Wednesday, April 1

Film stirs memories of a revolution

In the minds of many Westerners, the end of communism in Eastern Europe was realized when the Berlin Wall came down 20 years ago. Read more...

Photo: AGORA PRODUCTIONS Protestors look on during the Velvet Revolution, which took place in the Czech Republic 20 years ago. The peaceful revolution is the subject of “The Power of the Powerless.”


Bruins bring scripts to spotlight

An aging Holocaust survivor goes head-to-head with Jeopardy's Alex Trebek. Read more...

Photo: courtesy of TODD CHENEY Theater Film and Television playwrights Erica Jones, Jacob Burstein-Stern and Adam Simon stand outside of the Chancellor’s residence on Friday.



Apocalypse theory behind “˜2012′ lacks truth

Mark your calendars and prepare to see something big; "2012" is coming. Read more...

Photo: The new release “2012” is inspired by a popular myth about the apocalypse based on the end of the Mayan Long Count calendar around Dec. 21, 2012. UCLA professors, among others, have debunked this rumor.


Screen Scene: Oh My God

Friedrich Nietzsche was a smart guy, but he was wrong about at least one thing: God is definitely not dead. At the very least, the ideas of God, the arguments over God and the documentaries about God are still very much alive. Read more...





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