“The Big Lebowski” and “Raising Arizona” New Beverly Cinema Feb. 20 ““ 21 How cool are the Coen brothers? We should all thank the New Beverly programmers for screening two of their best comedies back-to-back all weekend long. Read more...

Hidden between an abandoned Japanese movie theater and a Latin bar just off of Main Street in downtown Los Angeles, adventurous music fans can only access The Smell through a nondescript back alley entrance. Read more...

You hear that? Shirley Temple just let out a sigh of relief. And before you ask, yes, she’s still alive. During her heyday in the mid-to-late 1930s, Temple wasn’t just Hollywood’s premiere child actress; she was one of Hollywood’s premiere movie stars. Read more...

In the abstract realm of dance, many choreographers claim their work is accessible to the general public. But in reality, few deliver, and audience members are left scratching their heads in confusion. Read more...

There might not be any experience in life more degrading than being in high school. Between dodging overzealous hall monitors busy making sure you don’t spend too long in the bathroom, negotiating excused absences, and being marched in and out of stuffy classrooms at the command of a shrill bell, there aren’t many aspects of high school designed to make you feel like an actual human being. Read more...

Now that I think about it, before last Sunday I’d never watched an entire Grammy Awards telecast. Actually, I still haven’t. I just couldn’t make it. Read more...

“The Dreamers” Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci Fox Searchlight Pictures The fact that Fox Searchlight Pictures has dared to release an uncut, overtly (if not overly) sexual Bernardo Bertolucci film and appropriately label it as such ““ the film received the rare NC-17 rating from the Motion Picture Association ““ is exciting. Read more...