCLA’s Valenzuela brings fresh approach to well-known opera By John Mangum Jose Luis Valenzuela doesn’t work with clay, but could be called a type of sculptor. Read more...

Indiana Jones and the Temple of déjà vu Disneyland’s newest ride, based on the three-movie adventures of the famous archaeologist, offers three doors representing wealth, knowledge and eternal youth ­ too bad they all lead to the same room. Read more...

Tool members simply don’t care if they’re misunderstood Alternative ‘clenched-teeth metal’ band serves as catharsis for pent-up frustration By Gaby Mora Daily Bruin Staff On a surface level it is easy to hate Maynard James Keenan and his band Tool. Read more...