I’ve been on a quest of sorts for the past week. But don’t give me too much credit, because it’s not a quest for knowledge, love or even a search for my Film 184 books (status: AWOL). Read more...

After an extensive world tour, many musicians would use their homecoming to take a break. UCLA Professor Jens Lindemann had a better idea. A pre-eminent soloist and the lead trumpet of the Canadian Brass for five years, Lindemann plans to host an evening of chamber music from his journeys, aptly titled “A Little Night Music with Jens Lindemann and Friends,” on Nov. Read more...

Second-year neuroscience student Stacy Chang was on a Greek island when “Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince,” the sixth book in the series, was released over the summer. Read more...

“One Bright Shining Moment” is the kind of movie title that might bring to mind uplifting Hollywood fare about victorious underdog sports teams or landmark court cases. Read more...

In 1951, Truman Capote sent the manuscript of his first novel, “Summer Crossing,” to Robert Linscott, his Random House editor at the time. He had written the book seven years earlier, in 1944, and had since achieved international fame with his first published novel, “Other Voices, Other Rooms.” Looking for a follow-up, Capote hoped he could edit the manuscript, originally written when he was 20 years old, but Linscott’s response to the book convinced him otherwise. Read more...

From Méliès to Truffaut to Renoir, French film has traditionally set the standard for high-class, innovative world cinema. Some would place Bertrand Tavernier in that tradition. Read more...

Like all great superheroes, Earth’s Mightiest Comic Book Creator has spent his career fighting a nefarious arch nemesis. “My only problem really was time,” said Stan Lee, the legendary writer and creative force behind much of the Marvel Comics pantheon. Read more...