By Mari Nicholson DAILY BRUIN SENIOR STAFF [email protected] MIKE CHIEN/Daily Bruin Passionate octogenarian FrancEyE reads at Unurban’s Wednesday open-mic night. In spite of the cafe’s dim lighting, Unurban’s objective to provide a comfortable creative space is clear ““ particularly on evenings when the subject is whatever open-mic participants deem relevant. Read more...

By Ryan Joe DAILY BRUIN CONTRIBUTOR [email protected]   USA Films Robert Evans (left) with Jack Nicholson, the star of his 1975 film “Chinatown.” Producer Robert Evans led the ultimate Hollywood life ““ one filled with triumph, torment, love, lust, friendship, betrayal, wheeling, dealing and cocaine. Read more...

Anthony Bromberg Click Here for more articles by Anthony Bromberg   This is our life, the collective life of the UCLA student body: we live sheltered in Westwood, hurrying to and fro, worrying, stressing and taking for granted the mecca of entertainment possibilities that the city around us is. Read more...

“Reign of Fire” Spyglass Entertainment Starring Matthew McConaughey, Christian Bale When director Rob Bowman introduced his film “Reign of Fire” to a near capacity crowd at the Fox theater on a July 9 night, he reminded the spectators that this was a “movie,” not a “film,” because people who refer to movies as “films” are “assholes.” The ensuing hour and a half proved Bowman quite successful in creating a movie that isn’t likely to be referred to as a “film” by anyone this side of the Dark Ages. Read more...

“The Guys” The Actors’ Gang (323) 465-0566 Indefinite run; Future cast TBA Almost a year after Sept. 11, many of us have become desensitized from the inundation of media. Read more...

By Michelle V. Gonzales Daily Bruin Contributor [email protected] An overabundance of music, a lack of venue organization, the smell of beer and sweat, and the quick growing pile of garbage are some of the most consistent aspects of the annual Warped Tour. Read more...

“Midnight Marauders” As a revived Smokin’ Grooves Tour kicks off this week, heavy on the Atlanta funk straight out of the deep dirty South where raunchy reigns supreme, let’s not forget about Smokin’ Grooves alumnus A Tribe Called Quest. Read more...