Artists blend mainstream with humor to create visual ‘erotica’ Latest Kerckhoff Gallery exhibition highlights political and social satire By Barbara E. Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff What could possibly be funny about digging graves or car bombs? Read more...

Retrospective honors ‘Hollywood Ten’ member Melnitz series displays films directed by controversial figure, Edward Dmytryk By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Few directors have crossed as many boundaries in their work and in their politics as Edward Dmytryk. Read more...

Richardson fleshes out tragic role in ‘Tom and Viv’ Award-winning, versatile actress stars as T.S. Eliot’s wife opposite actor Dafoe By Lael Loewenstein Daily Bruin Staff Miranda Richardson has always been a little unusal. Read more...

Sundance film festival yields great new finds By Michael Horowitz Daily Bruin Senior Staff PARK CITY, Utah ­ The Sundance Film Festival is only half over and already serious buzz is developing about a number of films. Read more...

Lines blur whenever life imitates MTV Christmas was a little rougher than usual for my family this year. My brother, Tommy, used to work on the dock. Read more...

Fishbone, Primus highlight Rock For Choice Benefit Security at the Palladium tightens in light of abortion clinic shootings By Gaby Mora Daily Bruin Staff The biggest joke of the night, as music fans filed into the Hollywood Palladium Saturday with tickets that read "Roe v. Read more...

Seventy Year ItchSeventy years in the making, the new PBS 10-part series ‘American Cinema’ examines the influence and history of Hollywood’s film industry and the film movements that have shaped American culture By Barbara Hernandez Daily Bruin Staff When people see movies today, they have no idea about the 70-plus years of creation involved ­ the big budget escapism of the Depression, the romantic comedies of the ’40s, the false America of the ’50s and the sense of disillusion of the ’60s and ’70s. Read more...