Monday, April 27



Taiwanese filmmaker challenges convention

By Howard Ho Daily Bruin Reporter In some places, films are constructed like poems instead of McDonald’s hamburgers. Though Hollywood blockbusters today define the standards of a successful film, a counter current has been flowing, mostly in other countries. Read more...


Bootcamp Blues

  PESADENA PLAYHOUSE Josh Clark (center) gives Jonathan Wade Drahos a piece of mind in "Biloxi Blues," now playing at the Pasadena Playhouse through Feb. 24. Read more...


Curtain Calls

Wilshire Theatre Theodore Bikel and company perform "Fiddler on the Roof" at Wilshire Theatre. “Fiddler on the Roof” Wilshire Theatre (213) 365-3500. Through Jan. 27 The backdrop mélange of pale blue and bright purple sky draws viewers in. Read more...



Screen Scene

  Winstar Cinema Lu Yi-Ching portrays a constantly praying widow in "What Time Is It There?" “What Time is it There?” Starring Lee Kang Sheng and Chen Shiang Chyi Directed by Tsai Ming Liang Opening the film is an elderly man smoking a cigarette, making lunch, moving a potted plant, yelling at his son to wake up, and sitting down with a cynical look on his face. Read more...